Background There is great interest in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
the associated large burden of disease. COPD is characterised by frequent day by day …

Background Self management interventions help patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) acquire and practise the skills they need to carry out disease‐specific …

Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) self‐management interventions
should be structured but personalised and often multi‐component, with goals of motivating…

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the management
of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American Thoracic Society (…

The aim of this double-blind single center study (the COPE study) was to investigate the
effect of discontinuation of the inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone propionate (FP) on …

Objective: To assess the effects of a 3-week community-based exercise program on 30-day
postoperative complications in high-risk patients scheduled for elective colorectal resection …

This study investigated the influence of the use of different types of inhalers on the adequacy
of inhalation technique among adult asthmatics. Three hypotheses were tested: first, …

Background Whether the treatment of rhythmic and periodic electroencephalographic (EEG)
patterns in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest improves outcomes is uncertain. Methods …

Objectives : The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of Resolute
zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZES) (Medtronic Cardiovascular, Santa Rosa, California) with Xience V …

… Trappenburg, MR Partridge and J. van der Palen), who were also part of the larger expert
group. The definition was subsequently modified and emailed to the rest of the expert group as …