PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.04.012
L Rinaldi, M Lugarà, V Simeon, F Perrotta, C Romano, C Iadevaia, C Sagnelli, L Monaco, C Altruda, M C Fascione, L Restivo, U Scognamiglio, N Laganà, R Nevola, G Oliva, M G Coppola, C Acierno, F Masini, E Pinotti, E Allegorico, S Tamburrini, G Vitiello, M Niosi, M L Burzo, G Franci, A Perrella, G Signoriello, V Frusci, S Mancarella, G Loche, G F Pellicano, M Berretta, G Calabria, L Pietropaolo, F G Numis, N Coppola, A Corcione, R Marfella, L E Adinolfi, A Bianco, F C Sasso, I de Sio
{"title":"Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study.","authors":"L Rinaldi, M Lugarà, V Simeon, F Perrotta, C Romano, C Iadevaia, C Sagnelli, L Monaco, C Altruda, M C Fascione, L Restivo, U Scognamiglio, N Laganà, R Nevola, G Oliva, M G Coppola, C Acierno, F Masini, E Pinotti, E Allegorico, S Tamburrini, G Vitiello, M Niosi, M L Burzo, G Franci, A Perrella, G Signoriello, V Frusci, S Mancarella, G Loche, G F Pellicano, M Berretta, G Calabria, L Pietropaolo, F G Numis, N Coppola, A Corcione, R Marfella, L E Adinolfi, A Bianco, F C Sasso, I de Sio","doi":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.04.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.04.012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronarovirus-2 associated still causes a significant number of deaths and hospitalizations mainly by the development of respiratory failure. We aim to validate lung ultrasound score in order to predict mortality and the severity of the clinical course related to the need of respiratory support.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this prospective multicenter hospital-based cohort study, all adult patients with diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, performed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction were included. Upon admission, all patients underwent blood gas analysis and lung ultrasound by expert operators. The acquisition of ultrasound scan was performed on 12 peculiar anatomic landmarks of the chest. Lung ultrasound findings were classified according to a scoring method, ranging 0 to 3: <b>Score 0:</b> normal A-lines. <b>Score 1:</b> multiple separated B-lines. <b>Score 2:</b> coalescent B-lines, alteration of pleural line. <b>Score 3:</b> consolidation area.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One thousand and seven patients were included in statistical analysis (male 62.4 %, mean age 66.3). Oxygen support was needed in 811 (80.5 %) patients. The median ultrasound score was 24 and the risk of having more invasive respiratory support increased in relation to higher values score computed. Lung ultrasound score showed negative strong correlation (rho: -0.71) with the P/F ratio and a significant association with in-hospital mortality (OR 1.11, 95 %CI 1.07-1.14; <i>p</i> < 0.001), even after adjustment with the following variables (age, sex, P/F ratio, SpO2, lactate, hypertension, chronic renal failure, diabetes, and obesity).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The novelty of this research corroborates and validates the 12-field lung ultrasound score as tool for predicting mortality and severity clinical course in COVID-19 patients. Baseline lung ultrasound score was associated with in-hospital mortality and requirement of intensive respiratory support and predict the risk of IOT among COVID-19 patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":" ","pages":"2416842"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141160498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2024-11-20DOI: 10.1080/25310429.2024.2430032
Andrew Higham, Sophie Booth, Josiah Dungwa, Dave Singh
{"title":"Histopathology of the small airways: Similarities and differences between ageing and COPD.","authors":"Andrew Higham, Sophie Booth, Josiah Dungwa, Dave Singh","doi":"10.1080/25310429.2024.2430032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25310429.2024.2430032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Age-related lung function decline is associated with small airway closure and gas trapping. The mechanisms which cause these changes are not fully understood. It has been suggested that COPD is caused by accelerated ageing. We have investigated pathological changes in the small airways during ageing, and evaluated whether the same or different processes exist in COPD. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry were used to examine small airway remodelling in healthy ageing, and then compare to age matched COPD patients. Ageing was associated with reduced alveolar attachment numbers (rho= -0.4 p = 0.049), increased epithelial area (rho = 0.5 p = 0.01), greater luminal narrowing due to epithelial expansion (rho = 0.5 p = 0.04) and increased alveolar septal neutrophils (rho = 0.6 p = 0.005). Compared to age matched controls, COPD small airways had 31% less alveolar attachments per airway (p = 0.02) and significantly more alveoalr septal neutrophils (p = 0.0007). Increased airway wall thickness was a feature of COPD but was not related to ageing in non-smokers. Alveolar attachment loss, accompanied by alveolar septum neutrophilic inflammation, and increased luminal narrowing due to epithelial expansion are major features of small airway remodelling during ageing. These features can explain the increased small airway narrowing and closure during ageing. Alveolar attachment loss is accelerated in COPD, likely due to increased neutrophilic inflammation.</p>","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":"31 1","pages":"2430032"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1080/25310429.2024.2419216
Bernardo Sousa-Pinto, Gilles Louis, Rafael José Vieira, Ana Margarida Pereira, Bilun Gemicioglu, Maciej Kupczyk, Violeta Kvedariene, Renaud Louis, Oliver Pfaar, João A Fonseca, Torsten Zuberbier, Jean Bousquet
