All Outputs (4)

Inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of pneumonia in people with asthma (2013)
Journal Article
McKeever, T. M., Harrison, T. W., Hubbard, R., & Shaw, D. E. (2013). Inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of pneumonia in people with asthma. Chest, 144(6), https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.13-0871

Background

In clinical trials, the use of inhaled corticosteroids is associated with an increased risk of pneumonia in people with COPD, but whether the same is true for people with asthma is not known.
Methods

With the use of primary care dat... Read More about Inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of pneumonia in people with asthma.

Presence of a prothrombotic state in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based case-control study (2013)
Journal Article
Navaratnam, V., Fogarty, A. W., McKeever, T. M., Thompson, N., Jenkins, G., Johnson, S. R., Dolan, G., Kumaran, M., Pointon, K., & Hubbard, R. B. (2014). Presence of a prothrombotic state in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based case-control study. Thorax, 69(3), 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203740

BACKGROUND: Laboratory studies suggest that the clotting cascade is activated in fibrotic lungs. Since humans vary in their tendency to clot due to a variety of inherited or acquired defects, we investigated whether a prothrombotic state increases th... Read More about Presence of a prothrombotic state in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based case-control study.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Risk of Lung Cancer: The Importance of Smoking and Timing of Diagnosis (2013)
Journal Article
Powell, H. A., Iyen-Omofoman, B., Hubbard, R. B., & Tata, L. J. (2013). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Risk of Lung Cancer: The Importance of Smoking and Timing of Diagnosis. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 8(4), e34-e35. https://doi.org/10.1097/jto.0b013e31828950e3

The acute impact of a hematopoietic allograft on lung function and inflammation: a prospective observational study (2013)
Journal Article
Enocson, A., Hubbard, R., McKeever, T. M., Russell, N., Byrne, J., Das-Gupta, E., …Fogarty, A. W. (2013). The acute impact of a hematopoietic allograft on lung function and inflammation: a prospective observational study. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 13(Januar), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-13-2

Background: No studies have investigated the immediate impact of receiving an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) on pulmonary inflammation or lung function.

Methods: Using a prospective study design, we quantified the changes in... Read More about The acute impact of a hematopoietic allograft on lung function and inflammation: a prospective observational study.