Pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae among mechanically ventilated patients. Incidence, outcome, and risk factors.

abstract：:The narcotic antagonists naloxone and naltrexone were used as respiratory stimulants in two patients failing traditional medical therapy for COPD. Both patients demonstrated improvement while receiving the drugs, but developed respiratory failure when they were discontinued abruptly. In selected patients with COPD, na...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Reents SB,Beck CA Jr

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although in SLE pericarditis is common, cardiac tamponade is rare and its usual treatment has been effusion drainage. A 19-year-old girl presenting with cardiac tamponade was diagnosed with SLE. Treatment with indomethacin rapidly reduced the hemodynamic compromise, avoiding the need for pericardiocentesis. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Porcel JM,Selva A,Tornos MP,Galve E,Soler-Soler J

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with bronchiectasis, airway clearance techniques (ACTs) are important management strategies. RESEARCH QUESTION:What are the differences in patients with bronchiectasis and a productive cough who used ACTs and those who did not? What was the assessment of bronchiectasis exacerbation frequency and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Basavaraj A,Choate R,Addrizzo-Harris D,Aksamit TR,Barker A,Daley CL,Anne Daniels ML,Eden E,DiMango A,Fennelly K,Griffith DE,Johnson MM,Knowles MR,Metersky ML,Noone PG,O'Donnell AE,Olivier KN,Salathe MA,Schmid A,Thom

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility of the apnea index (number of apneic events per hour of sleep) in diagnosing sleep apnea syndrome is reviewed. Data from currently extant reports indicate that many otherwise normal, aging subjects may be classified as having sleep apnea syndrome based on the current diagnostic threshold of five apneic epi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Berry DT,Webb WB,Block AJ

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is known to be an important risk factor for OSA; however, OSA can also be seen in nonobese patients with a small maxilla and/or mandible as well as in all obese patients with such features. Thus, we hypothesized that regional factors, oropharyngeal crowding associated with fat deposition, and maxillo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ito E,Tsuiki S,Maeda K,Okajima I,Inoue Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Cigarette smoking is the main risk factor. Former smokers are at a substantially increased risk for lung cancer compared with lifetime never-smokers. Chemoprevention is the use of specific agents to reverse, suppress, or prevent the p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gray J,Mao JT,Szabo E,Kelley M,Kurie J,Bepler G,American College of Chest Physicians.

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess whether the presence and duration of air leaks after lobectomy are associated with an increased incidence of cardiopulmonary complications. METHODS:Propensity score analysis was used on 726 patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy from 1995 through 2004 to form three well-matched pairs of patients: pa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brunelli A,Xiume F,Al Refai M,Salati M,Marasco R,Sabbatini A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence of carboxyhemoglobin levels in banked blood exceeding Air Quality Standards (level of carboxyhemoglobin greater than 1.5 percent), we analyzed banked blood for the level of carboxyhemoglobin from 101 randomly selected samples. Of 101 units of banked blood, 49 (49 percent) had carboxyhemoglo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Aronow WS,O'Donohue WJ Jr,Freygang J,Sketch MH

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We wanted to determine the efficacy of dobutamine infusions and Prbc transfusions on splanchnic tissue oxygen utilization by measuring gastric pHi. Physiologic parameters and pHi measurements via the use of a gastric tonometer were obtained in 21 septic patients before and after the administration of a dobutamine infu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Silverman HJ,Tuma P

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated bronchiolitis and diffuse panbronchiolitis might overlap. We examined whether these conditions can be differentiated by comparing their clinical features and the effect of long-term macrolide treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty-eight Japanes...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kadota J,Mukae H,Fujii T,Seki M,Tomono K,Kohno S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mexiletine is a type 1B antiarrhythmic drug similar to lidocaine. Prolongation of ventricular depolarization has not been previously reported with the usual oral dosage of mexiletine. We describe a patient with renal failure and heart failure on low-dose oral therapy who developed mexiletine toxicity, which was manife...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nora MO,Chandrasekaran K,Hammill SC,Reeder GS

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the occurrence of an unusual variant of congenital adenomatoid malformation (CAM) of the lung in a 16-year-old male. Abundant cartilage in the walls of malformed bronchioles, an extremely rare finding in CAM, distinguishes this lesion from the usual forms. We present the roentgenographic, computed tomographi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Benning TL,Godwin JD,Roggli VL,Askin FB

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To characterize the prevalence of undiagnosed pulmonary hypertension in patients with limited and diffuse scleroderma. DESIGN:Prospective cross-sectional study. SETTING:University-based outpatient clinic. PATIENTS:Thirty-four consecutive patients with limited (n = 29) or diffuse (n = 5) scleroderma ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Battle RW,Davitt MA,Cooper SM,Buckley LM,Leib ES,Beglin PA,Tischler MD

