The utility of 99mTc depreotide compared with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and surgical staging in patients with suspected non-small cell lung cancer.

abstract：PURPOSES:To determine the diagnostic capabilities of dynamic high-resolution electron-beam (HREB) CT scanning for diagnosing bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) in lung transplant recipients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:At the time of follow-up examinations after lung transplantation, 52 patients were examined by dynami...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Knollmann FD,Kapell S,Lehmkuhl H,Schulz B,Böttcher H,Hetzer R,Felix R

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreaticopleural fistula secondary to chronic pancreatitis is a rare cause of recurrent pleural effusion. The demonstration of the fistula with endoscopic retrograde pancreatography and CT is invasive or limited. We report in two patients the use of magnetic resonance pancreatography as a noninvasive alternative to ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Materne R,Vranckx P,Pauls C,Coche EE,Deprez P,Van Beers BE

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate renal and vasodilator effects of synthetic atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with special reference to the applicability of ANF as a diuretic and natriuretic. DESIGN:The study consisted of two parts. The first 15 consecutive patients in a un...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hynynen M,Palojoki R,Heinonen J,Tikkanen I,Harjula AL,Fyhrquist F

更新日期：1991-11-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the interrelationship of free radicals (FRs), ischemic preconditioning (IP), and hemodynamic function in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, and controlled clinical study. PATIENTS:Forty CABG patients were randomized into an IP group (n = 20) and a co...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wu ZK,Tarkka MR,Eloranta J,Pehkonen E,Kaukinen L,Honkonen EL,Kaukinen S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence, diagnostic features, and perioperative predictors of acute cholecystitis after cardiovascular surgery. DESIGN:Inception cohort study. SETTING:A tertiary care 54-bed cardiothoracic ICU. PATIENTS:All patients admitted to an ICU after cardiovascular surgery during a 42-month period...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rady MY,Kodavatiganti R,Ryan T

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reported experience is sparse for patients with prior pneumonectomy who are undergoing surgery for ischemic or valvular heart disease. Such surgery poses special technical challenges. To expand the experience with this challenging clinical intervention, we reviewed the reported patients with prior pneumo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stoller JK,Blackstone E,Pettersson G,Mihaljevic T

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-sectional echocardiography (CSE) was performed on 19 patients with mitral stenosis (MS). Nine patients (group 1) had little or no mitral valve (MV) calcification; ten patients (group 2) had heavy MV calcification. An opening snap was present in each of the patients in group 1. Of the group 2 patients, five (grou...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chandraratna PA,Aronow WS,Lurie M

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary infections, which frequently occur during the early and late period following bone marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancies, are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In this study the incidence, the infectious causes of pneumonia and the mortality related to pneumonia in 130 alloge...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gentile G,Micozzi A,Girmenia C,Iori AP,Donati PP,Capria S,Martino P

更新日期：1993-08-01 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:It has been reported, but not proven, that perioperative blood transfusions have a detrimental effect on the survival of patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer. STUDY DESIGN:and methods: A prospective study was carried out on the patients undergoing lobectomy for stage I lung cancer at our department f...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nosotti M,Rebulla P,Riccardi D,Baisi A,Bellaviti N,Rosso L,Santambrogio L

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "elimination" of the left atrial appendage (LAA) seems to be an attractive alternative to oral anticoagulation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, especially in patients with contraindications to oral anticoagulation therapy. The LAA, however, plays an important role in the maintenance and regulation of the c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stöllberger C,Schneider B,Finsterer J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) is related to but is pathologically distinct from aortic dissection. In this potentially lethal entity, there is hemorrhage into the aortic media in the absence of an intimal tear. Although intimal disruption is not present, the prognosis is similar to that of classic aortic dissection...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sawhney NS,DeMaria AN,Blanchard DG

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) is FDA-approved for ventilating patients with bronchopleural fistulae (BPF), yet little is known about its effect on the fistula airleak. We quantitated a patient's BPF airleak during both conventional volume-cycled ventilation and HFJV. The effect of chest-tube suction (CTS) on B...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Roth MD,Wright JW,Bellamy PE

