Turkish Thoracic Society Early Career Members Task Force Group's Virtual Congress Notes: European Respiratory Society International Congress 2020.

In this article, Early Career Task Force Group members of the Turkish Thoracic Society summarize the European Respiratory Society 2020 virtual congress. Current developments in the field of respiratory diseases were compiled with the addition of sessions specific to coronavirus disease 2019 this year. Almost all of the congress sessions were examined, and the important and striking results of the congress were highlighted.

Therapeutic Approaches and Mortality in Acute Respiratory Failure due to Drowning.

Objective: Drowning is a process of submersion and can lead to respiratory failure. Annually, there are an estimated 320 000 deaths worldwide due to drowning, in addition to nonfatal drowning events. There are limited data for respiratory failure due to drowning and its prognosis in Turkey.

The effect of oropharyngeal exercise in patients with moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea using CPAP: a randomized controlled study.

Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an important public health problem. Beyond common treatment options, solution-oriented options are needed. Oropharyngeal exercise training may be a research area in this respect.

Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients: A National Center Experience.

Objectives: Immunosuppressive therapies have impro-ved survival in solid-organ transplant recipients at the expense of increased prevalence of opportunistic infections. We investigated the prevalence, risk factors, and prognosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in solid-organ transplant recipients who were followed by our transplant unit.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study using medical record reviews to identify all adult solid-organ transplant recipients who underwent bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage between January 2011 and 2018.