Mortality probability model III and simplified acute physiology score II: assessing their value in predicting length of stay and comparison to APACHE IV.

abstract：:We assessed qualitative and quantitative differences in surfactant lipid composition of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Pneumocystis carinii (PC) pneumonia. Five normal volunteers and 27 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection underw...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoffman AG,Lawrence MG,Ognibene FP,Suffredini AF,Lipschik GY,Kovacs JA,Masur H,Shelhamer JH

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unusual occurrence of non-infected submitral and aortic aneurysms developing sequentially in an adult prompted us to review the pathogenesis of congenital aneurysms adjacent to the aortic and mitral valves. The findings support the suggestion that subvalvular aneurysms, like aortic sinus aneurysms, are a result of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chesler E,Mitha AS,Edwards JE

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the management of bronchopleurobiliary fistula in a 56-year-old woman who underwent a (L) mastectomy with postoperative radio- and chemotherapy for advanced breast carcinoma and required insertion of inhabiliary Silastic stents for the relief of severe obstructive jaundice. During restaging of her carcinom...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dasmahapatra HK,Pepper JR

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department of our hospital after experiencing a peripheral arterial embolism. Investigation of the possible embolic sources in an otherwise asymptomatic patient revealed the existence of a left ventricular diverticulum. The left ventricular diverticulum is a rare congeni...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Parthenakis FI,Kochiadakis GE,Patrianakos AP,Hamilos MI,Mitrouska I,Katsamouris AN,Vardas PE

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate whether increased airway reactivity affected the course of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), we categorized 40 CF patients as to methacholine sensitivity and then evaluated their disease activity and natural history. Twenty methacholine reactors had more severe lung disease (lower S-K clinical scores and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eggleston PA,Rosenstein BJ,Stackhouse CM,Alexander MF

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary edema may alter alveolar bacterial clearance and infectivity. Manipulation of fluid balance aimed at reducing fluid overload may, therefore, influence ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) occurrence in intubated patients. The objective of the present study was to assess the impact of a depletive f...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mekontso Dessap A,Katsahian S,Roche-Campo F,Varet H,Kouatchet A,Tomicic V,Beduneau G,Sonneville R,Jaber S,Darmon M,Castanares-Zapatero D,Brochard L,Brun-Buisson C

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine the adaptability and effectiveness of a new esophageal balloon technique to measure changes in esophageal pressure (Pes) as a reflection of pleural pressure with progressive incremental exercise testing in normal subjects. DESIGN:An 8F (0.9 cm) esophageal balloon catheter (Smart...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Thomas AM,Turner RE,Tenholder MF

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer, the most prevalent cancer in the western world, is predominantly caused by smoking and thus perceived as a "self-inflicted" disease. Nevertheless, only 20% of smokers develop lung cancer. This review examines the concept of high-risk populations and screening. It looks at developments in the molecular epi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smyth JF

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) is an uncommon disorder with an insidious onset and is difficult to diagnose. STUDY OBJECTIVES:To characterize the presenting features and clinical course of patients with SPE. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Tertiary care, referral medical center. PATIENTS:Fourteen su...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cook RJ,Ashton RW,Aughenbaugh GL,Ryu JH

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe pneumonia requiring ICU admission has not been well characterized with respect to long-term outcomes or predictors thereof. We examined the association between premorbid functional status and mortality in patients with severe pneumonia. METHODS:From 2000 to 2002, a population-based cohort of adults w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sligl WI,Eurich DT,Marrie TJ,Majumdar SR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A protocol was originally designed to study breathing control during and following cardiac arrest in humans, taking advantage of the period of pulseless ventricular fibrillation (PVF) produced while testing a newly implanted cardioverter-defibrillator device. A patient aged in his 60s with New York Heart Association c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bartsch S,Haouzi P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman with a history of bilateral mastectomy and silicone implants for fibrocystic disease and a history of atrial septal defect repair presented with pleural nodules on a chest radiograph. A thorascopic biopsy performed for possible mesothelioma demonstrated chronic inflammation and focal pleural fibrosis due to a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levine RL,Allen TC,Cartwright J Jr,Cagle PT

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acute and recrudescent melioidosis complicated by pericarditis and pericardial effusion is described. The potential for the appearance of future cases in the United States and the necessity for physicians to remain aware of this potential diagnosis are discussed. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ruff MJ,Lamkin N Jr,Braun J,Barnwell P

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year-old, 36-kg child with a malignant air leak who failed conventional mechanical ventilation and high-frequency jet ventilation was successfully treated with a neonatal high-frequency oscillatory ventilator for 31 days. Since the air leak resolved with minimal hemodynamic compromise, this technique may have app...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mayes TC,Jefferson LS,David Y,Louis PT,Fortenberry JD

