Exercise training for advanced lung cancer

CJ Peddle‐McIntyre, F Singh… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Patients with advanced lung cancer have a high symptom burden, which is
often complicated by coexisting conditions. These issues, combined with the indirect effects …

Complications of indwelling pleural catheter use and their management

MMS Lui, R Thomas, YCG Lee - BMJ open respiratory …, 2016 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
The growing utilisation of indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) has put forward a new era in
the management of recurrent symptomatic pleural effusions. IPC use is safe compared to …

Pneumothorax: classification and etiology

NC Huan, C Sidhu, R Thomas - Clinics in chest medicine, 2021 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Pneumothorax is a common clinical problem worldwide. 1 Pneumothorax is defined as
presence of air in the pleural cavity. It can develop secondary to diverse etiologies including …

Diagnostic accuracy of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for interstitial lung disease diagnosis (COLDICE): a prospective, comparative study

LK Troy, C Grainge, TJ Corte, JP Williamson… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is a novel technique for sampling lung
tissue for interstitial lung disease diagnosis. The aim of this study was to establish the …

Effect of an indwelling pleural catheter vs talc pleurodesis on hospitalization days in patients with malignant pleural effusion: the AMPLE randomized clinical trial

R Thomas, ETH Fysh, NA Smith, P Lee, BCH Kwan… - Jama, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Indwelling pleural catheter and talc pleurodesis are established treatments for
malignant pleural effusions among patients with poor prognosis. Objective To determine …

High-performance flexible solid-state asymmetric supercapacitors based on bimetallic transition metal phosphide nanocrystals

N Zhang, Y Li, J Xu, J Li, B Wei, Y Ding, I Amorim… - Acs Nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) have recently emerged as an important type of
electrode material for use in supercapacitors thanks to their intrinsically outstanding specific …

Aggressive versus symptom-guided drainage of malignant pleural effusion via indwelling pleural catheters (AMPLE-2): an open-label randomised trial

S Muruganandan, M Azzopardi… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Indwelling pleural catheters are an established management option for
malignant pleural effusion and have advantages over talc slurry pleurodesis. The optimal …

[HTML][HTML] Physiology of breathlessness associated with pleural effusions

R Thomas, S Jenkins, PR Eastwood… - Current opinion in …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Pleural effusions are associated with abnormalities in gas exchange, respiratory mechanics,
respiratory muscle function and hemodynamics, but the association between these …

Intrapleural fibrinolysis for the treatment of indwelling pleural catheter-related symptomatic loculations: a multicenter observational study

R Thomas, F Piccolo, D Miller, PR MacEachern… - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are an effective option in the
management of malignant pleural effusion. Up to 14% of patients with IPCs develop …

Interventional therapies for malignant pleural effusions: the present and the future

R Thomas, R Francis, HE Davies, YCG Lee - Respirology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The approach to management of malignant pleural effusions (MPE) has changed over the
past few decades. The key goals of MPE management are to relieve patient symptoms using …