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Results of a Prospective Observational Study Objective: To assess the impact of a res...
An Animal Study of Inverse Ratio Ventilation and Conventional Mechanical Ventilation ...
Clinical Features and Management With High Frequency Ventilation Study objectives: To...
Ten years ago the study of aerosol biology was confined to a few specialized laborato...
Morphologic Evidence of a Spectrum of Small Airway Lesions in Hypersensitivity Pneumo...
Background: There is widespread interest in the evaluation of clinical strategies tha...
Subject: It is occasionally desirable for patients with a tracheostomy tube to breath...
The centrally accentuated antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody test (c-ANCA) is widely...
Objective: This study was designed to determine the diagnostic value of 12-lead ECG f...
Objective: To determine the outcome of areas of ground-glass attenuation and assess d...
Study objective: Human immunity has been found to have two major components, cellular...
Study objective: To explore mechanisms of relief of exertional breathlessness followi...
Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon soft-tissue infection, usually caused by toxin-p...
Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is difficult and has been associated ra...
Lung transplantation has become an accepted therapy for end-stage lung disease. Acute...
Background: Akinesis becoming dyskinesis at high-dose dobutamine stress echocardiogra...
Although the advancement of medical science can occur only with the systematic evalua...
We report an unusual case of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma characterized by production...
Most physicians complain about the problems associated with managed care as seen from...
Background: The institution of inhaled corticosteroids is generally advocated for eff...
Study objective: To evaluate the usefulness of two new parameters for separating pleu...
To determine the effect of nutritional agents on lipid peroxidation, 10 smokers were ...
In the wake of events transforming key aspects of the health-care system, it is impor...
The level of the present interest in surgery for patients with emphysema is extraordi...
Adult patients suffering from acute asthma presenting to the Emergency Department wit...
Study objective: To determine the success and complication rates of fibrinolytic ther...
Study objective: To assess the outcome after retreatment of patients with small cell ...
Nosocomial pneumonia is a significant complication in mechanically ventilated patient...
In this issue of CHEST (see page 58), Reijula and collaborators document, by have dis...
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a program to improve care of adult patients...
Purpose: Multiple immune functions such as activation of T cells and monocytes or cyt...
Clinical diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in ventilated patients remains a challenge...
Objective: To examine advance care planning and outcomes of patients with amyotrophic...
A 43-year-old woman had two episodes of lung edema at moderate altitudes. She had tak...
Studies on the therapy of COPD make a frequent appearance in the pages of CHEST and d...
An open, randomized, parallel-group study was conducted to investigate whether asthma...
Study objective: To assess separately the effectiveness and safety of nasal-continuou...
Objective: To detect and to quantify intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP...
(CHEST 1996; 110:256-62) Key words: anharrhythmic agents; arrhythmia; cholesterol; co...
The clinical spectrum of hypersensitivity reactions reported with paclitaxel has not ...
I read with interest the report by Baz and colleagues in this issue of CHEST (see pag...
To investigate the incidence of occupational asthma and its relationship to new cases...
Apneas generally reappear in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) when treatme...
Objective: To define the incidence of bleeding complications from central venous acce...
Study objective: To compare the physiologic and inflammatory response following inhal...
Young women who undergo lung transplantation may regain normal fertility and become p...
Most clinicians agree that classifying pleural effusions as transudates vs exudates s...
Objective: Bronchodilators are routinely used in the long-term therapy of patients wi...
Study objective: The objective was to determine whether external chest wall oscillati...
Various pulmonary artery preparations in vitro demonstrate sustained endothelium-depe...
(CHEST 1996; 110:271-72) You are asked to see a 47-year-old woman for three episode...
A Rare Clinical Presentation and Radiographic We report a case of malignant pleural m...
The case report by Weltman and coworkers in this issue of CHEST (see page 279) presen...
Background: The effects of vasoactive drugs, including bronchodilators, on vascular a...
IV pentamidine is well known to cause severe multiorgan adverse effects and is usuall...
The pathogenesis of hyperlacticemia during sepsis is poorly understood. We investigat...
(CHEST 1996; 110:273-75) A 52-year-old Native American man presented with 4 days of...
Edited by, Steven B. Markowitz. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, Inc. 1994, pp. 752, $3...
Objective: To determine the contributions of (1) chest wall (Pew) and (2) lung elasti...
Objective: To describe trends of reported [[alpha].sub.1]-antitrypsin deficiency mort...
Study objective: To compare the effectiveness of a standard jet nebulizer, Respirgard...
There has been dramatic resurgence of interest in surgical treatment of emphysema, pa...
(CHEST 1996, 110:276-78) A 25-year-old white woman was admitted to the coronary ICU...
By Allan D. Callow. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1996, pp 434, $150.00 Believing ...
Study objective: The development of BAL in children for both research and clinical pu...
