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P132 Impulse oscillometry in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and its response to CPAP: feasibility and insights into pulmonary mechanics
Background Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is characterised by repeated apnoea’s due to partial or total collapse of the upper airway during sleep, resulting in fragmentation of sleep and ...
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Lung sequestration: report of seven cases and review of 540 published cases
We present an analysis of 400 intralobar and 133 extralobar sequestrations, six cases presenting intra- and extralobar sequestration simultaneously, five sequestrations of one whole lung, and two ...
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Population-based study of lung function and incidence of heart failure hospitalisations
Background Reduced forced expiratory volume (FEV 1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) are risk factors for myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke. However, the relationship with incidence of heart ...
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Measurement of nasal potential difference in young children with an equivocal sweat test following newborn screening for cystic fibrosis
Background A challenging problem arising from cystic fibrosis (CF) newborn screening is the significant number of infants with hypertrypsinaemia (HIRT) with sweat chloride levels in the intermediate ...
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P220 Chemoprophylaxis for latent tuberculosis in the UK: changing trends across three cohorts over 13 years
Introduction UK national guidance for screening for tuberculosis (TB) has changed over the years. This study retrospectively evaluated the shifts across three cohorts of latent TB cases managed over a ...
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P48 Pay to puff green: can NHS incentives change the prescribing practices?
Introduction and Objectives Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) account for 3% of NHS carbon emissions. In April 2022, NHS England introduced two indicators focussed on reducing avoidable carbon emissions ...
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P233 Can we predict positive bronco-reversibility test using blood eosinophils?
Background Eosinophilic airway inflammation and airway remodelling leads to airflow obstruction in patients with asthma. Blood eosinophils are considered surrogate markers for airway eosinophilia and ...
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P180 The viability and acceptability of a respiratory physiotherapy weekend late shift service: a service evaluation
Background From July to November 2020, Nottingham City Hospital trialled a respiratory physiotherapy weekend late shift (RWLS) service in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, running on Saturday and ...
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P42 Sustainable care: which people with asthma are offered a lower carbon inhaler device by clinicians and what stops them wanting to switch?
Appreciation of the need to use the lowest global warming potential (GWP) therapies in healthcare is increasing. In the UK, most inhalers used are metered dose inhalers (MDIs), however dry powder ...
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Epidemiology of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in Chinese children: a two-phase community study
1 Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 2 Department of Psychiatry, Shatin Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, ...
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Asthma exacerbations · 4: Prevention
Asthma exacerbations are common. They account for a significant morbidity and contribute a disproportionate amount to the cost of asthma management. The optimal strategies for the prevention of asthma ...