editorials

The Results Are Not Perfect

A. Jay Block
Chest 1999 115: 1223. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEDLINE-Induced Blindness

Gerald L. Baum
Chest 1999 115: 1224. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perioperative Fluid Therapy and Postoperative Pulmonary Edema : Cause-Effect Relationship?

Robert R. Kirby
Chest 1999 115: 1224-1226. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acinetobacter baumannii Infections in the ICU : Customization is the Key

Jordi Rello
Chest 1999 115: 1226-1229. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Technique, Complications, and Improvements in Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy

Pasquale Ciaglia
Chest 1999 115: 1229-1230. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchial Artery Chemotherapy—A Future?

Michael A. Maddaus
Chest 1999 115: 1230-1231. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER

Lung Cancer in Patients < 50 Years of Age: The Experience of an Academic Multidisciplinary Program

Shirish M. Gadgeel, Sakkaraiappan Ramalingam, Glenn Cummings, Michael J. Kraut, Antoinette J. Wozniak, Laurie E. Gaspar, and Gregory P. Kalemkerian
Chest 1999 115: 1232-1236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Utility of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Endobronchial Lesions

Asok Dasgupta, Prasoon Jain, Omar A Minai, Sunder Sandur, Yvonne Meli, Alejandro C. Arroliga, and Atul C. Mehta
Chest 1999 115: 1237-1241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B-Cell Pulmonary Lymphoma: Gene Rearrangement Analysis of Bronchoalveolar Lymphocytes by Polymerase Chain Reaction

Bruno Philippe, Marie-Hélène Delfau-Larue, Bernard Epardeau, Brigitte Autran, Jean-Pierre Clauvel, Jean-Pierre Farcet, and Louis-Jean Couderc
Chest 1999 115: 1242-1247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTIONS

The Validity of Medical History, Classic Symptoms, and Chest Radiographs in Predicting Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Derivation of a Pulmonary Tuberculosis Prediction Model

Pierre Tattevin, Enrique Casalino, Laurent Fleury, Gérald Egmann, Michel Ruel, and Elisabeth Bouvet
Chest 1999 115: 1248-1253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Manifestations of Bordetella pertussis Infection in Immunized Children and Young Adults

Einat Yaari, Yael Yafe-Zimerman, Shepard B. Schwartz, Paul E. Slater, Pesach Shvartzman, Nachum Andoren, David Branski, and Eitan Kerem
Chest 1999 115: 1254-1258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

The Association Between Occupation and Asthma in General Medical Practice

Paul D. Blanc, Mark D. Eisner, Leslie Israel, and Edward H. Yelin
Chest 1999 115: 1259-1264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Validation of a Standardized Version of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire

Elizabeth F. Juniper, A. Sonia Buist, Fred M. Cox, Penelope J. Ferrie, and Derek R. King
Chest 1999 115: 1265-1270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INHALED STEROIDS

A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Inhaled Corticosteroids on Airways Inflammation in Adult Cigarette Smokers

Gerard Cox, Lori Whitehead, Myrna Dolovich, Manel Jordana, Jack Gauldie, and Michael T. Newhouse
Chest 1999 115: 1271-1277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Systemic Bioavailability and Potency of High-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroids: A Comparison of Four Inhaler Devices and Three Drugs in Healthy Adult Volunteers

Deborah Wales, Herminder Makker, John Kane, Patrick McDowell, and B. Ronan O'Driscoll
Chest 1999 115: 1278-1284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CONTROL OF BREATHING

Reduction in Ventilator Response to CO₂ With Relaxation Feedback During CO₂ Rebreathing in Normal Adults

Jerome E. Holliday and Chris Veremakis
Chest 1999 115: 1285-1292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ventilatory Drive at Rest and Perception of Exertional Dyspnea in Severe COPD

Jose M. Marin, Maria Montes de Oca, John Rassulo, and Bartolome R. Celli
Chest 1999 115: 1293-1300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TRANSPLANTS

Antifungal Prophylaxis During the Early Postoperative Period of Lung Transplantation

Víctor Calvo, José M. Borro, Pilar Morales, Alfonso Morcillo, Rosario Vicente, Vicente Tarrazona, and Francisco París
Chest 1999 115: 1301-1304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ventilatory and Diffusion Abnormalities in Long-term Survivors After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Ralf Ewert, Roland Wensel, Martin Bettmann, Susanne Spiegelsberger, Onnen Grauhan, Manfred Hummel, and Roland Hetzer
Chest 1999 115: 1305-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Empyema Complicating Successful Lung Transplantation

David R. Nunley, Wayne F. Grgurich, Robert J. Keenan, and James H. Dauber
Chest 1999 115: 1312-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY VASCULATURE

