Abstract Background Pain from rib fractures (posterior/lateral/anterior) is associated with significant pulmonary morbidity. Earlier epidural and paravertebral blocks were implemented in the algorithm for multimodal pain management of fracture pain. Administration these are fraught challenges encountered intensive care unit (ICU). The erector spinae plane block (ESPB) a viable alternative ICU s...

OBJECTIVE To determine the use of spirometry in family practice, internal medicine, and pediatric outpatient settings. METHODS Data were collected from 45 outpatient offices in the central Pennsylvania area via phone survey that asked a set of four questions: 1) Do you have spirometry in your office? 2) Do you use spirometry for asthma patients? 3) In what situation do you use spirometry for?...

background: occupational asthma (oa) is the most common occupational lung disease in developed countries. one of the causative agents is metal fume that may be encountered in steel industries. screening for the oa is mainly performed by questionnaire but in our country spirometry is used more commonly. objective: to compare the diagnostic value of the venables standardized respiratory questionn...

OBJECTIVE To explore spirometry utilization among general practitioners and identify practitioner and practice-related factors associated with spirometry utilization. DESIGN Multivariate multilevel cross-sectional analysis of a questionnaire survey. SETTING Some 61 general practices involved in a spirometry evaluation programme in the Netherlands. All practices owned a spirometer and were t...