Slide Presentations:

Arturo Briva, Lynn Welch, Jiwang Chen, Pavlos Myrianthefs, Zaher Azzam, Emilia Lecuona, Vidas Dumasius, Daniel Batlle, Yosef Gruenbaum, and Jacob I. Sznajder

ALVEOLAR FLUID REABSORPTION IS IMPAIRED BY HYPERCAPNIA INDEPENDENTLY OF EXTRACELLULAR AND INTRACELLULAR PH
Chest 2005 128: 129S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Evans R. Fernández, Mark T. Keegan, Daniel R. Brown, Francis C. Nichols, Rolf D. Hubmayr, and Ognjen Gajic

INTRAOPERATIVE TIDAL VOLUME AS A RISK FACTOR FOR REPIRATORY FAILURE AFTER PNEUMONECTOMY
Chest 2005 128: 129S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Gianfranco U. Meduri, Emmel Golden, Amado X. Freire, Edwin Taylor, Mohamad Zaman, Stephanie J. Carson, Mary Gibson, and Reba Umberger

METHYLPREDNISOLONE INFUSION IN PATIENTS WITH EARLY ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES LUNG FUNCTION: RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (RCT)
Chest 2005 128: 129S-130S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Rimki Rana, Sameer Rana, Evans R. Fernández, Syed A. Khan, and Ognjen Gajic

TRANSFUSION RELATED PULMONARY EDEMA IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU)
Chest 2005 128: 130S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Binh T. Nguyen and Gary Riley

THORACIC MANIFESTATIONS OF BLAST INJURY: A WALTER REED EXPERIENCE
Chest 2005 128: 130S-131S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Cindy Grimes, Rhonda Anderson, and Bruce M. Fleegler

CONTINUOUS LATERAL ROTATION THERAPY FOR ACUTE LUNG INJURY: TIMING MATTERS
Chest 2005 128: 131S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ruzena J. Tkacova, Darina Petrasova, Zuzana Kluchova, Pavol Joppa, Roman Klimcik, and Zuzana Dorkova

LIPID PEROXIDATION AND GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH COPD: RELATIONSHIP TO DISEASE SEVERITY
Chest 2005 128: 131S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Donald A. Mahler, Laurie Waterman, Joseph Ward, and John C. Baird

COMPREHENSIVE MEASUREMENT OF BREATHLESSNESS USING THE SELF-ADMINISTERED COMPUTERIZED VERSIONS OF THE BASELINE AND TRANSITION DYSPNEA INDEXES
Chest 2005 128: 131S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Aylin Riedel, Benjamin Chastek, and Rohit D. Borker

HEALTHCARE AND ECONOMIC BURDEN IN UNDIAGNOSED CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 132S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E. R. Malone, George Car, and J. M. FitzGerald

THE ROLE OF SCREENING SPIROMETRY IN THE EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE IN AN INNER CITY ADULT POPULATION
Chest 2005 128: 132S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clarice G. Freitas-Santos, Carlos Alberto d. Pereira, and Carlos Alberto d. Viegas

INSPIRATORY CAPACITY, 6 MINUTES WALK TEST AND COPD SEVERITY
Chest 2005 128: 132S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Pieter Zanen, Frans Rutten, Arno W. Hoes, and Jan-Willem J. Lammmers

PREVALENCE OF HYPERINFLATION IN COPD AND CORRELATION WITH FLOW-VOLUME INDICES
Chest 2005 128: 132S-133S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Barbara A. Phillips, Pat Britz, and Wayne Hening

THE NSF 2005 SLEEP IN AMERICAN POLL AND THOSE AT RISK FOR RLS
Chest 2005 128: 133S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David M. Hiestand, Pat Britz, and Barbara Phillips

PREVALENCE OF RISK FACTORS FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN THE US: RESULTS FROM THE 2005 SLEEP IN AMERICA POLE
Chest 2005 128: 133S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Christopher J. Lettieri, Arn H. Eliasson, Teotimo Andrada, Andrei Khramtsov, Marc Raphaelson, and David A. Kristo

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME: ARE WE MISSING AN AT-RISK POPULATION?
Chest 2005 128: 133S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Richard J. Castriotta, Mark C. Wilde, Jenny M. Lai, Strahil Atanasov, Brent E. Masel, and Samuel T. Kuna

