1 - In memoriam-Affonso Berardinelli Tarantino

In memoriam - Affonso Berardinelli Tarantino

Jorge Ibrain de Figueira Salluh

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):453-454

2 - Adding value to mechanical ventilation

Agregando valor à ventilação mecânica

Guilherme Schettino

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):455-457

Special Article

3 - Brazilian recommendations of mechanical ventilation 2013. Part 2

Recomendações brasileiras de ventilação mecânica 2013. Parte 2

Essas recomendações são uma iniciativa conjunta do Comitê de Ventilação Mecânica da Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira (AMIB) e da Comissão de Terapia Intensiva da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia (SBPT).

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):458-486

Original Article

4 - Level of asthma control and its relationship with medication use in asthma patients in Brazil

Nível de controle da asma e sua relação com o uso de medicação em asmáticos no Brasil

Josiane Marchioro, Mariana Rodrigues Gazzotti, Oliver Augusto Nascimento, Federico Montealegre, James Fish, José Roberto Jardim

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):487-494

5 - Utility of the combination of serum highly-sensitive C-reactive protein level at discharge and a risk index in predicting readmission for acute exacerbation of COPD

Utilidade de se combinar o nível sérico de proteína C reativa de alta sensibilidade no momento da alta com um índice de risco para prever a reinternação por exacerbação aguda da DPOC

Chun Chang, Hong Zhu, Ning Shen, Xiang Han, Yahong Chen, Bei He

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):495-503

Objective: Frequent readmissions for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are an independent risk factor for increased mortality and use of health-care resources. Disease severity and C-reactive protein (CRP) level are validated predictors of long-term prognosis in such patients. This study investigated the utility of combining serum CRP level with the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) exacerbation risk classification for predicting readmission for AECOPD. Methods: This was a prospective observational study of consecutive patients hospitalized for AECOPD at Peking University Third Hospital, in Beijing, China. We assessed patient age; gender; smoking status and history (pack-years); lung function; AECOPD frequency during the last year; quality of life; GOLD risk category (A-D; D indicating the greatest risk); and serum level of high-sensitivity CRP at discharge (hsCRP-D). Results: The final sample comprised 135 patients. Of those, 71 (52.6%) were readmitted at least once during the 12-month follow-up period. The median (interquartile) time to readmission was 78 days (42-178 days). Multivariate analysis revealed that serum hsCRP-D ≥ 3 mg/L and GOLD category D were independent predictors of readmission (hazard ratio = 3.486; 95% CI: 1.968-6.175; p < 0.001 and hazard ratio = 2.201; 95% CI: 1.342-3.610; p = 0.002, respectively). The ordering of the factor combinations by cumulative readmission risk, from highest to lowest, was as follows: hsCRP-D ≥ 3 mg/L and GOLD category D; hsCRP-D ≥ 3 mg/L and GOLD categories A-C; hsCRP-D < 3 mg/L and GOLD category D; hsCRP-D < 3 mg/L and GOLD categories A-C. Conclusions: Serum hsCRP-D and GOLD classification are independent predictors of readmission for AECOPD, and their predictive value increases when they are used in combination.

Keywords: Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive/epidemiology; Acute disease; Acute-phase proteins; Hospitalization; Patient readmission; Inflammation.

6 - Barriers associated with reduced physical activity in COPD patients

Barreiras associadas à menor atividade física em portadores de DPOC

Priscila Batista Amorim, Rafael Stelmach, Celso Ricardo Fernandes Carvalho, Frederico Leon Arrabal Fernandes, Regina Maria Carvalho-Pinto, Alberto Cukier

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):504-512

7 - Assessment of inhaler techniques employed by patients with respiratory diseases in southern Brazil: a population-based study

Avaliação da técnica de utilização de dispositivos inalatórios no tratamento de doenças respiratórias no sul do Brasil: estudo de base populacional

Paula Duarte de Oliveira, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi, Fernando César Wehrmeister, Silvia Elaine Cardozo Macedo

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):513-520

8 - Effects of Pilates mat exercises on muscle strength and on pulmonary function in patients with cystic fibrosis

Efeitos do método Pilates na força muscular e na função pulmonar de pacientes com fibrose cística

Caroline Buarque Franco, Antonio Fernando Ribeiro, André Moreno Morcillo, Mariana Porto Zambon, Marina Buarque Almeida, Tatiana Rozov

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):521-527

9 - Air stacking: effects on pulmonary function in patients with spinal muscular atrophy and in patients with congenital muscular dystrophy

Efeitos do treinamento de empilhamento de ar na função pulmonar de pacientes com amiotrofia espinhal e distrofia muscular congênita

Tanyse Bahia Carvalho Marques, Juliana de Carvalho Neves, Leslie Andrews Portes, João Marcos Salge, Edmar Zanoteli, Umbertina Conti Reed

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):528-534

10 - Thoracic textilomas: CT findings

Textilomas intratorácicos: achados tomográficos

Dianne Melo Machado, Gláucia Zanetti, Cesar Augusto Araujo Neto, Luiz Felipe Nobre, Gustavo de Souza Portes Meirelles, Jorge Luiz Pereira e Silva, Marcos Duarte Guimarães, Dante Luiz Escuissato, Arthur Soares Souza Jr, Bruno Hochhegger, Edson Marchiori

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):535-542

11 - Spatial analysis of deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis in the city of São Luís, Brazil

Análise espacial dos óbitos por tuberculose pulmonar em São Luís, Maranhão

Marcelino Santos-Neto, Mellina Yamamura, Maria Concebida da Cunha Garcia, Marcela Paschoal Popolin, Tatiane Ramos dos Santos Silveira, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):543-551