More lung cancer but better survival. Implications of secular trends in "necropsy surprise" rates.

abstract：SETTING:Seven primary health clinics and a pulmonary disease specialty clinic in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a commercial immunochromatographic test kit (ICT Tuberculosis; AMRAD-ICT; Sidney, Australia) employing five recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins for the detection of pulmonary ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Perkins MD,Conde MB,Martins M,Kritski AL

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of preoperative pulmonary function tests were evaluated in 106 patients who had major thoracic or upper abdominal cardiovascular surgery. These results were related to the occurrence of postoperative complications by comparison of pulmonary function data in patients with an ICU stay of less than 5 days versus ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cain HD,Stevens PM,Adaniya R

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether standard clinical and transthoracic echocardiographic criteria considered to be suggestive of the presence of endocarditis-associated paravalvular abscess are predictive of which patients would benefit from reliable but invasive transesophageal echocardiographic investigations for a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Blumberg EA,Karalis DA,Chandrasekaran K,Wahl JM,Vilaro J,Covalesky VA,Mintz GS

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Sialomucin complex (SMC) is a heterodimeric glycoprotein, and is found on the surfaces of the mesothelia of the pleura, pericardium, and peritoneum. Sialomucins play a significant role in adhesion as well as in defense. In this study, we hypothesized that pleural mesothelial cells (PMCs) express SMC an...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sharma RK,Mohammed KA,Nasreen N,Hardwick J,Van Horn RD,Ramirez-Icaza C,Antony VB

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to investigate the test-retest reliability, repeatability, and sensitivity of the modified shuttle test (MST) in adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). DESIGN:: Prospective study. SETTING:Adult CF Unit, Belfast City Hospital. PATIENTS:: Adult patients with CF. INTER...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bradley J,Howard J,Wallace E,Elborn S

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esmolol, an intravenous, ultrashort-acting beta-blocker, was studied for its ability to safely control supraventricular arrhythmias up to 24 hours in 15 postoperative cardiothoracic surgery patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter and rapid ventricular response. Esmolol obtained an initial therapeutic response in ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schwartz M,Michelson EL,Sawin HS,MacVaugh H 3rd

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shared decision-making is an essential element of low-dose CT (LDCT) screening for lung cancer. Understanding patient-level outcomes from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) is critical to effectively communicate risks and benefits of screening to patients. METHODS:We performed a secondary analysis of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Iaccarino JM,Silvestri GA,Wiener RS

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies of the impact of respiratory muscle training (RMT) on central neurodegenerative pathologies have been aimed at improving pulmonary function. However, there is no certainty about the effectiveness of RMT in patients affected by these groups of disorders. The purpose of this review was to assess the ev...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Reyes A,Ziman M,Nosaka K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Salmeterol (S) and montelukast (M) individually inhibit the obstructive consequences of thermal stimuli such as exercise and hyperventilation (HV), but there is no information on whether these drugs can interact positively. DESIGN:Randomized trial. SETTING:University teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS:...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Coreno A,Skowronski M,West E,El-Ekiaby A,McFadden ER Jr

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential for significant interaction between PEEP and the peripheral microcirculations is not as well appreciated as are its central circulatory effects. Therefore, we studied the effects of PEEP, 15 mm Hg, on microvascular fluid flux in the hindlimb of ten mature sheep. Changes in prefemoral lymph flow (QL) and ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hersch M,Bersten A,Robertson S,Rutledge F,Sibbald WJ

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of complex congenital heart disease with asplenia syndrome and congenital AV block is described in a newborn. Cardiovascular lesions were right atrial isomerism, d-loop, discordant ventriculoarterial connection, pulmonary stenosis, total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, absent right pulmonary arter...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rossi L,Montella S,Frescura C,Thiene G

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the impact on survival and clinical correlates of pulmonary hypertension (PH) occurring in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Tertiary care, referral medical center. PATIENTS:Among 487 consecutive patients with IPF, we identified 136 p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nadrous HF,Pellikka PA,Krowka MJ,Swanson KL,Chaowalit N,Decker PA,Ryu JH

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine attitudes and knowledge about sleep medicine among chest physicians. DESIGN:: Interactive survey of self-selected respondents. SETTING:Interactive session at the 1998 American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) annual meeting. PARTICIPANTS:Approximately 60 chest physicians. INTERVENTIO...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Phillips B,Collop N,Goldberg R

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence and progression of interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) is known to be associated with a decline of lung function and increased risk of mortality. RESEARCH QUESTION:We aimed to elucidate the clinical course according to ILAs in patients with COPD. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:A retrospective stu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lee TS,Jin KN,Lee HW,Yoon SY,Park TY,Heo EY,Kim DK,Chung HS,Lee JK

