Prognostic role of pleural fluid SUVpeak value obtained from 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with malignant pleural effusion.

Purpose: Assessing the prognosis of patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is cruical to manage the treatment. We aimed to investigate the role of pleural fluid SUVpeak value in predicting mortality.

Methods: In our single center, prospective cohort study, we enrolled 158 patients with MPE.

Long-term mortality risk in obstructive sleep apnea: the critical role of oxygen desaturation index.

Background: Mortality predictors in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients yet to be comprehensively understood, especially within large cohorts undergoing long-term follow-up. We aimed to determine the independent predictors of mortality in OSA patients.

Methods: In our retrospective cohort study, 3,541 patients were included and survival data was obtained from electronic medical records.

Diagnostic and prognostic values of serum Selenoprotein P and soluble St2 levels in pulmonary embolism.

Aim: Pulmonary Thromboembolism (PTE) occurs as a result of occlusion of one or more of the pulmonary artery branches by thrombus and is an important cause of right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. Selenoprotein P (SePP) and soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2 protein (sST2) are two new biomarkers that have previously been the subject of various studies in heart failure. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic and prognostic potential of SePP and soluble sST2 levels in patients with acute PTE.

The impact of deep venous thrombosis on 90 day mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients presenting with pulmonary embolism.

Background: There are a limited number of studies investigating the effect of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients presenting with both pulmonary embolism and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and prognostic significance of DVT in patients with PE-COPD.

Methods: COPD patients admitted with a diagnosis of PE to our tertiary hospital between January 2016 and January 2021 were retrospectively evaluated with an electronic hospital database.

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Role of Electrocautery Snare Use in Endobronchial Polypoid Lesions.

Introduction: Electrocautery with a snare probe offers a tool for the treatment of endobronchial polyps. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of the snare probe in patients undergoing rigid bronchoscopy due to central airway obstruction.

Methods: This retrospective descriptive study included patients who underwent rigid bronchoscopy with an electrocautery snare probe for the diagnosis and/or treatment of endobronchial polyps in an interventional pulmonology unit.

Triglyceride-glucose index as a predictor of obstructive sleep apnoea severity in the absence of traditional risk factors.

Objective: We evaluated the association between the triglyceride-glucose (TG) index, a marker of insulin resistance, and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) severity in patients without diabetes mellitus, obesity, and metabolic syndrome.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 1,527 patients. We used univariate and multivariate analyses to identify the independent predictors associated with OSA.

Late Diagnosis of Foreign Body Aspiration in Adults: Case Series and Review of the Literature.

Background: Tracheobronchial foreign body (FB) aspiration (FBA) is a life-threatening emergency mostly observed in childhood and advanced age. With early diagnosis, the FB can be removed using bronchoscopic methods without causing irreversible damage.

Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective observational study.

Correlation between Pulmonary Embolism and Sleep Apnea.

Introduction: It has been shown that there is a correlation between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE); OSAS is a risk factor for PTE. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of OSAS in PTE patients, the correlation of OSAS with the severity of PTE, and its effect on 1-month mortality in PTE patients.

Methods: This single-center, prospective, comparative case control study contains 198 patients diagnosed with non-massive PTE in our hospital between the dates of 01/07/2018-04/01/2020 who were confirmed by imaging methods.

Management of recurrent hemoptysis: a single-center experience.

Background: A successful planning methodology for patients with hemoptysis promises overall improvement in patient care. Conducted in a reference center for chest diseases, the present study aims to analyze characteristics and predictors of interventional methods in patients with recurrent hemoptysis.

Methods: The present study is a single-center, retrospective observational study.

Developing lung cancer in COPD: Possible role of carrying Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency variants.

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent airflow limitation and airway inflammation, with a prevalence of 10.1%. Among the many causes of COPD, Smoking is the leading and another big cause is (AATD α1-antitrypsin deficiency)' an inherited disorder.

The Role of Serum Galectin-3 Levels in Patients with Sarcoidosis.

Introduction: Galectin-3 is a multifunctional protein, the levels of which increase in the presence of diseases that progress with pulmonary fibrosis. This study investigated the role of galectin-3 levels in the staging and assessing of the severity of sarcoidosis.

