Single-Breath Washout Tests to Assess Small Airway Disease in COPD.

abstract：:A prospective study of community-acquired pneumonia in Hong Kong was carried out between January and December, 1988. Ninety adults (57 male) with a mean age of 57.3 years were admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. The etiologic diagnosis of pneumonia was made in 37 cases (41 perce...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chan CH,Cohen M,Pang J

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The etiologic role of bacterial pathogens isolated from sputum culture in 40 to 50% of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) is controversial. If bacterial pathogens cause these AECB, they should be associated with greater neutrophilic airway inflammation than pathogen-negative exacerbations...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sethi S,Muscarella K,Evans N,Klingman KL,Grant BJ,Murphy TF

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although alveolar epithelial injury is a major determinant of outcome in patients with acute lung injury, there is no reliable biological marker of alveolar epithelial injury. The primary objective was to determine whether elevated levels of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), a marker o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Briot R,Frank JA,Uchida T,Lee JW,Calfee CS,Matthay MA

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether certain occupations and occupationally related exposures were associated with a history of sarcoidosis in African-American siblings. METHODS:We collected occupational data from 921 African Americans in 273 sibships that had been identified through a sarcoidosis case. Among the 648 sibli...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kucera GP,Rybicki BA,Kirkey KL,Coon SW,Major ML,Maliarik MJ,Iannuzzi MC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart rate and the variability of the heart rate, indices of autonomic control, were studied during sleep in an infant with prolonged Q-T interval (Romano-Ward syndrome) and were compared to the heart rate and variability of heart rate in 18 normal infants studied at monthly intervals during the first four months of l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Leistner HL,Haddad GG,Lai TL,Mellins RB

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, 11 (1.5 percent) of 742 patients had angiographically proven coronary artery aneurysms. The clinical picture was similar to that of patients with severe coronary artery disease. The coronary artery aneurysms were multiple and were associated with extensive coronary atherosclerosis in ten of the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Falsetti HL,Carrol RJ

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) under different ventilatory support settings prior to extubation trials. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Cardiac surgery unit at a university hospital. PATIENTS:A total of 33 coronary artery bypass grafting patients ready for extubation. INTERVENTIONS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： El-Khatib MF,Jamaleddine GW,Khoury AR,Obeid MY

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of clenbuterol, a beta adrenergic drug, and ambroxol, a secretolytic agent, on regional mucociliary clearance and pulmonary radioaerosol distribution was investigated in two groups of 15 patients with COLD in a double-blind cross-over trial with placebo. Clearance rates of inhaled 99mTc-labelled human serum...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiss T,Dorow P,Felix R

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate an adjustable mandibular positioning appliance for treatment of snoring and sleep apnea. METHODS:One hundred thirty-four patients with baseline apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) of 37 +/- 28 events/h (mean +/- SD) received the appliance. The efficacy of the appliance was assessed by the following invest...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pancer J,Al-Faifi S,Al-Faifi M,Hoffstein V

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Analysis of laryngotracheoscopic findings of the upper airway tract following percutaneous tracheostomy using the technique according to Griggs. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study PATIENTS:Nineteen of 32 long-term surviving patients (mean follow-up duration, 17 months; range, 11 to 23 months) underwent a mod...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dollner R,Verch M,Schweiger P,Deluigi C,Graf B,Wallner F

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 17 patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome, we used data derived from computed tomographic (CT) scan densitometric analysis to validate the value of portable chest roentgenograms in objectively estimating the amount of pulmonary edema. Chest roentgenograms and CT scans were taken in the same ventilatory c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bombino M,Gattinoni L,Pesenti A,Pistolesi M,Miniati M

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eradication of the bacterial pathogen, resolution of the local and systemic inflammatory signs, and recovery of organ function are the main criteria by which antibiotic treatment is evaluated. In cystic fibrosis (CF) the pathogen is seldom eradicated and systemic markers of inflammation are not always present. The mai...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levy J

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ST alternans was recorded during at least one ischemic attack with ST elevation in nine of 65 patients with variant angina. The magnitude and duration of ST elevation during ischemic attacks were significantly greater in patients with than in those without ST alternans. It always appeared during the occlusion phas...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Turitto G,El-Sherif N

