Charcoal-containing empyema complicating treatment for overdose.

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：:The chest wall is an uncommon localization for hydatid cyst. In this article, six patients were operated on because of chest wall hydatid cysts between the years 1989 to 1991 have been reported. Four of them had previously undergone surgery for pulmonary or hepatic hydatidosis; the chest wall was the primary site in t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ozdemir N,Akal M,Kutlay H,Yavuzer S

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function in a well-defined, carefully selected group of 25 patients with extrinsic asthma was assessed by measuring plasma levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and of 11-deoxycorticol after administration of metyrapone and by measuring the level of cortisol following stimulation ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Morrish DW,Sproule BJ,Aaron TH,Outhet D,Crockford PM

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear rhinorrhea is a common symptom in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and may worsen with continuous positive airway pressure therapy. Clear rhinorrhea can also be the presenting symptom of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, which is evidence of a communication between the subarachnoid space and the nasal c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kuzniar TJ,Gruber B,Mutlu GM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Hyperinflation in patients with severe COPD is associated with an increased anteroposterior (AP) rib cage diameter. We sought to determine whether bilateral lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) affects bony thorax configuration. DESIGN:Prospective of clinical data collection before and after LVRS. SE...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lando Y,Boiselle P,Shade D,Travaline JM,Furukawa S,Criner GJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The idea of inhaling smoke from cigarettes is historically new, actually less than a century old. Consumption of tobacco has changed from chewing tobacco and pipe smoking to smoking cigarettes; smokeless tobaccos are growing tremendously in popularity. The modern smoker is confronted with a highly engineered, complex ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McCusker K

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pure posterior mediastinal cystic lymphangiomas are very rare and have seldom been documented. This is the report of such a case, including the ultrasonographic and computed tomographic manifestations of the lesion, the first documentation of such manifestations in the literature. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murayama S

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five patients who have suffered a near miss asthma death (NMAD) have undergone a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation on average 13 months following this event. Forty percent of the patients were judged to have psychiatric disorders at the time of assessment. All patients had very high levels of denial and foll...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yellowlees PM,Ruffin RE

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about factors determining the pathogenesis and severity of asthma in Latin American countries. Costa Rica, one of the most prosperous Latin American nations, has a very high asthma prevalence. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relation between potential risk factors and childhood asthma in Costa Rica...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Celedón JC,Soto-Quiros ME,Silverman EK,Hanson L,Weiss ST

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transesophageal, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and positron emission tomography (PET) scanning are new modalities for staging non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the roles of which are still being defined. A 78-year-old man with a right lower lobe (RLL) mass and mediastinal adenopathy...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rosenberg JM,Perricone A,Savides TJ

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although in SLE pericarditis is common, cardiac tamponade is rare and its usual treatment has been effusion drainage. A 19-year-old girl presenting with cardiac tamponade was diagnosed with SLE. Treatment with indomethacin rapidly reduced the hemodynamic compromise, avoiding the need for pericardiocentesis. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Porcel JM,Selva A,Tornos MP,Galve E,Soler-Soler J

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 78-year-old man with asthma and COPD presented with shortness of breath, cough, and severe malaise for 4 days. Upon arrival, the patient was conscious and body temperature was 37.5°C. Arterial oxygen saturation (Spo2) was 80% on room air. Laboratory data demonstrated a WBC count of 17,400/μL (89.5% ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nakamatsu E,Morita T,Morishima A,Tagawa H,Furukawa M,Matsushita M,Yamane H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The issue of tobacco industry responsibility for population health problems and compensation for their treatment has been growing since the 1960s. In 1999, the state attorneys general collectively launched the largest class action lawsuit in US history and sued the tobacco industry to recover the costs of caring for s...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jones WJ,Silvestri GA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of gentamicin, netilmicin, and amikacin were determined after one single intravenous injection in uninfected pleural fluid after thoracotomy and in purulent pleural empyemas. The mean peak concentrations in the pleural fluid after the injection of gentamicin (1.5 mg/kg), netilmicin (2.0 mg/kg), and ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Thys JP,Vanderhoeft P,Herchuelz A,Bergmann P,Yourassowsky E

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the physiologic range of pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) has been reported, data on how it is manifested in athletes are limited. The aim of the present study was to explore the full spectrum of PASP and the long-term training impact in a large population of highly trained athletes. METHO...

journal_title：Chest

authors： D'Andrea A,Naeije R,D'Alto M,Argiento P,Golia E,Cocchia R,Riegler L,Scarafile R,Limongelli G,Di Salvo G,Citro R,Caso P,Russo MG,Calabrò R,Bossone E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and health-care-associated pneumonia (HCAP). These infections are associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and cost. The impact of vancomycin minimum inh...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Haque NZ,Zuniga LC,Peyrani P,Reyes K,Lamerato L,Moore CL,Patel S,Allen M,Peterson E,Wiemken T,Cano E,Mangino JE,Kett DH,Ramirez JA,Zervos MJ,Improving Medicine through Pathway Assessment of Critical Therapy of Hospital-Acqu

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of intravenous (i.v.) terbutaline on potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg) distribution, ECG changes, and prevalence of ventricular ectopic beats in healthy subjects. DESIGN:Randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover. Subjects received either placebo or terbutaline (bolus, 0.25 mg; ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tveskov C,Djurhuus MS,Klitgaard NA,Egstrup K

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short-course chemotherapy (SCC) for pulmonary tuberculosis for nine months with isoniazid (INH) and rifampin (RIF) is well established. However, there is still no report on results of such therapy in pleural disease. From January 1976 through December 1984, we treated 201 patients (average age 61.6 years) for pleural ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dutt AK,Moers D,Stead WW

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 76-year-old nonsmoking woman visiting from Honduras for the last 6 months with no known medical history originally presented to the ED complaining of abdominal pain. While in the ED, an incidental right middle lobe collapse was found on CT abdomen scan. Review of systems was positive for a chronic p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Henson T,Matayeva E,Chua W,Iqbal J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the physiologic effects of pressure support ventilation by nasal route (NPSV) in eight patients with severe stable COPD and chronic hypercapnia who were randomly submitted to 2-h sessions of NPSV both with a portable ventilator (Respironics BIPAP device) and with a standard ventilator (Bird 6400ST device)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ambrosino N,Nava S,Bertone P,Fracchia C,Rampulla C

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adults with CF followed in a university center were assessed for the presence of the most common CF gene mutation, delta-F508. Excluding one member of a sibling pair, 29 of 55 subjects had two copies of delta-F508 (homozygotes), 23 had one copy of delta-F508 with the other CF mutation not identified (complex heterozyg...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Burke W,Aitken ML,Chen SH,Scott CR

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies using epicardial mapping on patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome have demonstrated that the delta vector of the electrocardiogram is a detector of the location of at least one bypass tract. In order to relate the electrical activities (preexcitation) with the mechanical activity (septal and ventricular...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lebovitz JA,Mandel WJ,Laks MM,Kraus R,Weinstein S

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of intermittent positive-pressure ventilation via nasal mask with a rocking bed provided the necessary ventilatory support for a person with quadriplegia living at home. This option was required to maintain an independent life-style of choice. The combination of techniques and the linkage of devices demonstrat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Goldberg AI,Cane RD,Childress D,Wu YC,Vesely LC,Pfrommer M

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemianomalous pulmonary venous connection is a rare congenital abnormality that leads to significant left-to-right shunt and complications related to that. Earlier surgical correction of this disorder was associated with the problem of stenosis at the anastomotic site with the left atrium. We describe the diagnosis of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murali VP,Bahuleyan CG,Jayakumar K,Ramanarayan PV,Nair GR

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effect of dynamic exercise on mitral regurgitation (MR) as assessed by color flow Doppler imaging and tested the hypothesis that MR increases in patients with left ventricular (LV) function worsening during exercise. We studied 513 patients (390 men, 123 women:mean age [+/-1 SD] 58+/-11 yea...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Peteiro J,Freire E,Montserrat L,Castro-Beiras A

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cognitive impairment increases with age, as do many serious illnesses requiring intensive care. Little is known, however, about physician recognition of preexisting cognitive impairment in the ICU and which patient factors may play a role in physician recognition. DESIGN:Cross-sectional comparative study. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pisani MA,Redlich C,McNicoll L,Ely EW,Inouye SK

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:There have been many studies on the physical characteristics at the time of contraction of a primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP), but it has not been shown when and how such physical characteristics develop. These issues were investigated. PATIENTS AND DESIGN:Physical development of 27 male patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fujino S,Inoue S,Tezuka N,Hanaoka J,Sawai S,Ichinose M,Kontani K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three consecutive patients requiring endotracheal intubation in an emergency room were studied prospectively to define the complications associated with intubation and the survival of these patients, and to evaluate emergency room policies. The indications for intubation were acute respiratory failure (ARF) in 2...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Taryle DA,Chandler JE,Good JT Jr,Potts DE,Sahn SA

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mexiletine is a type 1B antiarrhythmic drug similar to lidocaine. Prolongation of ventricular depolarization has not been previously reported with the usual oral dosage of mexiletine. We describe a patient with renal failure and heart failure on low-dose oral therapy who developed mexiletine toxicity, which was manife...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nora MO,Chandrasekaran K,Hammill SC,Reeder GS

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immediate responses of hypersensitivity to skin testing with purified derivative of tuberculin (PPD) were observed in 2.3 percent of 3,248 patients seen in an allergy clinic, and the relationship to delayed responses was questioned. Immediate cutaneous reactions to testing with PPD appeared in all age groups and occur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tarlo SM,Day JH,Mann P,Day MP

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00