Dyspnea assessment and adverse events during sputum induction in COPD

BACKGROUND: The inhalation of normal or hypertonic saline during sputum induction (SI) may act as an indirect bronchoconstrictive stimulus leading to dyspnea and lung function deterioration. Our aim was to assess dyspnea and adverse events in COPD patients who undergo SI following a safety protocol....

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Autores principales: Makris, Demosthenes, Tzanakis, Nikolaos, Moschandreas, Joanna, Siafakas, Nikolaos M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1524986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16808839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-6-17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1524986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16808839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-6-17

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