January - February 2021

Pulmonology

ISSN: 2531-0437

Pulmonology (previously Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia) is the official journal of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology (Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia/SPP). The journal publishes 6 issues per year, mainly about respiratory system diseases in adults and clinical research. This work can range from peer-reviewed original articles to review articles, editorials, and opinion articles. The journal is printed in English, and is freely available in its web page as well as in Medline and other databases.

Special Issue 2023. Volume 29, Issue S4.

Indexed in:

Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal of Citation Reports; Index Medicus/MEDLINE; Scopus; EMBASE/Excerpta Medica

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Commentaries

Challenges for the female health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: the need for protection beyond the mask

Claudia Crimi, Annalisa Carlucci

Pulmonol. 2021;27:1-3

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Open Article

Tuberculosis — Reaping benefits from COVID-19 in Portugal

B.L. Mateiro Gomes, I. Carvalho

Pulmonol. 2021;27:4-6

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Open Article

Original articles

Interstitial lung diseases

Translating Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis guidelines into clinical practice

C. Robalo-Cordeiro, A. Morais

Pulmonol. 2021;27:7-13

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Low dose computed tomography of the lung for detection and grading of interstitial lung disease: A systematic simulation study

S. Ley, L. Fidler, H. Schenk, M. Durand, T. Marras, N. Paul, S. Shapera, S. Mittoo

Pulmonol. 2021;27:14-25

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Original articles

Lung cancer

The effect of different treatment modalities on survival in elderly patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

A. Sakin, S. Sahin, M.M. atci, N. Yasar, C. Geredeli, F. Aksaray, S. Cihan

Pulmonol. 2021;27:26-34

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Original articles

Tuberculosis

Risk factors for early mortality in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis admitted to the emergency room

R. Singla, B. Raghu, A. Gupta, J.A. Caminero, P. Sethi, D. Tayal, A. Chakraborty, Y. Jain, G.B. Migliori

Pulmonol. 2021;27:35-42

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Reviews

The role of non-invasive ventilation in weaning and decannulating critically ill patients with tracheostomy: A narrative review of the literature

Miguel Guia, Laura D Ciobanu, Jithin K Sreedharan, Mohamed E. Abdelrahim, Gil Gonçalves, Bruno Cabrita, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Jun Duan, ... on behalf of International Association of Non Invasive Ventilation

Pulmonol. 2021;27:43-51

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Rationale and evidence on the use of tocilizumab in COVID-19: a systematic review

A. Cortegiani, M. Ippolito, M. Greco, V. Granone, A. Protti, C. Gregoretti, A. Giarratano, S. Einav, M. Cecconi

Pulmonol. 2021;27:52-66

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Letters to the editor

COVID-19 effects on tuberculosis care in Sierra Leone

D. Buonsenso, F. Iodice, J. Sorba Biala, D. Goletti

Pulmonol. 2021;27:67-9

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Open Article

Extracorporeal membranous oxygenation for a severe case of vaping associated lung injury

M.R. Regmi, N. Tandan, P. Parajuli, R. Maini, O.E. Lara Garcia, P. Jagtap, A. Kulkarni

Pulmonol. 2021;27:69-70

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The “Big Five” Lung Diseases in CoViD-19 Pandemic – a Google Trends analysis

M.T. Barbosa, M. Morais-Almeida, C.S. Sousa, J. Bousquet

Pulmonol. 2021;27:71-2

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Total volume/week of physical activity: an underused variable of physical activity in daily life in patients with copd and its association with exercise capacity

Lorena P. Schneider, Felipe V.C. Machado, Antenor Rodrigues, Raquel P. Hirata, Daniele C. Dala Pola, Mariana P. Bertoche, Letícia F. Belo, Ana Carolina dos Reis Andrello, ... Fabio Pitta

Pulmonol. 2021;27:73-5

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