Abstract Introduction Throughout March–April 2020, many patients with COVID-19
presented to Southend University Hospital with Acute Hypoxaemic Respiratory Failure …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of chro-nic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
in adults with Human Immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV). Design: Systematic review of …

COPD is a preventable and treatable disease with some extrapulmonary effects that may
contribute to the severity in individual patients Its pulmonary component is characterised by …

There is currently no standardised procedure checklist for bronchoscopies in the United
Kingdom. Furthermore, very few hospitals appear to routinely use any form of checklist for …

Introduction: Hospitalised COVID 19 patients are more likely to develop long COVID
symptoms affecting their quality of life more than non hospitalised patients. The variety of …

Background Many coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients suffering acute
hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF), fail to respond to conventional oxygen therapy (COT) …

Introduction: Severe acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) in COVID-19 pneumonia is
associated with a high mortality rate, resulting in mounting pressures on intensive care units …

Title: CPAP compared to Conventional Oxygen Therapy as ceiling of care in COVID-19
patients with advanced frailty Background: Little is known about the effectiveness of …

Methods: Data from patients (n= 89) requiring mechanical ventilation during the months of
March to April 2020, were retrospectively collected and analysed. 37 patients received IMV …

The ERS and ATS (2005), GOLD (2010), NICE (2010) guidelines for COPD recommend
long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) in hypoxic patients. LTOT improves the mortality of these …