DAYTIME SLEEPINESS AND SLEEP DISORDERS AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Chest 2005 128: 134S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Christopher R. Powers and William C. Frey

MAINTENANCE OF WAKEFULNESS TEST IN ACTIVE DUTY SOLDIERS WITH UPPER AIRWAY RESISTANCE SYNDROME AND MILD TO MODERATE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
Chest 2005 128: 134S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jasdeep Sidana, Wilbert S. Aronow, Gautham Ravipati, Brian Di Stante, John A. McClung, Robert N. Belkin, and Stuart G. Lehrman

PREVALENCE OF MODERATE OR SEVERE LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN OBESE PERSONS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
Chest 2005 128: 134S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Matthew P. Chambers, David A. Kuhl, G. C. Wood, Bradley A. Boucher, and Amado X. Freire

INCREASED SYSTEMIC CANDIDIASIS IN ICU PATIENTS WITH PROLONGED ANTIFUNGAL TREATMENT OF CANDIDURIA
Chest 2005 128: 134S-135S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Heung J. Woo, Cheol H. Kim, Jin K. Kim, Young I. Park, In G. Hyun, and Young M. Ahn

CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND RISK FACTORS OF MORTALITY AMONG SEVERE BURN PATIENTS WITH ISOLATES OF VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI
Chest 2005 128: 135S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Andrew F. Shorr, Alex G. Truesdell, Laura A. Pacha, Dennis M. Sarmiento, John D. Betteridge, and Allesa J. Ewell

ACINETOBACTER BUMANNII BACTEREMIA IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: EPIDEMIOLOGY, OUTCOMES, AND THE IMPACT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
Chest 2005 128: 135S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Frew H. Gebreab, Nasser Saad, Liziamma George, Teena Abraham, Imran Aurangzeb, Elias Ashame, Kelly Marion, and Suhail Raoof

EXTENDED-SPECTRUM BETA-LACTAMASES PRODUCING KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE (ESBL-KP) INFECTION, RISK FACTORS, ANTIBIOTIC USE AND BACKGROUND
Chest 2005 128: 136S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Theerasuk Kawamatawong, Patarapong Kamalaporn, Mastorn Shaipanich, Suchart Wiratkapan, Vikrom Jarusdhirakul, Charoen Chotigavanichaya, Ubolrat Pitasawad, Anupan Tantachun, and Teerachai Chantarojanasiri

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND CAUSATIVE PATHOGENS OF INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS AMONG TSUNAMI VICTIMS FROM SOUTH SEA THAILAND: CASES SERIES OF SAMITIVEJ SRINAKARIN HOSPITAL BANGKOK THAILAND
Chest 2005 128: 136S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Terry A. Fortin, C. W. Hargett, and Victor F. Tapson

OBESITY, HYPERTENSION, AND SLEEP APNEA CONFOUND THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 136S-137S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Chirag M. Pandya, Omar A. Minai, J. A. Golish, K. McCarthy, J. Avecillas, and A. C. Arroliga

MEASURES OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION (PAH) SEVERITY DO NOT IDENTIFY PATIENTS AT RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT NOCTURNAL HYPOXEMIA (NH)
Chest 2005 128: 137S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Francisco J. Soto, Ronald Siegel, David Marks, James Kleczka, Timothy Woods, James P. Maloney, Amina Syed, Amjad Syed, Sonika Gupta, and Kenneth Presberg

PERFORMANCE OF PULMONARY CAPILLARY WEDGE PRESSURE (PCWP) VS. LEFT VENTRICULAR END DIASTOLIC PRESSURE (LVEDP) IN THE DIAGNOSIS/CLASSIFICATION OF PATIENTS WITH SUSPECT PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION (PAH)
Chest 2005 128: 137S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Terry A. Fortin, Abigail Krichman, C. W. Hargett, and Victor F. Tapson

CHARACTERISTICS OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED PULMONARY CAPILLARY WEDGE PRESSURE
Chest 2005 128: 137S-138S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Zouras K. Wendy, James Kleczka, David Marks, Ronald Siegel, Kenneth Presberg, Timothy Woods, Michael Cinquegrani, Amjad Syed, Amina Syed, and Francisco J. Soto

NITROPRUSSIDE (NTP) IN THE ASSESSMENT OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION (PH) ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) FILLING PRESSURES DUE TO DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
Chest 2005 128: 138S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Terence K. Trow, Adam Hurewitz, Gregory Ferreira, Mary Bartlett, and Louis Ragolia

