Diagnosis and treatment of asthma: a guideline for respiratory specialists 2023 - published by the German Respiratory Society (DGP) e.  V.
Pneumologie. 2023 Aug;77(8):e3. doi: 10.1055/a-2284-8593. Epub 2024 Mar 21.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38513695 | DOI:10.1055/a-2284-8593 (Source: Pneumologie)
Source: Pneumologie - March 21, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Marek Lommatzsch Carl-Peter Cri ée Carmen C M de Jong Monika Gappa Christian Ge ßner Michael Gerstlauer Nina H ämäläinen Peter Haidl Eckard Hamelmann Fritz Horak Marco Idzko Atanas Ignatov Andreas Rembert Koczulla Stephanie Korn Michael K öhler Chri Source Type: research

Outpatient care in pulmonology - a scientific analysis and a position paper of the German Society of Respiratory Medicine (DGP)
CONCLUSION: Outpatient treatment of endoscopic procedures that were previously performed inpatient is possible and necessary, and the costs calculated in this publication can form a reliable basis for appropriate reimbursement. Together with a structural quality that has been transformed to outpatient service and cross-sector cooperation, continued high-quality care for pneumological patients can be ensured.PMID:38508225 | DOI:10.1055/a-2279-7787 (Source: Pneumologie)
Source: Pneumologie - March 20, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kaid Darwiche Winfried Randerath Ralf-Harto H übner Markus Rathmayer Melanie Tiefgraber Volkmar Borass Anne Piening Lars Hagmeyer Juergen Hetzel Ralf Eberhardt Wolfgang Gesierich Markus Unnewehr Sebastian Boeing Michael Wilke Felix Herth Torsten Bauer Source Type: research

Medical societies in Germany call for a ban on flavors in e-cigarettes - A Position Paper of the German Respiratory Society (DGP) in cooperation with other professional associations and organizations
Pneumologie. 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.1055/a-2282-9908. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTE-cigarettes are primarily used by teenagers and young adults. Flavors in e-cigarettes increase their attractiveness and encourage young people and adults to start using them. This exposes young people in particular to the risk of nicotine addiction and various toxic substances from the aerosol of e-cigarettes. There are indications that various flavors in e-cigarettes are harmful to health, although toxicological studies are still lacking for the majority of flavors. There is a need for independent scientific investigations in this area. The...
Source: Pneumologie - March 19, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Alexander Rupp Natascha Sommer Stefan Andreas Wulf Pankow Reiner Hanewinkel Harm Wienbergen Anil Batra Tilman Sauerbruch Peter Kardos Sabina Ulbricht Folke Brinkmann Robert Scheubel Claus Vogelmeier Wolfram Windisch in Zusammenarbeit mit medizinischen Fac Source Type: research

Aspergillus niger pneumonia as superinfection in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis
We report a patient with severe cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis and Aspergillus niger superinfection, whose only comorbidity was untreated diabetes mellitus. A. niger pneumonia was proven by PCR, sequencing and culture of pleural and respiratory secretions. The patient was successfully treated with a four-drug antituberculous regimen, liposomal amphotericin B (up to 5 mg/kg/d) and pleuro-pneumonectomy. Histology of the resected lung revealed destroyed lung tissue with inflammatory cells and fungal conidia. There were large deposits of polarising material, which was found to be calcium oxalate. There was also nodular caseat...
Source: Pneumologie - March 7, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Santiago Ewig S ören Gatermann Stathis Phillipou Christian Giesa Erich Hecker Source Type: research