Surfactant replacement therapy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strong evidence exists for clinically relevant night-to-night variability of respiratory events in patients with suspected OSA. RESEARCH QUESTION:How many sleep study nights are required to diagnose OSA accurately? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Patients with suspected OSA underwent up to 14 nights of pulse oxim...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Roeder M,Sievi NA,Bradicich M,Grewe F,Siegfried S,Gaisl T,Kohler M

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Each year, > 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with an incidentally detected lung nodule. Practice guidelines attempt to balance the benefit of early detection of lung cancer with the risks of diagnostic testing, but adherence to guidelines is low. The goal of this study was to determine guideline adherenc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Verdial FC,Madtes DK,Cheng GS,Pipavath S,Kim R,Hubbard JJ,Zadworny M,Wood DE,Farjah F

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchoscopy specimens from 183 known/suspected acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients were evaluated for pathogens. In each case, transbronchial biopsies were evaluated and bronchoalveolar lavage material was cultured for viruses, fungi and mycobacteria and examined cytologically. A specimen was considered posit...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weldon-Linne CM,Rhone DP,Bourassa R

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma therapy is typically prescribed and titrated based on patient or parent self-report of symptoms. No longitudinal studies have assessed the relationship between symptoms and severe asthma exacerbations in children. The goal of our study was (1) to assess the association of asthma symptoms with severe a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wu AC,Tantisira K,Li L,Schuemann B,Weiss ST,Fuhlbrigge AL,Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group.

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with acute respiratory symptoms still remain a diagnostic challenge. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether focused sonography could potentially diagnose life-threatening conditions missed at the primary assessment in a patient population consisting of admitted patients with acute respiratory ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Laursen CB,Sloth E,Lambrechtsen J,Lassen AT,Madsen PH,Henriksen DP,Davidsen JR,Rasmussen F

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old man had a history of recurrent syncope for more than a decade. During a witnessed episode, an ambulatory electrocardiographic recording showed ventricular flutter/fibrillation that lasted for 2 1/2 minutes and terminated spontaneously without adverse neurologic sequelae. No structural heart disease and n...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Masrani K,Cowley C,Bekheit S,el-Sherif N

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spirometry is a useful test of pulmonary function and can be safely performed in a variety of clinical situations. Although the technique for performing the maneuver is straightforward, there are many sources of variability in results. Specific criteria must be met in order for the test to be considered valid. For the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lange NE,Mulholland M,Kreider ME

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:ARDS can occur from the following two pathogenetic pathways: a direct pulmonary injury (ARDSp); and an indirect injury (ARDSexp). The predisposing clinical factor can influence the pathogenesis and clinical outcome of ARDS. This metaanalysis was aimed at evaluating whether there is any difference in ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Agarwal R,Srinivas R,Nath A,Jindal SK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Point-of-care ultrasonography is a key skill for the critical care clinician and is gaining widespread acceptance by clinicians in all areas of medicine. In addition to mastery of image acquisition, image interpretation, and clinical application, intensivists need to be adept with billing for their scanning activity. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Koenig SJ,Lou BX,Moskowitz Y,Narasimhan M,Mayo PH

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To gain more knowledge of changes in main pulmonary artery flow and right ventricular mass and volumes in patients with pulmonary hypertension during epoprostenol therapy. METHODS:Eleven patients (9 women) were evaluated before the start of therapy and every 4 months thereafter. Right and left ventricular v...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Roeleveld RJ,Vonk-Noordegraaf A,Marcus JT,Bronzwaer JG,Marques KM,Postmus PE,Boonstra A

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the pulmonary and systemic hemodynamic effects of oral captopril in patients with connective tissue disease and pulmonary hypertension, we performed right heart catheterization in eight patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis, the CREST syndrome, or mixed connective tissue diseases prior to and immediately ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Alpert MA,Pressly TA,Mukerji V,Lambert CR,Mukerji B

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to investigate the test-retest reliability, repeatability, and sensitivity of the modified shuttle test (MST) in adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). DESIGN:: Prospective study. SETTING:Adult CF Unit, Belfast City Hospital. PATIENTS:: Adult patients with CF. INTER...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bradley J,Howard J,Wallace E,Elborn S

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of thoracic radiation therapy in the management of limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is reviewed. Although chest irradiation has been used to treat SCLC for over four decades, its standard role in the management of limited-stage disease was established only during the last decade. Multiple prospecti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kumar P

