Diagnosis and localization of bronchopulmonary air leaks using ventilation scintigraphy.

abstract：:The recognition of a reversible cause for acute respiratory failure (ARF) is frequently difficult in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We sought to identify clinical findings present at the time of tracheal intubation that were associated with successful weaning and short-term survival...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rieves RD,Bass D,Carter RR,Griffith JE,Norman JR

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flecainide and propafenone are effective in suppressing both ventricular and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, but their efficacy is often limited by dose-related side effects. This study was performed to evaluate noninvasively the effects of intravenous flecainide and propafenone on left ventricular systolic functio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Santinelli V,Arnese M,Oppo I,Matarazzi C,Maione S,Palma M,Giunta A

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was previously thought that diagnostic or therapeutic ionizing radiation did not have an adverse effect on the function of cardiac pacemakers. Recently, however, some authors have reported damaging effect of the therapeutic radiation on cardiac pulse generators. An analysis of a recently-extracted pacemaker documen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pourhamidi AH

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary bypass patients less than 40 years of age were identified and compared with a control group previously studied at our hospital. In patients less than 40 years, the average age was 35 years. Men comprised 90.1 percent of group 1, and 83.4 percent of group 2. Operative mortality was 2.89 percent for group 1 and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kelly ME,DeLaria GA,Najafi H

更新日期：1988-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:The American Thoracic Society recommends race-specific spirometric reference values from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) III for clinical evaluation of pulmonary function in whites, African-Americans, and Mexican-Americans in the United States and a correction factor of 0.94 for Asian-Ameri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hankinson JL,Kawut SM,Shahar E,Smith LJ,Stukovsky KH,Barr RG

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two-dimensional cross-sectional echocardiographic diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valves is described and compared with results of M-mode echocardiograms. Aortic valve anatomy was determined in 19 selected patients by angiography, and confirmed in five by direct surgical visualization. Using an eccentricity index (EI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fowles RE,Martin RP,Abrams JM,Schapira JN,French JW,Popp RL

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic and metabolic effects of methylprednisolone were investigated in a double-blind study of 28 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), confirmed by unequivocal electrocardiographic and enzyme changes. Measurements were performed prior to and at 1.5, 3, 4, 4.5, 12 and 24 hours following infusion of me...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Henning RJ,Becker H,Vincent JL,Thijs L,Kalter E,Weil MH

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been dramatic resurgence of interest in surgical treatment of emphysema, particularly "lung volume reduction" procedures. Recent studies have demonstrated improvements in pulmonary function, lung mechanics, exercise tolerance, and quality of life in selected patients following volume reduction procedures. Ho...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brenner M,Yusen R,McKenna R Jr,Sciurba F,Gelb AF,Fischel R,Swain J,Chen JC,Kafie F,Lefrak SS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports have implicated pregnancy as a cause of deterioration in patients with pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas. We report a 27-year-old woman with multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas who required coil spring embolotherapy in her 24th week of pregnancy due to a spontaneous hemothorax and hypoxemia. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gammon RB,Miksa AK,Keller FS

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary function studies were conducted one to two days prior to, two weeks after, and an average of 116 days after coronary artery revascularization surgery. Preoperation it was found that 11 of 19 patients had mild to moderate obstruction, 8 of 17 had diffusing capacity less than 80 percent of predicted, and 9 of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Braun SR,Birnbaum ML,Chopra PS

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DVT is common among critically ill patients. A rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for patient care. We assessed the accuracy and timeliness of intensivist-performed compression ultrasonography studies (IP-CUS) for proximal lower extremity DVT (PLEDVT) by comparing results with the formal vascular stud...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kory PD,Pellecchia CM,Shiloh AL,Mayo PH,DiBello C,Koenig S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether African-American race is independently associated with lung disease in scleroderma. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:University medical center in Baltimore. PATIENTS:One hundred one patients with diffuse cutaneous scleroderma with available serum samples. MEASUREMENTS:Patie...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Greidinger EL,Flaherty KT,White B,Rosen A,Wigley FM,Wise RA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each of 100 chest radiographs selected randomly from a hospital population were read by five experienced radiologists. The films were rich in abnormal findings. Disagreement analysis was performed considering the entire content of the interpretation. The disagreements were graded by a panel as to type (false negative,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Herman PG,Gerson DE,Hessel SJ,Mayer BS,Watnick M,Blesser B,Ozonoff D

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The diaphragm plays a pivotal role in weaning and successful extubation. We hypothesized that ultrasonographic evaluation of the movements of the diaphragm by measuring liver/spleen displacement during spontaneous breathing trials is a good predictor for extubation outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The studie...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jiang JR,Tsai TH,Jerng JS,Yu CJ,Wu HD,Yang PC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We initiated the present study to predict interstitial lung involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by means of logistic regression analysis of clinical data, lung function, chest roentgenogram, and serologic parameters. Fifty-eight nonsmoking patients with RA were randomized from the rheumatologic unit and sent for ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Popp W,Rauscher H,Ritschka L,Braun O,Scherak O,Kolarz G,Zwick H

