Predictors of time to death after terminal withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in the ICU.

abstract：:Aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) is related to but is pathologically distinct from aortic dissection. In this potentially lethal entity, there is hemorrhage into the aortic media in the absence of an intimal tear. Although intimal disruption is not present, the prognosis is similar to that of classic aortic dissection...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sawhney NS,DeMaria AN,Blanchard DG

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy of mass spirometry use for the detection of airflow obstruction in a high-risk population. DESIGN:Free spirometry was offered to smokers who were > 39 years of age with a smoking history of > 10 pack-years. Action was preceded by the dissemination of information on the causes ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zieliñski J,Bednarek M,Know the Age of Your Lung Study Group.

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a complex syndrome affecting many body systems. Body wasting (ie, cardiac cachexia) is a serious complication of CHF long known but little investigated. Although no specific diagnostic criteria have been established, we have suggested that cardiac cachexia be defined on the basis of the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Anker SD,Coats AJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In California, state law now prohibits smoking in most public places. We examined the prevalence and short-term health impact of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure during travel among adults with asthma. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:A cohort of 374 nonsmoking adults with asthma recruited from a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eisner MD,Blanc PD

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To evaluate the safety of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter retrieval in therapeutically anticoagulated patients in comparison to prophylactically or not therapeutically anticoagulated patients with respect to retrieval-related hemorrhagic complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This was a retrospective study of 1...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoppe H,Kaufman JA,Barton RE,Petersen BD,Lakin PC,Deloughery TG,Irani Z,Yavuz K,Keller FS

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Failure to reliably diagnose ARDS may be a major driver of negative clinical trials and underrecognition and treatment in clinical practice. We sought to examine the interobserver reliability of the Berlin ARDS definition and examine strategies for improving the reliability of ARDS diagnosis. METHODS:Two hu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sjoding MW,Hofer TP,Co I,Courey A,Cooke CR,Iwashyna TJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study represents an analysis of 13 cases of ruptured interventricular septum occurring as a complication of myocardial infarction. The cases considered appeared to divide themselves into two groups. One group survived the septal rupture for weeks or months and underwent surgery in the chronic stage. The patients ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kaplan MA,Harris CN,Kay JH,Parker DP,Magidson O

更新日期：1976-06-01 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：:Twenty-one patients presenting with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis, 20 patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis, and 12 healthy volunteers were investigated. They were evaluated for roentgenographic findings, as well as for immunologic marker expression of cells in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. The patients presenting wi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoogsteden HC,van Dongen JJ,Adriaansen HJ,Hooijkaas H,Delahaye M,Hop W,Hilvering C

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and guidelines recommend 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels ≥ 30 ng/mL. This threshold was selected because serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) rises in healthy individuals when the 25OHD level falls below 30 ng/mL. PTH levels > 50 pg/mL are a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： West NE,Lechtzin N,Merlo CA,Turowski JB,Davis ME,Ramsay MZ,Watts SL,Stenner SP,Boyle MP

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an aid in the differential diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions, tumor markers were investigated. We measured immunosuppressive acidic protein (IAP), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9), tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), adenosine deaminase (ADA), and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (A...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Niwa Y,Kishimoto H,Shimokata K

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical correlates of asthma in a community-based sample of elderly persons. PARTICIPANTS:A community sample of 4,581 persons > or = 65 years old from the Cardiovascular Health Study. MEASUREMENTS:Standardized respiratory, sleep, and quality-of-life (QOL) questions, a medication inventory, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Enright PL,McClelland RL,Newman AB,Gottlieb DJ,Lebowitz MD

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of the completely obstructed left main coronary artery is aortocoronary saphenous-vein bypass to the left coronary artery system. Without surgical intervention, this lesion has an exceedingly poor prognosis. This report describes a patient with atherosclerotic obstruction of the left main corona...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sutherland RD,Allison W,Guynes WA,Martinez HE

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise-associated cardiac asystole (EACA) in patients without structural heart disease is uncommonly encountered. Two patients who developed prolonged asystolic arrest associated with exercise are described; both demonstrated a positive head-up tilt table response, absence of underlying heart disease, and a history ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tse HF,Lau CP

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative cardiac tamponade due to localized compression of the atria occurred in a 64-year-old man after aortic valve replacement and repair of an ascending aortic dissection. The clinical findings were subtle and the echocardiographic findings were unusual. Color Doppler flow imaging assisted in making the diagn...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Otto CM,McKeown PP,Pearlman AS

