Peripheral nerve function in sepsis and multiple organ failure.

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：:To evaluate the role of red blood cell (RBC) antioxidants as clinical markers of oxidative exposure, we measured RBC glutathione (GSH) concentrations in 32 adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and 8 healthy age-matched control subjects. We chose patients with CF because this disease is characterized by severe bro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mangione S,Patel DD,Levin BR,Fiel SB

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse cardiovascular effects are commonly seen in severe theophylline poisoning. Primary ST-T wave changes have not been described previously. We report T wave inversion associated with severe theophylline toxicity in a 33-year-old woman with no evidence of organic heart disease. The T wave inversion resolved after ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kolander SA,Nydegger CC,Porter RS

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well-recognized that atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) are raised in conditions with ventricular volume and pressure overload. In addition to this established role in left ventricular congestive cardiac failure, there is good evidence that BNP has a diagnostic role in right ve...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yap LB,Mukerjee D,Timms PM,Ashrafian H,Coghlan JG

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IV epoprostenol treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been believed to require an indefinite duration of therapy OBJECTIVE:To describe the successful discontinuation of long-term epoprostenol therapy in four patients DESIGN:Case reports SETTING:Outpatient clinic, tertiary-care hospital P...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kim NH,Channick RN,Rubin LJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro cell-mediated immunity was examined in patients infected with nontuberculous mycobacteria, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex in Japan. Peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients, as compared with those of tuberculous patients or tuberculin-positive healthy donors, showed depressed in vitro blastogenic ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tsuyuguchi I,Shiratsuchi H,Okuda Y,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite increasing knowledge about partial liquid ventilation (PLV), the optimal dose of perfluorocarbon (PFC) is not yet established. Because there exist normal regions in the lung with ARDS and because PLV in the normal lung results in worsened gas exchange, we postulated that the optimal dose of PFC for P...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lim CM,Koh Y,Jung BO,Lee SD,Kim WS,Kim DS,Kim WD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials have established the superiority of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) over antiarrhythmic drug therapy in survivors of sudden cardiac death and in high-risk patients with coronary artery disease. The ICD has evolved to overcome the limitation of earlier devices that required thoracotomy ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gollob MH,Seger JJ

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:STUDY OBJECTIVES AND DESIGN: Health-related quality of life (QoL) instruments are generally used for studies of asthma in specialized settings. For primary care use, there is a need for brief and simple questionnaires for structured patient-reported outcomes. We validated the Mini-Asthma Quality of Life Ques...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ehrs PO,Nokela M,Ställberg B,Hjemdahl P,Wikström Jonsson E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen patients were treated at the Los Angeles County Harbor/UCLA Medical Center between 1971 and 1986 for tuberculosis of the spine. Fourteen were immigrants, a high-risk group. A high index of suspicion is required for Pott's disease, which occurs in fewer than 1 percent of patients with tuberculosis, often prese...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Omari B,Robertson JM,Nelson RJ,Chiu LC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine and compare the values of positron emission tomography (PET) with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and CT for predicting clinical outcome of patients with aggressive lymphoma undergoing salvage cytoreductive chemotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem-cell transplantat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Filmont JE,Czernin J,Yap C,Silverman DH,Quon A,Phelps ME,Emmanouilides C

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with a variety of cardiac anomalies. However, its association with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is rare. We treated a female newborn with CDH, HLHS, and omphalocele. The operation for omphalocele and the diaphragmatic defect was successful, although the pat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nishimura M,Taniguchi A,Imanaka H,Taenaka N

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complications following open chest massage in patients with porcine xenografts in the mitral location have not been previously described. The authors report a case of cardiac resuscitation following mitral valve replacement with a stented porcine valve. The patient died following brief closed chest, and then, prolonge...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wild LM,Lajos TZ,Lee AB Jr,Wright J

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this article is to provide an update on recent changes to current procedural terminology codes used for billing physician services for mechanical ventilation in chronic care facilities. In addition to billing information, background data relevant to prolonged mechanical ventilation are reviewed. Topics cov...

journal_title：Chest

authors： White AC,O'Connor HH,Kirby K

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant pleural effusions cause significant morbidity, but there is no gold standard minimally invasive treatment. A new therapeutic approach combines talc pleurodesis and indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) to enable outpatient management. This case series summarizes the safety and efficacy data of all patients (24...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ahmed L,Ip H,Rao D,Patel N,Noorzad F

