4 results match your criteria: "Athens Breath Centre[Affiliation]"
Management of asthma in childhood: study protocol of a systematic evidence update by the Paediatric Asthma in Real Life (PeARL) Think Tank.
BMJ Open
July 2021
Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Introduction: Clinical recommendations for childhood asthma are often based on data extrapolated from studies conducted in adults, despite significant differences in mechanisms and response to treatments. The Paediatric Asthma in Real Life (PeARL) Think Tank aspires to develop recommendations based on the best available evidence from studies in children. An overview of systematic reviews (SRs) on paediatric asthma maintenance management and an SR of treatments for acute asthma attacks in children, requiring an emergency presentation with/without hospital admission will be conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence and clinical implications of respiratory viruses in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.
BMJ Open
April 2020
Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on the impact of respiratory viruses on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), aiming to clarify their prevalence and clinical consequences in both stable conditions and exacerbations.
- - The research methodology includes a systematic literature review using established guidelines to analyze the effects of respiratory viruses on COPD, with a specific interest in assessing viral loads as potential diagnostic markers for exacerbations.
- - Findings will not require ethical approval as no new data is being collected, and results will be shared at scientific conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals to highlight the relevance of respiratory viruses in managing COPD.
Serum procalcitonin can guide antibiotic administration for respiratory tract infections in primary care.
BMJ
August 2016
Athens Breath Centre, 209 Alexandras Avenue, Ampelokipoi, Athens, Greece.