A rare cause of massive hemoptysis in a child: Bronchial Dieulafoy's disease - the first report of transcatheter treatment in pediatric age.

abstract：:The professional content of sleep medicine has grown significantly over the past few decades, warranting the recognition of sleep medicine as an independent specialty. Because the practice of sleep medicine has expanded in Saudi Arabia over the past few years, a national regulation system to license and ascertain the ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Bahammam AS,Al-Jahdali H,Alharbi AS,Alotaibi G,Asiri SM,Alsayegh A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With increased exposure of patients to routine imaging, incidental benign intrathoracic masses are frequently recognized. Most have classical imaging features, which are pathognomonic for their benignity. The aim of this pictorial review is to educate the reader of radiological features of several types of intrathorac...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Suut S,Al-Ani Z,Allen C,Rajiah P,Durr-E-Sabih,Al-Harbi A,Al-Jahdali H,Khan AN

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:The goal of the study was to assess asthma control using asthma control test (ACT) and to explore the factors that effects asthma control among participants with bronchial asthma in the outpatient clinic setting. METHODS:This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the outpatient prima...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Al-Zahrani JM,Ahmad A,Al-Harbi A,Khan AM,Al-Bader B,Baharoon S,Shememeri AA,Al-Jahdali H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper summarizes the roundtable discussion from the Second International Patient Safety Conference held in April 9-11, 2013, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The objectives of the roundtable discussion were to: (1) review the conceptual framework for building capacity in quality and safety in critical care. (2) examine exam...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Arabi YM,Taher S,Berenholtz SM,Alamry A,Hijazi R,Alatassi A,Marini AM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs proven to be one of the most effective treatment options for respiratory diseases; yet, they are not well-established in hospitals in Saudi Arabia. AIM:To determine the main barriers for setting up PR programs in Saudi Arabia. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was condu...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Alsubaiei ME,Cafarella PA,Frith PA,McEvoy RD,Effing TW

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reported studies suggest a role for eosinophils in the pathogenesis of cough variant asthma. In the present study, the expired breath condensate level of hydrogen peroxide and pH were determined in patients with cough variant asthma and compared to subjects with classical asthma, with chronic cough nonasthmatic an...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Al Obaidi AH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an integral component of the comprehensive management plan of patients with chronic lung diseases by addressing their functional and psychological deficits. PR is generally recommended to symptomatic patients with chronic lung diseases who develop shortness of breath on their own pace ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Al Moamary MS,Alorainy H,Al-Hajjaj MS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to investigate the alterations of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and their relationship with disease activity in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). METHODS:Sixty-four IBD patients (31 Crohn's disease [CD] and 33 ulcerative colitis [UC]) and thirty healthy individuals (controls) were stu...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Ji XQ,Ji YB,Wang SX,Zhang CQ,Lu DG

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient-ventilator asynchrony (PVA) is common in patients receiving noninvasive ventilation (NIV). This occurs primarily when the triggering and cycling-off of ventilatory assistance are not synchronized with the patient's inspiratory efforts and could result in increased work of breathing and niv failure. In general,...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Al Otair HA,BaHammam AS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Right ventricular strain (RVS) in pulmonary embolism (PE) can be used to stratify risk and direct intervention. The clinical significance of computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA)-derived radiologic signs of RVS, however, remains incompletely characterized. We retrospectively analyzed a cohort of p...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Karri J,Truong T,Hasapes J,Trujillo DO,Chua S,Shiralkar K,Aisenberg G

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a worldwide drive for the home management of chronic respiratory diseases. With the widespread use of home intravenous (IV) treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF) pulmonary exacerbations (PExs), evidence pointing to an inferior outcome of care for home-treated patients in comparison to hospital-treated patients i...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Sequeiros IM,Jarad NA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The IL-4 receptor alpha subunit (IL-4Rα), when associated with the common gamma chain receptor, or the IL-13Rα1 subunit, transduces signals to STAT6 in response to IL-4 and IL-13 stimulations. This results in a number of cell-specific responses including Th2 differentiation, lymphocyte proliferation and IgE ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Al-Muhsen S,Vazquez-Tello A,Alzaabi A,Al-Hajjaj MS,Al-Jahdali HH,Halwani R

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) pneumonia is associated with very high mortality. Though surgical evacuation of necrotic tissue is desirable in patients unresponsive to antimicrobial therapy, most patients are acutely ill precluding surgical intervention. We utilized a combinat...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Panchabhai TS,Khabbaza JE,Raja S,Mehta AC,Hatipoğlu U

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We hypothesized that if we control for food composition, caloric intake, light exposure, sleep schedule, and exercise, intermittent fasting would not influence the circadian pattern of melatonin. Therefore, we designed this study to assess the effect of intermittent fasting on the circadian pattern of melatonin. ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Almeneessier AS,Bahammam AS,Sharif MM,Bahammam SA,Nashwan SZ,Pandi Perumal SR,Cardinali DP,Alzoghaibi M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most serious hospital-acquired infections to occur among mechanically ventilated patients. Many risk factors for VAP have been identified in the literature; however, there is a lack of studies examining the association between endotracheal tube (ETT) repo...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Ismaeil T,Alfunaysan L,Alotaibi N,Alkadi S,Othman F

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NASAM (National Approach to Standardize and Improve Mechanical Ventilation) is a national collaborative quality improvement project in Saudi Arabia. It aims to improve the care of mechanically ventilated patients by implementing evidence-based practices with the goal of reducing the rate of ventilator-associated event...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Arabi YM,Al Aseri Z,Alaama T,Alqahtani A,Alharthy A,Almotairi A,Al Qasim E,Alzahrani AA,Al Qarni M,Abdukahil SAI,Al-Hameed FM,Mandourah Y,Maghrabi K,Ghamdi A,Almekhalfi G,Mady A,Qureshi AS,Qushmaq I,Alshahrani MS,Al

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper summarizes the roundtable discussion in September 25, 2013, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of the World Sepsis Day held in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh. The objectives of the roundtable discussion were to (1) review the chasm between the current management of sepsis and best practice, (2) discuss syste...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Arabi Y,Alamry A,Levy MM,Taher S,Marini AM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Physicians may experience periods of acute sleep deprivation while on-call, in addition to baseline chronic sleep deprivation which may affect physicians' performance and patients' safety. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acute sleep deprivation due to working long on-ca...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Wali SO,Qutah K,Abushanab L,Basamh R,Abushanab J,Krayem A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-hour-old male infant presented with prolapsed abdominal content through a defect on left side of chest wall with respiratory distress. A thorough clinical examination suggested absence of ectopia cordis, abdominal wall defect, and any bony anomaly. The child expired after 6 hours of admission because of respirato...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Kumar B,Sharma SB,Kandpal DK,Agrawal LD

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical utility and safety of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in patients with mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy and to explicitly describe the utility of this procedure in patient's outcome. METHODS:A retrospective review ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Aljohaney AA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swyer-James-MacLeod (SJM) syndrome is a chronic, progressive lung disease as a result of infection and bronchial obstruction that ultimately leads to emphysema. It is associated with chronic cough, sputum production and recurrent chest infections and is occasionally seen in women of reproductive age. The radiological ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Chopra S,Aggarwal N,Suri V,Thami MR

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For some years now, we have been living with the fear of an impending pandemic of avian influenza (AI). Despite the recognition, in 1996, of the global threat posed by the highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus found in farmed geese in Guangdong Province, China, planning for the anticipated epidemic remains woefully i...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Balkhy H

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic cough is associated with repetitive injury to the upper airway and trachea, which can lead to an underdiagnosed pathology known as "cough-induced" laryngotracheitis (CILT). In this report, we describe a case of CILT that responded well to dual therapy. ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Rodriguez LE,Rodriguez JE,Boodoosingh DR,Salcedo VM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) may be due to preexisting pulmonary vascular lung disease, liver disease, or cardiac diseases. PH also may be caused by critical illnesses, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute left ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary embolism, or may ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Al-Azem MA,Al-Hazmi MS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic liver disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the worldwide adult population. Liver transplant is the gold standard therapy for end-stage liver disease and many patients are on the waiting list for a transplant. A variety of pulmonary disorders are encountered in cirrhotic patients. ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Bozbas SS,Eyuboglu F

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 100 in vol. 10, PMID: 25829960.]. ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

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更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients that are expected to survive for longer, the risk of complications combined with the need for more vacuum drainage bottles have become barriers to the placement of indwelling pleural catheter (IPC), since these could increase costs. OBJETIVES:The objective of the current article is to determine...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Rial MB,Lamela IP,Fernández VL,Arca JA,Delgado MN,Pombo CV,Hernández CR,Fernández-Villar A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic cough in childhood is associated with a high morbidity and decreased quality of life. Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) seems to be the second most common cause of chronic cough in children under 6 years of age. Its main clinical feature is represented by wet cough that worsens when changing posture and im...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Di Filippo P,Scaparrotta A,Petrosino MI,Attanasi M,Di Pillo S,Chiarelli F,Mohn A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis, the most common extra-pulmonary complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), may be related to general causes or COPD-specific causes such as low forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and hypoxia. A few studies reported that emphysema is an independent risk factor for osteopor...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Fouda MA,Alhamad EH,Al-Hajjaj MS,Shaik SA,Alboukai AA,Al-Kassimi FA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in our understanding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have led to improved care and incremental increases in survival. However, the pulmonary manifestations of HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Respiratory complaints are not infrequen...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Allen CM,Al-Jahdali HH,Irion KL,Al Ghanem S,Gouda A,Khan AN

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00