RespirologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-03DOI: 10.1111/resp.14788
Chi F Hung, Ganesh Raghu
{"title":"Treatment of acute exacerbations of interstitial lung diseases with corticosteroids: Evidence?","authors":"Chi F Hung, Ganesh Raghu","doi":"10.1111/resp.14788","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14788","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"747-750"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141498811","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-06-02DOI: 10.1111/resp.14763
Kavya Koshy, Hayley Barnes, Erica Farrand, Ian Glaspole
{"title":"Steroid therapy in acute exacerbation of fibrotic interstitial lung disease.","authors":"Kavya Koshy, Hayley Barnes, Erica Farrand, Ian Glaspole","doi":"10.1111/resp.14763","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14763","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Evidence for the benefit of steroid therapy in acute exacerbations (AEs) of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is limited; however, they remain a cornerstone of management in other fibrotic interstitial lung diseases. This retrospective observational study assesses the effect of steroid treatment on in-hospital mortality in patients with acute exacerbation of fibrotic interstitial lung disease (AE-FILD) including IPF and non-IPF ILDs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>AE-FILD cases over a 10-year period were filtered using a code-based algorithm followed by individual case evaluation. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between corticosteroid treatment (defined as ≥0.5 mg/kg/day of prednisolone-equivalent for ≥3 days within the first 72 h of admission) and in-hospital mortality or need for lung transplantation. Secondary outcomes included readmission, overall survival, requirement for domiciliary oxygen and rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Across two centres a total of 107 AE-FILD subjects were included, of which 46 patients (43%) received acute steroid treatment. The steroid cohort was of younger age with fewer comorbidities but had higher oxygen requirements. Pre-admission FVC and DLCO, distribution of diagnoses and smoking history were similar. The mean steroid treatment dose was 4.59 mg/kg/day. Steroid use appeared to be associated with increased risk of inpatient mortality or transplantation (OR 4.11; 95% CI 1.00-16.83; p = 0.049). In the steroid group, there appeared to be a reduced risk of all-cause mortality in non-IPF patients (HR 0.21; 95% CI 0.04-0.96; p = 0.04) compared to their IPF counterparts. Median survival was reduced in the steroid group (221 vs. 520.5 days) with increased risk of all-cause mortality (HR 3.25; 95% CI 1.56-6.77; p < 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this two-centre retrospective study of 107 patients, AE-FILD demonstrates a high risk of mortality, at a level similar to that seen for AE-IPF, despite steroid treatment. Clinicians should consider other precipitating factors for exacerbations and use steroids judiciously. Further prospective trials are needed to determine the role of corticosteroids in AE-FILD.</p>","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"795-802"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141200814","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-28DOI: 10.1111/resp.14765
Or Kalchiem-Dekel, Reza Bergemann, Xiaoyue Ma, Paul J Christos, Daniel Miodownik, Yiming Gao, Usman Mahmood, Prasad S Adusumilli, Matthew J Bott, Joseph Dycoco, Daphna Y Gelblum, Robert P Lee, Bernard J Park, Gaetano Rocco, Stephen B Solomon, David R Jones, Mohit Chawla, Bryan C Husta
{"title":"Determinants of radiation exposure during mobile cone-beam CT-guided robotic-assisted bronchoscopy.","authors":"Or Kalchiem-Dekel, Reza Bergemann, Xiaoyue Ma, Paul J Christos, Daniel Miodownik, Yiming Gao, Usman Mahmood, Prasad S Adusumilli, Matthew J Bott, Joseph Dycoco, Daphna Y Gelblum, Robert P Lee, Bernard J Park, Gaetano Rocco, Stephen B Solomon, David R Jones, Mohit Chawla, Bryan C Husta","doi":"10.1111/resp.14765","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14765","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) is an emerging modality to sample pulmonary lesions. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) can be incorporated into RAB. We investigated the magnitude and predictors of patient and staff radiation exposure during mobile CBCT-guided shape-sensing RAB.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patient radiation dose was estimated by cumulative dose area product (cDAP) and cumulative reference air kerma (cRAK). Staff equivalent dose was calculated based on isokerma maps and a phantom simulation. Patient, lesion and procedure-related factors associated with higher radiation doses were identified by logistic regression models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 198 RAB cases were included in the analysis. The median patient cDAP and cRAK were 10.86 Gy cm<sup>2</sup> (IQR: 4.62-20.84) and 76.20 mGy (IQR: 38.96-148.38), respectively. Among staff members, the bronchoscopist was exposed to the highest median equivalent dose of 1.48 μSv (IQR: 0.85-2.69). Both patient and staff radiation doses increased with the number of CBCT spins and targeted lesions (p < 0.001 for all comparisons). Patient obesity, negative bronchus sign, lesion size <2.0 cm and inadequate sampling by on-site evaluation were associated with a higher patient dose, while patient obesity and inadequate sampling by on-site evaluation were associated with a higher bronchoscopist equivalent dose.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The magnitude of patient and staff radiation exposure during CBCT-RAB is aligned with safety thresholds recommended by regulatory authorities. Factors associated with a higher radiation exposure during CBCT-RAB can be identified pre-operatively and solicit procedural optimization by reinforcing radiation protective measures. Future studies are needed to confirm these findings across multiple institutions and practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"803-814"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11329349/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141161786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RespirologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-23DOI: 10.1111/resp.14801
Octavian C Ioachimescu
{"title":"Obstructive sleep apnoea, oxygen desaturation and hypoxic burden: pebble, rock or boulder?","authors":"Octavian C Ioachimescu","doi":"10.1111/resp.14801","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14801","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"761-764"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141749028","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1111/resp.14809
Belinda R Miller, Christine F McDonald, Yet Hong Khor
{"title":"Reply to 'Home oxygen guidelines: We do not know enough about LTOT'.","authors":"Belinda R Miller, Christine F McDonald, Yet Hong Khor","doi":"10.1111/resp.14809","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14809","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"845-846"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141875847","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-22DOI: 10.1111/resp.14797
Paul D Robinson, Dwan Vilcins
{"title":"Clearing the air: Understanding the long-term lung effects of the Hazelwood coal mine fire.","authors":"Paul D Robinson, Dwan Vilcins","doi":"10.1111/resp.14797","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14797","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"743-744"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141749027","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-07DOI: 10.1111/resp.14731
Elvis Malcolm Irusen, Danica Meiring, Coenraad Frederik Nicolaas Koegelenberg
{"title":"Asthma-COPD overlap and asthma progressing to COPD: Are we using the right diagnostic approaches and pathways?","authors":"Elvis Malcolm Irusen, Danica Meiring, Coenraad Frederik Nicolaas Koegelenberg","doi":"10.1111/resp.14731","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14731","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"756-758"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140869428","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-14DOI: 10.1111/resp.14792
Christine F McDonald, Philip G Bardin, Martin MacDonald
{"title":"Asthma-COPD overlap and asthma progressing to COPD: A complementary perspective.","authors":"Christine F McDonald, Philip G Bardin, Martin MacDonald","doi":"10.1111/resp.14792","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14792","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"759-760"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141617051","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}