{"title":"Assessment of the underreporting of rhinitis in patients with asthma: A MASK-air® real-world study.","authors":"Bernardo Sousa-Pinto, Gilles Louis, Rafael José Vieira, Ana Margarida Pereira, Bilun Gemicioglu, Maciej Kupczyk, Violeta Kvedariene, Renaud Louis, Oliver Pfaar, João A Fonseca, Torsten Zuberbier, Jean Bousquet","doi":"10.1080/25310429.2024.2419216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25310429.2024.2419216","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rhinitis is a common comorbidity in patients with asthma. However, the frequency of underreported rhinitis in asthma is not known. In this study, we aimed to assess the characteristics of patients with self-reported asthma and no self-reported rhinitis, as well as the extent of the underreporting of rhinitis. We performed a cross-sectional study of all MASK-air<sup>Ⓡ</sup> users (2015-2022, 27 countries), comparing reported symptoms and medication use in patients with (i) self-reported asthma without rhinitis (\"asthma alone\"), (ii) self-reported rhinitis+asthma and (iii) self-reported rhinitis without asthma (\"rhinitis alone\"). In patients reporting asthma alone and providing MASK-air<sup>Ⓡ</sup> data in at least three different months, a cluster analysis was performed to potentially identify groups of patients underreporting rhinitis and/or undertreated for rhinitis. We assessed 35,251 users (529,751 days): 671 (1.9%) reporting asthma alone 25,882 (73.4%) reporting rhinitis alone and 8698 (24.7%) reporting rhinitis+asthma. Overall, 27% of the patients reporting asthma alone were treated with rhinitis medications. Patients reporting asthma alone displayed a lower frequency of days under rhinitis medication and less severe nasal symptoms than those reporting rhinitis+asthma. Among patients reporting asthma alone, three clusters of patients were identified: (A; 22.2%) severe rhinitis symptoms and low frequency of rhinitis medication use, (B, 41.0%) moderate rhinitis symptoms and high frequency of rhinitis medication use (41.0%), and (C, 36.8%) mild or no rhinitis symptoms and almost no rhinitis medication use. This study suggests that, among patients with self-reported asthma, the underreporting or undertreatment of rhinitis may be common.</p>","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":"31 1","pages":"2419216"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143069609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.04.009
A Noto, A Cortegiani, G Genoese, L Appendini, C Gregoretti, A Carlucci, C Crimi
{"title":"Performance of helmet CPAP using different configurations: Turbine-driven ventilators <i>vs</i> Venturi devices.","authors":"A Noto, A Cortegiani, G Genoese, L Appendini, C Gregoretti, A Carlucci, C Crimi","doi":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.04.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.04.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Traditionally, Venturi-based flow generators have been preferred over mechanical ventilators to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) through the helmet (h-CPAP). Recently, modern turbine-driven ventilators (TDVs) showed to be safe and effective in delivering h-CPAP. We aimed to compare the pressure stability during h-CPAP delivered by Venturi devices and TDVs and assess the impact of High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters on their performance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a bench study using an artificial lung simulator set in a restrictive respiratory condition, simulating two different levels of patient effort (high and low) with and without the interposition of the HEPA filter. We calculated the average of minimal (Pmin), maximal (Pmax) and mean (Pmean) airway pressure and the time product measured on the airway pressure curve (PTPinsp). We defined the pressure swing (Pswing) as Pmax - Pmin and pressure drop (Pdrop) as End Expiratory Pressure - Pmin.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Pswing across CPAP levels varied widely among all the tested devices. During \"low effort\", no difference in Pswing and Pdrop was found between Venturi devices and TDVs; during high effort, Pswing (p<0.001) and Pdrop (p<0.001) were significantly higher in TDVs compared to Venturi devices, but the PTPinsp was lower (1.50 SD 0.54 vs 1.67 SD 0.55, p<0.001). HEPA filter addition almost doubled Pswing and PTPinsp (p<0.001) but left unaltered the differences among Venturi and TDVs systems in favor of the latter (p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>TDVs performed better than Venturi systems in delivering a stable positive pressure level during h-CPAP in a bench setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":" ","pages":"2416789"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9542198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2024-12-20DOI: 10.1080/25310429.2024.2443218
Filip Popovic, Goran Glodic, Denis Baricevic, Viktor Domislovic, Miroslav Samarzija, Sonja Badovinac
{"title":"Can we rely on single use bronchoscopes in central airway obstruction management? A preliminary, open label randomised controlled trial.","authors":"Filip Popovic, Goran Glodic, Denis Baricevic, Viktor Domislovic, Miroslav Samarzija, Sonja Badovinac","doi":"10.1080/25310429.2024.2443218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25310429.2024.2443218","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":"31 1","pages":"2443218"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142866457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2024-12-23DOI: 10.1080/25310429.2024.2445408
Mara Paneroni, Michele Vitacca, Nicolino Ambrosino
