Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy for malignant pericardial tamponade.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical resolution of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) determines the duration of treatment and mechanical ventilation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of organisms and their susceptibility to treatment on outcomes. METHODS:Prospective observational study in three teaching ICUs. Si...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vidaur L,Planas K,Sierra R,Dimopoulos G,Ramirez A,Lisboa T,Rello J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 62-year-old woman with a history of partially treated Graves disease and hypertension presented with approximately 3 weeks of worsening fatigue, lower extremity myalgias, and shortness of breath. Her medical history included a thyroid radiofrequency ablation several years earlier. Following the abla...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Park BD,Lyn-Kew K,Granchelli A,Mehta A

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:A post-right pneumonectomy syndrome is described which manifests symptoms of exertional dyspnea and inspiratory stridor on rapid inspiration. These symptoms were associated with marked rightward and posterior deviation of the trachea, over-distention of the left lung with its herniation into the right side of the ches...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wasserman K,Jamplis RW,Lash H,Brown HV,Cleary MG,Lafair J

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renin-angiotensin system activation is suspected of being involved in postcoronary surgery hypertension, but appears to be useful in maintaining blood pressure during anesthesia and cardiopulmonary bypass. To clarify these points, 19 patients were compared: ten as a control group and nine who received captopril during...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Colson P,Grolleau D,Chaptal PA,Ribstein J,Mimran A,Roquefeuil B

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The synthetic peptide solnatide is a novel pharmacologic agent that reduces extravascular lung water, blunts reactive oxygen species production, and improves lung function due to its ability to directly activate the epithelial sodium channel. The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of solnatide ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zhou Q,Wang D,Liu Y,Yang X,Lucas R,Fischer B

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe head injury often results in hypoxemia, but the pathophysiology of this phenomenon is unclear. We studied 24 patients hospitalized after severe head injury to determine whether the abnormality of oxygen transfer as measured by venous admixture (Qs/Qt) was associated with a reduction in functional residual capac...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cooper KR,Boswell PA

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norepinephrine, an alpha 1,2-beta 1,2-adrenergic agonist, seems to be an alternative to epinephrine, an alpha 1,2-beta 1,2-agonist, for restoration of spontaneous circulation in VF. We therefore studied the effect of epinephrine and norepinephrine on MDO2 and MVO2 using OCCM after five minutes of cardiopulmonary arres...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lindner KH,Ahnefeld FW,Schuermann W,Bowdler IM

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Periodic leg movements (PLMs) may appear during nasal CPAP titration, persisting despite the elimination of hypopneas. METHODS:Systematic recordings of expiratory abdominal muscles on the right and left sides with surface electromyographic (EMG) electrodes lateral to navel, and close from the lateral side o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Seo WH,Guilleminault C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Devices that reduce technical difficulty and anastigmatic time when repairing large vessels such as the thoracic aorta would be beneficial. The aim of this study was to determine if titanium vascular closure staples (3 mm) could be safely and quickly applied in the repair of large vessels such as the thoracic...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Deb S,Martin B,Sun L,Burris D,Wherry D,Pikoulis E,Rhee P

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the interaction between craniofacial structure and obesity in male patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of a cohort of OSA patients. The relationships between neck circumference (NC), body mass index, apnea severity, and craniofacial and upper airway so...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ferguson KA,Ono T,Lowe AA,Ryan CF,Fleetham JA

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of children's chronic cough to parents is largely unknown. The objectives of this study were as follows: (1) to determine the burden of chronic cough using a purposely designed questionnaire, and (2) to evaluate psychological (child's anxiety and parental emotional distress) and other influences o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marchant JM,Newcombe PA,Juniper EF,Sheffield JK,Stathis SL,Chang AB

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:We sought to compare arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) relationships between a 15.1% hypoxia inhalation test (HIT) at sea level and a hypobaric chamber exposure equivalent to 2,438 m (8,000 feet) of altitude above sea level in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and healthy...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dillard TA,Moores LK,Bilello KL,Phillips YY

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the acute bronchodilatory effect of the long-acting beta2-agonist formoterol against the short-acting beta2-agonist (SABA) terbutaline during exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in children with asthma. DESIGN:A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study of the imme...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hermansen MN,Nielsen KG,Buchvald F,Jespersen JJ,Bengtsson T,Bisgaard H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical practice guidelines recommend enteral over parenteral nutrition in critical illness and do not recommend early initiation. Few data are available on parenteral nutrition use or timing of initiation in the ICU or how this use may have changed over time. METHODS:We used the Project IMPACT database to...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gershengorn HB,Kahn JM,Wunsch H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A median sternotomy approach was used for closure of patent ductus arteriosus associated with a hypoplastic right lung. The anterior approach to the left ductus is indicated if left thoracotomy is contraindicated. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rao B,Gootman N,Silbert D,Wisoff BG

