Assessment of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Seckin O. Ulualp, Romaine F. Johnson, Ron B. Mitchell

“…Statistical comparisons between groups for the prevalence of pOSA were performed with the χ2 test or Fisher's exact test, for PSG parameters prior to AT with Student's t‐test or Mann–Whitney Rank Sum Test, and for PSG parameters before and after AT with paired t‐test and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. p < 0.05 was considered significant. …”
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Prognosis of the Course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome by Kh. S. Razhabov, I. V. Liverko

“…The objective: to evaluate the prognosis of 4-year survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and concomitant obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).Subjects and Methods. 62 patients with COPD and OSAHS were enrolled in the study, they all had been diagnosed in accordance with the recommendations of GOLD (2017). …”
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Association between serum interleukin- 6 concentrations, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and its relation to severity, acute exacerbation, and its effect on pulmonary function test by Samir Mohamed Mahmoud Fahyim, Hesham Atef AbdelHalim, El Shaimaa Sabry Mohammed Hassan

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The Predictive Value of Serum Follicle-stimulating Hormone Level and Testicular Volume on the Outcome of Spermatozoa Retrieval from Testes in Men with Non-obstructive Azoospermia – A Retrospective Cohort Study by Puvithra Thanikachalam, Gayatri Ravikuppan, Sowbarnika Arunkumar, Radha Pandiyan, Pandiyan Natarajan

“…Spermatozoa retrieval from testes (SPERT) involves removing seminiferous tubules in an attempt to retrieve spermatozoa in men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). …”
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Prediction instrument for obstructed labor by Rafhani Rosyidah, Nurul Azizah, Evi Rinata

“…<p><strong><em>Background:</em></strong><em> Obstructed labor is a complication during childbirth that can increase maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, making early detection crucial for prevention. …”
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Prediction of Abnormal Functional Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Respiratory Models: A Pilot Study by Ribeiro CO, Lopes AJ, de Melo PL

“…Caroline Oliveira Ribeiro,1,&amp;ast; Agnaldo José Lopes,2,&amp;ast; Pedro Lopes de Melo1,3,&amp;ast; 1Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory - Institute of Biology and Faculty of Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2Pulmonary Function Laboratory, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3BioVasc Research Laboratory - Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Pedro Lopes de Melo, Email plopes@uerj.brIntroduction: The contribution of respiratory models to understanding and predicting functional capacity abnormalities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has not yet been investigated.Purpose: The aims of this study were: (1) To investigate the associations between the extended Resistance-Inertance-Compliance (eRIC) and the fractional-order (FrOr) models with changes in Glittre-ADL and handgrip tests and; (2) To evaluate the accuracy of these models in predicting abnormal functional capacity in COPD.Patients and Methods: The study was carried out in a group of 40 adults with COPD and a control group of 40 healthy individuals, both evaluated by respiratory oscillometry, spirometry, Glittre-ADL test and handgrip test. eRIC and fractional order models were also used to quantify biomechanical changes and obtain physiological information. …”
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Maximal Forced Inspiratory Flow Dynamics and Acute Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Exacerbation History by Heemoon Park, Jung-Kyu Lee, Eun Young Heo, Deog Kyeom Kim, Hyun Woo Lee

Subjects: “…pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive…”
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Comparison between 20 and 30 meters in walkway length affecting the 6-minute walk test in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized crossover study. by Narongkorn Saiphoklang, Apiwat Pugongchai, Kanyada Leelasittikul

“…<h4>Background</h4>A 30-m walkway length for the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is the standard recommendation established by the American Thoracic Society to assess patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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Pancreatic quantitative sensory testing to predict treatment response of endoscopic therapy or surgery for painful chronic pancreatitis with pancreatic duct obstruction: study protocol for an observational clinical trial by Adam Slivka, Rohit Das, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Søren Schou Olesen, Mouen A Khashab, Vikesh K Singh, Dhiraj Yadav, Mahya Faghih, Anna Evans Phillips, Elham Afghani, Venkata Sandeep Akshintala, Panayiotis Y Benos, Jeffrey Easler, Charles Gabbert, Vivek Halappa, Jami L Saloman, Biatta Sholosh, Tianxiu Wang