{"title":"Launching a debate: Physical activity in people with chronic respiratory diseases.","authors":"Mara Paneroni, Michele Vitacca, Nicolino Ambrosino","doi":"10.1080/25310429.2024.2445408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25310429.2024.2445408","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":"31 1","pages":"2445408"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142877980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2025-01-07DOI: 10.1080/25310429.2024.2441069
Juliana Tiyaki Ito, Luan Henrique Vasconcelos Alves, Luana de Mendonça Oliveira, Rafaella Fagundes Xavier, Regina Maria Carvalho-Pinto, Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tibério, Maria Notomi Sato, Celso R F Carvalho, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino Dos Santos Lopes
{"title":"Effect of exercise training on modulating the TH17/TREG imbalance in individuals with severe COPD: A randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Juliana Tiyaki Ito, Luan Henrique Vasconcelos Alves, Luana de Mendonça Oliveira, Rafaella Fagundes Xavier, Regina Maria Carvalho-Pinto, Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tibério, Maria Notomi Sato, Celso R F Carvalho, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino Dos Santos Lopes","doi":"10.1080/25310429.2024.2441069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25310429.2024.2441069","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) induces an imbalance in T helper (Th) 17/regulatory T (Treg) cells that contributes to of the dysregulation of inflammation. Exercise training can modulate the immune response in healthy subjects.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to evaluate the effects of exercise training on Th17/Treg responses and the differentiation of Treg phenotypes in individuals with COPD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This randomized controlled trial included 50 individuals with severe or very severe COPD who were allocated to the Exercise or Control groups. The Exercise group underwent eight weeks of aerobic and muscle strength training, whereas the Control group received usual care. The primary outcome was the change in the phenotypic characteristics of Tregs and Th17 profile differentiation in systemic inflammation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Exercise training increased the frequency of total and activated Tregs and decreased the frequency of Th17 cells in between-group comparisons. Additionally, Th17/Treg responses were moderately correlated with improvements in the six-minute walking test, muscle strength of the upper and lower limbs, and daily life physical activity levels.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Exercise training improved functional exercise capacity, muscle strength, and physical fitness, which was associated with a decrease in the Th17 inflammatory response and an increase in Treg cell phenotypes immunosuppressive activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":"31 1","pages":"2441069"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142958598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2024-11-14DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.02.004
K Zhou, F Wu, N Zhao, Y Zheng, Z Deng, H Yang, X Wen, S Xiao, C Yang, S Chen, Y Zhou, P Ran
{"title":"Association of pectoralis muscle area on computed tomography with airflow limitation severity and respiratory outcomes in COPD: A population-based prospective cohort study.","authors":"K Zhou, F Wu, N Zhao, Y Zheng, Z Deng, H Yang, X Wen, S Xiao, C Yang, S Chen, Y Zhou, P Ran","doi":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.02.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Previous studies have shown that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) of severe or very severe airflow limitation have a reduced pectoralis muscle area (PMA), which is associated with mortality. However, whether patients with COPD of mild or moderate airflow limitation also have a reduced PMA remains unclear. Additionally, limited evidence is available regarding the associations between PMA and respiratory symptoms, lung function, computed tomography (CT) imaging, lung function decline, and exacerbations. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate the presence of PMA reduction in COPD and to clarify its associations with the referred variables.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was based on the subjects enrolled from July 2019 to December 2020 in the Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (ECOPD) study. Data including questionnaire, lung function, and CT imaging were collected. The PMA was quantified on full-inspiratory CT at the aortic arch level using predefined -50 and 90 Hounsfield unit attenuation ranges. Multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to assess the association between the PMA and airflow limitation severity, respiratory symptoms, lung function, emphysema, air trapping, and the annual decline in lung function. Cox proportional hazards analysis and Poisson regression analysis were used to evaluate the PMA and exacerbations after adjustment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 1352 subjects at baseline (667 with normal spirometry, 685 with spirometry-defined COPD). The PMA was monotonically lower with progressive airflow limitation severity of COPD after adjusting for confounders (vs. normal spirometry; Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease [GOLD] 1: β=-1.27, P=0.028; GOLD 2: β=-2.29, P<0.001; GOLD 3: β=-4.88, P<0.001; GOLD 4: β=-6.47, P=0.014). The PMA was negatively associated with the modified British Medical Research Council dyspnea scale (β=-0.005, P=0.026), COPD Assessment Test score (β=-0.06, P=0.001), emphysema (β=-0.07, P<0.001), and air trapping (β=-0.24, P<0.001) after adjustment. The PMA was positively associated with lung function (all P<0.05). Similar associations were discovered for the pectoralis major muscle area and pectoralis minor muscle area. After the 1-year follow-up, the PMA was associated with the annual decline in the post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s percent of predicted value (β=0.022, P=0.002) but not with the annual rate of exacerbations or the time to first exacerbation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with mild or moderate airflow limitation exhibit a reduced PMA. The PMA is associated with airflow limitation severity, respiratory symptoms, lung function, emphysema, and air trapping, suggesting that PMA measurement can assist with COPD assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":" ","pages":"2416782"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9444917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.06.005
J Silva, N Hipólito, P Machado, S Flora, J Cruz
{"title":"Technological features of smartphone apps for physical activity promotion in patients with CxsOPD: A systematic review.","authors":"J Silva, N Hipólito, P Machado, S Flora, J Cruz","doi":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.06.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.06.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Low physical activity (PA) levels have a negative impact on the health status of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Smartphone applications (apps) focused on PA promotion may mitigate this problem; however, their effectiveness depends on patient adherence, which can be influenced by the technological features of the apps. This systematic review identified the technological features of smartphone apps aiming to promote PA in patients with COPD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A literature search was performed in the databases ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. Papers including the description of a smartphone app for PA promotion in patients with COPD were included. Two researchers independently selected studies and scored the apps features based on a previously developed framework (38 possible features).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-three studies were included and 19 apps identified, with an average of 10 technological features implemented. Eight apps could be connected to wearables to collect data. The categories '<i>Measuring and monitoring'</i> and '<i>Support and Feedback'</i> were present in all apps. Overall, the most implemented features were '<i>progress in visual format</i>' (<i>n</i> = 13), '<i>advice on PA'</i> (<i>n</i> = 14) and '<i>data in visual format'</i> (<i>n</i> = 10). Only three apps included social features, and two included a web-based version of the app.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The existing smartphone apps include a relatively small number of features to promote PA, which are mostly related to monitoring and providing feedback. Further research is warranted to explore the relationship between the presence/absence of specific features and the impact of interventions on patients' PA levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":" ","pages":"2416796"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9739171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.03.004
N Murgia, M Akgun, P D Blanc, J T Costa, S Moitra, X Muñoz, K Toren, A J Ferreira
{"title":"Issue 3-The occupational burden of respiratory diseases, an update.","authors":"N Murgia, M Akgun, P D Blanc, J T Costa, S Moitra, X Muñoz, K Toren, A J Ferreira","doi":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and aims: </strong>Workplace exposures are widely known to cause specific occupational diseases such as silicosis and asbestosis, but they also can contribute substantially to causation of common respiratory diseases. In 2019, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) published a joint statement on the occupational burden of respiratory diseases. Our aim on this narrative review is to summarise the most recent evidence published after the ATS/ERS statement as well as to provide information on traditional occupational lung diseases that can be useful for clinicians and researchers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Newer publications confirm the findings of the ATS/ERS statement on the role of workplace exposure in contributing to the aetiology of the respiratory diseases considered in this review (asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, infectious pneumonia). Except for COPD, chronic bronchitis and infectious pneumonia, the number of publications in the last 5 years for the other diseases is limited. For traditional occupational lung diseases such as silicosis and asbestosis, there are old as well as novel sources of exposure and their burden continues to be relevant, especially in developing countries.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Occupational exposure remains an important risk factor for airways and interstitial lung diseases, causing occupational lung diseases and contributing substantially in the aetiology of common respiratory diseases. This information is critical for public health professionals formulating effective preventive strategies but also for clinicians in patient care. Effective action requires shared knowledge among clinicians, researchers, public health professionals, and policy makers.</p>","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":" ","pages":"2416808"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140869547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}