Determination of Hemoglobin Saturation in Patients With Acute Sickle Chest Syndrome: A Comparison of Arterial Blood Gases and Pulse Oximetry

John P. Kress, Anne S. Pohlman, and Jesse B. Hall
Chest 1999 115: 1316-1320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Hypertension and Cardiac Function in Adult Cystic Fibrosis: Role of Hypoxemia

Kristin L. Fraser, D. Elizabeth Tullis, Zion Sasson, Robert H. Hyland, Kristine S. Thornley, and Patrick J. Hanly
Chest 1999 115: 1321-1328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leukocytosis in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Adnan Afzal, Husam A. Noor, Shazia A. Gill, Clinton Brawner, and Paul D. Stein
Chest 1999 115: 1329-1332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Accuracy of Respiratory Inductive Plethysmography for the Diagnosis of Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome

Daniel I. Loube, Teotimo Andrada, and Robin S. Howard
Chest 1999 115: 1333-1337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Ipratropium Bromide Treatment on Oxygen Saturation and Sleep Quality in COPD

Richard J. Martin, Becki L. Bucher Bartelson, Philip Smith, David W. Hudgel, David Lewis, Gerhardt Pohl, Paul Koker, and Joseph F. Souhrada
Chest 1999 115: 1338-1345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY FIBROSIS

Immunoglobulins and Cellular Constituents of the BAL Fluid of Patients With Sulfur Mustard Gas-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis

Ali Emad and Gholam R. Rezaian
Chest 1999 115: 1346-1351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exhaled Nitric Oxide Is Increased in Active Fibrosing Alveolitis

Paolo Paredi, S. A. Kharitonov, S. Loukides, P. Pantelidis, R. M. du Bois, and Peter J. Barnes
Chest 1999 115: 1352-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations BRONCHOSCOPY

Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies: Presentation and Management in Children and Adults

Farhad Baharloo, Francis Veyckemans, Charles Francis, Marie-Paule Biettlot, and Daniel O. Rodenstein
Chest 1999 115: 1357-1362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Thrombocytopenia in a Surgical ICU

François Stéphan, Judith Hollande, Olivier Richard, Ali Cheffi, Micheline Maier-Redelsperger, and Antoine Flahault
Chest 1999 115: 1363-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fatal Postoperative Pulmonary Edema: Pathogenesis and Literature Review

Allen I. Arieff
Chest 1999 115: 1371-1377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk Factors for an Outbreak of Multi-Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter Nosocomial Pneumonia Among Intubated Patients

Rola N. Husni, Lawrence S. Goldstein, Alejandro C. Arroliga, Geraldine S. Hall, Cynthia Fatica, James K. Stoller, and Steven M. Gordon
Chest 1999 115: 1378-1382. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Posterior Tracheal Wall Perforation During Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy: An Investigation Into Its Mechanism and Prevention

Steven J. Trottier, Patrick B. Hazard, Stanley A. Sakabu, Jeffery H. Levine, Bryan R. Troop, Jeffery A. Thompson, and Richard McNary
Chest 1999 115: 1383-1389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Persistent Gastric Intramucosal Ischemia in Patients With Sepsis Following Resuscitation From Shock

Lavi Oud and Marilyn T. Haupt
Chest 1999 115: 1390-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Role of Peripheral Serotonin in the Regulation of Central Sleep Apneas in Rats

David W. Carley and Miodrag Radulovacki
Chest 1999 115: 1397-1401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Pharmacologic Study on CO₂ Responsiveness of Intracranial Pressure in Rats With Chronic Hypercapnia

Tetsuri Kondo, Miho Kumagai, Futoshi Takei, and Yasuyo Ohta
Chest 1999 115: 1402-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Nitric Oxide in Adult Lung Disease

C. Michael Hart
Chest 1999 115: 1407-1417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Uses of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins

David Aguilar and Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Chest 1999 115: 1418-1423. [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary report

Bronchial Arterial Infusion Is an Effective Therapeutic Modality for Centrally Located Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Results of a Pilot Study

Toshihiro Osaki, Takeshi Hanagiri, Ryoichi Nakanishi, Ichiro Yoshino, Satoshi Taga, and Kosei Yasumoto
Chest 1999 115: 1424-1428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

Realizing the Promise: Delivering Pulmonary Continuing Medical Education Over the Internet

Michael W. Peterson, Jeffery R. Galvin, Charles Dayton, and Michael P. D'Alessandro
Chest 1999 115: 1429-1436. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Patient Satisfaction With Conscious Sedation for Bronchoscopy

Stefano Putinati, Licia Ballerin, Lorenzo Corbetta, Lucio Trevisani, and Alfredo Potena
Chest 1999 115: 1437-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Thoracoscopic Resection of Solitary Lung Metastases From Colorectal Cancer Is a Viable Therapeutic Option

