European Respiratory Topic

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Volume 5 Number 1

April 1999

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CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

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What's new in the European Respiratory Topic

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TOPICS

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Asthma		Cetirizine as a prophylactic drug for the development of asthma in high-risk infants							2
		The effect of inactivated influenza vaccine on pulmonary function in asthma							3
		A 15-yr follow-up study of ventilatory function in adults with asthma							4
COPD		Randomized controlled trial of physician-directed versus respiratory therapy consult sercie-directed respiratory care to adult non-ICU inpatients							5
		Weight loss is a reversible factor in the prognosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease							6
Infections		Incidence of and risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients							7
		Do radiographic features of acute infection influence management of lower respiratory tract infections in the community?							8
		Inhaled tobramycin in patients with cystic fibrosis							9
Tuberculosis		The use of legal action in New York city to ensure treatment of tuberculosis							10
		Outcome of chemotherapy in 107 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin							11
Respiratory failure		Managing death and dying in the intensive care unit							12
		Weaning of patients with respiratory failure due to COPD: noninvasive (face mask) versus invasive (endotracheal tube) ventilation							13
		Effect of prolonged methylprednisolone therapy in unresolving ARDS							14
Interstitial		Colchicine versus prednisone in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis							15
Thromboembolic		A clinical trial of vena caval filters in the prevention of pulmonary embolism on patients with proximal deep vein thrombosis							16
Cancer		Postoperative radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): a meta-analysis							18
		Does additional brachytherapy improve the effect of external irradiation? A prospective, randomized study in central lung tumours							19
Sleep		Efficacy of nasal continuous positive airway pressure in mild sleep apnoea syndrome							20
Surgery		Lobectomy improves ventilatory function in selected patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease							21
Paediatrics		A comparison of nebulized budesonide, intramuscular dexamethasone and placebo for moderately severe croup							22
		Distribution, aerodynamic characteristics, and removal of the major cat allergen Fel d 1 in British homes							23
		Addition of salmeterol versus doubling the dose of beclomethasone in children with asthma							24
Smoking		Smokers' accounts of physicians' antismoking interventions							25
		Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer risk in Europe							26
Techniques		Three-dimensional spiral computed tomography imaging of the tracheobronchial tree: clinical value of bronchographic images							27
Questions for self-assessment									28
Case for differential diagnosis
		Massive haemoptysis and unilateral lung hyperlucency in a 24-year-old female							29-31
Answers									32

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