Progression-free survival, post-progression survival, and tumor response as surrogate markers for overall survival in patients with extensive small cell lung cancer.

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

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors：

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：: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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Prolonged use of oral corticosteroids is a risk factor for osteoporosis. However, the effect of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) on bone mineral density (BMD) of asthmatic patients remains controversial. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to determine the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in our patients with asthm...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Kuan YC,How SH,Azian AA,Liam CK,Ng TH,Fauzi AR

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Treatment-emergent central sleep apnea (TECSA) is the appearance of central apneas and hypopneas after significant resolution of the obstructive events has been attained using positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of TECSA and to understand what factor...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Nigam G,Pathak C,Riaz M

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is known to cause severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome which may lead to death. Several treatments have been tested in the race to find a treatment regimen for this deadly viral infection. Tocilizumab, a recombinant humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor mon...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Douedi S,Chaudhri M,Miskoff J

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Allergic Broncho Pulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) is a rare disease characterized by an allergic inflammatory response to the colonization by aspergillus or other fungi in the airways. The aim was to study the clinical, radiological, and serological characteristics of patients of ABPA. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Natarajan S,Subramanian P

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：AIMS:Flexible bronchoscopy is a common procedure performed in pulmonary medicine, critical care, and thoracic surgery. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence and predictors of anxiety in patients undergoing diagnostic bronchoscopy. METHODS:This is a prospective study conducted at King Abdulaziz University Ho...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Aljohaney AA

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：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：: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 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：:Tracheobronchial obstruction along with compression of pulmonary vessels is a rare complication after stenting of aortic aneurysm. We present this rare situation in a young patient who underwent stenting of traumatic thoracic aortic aneurysm and developed this near fatal complication and also the conservative manageme...

journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine

authors： Hajjar WM,Al Nassar SA,Iftikhar A,Alaqeed AN

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：: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：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