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature on pulmonary function testing in sarcoidosis is critically reviewed. The results indicate that pulmonary function tests are not a reliable means for detecting the presence of parenchymal sarcoidosis, nor do they provide an accurate estimate of the extent of parenchymal disease. There are at present no k...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Winterbauer RH,Hutchinson JF

更新日期：1980-10-01 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：:Forty-four patients with newly discovered biopsy-proven pulmonary sarcoidosis in roentgenographic stage II (adenopathy and interstitial abnormalities) who also had abnormal pulmonary function (TLC and/or DCO less than 80 percent predicted) were assigned in alternate sequence to either a daily or alternate day predniso...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Spratling L,Tenholder MF,Underwood GH,Feaster BL,Requa RK

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with a variety of cardiac anomalies. However, its association with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is rare. We treated a female newborn with CDH, HLHS, and omphalocele. The operation for omphalocele and the diaphragmatic defect was successful, although the pat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nishimura M,Taniguchi A,Imanaka H,Taenaka N

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Although inhaled beta2-agonists are in widespread use, several reports question their potential arrhythmogenic effects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cardiac electrophysiologic effects of a single, regular dose of an inhaled beta2-agonist in humans. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:T...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kallergis EM,Manios EG,Kanoupakis EM,Schiza SE,Mavrakis HE,Klapsinos NK,Vardas PE

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies on pulmonary hypertension (PH) in systemic sclerosis and related disorders used differing patient populations, and defined PH according to different criteria. We have attempted to determine the prevalence and cause of PH in these disorders using a mainly noninvasive cardiopulmonary evaluatio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murata I,Takenaka K,Yoshinoya S,Kikuchi K,Kiuchi T,Tanigawa T,Ito K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is common. Existing literature on pleural fluid compositions is restricted to cross-sectional sampling with little information on longitudinal changes of fluid biochemistry and cytokines with disease progression. Indwelling pleural catheters provide the unique opportunity for...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Thomas R,Cheah HM,Creaney J,Turlach BA,Lee YC

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A renewed interest in the clinical and pathogenic aspects of COPD exacerbation is timely in view of national and global COPD initiatives. The three big problems regarding COPD continue to be the following: prevention of the disease; slowing progression of the disease once diagnosis has been established; and prevention...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Voelkel NF,Tuder R

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual site and cause of disabling inspiratory and expiratory airflow limitation mimicking fixed upper airway obstruction is reported in two patients with sarcoidosis who had stenosis of almost the entire lengths of both main bronchi. The observed flows were consistent with a cross sectional airway diameter of 3 m...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Miller A,Brown LK,Teirstein AS

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra- and interobserver variations in the measurement of systolic time intervals (STIs) by three experienced cardiologists were investigated in 20 tracings on which phonocardiograms, carotid pulse and electrocardiograms were recorded simultaneously. The STIs studied were the time interval from the Q wave to the aorti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ishikawa K,Ishikawa M,Morihara H,Yanagisawa A,Muramatsu J,Sawayama T,Maeda K

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of preoperative smoking behavior on postoperative pulmonary complications. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:The Veterans Administration Medical Center, Syracuse, NY. PARTICIPANTS:Patients scheduled for noncardiac elective surgery (n=410). MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS:Smoking stat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bluman LG,Mosca L,Newman N,Simon DG

更新日期：1998-04-01 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：:The authors believe this to be the first case report of atrial fibrillation following pulse methylprednisolone therapy in an adult. The literature regarding the complications of pulse methylprednisolone therapy is reviewed, with particular emphasis on the incidence and pathogenesis of arrhythmias. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McLuckie AE,Savage RW

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In California, state law now prohibits smoking in most public places. We examined the prevalence and short-term health impact of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure during travel among adults with asthma. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:A cohort of 374 nonsmoking adults with asthma recruited from a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eisner MD,Blanc PD

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Club cell secretory protein (CCSP) is a protective biomarker associated with annual decline in lung function. COPD progression results from an imbalance between injury and repair initially triggered by cigarette smoking. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the effect of CCSP as a therapeutic strategy to restore the b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gamez AS,Gras D,Petit A,Knabe L,Molinari N,Vachier I,Chanez P,Bourdin A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although infectious mononucleosis is usually a benign illness, life-threatening complications may occur. We describe a 17-year-old pregnant girl who developed necrotizing epiglottitis and dysphagia progressing to aspiration pneumonia and respiratory failure. The factors predisposing to this life-threatening complicati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Biem J,Roy L,Halik J,Hoffstein V

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To predict the postoperative improvement in performance status after bullectomy, preoperative pulmonary function and dyspneic grade were evaluated in 20 patients with giant bulla. The patients were divided into two groups, based on postoperative performance status: group 1 consisted of 15 patients with improved status...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ohta M,Nakahara K,Yasumitsu T,Ohsugi T,Maeda M,Kawashima Y

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00