Tiziano De Giacomo, Erino A. Rendina, Federico Venuta, Anna Maria Ciccone, and Giorgio Furio Coloni
Chest 1999 115: 1441-1443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A 77-Year-Old Man With Worsening Shortness of Breath

James P. McCormick, Gerald F. Abbott, and Richard P. Millman
Chest 1999 115: 1444-1446. [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

A 27-Year-Old Homeless Man With Mental Obtundation and a Metabolic Acidosis

Harold M. Szerlip
Chest 1999 115: 1447-1448. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

An 87-Year-Old Man With Hypotension and Confusion After Cystoscopy

Sachin Yende and Richard Wunderink
Chest 1999 115: 1449-1451. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Pulmonary Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis: Radiologic Resolution Following Smoking Cessation

Nesrin Mogulkoc, Ali Veral, Paul W. Bishop, Ülkü Bayindir, C. Anthony C. Pickering, and Jim J. Egan
Chest 1999 115: 1452-1455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Deep Sternal Wound Infection After Heart Transplantation

Thomas Petzold, Peter R. Feindt, Ulrich M. Carl, and Emmeran Gams
Chest 1999 115: 1455-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful Double Lung Transplantation With a Graft Obtained From a Methanol-Poisoned Donor

Patrick Evrard, Philippe Hantson, Etienne Ferrant, Piet Vanormelingen, and Paul Mahieu
Chest 1999 115: 1458-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Photopheresis in the Treatment of Refractory Bronchiolitis Obliterans Complicating Lung Transplantation

Adrian R. O'Hagan, Paul C. Stillwell, Alejandro Arroliga, and Anna Koo
Chest 1999 115: 1459-1462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Witnessed Embolization of a Right Atrial Mass During Transesophageal Echocardiography: Implications Regarding the Safety of Esophageal Intubation

Kevin D. Kwak, Steven F. Mosher, Casey L. Willis, and Bruce J. Kimura
Chest 1999 115: 1462-1464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful Treatment of Refractory Bronchorrhea by Inhaled Indomethacin in Two Patients With Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma

Sakae Homma, Masateru Kawabata, Kazuma Kishi, Eiyasu Tsuboi, Koji Narui, Tatsuo Nakatani, and Koichiro Nakata
Chest 1999 115: 1465-1468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Late Onset of Subcutaneous Emphysema and Hypercarbia Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Aurora Santana, Robert S. Crausman, and Howard G. Dubin
Chest 1999 115: 1468-1471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Distress Due to Minocycline-Induced Pulmonary Lupus

Christodoulos S. Christodoulou, Patricia Emmanuel, Rachel A. Ray, Robert A. Good, Bruce M. Schnapf, and Gail D. Cawkwell
Chest 1999 115: 1471-1473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Positive Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies- Associated Vasculitis Presenting With Hemoptysis and a Mediastinal Mass

Herma H. Fidder, Sara Apter, Pnina Langevitz, Sarit Aviel-Ronen, Ilan Bank, and Avi Livneh
Chest 1999 115: 1473-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Case of Endobronchial Endometriosis Treated by Subsegmentectomy

Yasuji Terada, Fengshi Chen, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Harumi Itoh, Hiromi Wada, and Shigeki Hitomi
Chest 1999 115: 1475-1478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Duplicate Publication

A. Jay Block, A. Jay Block, and Christophe Girault
Chest 1999 115: 1479. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tuberculosis and Sarcoidosis

Marc Noppen and Chi Fong Wong
Chest 1999 115: 1480. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Fourth Heart Sound

Robert J. Adolph
Chest 1999 115: 1480-1481. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Infective Exacerbations of COPD

Abdullah Sayiner, Nurtac Okyay, Ipek Unsal, and Nesrin Colpan
Chest 1999 115: 1481. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ipratropium Bromide in Acute Asthma : Small Beneficial Effects?

Gustavo Rodrigo and Carlos Rodrigo
Chest 1999 115: 1482. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous Gastric Mucosal Capnometry Is Affected by Enteral Nutrition : Potential for Misinterpretation of Tissue Oxygenation

Tero I. Ala-Kokko and Jouko Laurila
Chest 1999 115: 1482-1483. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Code 99—An International Perspective

Farhad N. Kapadia
Chest 1999 115: 1483. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brachial Artery Puncture for Blood Sampling

David J. Barnes and Gyman C. Okeson
Chest 1999 115: 1484. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Metalloptysis Expulsion of Wire Stent Fragments

Anjana Aggarwal, Ashok Dasgupta, and Atul C. Mehta
Chest 1999 115: 1484-1485. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata

Chest 1999 115: 1485. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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