Nd-YAG laser vs bronchoscopic electrocautery for palliation of symptomatic airway obstruction: a cost-effectiveness study.

abstract：:Exertional dyspnea is a common complaint for patients seen in pulmonary, cardiac, and general medicine clinics, and elucidating the cause is often challenging, particularly when physical examination, echocardiography, radiography, and pulmonary function test results are inconclusive. Invasive cardiopulmonary exercise ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jain CC,Borlaug BA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year-old patient named Jahi McMath was determined to be dead by neurologic criteria following cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation at a hospital in Oakland, California. Her family did not agree that she was dead and refused to allow her ventilator to be removed. The family's attorney stated in the media that ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Luce JM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary extramedullary plasmacytomas are uncommon neoplasms. They occur most frequently in the upper aerodigestive tract and account for 4% of the nonepithelial tumors in this site. The evolution of a plasmacytoma is unsteady and symptoms at presentation have included dystonia, dysphagia, oral pain, cough, and dyspne...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Byrd RP Jr,Roy TM,Bentz W,Mehta JB

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-pack-year smoker presented with cough, dyspnea and orthopnea of three months' duration. Spirometry revealed severe reduction in maximal expiratory flow; CT of the chest and bronchoscopy demonstrated expiratory collapse of a mid-tracheal segment, and a presumptive diagnosis of tracheomalacia was made. A right late...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dunn WF,Hubmayr RD,Pairolero PC,Sheedy PF,Edell ES,Nelson SB

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary tumor embolism is a rare but well-documented cause of respiratory failure in patients with cancer. This entity is probably clinically underrecognized and may represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality. A typical pattern of multiple peripheral subsegmental defects on perfusion lung scanning has b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Moores LK,Burrell LM,Morse RW,Belgrave CH,Balingit AG

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate an equation that estimates resting energy expenditure from two easily obtained measurements--expired carbon dioxide and minute ventilation, and compare the results of this equation with standard methods of estimating and measuring caloric expenditure in mechanically ventilated patients. DES...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sherman MS

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers deplete stratospheric ozone, which results in serious public health concerns. Albuterol has been reformulated in the non-ozone-depleting propellant, hydrofluoroalkane-134a (HFA albuterol). OBJECTIVES:The primary objective was to compare...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ramsdell JW,Klinger NM,Ekholm BP,Colice GL

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caveolae are cell plasma membrane microdomains implicated in organizing and concentrating many signaling molecules. In the lung, caveolae are in endothelium, smooth muscle, fibroblasts, and pneumocytes. Caveolin is the main structural protein of caveolae. Caveolin 1 is down-regulated in transformed cells and may be a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Achcar RO,Demura Y,Rai PR,Taraseviciene-Stewart L,Kasper M,Voelkel NF,Cool CD

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine work-of breathing with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivery systems, we used a lung model to simulate spontaneous breathing. "Additional work" during tidal breathing was derived by comparing change in airway pressure with change in tidal volume. Seven demand-flow CPAP delivery systems were ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Katz JA,Kraemer RW,Gjerde GE

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The echocardiographic diagnosis of acute rupture of a papillary muscle is described. The pertinent findings included (1) decreased systolic motion of the posterior wall, (2) exaggerated septal motion, (3) left ventricular enlargement and pattern suggesting left ventricular diastolic overload, and (4) bizarre flutterin...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ahmad S,Kleiger RE,Connors J,Krone R

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eradication of the bacterial pathogen, resolution of the local and systemic inflammatory signs, and recovery of organ function are the main criteria by which antibiotic treatment is evaluated. In cystic fibrosis (CF) the pathogen is seldom eradicated and systemic markers of inflammation are not always present. The mai...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levy J

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease affecting predominantly populations surrounding the Mediterranean basin. It is the most prevalent hereditary periodic fever syndrome characterized mainly by recurrent and short attacks of fever and serositis (pleuritis, arthritis, peritonitis). Unila...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Katsenos S,Mermigkis C,Psathakis K,Tsintiris K,Polychronopoulos V,Panagou P,Ritis K,Light RW

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old HIV-infected man was successfully treated with antimicrobial therapy alone for Rhodococcus equi pneumonia and has survived longer than six months. In the current literature, only two of seven HIV-infected patients so treated have survived as long as six months. Based on our experience and the available l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cury JD,Harrington PT,Hosein IK

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)-induced pulmonary disease has been described as either an allergic interstitial pneumonitis or a cause of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. The mechanism of this rare life-threatening side effect is largely unknown. Many patients show peripheral leukopenia and extensive immunologic studies rev...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Darwish OS,Criley J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary function test results of individuals with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were analyzed to determine the prevalence of abnormally low forced expiratory flow rates and bronchial hyperreactivity. Of 99 individuals with AIDS, a total of 44 (44 percent) had either low forced expiratory flow rates o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： O'Donnell CR,Bader MB,Zibrak JD,Jensen WA,Rose RM

