European Respiratory Society International Congress 2018: Allied Respiratory Professionals’ report of highlighted sessions

This article provides an overview of outstanding sessions that were supported by Assembly 9 during the recent European Respiratory Society International Congress in Paris, France. Session content was mainly targeted at allied health professionals such as respiratory physiologists, respiratory physiotherapists and respiratory nurses. Recent developments and novel findings related to pulmonary function testing, respiratory muscle function assessments and treatment, and multidimensional and multidisciplinary approaches to the assessment and management of dyspnoea were the focus of these sessions and are summarised here. An overview of outstanding sessions that were supported by Assembly 9 during the 2018 European Respiratory Society International Congress in Paris, France. http://ow.ly/OO8P30mXs3q

[1]  T. Geiser,et al.  Multiple breath washout: A new and promising lung function test for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , 2018, Respirology.

[2]  M. Decramer,et al.  Randomised controlled trial of adjunctive inspiratory muscle training for patients with COPD , 2018, Thorax.

[3]  R. Gosselink,et al.  Can inspiratory muscle training improve weaning outcomes in difficult to wean patients? A protocol for a randomised controlled trial (IMweanT study) , 2018, BMJ Open.

[4]  Caifeng Li,et al.  Diaphragmatic ultrasonography for predicting ventilator weaning , 2018, Medicine.

[5]  E. Clini,et al.  Ultrasound-assessed diaphragmatic impairment is a predictor of outcomes in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing noninvasive ventilation , 2018, Critical Care.

[6]  A. Sheel,et al.  Neurophysiological mechanisms of exertional dyspnoea in fibrotic interstitial lung disease , 2018, European Respiratory Journal.

[7]  C. Büchel,et al.  Brain Activation during Perception and Anticipation of Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease , 2017, Front. Physiol..

[8]  P. Palange,et al.  Ventilatory Inefficiency and Exertional Dyspnea in Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease , 2017, Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

[9]  S. Booth,et al.  The Breathing, Thinking, Functioning clinical model: a proposal to facilitate evidence-based breathlessness management in chronic respiratory disease , 2017, npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine.

[10]  P. Frith,et al.  Comparison of the Dyspnoea-12 and Multidimensional Dyspnoea Profile in people with COPD , 2017, European Respiratory Journal.

[11]  M. R. Siddiqui,et al.  Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) , 2017 .

[12]  V. Brusasco,et al.  2017 ERS/ATS standards for single-breath carbon monoxide uptake in the lung , 2017, European Respiratory Journal.

[13]  V. Brusasco,et al.  Executive Summary: 2017 ERS/ATS standards for single-breath carbon monoxide uptake in the lung , 2017, European Respiratory Journal.

[14]  T. Similowski,et al.  Patterns of diaphragm function in critically ill patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation: a prospective longitudinal study , 2016, Annals of Intensive Care.

[15]  J. Mancebo,et al.  Update in Critical Care 2015. , 2016, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

[16]  P. Devillier,et al.  Real-life assessment of the multidimensional nature of dyspnoea in COPD outpatients , 2016, European Respiratory Journal.

[17]  A. Reinecke,et al.  Development of a dyspnoea word cue set for studies of emotional processing in COPD , 2016, Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology.

[18]  J. Neder,et al.  Common Mechanisms of Dyspnea in Chronic Interstitial and Obstructive Lung Disorders. , 2016, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

[19]  A. von Leupoldt,et al.  Structural Brain Changes in Patients With COPD. , 2016, Chest.

[20]  Thierry Troosters,et al.  Effect of “add-on” interventions on exercise training in individuals with COPD: a systematic review , 2016, ERJ Open Research.

[21]  L. Borish,et al.  The past, present, and future of monoclonal antibodies to IL-5 and eosinophilic asthma: a review , 2015, Journal of asthma and allergy.

[22]  George Tomlinson,et al.  Evolution of Diaphragm Thickness during Mechanical Ventilation. Impact of Inspiratory Effort. , 2015, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

[23]  M. Elkins,et al.  Inspiratory muscle training facilitates weaning from mechanical ventilation among patients in the intensive care unit: a systematic review. , 2015, Journal of physiotherapy.

[24]  M. Decramer,et al.  Efficacy of a Novel Method for Inspiratory Muscle Training in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease , 2015, Physical Therapy.

[25]  R. Lansing,et al.  Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile: an instrument for clinical and laboratory research , 2015, European Respiratory Journal.

[26]  Thierry Troosters,et al.  An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update on limb muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. , 2014, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

[27]  G. Snell,et al.  Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome leads to a functional deterioration of the acinus post lung transplant , 2013, Thorax.

[28]  J. Pretto,et al.  Effects of Adopting the New Global Lung Function Initiative 2012 Reference Equations on the Interpretation of Spirometry , 2013, Respiration.

