Assessment of functional capacity before major non-cardiac surgery: an international, prospective cohort study

…, K Brunello, K Steele, O Tronstad, P Masel, A Dent… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Functional capacity is an important component of risk assessment for major
surgery. Doctors' clinical subjective assessment of patients' functional capacity has uncertain …

[HTML][HTML] Exhaled breath analysis for lung cancer

AG Dent, TG Sutedja, PV Zimmerman - Journal of thoracic disease, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Early diagnosis of lung cancer results in improved survival compared to diagnosis with
more advanced disease. Early disease is not reliably indicated by symptoms. Because …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers of progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

JG Shaw, A Vaughan, AG Dent, PE O'Hare… - Journal of thoracic …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Disease progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is variable, with
some patients having a relatively stable course, while others suffer relentless progression …

The Global Lung Initiative 2012 reference values reflect contemporary Australasian spirometry

…, MJ Abramson, R Beasley, A Coates, A Dent… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We aimed to ascertain the fit of the European Respiratory Society Global Lung Initiative 2012
reference ranges to contemporary Australasian spirometric data. Z‐scores for spirometry …

The all‐age spirometry reference ranges reflect contemporary Australasian spirometry

…, MJ Abramson, R Beasley, A Coates, A Dent… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective: Advances in statistical modelling have allowed the creation of
smoothly changing spirometry reference ranges that apply across a wide age range and better …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between lung function and future cardiovascular morbidity and overall mortality in a predominantly First Nations population: a cohort study.

…, JM Marchant, MD Chatfield, A Dent… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Spirometric lung function impairment is an independent predictor of respiratory
and cardiovascular disease, and mortality across a broad range of socioeconomic …

Indigenous Respiratory Outreach Care: the first 18 months of a specialist respiratory outreach service to rural and remote Indigenous* communities in Queensland …

…, K Fong, R Jackson, P Bishop, A Dent… - Australian Health …, 2014 - CSIRO Publishing
Objective Respiratory diseases are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Indigenous
Australians. However, there are limited approaches to specialist respiratory care in rural and …

Volatile organic compound breath testing detects in-situ squamous cell carcinoma of bronchial and laryngeal regions and shows distinct profiles of each tumour

…, D Pass, M Davis, M Brown, A Dent… - Journal of breath …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Volatile organic compound (VOC) breath testing of lung and head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC) has been widely studied, however little is known regarding VOC profiles of …

[HTML][HTML] Association of gas diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide with cardiovascular morbidity and survival in a disadvantaged clinical population

…, AB Chang, JM Marchant, MD Chatfield, A Dent… - Lung, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Low diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (D LCO ) and spirometry
values are associated with increased mortality risk. However, associations between mortality …

Personalizing and targeting therapy for COPD–the role of molecular and clinical biomarkers

…, V Relan, HM Marshall, AG Dent… - Expert Review of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease characterized
by persistent airflow limitation. It is the third leading cause of death worldwide, and there are …