Methods And Subjects: Seventy-three subjects were studied; 25 were healthy individuals and 48 patients had pathologically confirmed diagnosis of sarcoidosis in which other potential causes had been ruled out.

Uric acid as a marker of severity of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in older patients.

Objective: Uric acid has been shown to be related to the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) in adults. We assessed the role of uric acid in OSAS in a cohort of older patients.

Methods: A total of 164 patients aged >65 years, admitted to our sleep laboratory between January 1st, 2016 and July 1st, 2018 with a complaint of snoring, underwent overnight polysomnography and were retrospectively evaluated.

Could ferritin level be an indicator of COVID-19 disease mortality?

While the number of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases is increasing day by day, there is limited information known about the hematological and laboratory findings of the disease. We aimed to investigate whether serum ferritin level predicts mortality is a marker for rapid progression for inpatients. Our study included 56 patients who were died due to COVID-19 as the study group, and 245 patients who were hospitalized and recovered as the control group.

Comparison of silicon and metallic bifurcated stents in patients with malignant airway lesions.

Introduction And Objective: Silicon and metallic are two types of stents in use. In this study, we compared complications and long-term survival among patients who received silicon or fully covered, bifurcated self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) for a malignant tracheobronchial obstruction and/or tracheo/bronchial oesophageal fistulas.

Methods: Patients in whom Y-shaped stents were used from January 2013 to June 2017 in our interventional pulmonology unit were evaluated retrospectively from patient files.

Are flexible bronchoscopic cryoextraction practices an alternative to rigid bronchoscopy?

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of flexible bronchoscopic cryoextraction in the treatment of airw ay obstruction arise from mucus plugs and blood clots and present our experience.

Materials And Methods: The present study evaluated patients who previously underwent unsuccessful flexible bronchoscopy for the removal of secretions and blood clots in the central airway and who underwent flexible bronchoscopic cryoextraction between January 2013-November 2017.

Result: The study included seven patients with a mean age of 58.

Bronchoscopic Treatment of Benign Endoluminal Lung Tumors.

Background And Aim: Endobronchial benign tumors are a rarely seen clinical entity but may cause significant symptoms. Endobronchial treatment has the potential for relieving symptoms while saving the patient from invasive surgical procedures. No trials have been published that present and compare the various endobronchial treatment modalities for endobronchial benign tumors.

T wave peak-to-end interval in COPD.

Introduction: The interval from the peak to the end of the electrocardiographic (ECG) T wave (Tp-Te) can estimate cardiovascular mortality and ventricular tachyarrhythmias.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to define a new ECG parameter in patients with COPD.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study that included COPD patients who were diagnosed previously and followed up in the outpatient clinic.

Endoscopic and Surgical Treatment of Benign Tracheal Stenosis: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach.

Purpose: Surgical resection and reconstruction are considered the most appropriate approaches to treat post-intubation tracheal stenosis (PITS). Bronchoscopic methods can be utilized as palliative therapy in patients who are ineligible for surgical treatment or who develop post-surgical re-stenosis. We investigated treatment outcomes in patients with benign tracheal stenosis.

Association Between Titration Method and Outcomes of First Night Satisfaction and CPAP Compliance.

Introduction: The gold standard therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Our study evaluated the relationship between first night satisfaction and CPAP compliance, and the effect of using the titration method in this relationship.

Methods: Between January 2012 and December 2012, 40 patients with the diagnosis of OSAS and without comorbidities, who had undergone CPAP titration, were included.

Reduced Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell ROCK1 and ROCK2 Levels in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.

Background/aim: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with intermittent episodes of hypoxia, endothelial dysfunction and associated cardiovascular problems. Our aim was to investigate whether OSAS-related hypoxia alters the expression of rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK), a marker of chronic hypoxia and endothelial dysfunction.

Materials And Methods: ROCK1 and ROCK2 levels were measured by immunoblotting in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of 47 OSAS patients and 17 healthy controls.

Is silicone stent insertion a clinically useful option for tracheobronchomalacia?

Background/aim: Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) leads to the obstruction of expiratory airflow and interference with secretion clearance. Stabilization of the airway wall using a silicon stent or laser coagulation of the posterior wall may be treatment options. This study aimed to retrospectively analyze which interventional bronchoscopic method could be used to provide airway stabilization and gain control of symptoms and for whom this method could be used.