Management of malignant pleural effusion by an indwelling pleural catheter: A cost-efficiency analysis.

abstract：CONTEXT:Bronchoscopic intervention can provide immediate relief from suffocation and an opportunity for additional treatment in patients with malignant airway obstruction. However, few studies have specifically identified prognostic factors affecting the survival of advanced lung or esophageal cancer patients receiving...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Song JU,Park HY,Kim H,Jeon K,Um SW,Koh WJ,Suh GY,Chung MP,Kwon OJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：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：: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：:Hereditary hemoglobin disorders affecting the globin chain synthesis namely thalassemia syndromes and sickle cell disease (SCD) are the most common genetic disorders in human. Around 7% of the world population carries genes for these disorders, mainly the Mediterranean Basin, Middle and Far East, and Sub-Saharan Afric...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Saleemi S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old primigravida, at 32 weeks of gestation, presented with acute onset of respiratory failure and circulatory shock. Chest imaging showed findings suggestive of ruptured hydatid cyst, which was confirmed by histology post-thoracotomy. Tissue cultures from the removed cyst grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis also...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Hijazi MH,Al-Ansari MA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While lung cancer is the leading cancer cause of death, it is largely preventable. Furthermore, early diagnosis enhances the chance of cure. Therefore, we developed guidelines for lung cancer prevention and early detection. METHODS:A multidisciplinary team of experts in lung cancer representing different he...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Jazieh AR,AlGhamdi M,AlGhanem S,AlGarni M,AlKattan K,AlRujaib M,AlNaimi M,Babelli OM,AlShehri S,AlQahtani R,Zeitouni M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in adult populations. Accumulating data indicate that it is independently associated with a variety of cardiovascular diseases and has prognostic importance in affected cases. In this study, we aimed to evaluate coronary flow reserve (CFR) in patients with OSA an...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Bozbas SS,Eroglu S,Ozyurek BA,Eyuboglu FO

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The effects of first-line chemotherapy on overall survival (OS) might be confounded by subsequent therapies in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). We examined whether progression-free survival (PFS), post-progression survival (PPS), and tumor response could be valid surrogate endpoints for OS after ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Imai H,Mori K,Wakuda K,Ono A,Akamatsu H,Shukuya T,Taira T,Kenmotsu H,Naito T,Kaira K,Murakami H,Endo M,Nakajima T,Yamamoto N,Takahashi T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gefitinib, a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor, showed a substantial effect as a salvage treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had failed prior chemotherapy. Subsequent phase III trials in previously untreated patients have failed to demonstrate such benefit. It wa...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Ibrahim EM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of pulmonary strongyloidiasis in a patient with large granular lymphocytosis. He was on short-term high dose immunosuppressant therapy. A 77-year-old white male presented to the emergency room with fever and shortness of breath for 10 days. The patient had been diagnosed about 3 months prior to this p...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Rishi MA,Chaudhry SZ

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：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：:We report a case of bronchial Dieulafoy's disease in the pediatric age. Angio-computed tomography scan and arteriography addressed us to diagnosis. Bronchial endoscopy with biopsy was avoided due to the high risk of developing a life-threatening hemorrhage. Transcatheter embolization of the bleeding bronchial artery w...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Giordano M,Bigazzi MC,Palladino MT,Russo MG

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18-year-old male presented with 4 weeks' history of productive cough and fever that had started 1 day after alleged ingestion of a plastic whistle. Multiple courses of antibiotics had proved ineffective. Crepitation and a localized wheeze on right chest were observed on clinical examination. Chest radiograph showed...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Koul PA,Wahid A,Bhat TA,Hussain T

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) was first described in the early 1980s as a clinicopathologic syndrome characterized symptomatically by subacute or chronic respiratory illness and histopathologically by the presence of granulation tissue in the bronchiolar lumen, alveolar ducts and some alveoli, a...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Al-Ghanem S,Al-Jahdali H,Bamefleh H,Khan AN

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：: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

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：BACKGROUND:Adequate sleep has been considered important for the adolescent's health and well being. On the other hand, self-imposed sleep curtailment is now recognized as a potentially important and novel risk factor for obesity. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of short sleep duration and its associati...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Al-Hazzaa HM,Musaiger AO,Abahussain NA,Al-Sobayel HI,Qahwaji DM

更新日期：2012-07-01 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: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：:Pleural effusion is considered to be a rare manifestation of pulmonary sarcoidosis, but hemorrhagic effusion secondary to it is a very uncommon clinical presentation. This case is reported due to the rare manifestation in pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting clinically as hemorrhagic pleural effusion. ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Kumar S,Verma SK,Singh R,Prasad R

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Fiber-optic bronchoscopy (FOB) with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a common procedure performed in immunocompromised patients with undiagnosed pulmonary pathology. Identifying patients with the highest potential diagnostic yield may help to avoid morbidity in patients unlikely to benefit from the procedur...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Brownback KR,Simpson SQ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary tumor thromboembolism is well described in literature especially in patients known to have cancer. We are presenting this report of a patient presenting with Acute Cor-pulmonale secondary to Occult Gastric carcinoma causing pulmonary tumor embolism. This is an unusual presentation of occult neoplasm. ...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Aiyappan V,Alwail A

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：: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：:The Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) provides up-to-date guidelines for healthcare workers managing patients with asthma. SINA was developed by a panel of Saudi experts with respectable academic backgrounds and long-standing experience in the field. SINA is founded on the latest available evidence, local literature,...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Al-Moamary MS,Al-Hajjaj MS,Idrees MM,Zeitouni MO,Alanezi MO,Al-Jahdali HH,Al Dabbagh M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00