Co-localisation of Glandular and Squamous Cell Markers in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.

Aim: Accurate classification of lung carcinomas is crucial for selecting appropriate and adequate chemotherapy treatment. In this study, glandular (adenocarcinoma), and squamous cell differentiation were examined in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) without obvious light-microscopic signs of squamous and glandular differentiation.

Materials And Methods: All lung tumours diagnosed as NSCLC (n=61), without obvious squamous or glandular features, were obtained by bronchial biopsy or core biopsy supported by computed tomography.

A recruitment breath manoeuvre directly after endotracheal suction improves lung function: an experimental study in pigs.

Background: Atelectasis occurs after a well performed endotracheal suction. Clinical studies have shown that recruitment manoeuvres added after endotracheal suction during mechanical ventilation restore lung function. Repetitive lung over-distension is, however, harmful for the lung, and the effects of adding a larger breath, recruitment breath, directly after repeated endotracheal suction were therefore investigated.