CIRCULATING PROSTAGLANDIN D2 SYNTHASE (PGDS)LEVELS IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 138S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Makoto Takahama, Takashi Tojo, Michitaka Kimura, Keiji Kushibe, Takeshi Kawaguchi, and Shigeki Taniguchi

SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR METACHRONOUS LUNG CANCER
Chest 2005 128: 138S-139S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

John G. Edwards, Antonio E. Martin-Ucar, Duncan J. Stewart, and David A. Waller

EXTRAPLEURAL PNEUMONECTOMY OR VATS PLEURECTOMY / DECORTICATION FOR EARLY STAGE MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA? A CASE CONTROL STUDY
Chest 2005 128: 139S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Gary M. Hochheiser, Maggie C. Oldham, and John R. Roberts

PARENCHYMA-SPARING SURGERY FOR PROXIMAL NSCLC: SLEEVE RESECTIONS RESULT IN EQUIVALENT SURVIVAL AND BETTER PERFORMANCE THAN PNEUMONECTOMIES
Chest 2005 128: 139S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Pier Luigi Filosso, Giovanni Donati, Davide Turello, Fausto Pernazza, and Alberto Oliaro

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF BRONCHIOLOALVEOLAR CARCINOMA
Chest 2005 128: 139S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sherilyn K. Tay, Antonio E. Martin-Ucar, Ed Black, Lynda Beggs, David Beggs, John P. Duffy, and Ellis Morgan

DOES MICROSCOPIC INVOLVEMENT OF RESECTION MARGINS AFFECT LONG-TERM SURVIVAL AFTER RESECTION OF STAGE I AND II LUNG CANCER?
Chest 2005 128: 139S-140S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lisa M. Guirguis, Eric C. C. Feliberti, Nicole Tsai, and Frederic W. Grannis

OUTCOMES FOLLOWING LIMITED LUNG RESECTION FOR NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) IN HIGH RISK PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 140S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jessica A. Reading, Thaddeus L. Miller, and Stephen E. Weis

WHAT IS THE MAGNITUDE AND COST BURDEN OF SUSPECTED TUBERCULOSIS?
Chest 2005 128: 140S-141S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Karthikeyan Kanagarajan, J. Williams, V. Rupanagudi, K. Julliard, G. Gandev, K. Gupta, and P. Krishnan

IS CA-125 A RELIABLE SERUM MARKER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS?
Chest 2005 128: 141S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Ming Guan, Ying H. Chen, Lu Yang, and Keang T. Lim

PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF A NEW SEROLOGIC TEST (ASSURE TB RAPID TEST) FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Chest 2005 128: 141S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Stylianos A. Michaelides, Dimitris Zachilas, Olga Vartzioti, Julia Vrioni, Aimilia Tsarouha, Georgios Diamantidis, and Ourania Anagnostopoulou

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TUBERCULIN HYPERSENSITIVITY AND SERUM ALBUMIN LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS
Chest 2005 128: 142S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jin Hoon Cho, Ki Uk Kim, Yon Seong Kim, Min Ki Lee, Yeong Dae Kim, Yeon Joo Jeong, and Soon Kew Park

CT FINDINGS IMPLY THE BLEEDING SITE COMPARED WITH ANGIOGRAPHY IN TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS WITH MASSIVE HEMOPTYSIS
Chest 2005 128: 142S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Marin H. Kollef, Kenneth V. Leeper, Antonio Anzueto, Lee E. Morrow, Lisa Benz-Scott, Frank J. Rodino, and Michael S. Niederman

CLINICAL AND TREATMENT PATTERNS AMONG 398 PATIENTS WITH VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA: FINAL RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE MEASURES (ALARM) STUDY
Chest 2005 128: 142S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lee E. Morrow, Marin H. Kollef, Kenneth V. Leeper, Antonio Anzueto, Lisa Benz-Scott, Frank J. Rodino, and Michael S. Niederman

PREDICTORS OF DEATH AMONG PATIENTS WITH VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE MEASURES (ALARM) STUDY DATA
Chest 2005 128: 142S-143S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Cheryl M. Weyers, Seth Clemens, and Kenneth V. Leeper

