[Revisiting iatrogenic damage in pneumology past and current implications compared]

Current features of iatrogenic damage by pneumological practice are taken into account and compared with those traced in the past by Daddi and colleagues. The Authors stress the major chances occurred over time and moreover they emphasize the correlated implications that took place with prevention, therapies, informed consent and defensive medicine. Especially in oncological as well as non-oncological field the more relevant iatrogenic damages are represented by the pulmonary interstitial disease and pulmonary thromboembolism. However, from the revisiting is emerged that at present time are strongly increased the possibility and the means for preventing the onset of iatrogenic damage as well as the possibility of reducing the size of lesions consequent upon the pharmacological, surgical and radiotherapeutics treatments.