Reducing maintenance and repair costs in an interventional pulmonology program.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To assess the clinical utility of flexible bronchoscopy (FB) in the evaluation of patients with chronic cough and normal or nonlocalizing chest radiographic findings. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. SETTING:Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS:Forty-eight patients with chronic cough and no other cl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Barnes TW,Afessa B,Swanson KL,Lim KG

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of tubocurarine, pancuronium, gallamine, or decamethonium into the cisterna magna of chloralosed dogs induced a rise in blood pressure. Clonidine (3 micrograms/kg) administered into the cisterna magna after tubocurarine, pancuronium, or gallamine significantly increased blood pressure; no significant ch...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tsoucaris-Kupfer D,Schmitt H

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Preoperative renal dysfunction is a risk factor for adverse events in cardiac surgery. This study compared creatinine clearance (ClCr), estimated from the Cockroft and Gault formula, and plasma creatinine level as predictors of outcome after cardiac surgery. DESIGN:Prospective, observational. SETTING...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wang F,Dupuis JY,Nathan H,Williams K

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Black smokers have earlier development of lung disease as well as poorer sleep health than whites. RESEARCH QUESTION:In a sample of black smokers, to what extent does sleep health modify the association between smoking level and functional exercise capacity? DESIGN AND METHODS:Cross-sectional data from 209...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gangemi AJ,Satti A,Zantah M,Blair R,Brewer B,Ma G,Grandner MA,Davey A,Criner GJ,Patterson F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Poor dental hygiene has been linked to respiratory pathogen colonization in residents of long-term care facilities. We sought to investigate the association between dental plaque (DP) colonization and lower respiratory tract infection in hospitalized institutionalized elders using molecular genotyping....

journal_title：Chest

authors： El-Solh AA,Pietrantoni C,Bhat A,Okada M,Zambon J,Aquilina A,Berbary E

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：:Targeted temperature management (TTM) has been investigated experimentally and used clinically for over 100 years. The initial rationale for the clinical application of TTM, historically referred to as therapeutic hypothermia, was to decrease the metabolic rate, allowing the injured brain time to heal. Subsequent rese...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Perman SM,Goyal M,Neumar RW,Topjian AA,Gaieski DF

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the respiratory changes in peak velocity (Vpeak) of aortic blood flow could be related to the effects of volume expansion on cardiac index. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SETTING:Medical ICUs of a university hospital (20 beds) and of a nonuniversity hospital (15 beds). PATI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Feissel M,Michard F,Mangin I,Ruyer O,Faller JP,Teboul JL

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contemporary surgical repertoire for the evaluation and treatment of patients with lung cancer includes the bronchoscope, mediastinoscope, thoracoscope, and standard surgical instrumentation. The recent advances in video optics and the development of endoscopic instruments have significantly expanded the surgical ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mentzer SJ,DeCamp MM,Harpole DH Jr,Sugarbaker DJ

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are currently living to their fourth decade and are making reproductive decisions. Information concerning the reproductive health of women with CF has been limited to small or single-center studies. DESIGN:We conducted a matched parallel-cohort study to assess the im...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Goss CH,Rubenfeld GD,Otto K,Aitken ML

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-month-old infant was brought to clinic for evaluation of recurrent apparent life-threatening events (ALTEs). Two ALTE episodes occurred while the infant was sleeping in a safety car seat. The first one occurred when he was 4 weeks old. His mother noticed that he was not breathing; he appeared limp with full body c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： DelRosso LM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of nearly fatal cardiovascular collapse attributable to an idiopathic anaphylactic reaction in a 76-year-old man. The event began with gastrointestinal symptoms of abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting as manifestations of IA. The patient subsequently progressed to develop urticaria, flushi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wong S,Greenberger PA,Patterson R

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies on the bronchodilating effect of nitrates yielded conflicting results. We hypothesized that the concomitant bronchial vasodilatation induced by nitrates may limit the increase of airway patency due to bronchial smooth muscle relaxation. To test this hypothesis, we evaluated the bronchodilating effect ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rolla G,Bucca C,Brussino L

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Autopsy evaluation of tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who were receiving long-term ventilation through uncuffed tracheostomies. DESIGN:Necropsies were performed in seven patients with DMD who had received positive-pressure ventilation through uncuffed tra...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Baydur A,Kanel G

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is significant heterogeneity within the primary graft dysfunction (PGD) syndrome. We aimed to identify distinct grade 3 PGD phenotypes based on severity of lung dysfunction and patterns of resolution. METHODS:Subjects from the Lung Transplant Outcomes Group (LTOG) cohort study with grade 3 PGD within ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shah RJ,Diamond JM,Cantu E,Lee JC,Lederer DJ,Lama VN,Orens J,Weinacker A,Wilkes DS,Bhorade S,Wille KM,Ware LB,Palmer SM,Crespo M,Localio AR,Demissie E,Kawut SM,Bellamy SL,Christie JD