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate renal and vasodilator effects of synthetic atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with special reference to the applicability of ANF as a diuretic and natriuretic. DESIGN:The study consisted of two parts. The first 15 consecutive patients in a un...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hynynen M,Palojoki R,Heinonen J,Tikkanen I,Harjula AL,Fyhrquist F

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The measurement of esophageal pressure (Pes) is the conventional method for the evaluation of the forces applied to the respiratory system by the respiratory muscles. As an alternative to Pes measurement, we propose the calculation of the instantaneous net pressure applied by the respiratory muscles [Pmusc(t)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Iotti GA,Braschi A,Brunner JX,Palo A,Olivei MC

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some studies have demonstrated that the function of the growth hormone (GH)-insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 axis is significantly impaired in patients with oral corticosteroid (CS)-induced osteoporosis. The aim of study was to investigate the effects of long-term therapy with inhaled CSs (ICSs) on the hyp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Malerba M,Bossoni S,Radaeli A,Mori E,Bonadonna S,Giustina A,Tantucci C

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a rodent model of cardiac arrest and resuscitation in which the inspired gas mixture was enriched with oxygen, resuscitability and survival were unaffected by positive pressure ventilation. In the present study, in a larger animal model, tidal volumes generated during precordial compression and with spont...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Noc M,Weil MH,Tang W,Turner T,Fukui M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A smoker presented with pleuritic chest pain and was found to have reticulonodular interstitial opacities on chest x-ray film. Open lung biopsy revealed changes consistent with histiocytosis X, a disease seen almost exclusively in smokers. Smoking cessation was recommended, and the patient complied. A chest x-ray film...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Von Essen S,West W,Sitorius M,Rennard SI

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient underwent exercise testing during evaluation for unexplained dyspnea. Evidence of ventilation-perfusion mismatch was noted and subsequent testing revealed multiple pulmonary emboli. Ventilation perfusion parameters by serial exercise testing progressively improved during the course of the patient's illness b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Helmers RA,Zavala DC

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been no published reports of pneumopericardium complicating laparoscopy. Following an apparently uncomplicated laparoscopy, a 35-year-old woman developed pneumopericardium associated with subcutaneous emphysema of the neck. This resolved without specific therapy and without sequelae. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nicholson RD,Berman ND

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the factors associated with reintubation in patients who had successfully passed a spontaneous breathing trial. METHODS:We used logistic regression and recursive partitioning analyses of prospectively collected clinical data from adults admitted to ICUs of 37 hospitals in eight countries, who had ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Frutos-Vivar F,Ferguson ND,Esteban A,Epstein SK,Arabi Y,Apezteguía C,González M,Hill NS,Nava S,D'Empaire G,Anzueto A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:In the present study, we evaluated the leukocyte esterase (LE) area of a reagent strip designed for urinalysis for the semiquantitative measurement of the percentage of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) in BAL fluid. DESIGN:Prospective. The relative PMN counts (obtained by conventional microscopy an...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jacobs JA,De Brauwer EI,Cornelissen EI,Drent M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is a frequent manifestation of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). It usually presents radiologically as diffuse bilateral infiltrates and histologically as a foamy, eosinophilic intra-alveolar exudate containing the organisms' cysts. We recently studied two rare cases of P c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bleiweiss IJ,Jagirdar JS,Klein MJ,Siegel JL,Krellenstein DJ,Gribetz AR,Strauchen JA

更新日期：1988-09-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent for which pharmacodynamic relationships between the maximum serum antibiotic concentration (Cmax)/minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ratio and/or the area under the serum concentration-time curve during a 24-h dosing period (AUC(0-24))/MIC ratio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cazzola M,Matera MG,Donnarumma G,Tufano MA,Sanduzzi A,Marchetti F,Blasi F

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Loyola Open-Heart Registry is a fully operational database that contains detailed data on approximately 9,000 patients who have undergone coronary bypass or cardiac valve replacement from January 1970 to December 1984. We analyzed the registry data using multivariate discriminant analysis to identify and quantitat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wright JG,Pifarré R,Sullivan HJ,Montoya A,Bakhos M,Grieco J,Jones R,Foy B,Gunnar RM,Bieniewski CL

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to test the ability of magnetic resonance (MR) in the detection of pathologic flow conditions in man, we imaged 10 normal volunteers and 10 patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) with ECG-gated MR. We used a single spin-echo sequence on a transverse plane through the main vessels of the upper chest. The...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Casolo GC,Bucciolini M,Giani M,Bisi G

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00