… When the differences were significant, the ANOVA test was followed by an unpaired t-test
and the Kruskal–Wallis test was followed by the Mann–Whitney U-test for comparison between …

… When the differences were significant, ANOVA was followed by an unpaired t test and the
Kruskal-Wallis test was followed by the Mann-Whitney U test for comparison between groups. …

Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC) is a rare subtype of non-small-cell lung carcinoma
with a poor prognosis and poor response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. A previous …

Background and Objective. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized
by a persistence of inflammation in large and small airways. We hypothesized that this …

… After intubation, blood cortisol did not differ between the ML (377±181 U/ml) and GS (484±61
U/ml) patient groups, but was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the FB group (530±79 U/ml). …

Thoracic epidural analgesia has been considered to have a good anesthetic efficacy and to
decrease the postoperative complication rate, while its effect upon the ventilation function is …

… Isajevs S, Taivans I, Svirina D, Strazda G, Kopeika U. Patterns of inflammatory responses in
large and small airways in smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. …

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of lobectomy and
pneumonectomy on long-term survival in patients with stage II NSCLC, and to identify prognostic …

Sniffing breath to diagnose a disease has been practiced by doctors since ancient times.
Nowadays, electronic noses are successfully used in the food, textile and perfume industry as …

The goal of the study was to determine the diagnostic value of the salivary alpha amylase (sAA)
as an indicator of adrenergic activity in response to laryngoscopy and endotracheal …