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Efficacy of Two Sputum Collection Techniques in Patients with Air Flow Obstruction

Efficacy of Two Sputum Collection Techniques in Patients with Air Flow Obstruction Acta Cytologica Efficacy of Two Sputum Collection Techniques in Patients with Air Flow Obstruction Timothy C. Kennedy, M.D., Susan P. Proudfoot, M.S.H.A., Steven Piantadosi, M.D., Ph.D., Lee Wu, Ph.D., Geno Saccomanno, Ph.D., M.D., M.I.A.C., Thomas L. Petty, M.D., MACP, MFCCP, and Melvyn S. Tockman, M.D., Ph.D. OBJECTIVE: To compare patients with COPD were the efficacy of two sputum enrolled. Fifty-six were ran- The collection of sputum suitable collection techniques in pa- domized to collect induced for study is done at home most tients with chronic obstruc- sputum first followed by spu- tive pulmonary disease tum collection at home. consistently, with economic (COPD) in order to diagnose Fifty-one randomly assigned savings for both conventional dysplasia or neoplasia. patients collected the sputum cytopathologic studies and new STUDY DESIGN: This was in reverse order. a crossover study design RESULTS: The second spu- molecular markers for lung cancer comparing induced sputum tum collection technique for and precancerous lesions. with sputum collected at both random assignments home. One hundred seven gave the greatest yield of ad- From the Lung Cancer Institute and Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Center for Health Sciences Education at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver, and the Department of Pathology, St. Mary’s Hospital, Grand http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

Efficacy of Two Sputum Collection Techniques in Patients with Air Flow Obstruction

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Karger
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© 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
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0001-5547
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1938-2650
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10.1159/000331157
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Acta Cytologica Efficacy of Two Sputum Collection Techniques in Patients with Air Flow Obstruction Timothy C. Kennedy, M.D., Susan P. Proudfoot, M.S.H.A., Steven Piantadosi, M.D., Ph.D., Lee Wu, Ph.D., Geno Saccomanno, Ph.D., M.D., M.I.A.C., Thomas L. Petty, M.D., MACP, MFCCP, and Melvyn S. Tockman, M.D., Ph.D. OBJECTIVE: To compare patients with COPD were the efficacy of two sputum enrolled. Fifty-six were ran- The collection of sputum suitable collection techniques in pa- domized to collect induced for study is done at home most tients with chronic obstruc- sputum first followed by spu- tive pulmonary disease tum collection at home. consistently, with economic (COPD) in order to diagnose Fifty-one randomly assigned savings for both conventional dysplasia or neoplasia. patients collected the sputum cytopathologic studies and new STUDY DESIGN: This was in reverse order. a crossover study design RESULTS: The second spu- molecular markers for lung cancer comparing induced sputum tum collection technique for and precancerous lesions. with sputum collected at both random assignments home. One hundred seven gave the greatest yield of ad- From the Lung Cancer Institute and Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Center for Health Sciences Education at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver, and the Department of Pathology, St. Mary’s Hospital, Grand

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Acta Cytologica – Karger

Published: Jan 1, 2011

Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; lung neoplasms; sputum; sputum collection

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