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| Yvonne BelessisSummaryAffiliation: University of New South Wales Country: Australia Publications
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Early cystic fibrosis lung disease detected by bronchoalveolar lavage and lung clearance indexYvonne Belessis
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sydney Children s Hospital, NSW, Australia
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 185:862-73. 2012..Unrecognized airway infection and inflammation in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF) may lead to irreversible lung disease; therefore early detection and treatment is highly desirable...
Risk factors for an intensive care unit admission in children with asthmaYvonne Belessis
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sydney Children s Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Pediatr Pulmonol 37:201-9. 2004..Specialist referral of children with multiple ED presentations may improve asthma control and reduce the risk of an ICU admission. Background asthma management remains suboptimal in children needing hospitalization...
Once daily insulin detemir in cystic fibrosis with insulin deficiencyShihab Hameed
Department of Endocrinology, Sydney Children s Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Arch Dis Child 97:464-7. 2012..18±0.29 SDS, p=0.0001; +3.7±10.6%, p=0.007; +5.2±12.7%, p=0.013) and in patients with early insulin deficiency (+0.22±0.31 SDS, p=0.003; +5.3±11.5%, p=0.004; +5.8±13.4%, p=0.024). Randomised controlled trials are now needed...
Acid and non-acid reflux during physiotherapy in young children with cystic fibrosisMichael Doumit
Sydney Children s Hospital, Sydney, Australia University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Pediatr Pulmonol 47:119-24. 2012..Furthermore, there is currently no evidence on the impact of physiotherapy on GOR as assessed by pH-multichannel intraluminal impedance (pH-MII)...
Early glucose abnormalities in cystic fibrosis are preceded by poor weight gainShihab Hameed
Endocrinology, Sydney Children s Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Diabetes Care 33:221-6. 2010..Existing diagnostic criteria for diabetes were based on microvascular complications rather than on cystic fibrosis-specific outcomes. We aimed to relate glycemic status in cystic fibrosis to weight and lung function changes...
