Pulmonary dead space fraction and pulmonary artery systolic pressure as early predictors of clinical outcome in acute lung injury.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To assess the consequences of nitrate withdrawal in angina-free and hemodynamically stable coronary patients. DESIGN:Prospective, open, intervention study. SETTING:Cardiology outpatient clinic of a university-affiliated municipal hospital. PATIENTS:Angina-free patients who were hemodynamically stabl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： George J,Kitzis I,Zandorf D,Golovner M,Shapira I,Laniado S,Roth A

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer screening (LCS) is an important secondary prevention measure to reduce lung cancer mortality. The goal of this study was to assess state-level variations in LCS among the US elderly during the first 3 years since Medicare began its LCS reimbursement policy in 2015. METHODS:This ecological study ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liu B,Dharmarajan K,Henschke CI,Taioli E

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 283 patients referred for testing in an outpatient pulmonary function laboratory, we studied the single-breath diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (Dco) using the Ogilvie (Og), Jones-Meade (JM), Epidemiological Standardization Project (ESP), and three-phase iterative methods (3PIT, similar to the th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Beck KC,Offord KP,Scanlon PD

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We carried out a medical and environmental survey to evaluate respiratory disease at two tungsten carbide (TC) production plants. The study population of 290 subjects (19.2 percent of the total work force) was chosen to focus on those with the greatest potential exposures to cobalt, a binding agent which is probably t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sprince NL,Chamberlin RI,Hales CA,Weber AL,Kazemi H

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the costs, consequences, effectiveness, and safety of ciprofloxacin vs standard antibiotic care in patients with an initial acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (AECB) as well as recurrent AECBs over a 1-year period. DESIGN:Randomized, multicenter, parallel-group, open-label study. SETTING:O...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Grossman R,Mukherjee J,Vaughan D,Eastwood C,Cook R,LaForge J,Lampron N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the incidence of catamenial pneumothorax (CP) among women who have been referred for the surgical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) and to study its pathogenic mechanisms. DESIGN:A prospective study of women of reproductive age who have been referred to our center for the surgical treat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Alifano M,Roth T,Broët SC,Schussler O,Magdeleinat P,Regnard JF

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) tissue-typing studies on patients with genetically transmitted hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have demonstrated an HLA linkage in a Caucasian and black patient group and an HLA-DR locus association in a Japanese population sample. To confirm whether a specific HLA antigen(s) might serve as a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gardin JM,Gottdiener JS,Radvany R,Maron BJ,Lesch M

更新日期：1982-04-01 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：:Congenital subclavian steal consists of atresia of the proximal end of the subclavian artery, while the blood supply to the distal portion of the subclavian artery originates from the circle of Willis. It should be suspected in complicated malformations of the heart associated with marked hypoplasia or interruption of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Garcia O,Wilkins R,Cunha D,Jesse MJ

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Spirometry is performed to monitor lung health, but variability between tests can hinder recognition of excessive FEV(1) declines. We sought to describe the relationship between FEV(1) changes over 1 to 5 years and FEV(1) declines over longer terms, using 21,821 test results from 1,884 workers who parti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wang ML,Avashia BH,Petsonk EL

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:We analyzed seven patients with beta-thalassemia intermedia presenting with congestive heart failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension. This condition has been recognized only recently as part of the clinical spectrum of beta-thalassemia. Our group of patients included two men and five women with the clinical pictur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Aessopos A,Stamatelos G,Skoumas V,Vassilopoulos G,Mantzourani M,Loukopoulos D

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the case reported, a patient with severe right ventricular failure following coronary revascularization was successfully weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass following creation of an atrial septal defect. This technique facilitated rapid decompression of the failing right ventricle by shunting blood to the more compl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Swanson MJ,Fabaz AG,Jung JY

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25-year-old man was treated with gastric lavage and activated charcoal for alcohol and drug overdose; immediately following the initial treatment he developed tension pneumothorax successfully managed with a chest tube. The patient presented four weeks later with a charcoal-containing empyema, an unreported conditio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Justiniani FR,Hippalgaonkar R,Martinez LO

