th s review focuses on the pathogenesis and role of small airway obstruction n other diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF ...

Chest CT scans show a mosaic pattern, air trapping by the expiratory film, bronchiolectasis and thickened small airway walls ... there is irreversible airflow obstruction by pulmonary function ...

Because of their small and relatively collapsible airways ... are at risk of cardiac arrest from rapid-onset upper airway obstruction. They may require therapies typically provided in intensive ...

Conclusions: Small volume airway samples from neonatal aspirates may be used to determine biophysical activity of the surfactant system quantitatively using the CBS. The obtained data correlate ...