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American Thoracic Society, May 13-18

The American Thoracic Society's 2016 International Conference The annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society was held from May 13 to 18 in...
Patients extubated at nighttime are more likely to be reintubated and have higher mortality than those extubated during the day

ATS: Reintubation More Likely for Nighttime Extubations

Patients undergoing extubation at nighttime have higher mortality, shorter length of stay
Hydroxyurea may help preserve lung function in children with sickle cell disease

ATS: Hydroxyurea Can Up Lung Function in Sickle Cell Disease

Drug slowed down the annual decline children had been showing before starting treatment
For patients with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations

ATS: Indacaterol-Glycopyrronium Cuts COPD Exacerbations

More effective than salmeterol-fluticasone for patients with history of COPD exacerbations
For patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ATS: Home-Based Pulmonary Rehab Good for Stable COPD

Home-based model with one home visit and seven telephone calls at least as good as hospital PR
Children with persistent asthma and reduced growth of lung function may be at increased risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in early adulthood

Persistent Asthma in Childhood Tied to COPD Risk As Young Adult

Treatments for children don't appear to offset risk in adulthood
Respiratory and viral infections in the first six months of life may increase the odds of a child developing type 1 diabetes by nearly 20 percent

Infant Viral Infections Might Raise Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

Higher odds of type 1 diabetes in children who had respiratory, viral infections in first six months of life

April 2016 Briefing – Pulmonology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for April 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
For lung transplant recipients

Sleep May Impact Mortality in Lung Transplant Recipients

Assessment of sleep likely to better clarify predictors of mortality in post-transplant patients
The addition of tiotropium to long-acting β2-agonists (LABA) and/or inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) does not reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations compared to LABA/ICS alone

Triple Therapy No Benefit for COPD Exacerbations

Findings based long-acting β2-agonists, inhaled corticosteroids + tiotropium