“…Endotherapy or surgical decompression is offered to patients with pancreatic duct obstruction. However, the response to treatment is unpredictable. …”
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Role of impulse oscillometry in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma‐chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap by Yuning Huang, Xue Zhang, Jinwen Wang, Wuping Bao, Chengjian Lv, Yingying Zhang, Xue Tian, Yan Zhou, Min Zhang

“…Abstract Background Small airway dysfunction (SAD) is critical in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma‐COPD overlap (ACO), impacting disease severity, acute exacerbation (AE) risk, and prognosis. …”
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Spirometry and Obstructive Lung Disease in Manitoba by NR Anthonisen, N Dik, J Manfreda, LL Roos

“…The present report describes spirometry use in Manitoba and tests the hypothesis that regional spirometry use correlates with the prevalence of physician-diagnosed obstructive lung diseases.…”
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Small Intestinal Obstruction Caused by Anisakiasis by Yuichi Takano, Kuniyo Gomi, Toshiyuki Endo, Reika Suzuki, Masashi Hayashi, Toru Nakanishi, Ayumi Tateno, Eiichi Yamamura, Kunio Asonuma, Satoshi Ino, Yuichiro Kuroki, Masatsugu Nagahama, Kazuaki Inoue, Hiroshi Takahashi

“…His IgE (RIST) was elevated, and he tested positive for the anti-Anisakis antibodies IgG and IgA. …”
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Bradyarrhythmias in patients with obstructive sleep apnea by Yu. D. Weissman, A. M. Baymukanov, A. A. Evmenenko, I. A. Bulavina, M. V. Yunyaeva, E. I. Kotlyarevskaya, I. L. Ilyich, S. A. Termosesov

“…To compare patients with bradyarrhythmias and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and patients without OSA; to study the predictive capabilities of questionnaires in OSA screening.Material and methods. …”
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Preparation for anesthesia of patients with concomitant lung pathology and a high risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications by K. N. Khrapov, M. G. Kovalev, S. S. Sedov

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Predictive Factors of Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Subjects: A Monocenter Prospective Observational Study in Algeria by Nadia Fettal, Nadjet Siali, Mahammed Chaker, Abdelbassat Ketfi

Subjects: “…6-min walk test…”
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Arterial hypertension with comorbid chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: relationship between tolerance to physical exercise and structural and functional state of the heart. by T. Z. Burtniak, V. A. Potabasniy, V. I. Fesenko

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Efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnea; a randomized controlled trial by Honghua Shen, Yiming Xu, Yin Zhang, Lei Ren, Rui Chen

“…Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation in the outcomes of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease–obstructive sleep apnoea overlap syndrome patients who used positive airway pressure. …”
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Telerehabilitation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western India: A 3-month Follow-up Study by T. K. Abins, Ravi Gaur, Nitesh Manohar Gonnade, Nagma Sheenam, Chinchu Kolakkanni, T. K. Adharshna, A. P. Sangeeth

Subjects: “…6-min walk test…”
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Impact of obstructive sleep apnea on cognitive performance by Felipe Cunha Bawden, Cristiane Assis Oliveira, Paulo Caramelli

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on cognition. METHOD: We compared the performance of 17 patients with polysomnographic diagnosis of OSA in brief cognitive tests to that of 20 healthy controls, matched for age and education. …”
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Pierre Robin sequence and obstructive sleep apnea by Rubens Reimão, Elio Giacomo Papaiz, Luiz Fernando Papaiz

“…The case of a 12-year-old female patient with Pierre Robin sequence is reported, in which reduction of the pharyngeal airway leads to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and excessive daytime sleepiness. …”
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