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical feasibility of using real-time measurements of work of breathing obtained at the bedside with a portable, commercially available respiratory monitor as an objective and quantifiable guideline for appropriately setting pressure support ventilation (PSV) to partially and totally unload ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Banner MJ,Kirby RR,Gabrielli A,Blanch PB,Layon AJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is controversy about whether therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) modifies the natural history of COPD, characterized by an accelerated decline in FEV(1). METHODS:The Inhaled Steroids Effect Evaluation in COPD (ISEEC) study is a pooled study of patient-level data from seven long-term randomized...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Soriano JB,Sin DD,Zhang X,Camp PG,Anderson JA,Anthonisen NR,Buist AS,Burge PS,Calverley PM,Connett JE,Petersson S,Postma DS,Szafranski W,Vestbo J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antisynthetase syndrome consists of interstitial lung disease (ILD), arthritis, myositis, fever, mechanic's hands, and Raynaud phenomenon in the presence of an antisynthetase autoantibody, most commonly anti-Jo-1. It is believed that all the antisynthetases are associated with a similar clinical profile,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kalluri M,Sahn SA,Oddis CV,Gharib SL,Christopher-Stine L,Danoff SK,Casciola-Rosen L,Hong G,Dellaripa PF,Highland KB

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy is associated with high postoperative morbidity and mortality. The most important predisposing factors for anastomotic leaks are ischemia of the gastric conduit and low blood oxygen content. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of thoracic epidural...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Michelet P,D'Journo XB,Roch A,Papazian L,Ragni J,Thomas P,Auffray JP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, this is a patient who presented with respiratory acidosis and cor pulmonale. The major diagnostic challenge was in differentiating primary cardiopulmonary disease from a central abnormality of ventilatory drive. The arterial blood gases showed a normal A-a gradient suggesting hypoventilation as the etiolog...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Klepper M,Barnard P,Eschenbacher W

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptoms consistent with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) occurred in 26 of 50 employees working in a localized area of a large factory. This area was served by a single heating-cooling unit utilizing a water humidification system. The illness consisted of flu-like symptoms with fever, chills, headache, cough, dyspne...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ganier M,Lieberman P,Fink J,Lockwood DG

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has been documented to cause community-acquired pneumonias (CAP), notable for necrotizing features. The frequency of occurrence, risk factors, and optimal treatment of CA-MRSA CAP are unclear. METHODS:This was a retrospective analysis ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lobo LJ,Reed KD,Wunderink RG

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of pancreatitis, which occurred while the patient was on a propofol drip and then recurred after resolution following an inadvertent rechallenge with propofol. The initial episode was associated with hypertriglyceridemia, whereas the latter was not. The association between propofol and pancreatitis is...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kumar AN,Schwartz DE,Lim KG

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient undergoing radical extrapleural pneumonectomy for epithelioid malignant mesothelioma developed acute paraplegia postoperatively related to long-segment spinal cord ischemia. The usual area of concern for this complication is the T9 to T12 area where the artery of Adamkiewicz is most likely to originate. In t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ural K,Jakob K,Lato S,Gilly G,Landreneau R

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbubble formation has been accepted as the mechanism producing contrast echoes. Comparisons of the contrast effects of various agents have been studied extensively, but the importance of gas-mixing has been less appreciated. To test the hypothesis that good gas-mixing, by facilitating microbubble formation, would ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chiang CW,Lin FC,Fu M,Fang BR,Hsu TS,Lee YS

更新日期：1986-05-01 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 OBJECTIVE:Cysteinyl leukotrienes are important proinflammatory mediators in the pathogenesis of asthma. Since bronchial hyperresponsiveness is a noninvasive surrogate marker of asthmatic airway inflammation, we evaluated the bronchoprotection afforded by leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs). DESIGN:Systemati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Currie GP,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the responsiveness of the cerebral vessels to chronic hypercapnia, we measured middle cerebral artery flow velocity by transcranial Doppler ultrasound in 20 normal subjects and in 14 COLD patients before and after stimulation by progressive hypercapnia (rebreathing test) or by intravenous administration of a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Clivati A,Ciofetti M,Cavestri R,Longhini E

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dynamic hyperinflation (DH) develops in patients with COPD during incremental exercise with a cycle ergometer. The aims of this study were to determine whether DH can be evidenced after walking with a handheld spirometer and to determine its functional consequences. METHODS:Fifty patients with COPD (39 men;...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Callens E,Graba S,Gillet-Juvin K,Essalhi M,Bidaud-Chevalier B,Peiffer C,Mahut B,Delclaux C

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study attempts to determine the distribution of transudates vs exudates in pathologically proved malignant pleural effusions and the necessity for cytologic studies in patients with a transudative effusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective review of all cytologically positive malignant pleural effusi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Assi Z,Caruso JL,Herndon J,Patz EF Jr

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unknown if the radiographic fibrosis score predicts mortality in persistent hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) and if survival is similar to that observed in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) when adjusting for the extent of radiographic fibrosis. METHODS:We reviewed records from 177 patients with HP...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mooney JJ,Elicker BM,Urbania TH,Agarwal MR,Ryerson CJ,Nguyen MLT,Woodruff PG,Jones KD,Collard HR,King TE Jr,Koth LL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively looked at the prognostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) lymphocyte count in 98 patients with recently diagnosed (less than 4 months) untreated sarcoidosis. These 50 men and 48 women (mean age, 37.4) were followed up for a period of 6 to 60 months (mean, 25.6), and were clinically evaluated ever...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Laviolette M,La Forge J,Tennina S,Boulet LP

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00