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tendency toward "either/or" thinking (either cure or comfort) in traditional biomedical care paradigms does little to optimize care in advancing chronic illness. Calls for improved palliation in chronic lung disease mandate a review of related care gaps and current clinical practices. Although specialist palliativ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rocker GM,Simpson AC,Horton R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has been reported to be associated with increased values of exhaled nitric oxide (ENO), which could not be entirely explained by the association between CRS and asthma. The aim of this study was to investigate the variables associated with increased ENO in patients with CRS. MET...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Guida G,Rolla G,Badiu I,Marsico P,Pizzimenti S,Bommarito L,De Stefani A,Usai A,Bugiani M,Malinovschi A,Bucca C,Heffler E

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old man who presented with symptoms suggesting empyema was found at thoracotomy to have infarction of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration. He was completely relieved by excision of the sequestration after securing the systemic vascular pedicle which had undergone torsion. Recognition of the anomalous blood...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Maull KI,McElvein RB

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute elevation of the ST segment in several ECG leads was observed in seven patients with bacterial shock during the course of therapy. Six patients had bacterial pneumonia, one had acute cholecystitis, and none had a previous history of heart disease. At the onset of the ST elevation, all patients were receiving dop...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Terradellas JB,Bellot JF,Sarís AB,Gil CL,Torrallardona AT,Garriga JR

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism is a common and potentially lethal disease. Given the variable presentation and associated morbidity of this condition, an accurate and efficient diagnostic algorithm is required. Clinical pretest probability serves as the root of any diagnostic approach. We, thus, review several clinical decision r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Moores LK,King CS,Holley AB

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To address the major methodological issues of reverse causation and selection bias in epidemiologic studies of antibiotic use in early life and the development of asthma, we undertook a cohort study of this association in a complete population of children. METHODS:Using the health-care and prescription data...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kozyrskyj AL,Ernst P,Becker AB

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Assessment of patient preferences for attributes of asthma treatments. METHODS:Two hundred ninety-eight patients (age range, 18 to 60 years) from 15 centers in Sweden completed a questionnaire concerning their asthma, and ranked 18 alternative treatments using conjoint analysis. Patients were receiving treat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Johansson G,Ställberg B,Tornling G,Andersson S,Karlsson GS,Fält K,Berggren F

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pure posterior mediastinal cystic lymphangiomas are very rare and have seldom been documented. This is the report of such a case, including the ultrasonographic and computed tomographic manifestations of the lesion, the first documentation of such manifestations in the literature. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murayama S

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the crackling lung sounds of ten patients with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis, ten with bronchiectasis, ten with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and ten with heart failure by analyzing frequency, waveform, and timing of crackles. The upper frequency limit of inspiratory sounds was higher in CF...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Piirilä P,Sovijärvi AR,Kaisla T,Rajala HM,Katila T

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate whether the demonstration of plasma cells (PC), which are normally absent in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, facilitates differentiation among pulmonary disorders. Initial BAL fluid samples of 1,260 patients were analyzed. In 83 of these, PC were found. Of these 83, 47 were...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Drent M,van Velzen-Blad H,Diamant M,Wagenaar SS,Donckerwolck-Bogaert M,van den Bosch JM

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of both heroin and cocaine has been associated with asthma exacerbations. However, the magnitude of this effect has not been adequately described. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between cocaine or heroin use and asthma severity. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart re...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levine M,Iliescu ME,Margellos-Anast H,Estarziau M,Ansell DA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated the dose response to 6 weeks of triamcinolone acetonide inhalation aerosol (TAA, 100 microg per puff) in patients with moderately severe asthma. STUDY DESIGN:A total of 285 patients were randomly assigned to treatment with 1, 2, 4, or 8 puff...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Welch MJ,Levy S,Smith JA,Feiss G,Farrar JR

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate, through clinical and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) follow-up, the natural history of persistent pericardial effusion (PE) after postoperative day 15 in patients who were given and were not given anticoagulant therapy. DESIGN AND PATIENTS:We retrospectively studied a cohort of 1,277...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Meurin P,Weber H,Renaud N,Larrazet F,Tabet JY,Demolis P,Ben Driss A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although tuberculosis (TB) and other lung infections are common throughout the developing world, they are not among the most common causes of chronic cough. METHODS:Articles were selected from a MEDLINE search from 1966 through 2003 (using medical subject heading words "cough," "tuberculosis," and "lung inf...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rosen MJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate gas exchange, pulmonary function, and lung histology during gas ventilation of the perfluorocarbon-filled lung compared with gas ventilation of the gas-filled lung in severe respiratory failure. STUDY DESIGN:Application of gas (GV) or partial liquid (PLV) ventilation in lung-injured sheep. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hirschl RB,Tooley R,Parent AC,Johnson K,Bartlett RH

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00