May noninvasive mechanical ventilation and/ or continuous positive airway pressure increase the bronchoalveolar lavage salvage in patients with pulmonary diseases? Randomized clinical trial - Study protocol.

Purpose: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) procedure is a useful tool in the diagnosis of patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and is helpful in clinical research of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Still little is known about predictors of poor BAL salvage. The trial aims to find the most efficient way to improve BAL recovery.

Therapeutic decisions in a cohort of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a multicenter, prospective survey from Poland.

Background: Pirfenidone and nintedanib are considered as the standard of care in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), but there is no consensus as to which of these two agents should be regarded as first-line treatment.

Objective: To provide real-world data on therapeutic decisions of pulmonary specialists, particularly the choice of the antifibrotic drug in patients with IPF.

Methods: This was a multicenter, prospective survey collecting clinical data of patients with IPF considered as candidates for antifibrotic treatment between September 2019 and December 2020.

Risk factors of complications during noninvasive mechanical ventilation -assisted flexible bronchoscopy.

Purpose: Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) causes airway narrowing and may cause respiratory failure (RF). Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is used to treat RF. Until recently, little was known about noninvasive mechanical ventilation assisted flexible bronchoscopy (NIV-FB) risk and complications.

Validation of the Polish-language version of the COPD Assessment Test.

Introduction: The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is a standardized patient-completed tool dedicated to assessment of symptom severity. While the Polish CAT version has been used for a few years, it has not been validated so far.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to validate the Polish‑language version of the CAT questionnaire by assessing its reproducibility and reliability.

Distribution and characteristics of COPD phenotypes - results from the Polish sub-cohort of the POPE study.

Background: This study aimed to examine the distribution of predefined phenotypes, demographic data, clinical outcomes, and treatment of patients who were included in the Polish cohort of the Phenotypes of COPD in Central and Eastern Europe (POPE) study.

Patients And Methods: This was a sub-analysis of the data from the Polish cohort of the POPE study, an international, multicenter, observational cross-sectional survey of COPD patients in Central and Eastern European countries. The study included patients aged >40 years, with a confirmed diagnosis of COPD, and absence of exacerbation for at least 4 weeks before study inclusion.

Vitamin D status of severe COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to measure the concentrations of vitamin D in serum of COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure in comparison to healthy control group. The correlation between the levels of vitamin D in serum and the selected clinical, spirometric and blood gas parameters was the additional aim of the study.

Material And Methods: The study included 61 patients with diagnosed COPD in stadium of chronic respiratory failure (45 men and 16 women) and 37 healthy controls (19 men and 18 women).

[Zygomatic localization of Langerhans cell histiocytosis - a case report].

Langerhans cell histocytosis is a rare disease. LCH is reported mainly in children aged less than 15 years, however it may appear at any age. In this work, the case of 17-month boy is reported.

Pulmonary function tests in the preoperative evaluation of lung cancer surgery candidates. A review of guidelines.

Before planned surgical treatment of lung cancer, the patient's respiratory system function should be evaluated. According to the current guidelines, the assessment should start with measurements of FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 second) and DLco (carbon monoxide lung diffusion capacity). Pneumonectomy is possible when FEV1 and DLco are > 80% of the predicted value (p.

Evaluation of COPD progression based on spirometry and exercise capacity.

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an airflow limitation that is usually progressive. The progression of COPD expressed as the rate of an annual decline in FEV 1 is very heterogeneous. Exercise capacity in COPD patients is often diminished and becomes worsened over the time.

[Hemoptysis and dyspnea in a woman treated with acenocoumarol due to venous thrombosis].

A case report of young woman diagnosed as having microscopic polyangiitis (MPO) presenting with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). DAH is a rare, but life-threatening disorder. The patients presented with dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis (not constant).

[Role of C-C chemokines in the determination of pleural effusion etiology].

Introduction: Pleural effusion secondary to various diseases is associated with the presence of different inflammatory cells. The C-C chemokines (MCP-1 and MIP-1alpha), produced by pleural mesothelial cells, plays an important role in the recruitment of inflammatory cells to the pleural space. The purpose of the study was to evaluate predictive value of MCP-1 and MIP-1alpha in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion.

[Role of c-c chemokines in the determination of pleural effusion etiology].

Unlabelled: The purpose of the study was to evaluate predictive value of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion.

Material And Methods: By Light's criteria in 29 cases exudates and 10 transudates was recognized. We investigated 39 patients with pleural effusion (congestive heart failure--10, parapneumonic--11, tuberculous--6, malignant--12, transudate--10).

[Prediction of exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients on the basis of maximum expiratory flow-volume curve].

Introduction: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often present reduced exercise tolerance. Limitation of exercise capacity in COPD is an essential feature, which can be accurately determined by incremental cycle ergometry. The relationship between resting lung function variables and exercise capacity has been studied extensively in COPD patients.