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucoid impaction is a complication of asthma and is frequently recurrent in patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). This report describes a patient with asthma and recurrent bilateral well-circumscribed densities on chest roentgenogram in the absence of ABPA. Recognition of this clinical presenta...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Anderson WM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 62-year-old woman with a history of partially treated Graves disease and hypertension presented with approximately 3 weeks of worsening fatigue, lower extremity myalgias, and shortness of breath. Her medical history included a thyroid radiofrequency ablation several years earlier. Following the abla...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Park BD,Lyn-Kew K,Granchelli A,Mehta A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the extent of agreement in classification of chest radiographs using the International Labor Organization (ILO) classification among six readers from the United States and Canada. A set of 119 radiographs was created and read by three Canadian and three US readers. The two ratings of interest were...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Welch LS,Hunting KL,Balmes J,Bresnitz EA,Guidotti TL,Lockey JE,Myo-Lwin T

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this prospective, multicenter study was to define the accuracy of lung ultrasound (LUS) in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). METHODS:Three hundred sixty-two patients with suspected CAP were enrolled in 14 European centers. At baseline, history, clinical examination, laboratory ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Reissig A,Copetti R,Mathis G,Mempel C,Schuler A,Zechner P,Aliberti S,Neumann R,Kroegel C,Hoyer H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT-oma) of the lung is a rare low-grade B cell lymphoma arising from bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. This report concerns a 39-year-old woman with bilateral diffuse alveolar consolidations and cold-reacting autoantibody-mediated hemolytic anemia. Open-lung biopsy show...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liaw YS,Yang PC,Su IJ,Kuo SH,Wang CH,Luh KT

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In assessing the effectiveness of lower-limb and upper-limb nonspecific physical training, we have considered 3 objectives in this study: (1) determination of clinical and functional actual state in patients with chronic airway obstruction (CAO), before and after training; (2) determination of the tests, level of work...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gimenez M,Predine E,Marchand M,Servera E,Ponz JL,Polu JM

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Orthopnea is a common feature in COPD patients, although its nature is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE:To study the role of tidal expiratory flow limitation (FL) in the genesis of orthopnea in patients with stable COPD. MEASUREMENTS:Tidal FL was assessed in 117 ambulatory COPD patients in sitting and supine p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eltayara L,Ghezzo H,Milic-Emili J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischemia results in altered left ventricular (LV) diastolic compliance, reflected by an abnormal mitral inflow pattern on Doppler echocardiography. To investigate the relationship of Doppler echocardiography and regional myocardial systolic function during dipyridamole infusion, we evaluated transmitral flo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lattanzi F,Picano E,Masini M,De Prisco F,Distante A,L'Abbate A

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathogenic bacteria colonize the airways of 30% to 40% of patients with COPD and cause approximately 50% of exacerbations. New strains of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) and Moraxella catarrhalis are associated with exacerbations. Antimicrobial protein/peptides (AMPs) play important roles in innate...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Parameswaran GI,Sethi S,Murphy TF

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assessed the usefulness of endobronchial ultrasonography in the determination of the depth of tumor invasion of the tracheobronchial wall. METHODS:We performed a needle-puncture experiment on normal tissue of 45 specimens to determine the laminar structure of the tracheobronchial wall. In addition, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kurimoto N,Murayama M,Yoshioka S,Nishisaka T,Inai K,Dohi K

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study documented the emergence of new forms of resistant bacilli (totally drug-resistant [TDR] or super extensively drug-resistant [XDR] tuberculosis [TB] strains) among patients with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). METHODS:Susceptibility testing against first- and second-line drugs was performed on is...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Velayati AA,Masjedi MR,Farnia P,Tabarsi P,Ghanavi J,ZiaZarifi AH,Hoffner SE

更新日期：2009-08-01 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 assess the clinical correlates and therapeutic outcome of new postoperative supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, 916 patients who were in sinus rhythm throughout the course of surgery were prospectively followed after major noncardiac surgery. The 35 patients (4 percent) who developed new postoperative supraventricul...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Goldman L

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combination therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) and long-acting beta(2)-agonists (LABAs), or treatment with high doses of ICSs alone improves asthma control when therapy with low-dose ICSs is not sufficient. However, it is not known which of these treatment options is more effective in sustaining ast...

journal_title：Chest

authors： O'Byrne PM,Naya IP,Kallen A,Postma DS,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary infections, which frequently occur during the early and late period following bone marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancies, are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In this study the incidence, the infectious causes of pneumonia and the mortality related to pneumonia in 130 alloge...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gentile G,Micozzi A,Girmenia C,Iori AP,Donati PP,Capria S,Martino P

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00