BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Featured article: Sampling strategies of cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases

Image: Pixabay © Image: Pixabay In this observational, retrospective cohort study, a team of researchers describe an effective sampling strategy for trans-bronchial lung cryobiopsy on a large cohort of patients with suspected diffuse parenchymal lung disease.

Special Issue: Bronchiectasis - The forgotten epidemic

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BMC Pulmonary Medicine is pleased to announce the release of "Bronchiectasis: The forgotten worldwide epidemic", a special issue, which aims to bring attention to one of the most neglected respiratory diseases of modern times. The thematic series is guest edited by Dr Sanjay Chotirmall and Dr James Chalmers.

Announcement: We are recruiting new Associate Editors

We are recruiting new Associate Editors to join our international editorial board, helping to provide expertise on a wide range of different subject disciplines.

Content type: Research article
| 15 February 2019

Aerosol drug delivery to the lungs during nasal high flow therapy: an in vitro study

Authors: Martin Wallin, Patricia Tang, Rachel Yoon Kyung Chang, Mingshi Yang, Warren H. Finlay and Hak-Kim Chan
Content type: Case report
| 15 February 2019

Atypical bronchial carcinoid with postobstructive mycobacterial infection: case report and review of literature

Authors: Abdulrahman Hakami, Evita Zwartkruis, Teodora Radonic and Johannes M. A. Daniels
Content type: Research article
| 13 February 2019

NK and NKT cells in the diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases presenting with a lymphocytic alveolitis

Authors: Oksana Sokhatska, Eva Padrão, Bernardo Sousa-Pinto, Marília Beltrão, Patrícia Caetano Mota, Natália Melo, Luís Delgado and António Morais
Content type: Research article
| 13 February 2019

Asthma and atopy prevalence are not reduced among former tuberculosis patients compared with controls in Lima, Peru

Authors: Anthony L. Byrne, Ben J. Marais, Carole D. Mitnick, Frances L. Garden, Leonid Lecca, Carmen Contreras, Yaninna Yauri, Fanny Garcia and Guy B. Marks
Content type: Research article
| 12 February 2019

Age distribution and seasonality in acute eosinophilic pneumonia: analysis using a national inpatient database

Authors: Koshi Ota, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Hiroki Matsui, Taisuke Jo, Kiyohide Fushimi and Hideo Yasunaga

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Content type: Research article
| 1 October 2012

The modified Medical Research Council scale for the assessment of dyspnea in daily living in obesity: a pilot study

Authors: Claire Launois, Coralie Barbe, Eric Bertin, Julie Nardi, Jeanne-Marie Perotin, Sandra Dury, François Lebargy and Gaëtan Deslee
Content type: Research article
| 5 August 2013

Reference values for the 6-minute walk test in healthy children and adolescents in Switzerland

Authors: Silvia Ulrich, Florian F Hildenbrand, Ursula Treder, Manuel Fischler, Stephan Keusch, Rudolf Speich and Margrit Fasnacht
Content type: Research article
| 19 May 2009

Economic burden of asthma: a systematic review

Authors: Katayoun Bahadori, Mary M Doyle-Waters, Carlo Marra, Larry Lynd, Kadria Alasaly, John Swiston and Js Mark FitzGerald
Content type: Research article
| 18 April 2015

Comparing new treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – a network meta-analysis

Authors: Emma Loveman, Vicky R Copley, David A Scott, Jill L Colquitt, Andrew J Clegg and Katherine MA O’Reilly
Content type: Study protocol
| 8 September 2013

Benefits and costs of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a multi-centre randomised controlled equivalence trial

Authors: Anne E Holland, Ajay Mahal, Catherine J Hill, Annemarie L Lee, Angela T Burge, Rosemary Moore, Caroline Nicolson, Paul O’Halloran, Narelle S Cox, Aroub Lahham, Rebecca Ndongo, Emily Bell and Christine F McDonald

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BMC Pulmonary Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of pulmonary and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

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Cecilia Devoto, BioMed Central

Section Editors

Sanjay Chotirmall, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Craig Hersh, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Joerg Mattes, University of Newcastle
Montserrat Sanchez-Cespedes, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute-IDIBELL
Raffaele Scala, Unità Operativa Pneumologia, UTSIR e Endoscopia Toracica
Giovanni Sotgiu, University of Sassari
Giuseppe Verlato, University of Verona

Sanjay Chotirmall, Section Editor

Assistant Professor Sanjay H. Chotirmall graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland with an honors degree and the college's gold medal in Microbiology. He currently heads the Translational Respiratory Research Group at LKC Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and has been on the editorial board of BMC Pulmonary Medicine since 2013.

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Aerosol drug delivery to the lungs during nasal high flow therapy: an in vitro study

Atypical bronchial carcinoid with postobstructive mycobacterial infection: case report and review of literature

NK and NKT cells in the diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases presenting with a lymphocytic alveolitis

Asthma and atopy prevalence are not reduced among former tuberculosis patients compared with controls in Lima, Peru

Age distribution and seasonality in acute eosinophilic pneumonia: analysis using a national inpatient database

The modified Medical Research Council scale for the assessment of dyspnea in daily living in obesity: a pilot study

Reference values for the 6-minute walk test in healthy children and adolescents in Switzerland

Economic burden of asthma: a systematic review

Comparing new treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – a network meta-analysis

Benefits and costs of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a multi-centre randomised controlled equivalence trial

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Sanjay Chotirmall, Section Editor

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Respectful maternity care – the way forward

Highlights of the BMC Series: January 2019

The obesity-paradox: impact of body composition on cancer survival

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