Positive end-expiratory pressure vs T-piece. Extubation after mechanical ventilation.

abstract：:To determine whether sectional development in pulmonary and critical care medicine influences medical house officers' (HO) interests and knowledge about respiratory medicine, we reviewed HO performance on the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certifying examination during 4 years before and 5 years after reor...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Haponik EF,Bowton DL,Chin R Jr,Adair NE,Lykens MG,Alford PT,Bass DA

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of infrared thermometry to measure temperatures in hospitalized patients is increasing. Although infrared thermometers have been proven to be accurate when they are used by well-trained personnel, no previous studies have examined their accuracy during routine hospital use. OBJECTIVE:To determine th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Amoateng-Adjepong Y,Del Mundo J,Manthous CA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients (range of ages, 18 to 35 years) who survived an acute episole of the adult respiratory distress syndrome caused by mechanical or thermal injuries, sepsis, and shock were studied during 1 to 30 months after recovery. The patients had had no previous pulmonary diseases, and only two had been smokers. Al...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yahav J,Lieberman P,Molho M

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the following: (1) if standard clinical evaluation is sufficient to provide an accurate estimate of hemodynamic status of unstable ICU patients; (2) the impact of pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) on diagnosis and treatment plan; and (3) whether therapy provided after ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Steingrub JS,Celoria G,Vickers-Lahti M,Teres D,Bria W

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unresectable carcinoma of the lung has traditionally been recognized as a contraindication to surgery in massive hemoptysis. A 60-year-old man had massive hemoptysis. At surgery an unresectable neoplastic mass invading the mediastinum and great vessels was encountered. Subtotal resection was accomplished using a stapl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hargrove WC 3rd,Harken AH

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unlike studies on leg exercise, reports on the regulation of dynamic hyperinflation during arm exercise are scanty. We ascertained the following in patients with COPD: (1) whether and to what extent upper-limb exercise results in dynamic hyperinflation, and (2) the mechanism whereby an arm-training program (...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gigliotti F,Coli C,Bianchi R,Grazzini M,Stendardi L,Castellani C,Scano G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To measure the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) and to determine its effect on the physical performance response to training in otherwise healthy young adults. DESIGN:Observational, retrospective study. SETTING:Fort Jackson, SC, May to July 1998. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred thirty-seve...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sonna LA,Angel KC,Sharp MA,Knapik JJ,Patton JF,Lilly CM

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The course of 357 balloon inflations performed during 38 angioplasties for single-vessel coronary artery disease was prospectively studied using continuous ECG recording. Ischemic ECG changes appeared during 91 percent of the inflations at a mean of 20 +/- 8 seconds after inflation and resolved in 97 percent of those ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mager A,Sclarovsky S,Wurtzel M,Menkes H,Strasberg B,Rechavia E

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown "beat-to-beat" variation in systemic BP with high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV). However, it is not clear if such changes are paralleled by changes in cardiac output. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the effect of HFJV near or equal to the heart rate (HR) on beat-to-beat cardiac outp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Angus DC,Lidsky NM,Dotterweich LM,Pinsky MR

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study are as follows: (1) to determine the incidence of complications from thoracentesis performed under ultrasound guidance by interventional radiologists in a tertiary referral teaching hospital; (2) to evaluate the incidence of vasovagal events without the use of atropine prio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jones PW,Moyers JP,Rogers JT,Rodriguez RM,Lee YC,Light RW

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cause of bleeding in a patient with recurrent massive hemoptysis was not apparent after bronchoscopy and gross examination of the lobectomy specimen. Histologic submission of all major bronchi uncovered dilated, tortuous bronchial arteries just below the bronchial mucosa with sites of both current and healing arte...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Spark RP,Sobonya RE,Armbruster RJ,Marco JD,Rotkis TC

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, a definitive diagnosis of lipoma in the thorax could only be established by thoracotomy. We undertook this study to determine if chest CT could provide such an answer. Among 4,000 chest CT scans, six patients were found to have lipoma according to the following selected criteria: CT features of a pleur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Epler GR,McLoud TC,Munn CS,Colby TV

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serum concentration of angiotensin-converting enzyme is frequently elevated in individuals with active sarcoidosis. The enzyme is presumably actively synthesized by the epithelioid and giant cells of the granuloma. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, resulting from the inhalation of antigens from pigeons by susceptible ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McCormick JR,Thrall RS,Ward PA,Moore VL,Fink JN

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old man with a history of renal cell carcinoma presented with orthostatic syncope. Investigation revealed metastatic carcinoma in the left lung extending through the pulmonary veins into the left atrium obstructing the mitral orifice. On review of the literature, this case appears to be the first to describe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fogel RI,Balady GJ,Klein MD,Rajaii-Khorasani A

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystic fibrosis (CF) airway secretions are abnormal, contributing to decreased clearance and a cycle of infection and inflammation. CF sputum properties may predict disease progression. We hypothesized that sputum viscoelasticity and clearance abnormalities would inversely correlate with pulmonary function d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ma JT,Tang C,Kang L,Voynow JA,Rubin BK

