Comparison of Tuberculosis Cases in Military Personnel Versus Civilians: A Retrospective Descriptive Study.

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death from infectious diseases worldwide. Military personnel are particularly vulnerable to TB because of the factors like deployments to endemic regions and close-quarters living. This study aims to compare the characteristics and outcomes of symptomatic TB cases between military and civilian patients treated at 2 French military hospitals, with a specific focus on diagnostic delay.

Improvement in severe asthma patients receiving biologics and factors associated with persistent insufficient control: a real-life national study.

Background: Biological therapies have revolutionized the treatment of severe asthma with type 2 inflammation. Although such treatments are very effective in reducing exacerbation and the dose of oral steroids, little is known about the persistence of symptoms in severe asthma patients treated with biologics.

Purpose: We aim to describe asthma control and healthcare consumption of severe asthma patients treated with biologics.

Single-centre experience of transbronchial cryobiopsy as a first choice method for the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease.

Objectives: The diagnosis of interstitial lung disease is based on clinical and biological analysis associated with computed tomography (CT) pattern after discussion in multidisciplinary discussion. Lung transbronchial cryobiopsy has emerged with acceptable diagnostic reliability and low morbidity and mortality. The goal of our work is to describe our experience with lung cryobiopsy.

Outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation for severe asthma with fixed airway obstruction: Comparison with COPD.

The benefit of exercise has been demonstrated in asthma, but the role of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in people with severe asthma, especially with airway obstruction, has been less investigated. The activity limitation mechanisms differ in asthma and COPD, so the effect of a PR program not specific to asthma is unclear. We retrospectively compared the effect of an ambulatory PR program in nonsmoking patients with severe asthma and airway obstruction (FEV1/FVC ratio <70% and FEV1 < 80% measured twice, not under an exacerbation) and sex-, age-, FEV1-, and BMI-matched COPD controls.

Air Medical-Evacuated Battle Injuries: French Army 2001 to 2014 in Afghanistan.

Objective: The purpose of strategic air medical evacuation (STRAT AE) is to enable the continuity of care and repatriation of wounded soldiers. Between 2001 and 2014, STRAT AEs have been implemented many times over the course of the military engagement in Afghanistan. The purpose of this work was to study the nature of the pathologies and the medicalization of patients most seriously wounded during the PAMIR Operation (Afghanistan).

[The non-surgical treatment of lung cancer].

Advances in the treatment of lung cancer concern mainly non-small cell cancers. Surgery, radiotherapy or drugs are offered alone or in combination depending on the patient and the extent of the disease. Involved in their implementation, the oncology nurse supports the patient throughout his or her treatment pathway.