Malignant Mesothelioma: Has Anything Changed?

abstract：:Despite significant progress in the field of transplant immunology, acute cellular rejection (ACR) remains a very frequent complication after lung transplantation (LTx), with almost 30% of LTx recipients experiencing at least one episode of treated ACR during the first year of follow-up. Most episodes respond to the f...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Koutsokera A,Levy L,Pal P,Orchanian-Cheff A,Martinu T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the pleural effusions that occur with the post-cardiac injury (Dressler's) syndrome (PCIS) and those that occur after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The PCIS can occur after any type of cardiac injury and is thought to be due to anti-myocardial antibodies. The primary symptoms are ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Light RW

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) represents one of the largest subsets of patients with pneumonia. Based on epidemiological projections for the aging U.S. population, the number of hospitalizations for HCAP is expected to increase exponentially for the next several decades. The unique risk factors for colonizati...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Morrow LE

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive candidiasis (IC) is the most frequent health care associated invasive fungal infection. It is also associated with high morbidity, mortality, and cost. The most frequent etiologic agent is Candida albicans, but non-albicans species are increasing and associated with reduced antifungal susceptibility and outbr...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gonzalez-Lara MF,Ostrosky-Zeichner L

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review is to familiarize a broad range of medical professionals with a relatively new and growing problem of infections caused by mycobacteria other than M. tuberculosis and M. leprae. There are at least 60 mycobacterial species that have been identified as causative agents of diseases in humans. T...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Heifets L

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although airway inflammation is an intrinsic and key feature of asthma, this response varies in its intensity and translation to clinical characteristics and responsiveness to treatment. The observations that clinical heterogeneity is an important aspect of asthma and a feature that likely dictates and determines resp...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Viswanathan RK,Busse WW

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperoxia, or excess oxygen supplementation, prevails in the intensive care unit (ICU) without a beneficial effect and, in some instances, may cause harm. Recent interest and surge in clinical studies in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients has brought this to the attention of clinicians and researchers. Hy...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Pannu SR

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is a heterogeneous disorder with a complex etiology. Prevalence rates for asthma have been increasing in many countries over the past few decades. While it is unclear why this increase is occurring, the variation reported in asthma prevalence and severity associated with ethnicity offers some insight into the d...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Moraes TJ,Sears MR,Subbarao P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Practicing pulmonologists are often faced with the question of whether a lung disease is related to something in the patient's workplace, home, or recreational environment. Recognizing a lung disease as exposure related creates both opportunities and obligations for clinicians. In addition to managing the patient, the...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Rose CS,Lynch DA,Cool CD

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis is important because untreated deep vein thrombosis can cause death or permanent impairment and because effective treatments are available. The approach to the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis varies because of differences in local resources and expertise. Duplex ultrasonogr...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Elliott CG

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diaphragm is the most important muscle of ventilation. Its contraction is key to the development of intrathoracic pressures. Diseases that affect diaphragmatic function result in decreased pressure-generating capacity by the respiratory muscles. If the involvement is severe or if there is underlying respiratory pa...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Celli BR

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients admitted to the neuroscience intensive care unit (NICU) may have respiratory compromise from either central or peripheral neurological pathology, and may hence require intubation and mechanical ventilation for very diverse reasons. Liberation from invasive ventilation, that is, extubation, at the earliest pos...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bösel J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Scedosporium comprises a group of filamentous fungi found ubiquitously in the environment. The two major human pathogens within this genus are S. apiospermum-the asexual state of Pseudallescheria boydii-and S. prolificans. Both histologically resemble Aspergillus species, with hyphae that are septated and br...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Panackal AA,Marr KA

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diffusion of electronic health records collecting large amount of clinical, monitoring, and laboratory data produced by intensive care units (ICUs) is the natural terrain for the application of artificial intelligence (AI). AI has a broad definition, encompassing computer vision, natural language processing, and m...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Greco M,Caruso PF,Cecconi M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), one of the major concerns is ongoing bleeding or ICH expansion. Anticoagulated patients are at higher risk of ongoing expansion and worse outcome. It may be that rapid anticoagulation reversal can reduce the risk of expansion and improve clinical outcome. For thos...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fuh L,Sin JH,Goldstein JN,Hayes BD

