editorials

Follow-up of Patients With Completely Resected Lung Cancer

Robert J. Downey
Chest 1999 115: 1487-1489. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cytokines and Pleural Drainage Fluid : Do Local Levels Make a Difference?

John M. Porter
Chest 1999 115: 1489-1490. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improving Outcomes in the ICU Setting : Are We Effectively Using all of the Information That Is Potentially Available to Us?

Marin H. Kollef
Chest 1999 115: 1490-1492. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Stuck Pig—Even on Warfarin—Doesn't Always Bleed

Craig S. Kitchens
Chest 1999 115: 1492-1493. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER

Follow-up in Lung Cancer: How Often and for What Purpose?

Riad N. Younes, Jefferson L. Gross, and Daniel Deheinzelin
Chest 1999 115: 1494-1499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessment of Usefulness of Endobronchial Ultrasonography in Determination of Depth of Tracheobronchial Tumor Invasion

Noriaki Kurimoto, Masaki Murayama, Shinkichiro Yoshioka, Takashi Nishisaka, Kouki Inai, and Kiyohiko Dohi
Chest 1999 115: 1500-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Impact of Revised Stage Classification of Lung Cancer on Survival: A Military Experience

Samuel A. Adebonojo, Andrew N. Bowser, Dennis M. Moritz, and Philip C. Corcoran
Chest 1999 115: 1507-1513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP

Combined Effects of a Mechanical Nasal Dilator and a Topical Decongestant on Nasal Airflow Resistance

Anne-Marie Lorino, Frédéric Lofaso, Estelle Dahan, André Coste, Alain Harf, and Hubert Lorino
Chest 1999 115: 1514-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Respiratory Polysomnographic Parameters in Matched Cohorts of Upper Airway Resistance and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients

Daniel I. Loube and Teotimo F. Andrada
Chest 1999 115: 1519-1524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Salmeterol vs Theophylline: Sleep and Efficacy Outcomes in Patients With Nocturnal Asthma

Laurel Wiegand, Cathy N. Mende, Grazyna Zaidel, Clifford W. Zwillich, Virginia J. Petrocella, Steven W. Yancey, and Kathleen A. Rickard
Chest 1999 115: 1525-1532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE

Effects of a ß₂-Agonist on Airway Hyperreactivity in Subjects With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Richard V. DeLuca, David R. Grimm, Marvin Lesser, William A. Bauman, and Peter L. Almenoff
Chest 1999 115: 1533-1538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Micturitional Disturbances Are Associated With Impaired Breathing Control in Multiple Sclerosis

Rob van Klaveren, Tine Buyse, Luc Van De Gaer, Jan Meekers, Felicien Rochette, and Maurits Demedts
Chest 1999 115: 1539-1545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reliability of Maximal Respiratory Pressures in Multiple Sclerosis

Suzanne C. Smeltzer and Marc H. Lavietes
Chest 1999 115: 1546-1552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Muscle Function and Hypoxic Ventilatory Control in Patients With Type I Diabetes

Marco Mancini, Mario Filippelli, Giuseppe Seghieri, Iacopo Iandelli, Fabio Innocenti, Roberto Duranti, and Giorgio Scano
Chest 1999 115: 1553-1562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

The Relation Between Physician Experience and Patterns of Care for Patients With AIDS-Related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia: Results From a Survey of 1,500 Physicians in the United States

Peter B. Bach, Elizabeth A. Calhoun, and Charles L. Bennett
Chest 1999 115: 1563-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oropharyngeal Gram-negative Bacillary Carriage: A Survey of 120 Healthy Individuals

Kevin J. Mobbs, Hendrik K.F. van Saene, Debbie Sunderland, and Peter D.O. Davies
Chest 1999 115: 1570-1575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Infusion Phlebitis in Patients With Acute Pneumonia: A Prospective Study

Manuel Monreal, Francisco Quilez, Celestino Rey-Joly, Soledad Rodriguez, Nieves Sopena, Carmen Neira, and Josep Roca
Chest 1999 115: 1576-1580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations RESPIRATORY FAILURE

Respiratory Insufficiency in Postmenopausal Women: Sustained Improvement of Gas Exchange With Short-term Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

Tarja Saaresranta, Päivi Polo-Kantola, Kerttu Irjala, Hans Helenius, and Olli Polo
Chest 1999 115: 1581-1587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Acute Effects of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide on Renal Vascular Resistance in Patients With an Acute Exacerbation of COPD

