Short-course chemotherapy for pleural tuberculosis. Nine years' experience in routine treatment service.

abstract：:Continuous irrigation-suction catheter (Irri-cath) is a double-lumen device that allows for simultaneous saline solution infusion and aspiration. This system may theoretically be more effective than conventional dry intermittent suction due to its vortex principle. To test this hypothesis, we performed 200 suction man...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Isea JO,Poyant D,O'Donnell C,Faling LJ,Karlinsky J,Celli BR

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of baseline variables, including treatment, on outcome in patients with nosocomial pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of data from two prospective, randomized, double-blind studies. SETTING:Multinational study with 134 site...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wunderink RG,Rello J,Cammarata SK,Croos-Dabrera RV,Kollef MH

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 32-year-old woman who, after passage of broncholiths, developed a mediastinal abscess that required surgical drainage for treatment. Previously reported infectious complications resulting from broncholiths include obstructive pneumonitis and recurrent aspiration pneumonitis secondary to bronchoes...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Studer SM,Heitmiller RF,Terry PB

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer, the most prevalent cancer in the western world, is predominantly caused by smoking and thus perceived as a "self-inflicted" disease. Nevertheless, only 20% of smokers develop lung cancer. This review examines the concept of high-risk populations and screening. It looks at developments in the molecular epi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smyth JF

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-reported tobacco pack-year history plays a large role in decisions about low-dose CT screening for lung cancer, yet is challenging to measure accurately. RESEARCH QUESTION:To what extent does random measurement error in pack-year information impact screening decisions and screening effectiveness? STUD...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Caverly TJ,Zhang X,Hayward RA,Zhu J,Waljee AK

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep health is a multidimensional construct that includes adequate duration, quality, and appropriately timed sleep that may be influenced by environmental factors. In this review, we focus on how an individual's living and sleeping environment, both the surrounding neighborhood physical and social features and the a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Billings ME,Hale L,Johnson DA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that fiberoptic bronchoscopy may induce life-threatening bronchospasm in persons with asthma. The safety of bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) with bilateral installation of 300 ml of saline solution was assessed prospectively in ten adults with mild asthma as a part of a study of the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rankin JA,Snyder PE,Schachter EN,Matthay RA

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of the cuff-leak test in a cardiovascular ICU. METHODS:Five hundred twenty-four patients were tested immediately before being extubated 531 times. The cuff-leak test was performed with the ventilator set in assist-control mode at a tidal volume (VT) of 1...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Engoren M

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acute and recrudescent melioidosis complicated by pericarditis and pericardial effusion is described. The potential for the appearance of future cases in the United States and the necessity for physicians to remain aware of this potential diagnosis are discussed. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ruff MJ,Lamkin N Jr,Braun J,Barnwell P

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We analyze the within-subject variation of mouth occlusion pressure (P0.1) response to progressive isocapnic hypoxic stimulation over long time periods in normal subjects. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTIONS:We studied 21 healthy subjects (14 male and 7 female; aged 40+/-12 yrs) (mean+/-SD). Lung volumes, basal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： García-Río F,Pino-García JM,Racionero MA,Terreros-Caro JG,Gómez-Mendieta MA,Prados C,Villasante C

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Male sex is an independent predictor of worse survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This finding might be explained by more severe pulmonary vascular disease, worse right ventricular (RV) function, or different response to therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the underlying cause of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jacobs W,van de Veerdonk MC,Trip P,de Man F,Heymans MW,Marcus JT,Kawut SM,Bogaard HJ,Boonstra A,Vonk Noordegraaf A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a high risk of stroke. The contribution of arrhythmia to events is clear in sustained forms of AF, but in paroxysmal AF, presently available data have yet to identify what proportion of time spent in AF (ie, arrhythmia burden [AFB]) is of clinical relevance. We aim...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Watson T,Arya A,Sulke N,Lip GY

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this pilot study, murine monoclonal anti-TNF antibody (2 mg/kg) was administered to ten patients within 24 h of septic shock which persisted after initial resuscitation with intravenous fluids and adrenergic agents. This treatment resulted in a reduction in heart rate (from 122 +/- 10 to 113 +/- 10 beats per minute...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vincent JL,Bakker J,Marécaux G,Schandene L,Kahn RJ,Dupont E

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Determine reintubation rate, identify its cause, and detail adverse outcomes from reintubation. DESIGN:Retrospective review of extubation failures in the trauma ICU. SETTING:University hospital and regional trauma center. PATIENTS:Four hundred five patients arriving intubated or requiring intubation ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Daley BJ,Garcia-Perez F,Ross SE

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The weak relationship between left ventricular function and exercise capacity in heart failure has stimulated interest in neurohumoral mechanisms as possibly contributing to exercise intolerance. Although chronic activation of neuroendocrine systems is characteristic of heart failure and is accompanied by impaired ref...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cohn JN

