Rationale The most common antibiotic used to treat people with cystic fibrosis (PWCF) is inhaled tobramycin, administered as maintenance therapy for chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections.

2 Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia 3 School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Rationale ...

Background While there has been an increase in low emission zones (LEZ) across Europe, there is poor knowledge base examining the relationship between LEZ’s and their effect on public health. This ...

Background This study reports preliminary outcomes from a joint Respiratory Consultant and Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) ‘one stop’ cough clinic. Local and tertiary referrals were accepted.

CT-guided percutaneous biopsy (CTGB) is an important diagnostic modality in thoracic disease, and carries a 25% risk of pneumothorax. 1 Ambulatory pneumothorax management with early discharge is ...

Correspondence to Professor Adam T Hill, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland EH16 4SA, UK; adam.hill318{at}nhs.net The new British Thoracic Society ...

Introduction NHS England’s ‘Best Practice Tariff’ (BPT) for asthma admissions aim to promote good quality care, whereby hospitals receive monetary compensation if asthma patients receive a respiratory ...

Superseded By 2013 Guideline: British Thoracic Society Guidelines on Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy. Thorax 2001 Feb; 56(Suppl 1): 1–21.

Background Infections are considered as leading causes of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Non-infectious risk factors such as short-term air pollution exposure may ...

2 Department of Clinical Parasitology, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, UK 3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK 4 ...

Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Oxford Children's Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK Correspondence to Dr Anne H Thomson, Department of Paediatric Respiratory ...