The early detection of second primary lung cancers by sputum immunostaining. LCEWDG Investigators. Lung Cancer Early Detection Group.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the impact on survival and clinical correlates of pulmonary hypertension (PH) occurring in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Tertiary care, referral medical center. PATIENTS:Among 487 consecutive patients with IPF, we identified 136 p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nadrous HF,Pellikka PA,Krowka MJ,Swanson KL,Chaowalit N,Decker PA,Ryu JH

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of all patients presenting at our level 1 trauma center with multiorgan system injuries, 33 have been identified with acute lesions of the thoracic aorta. Mean severity injury score was 24 +/- 3. Four patients underwent resuscitative thoracotomy upon arrival in the emergency department. One survived and fully recovere...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cernaianu AC,Cilley JH Jr,Baldino WA,Spence RK,DelRossi AJ

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that spirometry should be incorporated into the routine examination of every patient, analogous to obtaining vital signs. To determine the impact of spirometry on the management of outpatients with respiratory disease, spirometry was performed on 150 consecutive patients (123 men and 27 women, me...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Owens MW,Anderson WM,George RB

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathoracic goiter is a rare cause of superior vena cava syndrome. We present the findings in a patient in whom the syndrome was precipitated by therapy with propylthiouracil and remitted on withdrawal of the medication. The superior vena cava syndrome did not recur on medical management, suggesting that surgery is ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hershey CO,McVeigh RC,Miller RP

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) using questionnaires is critical from a clinical and research perspective. However, which questions to use and how well such questionnaires perform has thus far been fraught with substantial uncertainty. We aimed at delineating the usefulness of a set of que...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Spruyt K,Gozal D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the diagnostic significance of the determination of T and B lymphocytes in pleural fluid, we studied these cells in peripheral blood and in pleural fluid by means of surface markers. Our study comprised 30 patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary malignancy, connective tissue disease, non...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pettersson T,Klockars M,Hellström PE,Riska H,Wangel A

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on patients with cancer who have a prolonged length of stay (LOS) in the ICU are scarce. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the characteristics and the outcomes of cancer patients with life-threatening complications with an ICU stay > or = 21 days. METHODS:A cohort study performed at a 10-bed...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Soares M,Salluh JIF,Torres VBL,Leal JVR,Spector N

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, pleural calcifications prevailing in the inhabitants of some villages and towns around Diyarbakir, a city in southeast Turkey, have been found to be caused by the inhalation of chrysotile asbestos, the mineral commonly used indiscriminately to paint the walls and floors of houses. There were no industri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yazicioglu S

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Clinical practice guidelines have been devised to change practitioner performance and to improve the process and outcomes of care. The objective of this study was to determine whether adherence to a practice guideline on noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) for the treatment of patients with acut...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sinuff T,Cook DJ,Randall J,Allen CJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of 121 culture-positive cases of pulmonary tuberculosis from 1979 to 1984, including both Korean and American patients, at the major US military hospital in Korea indicated that most antituberculosis drug resistance occurred in patients with a history of previous antituberculosis therapy. The 98 patients with...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Etzkorn ET,Lillis PK,McAllister CK

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of amiodarone-induced lung disease is controversial. Increases in the percentages of lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar fluid of both patients and animals with amiodarone pulmonary toxicity have been reported. To assess whether these lymphocytes are functionally activated, we me...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Karpel JP,Mitsudo S,Norin AJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the long-term clinical course of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) complicated with pulmonary arterial hypertension. DESIGN:Prospective analysis of consecutive IPF patients undergoing initial workup with right-heart catheterization (RHC) and pulmonary function testing (PFT)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hamada K,Nagai S,Tanaka S,Handa T,Shigematsu M,Nagao T,Mishima M,Kitaichi M,Izumi T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Biochemical and inflammatory markers in pleural inflammation were evaluated in pediatric cases of parapneumonic effusions, and interleukin (IL)-8 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha concentrations were tested for possible differentiation of the complicated nature of effusions. PATIENTS:Twenty-eight ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Utine GE,Ozcelik U,Yalcin E,Dogru D,Kiper N,Aslan A,Kanra G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with systemic artery-to-pulmonary artery fistulae is described. Historically, all therapy of this type of lesion has been surgical. We describe a new mode of treatment, therapeutic embolization, which obviates surgical intervention and its attendant risks. Embolization is an alternative to surgery that shoul...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wolf DC,Wurtzbacher JJ,Horton J

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between January 1990 and August 1991, there were 37 patients admitted to our Department of Internal Medicine with hematologic malignancies or solid tumors who showed colonization of the respiratory tract with Pseudomonas cepacia. Extensive surveillance cultures of the environmental surfaces and respiratory equipment o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yamagishi Y,Fujita J,Takigawa K,Negayama K,Nakazawa T,Takahara J

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the theory that obstructive (OSA) and central (CSA) sleep apneas share common pathophysiologic mechanisms, we attempted to treat eight patients with predominantly CSA by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). All patients exhibited repetitive episodes of CSA and mixed sleep apneas (MSA) in the supine pos...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Issa FG,Sullivan CE