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic resistance has emerged as a key determinant of outcome in patients with serious infections along with the virulence of the underlying pathogen. Within the intensive care unit (ICU) setting, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common nosocomial infection that is frequently caused by multidrug-resistan...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kollef MH,Burnham CD

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critically ill intensive care unit (ICU) patients often require sedation to tolerate life-saving interventions such as mechanical ventilation. Pain, anxiety, and delirium all contribute to patient distress and agitation which can interfere with ICU medical care if not addressed and treated appropriately. Sedation prac...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： DeBiasi EM,Akgün KM,Pisani M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pulmonary sepsis is the predominant cause of morbidity for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis. Previously it was thought that respiratory infection in these patients was mostly limited to a very small number of typical pathogens; however, in recent years there have been increasing rep...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Green H,Jones AM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure greater then 25 mm Hg at rest and greater then 30 mm Hg with exercise in association with normal left heart filling pressures. However, many patients with PAH have much higher pulmonary artery pressures, which, untreated, can rapidly ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bull TM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding from gastroesophageal varices is a frequent complication of cirrhosis. Mortality from a variceal bleeding episode has decreased in the last 2 decades from 40% to 15 to 20% due to the implementation of effective treatments and improvement in the general medical care. Initial treatment should include adequate f...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： García-Pagán JC,Reverter E,Abraldes JG,Bosch J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant number of drugs and toxins have been associated with eosinophilic pneumonia. Antibiotics and NSAID, are the most commonly reported drugs. Toxins suspected to cause eosinophilic pneumonia include cigarette smoke and illicit drugs. Drug- or toxin-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is indistinguishable from idi...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Solomon J,Schwarz M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations requiring hospitalization are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Recognition of the importance of COPD exacerbations has led to the knowledge that prevention of exacerbations and early treatment are important goals of COPD therapy. Preventive man...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bourbeau J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

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journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Oh SS,Folch E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to be an important cause of morbidity, mortality, and health care costs worldwide. Although there exist some heterogeneity between patients, the course of COPD is characterized by recurrent acute exacerbations, which are among the most common causes of medical adm...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Peñuelas Ó,Frutos-Vivar F,Mancebo J

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world. However, there is large geographic variation internationally and within nations. Despite the fact that many causes of lung cancer have been established, cigarette smoking is the principal cause. Accounting for historical prevalence of cigarette smoking is ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Alberg AJ,Nonemaker J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes the effects of beta2-agonists on asthma severity. There has been a controversy as to whether the regularly scheduled use of beta2-adrenergic agonists increases the risk of adverse outcomes in asthma. A number of epidemiological and clinical studies have found an association between the regularly...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ford JG,Iqbal J,Sunmonu Y

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews recent developments in the selection, assessment, and management of the potential lung donor, which aim to increase donor organ use. The scarcity of suitable donor organs continues to limit lung transplantation, but the situation is changing. An expanded donor pool, including the now widespread us...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Snell GI,Paraskeva M,Westall GP

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delivery of medication to sites of action through airways has been used for centuries but has gained momentum in recent decades. Currently available modes of aerosol delivery offer advantages but still there are shortcomings. Delivery of active agents to sites of action is affected by many factors beyond the character...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Singh S,Kanbar-Agha F,Sharafkhaneh A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) exhibit significant variability in the course and severity of the disease, and this variability is best interpreted in the context of an interaction between genetic and nongenetic determinants. While a small number of patients with "mild" mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Schechter MS

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human Herpesviridae family consists of eight members: cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1, -2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and human herpesvirus 6, 7, and 8 (HHV-6, -7, -8). Lifelong latency may develop in the host with reactivation during periods of relative imm...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zamora MR

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00