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Airway inflammation is important in the development and progression of asthma. Activation of inflammatory cells induces a respiratory burst resulting in the production of reactive oxygen species, such as H(2)O(2). The aim of this study was to measure the concentration of H(2)O(2) in exhaled breath condensate...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Emelyanov A,Fedoseev G,Abulimity A,Rudinski K,Fedoulov A,Karabanov A,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International guidelines advocate a standard approach to asthma management for all, despite its heterogeneity. "Personalized" treatment of inflammatory asthma phenotypes confers superior benefits. We wished to evaluate dose response to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) in patients with asthma with an elevated f...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Anderson WJ,Short PM,Williamson PA,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The integrated electronic display model for teaching bronchoscopic technique has been most helpful in guiding the student-bronchoscopist, especially in the early stages of reorientation in both the procedure for insertion and the practice of identification of the individual segmental orifice. The display board is elec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cunanan OS,Mazza JE

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of interstitial pulmonary fibrosis on pregnancy is unclear. We present the findings in a 31-year-old woman with severe pulmonary fibrosis (vital capacity, 37 percent of predicted) secondary to hard metal disease who went through a successful term pregnancy. The patient was a grinder of tungsten-carbide dril...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ratto D,Balmes J,Boylen T,Sharma OP

更新日期：1988-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a pulmonary vasculopathy resulting in exercise intolerance, usually due to dyspnea. We hypothesized that ventilation is increased during exercise in PPH relative to normal because the ventilated lung is underperfused, cardiac output increase is restricted, and arterial...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yasunobu Y,Oudiz RJ,Sun XG,Hansen JE,Wasserman K

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Thirty to 50% of all COPD patients experience tissue wasting that may be caused by hypermetabolism, but the cause of the perturbed metabolic state is unclear. We hypothesized that the elevated O2 cost of ventilation (O2 COV) may be a contributing factor. All of the data are presented as means ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mannix ET,Manfredi F,Farber MO

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：:In order to assess the complications of sleep apnea, we have reviewed a data base of 619 consecutive admissions to a university sleep disorders center. Although patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) described more subjective sleepiness than patients with central sleep apnea (CSA) or primary snoring (PS), the mul...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mendelson WB

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare drug output from a vented nebulizer (Pari LC Jet Plus) with a traditional unvented nebulizer (Hudson 1730 T Up-Draft 11) using aerosolized tobramycin, which is frequently used in the treatment of cystic fibrosis. DESIGN:Six nebulizers of each type were filled with a 4 mL tobramycin (80 mg) s...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Coates AL,MacNeish CF,Lands LC,Meisner D,Kelemen S,Vadas EB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha is known to be a proinflammatory cytokine that has a pronounced negative inotropic effect and plays an important role in ischemic-reperfusion injury. METHODS:Twenty isolated rat hearts were randomly divided equally into two groups (heparin and non-heparin) and were perfused...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pevni D,Frolkis I,Shapira I,Schwartz D,Yuhas Y,Schwartz IF,Chernichovski T,Uretzky G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchoscopic microsampling (BMS) is a method in which a device consisting of a wire with a polyester probe at the tip is used to collect bronchial epithelial lining fluid with bronchoscopy. In this study, we bacteriologically investigated sample collection using BMS to incorporate BMS into diagnosis of resp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sasabayashi M,Yamazaki Y,Tsushima K,Hatayama O,Okabe T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes severe acute lung injury in approximately 5% of infected adults, but few reports have been made of severe pediatric disease. We present an adolescent patient who contracted severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 one week after a paterna...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fisler G,Haimed A,Levy CF,Stiles J,Capone CA,Fish JD,Brochstein JA,Taylor MD

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnostic yields with transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) for mediastinal nodes are highly variable. Nodal positions, as assessed on a breath-hold conventional CT scan, do not account for nodal motion. We studied nodal motion on four-dimensional (4D) CT scans. METHODS:A total of 47 mediastinal node...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Piet AH,Lagerwaard FJ,Kunst PW,van Sörnsen de Koste JR,Slotman BJ,Senan S

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:99mTechnetium macroaggregated albumin has successfully been used to define severe postoperative pulmonary vasoconstriction in a four-month-old boy with D-transposition of the great vessels who had undergone a Blalock-Hanlon surgical atrial septectomy. Radionuclide imaging documented clinically suspected pulmonary vaso...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Moodie DS,Levy JM,Kahn DR,Lieberman LM,Pastakia B

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed results of 78 diagnostic thoracoscopic examinations of patients with lung cancer and homolateral pleural effusion. The study stresses the main locations of pleural metastasis in cases of lung cancer and correlates these data with the pleural spread from extrathoracic primary neoplasms. Also pointed out is ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cantó A,Ferrer G,Romagosa V,Moya J,Bernat R

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00