[29]  T. Similowski,et al.  Diaphragm dysfunction on admission to the intensive care unit. Prevalence, risk factors, and prognostic impact-a prospective study. , 2013, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

[30]  N. Thomson,et al.  Clinical outcomes and inflammatory biomarkers in current smokers and exsmokers with severe asthma. , 2013, The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology.

[31]  J. Pretto,et al.  Implications of adopting the Global Lungs Initiative 2012 all-age reference equations for spirometry , 2013, European Respiratory Journal.

[32]  Janet Stocks,et al.  Consensus statement for inert gas washout measurement using multiple- and single- breath tests , 2013, European Respiratory Journal.

[33]  Ian D Pavord,et al.  Mepolizumab for severe eosinophilic asthma (DREAM): a multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial , 2012, The Lancet.

[34]  S. Stanojevic,et al.  Multi-ethnic reference values for spirometry for the 3–95-yr age range: the global lung function 2012 equations , 2012, European Respiratory Journal.

[35]  O. Usmani,et al.  Ventilation heterogeneity in the acinar and conductive zones of the normal ageing lung , 2012, Thorax.

[36]  S. Sands,et al.  Automated detection of the phase III slope during inert gas washout testing. , 2012, Journal of applied physiology.

[37]  L. Edwards,et al.  Changes in forced expiratory volume in 1 second over time in COPD. , 2011, The New England journal of medicine.

[38]  L. Edwards,et al.  Respiratory system impedance with impulse oscillometry in healthy and COPD subjects: ECLIPSE baseline results. , 2011, Respiratory medicine.

[39]  C. Bausewein,et al.  Nonpharmacological interventions for breathlessness , 2011, Current opinion in supportive and palliative care.

[40]  C. Salome,et al.  Small airways function declines after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation , 2011, European Respiratory Journal.

[41]  John Moxham,et al.  Neural respiratory drive, pulmonary mechanics and breathlessness in patients with cystic fibrosis , 2011, Thorax.

[42]  M. Sebbane,et al.  Rapidly progressive diaphragmatic weakness and injury during mechanical ventilation in humans. , 2011, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

[43]  P. Burney,et al.  Forced vital capacity, airway obstruction and survival in a general population sample from the USA , 2010, Thorax.

[44]  C. Jolley,et al.  A physiological model of patient-reported breathlessness during daily activities in COPD , 2009, European Respiratory Review.

[45]  J Moxham,et al.  Neural respiratory drive in healthy subjects and in COPD , 2008, European Respiratory Journal.

[46]  W. Rom,et al.  Distal airway function in symptomatic subjects with normal spirometry following World Trade Center dust exposure. , 2007, Chest.

[47]  W. Stringer,et al.  Hyperinflation and its management in COPD , 2006, International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

[48]  G. Viegi,et al.  Standardisation of the measurement of lung volumes , 2005, European Respiratory Journal.

[49]  M. Paiva,et al.  Noninvasive assessment of airway alterations in smokers: the small airways revisited. , 2004, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

[50]  J. Luce.  Update in Critical Care , 2003, Annals of Internal Medicine.

[51]  M. Decramer,et al.  Impact of COPD in North America and Europe in 2000: subjects' perspective of Confronting COPD International Survey , 2002, European Respiratory Journal.

[52]  Toru Oga,et al.  Dyspnea is a better predictor of 5-year survival than airway obstruction in patients with COPD. , 2002, Chest.

[53]  P. Śliwiński,et al.  Diaphragm activation during exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. , 2001, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

[54]  M. Decramer,et al.  Distribution of muscle weakness in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. , 2000, Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.

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[57]  J. H. Comroe,et al.  A new method for measuring airway resistance in man using a body plethysmograph: values in normal subjects and in patients with respiratory disease. , 1956, The Journal of clinical investigation.

[58]  D. Mahler,et al.  Recent advances in dyspnea. , 2015, Chest.

[59]  Sally J. Singh,et al.  American Thoracic Society Documents An Official American Thoracic Society / European Respiratory Society Statement : Key Concepts and Advances in Pulmonary Rehabilitation Executive Summary , 2013 .

[60]  I. Higginson,et al.  Non-pharmacological interventions for breathlessness in advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases. , 2008, The Cochrane database of systematic reviews.

[61]  S. Hurd,et al.  Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: GOLD executive summary. , 2007, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

[62]  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. National clinical guideline on management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults in primary and secondary care. , 2004, Thorax.

[63]  D. Forman,et al.  Delays in managing lung cancer. , 2004, Thorax.

[64]  J. Heyder,et al.  Impulse oscillometry in healthy nonsmokers and asymptomatic smokers: effects of bronchial challenge with methacholine. , 2001, Journal of aerosol medicine : the official journal of the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine.