Carboxyhemoglobin levels in banked blood.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that passive leg raising (PLR) induces changes in arterial pulse pressure that can help to predict the response to rapid fluid loading (RFL) in patients with acute circulatory failure who are receiving mechanical ventilation. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SETTING:Two medical ICUs...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boulain T,Achard JM,Teboul JL,Richard C,Perrotin D,Ginies G

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Point-of-care ultrasonography is a key skill for the critical care clinician and is gaining widespread acceptance by clinicians in all areas of medicine. In addition to mastery of image acquisition, image interpretation, and clinical application, intensivists need to be adept with billing for their scanning activity. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Koenig SJ,Lou BX,Moskowitz Y,Narasimhan M,Mayo PH

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To systematically review the evidence of randomized trials evaluating the effects of residential air filtration systems on patients with asthma. DATA SOURCES:We searched for published and unpublished studies using MEDLINE, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and the Cochrane ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McDonald E,Cook D,Newman T,Griffith L,Cox G,Guyatt G

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experimental animals, conditions which drastically decrease cardiac output may reduce the strength and endurance of respiratory muscles leading to hypercapnic respiratory failure. Because patients with chronic CHF have reduced cardiac output and vital capacity (FVC), we measured PImax and PEmax and maximal handgrip...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hammond MD,Bauer KA,Sharp JT,Rocha RD

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Pulmonary fibrosis due to lipid peroxidation is a major symptom of paraquat intoxication. Ethane in the expired breath (exEth) reflects lipid peroxidation and may be a measure of the damage effected by oxygen radicals in acute lung injury. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hong SY,Gil HW,Yang JO,Lee EY,Na JO,Seo KH,Kim YH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the effect of oxitropium bromide (OTB), an anticholinergic drug, on dyspnea and gas exchange during exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we performed the cycle exercise test on 19 patients with COPD (mean age, 72.0 +/- 1.9 years; mean FEV1, 1.28 +/- 0.07 L) before and af...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Teramoto S,Fukuchi Y,Orimo H

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To use an existing database from a large cohort study with follow-up as long as 5.5 years to assess the extended prognosis of patients who survived their hospitalizations for severe acute respiratory failure (ARF). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS:Secondary analysis of an inception cohort of 1,722 patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Garland A,Dawson NV,Altmann I,Thomas CL,Phillips RS,Tsevat J,Desbiens NA,Bellamy PE,Knaus WA,Connors AF Jr,SUPPORT Investigators.

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urticaria with systemic effects occurred in a patient being treated with propranolol and was reproducible upon rechallenge with the drug; Successful beta-adrenergic blocking therapy was achieved using a new agent, tolamolol, with no evidence of any adverse effects. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Seides SF,Ruskin JN,Damato AN

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD includes the chronic bronchitis (CB) and emphysema phenotypes. Although it is generally assumed that emphysema or chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) is associated with worse quality of life (QOL) than is CB, this assumption has not been tested. METHODS:The current study's analyses from the Lovelace Smok...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Meek PM,Petersen H,Washko GR,Diaz AA,Klm V,Sood A,Tesfaigzi Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucociliary clearance (MCC) is one of the most important nonspecific defense mechanisms of the respiratory tract, and its impairment is a well-documented feature of chronic respiratory diseases, including asthma. In vitro and in vivo data suggest that several inflammatory mediators influence the mucociliary apparatus....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Del Donno M,Bittesnich D,Chetta A,Olivieri D,Lopez-Vidriero MT

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the systemic bioavailability (assessed by cortisol suppression) of high-dose budesonide when given by four inhaler devices and orally. Also studied are the relative systemic potencies of three inhaled steroids (budesonide, fluticasone propionate, and beclomethasone dipropionate) when given by mete...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wales D,Makker H,Kane J,McDowell P,O'Driscoll BR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human lung mast cells have been reported recently to contain small amounts of the elastolytic protease present in the neutrophil and implicated in the pathogenesis of alveolar wall destruction in emphysema. Since mast cells are numerous within alveolar walls, release of inflammatory mediators (and possibly elastase) b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kalenderian R,Raju L,Roth W,Schwartz LB,Gruber B,Janoff A

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen consecutive patients with clinically suspected sarcoidosis underwent 67Ga-scintigraphy prior to transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) to determine if 67Ga uptake in lung parenchyma would increase the diagnostic yield of the biopsy procedure. Biopsies were obtained from the areas showing parenchymal uptake on the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ackart RS,Munzel TL,Rodriguez JJ,Donlan CJ,Klayton RJ,Foreman DR

