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    Corticosteroid treatment has no effect on hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients

    Since the start of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, corticosteroid use has been the subject of debate. The available evidence is uncertain, and knowledge on the subject is evolving. The aim of o...

    Filippo Albani, Federica Fusina, Enza Granato, Cristina Capotosto in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    Normal values of exhaled carbon monoxide in healthy subjects: comparison between two methods of assessment

    In a previous study, exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) has been assessed in healthy non-smokers with a photo acoustic spectrometer Brüel&Kjær 1312. Unexpectedly, values were higher than those reported in literatur...

    Umberto Moscato, Andrea Poscia, Riccardo Gargaruti in BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2014)

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    Effects of acute hypoventilation and hyperventilation on exhaled carbon monoxide measurement in healthy volunteers

    High levels of exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) are a marker of airway or lung inflammation. We investigated whether hypo- or hyperventilation can affect measured values.

    Franco Cavaliere, Carmen Volpe, Riccardo Gargaruti, Andrea Poscia in BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2009)