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some macrolides have been found to exert anti-inflammatory effects. Lung diseases such as asthma, panbronchiolitis, cystic fibrosis, and bronchiectasis are thought to respond to the immunomodulatory properties of macrolides. We report three cases of idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, now called ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stover DE,Mangino D

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 15 nonsmoking, clinically stable asthmatic subjects aged 27 to 39 years to evaluate the potential cardiotoxic effects of combined use of a beta-adrenergic agonist drug and theophylline in the treatment of asthma. Subjects underwent a one-week washout period followed by two one-week periods of study receivin...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Coleman JJ,Vollmer WM,Barker AF,Schultz GE,Buist AS

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare sublingual PCO(2) (PslCO(2)) measurements with gastric intramucosal PCO(2) (PimCO(2)) as well as with the traditional indexes of tissue oxygenation in hemodynamically unstable ICU patients. DESIGN:A prospective, validation study. SETTING:The medical and coronary ICUs of a community teaching hospi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marik PE

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate cardiac autonomic modulation in patients with COPD during peak exercise. METHODS:Fifty-three patients with COPD (mean FEV(1), 35% predicted [SD, 11% predicted]; mean PaO(2), 68 mm Hg [SD, 11 mm Hg]; mean PaCO(2), 40 mm Hg [SD, 7 mm Hg]; mean age, 61 years [SD, 10 years]; 26 women and 27 me...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bartels MN,Jelic S,Ngai P,Basner RC,DeMeersman RE

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Byssinosis first became compensatable in Great Britain in May 1941. The claimants were examined by a specially constituted board consisting of chest physicians and medical specialists from the Manchester area. Following the Industrial Injuries Act of 1946, which became operative in July 1948, the examinations were tak...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rooke GB

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable long-term assessment of cough is necessary in many clinical and scientific settings. A new method for long-term recording and automatic analysis of cough is presented. The method is based on simultaneous recording of two independent signals: high-pass filtered cough sounds and cough-induced fast movements of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Salmi T,Sovijärvi AR,Brander P,Piirilä P

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A massive GI bleed secondary to a Dieulafoy's lesion developed in a 77-year-old woman. Fifteen days later, massive pulmonary emboli developed. We describe successful thrombolytic treatment of her pulmonary emboli without complicating GI hemorrhage. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levin MS,Vernovsky I,Beer DJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old black woman presented with nonproductive cough of 1-month duration. She had also experienced rapidly progressive dyspnea for 1 week and one bout of vomiting a day before presentation. Her symptoms had failed to improve with a course of amoxicillin-clavulanate. Her medical history was significant for diab...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Panchabhai TS,Bandyopadhyay D,Alraiyes AH,Mehta AC,Almeida FA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old woman was cared for at two referral institutions following a witnessed cardiac arrest in a local emergency department. Despite aggressive initial care, she failed to regain consciousness during a 28-day course. Based on an erroneous neurologic diagnosis of anoxic encephalopathy, pessimism regarding likel...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dunn WF,Adams SC,Adams RW

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative two-dimensional echocardiography allows visualization of cardiac anatomy and function not possible by other techniques. Although preoperative evaluation by noninvasive methods is usually adequate for diagnosis of cardiac tumors, two-dimensional echocardiography can be beneficial intraoperatively. Intrao...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mora F,Mindich BP,Guarino T,Goldman ME

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) often hypoventilate during sleep with marked falls in oxygen saturation (SaO2%). This occurs most commonly during REM sleep, when there is a reduction in rib cage excursion and a fall in end-expiratory lung volume (EELV). The aim of this study was to examine the effect of nocturnal n...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Regnis JA,Piper AJ,Henke KG,Parker S,Bye PT,Sullivan CE

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence of work disability among adults with asthma and to evaluate a clinically based illness severity score as a predictor of such disability. DESIGN:Baseline and follow-up telephone interviews and medical record review. SETTING:University-based outpatient pulmonary specialty practice. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Blanc PD,Jones M,Besson C,Katz P,Yelin E

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COPD is a significant public health challenge, notably set to become the third leading cause of death and fifth leading cause of chronic disability worldwide by the next decade. Skeletal muscle impairment is now recognized as a disabling, extrapulmonary consequence of COPD that is associated with reduced quality of li...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Taivassalo T,Hussain SN

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that spirometry should be incorporated into the routine examination of every patient, analogous to obtaining vital signs. To determine the impact of spirometry on the management of outpatients with respiratory disease, spirometry was performed on 150 consecutive patients (123 men and 27 women, me...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Owens MW,Anderson WM,George RB

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of double-orifice mitral valve in a 16-year-old Japanese boy is presented. Two-dimensional echocardiography, including transesophageal approach, showed two approximately equal orifices with three papillary muscles. Color Doppler echocardiography showed a mild mitral regurgitation from both orifices. No other ca...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hashimoto H

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00