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Prebiotics for people with cystic fibrosis (2022)
Journal Article

Background. Description of the condition. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life‐limiting genetic disease caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. It affects approximately 100,000 children and adults worldwi... Read More about Prebiotics for people with cystic fibrosis.

Postprandial changes in gastrointestinal function and transit in cystic fibrosis assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2021)
Journal Article

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multi-system genetic disorder affecting >72,000 people worldwide. Most CF patients experience gastrointestinal symptoms and can develop complications. However, the mechanisms of CF gut disease are not well unders... Read More about Postprandial changes in gastrointestinal function and transit in cystic fibrosis assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Assessing the impact of posture on diaphragm morphology and function using an open upright MRI system – a pilot study (2020)
Journal Article

Purpose The diaphragm is the most important muscle of respiration. Disorders of the diaphragm can have a deleterious impact on respiratory function. We aimed to evaluate the use of an open-configuration upright low-field MRI system to assess diaphra... Read More about Assessing the impact of posture on diaphragm morphology and function using an open upright MRI system – a pilot study.

Azithromycin for treatment of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in adult lung transplant recipients (2017)
Journal Article

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: This review aims to look at the benefits and harms of azithromycin for the treatment of BOS in adult lung transplant recipients.

Do guidelines for treating chest disease in children use Cochrane Reviews effectively?: a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article

Cochrane Reviews summarise best evidence and should inform guidelines. We assessed the use of Cochrane Reviews in the UK guidelines for paediatric respiratory disease. We found 21 guidelines which made 1025 recommendations, of which 96 could be infor... Read More about Do guidelines for treating chest disease in children use Cochrane Reviews effectively?: a systematic review.

Growth and nutrition in children with Ataxia telangiectasia (2016)
Journal Article

Background: Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare multisystem disease with high early mortality from lung disease and cancer. Nutritional failure adversely impacts outcomes in many respiratory diseases. Several factors influence nutrition in children... Read More about Growth and nutrition in children with Ataxia telangiectasia.

The pharmacokinetics and toxicity of morning vs. evening tobramycin dosing for pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis: A randomised comparison (2015)
Journal Article

Background: Circadian variation in renal toxicity of aminoglycosides has been demonstrated in animal and human studies. People with CF are frequently prescribed aminoglycosides. Altered pharmacokinetics of aminoglycosides are predictive of toxicity.... Read More about The pharmacokinetics and toxicity of morning vs. evening tobramycin dosing for pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis: A randomised comparison.

Intravenous antibiotics for pulmonary exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis (2015)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis is a multi-system disease characterised by the production of thick secretions causing recurrent pulmonary infection, often with unusual bacteria. Intravenous antibiotics are commonly used in the treatment of acute deterior... Read More about Intravenous antibiotics for pulmonary exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis.

Rate of improvement of CF life expectancy exceeds that of general population: observational death registration study (2014)
Journal Article

Background: It is unclear why cystic fibrosis (CF) survival has improved. We wished to quantify increases in CF median age of death in the context of general population survival improvement. Method: Death registration data analysis (US, England & Wa... Read More about Rate of improvement of CF life expectancy exceeds that of general population: observational death registration study.

Target renal damage: the microvascular associations of increased aortic stiffness in patients with COPD (2013)
Journal Article

Background Although renal impairment has been described in COPD, there is opportunity to evaluate further to determine nature and consider optimal management. Increased aortic stiffness, as seen in COPD, leads to reduced buffering of pulsatile flow.... Read More about Target renal damage: the microvascular associations of increased aortic stiffness in patients with COPD.

Compliance with mandatory reporting of clinical trial results on ClinicalTrials.gov: cross sectional study (2012)
Journal Article

Objective To examine compliance with mandatory reporting of summary clinical trial results (within one year of completion of trial) on ClinicalTrials.gov for studies that fall under the recent Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) legis... Read More about Compliance with mandatory reporting of clinical trial results on ClinicalTrials.gov: cross sectional study.

Delayed publications of clinical trials in cystic fibrosis (2011)
Journal Article

Background: When the publication of important trial data is delayed, or data are never published, this will prevent the proper practice of evidence based medicine through robust systematic reviews. Clinical trial registries allow researchers to... Read More about Delayed publications of clinical trials in cystic fibrosis.