Photodynamic therapy as an alternative treatment for surgery in a patient with lung cancer undergoing bone marrow transplantation.

abstract：:At the time of bronchoscopic observation, 28 of 31 patients proved to have aspirated gastric contents by the presence of gastric contents in the trachea or by direct observation of gastric aspiration followed by respiratory distress and erythema of subsegmental bronchi. Since gastric aspiration is a difficult diagnosi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wolfe JE,Bone RC,Ruth WE

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of regular inhaled beta-agonist treatment on lung function remain a controversial issue. In an earlier study, the administration of regular inhaled salbutamol resulted in negative changes in FEV1 not only in asthmatics, but also in nonasthmatic atopic subjects. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study wa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boothman-Burrell D,Jones D,Herbison GP,Taylor DR

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostasin, a trypsin-like serine protease, is a channel-activating protease and major regulator of epithelial sodium channel-mediated sodium absorption. Its direct inhibition by camostat represents a potential approach to inhibiting sodium transport in cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS:To determine whether a to...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rowe SM,Reeves G,Hathorne H,Solomon GM,Abbi S,Renard D,Lock R,Zhou P,Danahay H,Clancy JP,Waltz DA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) for diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of amiodarone-associated pneumonitis, we examined the results of BAL total and differential cell counts and phenotyping of lymphocytes in 22 patients with this lung disorder and in 33 normal subjects. Overall, the total cel...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Akoun GM,Cadranel JL,Blanchette G,Milleron BJ,Mayaud CM

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To examine the main therapeutic response patterns to high doses of salbutamol and to determine the factors that contribute to outcome in acute severe asthma. SETTING:The emergency department (ED) of a large, urban hospital with primary and referral care responsibilities. PATIENTS AND DESIGN:One hundr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rodrigo C,Rodrigo G

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of an unusual case of left, predominantly upper lobe, pulmonary edema secondary to paravalvular mitral regurgitation (MR) complicating mitral valve replacement. Transesophageal echocardiography proved helpful in making the diagnosis of MR and suggesting the mechanism of the pulmonary edema. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rice J,Roth SL,Rossoff LJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An overdiagnosis bias occurs with the diagnosis of a disease that does not produce signs or symptoms before the patient dies from other causes. We sought to determine whether overdiagnosis bias is a factor when screening for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. DESIGN:Retrospective study of the Miyagi Popula...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sato M,Saito Y,Endo C,Sakurada A,Feller-Kopman D,Ernst A,Kondo T

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expired gas and gas leaked via thoracostomy tubes was collected in nine patients with the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and bronchopleural fistulas. Mean minute ventilation in the group was 23.9 +/- 7.5 L/min with 31 +/- 23 percent of the gas escaping via the leak. Carbon dioxide was present in the leaked...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bishop MJ,Benson MS,Pierson DJ

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine the indicators of asthma severity among children in the United States with high and low levels of tobacco smoke exposure. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Nationally representative survey of participants in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (from 1...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mannino DM,Homa DM,Redd SC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) is associated with high morbidity, mortality, and cost. However, few and limited data are available on the prediction of duration of MV. We conducted an observational cohort study to seek predictive criteria. METHODS:The study was performed in a surgical ICU (SICU) in a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Troché G,Moine P

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter about implementation strategies for practice guidelines is part of the 7th ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: Evidence Based Guidelines. Grade 1 recommendations are strong and indicate that the benefits do, or do not, outweigh risks, burden, and costs. Grade 2 suggests that feasib...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schünemann HJ,Cook D,Grimshaw J,Liberati A,Heffner J,Tapson V,Guyatt G

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine how common sleep-related desaturation with preserved awake resting pulse oximetric saturation (SpO(2)) was in a large cohort of adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with variable degrees of pulmonary disease. We then determined whether nocturnal desaturation could re...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Frangolias DD,Wilcox PG

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old man with a history of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy presented to the emergency room with "stabbing" chest pain. He had undergone dual-chamber pacemaker implantation in 1993 using an atrial lead (Accufix; Telectronics; Englewood, Colo) and a myomectomy in 1996 during which the distal portion of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gerstenfeld EP,Balarajan Y,Cooke R,Mittleman RS

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A novel approach to estimate the severity of COPD exacerbation and predict its outcome is the use of biomarkers. We assessed circulating levels of copeptin, the precursor of vasopressin, C-reactive protein (CRP), and procalcitonin as potential prognostic parameters for in-hospital and long-term outcomes in p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stolz D,Christ-Crain M,Morgenthaler NG,Leuppi J,Miedinger D,Bingisser R,Müller C,Struck J,Müller B,Tamm M