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro cell-mediated immunity was examined in patients infected with nontuberculous mycobacteria, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex in Japan. Peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients, as compared with those of tuberculous patients or tuberculin-positive healthy donors, showed depressed in vitro blastogenic ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tsuyuguchi I,Shiratsuchi H,Okuda Y,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term pulmonary consequences of right middle lobe syndrome (RMLS) in childhood are not known. Therefore, outcome was evaluated in 17 children with RMLS diagnosed in early childhood (mean age, 3.3 years; SD, 1.1 year). Mean age at follow-up was 10.1 years (SD, 2.6 years). RMLS was defined as atelectasis of the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： De Boeck K,Willems T,Van Gysel D,Corbeel L,Eeckels R

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous clinical trials of chemotherapy for tuberculosis conducted throughout the world over the past 4 decades have established 2 basic principles of treatment: effective treatment requires the initial concomitant administration of at least 2 drugs to which the patient's organisms are susceptible; and cure of tuber...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Snider DE Jr,Cohn DL,Davidson PT,Hershfield ES,Smith MH,Sutton FD Jr

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:COPD patients run a risk of developing nocturnal oxygen desaturation. When evaluating patients with nocturnal hypoxemia, an unfamiliar hospital environment and the monitoring equipment may cause sleep disturbances. It was hypothesized that increased sleep disruption will lead to fewer instances of desa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brijker F,van den Elshout FJ,Heijdra YF,Folgering HT

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) can result from diverse lung insults. Toxic oxygen metabolites have been implicated in this clinical condition and in animal models of pulmonary edema. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), an oxygen metabolite, mediates tissue injury. We measured H2O2 levels by a spectrophotometric tech...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sznajder JI,Fraiman A,Hall JB,Sanders W,Schmidt G,Crawford G,Nahum A,Factor P,Wood LD

更新日期：1989-09-01 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 OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence and mortality as well as to analyze the clinical and pathologic changes of aortic dissection. DESIGN AND SETTING:A population-based longitudinal study over 27 years on a study population of 106,500, including 66 hospitalized and 18 nonhospitalized consecutively observed pati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mészáros I,Mórocz J,Szlávi J,Schmidt J,Tornóci L,Nagy L,Szép L

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchiectasis and pulmonary infection with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) may be associated with disease-causing mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR). METHODS:Fifty adult patients at Stanford University Medical Center with a diagnosis of bronchiectasis and/or pulmonary NTM inf...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ziedalski TM,Kao PN,Henig NR,Jacobs SS,Ruoss SJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:CD14 is a cell surface glycoprotein expressed mainly on mature monocytes and macrophages. Soluble CD14 (sCD14) is present in normal plasma and is found increased in serum of patients with septicemia, polytrauma, and sarcoidosis. In active sarcoidosis, increased levels of sCD14 in BAL supernatant have been ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoheisel G,Zheng L,Teschler H,Striz I,Costabel U

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman had bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy and retinouveitis. Microscopic examination of a biopsy specimen from a mediastinal lymph node revealed noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas. Since granulomatous diseases of infectious origin and sarcoid reaction were reasonably excluded, she was diagnosed as ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yamaguchi E,Haneda H,Okazaki N,Abe S,Kawakami Y,Nojima T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared, in a controlled clinical trial, the effect of specific inspiratory muscle training combined with general exercise reconditioning, for six months, with that of general exercise reconditioning alone on inspiratory muscle strength, endurance, and exercise performance in patients with COPD. Thirty-six patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiner P,Azgad Y,Ganam R

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) is an uncommon pulmonary neoplasm with various radiologic and clinical presentations. In this article, we analyze the initial radiologic findings, TNM stagings, surgical types, and radiologic features of recurrence, and correlate them with patient survival. DESIGN:A r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liu YY,Chen YM,Huang MH,Perng RP

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three patients who had sepsis and multiple organ failure (critical illness) were studied prospectively to determine the incidence and severity of peripheral nerve function and to correlate such function with a number of variables. Electrophysiologic studies indicated a primary axonal degeneration of motor and se...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Witt NJ,Zochodne DW,Bolton CF,Grand'Maison F,Wells G,Young GB,Sibbald WJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00