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a widespread disease with important implications for health-care systems worldwide. This study investigated direct costs, treatment patterns, and outcomes associated with two patient cohorts hospitalized with CAP. DESIGN:The study design was naturalistic, prospect...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bauer TT,Welte T,Ernen C,Schlosser BM,Thate-Waschke I,de Zeeuw J,Schultze-Werninghaus G

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral pulmonary edema is a distinctly unusual clinical entity, often misdiagnosed initially as one of the more common causes of focal lung disease. Predominantly lobar pulmonary edema is rarer still. We report a case of right upper lobe pulmonary edema caused by the acute onset of severe mitral regurgitation. In ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Roach JM,Stajduhar KC,Torrington KG

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension and related pulmonary vascular diseases cause significant morbidities and high mortality and present many unique challenges toward improving outcomes in neonates, infants, and children. Differences between pediatric and adult disease are reflected in controversies regarding etiologies, classific...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hopper RK,Abman SH,Ivy DD

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchoalveolar lavage was used to provide important diagnostic information for a patient found to have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and concomitant cytomegalovirus infection. The use of this procedure may not only provide useful information regarding the underlying disease, but may also suggest alternative diagnosti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martin WJ 2nd,McDougall JC

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the cases of three women with pulmonary involvement in the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. The illness was characterized by elevated peripheral blood eosinophil counts, myalgias, fatigue, and dyspnea. Two of three patients had bilateral infiltrates on chest roentgenograms. All three had markedly decreased c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Catton CK,Elmer JC,Whitehouse AC,Clode JB,Hustrulid RI

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central hemodynamics and gas exchange were studied in six patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (mean age, 60 years). Patients were selected for the study if the volume of blood was 1 L larger than the predicted normal value, if there was no history of infection, and if no drug assumed to influence pulmo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gertz I,Hedenstierna G,Wester PO

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platypnea-orthodeoxia is an uncommon syndrome that may occur due to the postpneumonectomy state, cirrhosis of the liver, recurrent pulmonary embolism, and intracardiac shunting. We describe a patient who was found to have a positional change in desaturation after being admitted for dehydration. Workup revealed an atri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Acharya SS,Kartan R

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetazolamide treatment ameliorates the symptoms of AMS; however, the mechanism by which this occurs is unclear. To examine the effects of acetazolamide on oxygenation, CO2 responsiveness and ventilatory pattern during acute exposure to HA, we studied two groups of subjects at SL and following rapid (less than 8 h) tr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Burki NK,Khan SA,Hameed MA

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospitalizations for patients with acute exacerbations of COPD are associated with several adverse patient outcomes as well as with significant health-care costs. Despite many interventions targeted at reducing readmissions following an initial hospitalization, there are few strategies that have been consistently asso...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Freedman N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Prior to the availability of the oral endothelin antagonist bosentan, most patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) were treated with continuously infused prostacyclins. Many patients receiving prostacyclins would have received bosentan if it had been available at the time of their diagnosis...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suleman N,Frost AE

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the effect of electrode placement and standing on the 12-lead electrocardiogram required prior to exercise testing, 104 male patients with stable coronary heart disease were studied. Electrocardiograms were recorded with two different placements of the arm electrodes commonly used for exercise te...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gamble P,McManus H,Jensen D,Froelicher V

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beginning in July 1977, cold potassium-induced cardioplegia has been used in 60 consecutive patients undergoing correction of congenital heart defects in whom the aorta was cross clamped. Ages ranged from 4 weeks to 18 years (mean 5.8 years); 40 percent were less than 24 months of age. Surgery included correction of v...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Crawford FA Jr,Barnes TY,Heath BJ

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a valid surrogate for hemodynamic significance in stenotic native coronary arteries, but its validity in patients with coronary stent restenosis is unknown. DESIGN:Prospective. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENTS:We studied 42 patients (mean age +/- 1 SD, 62 +/- 10 years)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krüger S,Koch KC,Kaumanns I,Merx MW,Hanrath P,Hoffmann R

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was conducted in 23 subjects with previous occupational exposure to asbestos and exhibiting rounded atelectasis (RA) on high-resolution computed tomography scan (HRCT scan) to evaluate the retention of asbestos bodies (ABs) using light microscopy in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid or lung ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Voisin C,Fisekci F,Voisin-Saltiel S,Ameille J,Brochard P,Pairon JC

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disorder that has been associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity, even in children. However, not all children with OSA manifest alterations in endothelial postocclusive hyperemia, an endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-dependent re...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kheirandish-Gozal L,Khalyfa A,Gozal D,Bhattacharjee R,Wang Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00