Risk factors for extubation failure in patients following a successful spontaneous breathing trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no recommendations on how to measure arm exercise capacity in individuals with COPD. The objectives of this study were (1) to synthesize the literature on measures of arm exercise capacity in individuals with COPD, (2) to describe the psychometric properties and the target construct of each measure...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Janaudis-Ferreira T,Beauchamp MK,Goldstein RS,Brooks D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected ICUs and critical care health-care providers (HCPs) worldwide. RESEARCH QUESTION:How do regional differences and perceived lack of ICU resources affect critical care resource use and the well-being of HCPs? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Betw...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wahlster S,Sharma M,Lewis AK,Patel PV,Hartog CS,Jannotta G,Blissitt P,Kross EK,Kassebaum NJ,Greer DM,Curtis JR,Creutzfeldt CJ

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coccidioides infections often result in chronic relapsing disease that presents a challenge to the currently available therapy. Posaconazole, an oral extended-spectrum triazole agent, has been shown in vitro and in vivo to have potent activity against this fungus. METHODS:An open-label multinational study o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stevens DA,Rendon A,Gaona-Flores V,Catanzaro A,Anstead GM,Pedicone L,Graybill JR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To identify the prognostic factors for pneumothorax in patients in the ICU. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:ICU at a university-based teaching hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixty patients developed pneumothoraces in the ICU during a period of 36 months. Medical records relating to patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chen KY,Jerng JS,Liao WY,Ding LW,Kuo LC,Wang JY,Yang PC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 31-year-old man with legionnaires' disease, who presented with severe pneumonia and hypoxemia, later developed severe bronchospasm and marked hypercapnia, a complication not previously reported in Legionella infection. He responded to therapy with erythromycin and a bronchodilator. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rosenberg DM,Martin L,Lerner P,Parker DM

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We tested the hypothesis that an increase in the blood colloid osmotic pressure (COP) that is maintained during early-stage endotoxemia may decrease fluid flux across capillaries and may reduce pulmonary and multiple-organ edema. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTINGS:Research laboratory in a hospital. SUBJEC...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Camacho MT,Totapally BR,Torbati D,Wolfsdorf J

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To examine the main therapeutic response patterns to high doses of salbutamol and to determine the factors that contribute to outcome in acute severe asthma. SETTING:The emergency department (ED) of a large, urban hospital with primary and referral care responsibilities. PATIENTS AND DESIGN:One hundr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rodrigo C,Rodrigo G

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Doppler-derived myocardial performance index (MPI), a measure of combined systolic and diastolic myocardial performance, was assessed at rest and after low-dose dobutamine administration in patients with idiopathic or ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. MPI also was correlated with other conventional echoc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Parthenakis FI,Kanakaraki MK,Kanoupakis EM,Skalidis EI,Diakakis GF,Filippou OK,Vardas PE

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether an association exists between aortic calcification viewed on plain chest radiography and coronary artery disease. METHODS:Retrospective review of all chest radiographs obtained from consecutive patients undergoing coronary angiography at a primary cardiac center during 1999. Plain...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Li J,Galvin HK,Johnson SC,Langston CS,Sclamberg J,Preston CA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of a symptom-based and a peak flow-based action plan in preventing acute exacerbations in subjects with poorly controlled asthma. DESIGN:A randomized controlled trial in which subjects who had required urgent treatment for their asthma were allocated to receive no action plan, a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cowie RL,Revitt SG,Underwood MF,Field SK

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the physiologic range of pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) has been reported, data on how it is manifested in athletes are limited. The aim of the present study was to explore the full spectrum of PASP and the long-term training impact in a large population of highly trained athletes. METHO...

journal_title：Chest

authors： D'Andrea A,Naeije R,D'Alto M,Argiento P,Golia E,Cocchia R,Riegler L,Scarafile R,Limongelli G,Di Salvo G,Citro R,Caso P,Russo MG,Calabrò R,Bossone E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD is characterized by chronic inflammation. In vitro and ex vivo observations suggest that this inflammatory response is partially resistant to the effect of corticosteroids and that low-dose theophylline can restore this response via enhancement of histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity. Whether this occurs...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cosío BG,Shafiek H,Iglesias A,Yanez A,Córdova R,Palou A,Rodriguez-Roisin R,Peces-Barba G,Pascual S,Gea J,Sibila O,Barnes PJ,Agusti A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation and respiratory therapy services benefit patients with chronic lung disease and other diseases of the lung by reducing symptoms and restoring independent function. Although the science of these therapies is not new, commercial payers and Medicare have generally been slow to suppo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Birnbaum S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An asymptomatic cremator was found incidentally to have lymphocytic alveolitis by bronchoalveolar lavage, and the basis for this finding was investigated. No known causes of lymphocyte alveolitis including sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, berylliosis, tuberculosis, or fungal diseases of the lung were found. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schauble TL,Rich EA

