Use of small-bore vs large-bore chest tubes for treatment of malignant pleural effusions.

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD is often associated with changes of the structure and the function of the heart. Although functional abnormalities of the right ventricle (RV) have been well described in COPD patients with severe hypoxemia, little is known about these changes in patients with normoxia and mild hypoxemia. STUDY OBJECTI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vonk-Noordegraaf A,Marcus JT,Holverda S,Roseboom B,Postmus PE

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We undertook the present study to investigate the perception of dyspnea (with respect to changes in end-inspiratory and end-expiratory lung volumes), during four different levels of high-intensity constant work rate exercise (CWRE) in patients with severe COPD. DESIGN:Crossover descriptive study with c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Puente-Maestu L,García de Pedro J,Martínez-Abad Y,Ruíz de Oña JM,Llorente D,Cubillo JM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We analyze the within-subject variation of mouth occlusion pressure (P0.1) response to progressive isocapnic hypoxic stimulation over long time periods in normal subjects. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTIONS:We studied 21 healthy subjects (14 male and 7 female; aged 40+/-12 yrs) (mean+/-SD). Lung volumes, basal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： García-Río F,Pino-García JM,Racionero MA,Terreros-Caro JG,Gómez-Mendieta MA,Prados C,Villasante C

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a devastating clinical illness characterized by refractory hypoxemia and high-permeability pulmonary edema. Reactive oxygen species such as hydrogen peroxide and hypochlorous acid may play a key role in the pathogenesis of the acute lung injury. Glutathione (GSH) is a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pacht ER,Timerman AP,Lykens MG,Merola AJ

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uhl's disease is a rare disorder originally described in 1952 in an infant with severe diffuse right ventricular dysfunction with total absence of the myocardium. Uhl considered the disease to be congenital in origin. We report a patient with severe dilated congestive cardiomyopathy limited to the right ventricle but ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bewick DJ,Chandler BM,Montague TJ

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Choices of pharmacologic therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are ideally guided by high-level evidence. The objective of this guideline is to provide clinicians advice regarding pharmacologic therapy for adult patients with PAH as informed by available evidence. METHODS:This guideline was bas...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Taichman DB,Ornelas J,Chung L,Klinger JR,Lewis S,Mandel J,Palevsky HI,Rich S,Sood N,Rosenzweig EB,Trow TK,Yung R,Elliott CG,Badesch DB

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-six adults (23 to 58 years) with mild to moderate asthma underwent a 10-week supervised rehabilitation program, with emphasis on physical training. In the first 2 weeks, they exercised daily in an indoor swimming pool (33 degrees C) and received education about asthma, medication, and principles of physical tra...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Emtner M,Herala M,Stålenheim G

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Participant retention is a major challenge in clinical research, especially in studies with multiple, longitudinal research assessments. Despite the importance of retention methods, there is little empirical research on how cohort retention efforts are perceived by study participants. RESEARCH QUESTION:To e...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eakin MN,Eckmann T,Dinglas VD,Akinremi AA,Hosey M,Hopkins RO,Needham DM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival from reversible forms of severe pulmonary insufficiency remains dismal despite the development of artificial oxygenators. We hypothesized that an intraabdominal heterotopic lung could help maintain adequate oxygenation during acute pulmonary insufficiency. Five mongrel dogs underwent an acute heterotopic lung...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lazzara RR,Cmolik BE,Trumble DR,Pennock BE,Magovern JA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of parental prompting to smoke (eg, parent requests that their child light the parent's cigarette in his/her own mouth) in a sample of families, and to assess the agreement between child and parent reports of the prompting behaviors. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:A total...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Laniado-Laborín R,Candelaria JI,Villaseñor A,Woodruff SI,Sallis JF

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three patients who were to undergo diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy were studied. Pulmonary function tests were performed before the procedure, after topical lidocaine anesthesia, and immediately and four hours after bronchoscopy. Nine patients received aerosolized isoproterenol (Isuprel) before the topical a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Belen J,Neuhaus A,Markowitz D,Rotman HH

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 72-year-old man presented to our ED less than 24 hours following the acute onset of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Within 12 hours of symptom onset, he noted bilateral lower extremity pain and swelling. His pain was associated with a new violaceous irregular rash on the anterior aspect of both feet...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gittens AT,Clarke JD,Abdelbaki S,Kwon JS

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary impairment subsequent to a cure of pulmonary tuberculosis has been described only in selected populations. METHODS:We compared pulmonary function in a case-control study of 107 prospectively identified patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who had completed at least 20 weeks of therapy and 210 pati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pasipanodya JG,Miller TL,Vecino M,Munguia G,Garmon R,Bae S,Drewyer G,Weis SE

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morbid obesity is often associated with severe respiratory insufficiency, commonly known as the pickwickian syndrome. This can be divided into the following two primary breathing disorders which can affect patients alone or in combination: the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (SAS); and the obesity-hypoventilation syn...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sugerman HJ,Fairman RP,Baron PL,Kwentus JA