We hypothesized that the increased arousal threshold to upper airway occlusion exhibi...
Background: Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to be a selective pulmonary vaso...
Study objective: In search of a better universal marker of tissue inflammation in all...
Adenovirus pneumonia is endemic among infants and children. We report an adult case o...
The prevalence of periodic limb movements (PLM) during sleep and their effect on slee...
Endothelial metabolism of L-arginine to L-citrulline and the potent vasodilator, nitr...
Solitary extramedullary plasmacytomas are uncommon neoplasms. They occur most frequen...
Study objective: To determine the usefulness of modifying Light's criteria for the se...
Study objective: The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of oropharyn...
To characterize the role of circulating intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) an...
Adult croup is a distinct disease entity that probably represents a heterogeneous cli...
Study objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of minocycline hydrochlorid...
The management of idiopathic pleural effusion remains controversial. Because the long...
Objective: A group of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PT) who received and corr...
Specific inhalation challenges are an important tool for confirming occupational asth...
In the article by Drs. Rosenfeld and Collins, "Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis" (CHE...
Both the social and ethical values of modern American society have evolved in a direc...
Background: Left hemidiaphragmatic paralysis due to phrenic nerve lesion is a frequen...
To test the efficacy of intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy in patients with loculated ...
Objective: To analyze the relative importance of gas exchange, ventilatory, and circu...
Postoperative pain is a major cause of ineffective breathing after lung surgery, pred...
The early and rare reports describing obese hypersomnolent men with obstructive sleep...
A variety of dosing schedules have been reported for the hyperventilation method of b...
In this prospective study, we measured the ST segments, heart rate-systolic BP produc...
A 69-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for chest pain. At the time of admissi...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is undoubtedly a multifaceted sleep disorder when one t...
The tracheas of 12 patients who had undergone autopsies after percutaneous dilatation...
Background: Conflicting results from previous studies on the effect of bronchial chal...
Mechanical ventilatory support (VS) is often required for patients with AIDS. Patient...
Abbreviation: MIC=minimum inhibitory concentration A 78-year-old man residing in a nu...
In 1972, Light et al(1) developed criteria for the diagnostic separation of transudat...
The benefits of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in patients with t...
Restrictive pulmonary function abnormalities are reported in children and adolescents...
Objective: To analyze a 4 1/2-year experience caring for hemodynamically stable mecha...
A patient presented with near complete airway obstruction due to a massive tumor. Non...
In the last 2 decades, monitoring techniques in ICUs have evolved considerably but ma...
Objective: This study compared the efficacy of a removable anterior mandibular positi...
Background: Underestimation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) prevale...
Study objective: To measure the direct and indirect costs of maintaining a ventilator...
A case of digital clubbing in a patient with pulmonary artery sarcoma and severe pulm...
Background: Quantitative bacteriologic workup of BAL fluid (BALF) has evolved as a se...
Objective: This study evaluated whether substantial airflow changes occur by changing...
An in vitro lung model and a volume ventilator were used to evaluate the delivery of ...
A 68-year-old white man with lung carcinoma underwent removal of the lower lobe of th...
Respiratory infections are a major source of morbidity for patients in the community ...
Objective: To determine when a difference in [FEV.sub.1] is sufficiently large to be ...
Objective: The hypothesis that traditionally defined preoperative risk factors predic...
Study objective: To obtain a basis for assessment of changes in breath sound spectra ...
Over the past 25 years, investigators have continued to improve on the approach to pr...
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) develops as a complication of an oropharyn...
There is a significant potential benefit for induction chemotherapy in the management...
Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is the only treatment which has been shown to improve...
The left internal thoracic artery is usually used as arterial conduit for myocardial ...
Objectives: The positive inotropic and vasodilator actions of phosphodiesterase (PDE)...
A 52-year-old woman with COPD and a 20-month history of rheumatoid arthritis presente...
Induction (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy has become an accepted treatment for stage IIIA ...
I have read with interest the article by Valentine and colleagues in this issue of CH...
Study objective: Osteoporosis and/or fractures have been reported as a complication o...
Malignant pleural effusion is a common condition and often presents a challenge for t...
Study objective: To determine the hemodynamic effects of IV milrinone lactate in pedi...
A colleague shows you the chest roentgenogram of an 18-year-old woman (Fig 1). Your l...
Meta-analyses of published data show a modest but significant survival or response ra...
Persistent or recurrent acute allograft rejection (AR) refractory to high-dose steroi...
Study objective: To evaluate interactive effects of volemic status and positive end-e...
A 47-year-old woman was brought to the hospital with a 2-week history of worsening no...
The study by Voskuil et al in this issue of CHEST (see page 1210) emphasizes again th...
The time course and characteristics of ipsilateral pleural effusion in nine consecuti...
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) provides a range of ventilatory support from parti...
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) was diagnosed in an adult following chemother...