更新日期：1992-05-01 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 effect of smoking three cigarettes in rapid succession on maximal and partial expiratory flow rates was studied in ten healthy smokers. The mean decrease in maximal midexpiratory flow and partial midexpiratory and end-expiratory flow was statistically significant. The response was maximal after the first cigarette...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hamosh P,Taveira Da Silva AM

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal aspirates from four previously healthy infants with acute pulmonary hemorrhage, and small volume bronchial lavages from children undergoing flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy were examined for pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAM) containing hemosiderin. Hemosiderin formation was also studied in vitro. Macrophag...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sherman JM,Winnie G,Thomassen MJ,Abdul-Karim FW,Boat TF

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC-PD) radiographically resembles that due to tuberculosis; it preferentially affects elderly white men with predisposing pulmonary disorders (PDPD). METHODS:Twenty-nine patients with MAC-PD were identified from a community-based population, and the med...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Reich JM,Johnson RE

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrhythmias that may accompany myocardial reperfusion have generated significant clinical interest. First, there were concerns, based on animal studies, that high-grade ventricular tachyarrhythmias would pose a serious threat following thrombolytic therapy to treat an evolving myocardial infarction. Second, lower-grad...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krumholz HM,Goldberger AL

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with HES and pulmonary infiltrates may pose certain diagnostic problems as the infiltrates may be attributed to infection, infarction, congestive heart failure, or HES itself. We report an 87-year-old woman with idiopathic HES presenting with bibasal alveolar infiltrates. Differential cell count in BAL fluid ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Slabbynck H,Impens N,Naegels S,Dewaele M,Schandevyl W

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cumulative dose response curves to inhaled methacholine were established in 24 "healthy" children of asthmatic parents and 7 healthy children of healthy parents. Atopic children of asthmatic parents demonstrated higher bronchial hyperreactivity (BHR) than nonatopic children. The BHR was about ten times less than in th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bruderman I,Cohen R,Schachter J

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of soluble IL-2R were measured in pleural fluid from patients with tuberculosis pleurisy. There were significantly elevated soluble IL-2R values in tuberculous pleural fluid as compared with pleural fluid of nontuberculous etiology including malignant, bacterial and transudative pleural effusions. In patien...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ito M,Kojiro N,Shirasaka T,Moriwaki Y,Tachibana I,Kokubu T

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In daily clinical work, we often face delayed or recurrent pneumothorax after radiofrequency (RF) ablation for lung tumors, but a large study on this theme has not been done. Thus, we examined the rate of delayed or recurrent pneumothorax after RF ablation for lung tumors and the risk factors associated with...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yoshimatsu R,Yamagami T,Terayama K,Matsumoto T,Miura H,Nishimura T

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse cardiovascular effects are commonly seen in severe theophylline poisoning. Primary ST-T wave changes have not been described previously. We report T wave inversion associated with severe theophylline toxicity in a 33-year-old woman with no evidence of organic heart disease. The T wave inversion resolved after ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kolander SA,Nydegger CC,Porter RS

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most examined tumor markers in lung cancer patients are CEA, hormonal peptides, and some neurogenic enzymes in small cell carcinoma. Calcitonin, ACTH, ADH, CEA, neurophysin, oxytocin, beta-endorphin, neuron-specific enolase, and CK BB are elevated in serum specimens in 25-75% of cases of small cell carcinoma. The ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hansen M,Pedersen AG

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied hypoxic and hypercapnic ventilatory drives in 22 eucapnic obese subjects (14 female and eight male subjects) referred for weight reduction therapy and 23 normal subjects (eight female and 15 male subjects). In the female subjects, both occlusion pressure, currently used as an indicator of ventilatory drive,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kunitomo F,Kimura H,Tatsumi K,Kuriyama T,Watanabe S,Honda Y

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that smoking affects the development and maintenance of certain types of granulomatous lung diseases. To explore this mechanism(s), we measured tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha concentrations in the culture supernatants of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated alveolar macrophages (AMs) in 13 healthy nonsmo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yamaguchi E,Itoh A,Furuya K,Miyamoto H,Abe S,Kawakami Y

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In response to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality statement questioning the usefulness of “screening spirometry,” the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the COPD Foundation held a consensus conference in June 2008 to establish a procedure to detect cases of COPD in the general populati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nelson SB,LaVange LM,Nie Y,Walsh JW,Enright PL,Martinez FJ,Mannino DM,Thomashow BM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports in the literature and our experience prior to 1974 support the thesis that operative risk in patients with acquired heart disease and poor ventricular function (as assessed by a biplane ejection fraction [EF] less than or equal to 0.40) was very significantly increased over the risk in patients with no...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tyers GF,Williams DR,Babb JD,Levenson L,Zelis RF,Waldhausen JA

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00