The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on pulmonary function may depend on the basal level of forced expiratory volume in 1 second.

Background: The coexistence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), also referred to as overlap syndrome (OS), is associated with a high rate of morbidity, COPD exacerbations and mortality. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has proven to significantly decrease the rate of these complications. However, data concerning the effect of CPAP on pulmonary function are scarce and conflicting.

Decision-making for tracheostomy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): a retrospective study.

Background: ALS patients should discuss the issue of tracheostomy before the onset of terminal respiratory failure. While the process of shared decision-making is desirable, there are few data on the practical application of this real-life situation.

Aim Of The Study: To determine how a decision-making process is actually carried out, we analysed the episodes of acute respiratory failure preceding tracheostomy.

Early development of metabolic syndrome in patients subjected to lung transplantation.

Cardiovascular disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality after solid organ transplantation, due to a combination of pre-existing cardiovascular risk factors and immunosuppressive drug toxicity. The prevalence of new-onset hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome was assessed after lung transplantation in a cohort of 67 patients (mean age: 48 ± 14 yr). The prevalence of hypertension increased from 19.