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension is a common finding in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Therapy with sildenafil has been shown to decrease pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with pulmonary fibrosis and may improve functional status. Patients wit...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Collard HR,Anstrom KJ,Schwarz MI,Zisman DA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess whether C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive marker of pneumonia and to evaluate whether it may be used as an index of treatment response. DESIGN:A retrospective casenote review was carried out on 40 patients admitted with simple community acquired pneumonia and 20 patients admitted with p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smith RP,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various malformations of the aortic arch and great vessels have been reported in the literature, which reflects the complexity of their embryologic development. Most of them are of incidental finding and remain asymptomatic but can be responsible for respiratory or digestive symptoms and be associated with congenital ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Verin AL,Creuze N,Musset D

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old woman developed severe shortness of breath 4 h after a cesarean section. Chest roentgenogram showed a pleural effusion and tension pneumothorax; insertion of a chest tube drained liquid stool. At surgery she was found to have a left diaphragmatic defect with herniation, strangulation, and perforation of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lacayo L,Taveras JM 3rd,Sosa N,Ratzan KR

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year-old, 36-kg child with a malignant air leak who failed conventional mechanical ventilation and high-frequency jet ventilation was successfully treated with a neonatal high-frequency oscillatory ventilator for 31 days. Since the air leak resolved with minimal hemodynamic compromise, this technique may have app...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mayes TC,Jefferson LS,David Y,Louis PT,Fortenberry JD

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "elimination" of the left atrial appendage (LAA) seems to be an attractive alternative to oral anticoagulation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, especially in patients with contraindications to oral anticoagulation therapy. The LAA, however, plays an important role in the maintenance and regulation of the c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stöllberger C,Schneider B,Finsterer J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some of the challenges in the delivery of high-quality end-of-life care in the ICU include the variability in the characteristics of patients with certain illnesses and the practice of critical care by different specialties. METHODS:We examined whether ICU attending specialty was associated with quality of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kross EK,Engelberg RA,Downey L,Cuschieri J,Hallman MR,Longstreth WT Jr,Tirschwell DL,Curtis JR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive pulmonary emboli is a rare disease in children, with only 39 reported cases in the last 50 years. Almost 50% of the patients died suddenly without receiving medical treatment. Most of the patients who were managed medically (70% of the treated patients) underwent surgical pulmonary embolectomy with 80% surviva...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eini ZM,Houri S,Cohen I,Sion R,Tamir A,Sasson L,Mandelberg A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced or second-degree atrioventricular (AV) heart block pre-existing or developing during atrial pacing (AP) at low heart rates of smaller than 130 per minute, limits the value of AP to stress the left ventricle. When Wenkebach type AV block is present, the heart rate can be increased by administration of atropine...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kimbiris D,Linhart JW

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyspnea after polio can occur for a variety of reasons, including neuromuscular disease and upper airway abnormalities resulting from prolonged intubation, including tracheal stenosis, tracheomalacia, and vocal cord paralysis. Routine studies such as spirometry and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) measurements can ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Knobil K,Becker FS,Harper P,Graf LB,Wolf GT,Martinez FJ

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Immunosuppressive pharmacologic agents prescribed to patients with diffuse interstitial and inflammatory lung disease and lung transplant recipients are associated with potential risks for adverse reactions. Strategies for minimizing such risks include administering these drugs according to established, safe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Baughman RP,Meyer KC,Nathanson I,Angel L,Bhorade SM,Chan KM,Culver D,Harrod CG,Hayney MS,Highland KB,Limper AH,Patrick H,Strange C,Whelan T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies on the bronchodilating effect of nitrates yielded conflicting results. We hypothesized that the concomitant bronchial vasodilatation induced by nitrates may limit the increase of airway patency due to bronchial smooth muscle relaxation. To test this hypothesis, we evaluated the bronchodilating effect ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rolla G,Bucca C,Brussino L

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:False-negative results from transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy of malignant lung masses may occur if a central necrotic area is present and is the source of the biopsy material. The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of ultrasonic guidance can improve the sensitivity of lung needle biopsies in this c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pan JF,Yang PC,Chang DB,Lee YC,Kuo SH,Luh KT

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the cases of three women with pulmonary involvement in the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. The illness was characterized by elevated peripheral blood eosinophil counts, myalgias, fatigue, and dyspnea. Two of three patients had bilateral infiltrates on chest roentgenograms. All three had markedly decreased c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Catton CK,Elmer JC,Whitehouse AC,Clode JB,Hustrulid RI

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of a null gene for alpha1-antitrypsin was detected in a family study by the inheritance of intermediate antitrypsin deficiency in association with a normal (PiM) phenotypic pattern. The proband, a 42-year-old man (M-phenotype), was a cigarette smoker and had physiologic evidence of pulmonary emphysema. Th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lieberman J,Gaidults L,Schleissner LA

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Empirical therapy has been recommended as an initial clinical approach for treating gastroesophageal reflux-induced chronic cough (GERC). This study compared the predictive accuracy of the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Questionnaire (GerdQ) with the accuracy of multichannel intraluminal impedance pH monito...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Xu X,Chen Q,Liang S,Lv H,Qiu Z

更新日期：2014-06-01 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