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review is to describe our management approach to patients with treatment-emergent central sleep apnea (TECSA). The emergence of central sleep apnea during positive airway pressure therapy occurs in approximately 8% of titration studies for obstructive sleep apnea, and has been associated with sever...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zeineddine S,Badr MS

更新日期：2021-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Simple biopsy resection through the rigid bronchoscope has been described in the past. We successfully performed such resection through a flexible bronchoscope in six patients with symptomatic and relatively less vascular lesions without complications. In selected patients simple biopsy resection of endobronchial lesi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mehta AC,Livingston DR

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this prospective study of 70 patients with pleural effusion, the underlying disease could be identified in 62 cases. By predefined criteria, 31 of these effusions were classified as transudates and 31 as exudates. Pleural fluid protein content, LDH activity and cholesterol level were measured to investigate their u...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hamm H,Brohan U,Bohmer R,Missmahl HP

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diurnal variability of peak expiratory flow rates (PEFRs) was assessed in 1,237 children. The PEFR was measured twice daily over a 1-week period. As an index of variability, the log of a week's mean of daily amplitude was calculated. Linear regression analyses revealed a significant positive association between matern...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Frischer T,Kühr J,Meinert R,Karmaus W,Urbanek R

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae has been known for > 100 years as the most important bacterial pathogen of the respiratory tract in adults and children. In recent years, the pneumococcus has begun to exhibit increasing resistance to antimicrobial agents. Because of the huge number of infections caused by this organism, the d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Harwell JI,Brown RB

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Altitude-induced pulmonary hypertension has been suggested to cause left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction due to ventricular interaction. In this study, we evaluate the effects of exercise- and altitude-induced increase in pulmonary artery pressures on LV diastolic function in an interventional setting...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bernheim AM,Kiencke S,Fischler M,Dorschner L,Debrunner J,Mairbäurl H,Maggiorini M,Brunner-La Rocca HP

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of aortic ring abscess by cross-sectional echocardiography has not been reported. In this paper, a case of bacterial endocarditis of the aortic valve extending to the aortic ring and the mitral valve is reported. The role of cross-sectional echocardiography in defining the anatomic distortion of the aort...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mardelli TJ,Ogawa S,Hubbard FE,Dreifus LS,Meixell LL

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Sputum induction (SI) is a noninvasive tool for sampling inflamed airways. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal duration of collection in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The hypothesis was that the duration of SI collection would quantitatively and qualitatively alter the content ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Aitken ML,Greene KE,Tonelli MR,Burns JL,Emerson JC,Goss CH,Gibson RL

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine if soluble leukocyte selectin (sL-selectin) levels in serum and pleural fluid (PF) are an inflammatory marker that differentiates pleural effusion transudates from exudates. DESIGN:sL-selectin PF and serum levels were measured in consecutive patients and compared to established criteria. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Horvath LL,Gallup RA,Worley BD,Merrill GA,Morris MJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extrapulmonary tuberculosis refers to Mycobacterium tuberculosis involving organs other than the lungs (eg, pleura, lymph nodes, genitourinary tract, abdomen, skin, joints and bones, or meninges). In non-HIV-endemic areas, where reactivation is the predominant mechanism of tuberculosis, pleural involvement occurs in 4...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gleason JB,Tashtoush B,Mehta J,Savage E,Martinez F,Mehta AC

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There remains debate over the best invasive diagnostic modality for mediastinal nodal evaluation. Prior studies have limited generalizability and insufficient power to detect differences in rare adverse events. We compared the risks and costs of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided nodal aspiration and med...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Verdial FC,Berfield KS,Wood DE,Mulligan MS,Roth JA,Francis DO,Farjah F

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared, in a controlled clinical trial, the effect of specific inspiratory muscle training combined with general exercise reconditioning, for six months, with that of general exercise reconditioning alone on inspiratory muscle strength, endurance, and exercise performance in patients with COPD. Thirty-six patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiner P,Azgad Y,Ganam R

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To describe the risk factors for the development of and mortality resulting from acute respiratory failure (ARF) in a large patient population. DESIGN:A substudy of a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study, which was designed to validate the sequential organ failure assessment score. SE...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vincent JL,Akça S,De Mendonça A,Haji-Michael P,Sprung C,Moreno R,Antonelli M,Suter PM,SOFA Working Group. Sequntial organ failure assessment.

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In small-cell lung cancer, the optimal combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is not clearly established. To assess the value of delayed thoracic radiotherapy, we performed a randomized clinical trial in 53 complete responder patients after eight courses of chemotherapy. Twenty-seven patients received a mean of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lebeau B,Chastang C,Brechot JM,Capron F

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of successfully resected alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing primary lung cancer. AFP in the serum decreased from 289 ng/ml to an undetectable level after a curative operation. The resected tumor was stained positively by the immunohistochemical study for AFP. The histologic appearance of the tumor was...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Saka H,Sakai S,Kondo N,Ito M,Shimokata K

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00