These days it seems that anybody who is anybody in cardiac electrophysiology is writi...
The definition of quality of life (QOL) for individual patients with non-small cell l...
To the menagerie of acronyms used in sleep medicine must be added OA (oral appliance)...
Study objective: To examine the safety and efficacy of aerosolized pentamidine (AP) a...
The production of tumor cell proteases is implicated in tumor cell invasion and metas...
Twiddler's syndrome is a rare complication seen in patients with implanted pacemakers...
This is a very special scholarly contribution focusing on the core of emergency medic...
Study objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of bronchial biopsy (BB) specim...
Study objective: To determine whether breathing a blend of 70% helium:30% oxygen (hel...
Conventional endotracheal tubes have high intrinsic resistive properties due to their...
Despite extensive investigation, biological treatments for non-small cell lung cancer...
Study objective: Daily duration of oxygen administration is an important factor in th...
Study objective: To compare quantitative growth from a calibrated loop to growth from...
Study objective: Coughing was studied in relation to different disorders and objectiv...
Study objective: To determine the effects of steroids on the lung accumulation of pol...
Radiation therapy is commonly used for treatment of neoplastic disease involving the ...
Lung cancer, the most prevalent cancer in the western world, is predominantly caused ...
Study objective: The prevalence of esophageal disorders (dysmotility and/or gastroeso...
Study objective: To compare efficacy, side effects, patient compliance, and preferenc...
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has developed over the last 25 years from ...
A patient had a left atrial myxoma which was modified by flurbiprofen administration....
Clinicians tend to underestimate potential modest benefits of chemotherapy. They are ...
The role of oncogenes and antioncogenes in lung tumorigenesis is discussed in this re...
Study objective: To determine the effectiveness of treatment with corticosteroids in ...
Study objective: The inotropic, lusitropic, and electrophysiologic effects of acute h...
KL-6, a mucinous high-molecular weight glycoprotein, expressed on type II pneumonocyt...
Key words: acute myocardial infarction; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; atr...
A pulmonary arteriovenous malformation was embolized in a patient with hereditary hem...
There is an abundance of literature investigating the possible relationship between o...
Upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a sleep-disordered breathing syndrome char...
Study objective: To assess objectively measured, long-term trends in compliance with ...
Disruption of a mainstem bronchus is a rare but dreaded complication of pneumonectomy...
Transesophageal echocardiography and contrast-enhanced spiral CT of the chest helped ...
The appropriate use of [beta]-agonists in asthma has been the subject of much discuss...
Differences in inhalation technique with reservoir or spacer devices may affect meter...
Study objectives: To determine the cumulated incidence and the density of incidence o...
We investigated the role of routine video-assisted thoracoscopy (VAT) prior to thorac...
In 1986, Clifton F. Mountain(1) introduced the new International Staging System. Acco...
Objective: To evaluate changes in cerebral tissue oxygenation and blood volume during...
A 28-year-old morbidly obese woman initially sought medical attention because of prog...
There is an old proverb loosely translated which goes something like this: "If you do...
Study objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of positron e...
Prior attempts to create an animal model of empyema by direct inoculation of bacteria...
Key words: plombage; pulmonary tuberculosis; tuberculosis; thoracoplasty A 66-year-ol...
There is no consensus regarding the optimal induction immunosuppression regimen after...
We investigated whether the depressed cardiac response to adrenergic stimulation is a...
Adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung is an uncommon form of the lung cancer. Owing to ...
Study objective: To compare the performance of continuous fiberoptic blood gas monito...
Systemic embolization is a common complication of left atrial myxoma; however, corona...
The bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is the major cause of late morbidity and ...
Study objective: Acute interstitial pneumonitis is the main pulmonary side effect dur...
The past 15 years have seen a rise in mortality and morbidity resulting from asthma, ...
We present the first case of mediastinitis and the third case of pneumonia attributed...
Mitomycin is a chemotherapeutic agent that is used to treat a variety of solid tumors...
Several studies have demonstrated that smokers who are able to break the habit genera...
Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava (IVC) are common and usually of little...
Nedocromil sodium and cromolyn sodium are the only two currently available nonsteroid...
Hydrophilic surfactant proteins, surfactant protein A (SP-A) and surfactant protein D...
Grain dust is well known to cause both acute and chronic respiratory disorders, and e...
Most cases of acute lung injury in pregnancy are attributed to hydrostatic pulmonary ...
In the early 1980s, the challenge facing many lung transplant teams was literally to ...
Introduction: Twice-daily inhaled salmeterol produces rapid reduction in its acute br...
Seven repair technicians (RT, site A) repeatedly exposed to facsimile machine fume de...
To evaluate the clinical utility of nasal lavage (NL), we performed post-work shift N...
A case of blunt chest trauma resulting in transection of the descending thoracic aort...