更新日期：1988-01-01 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:(1) To determine physician preferences in the management of warfarin-induced excessive anticoagulation (AC); and (2) to assess compliance with the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines for the reversal of excessive AC. DESIGN:Cross-sectional physician survey. PARTICIPANTS:Members of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wilson SE,Douketis JD,Crowther MA

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severity of pulmonary hypertension was evaluated by right cardiac catheterization in 89 patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, both at rest and during maximum treadmill exercise. Thirty-one patients were found to have pulmonary hypertension at rest, defined as a mean pulmonary arterial pressur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Keller CA,Shepard JW Jr,Chun DS,Vasquez P,Dolan GF

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have observed five patients for whom the presence of fibers of elastin in potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparations of sputum represented the first evidence of necrotizing pulmonary disease. In four cases, the discovery of elastin fibers in sputum provided additional evidence supporting initiation or modification of a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shlaes DM,Lederman M,Chmielewski R,Tweardy D,Wolinsky E

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disorder characterized by a hypercoagulable state, leading to arterial and venous thrombosis. We present a 23-year-old patient, suspected of having Budd-Chiari syndrome due to antiphospholipid syndrome, who developed severe and progressive hypoxemia, requiring prolonged mecha...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bunge JJH,Wiersema US,Moelker A,van Bommel J,Tjwa ETTL

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kidney disease has been linked to risk for hospitalization-related (HR) VTE, but the effect size and differences across types of kidney disease are described poorly. RESEARCH QUESTION:Can the risk for HR VTE among patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease be quantified, and if so, h...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McMahon MMJ,Collen LPJF,Chung CKK,Stewart LIJ,Haydar L,Moores CRLK,Holley CAB

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:These studies show the results of intensive care management of 306 consecutive patients with tetanus compared with 335 patients treated conservatively in the same hospital before the institution of the ICU. The impact of the ICU treatment was manifested in a decrease in mortality, from 43.58 percent to 15 percent. In ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Trujillo MH,Castillo A,España J,Manzo A,Zerpa R

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of a new tissue-culture technique for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions was contrasted with conventional cytologic methods. The new technique is based on the ability of the tissue-culture medium to transform mesothelial cells into fibroblasts while not sustaining lymphoreticular cells. Against ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Monif GR,Stewart BN,Block AJ

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Failure to reliably diagnose ARDS may be a major driver of negative clinical trials and underrecognition and treatment in clinical practice. We sought to examine the interobserver reliability of the Berlin ARDS definition and examine strategies for improving the reliability of ARDS diagnosis. METHODS:Two hu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sjoding MW,Hofer TP,Co I,Courey A,Cooke CR,Iwashyna TJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the demographic, medical, and flight characteristics of 1,115 passengers who were routinely referred for preflight medical screening by a major domestic air carrier. The largest category consisted of 892 patients who requested in-flight oxygen therapy for cardiopulmonary conditions, of which COPD and card...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gong H Jr,Mark JA,Cowan MN

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To obtain information about the diagnosis and management of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), especially about the use of epoprostenol (Glaxo-Wellcome; Research Triangle Park, NC) in this patient population. BACKGROUND:Long-term IV epoprostenol therapy was approved recently for use in patients with...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Robbins IM,Christman BW,Newman JH,Matlock R,Loyd JE

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to compare the efficacy of ultrahigh frequency ventilation (UHFV) (frequencies > 3 Hz) with respect to oxygenation, airway pressures, and hemodynamic parameters in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who were not responding to conventional ventilation. DESIGN:We u...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gluck E,Heard S,Patel C,Mohr J,Calkins J,Fink MP,Landow L

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tight glycemic control is recommended for patients in the ICU, as hyperglycemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. DESIGN:Observational cohort of patients admitted to a 12-bed, inner-city, medical ICU (MICU). SUBJECTS:A total of 1,185 of 1,506 patients from July 1, 1999, to December 31, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Freire AX,Bridges L,Umpierrez GE,Kuhl D,Kitabchi AE

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：:Superior vena caval (SVC) syndrome may be caused by extravascular compression or intravascular obstruction. Knowing the mechanism of SVC syndrome enables the physician to choose appropriate treatment. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a safe bedside procedure that is excellent for evaluating the SVC and its su...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ayala K,Chandrasekaran K,Karalis DG,Parris TM,Ross JJ Jr

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00