Rose A. Sharkey, Eithne M.T. Mulloy, and Shane J. O'Neill
Chest 1999 115: 1588-1592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Long-term Follow-up After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Reoperation

Itzhak Shapira, Aharon Isakov, Israel Heller, Marcel Topilsky, and Amos Pines
Chest 1999 115: 1593-1597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Determinants of Hospital Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Argyris Michalopoulos, George Tzelepis, Urania Dafni, and Stefanos Geroulanos
Chest 1999 115: 1598-1603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leukocyte Infiltration and Secretion of Cytokines in Pleural Drainage Fluid After Thoracic Surgery: Impaired Cytokine Response in Malignancy and Postoperative Complications

Dietmar Weissflog, Claus Kroegel, Werner Luttmann, Paul Reinhard Grahmann, and Joachim Hasse
Chest 1999 115: 1604-1610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations MISCELLANEOUS

Induced Sputum in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Sarcoidosis: Comparison With Bronchial Wash and BAL

Raffaele D'Ippolito, Antonio Foresi, Alfredo Chetta, Angelo Casalini, Antonio Castagnaro, Clementina Leone, and Dario Olivieri
Chest 1999 115: 1611-1615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy and Safety of Danaparoid Sodium (ORG 10172) in Critically Ill Patients With Heparin-Associated Thrombocytopenia

Brigitte Tardy-Poncet, Bernard Tardy, Jacqueline Reynaud, Philippe Mahul, Patrick Mismetti, Eliane Mazet, and Denis Guyotat
Chest 1999 115: 1616-1620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rest-Redistribution ²⁰¹Tl Single-Photon Emission CT Imaging for Determination of Myocardial Viability: Relationship Among Viability, Mode of Therapy, and Long-term Prognosis

Robert W. Morse, Susan Noe, Joseph Caravalho, Jr., Antonio Balingit, and Allen J. Taylor
Chest 1999 115: 1621-1626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Myopathy Following Mechanical Ventilation for Acute Severe Asthma: The Role of Muscle Relaxants and Corticosteroids

Nasser Awadh Behbehani, Faisal Al-Mane, Yulia D'yachkova, Peter Paré, and J. Mark FitzGerald
Chest 1999 115: 1627-1631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Decreasing Catheter Colonization Through the Use of an Antiseptic-Impregnated Catheter: A Continuous Quality Improvement Project

Gary R. Collin
Chest 1999 115: 1632-1640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosis of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Cancer Patients Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation: A Prospective Comparison of the Plugged Telescoping Catheter With the Protected Specimen Brush

Michel Casetta, François Blot, Sami Antoun, Bernard Leclercq, Cyrille Tancrède, Françoise Doyon, and Gérard Nitenberg
Chest 1999 115: 1641-1645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bedside Evaluation of Efficient Airway Humidification During Mechanical Ventilation of the Critically Ill

Jean-Damien Ricard, Philippe Markowicz, Kamel Djedaini, Laurence Mier, François Coste, and Didier Dreyfuss
Chest 1999 115: 1646-1652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Comparison of Bronchodilator Therapy Delivered by Nebulization and Metered-Dose Inhaler in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Paul Marik, John Hogan, and Jim Krikorian
Chest 1999 115: 1653-1657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Combined Kinetic Therapy and Percussion Therapy on the Resolution of Atelectasis in Critically Ill Patients

Suhail Raoof, Naseer Chowdhrey, Sabiha Raoof, Martin Feuerman, Alan King, Rajesh Sriraman, and Faroque A. Khan
Chest 1999 115: 1658-1666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Transbronchial Biopsy in the Presence of Profound Elevation of the International Normalized Ratio

David A. Brickey and Dennis P. Lawlor
Chest 1999 115: 1667-1671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Role of Ischemic Preconditioning on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury of the Lung

Halim Soncul, Eser Öz, and Sedat Kalaycioglu
Chest 1999 115: 1672-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is ß-Adrenergic-Mediated Airway Relaxation of Salmeterol Antagonized by Its Solvent Xinafoic Acid?