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of 129 consecutive thoracocentesis in 86 patients at a university medical center evaluated the clinical value, complications, and patient experience with thoracocentesis. Pleural fluid analysis in conjunction with the clinical presentation placed 78 pleural fluids into diagnostic categories: defini...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Collins TR,Sahn SA

更新日期：1987-06-01 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：:Using recently published data, a nomogram was constructed to estimate the likelihood of asthma following methacholine challenge. Based on Bayes' theorem, the nomogram makes use of the sensitivity and specificity of methacholine challenge to calculate the post-test probability of asthma once the physician makes a deter...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gilbert R,Auchincloss JH Jr

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antisynthetase syndrome consists of interstitial lung disease (ILD), arthritis, myositis, fever, mechanic's hands, and Raynaud phenomenon in the presence of an antisynthetase autoantibody, most commonly anti-Jo-1. It is believed that all the antisynthetases are associated with a similar clinical profile,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kalluri M,Sahn SA,Oddis CV,Gharib SL,Christopher-Stine L,Danoff SK,Casciola-Rosen L,Hong G,Dellaripa PF,Highland KB

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:The occasional use of over-the-counter (OTC) epinephrine inhalers appears to be safe and effective when used according to labeled instruction by individuals with mild, intermittent asthma. However, gross misuse of these products can cause severe adverse reactions, including death. Limited survey data suggest that appr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dickinson BD,Altman RD,Deitchman SD,Champion HC

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperlipemia in an acyanotic patient with diabetic ketoacidosis, alcoholism, and pancreatitis produced a falsely elevated concentration of methemoglobin (19 percent) and a lower-than-expected oxygen saturation measured with an automated spectrophotometer (IL-282 CO-Oximeter). In addition, there was a "normal" hemoglob...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Spurzem JR,Bonekat HW,Shigeoka JW

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Walking is a familiar daily activity that is generally limited by breathlessness, whereas cycling is an uncommon physical effort typically limited by leg discomfort. The hypothesis was that patients with COPD would exhibit greater improvements in exercise endurance and relief of breathlessness with bronchodi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zhang X,Waterman LA,Ward J,Baird JC,Mahler DA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:s: To analyze the perception of sexual content (PSC) of tobacco advertisements and its potential impact on the process of smoking in adolescents. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS, AND SETTING:A questionnaire was administered to 1,186 adolescents at the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases in Mexico City to d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sansores RH,Giraldo-Buitrago G,Reddy C,Ramírez-Venegas A

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Specialty societies have developed practice guidelines for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). To aid in adapting specialty recommendations for a pneumonia practice guideline at Intermountain Health Care, we investigated which physicians care for pneumonia patients in Utah. We wanted t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dean NC,Silver MP,Bateman KA

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transbronchial fine needle aspiration (TBFNA) was used to confirm the diagnosis of bronchogenic cyst in two asymptomatic patients with mediastinal masses who declined surgical exploration. Both masses were located subcarinally but differed in computed tomographic density (7 and 59 Hounsfield units). Aspirate cytology ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schwartz DB,Beals TF,Wimbish KJ,Hammersley JR

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Cellular growth in the vascular wall, including endothelial and smooth-muscle cell proliferation, is recognized as a component of the obstructive vasculopathy observed in the small vessels of the lungs in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We hypothesized that angiogenic growth factors may have a r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Benisty JI,McLaughlin VV,Landzberg MJ,Rich JD,Newburger JW,Rich S,Folkman J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been no published reports of pneumopericardium complicating laparoscopy. Following an apparently uncomplicated laparoscopy, a 35-year-old woman developed pneumopericardium associated with subcutaneous emphysema of the neck. This resolved without specific therapy and without sequelae. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nicholson RD,Berman ND

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An original method of treatment for main bronchus fistula occurring after pneumonectomy was described in 1961. The operation is performed via a median sternotomy and the carinal region exposed. The main bronchi can then be divided in an area not involved with infection. We describe ten patients who underwent this proc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Beltrami V

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most frequent radiographic presentation of (PCP) is bilateral interstitial or alveolar infiltrates. Atypical features include lobar distribution, pleural effusions, hilar adenopathy, cyst formation and spontaneous pneumothorax. A diffuse miliary pattern has not been described previously for PCP. A 30-year-old male...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wasser LS,Brown E,Talavera W

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is the most common cause of scleroderma-related deaths. New medications for PAH patients make it necessary to identify patients with high risk factors for PAH. This study looks at the use of an exercise echocardiogram in identifying patients who may have PAH and may be...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Steen V,Chou M,Shanmugam V,Mathias M,Kuru T,Morrissey R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00