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:The echocardiographic appearance of fungal endocarditis of the aortic valve is described in a patient who subsequently died from this disease. In addition, the progressive growth of the vegetation on serial echocardiograms was recorded, and premature closure of the mitral valve was absent, notwithstanding perforation ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Arvan S,Cagin N,Levitt B,Kleid JJ

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of intractable hemoptysis, short of surgery, is poorly defined. A technique is described utilizing a bronchofiberscope and a Fogarty catheter that not only provides visualization of the source of bleeding, but also furnishes a means of controlling the bleeding. This technique can also be used through a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gottlieb LS,Hillberg R

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether an abnormal swallowing reflex affects COPD exacerbations. This study investigated the prevalence of abnormal swallowing reflexes and its relationship with COPD exacerbation prospectively. We also clarified its association with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and airway bacterial ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Terada K,Muro S,Ohara T,Kudo M,Ogawa E,Hoshino Y,Hirai T,Niimi A,Chin K,Mishima M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis occurred in a coronary artery saphenous vein bypass graft. Serial angiograms are presented documenting subtotal occlusion of this graft which occurred over a nine-month period. Pathologic examination of graft material obtained at surgery demonstrated ulcerating atherosclerotic plaque. The occurrence of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanlon JT,Massie B,Riches W,Wilson J,Ellis RJ,Gertz EW

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:Patients receiving prolonged acute mechanical ventilation (PAMV), although comprising a third of all mechanical ventilation (MV) patients, consume two-thirds of all the resources allocated to MV, and their numbers are projected to double by 2020. By virtue of their prolonged hospital length of stay (median LOS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zilberberg MD,Nathanson BH,Sadigov S,Higgins TL,Kollef MH,Shorr AF

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a valid surrogate for hemodynamic significance in stenotic native coronary arteries, but its validity in patients with coronary stent restenosis is unknown. DESIGN:Prospective. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENTS:We studied 42 patients (mean age +/- 1 SD, 62 +/- 10 years)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krüger S,Koch KC,Kaumanns I,Merx MW,Hanrath P,Hoffmann R

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBB) was performed during fiberoptic bronchoscopy under fluoroscopic guidance in 107 patients. TBB was diagnostic in 17 of 21 (81 percent) cases with localized malignant lesions greater than 4 cm in diameter and bronchial brushing was positive in 12 (57 percent). TBB was diagnostic in 14 of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ellis JH Jr

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, known more commonly as Castleman disease, is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder. Castleman disease has two distinct clinical manifestations described as unicentric and multicentric disease. These presentations have distinct treatment algorithms and portend very different progno...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bandera B,Ainsworth C,Shikle J,Rupard E,Roach M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the efficacy of albuterol by metered-dose inhaler (MDI) and spacer compared to a nebulizer. DESIGN:A prospective, open-label study. SETTING:Large urban emergency department (ED). PATIENTS:All consecutive adult asthma patients over a 2.5-year period. INTERVENTIONS:ED personnel used a st...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Newman KB,Milne S,Hamilton C,Hall K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have described oxygen delivery (DO2) and oxygen consumption (VO2) relationships in patients with ARDS and other acute diseases that suggest occasions when VO2 may be dependent on the supply of oxygen, ie, DO2. We studied 127 postoperative patients who developed ARDS to evaluate the relationship of DO2...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Appel PL,Shoemaker WC

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term response to vasodilator therapy was assessed in six patients with PPH. Following an acute trial, each patient was restudied after (1) two months of drug administration, (2) one month of abstinence from therapy, and (3) an additional two months of therapy. Three of six patients had no long-term reduction of P...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dantzker DR,D'Alonzo GE,Gianotti L,Fuentes F,Nickeson D,Emerson M

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pill aspiration represents a unique type of foreign body aspiration requiring a distinct diagnostic and therapeutic approach. In many cases, the "foreign body" itself may no longer be present, whereas the airway manifestations may persist for months to years. Limited data exist to guide management decisions. We report...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kinsey CM,Folch E,Majid A,Channick CL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal bronchus is a common anomaly that occurs in approximately 2% of people. Two children with multiple medical problems which led to endotracheal intubation are described. The hospital course for each child was complicated by persistent right upper lobe atelectasis. The presence of a tracheal bronchus was not rec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： O'Sullivan BP,Frassica JJ,Rayder SM

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The primary objective was to determine whether high-dose formoterol, 24 mug bid, was associated with more asthma exacerbations compared with lower formoterol doses in patients with stable persistent asthma. Serious asthma exacerbations (life threatening or requiring hospitalization) were the primary en...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wolfe J,Laforce C,Friedman B,Sokol W,Till D,Della Cioppa G,van As A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00