Publications by authors named "K Kelloniemi"
The histologic manifestation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), which is a good prognostic determinant of survival compared with other histologic interstitial lung disease patterns. According to the current international guidelines, the histologic features of suspected IPF/UIP are divided into 4 categories: UIP, probable UIP, possible UIP, and not UIP pattern. Four pulmonary pathologists who were blinded to clinicoradiologic information reevaluated 50 surgical lung biopsies (83.
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- The FinnishIPF registry is a national study launched in 2012 to understand the characteristics and outcomes of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients across university hospitals.
- In a review of patients with specific ICD-10 codes, only 20-30% were confirmed to have IPF, but after thorough assessment, 90% met the IPF criteria, indicating a need for careful re-evaluation in research.
- The study found an IPF prevalence of 8.6 cases per 100,000, with most patients being older (average age 73.5) and a significant percentage (44%) being never-smokers, suggesting earlier diagnosis and different risk factors compared to previous studies.