Respirar is a free and open access electronic scientific journal. It is an official publication of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Tórax (ALAT). Its objective is to disseminate the scientific work carried out in Latin America in the area of respiratory pathology. This journal is aimed at health professionals.

Quarterly: March, June, September and December.

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EDITORS IN CHIEF


Dr. Carlos Luna
(Hospital de Clínicas, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9288-096X


Dr. Francisco Arancibia
(Instituto Nacional del Tórax, Santiago de Chile, Chile) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5429-5420


ASSISTANT EDITORS


Dr. Rogelio Pérez-Padilla
(Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, Ciudad de México, México) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1132-5308

Dr. Adrián Rendón


(Universidad Autónoma de Nueva León, Hospital Universitario de Monterrey, Nueva León, México) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8973-4024

Dr. Gustavo Zabert

(Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (FACIMED), Rio Negro, Argentina) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9937-4464

Editorial Secretary: Lic. Mercedes Cavallero
Edition: Daniel Pereira

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2025): Junio

Published: 2025-06-24

Availability and Access to Respiratory Vaccines in Latin America: Report of the Latin American Forum of Respiratory Societies 2024

Mark Cohen, Rafael Rodriguez, Alfredo Guerrero, Adriana Valverde, Amanda Mercedes Alonzo de Rodríguez, Catalina Casillas, Guillermo Zepeda, Jimena Núñez Artigas, Lérida Padrón, Lucila Florez de Arco, Luis Gómez Paciello, Reynaldo Antonio Chandler Newball, Rosemeri Maurici, Suyapa Maria Sosa Ferrari, Walter Mattarucco, Lorena Noriega

99-108

Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment in Paraguay: a Challenge with a Human Face. 2022 Analysis

Angélica Medina Escobar, español español, español español, español español, español español, español español, Claudia Patricia Ferreira, español español, español español, español español

117-128

Diagnostic Value of PUMA E-Tool in Prospective Case Finding of COPD in Primary Care: A Real-World Implementation Analysis

Gustavo Zabert, Ignacio Zabert, Fabián Mariluán, Alfredo Morán, Damián Silva, Diego Goffredo, Walter Mattarucco, Pedro Grabre, Daniel Carles, Miguel Angel Bergna, Francisco Rovira

149-159

Quantification and Association of Electronic Cigarette Use with Mental Health in the Dominican Republic: a Cross-Sectional Study.

Allyson Rodriguez Roman, Lhia Disla, Alice Liriano, Mónica Tió, Luis López Zabala, Anthony Gutiérrez Martínez, Natalia García Batista

160-170

Volume of Pleural Effusion Measured by Ultrasound and Tomography: Are there Differences?

Vladimir Aroja Santos, Meliton Quispe Herrera, Luis Gabriel Gutierrez Saravia , Lourdes Acarapi Quispe, Augusto Mamani-Poma, Marwin Gutierrez

171-178

Whole Lung Lavage: a Comprehensive Review of Techniques, Efficacy and Outcomes

Olivia Sánchez Cabral, Dr. Carlos Camarena Cisneros, Juan Gerardo Alcaraz López, Ezequiel Morinigo, Walter Mosqueda

179-187

Respiratory Incentive Should Still Be in Use? Narrative Review

Andres Mauricio Enriquez Popayan, Miguel Ángel Martínez Camacho

188-200

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