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electromagnetic navigation in bronchoscopy is a novel method for assisting in the localization of peripheral lung lesions. STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the usability, accuracy, and safety of electromagnetic navigation during flexible bronchoscopy in a clinical setting. DESIGN:Prospective evaluation. PATIENTS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hautmann H,Schneider A,Pinkau T,Peltz F,Feussner H

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tube thoracostomy is an invasive procedure that carries a risk of complications. We report a patient with liver cirrhosis, ascites and large left-sided pleural effusion, in whom a trocar type chest tube was inserted at the seventh left intercostal space in the midaxillary line. Chest roentgenogram revealed that the dr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Foresti V,Villa A,Casati O,Parisio E,De Filippi G

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Institutional-level disparities in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survival may be driven by reversible differences in care-delivery processes. We quantified the impact of differences in readily identifiable quality metrics on long-term survival disparities in resected NSCLC. RESEARCH QUESTION:How do rev...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Osarogiagbon RU,Sineshaw HM,Lin CC,Jemal A

更新日期：2020-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine if the production of pulsatile flow by the intra-aortic balloon pump during cardiopulmonary bypass has any beneficial effect on coronary flow, regional myocardial flow, myocardial metabolism, and left ventricular function. Thirty-six conditioned dogs were subjected to one hour of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Grover FL,Fewel JG,Vinas J,Ghidoni JJ,Arom KV,Norton JB Jr,Trinkle JK

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increasing demand for home mechanical ventilation (HMV) in patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency. At present, noninvasive ventilation is exclusively initiated in a clinical setting at all four centers for HMV in the Netherlands. In addition to its high societal costs and patient discomf...

journal_title：Chest

authors： van den Biggelaar RJM,Hazenberg A,Cobben NAM,Gaytant MA,Vermeulen KM,Wijkstra PJ

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a previously undocumented complication of a trocar-free thoracostomy tube--delayed perforation of a normal esophagus. The complication presented clinically with fever and copious enteric drainage four days after thoracostomy tube insertion. Diagnosis was established by a contrast study of the esophagus. R...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shapira OM,Aldea GS,Kupferschmid J,Shemin RJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary extramedullary plasmacytomas are uncommon neoplasms. They occur most frequently in the upper aerodigestive tract and account for 4% of the nonepithelial tumors in this site. The evolution of a plasmacytoma is unsteady and symptoms at presentation have included dystonia, dysphagia, oral pain, cough, and dyspne...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Byrd RP Jr,Roy TM,Bentz W,Mehta JB

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old woman with end-stage mitral and aortic stenosis developed the cycle of low cardiac output, peripheral vasoconstriction, increased core temperature, and cardiac decompensation. This was interrupted by core cooling utilizing iced gastric lavage. We propose that her severe hyperthermia was caused or abetted...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Salm TJ,Howe JP,Dalen JE

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the developed world. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents 85% of cases of lung cancer, and patients have a poor 5-year survival rate. Approximately one third of NSCLC patients present with early-stage disease that is amenable to potentially curat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Visbal AL,Leighl NB,Feld R,Shepherd FA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mid-portion of the maximal expiratory flow-volume (MEFV) curve is often described by values of the mean forced expired flow as lung volume decreases from 75% to 25% of vital capacity (ie, forced expiratory flow, midexpiratory phase [FEF(25-75)]). It is common practice to report also forced expired flow a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bar-Yishay E,Amirav I,Goldberg S

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old girl with primary pulmonary hypertension was treated with longterm administration of oxygen. Oxygen was delivered only at night for eight hours daily. Her clinical status has been improved for more than 17 months. Cardiac catheterization revealed almost 50 percent reduction of pulmonary vascular resistan...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nagasaka Y,Akutsu H,Lee YS,Fujimoto S,Chikamori J

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic tobacco smoke exposure results in a broad range of lung pathologies including emphysema, airway disease and parenchymal fibrosis as well as a multitude of extra-pulmonary comorbidities. Prior work using CT imaging has identified several clinically relevant subgroups of smoking related lung disease, b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Billatos E,Ash SY,Duan F,Xu K,Romanoff J,Marques H,Moses E,Han MK,Regan EA,Bowler RP,Mason SE,Doyle TJ,San José Estépar R,Rosas IO,Ross JC,Xiao X,Liu H,Liu G,Sukumar G,Wilkerson M,Dalgard C,Stevenson C,Whitney

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased blood lactate concentration (hyperlactatemia) and lactic acidosis (hyperlactatemia and serum pH < 7.35) are common in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In some patients, most of the lactate that is produced in shock states is due to inade...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suetrong B,Walley KR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The functional consequences of pulmonary emphysema have been estimated from autopsy studies. This antemortem study correlates structure as assessed by criteria applied to chest radiographs and function in earlier disease. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Four thousand one hundred seven male shipyard and construction wor...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kilburn KH,Warshaw RH,Thornton JC

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00