Blar i Faculty of Medicine på tidsskrift "BMC Pulmonary Medicine"
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Agreement in reporting of asthma by parents or offspring - the RHINESSA generation study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-27)Background: Self-report questionnaires are commonly used in epidemiology, but may be susceptible to misclassification, especially if answers are given on behalf of others, e.g. children or parents. The aim was to determine ... -
Airway symptoms and lung function in the local population after the oil tank explosion in Gulen, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-12)Background: Oil tanks containing a mixture of hydrocarbons, including sulphuric compounds, exploded and caught fire in an industrial harbour. This study assesses airway symptoms and lung function in the nearby population ... -
Antimicrobial therapy of community-acquired pneumonia during stewardship efforts and a coronavirus pandemic: an observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-14)Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most frequent infection diagnosis in hospitals. Antimicrobial therapy for CAP is depicted in clinical practice guidelines, but adherence data and effect of antibiotic ... -
The associations between weight-related anthropometrics during childhood and lung function in late childhood: a retrospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01-19)Background: An association between body weight in childhood and subsequent lung function and asthma has been suggested, but few longitudinal studies exist. Our aim was to explore whether weight-related anthropometric ... -
Dust exposure and chronic respiratory symptoms among coffee curing workers in Kilimanjaro: a cross sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-24)Background: Coffee processing causes organic dust exposure which may lead to development of respiratory symptoms. Previous studies have mainly focused on workers involved in roasting coffee in importing countries. This ... -
Exhaled nitric oxide is related to atopy, but not asthma in adolescents with bronchiolitis in infancy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-11-17)Background: The fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) has been suggested as a non-invasive marker of eosinophilic inflammation in asthma, but lately rather as a biomarker of atopy than of asthma itself. Asthma after ... -
Expert opinion of mediastinal lymph node positions from an intrabronchial view
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01-22)Background The knowledge of the mediastinal lymph node positions from an intrabronchial view was important for conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA). The introduction of endobronchial ultrasound guided ... -
Health-related quality of life as predictor for mortality in patients treated with long-term mechanical ventilation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-11)Background The Severe Respiratory Insufficiency (SRI) questionnaire is a specific measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients treated with long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV). The aim of the present ... -
Longterm follow-up in European respiratory health studies - patterns and implications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-16)Background: Selection bias is a systematic error in epidemiologic studies that may seriously distort true measures of associations between exposure and disease. Observational studies are highly susceptible to selection ... -
Lung hyperinflation and functional exercise capacity in patients with COPD - a three-year longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-06)Background: Lung hyperinflation contributes to dyspnea, morbidity and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The inspiratory-to-total lung capacity (IC/TLC) ratio is a measure of lung hyperinflation and ... -
Nitric oxide synthase polymorphisms, gene expression and lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-11-06)Background: Due to the pleiotropic effects of nitric oxide (NO) within the lungs, it is likely that NO is a significant factor in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was ... -
Peak oxygen uptake and breathing pattern in COPD patients – a four-year longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-08-19)Background: Activities of daily living in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are limited by exertional dyspnea and reduced exercise capacity. The aims of the study were to examine longitudinal changes ... -
Predictors of long time survival after lung cancer surgery. A retrospective cohort study.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-27)Background: There have been few reports regarding long time survival after lung cancer surgery. The influence of age and pulmonary function on long time survival is still not fully discovered. Some reports suggest that ... -
Repeated bronchoscopy in health and obstructive lung disease: is the airway microbiome stable?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective Little is known concerning the stability of the lower airway microbiome. We have compared the microbiota identified by repeated bronchoscopy in healthy subjects and patients with ostructive lung diseaseases ...