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Use of automatic tube compensation (ATC) for weaning from mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure
Conclusion ATC is a useful mode of weaning in patients mechanically ventilated due to acute respiratory failure. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 16, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Pentraxin 3 as an early marker in diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia
Conclusion BAL PTX3 level ≥6 ng/ml is discriminative for microbiologically confirmed VAP, serum PTX3 is also sensitive but less than BAL PTX3. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD: Comparison between patients receiving exercise training and those receiving exercise training and CPAP
Conclusion Adding non-invasive ventilation to an exercise rehabilitation program in patients with stable COPD has shown to augment improvement in exercise performance. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Reviewing treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients at Zagazig Chest Hospital (2008 –2012)
Conclusions A high rate of successful treatment is reported with application of the NTP (2012) guidelines which was associated with middle age of the patients (16–35 years), well education, mild to moderate advanced X-ray picture and absence of either history of contact with positive TB case or previous history of anti-tuberculous treatment(new case). Illiteracy, history of contact to positive TB cases, far advanced chest X-ray of pulmonary TB and previously treated cases on CAT II regimen could be considered as predictors of unsuccessful outcome. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy. Is it a new syndrome in obstetrics?
Conclusion Pregnancy is a risk condition for OSA which aggravated by neck circumference and base line BMI. The susceptibility and severity increase by increasing gestational age. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Effect of preoperative physical and respiratory therapy on postoperative pulmonary functions and complications after laparoscopic upper abdominal surgery in obese patients
Conclusion Preoperative physical and respiratory therapy improved pulmonary functions and decreased the incidence of post-operative pulmonary complications in obese patients undergoing to laparoscopic upper abdominal surgery. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

MicroRNA-155 expression in exhaled breath condensate of patients with lung cancer
Conclusion The expression of miRNA-155 in EBC can be considered as an accurate, non-invasive, promising biomarker for early lung cancer diagnosis and prognosis. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

The prognostic utility of plasma osteopontin in CAP patients
Publication date: Available online 31 October 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis Author(s): Ahmed Sh. Mohamed, Ibrahim S. Ibrahim, Ragia S. Sharshar, Amira Y. Abd El-Naby Background: Osteopontin (OPN) is a soluble cytokine glycoprotein widely expressed in many benign and malignant conditions. Purpose of study: was to investigate role of plasma OPN as new biomarker affects prognosis in CAP. Methodology: study was done on 50 subjects divided into 2 groups each 25, CAP (group I), healthy controls (group II). Plasma OPN levels were measured on initial hospitalization and after 3 days of tre...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Helicobacter pylori inversely related to clinical and functional severity of adult asthma
Conclusion H. pylori infection was infrequently associated in asthmatic patients and has a prominent inverse relationship with severity of bronchial asthma and better control of the disease. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Prospective use of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor to screen TB co-infected with HIV patient among TB patient
Conclusion Plasma suPAR level of TB patients co-infected with HIV showed significantly difference from that of TB-AFB(+) patients suggested its potential to screen the TB/HIV among pulmonary TB-AFB(+) patients. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with airway obstruction using hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) in different localities of Saudi Arabia
Conclusions Asthma and COPD patients are prone to anxiety and depression more than normal populations, this lead to poor outcomes of both diseases. Summary at a glance This study included 420 subjects divided into three groups: Group I asthmatic (150) patients, group II COPD patients (150) and control group contain (120) healthy subjects. All patients and healthy subjects were instructed to answer the questionnaire of HADS. Anxiety and depression scales were calculated with prevalence of each. Anxiety and depression were more common in people with asthma and COPD. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Assessment of serum Retinol-Binding Protein-4 Levels in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive disease at intensive care unit
Conclusion Serum-Retinol-Binding Protein-4 can be used as a predictive biomarker for mortality in AECOPD. We recommend that the serum RBP4 should be taken in consideration as a part of the assessment of mortality of AECOPD patients admitted in ICU. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Study of pulmonary tuberculosis in type 2 diabetes in reference to clinical, radiological presentation and response to treatment
Conclusion: Type 2 DM has no effect in the clinical presentation or the outcome of pulmonary TB, but may presented with atypical radiological presentation in presence of more than one lesion type in the same radiological film and presence of extra pleural extension; and type 2 DM is not an independent risk factors of pulmonary TB. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - November 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Modelling obstructive sleep apnea susceptibility using non-invasive inflammatory biomarkers
Conclusion OSA patients have increased level of HS-CRP, ESR, and Exhaled FENO which confirm association of inflammation in OSA. These simple inflammatory markers may be used also as simple non invasive predictors to diagnose OSA. Moreover, the HS-CRP may be used as a useful parameter to predict OSA severity. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - October 7, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Thoracic complications of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in Zagazig University Hospitals. A cross-sectional single center study
Conclusions Thoracic complications were more common in OVS and GVS than in OV band ligation. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - October 7, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research