2023 ERS Congress

Pulmonary rehabilitation offers no benefit in outcomes for patients already undergoing bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using endobronchial valves.

A new risk stratification approach allows physicians to estimate 1-year mortality for newly diagnosed patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension based on cardiac MRI.

Cooperation between local hospitals and specialized centers leads to better care for patients with pulmonary fibrosis, is less environmentally damaging.

COPD patients with ECG abnormalities are at greater risk of exacerbations, cardiovascular problems, and death. Triple therapy with fluticasone, umeclidinium, and vilanterol appears beneficial.

A stop-smoking intervention, offered in combination with a lung cancer screening program, is proving successful in encouraging people to quit smoking.

Results from the Australian Barwon Infant Study show children who have a more mature gastrointestinal microbiome at age 1 are less likely to suffer from atopic wheeze at age 4.

COPD patients who are automatically administered oxygen during hospitalization for exacerbation spend more time in normoxemia than patients in whom oxygen delivery is manually regulated.

Up to a third of patients with severe eosinophilic asthma who do not achieve clinical remission after 1 year of treatment with benralizumab still achieve remission in the second year.

A deep neural network has been developed to distinguish between patients with and without asthma through breath test measurement data.

Sputum colour in patients with bronchiectasis could be considered a simple biomarker, providing information about long-term prognosis.

Lung cancer is an increasingly serious global public health concern due to its substantial incidence and its role as a leading cause of cancer-related death [ 1 ]. In 2020, there were 2,206,771 new cases of lung cancer and 1,796,144 related deaths …

In terms of irreversible, progressive lung parenchymal or vascular disease, pediatric lung transplantation has emerged as a life-saving option. However, advances in this field remains limited due to the difficulty in finding matching donors …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), defined as infection of the lung parenchyma in patients after at least 48 h of exposure to invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), is a common and serious nosocomial infection in intensive care units (ICUs).

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for approximately 80–85% of newly diagnosed lung cancer cases annually [ 1 – 3 ]. Surgical resection with curative intent remains the …