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Symptomatic malignant pleural effusions are common sequelae in patients with certain malignancies. Pleurodesis via bedside thoracostomy is the current treatment option most commonly used. To our knowledge, this is the first prospective randomized trial to examine which agent, bleomycin or talc slurry, is supe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zimmer PW,Hill M,Casey K,Harvey E,Low DE

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a patient who developed pulmonary hypertension 6 years after lung transplantation for primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). Evaluation with right heart catheterization followed by pulmonary angiography, however, demonstrated that the pulmonary hypertension was secondary to an anastomotic narrowin...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Soriano CM,Gaine SP,Conte JV,Fairman RP,White C,Rubin LJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of a new tissue-culture technique for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions was contrasted with conventional cytologic methods. The new technique is based on the ability of the tissue-culture medium to transform mesothelial cells into fibroblasts while not sustaining lymphoreticular cells. Against ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Monif GR,Stewart BN,Block AJ

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectrum of pathogens and the microbiologic investigations used to obtain a diagnosis in 178 patients with severe pneumonia (88 percent requiring intermittent positive-pressure ventilation) are reviewed. Ninety-five patients had primary pneumonia, 31 had nosocomial pneumonia, 24 were immunocompromised patients, an...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Potgieter PD,Hammond JM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of tubocurarine, pancuronium, gallamine, or decamethonium into the cisterna magna of chloralosed dogs induced a rise in blood pressure. Clonidine (3 micrograms/kg) administered into the cisterna magna after tubocurarine, pancuronium, or gallamine significantly increased blood pressure; no significant ch...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tsoucaris-Kupfer D,Schmitt H

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of oropharyngeal and cutaneous commensal microorganisms (OCCs) as a cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of the medical and microbiological records. SETTING:One medical-surgical ICU. PATIENTS:All VAP episodes recorded during a 10-year p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lambotte O,Timsit JF,Garrouste-Orgeas M,Misset B,Benali A,Carlet J

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of small-bore (12 French vanSonnenberg) catheters compared with standard large-bore chest tubes in the drainage and sclerotherapy of malignant pleural effusions. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:An academic tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS:Adult patients with documented n...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Parulekar W,Di Primio G,Matzinger F,Dennie C,Bociek G

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically apparent myocardial disease is infrequent in sarcoidosis. However, autopsy data show myocardial involvement in up to 30 percent of patients. Unexplained exertional symptomatology is a common complaint in patients with sarcoidosis. In this study, we investigated whether abnormal cardiac function might limit ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gibbons WJ,Levy RD,Nava S,Malcolm I,Marin JM,Tardif C,Magder S,Lisbona R,Cosio MG

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism (CPE) is a challenging diagnosis for clinicians. It is an often-forgotten diagnosis and can be difficult to detect and easily misdiagnosed. The radiologic features on CT pulmonary angiography are subtle and can be further compounded by pathologic mimics and unusual findings observed w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wijesuriya S,Chandratreya L,Medford AR

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-seven cases of quadricuspid semilunar valves which were autopsied were reviewed. The ratio of quadricuspid pulmonic valve to quadricuspid aortic valve was 5:1. Among the 35 patients with quadricuspid pulmonic valves, there were ten patients with clinical and pathologic evidence of coexisting congenital cardiac d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Davia JE,Fenoglio JJ,DeCastro CM,McAllister HA Jr,Cheitlin MD

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 24 adult male patients undergoing thoracotomy were found to have a reduction in their cough pressures in the immediate postoperative period to 29 percent of their preoperative values. Cough pressures still averaged only 50 percent of control values one week following surgery, with slow return toward normal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Byrd RB,Burns JR

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of primary pulmonary hypertension in an adult man with CD8/T-cell large granulocyte leukemia. Successful treatment of his leukemia with cladribine resulted in dramatic and sustained improvement of his pulmonary hypertension. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rossoff LJ,Genovese J,Coleman M,Dantzker DR

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous hemodynamic and blood gas measurements were performed in 26 hypertensive adults, who were cigarette smokers, before and after a 30-minute infusion of saralasin (5 microgram/kg/min) which is a highly specific competitive antagonist of angiotensin II (AII). The arterial pressure fell in nine, rose in seven ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mookherjee S,Obeid AI,Ashutosh K,Warner RA,Smulyan H

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We attempted to assess recent changes in the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma and the possible influence of diagnostic exchange on these trends. The routinely collected data of the provincial Health Insurance Plan (physicians' claims) were used to determine the annual prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Manfreda J,Becker AB,Wang PZ,Roos LL,Anthonisen NR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a congenital disorder characterized by a triad of cutaneous vascular nevi, soft tissue or bony hypertrophy, and varicose veins or venous malformations involving one or more extremities. An incidence of venous thromboembolism of up to 22% has been reported in this disorder. Also repo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Walder B,Kapelanski DP,Auger WR,Fedullo PF

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00