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of children's chronic cough to parents is largely unknown. The objectives of this study were as follows: (1) to determine the burden of chronic cough using a purposely designed questionnaire, and (2) to evaluate psychological (child's anxiety and parental emotional distress) and other influences o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marchant JM,Newcombe PA,Juniper EF,Sheffield JK,Stathis SL,Chang AB

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Providing artificial nutrition is an important part of caring for critically ill patients. However, because of a paucity of robust data, the practice has been highly variable and often based more on dogma than evidence. A number of studies have been published investigating many different aspects of critical care nutri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Desai SV,McClave SA,Rice TW

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:COPD and OSA are both highly prevalent, which implies that both disorders occurring together (overlap syndrome) is likely to be common based on chance association alone. However, different clinical COPD phenotypes influence the likelihood of coexisting OSA in that the increased lung volumes and low BMI associated with...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McNicholas WT

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD is associated with significant morbidity primarily driven by acute exacerbations. Relative pulmonary artery (PA) enlargement, defined as a PA to ascending aorta (A) diameter ratio greater than one (PA:A>1) identifies patients at increased risk for exacerbations. However, little is known about the correl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Iyer AS,Wells JM,Vishin S,Bhatt SP,Wille KM,Dransfield MT

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Interstitial lung disease (ILD) results in high morbidity and health-care utilization. Diagnostic delays remain common and often occur in nonpulmonology settings. Screening for ILD in these settings has the potential to reduce diagnostic delays and improve patient outcomes. RESEARCH QUESTION:This study soug...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pugashetti JV,Kitich A,Alqalyoobi S,Maynard-Paquette AC,Pritchard D,Graham J,Boctor N,Kulinich A,Lafond E,Foster E,Mendez C,Choudhry S,Chalaoui J,Morisset J,Kadoch M,Oldham JM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 79-year-old woman in the course of a syncope evaluation is shown to have a trazodone-related cardiac arrhythmia confirmed by drug rechallenge. This nontricyclic antidepressant should be considered as potentially arrhythmogenic despite its generally favorable cardiovascular profile. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vitullo RN,Wharton JM,Allen NB,Pritchett EL

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with ventricular inversion with normally related great vessels and double inlet left ventricle is presented. the patient also showed features of Down's syndrome. Association of ventricular inversion with normally related great vessels is rare and leads to a basic functional state like that of complete transp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tandon R,Moller JH,Edwards JE

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating disease, yet validated, reliable criteria for evaluating patient response to therapies in clinical trials are lacking. METHODS:To optimize selection of end point criteria for the study of interferon (IFN)-gamma1b in patients with IPF, we retrospectively a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： King TE Jr,Safrin S,Starko KM,Brown KK,Noble PW,Raghu G,Schwartz DA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To investigate intracranial pressure (ICP) changes and their mechanisms in chronic hypercapnia. DESIGN:After 12 male Wistar rats were maintained in CO2-mixed air (mean PaCO2, 71.0 mm Hg) for 21 weeks, their ICP levels were measured during the breathing of 0, 5, 10, 12, and 14% CO2-mixed air before and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kondo T,Kumagai M,Takei F,Ohta Y

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenteral tetracycline, one of the most commonly used agents for producing pleurodesis, is no longer available because of stricter regulations governing the manufacturing process. The objective of this project was to determine whether minocycline, a tetracycline derivative, is an effective sclerosant in an experiment...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Light RW,Wang NS,Sassoon CS,Gruer SE,Vargas FS

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old woman with ovarian carcinoma that had been treated with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation presented with a maculopapular rash on the extremities and miliary infiltrates evident on chest roentgenogram. Transbronchial biopsy specimens revealed caseating granulomas, and cultu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Peters EJ,Morice R

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The diaphragm plays a pivotal role in weaning and successful extubation. We hypothesized that ultrasonographic evaluation of the movements of the diaphragm by measuring liver/spleen displacement during spontaneous breathing trials is a good predictor for extubation outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The studie...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jiang JR,Tsai TH,Jerng JS,Yu CJ,Wu HD,Yang PC

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To quantify the snoring sound intensity levels generated by individuals during polysomnographic testing and to examine the relationships between acoustic, polysomnographic, and clinical variables. DESIGN:The prospective acquisition of acoustic and polysomnographic data with a retrospective medical cha...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wilson K,Stoohs RA,Mulrooney TF,Johnson LJ,Guilleminault C,Huang Z

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00