Tüberküloz ve toraks
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Tüberküloz ve toraks · Sep 2017
Letter Case ReportsThree-dimensional CT scan for Swyer-James syndrome.
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Tüberküloz ve toraks · Jun 2017
[Turkish Thoracic Society national spirometry and laboratory standards].
The application quality of pulmonary function tests (PFT) carries high importance since it affects the quality of health services. "Chronic Diseases and Risk Factors in Turkey Study," which was published in 2013 showed that only 22.6% of PFTs performed in the secondary care institutions in our country were compatible with the standards. This finding reveals the standardization problem in spirometry applications in our country. Currently, the criteria for the application and evaluation of spirometer measurements were defined by American and European Respiratory Societies standards. ⋯ But, national laboratory standards that are suitable for the conditions in our country have not been defined yet. This report was prepared to ensure the application of spirometry in optimal conditions, to minimize intra-laboratory and inter-laboratory differences and mistakes, and to standardize in our country. In this report, we focused on the standards concerning laboratory conditions, equipment, and technician specifications, test application, evaluation of test quality, infection control, and reference values.
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Tüberküloz ve toraks · Mar 2017
Association between admission neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and outcomes in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The prognostic significance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived-neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (d-NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) have been shown in many diseases. To the best of our knowledge, there is no published report evaluation of those parameters in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). The aims of this study are to evaluate the parameters in predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with AECOPD. ⋯ This study shows for the first time that higher NLR is positively associated with in-hospital mortality in AECOPD.
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Tüberküloz ve toraks · Dec 2016
ReviewComorbidities and their impact on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex disease that is associated with devastating outcomes resulting from lung involvement and several comorbidities. Comorbidities could impact on symptomology, quality of life, the complications, the management, economic burden and the mortality of the disease. The importance of comorbidities originates from their impact on the outcome of COPD. ⋯ However, it is well known that several comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease and lung cancer have greater impact on mortality caused by COPD. Several studies have shown that Charlson Comorbidity index or more recenty COPD Specific Comorbidity Index (COTE) has been found to be related with mortality of COPD. This concise review intended to summarize the most frequent comorbidities in association with their impact on COPD.
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Tüberküloz ve toraks · Sep 2015
Comparative Study[Comparison of the combination and quinolone therapy in community acquired pneumonia].
Objective of this study is to compare the difference between the length of hospitalisation, cost of treatment and treatment outcome of patients diagnosed with community acquired pneumonia and treated with beta-lactam-macrolide combination or fluoroquinolone monotherapy, according to 2009 Turkish Thoracic Society (TTS) Guide of Diagnosis and Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults (TTSCAPG). ⋯ Cases diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia and treated according to the TTSCAPG guideline were evaluated for effectiveness of combination therapy versus fluoroquinolone; no statistically difference in terms of age, diseases, length of stay, treatment outcomes, cost of treatment could be established. There was only a numerical difference between mortality outcomes of the two antibiotherapy groups compared, however the statistical difference was not significant.