Essas recomendações são uma iniciativa conjunta do Comitê de Ventilação Mecânica da Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira (AMIB) e da Comissão de Terapia Intensiva da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia (SBPT).

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(5):458-486

Original Article

Quality of Communication Questionnaire para pacientes com DPOC em cuidados paliativos: tradução e adaptação cultural para uso no Brasil

Flávia Del Castanhel1, Suely Grosseman2

J Bras Pneumol.2017;43(5):357-362

Review Article

Antituberculosis drugs: Drug interactions, adverse effects, and use in special situations. Part 2: Second line drugs

Drogas antituberculose: Interações medicamentosas, efeitos adversos e utilização em situações especiais. Parte 2: Fármacos de segunda linha

Marcos Abdo Arbex, Marília de Castro Lima Varella, Hélio Ribeiro de Siqueira, Fernando Augusto Fiúza de Mello

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(5):641-656

Original Article

CT-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy of pulmonary nodules smaller than 2 cm: technical aspects and factors influencing accuracy

Biópsia percutânea com agulha grossa, guiada por TC, de nódulos pulmonares menores que 2 cm: aspectos técnicos e fatores que influenciam a precisão

Juliano Ribeiro de Andrade1,a, Rafael Dahmer Rocha1,b, Priscila Mina Falsarella1,c, Antonio Rahal Junior1,d, Ricardo Sales dos Santos2,e, Juliana Pereira Franceschini3,f, Hiran Chrishantha Fernando4,g, Rodrigo Gobbo Garcia1,h

J Bras Pneumol.2018;44(4):307-314

Prevalence of asthma symptoms and treatment of children and adolescents from 2 to 14 years of age in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Prevalência de sintomas de asma e tratamento de crianças e adolescentes de 2 a 14 anos no Campus Aproximado da PUCRS

Brasília Itália C. S. Ache, Fabiane Kahan, Jussara Fiterman

J Bras Pneumol.2005;31(2):103 -110

Background: In recent decades, the prevalence of asthma has increased. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of asthma symptoms in children and adolescents from 2 to 14 years of age living in Porto Alegre (in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) and to determine any potential correlations with socioeconomic profile, treatment and smoking in the home. Methods: A transversal study based on interviews of all families seeking medical attention in June of 2000. Results: The prevalence of asthma symptoms was 49.5%. In 66.8% of families, total income was less than four times the minimum wage, and in more than 50% of homes, the parents had had less than five years of schooling. In 98.5%, prophylactic asthma treatment was not used. In the 174 families studied, 38.7% of mothers and 43.7% of fathers were smokers (32.7% overall). Correlations were found between the following variables: exposure to smoking in the home and number of asthma attacks in the last year (p = 0.02; RR = 2.9; CI: 1.1 - 4.5); maternal level of education and number of attacks in the last year (p = 0.03; RR = 2.03; CI: 1.01 - 4.19); close living quarters and number of attacks in the last year among children exposed to second-hand smoke (p = 0.04; RR = 2.7; CI: 1.4 - 5.1); hospitalization and number of attacks in the last year (p = 0.004; RR = 1.46; CI: 1.15 -1.86); hospitalization and close living quarters (p = 0.03; RR = 1.47; CI: 1.15 -1.86). In children below the age of five, there was correlation between maternal smoking and number of attacks in the last year (p = 0.03; RR = 1.79; CI: 1.04 - 3.08). Conclusion: The prevalence of asthma symptoms was high. The community studied has limited socioeconomic resources, and there is therefore a lack of adequate treatment for asthma. Our results demonstrate the need for prioritized, standardized treatment programs that would give healthcare workers access to the appropriate materials and means of evaluation necessary for asthma control.

Keywords: Key words: Asthma. Prevalence. Smoking in the home. Treatment between episodes of asthma.