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old male homosexual, a former intravenous drug abuser, was found to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive in 1984. He developed AIDS in 1987 and began treatment with zidovudine in 1989. One year later he developed left apical pleural blebs, a pneumothorax and an exudative pleural effusion. A maligna...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Behling CA,Wolf PL,Haghighi P

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cough provides high expiratory airflows to aerosolize and remove material that cannot be adequately removed by ciliary action. Cough is particularly important for clearing foreign particles from the airway in those with dysphagia who may be at risk for penetration/aspiration (P/A). Expiratory muscle strength...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pitts T,Bolser D,Rosenbek J,Troche M,Okun MS,Sapienza C

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:In the past decade and a half, the introduction of new therapeutic agents has revolutionized the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). These new treatment options have improved the quality of life and survival in PAH. With an armamentarium of options available, the identification of unique phenotypes ca...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Medrek SK,Sahay S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk stratification value of the 6-min walk test (6MWT) to decide the feasibility of surgical resection is not well elucidated in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and moderately decreased lung function. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine the role of the 6MWT in predicting postoperat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lee H,Kim HK,Kang D,Kong S,Lee JK,Lee G,Shin S,Cho J,Zo JI,Shim YM,Park HY

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Data on patients with cancer who have a prolonged length of stay (LOS) in the ICU are scarce. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the characteristics and the outcomes of cancer patients with life-threatening complications with an ICU stay > or = 21 days. METHODS:A cohort study performed at a 10-bed...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Soares M,Salluh JIF,Torres VBL,Leal JVR,Spector N

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial resistance problem in hospitals continues to worsen. In particular, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are significant causes of morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients. Treating infections caused by thes...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Patterson JE

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Formoterol solution aerosol has proved to be a fast and long-acting beta 2-sympathicomimetic drug in many clinical trials. The physical stability, however, was such that storage needed to be at 4 degrees C to 8 degrees C before first use; afterwards, the aerosol could be used for another three months at room...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Maesen FP,Nakratzas G,Bantje TA,Prins J,Zweers PG

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report observations on preserved regular atrial electrical and mechanical systole during ventricular fibrillation (VF) and to quantitate blood flow generated by atrial contractions in this setting. METHODS:In 10 rats, right atrial pressure pulses were continuously recorded before and for an interval of 8...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pernat A,Weil MH,Sun S,Tang W,Yamaguchi H,Bisera J

更新日期：2000-04-01 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

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated bronchiolitis and diffuse panbronchiolitis might overlap. We examined whether these conditions can be differentiated by comparing their clinical features and the effect of long-term macrolide treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty-eight Japanes...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kadota J,Mukae H,Fujii T,Seki M,Tomono K,Kohno S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Double-lumen tubes have proved to be a useful adjunct in thoracic surgery. Their use has become quite commonplace, particularly since the introduction of the softer polyvinylchloride (PVC) tubes, which are technically easier to use and may carry less risk for serious complications. Any such tube, however, can cause li...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Burton NA,Fall SM,Lyons T,Graeber GM

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybrid myocardial revascularization combines coronary surgery with percutaneous intervention as an alternative therapy for ischemic heart disease. The order and sequence of the hybrid approach is not yet clearly defined. We report on the benefits of an enhanced surgical suite equipped with a carbon fiber operating tab...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kiaii B,McClure RS,Kostuk WJ,Rayman R,Swinamer S,Dobkowski WB,Novick RJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rupture of the left ventricular free wall after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been regarded as uniformly fatal unless emergency surgical repair is performed. Among 2,862 patients admitted with AMI to our ICU during the last 8 years, 107 patients developed rupture of the left ventricular free wall. Twenty-nine ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Blinc A,Noc M,Pohar B,Cernic N,Horvat M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Women who smoke have a higher rate of fatal breast cancer than nonsmoking women. An association between smoking and pulmonary metastases from breast cancer has been suggested by epidemiologic studies. STUDY OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between exposure to cigarette smoke and pulmonary metastasis...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murin S,Pinkerton KE,Hubbard NE,Erickson K

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00