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Grigoris K Stratakos, Abdelfattah A ToumanAnnals of Thoracic Medicine 2018 13(2):123-123 (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Grigoris K Stratakos Abdelfattah A Touman Source Type: research
Safety and accuracy of transthoracic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy
Elisabettamaria Frongillo, Maria Giulia Tinti, Lucia Dimitri, Marco SperandeoAnnals of Thoracic Medicine 2018 13(2):122-123 (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Elisabettamaria Frongillo Maria Giulia Tinti Lucia Dimitri Marco Sperandeo Source Type: research
Resolution of refractory hepatic hydrothorax in patients with hepatitis C virus cirrhosis after treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents
Maged H Hussein, Musthafa Chalikandy Peedikayil, Zamir Ahmed Zamir, Abdulrahman AlfaddaAnnals of Thoracic Medicine 2018 13(2):117-121
Hepatic hydrothorax (HH) is a transudative pleural effusion that complicates advanced liver cirrhosis. Cases refractory to medical treatment in the form of salt restriction and diuretics are labeled refractory hepatic hydrothorax (RHH) and may require transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPSS) or even liver transplantation. Renal impairment is common in advanced liver disease, worsens its prognosis, and makes the management of HH more challenging. Successful antiviral therapy re...
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Maged H Hussein Musthafa Chalikandy Peedikayil Zamir Ahmed Zamir Abdulrahman Alfadda Source Type: research
Chylothorax after endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration causing migrating appearance of a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura
Francesco Mongelli, Maurice FitzGerald, Stefano Cafarotti, Rolf InderbitziAnnals of Thoracic Medicine 2018 13(2):114-116Trans-esophageal endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is widely used to assess mediastinal masses. Common complications are self-limiting bleeding or pain, but occasionally, more serious accidents have been reported. A 54-year-old woman with a huge mass located in the left middle mediastinum presented 2 days after an EUS-FNA with dyspnea and chest pain. Computed tomography scan showed a massive left pleural effusion. A chest tube was inserted revealing a chylothorax (1800 ml). Over ...
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Francesco Mongelli Maurice FitzGerald Stefano Cafarotti Rolf Inderbitzi Source Type: research
Indications, retrieval rate, and complications of inferior vena cava filters: Single-center experience in Saudi Arabia
CONCLUSION: The insertion of IVC filters in this cohort was associated with low retrieval rate and relatively high incidence of thrombotic complications. Follow-up of patients is required to detect IVC filter-related complications and to increase retrieval rate. (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Abdullah Bin Shabib Fahad Alsayed Saad Aldughaythir Hanan Habeeb Sumayyah Al Tamimi Emad Masuadi Mohsen Alzahrani Ali Alaklabi Azzam Alotaibi Rajkumar Rajendram Mosaad Almegren Source Type: research
Comorbidities with non-small cell lung cancer: Is there an interdisciplinary consensus needed to qualify patients for surgical treatment ?
CONCLUSIONS: The risk of postoperative complications is affected by both surgical factors and the general health of the patient. Elderly patients with chronic disease history, hypertension, and arrhythmias have an increased risk of postoperative complications. Knowledge of these factors will identify a group of patients requiring internal consultation and optimization of preoperative treatment and postoperative follow-up. (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Marta Lembicz Piotr Gabryel Beata Brajer-Luftmann Wojciech Dyszkiewicz Halina Batura-Gabryel Source Type: research
Utility and safety of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in patients with mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy: Western region experience
CONCLUSIONS: EBUS-TBNA is a safe and efficacious procedure which can be performed using conscious sedation with high yields. It can be used for the staging of malignancies as well as for the diagnosis of inflammatory and infectious conditions such as sarcoidosis and TB. (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ahmed A Aljohaney Source Type: research
Natural history of treatment-emergent central sleep apnea on positive airway pressure: A systematic review
CONCLUSIONS: Overall, TECSA developed in 3.5%–19.8% of PAP-treated patients with OSA. The vast majority will experience complete resolution of central apneas over a few weeks to months. Unfortunately, about a third of patients with TECSA may continue to exhibit persistence of central sleep apnea on reevaluation. A small proportion may experience D-TECSA after few weeks to several months of initial exposure to PAP therapy. (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Gaurav Nigam Muhammad Riaz Edward T Chang Macario Camacho Source Type: research
Foreign body removal by flexible bronchoscopy using retrieval basket in children
CONCLUSION: Flexible bronchoscopic extraction of a foreign body in the airway using a retrieval basket in children can be performed successfully with minimal complications. (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kyunghoon Kim Hye Jin Lee Eun Ae Yang Hwan Soo Kim Yoon Hong Chun Jong-Seo Yoon Hyun Hee Kim Jin Tack Kim Source Type: research
Causes of death in long-term survivors of non-small cell lung cancer: A regional surveillance, epidemiology, and end results study
CONCLUSIONS: Five-year survivors of NSCLC more commonly die from causes such as CVDs, lung diseases, and other malignancies. Aggressive preventive and therapeutic measures of these diseases may further improve the outcome in this patient population. (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Amaraja A Kanitkar Ann G Schwartz Julie George Ayman O Soubani Source Type: research
Medieval Islamic scholarship and writings on sleep and dreams
Ahmed S BaHammam, Aljohara S Almeneessier, Seithikurippu R Pandi-PerumalAnnals of Thoracic Medicine 2018 13(2):72-75Islamic civilization between the 7th and the 15th centuries made great contributions to the development of science and medicine, and discoveries made during this time formed the basis for the emergence of the European Renaissance. Muslims view sleep as one of the great signs of Allāh, and a number of Muslim scholars studied and wrote on sleep and dreams. However, Muslim scholars' contributions to this topic have not been adequately represented in modern scholarship. Islamic scholars did...
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ahmed S BaHammam Aljohara S Almeneessier Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal Source Type: research
Shifting paradigm: From & #8220;No Code & #8221; and & #8220;Do-Not-Resuscitate & #8221; to & #8220;Goals of Care & #8221; policies
Yaseen M Arabi, Abdulla A Al-Sayyari, Mohamed S Al MoamaryAnnals of Thoracic Medicine 2018 13(2):67-71Policies addressing limitations of medical therapy in patients with advanced medical conditions are typically referred to as Code Status (No Code) policies or Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) status polices. Inconsistencies in implementation, understanding, decision-making, communication and management of No Code or DNR orders have led to delivery of poorer care to some patients. Several experts have called for a change in the current approach. The new approach, Goals of Care paradigm, aims to contextualize the decisions about res...
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Yaseen M Arabi Abdulla A Al-Sayyari Mohamed S Al Moamary Source Type: research
Duration of antibiotic therapy for critically ill patients with bloodstream infections: A retrospective observational in Saudi Arabia
Eman Alqasim, Sameera Aljohani, Majid Alshamrani, Nick Daneman, Robert Fowler, Yaseen ArabiAnnals of Thoracic Medicine 2018 13(1):63-65 (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - January 4, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Eman Alqasim Sameera Aljohani Majid Alshamrani Nick Daneman Robert Fowler Yaseen Arabi Source Type: research
Pulmonary consequences of hypothyroidism
Mahmood Dhahir Al-MendalawiAnnals of Thoracic Medicine 2018 13(1):62-63 (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - January 4, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mahmood Dhahir Al-Mendalawi Source Type: research
Consultation time for the pulmonary patient
Abdullah MobeireekAnnals of Thoracic Medicine 2018 13(1):62-62 (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - January 4, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Abdullah Mobeireek Source Type: research
