WS7.4 Does lung clearance index predict time to pulmonary exacerbation?

Introducing an index to predict lung involvement deficiency in hypertensive patients with COVID-19

Lung clearance index in cystic fibrosis subjects treated for pulmonary exacerbations.

Pulmonary exacerbations are important clinical events for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Studies assessing the ability of the lung clearance index (LCI) to detect treatment response for pulmonary exacerbations have yielded heterogeneous results. Here, we conduct a retrospective analysis of pooled LCI data to assess treatment with intravenous antibiotics for pulmonary exacerbations and to unders...

Lung clearance index predicts pulmonary exacerbations in young patients with cystic fibrosis.

RATIONALE The lung clearance index (LCI) is a promising endpoint for use in cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical trials, but correlations with validated clinical endpoints have not yet been established. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to demonstrate that, in young patients with CF, baseline LCI predicts subsequent pulmonary exacerbation (PE) and correlates with the respiratory domain of the CF Questionna...

Postoperative exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Does it exist?

BACKGROUND One of the characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the tendency to develop acute exacerbation, defined by the presence of different clinical findings as worsening dyspnea, increase in sputum purulence and volume. This study was designed to verify if definition of acute COPD exacerbation is applicable to patients who underwent pulmonary surgery, and if it ha...

Does the revised cardiac risk index predict cardiac complications following elective lung resection?

BACKGROUND Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) score and Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index (ThRCRI) score were developed to predict the risks of postoperative major cardiac complications in generic surgical population and thoracic surgery respectively. This study aims to determine the accuracy of these scores in predicting the risk of developing cardiac complications including atrial arrhythmia...