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with a poor prognosis. Reduction of pulmonary artery pressure in COPD by prolonged oxygen treatment has been shown to be associated with increased survival. In an attempt to find a suitable pharmacologic method of reducing pulmonary a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sajkov D,McEvoy RD,Cowie RJ,Bradley JA,Antic R,Morris RG,Frith PA

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical malpractice with its associated costs, including insurance premiums, impact on practice, consequences for career and insurability, and emotional toll, is a reality of practicing medicine in the United States. Understanding the types of claims that may be asserted, the issues to consider when securing insurance...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nepps ME

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To further delineate indications for noninvasive pressure support ventilation (NIPSV), we proposed this noninvasive technique as an alternative to endotracheal intubation in 17 consecutive patients with acute respiratory failure from various causes. Eight patients (47 percent) were successfully ventilated with NIPSV, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wysocki M,Tric L,Wolff MA,Gertner J,Millet H,Herman B

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic research has revealed a substantial portion of the general population with abnormal spirometry results that are characterized by decreased FEV1 and FVC but a preserved FEV1/FVC ratio. This restrictive spirometry pattern (RSP) is inconsistently defined in the literature and not well addressed by current g...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Godfrey MS,Jankowich MD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1986, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) has imposed an obligation on hospitals and physicians to evaluate and stabilize patients who present to a hospital ED seeking care. Available sanctions for noncompliance include fines, damages awarded in civil litigation, and exclusion from Medicare. E...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hyman DA,Studdert DM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess whether myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) using harmonic power Doppler (HPD) in conjunction with the transvenous contrast agent SHU 563A would be useful in detecting stunned but viable myocardium. DESIGN:Acute coronary occlusion (2 to 3 h) followed by 1 h of reperfusion was created i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Teupe C,Takeuchi M,Yao J,Avelar E,Pandian N

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that breathing helium-hyperoxia (HeO2) would significantly improve 6-min walking test (6MWT) distance in COPD subjects. METHODS:This was a blinded, randomized crossover study. At visit 1, we assessed pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and 6MWT distance. Visits 2 and 3 consisted of four 6...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marciniuk DD,Butcher SJ,Reid JK,MacDonald GF,Eves ND,Clemens R,Jones RL

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital with a history of two syncopal episodes. The results of the physical examination, resting electrocardiogram and His-bundle study were all normal. Study with a 24-hour ECG monitor (Holter) was at first interpreted as demonstrating periods of sinus arrest. However, more...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kronzon I,Schloss M,Bear G

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous irrigation-suction catheter (Irri-cath) is a double-lumen device that allows for simultaneous saline solution infusion and aspiration. This system may theoretically be more effective than conventional dry intermittent suction due to its vortex principle. To test this hypothesis, we performed 200 suction man...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Isea JO,Poyant D,O'Donnell C,Faling LJ,Karlinsky J,Celli BR

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of combined administration of different dose ratios of dobutamine (DB) and dopamine (DA) (DB/DA ratio of 1:1; 1.5:0.5; 2:0; 0.5:1.5; and 0:2), with the added dose kept constant (10 micrograms/kg/min-20 micrograms/kg/min), on right ventricular function (measured by the thermal washout method with the aid of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Imai T,Saitoh K,Kani H,Fujita T,Murata K

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adults with CF followed in a university center were assessed for the presence of the most common CF gene mutation, delta-F508. Excluding one member of a sibling pair, 29 of 55 subjects had two copies of delta-F508 (homozygotes), 23 had one copy of delta-F508 with the other CF mutation not identified (complex heterozyg...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Burke W,Aitken ML,Chen SH,Scott CR

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The duration of postinspiratory pause prior to forced expiration may significantly influence the peak expiratory flow (PEF) measured during maximal forceful expirations. In comparison with maneuvers without a postinspiratory pause, maneuvers with 4 to 6-s pause at total lung capacity (TLC) result in decrease...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Omar T,Alawadhi H,Soubani AO,Tzelepis GE

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:The association of complex congenital heart disease with asplenia syndrome and congenital AV block is described in a newborn. Cardiovascular lesions were right atrial isomerism, d-loop, discordant ventriculoarterial connection, pulmonary stenosis, total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, absent right pulmonary arter...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rossi L,Montella S,Frescura C,Thiene G

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Men who snore heavily have an increased incidence of hypertension, angina, stroke, and neuropsychologic dysfunction, which may be due to nocturnal oxygen desaturation. Nocturnal oxygen therapy might be beneficial to such individuals by improving oxygenation and relieving tissue hypoxia. Twenty-eight asymptomatic heavy...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Block AJ,Hellard DW,Cicale MJ

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00