Harald Groeben and Charles Emala
Chest 1999 115: 1678-1683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Current Role for Evaluation of Prognosis

Bhuvana P. Mandalapu, Maryellen Amato, and Henry G. Stratmann
Chest 1999 115: 1684-1694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thrombolytic Therapy of Pulmonary Embolism: A Comprehensive Review of Current Evidence

Selim M. Arcasoy and John W. Kreit
Chest 1999 115: 1695-1707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

₁-Adrenergic Hypothesis for Pulmonary Hypertension

Sundeep S. Salvi
Chest 1999 115: 1708-1719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Assessment of Hazardous Dust Exposure by BAL and Induced Sputum

Elizabeth Fireman, Joel Greif, Yehuda Schwarz, Avraham Man, Eliazer Ganor, Yosef Ribak, and Yehuda Lerman
Chest 1999 115: 1720-1728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

A 32-Year-Old Pregnant Woman With Malaise, Headache, Nausea, Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain, and Facial Swelling

Stephanie Levine
Chest 1999 115: 1729-1730. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Recurrent Sinusitis, Arthralgias, and Progressive Dyspnea in a 26-Year-Old Woman

Selim M. Arcasoy and John W. Kreit
Chest 1999 115: 1731-1734. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Finger Clubbing and a Lung Mass

John D. Urschel, Timothy M. Anderson, and Brian P. Whooley
Chest 1999 115: 1735-1737. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Severe Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome With Shock and ARDS Resulting From Still's Disease: Clinical Response With High-Dose Pulse Methylprednisolone Therapy

Jose Iglesias, Sarvesh Sathiraju, and Paul E. Marik
Chest 1999 115: 1738-1740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Manifestations of POEMS Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review

Babak Mokhlesi and Manu Jain
Chest 1999 115: 1740-1742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

New ECG Changes Associated With a Tension Pneumothorax: A Case Report

Brian Strizik and Robert Forman
Chest 1999 115: 1742-1744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coronary Spasm During Outpatient Fiberoptic Laser Bronchoscopy

Idit Matot, Benjamin Drenger, Lucio Glantz, and Mordechai R. Kramer
Chest 1999 115: 1744-1746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Purulent Pericarditis With Tamponade in a Postpartum Patient Due to Group F Streptococcus

Richard W. Snyder and Todd I. Braun
Chest 1999 115: 1746-1748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improvement of Pulmonary Hypertension After Liver Transplantation

Roland Schott, Ari Chaouat, Anne Launoy, Thierry Pottecher, and Emmanuel Weitzenblum
Chest 1999 115: 1748-1749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intraoperative Detection of Pulmonary Thromboemboli With Epicardial Echocardiography

Amnon Y. Zlotnick, Paul F. Lennon, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, and Sary F. Aranki
Chest 1999 115: 1749-1751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Percutaneous Dilation of Tracheal Stenosis

Irawan Susanto
Chest 1999 115: 1751-1752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Is Minimally Invasive Outpatient Pneumonectomy the Current Standard of Care for Lung Cancer?

Eduardo A. Tovar and Eduardo A. Tovar
Chest 1999 115: 1753-1755. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Embolism—Treatment vs Nontreatment

Cristina Murariu, Heberto Ghezzo, Joseph Milic-Emili, and Henry Gauthier
Chest 1999 115: 1755. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Testing for Exercise Limitation in Obstructive Lung Disease

Marc Newton, Katherine A. Webb, Denis E. O'Donnell, Cristina Murariu, Heberto Ghezzo, Joseph Milic-Emili, and Henry Gauthier
Chest 1999 115: 1755-1757. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flutter Flap

Edwin L. Kendig, Jr., Douglas N. Homnick, and Douglas N. Homnick
Chest 1999 115: 1757. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tuberculin Skin Testing

Anita L. Sullivan, Martin B. Allen, and Edwin L. Kendig, Jr.
Chest 1999 115: 1757-1758. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarcoidosis Is a Significant Cause of Bullous Emphysema

Shinji Teramoto, Takeshi Matsuse, and Yasuyoshi Ouchi
Chest 1999 115: 1758. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catheter Fragmentation of Pulmonary Emboli

Federico Venuta, Erino A. Rendina, Tiziano De Giacomo, and Giorgio F. Coloni
Chest 1999 115: 1759. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevention of Air Leaks After Lung Surgery

Federico Venuta, Erino A. Rendina, Tiziano De Giacomo, and Giorgio F. Coloni
Chest 1999 115: 1759-1760. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum

Chest 1999 115: 1760. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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