BMC pulmonary medicine

BackgroundThe incidence and fatality rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are increasing, and the acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) causes poor prognosis in patients.AimThis study evaluated the clinical role of serum lncR…

PurposeTo develop and validate a risk stratification model for severe postoperative cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in elderly survivors following early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) resection.MethodsElderly survivors (age ≥ 70 year…

BackgroundThe aim of our study was to investigate serum chitotriosidase level in tuberculosis patients, its relationship with microbiological and clinical parameters, and response to treatment.Materials and methodsThis longitudinal panel st…

BackgroundSerum tumor markers (STM), extensively used for the diagnosis, monitoring and prognostic assessment of tumors, can be increased in some non-malignant lung diseases. To date, there is a paucity of studies regarding the clinical cha…

BackgroundBronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most challenging chronic lung disease for prematurity, with difficulties in early identification. Given lncRNA emerging as a novel biomarker and the regulator of ferroptosis, this study aims…

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to explore the expression level of SNHG4 in patients with COPD and its diagnostic value in COPD, to probe the biological function of SNHG4 in COPD at the cellular level, and to reveal the interaction b…

The investigation of the link between reduced forced vital capacity (FVC) and risk factors and health variables in women aged ≥ 40 years is encouraged since a reduced FVC was related to all-cause mortality. The high frequency of women with …

BackgroundObstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is related with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preeclampsia. However, there are small studies about treatment of OSA with automatic continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in adverse obstet…