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA: A COMPARISON OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES AMONG RESISTANT VERSUS SUSCEPTIBLE ORGANISMS AT EMORY-CRAWFORD LONG HOSPITAL
Chest 2005 128: 143S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lakshmi Durairaj, Janice Launspach, and Joseph Zabner

TRACHEAL COLONIZATION IN NEWLY INTUBATED PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 143S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Flora V. Kontopidou, Evangelos D. Papadomichelakis, Effrosyni D. Manali, Anastasia Antoniadou, Sofia Athanassia, Evangelos Koratzanis, Irini Mavrou, Apostolos Armaganidis, and Helen Giamarellou

COLONIZATION SURVEILLANCE PREDICTS MICROBIAL ETIOLOGY OF INFECTION IN THE CRITICALLY ILL
Chest 2005 128: 143S-144S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lee E. Morrow, Marin H. Kollef, James B. Bowers, and Thomas B. Casale

PROBIOTIC MANIPULATION OF THE NATIVE FLORA IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA PROPHYLAXIS?
Chest 2005 128: 144S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Robert C. Ashton, Cliff P. Connery, Scott Belsley, Charles Ro, Sanju Balaram, and Joseph J. DeRose

ROBOTIC THORACIC SURGERY: WHERE WE STAND IN 2005
Chest 2005 128: 144S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ramzi K. Deeik and Robert R. Klingman

APPLICATION OF ROBOTICS IN THE CHEST: INITIAL EXPERIENCE
Chest 2005 128: 144S-145S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

John N. Afthinos, Charles Y. Ro, Cliff P. Connery, Karen M. McGinnis, Christopher W. Adams, Maureen Reyes, R. J. A. Nabong, Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., and Robert C. Ashton, Jr.

ADVANCES IN SURGICAL APPROACHES TO MEDIASTINAL MASSES: A THREE-YEAR EXPERIENCE
Chest 2005 128: 145S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Erich Hecker

VIDEO-ASSISTED THYMECTOMY FOR MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Chest 2005 128: 145S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kohei Yokoi, Haruhisa Matsuguma, Rie Nakahara, Tetsuro Kondo, Yukari Kamiyama, and Kiyoshi Mori

MULTIDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED INVASIVE THYMOMA WITH CISPLATIN, DOXORUBICIN, AND METHYLPREDNISOLONE
Chest 2005 128: 145S-146S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Cosimo Lequaglie and Gabriella Giudice

STERNAL NEOPLASMS: PROGNOSIS AFTER RESECTION AND REPAIR
Chest 2005 128: 146S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Arthur F. Gelb, Colleen Flynn Taylor, Chris M. Shinar, Carlos Gutierrez, and Noe Zamel

ROLE OF EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE AND SPIROMETRY IN PREDICTING ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS
Chest 2005 128: 146S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jaspal Singh, John Tomfohr, John S. Sundy, Catherine M. Foss, Erin McElvania-Tekippe, and David A. Schwartz

GENE EXPRESSION AFTER ENDOBRONCHIAL INSTILLATION OF ENDOTOXIN (LPS) AND HOUSE DUST MITE ANTIGEN (HDM) IN ASTHMATIC AND NON-ASTHMATIC SUBJECTS
Chest 2005 128: 146S-147S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Claudio Micheletto, Silvia Tognella, Fiorenza Trevisan, Marilia Visconti, and Roberto W. Dal Negro

EOSINOPHILIC INFLAMMATION AND BASEMENT MEMBRANE THICKNESS (BMT) IN ATOPIC AND IN GER-RELATED ASTHMA
Chest 2005 128: 147S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Anne E. Dixon, David A. Kaminsky, Janet T. Holbrook, Robert A. Wise, David M. Shade, and Charles G. Irvin

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ASTHMA AND RHINITIS/RHINOSINUSITIS
Chest 2005 128: 147S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Amira F. Amer, Malaka M. El Mofty, and Iman A. Hatata

CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION AND POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP TO ADULT ONSET ASTHMA
Chest 2005 128: 147S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nazima Nisar, Randeep Guleria, Arvind K. Singh, Tirlok C. Chawla, Niranjan Nayak, and Nihar R. Biswas

PREVALENCE OF MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION IN ASTHMATIC ADULTS IN INDIA
Chest 2005 128: 147S-148S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Bi R. Dong, Yin Xu, Yan L. Zhang, and Ji R. Yue

EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF 23-VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE IN PREVENTION OF LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN THE CHINESE ELDERLY: A PROSPECTIVE CONCURRENT CONTROLLED TRIAL
Chest 2005 128: 148S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Eric Mortensen, Marcos Restrepo, Antonio Anzueto, and Jacqueline Pugh

IMPACT OF GUIDELINE-CONCORDANT ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY ON MORTALITY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF ADMISSION FOR PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA
Chest 2005 128: 148S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David S. Hui, Fanny W. Ko, Doris P. Chan, Joan P. Fok, Michael C. Chan, Kin W. To, and Joseph J. Sung

THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS) ON PULMONARY FUNCTION, EXERCISE CAPACITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN A COHORT OF SURVIVORS
Chest 2005 128: 148S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Wah S. Leung, Chung M. Chu, Veronica L. Chan, Judy Y. Lam, and Pak L. Ho

FULMINANT COMMUNITY ACQUIRED ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII PNEUMONIA AS A DISTINCT CLINICAL SYNDROME
Chest 2005 128: 149S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

John G. Gums

COMPARISON OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE SUSCEPTIBILITIES OF STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE ISOLATES TO CLINDAMYCIN AND ERYTHROMYCIN: RESULTS OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT (ARM) PROGRAM, 1997-2004
Chest 2005 128: 149S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Marcos I. Restrepo, Antonio Anzueto, Eric M. Mortensen, Jacqueline A. Pugh, Mark L. Metersky, Patricio Escalante, Richard G. Wunderink, Bonita T. Mangura on behalf Chest Infections Network

EVALUATION OF ICU ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR PATIENTS WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA: CURRENT PRACTICE SURVEY
Chest 2005 128: 149S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Seth Rivera and Tomas Ganz

HEPCIDIN IS THE PRINCIPLE MEDIATOR OF ANEMIA OF INFLAMMATION
Chest 2005 128: 149S-150S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Andrew A. Kramer, Jack E. Zimmerman, Douglas S. McNair, and Fern M. Malila

COMBATING "GRADE INFLATION" IN MEASURING RISK-ADJUSTED MORTALITY: UPDATED APACHE MORTALITY PREDICTIONS
Chest 2005 128: 150S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Thaddeus Golden, Daniel Albrandt, Melissa Means-Markwell, Caitriona Buckley, Tet Wei-Chan, James Morton, Tara Roque, Thomas G. Rainey, and Leo C. Rotello

UTILIZATION OF A NURSE DIRECTED INSULIN DRIP PROTOCOL FOR TIGHT GLUCOSE CONTROL IN THE ICU
Chest 2005 128: 150S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Rim I. Atoui, Sanjeev Bansal, and Sergio Zanotti

POSTOPERATIVE INTENSIVE-CARE INTERVENTIONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY: A FIVE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
Chest 2005 128: 151S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Richard G. Wunderink, Lona Poole, Fang Xie, Pierre-Francois Laterre, and Steven Opal

COAGULATION STATUS AND RESPONSE TO TIFACOGIN IN COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA
Chest 2005 128: 151S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Curtis N. Sessler, Marin Kollef, Anne Hamilton, Mary Jo Grap, and Deborah Jefferson

COMPARISON OF DEPTH OF SEDATION MEASURED BY PSA 4000 AND RICHMOND AGITATION-SEDATION SCALE (RASS)
Chest 2005 128: 151S-152S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Christian A. Merlo, Michael P. Boyle, Marie Diener-West, and Noah Lechtzin

INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR MULTIPLE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA (MARPA) IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Chest 2005 128: 152S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lina Lukinskiene, Joseph Pilewski, and Y.P. Peter Di

AN AIRWAY SPECIFIC ANTIBACTERIAL PROTEIN THAT IS OVER-EXPRESSED IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Chest 2005 128: 152S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Marcus P. Kennedy, Raymond D. Coakley, Scott H. Donaldson, Robert M. Aris, Kathy Hohneker, Eric L. Olson, Isabelle P. Neuringer, Peter H. Gilligan, Michael R. Knowles, and James R. Yankaskas

BURKHOLDERIA GLADIOLI: FIVE YEAR EXPERIENCE IN A CYSTIC FIBROSIS REFERRAL AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION CENTER
Chest 2005 128: 152S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Vaidehi Kaza and Marcia Katz

CORRELATION OF CHEST XRAY FINDINGS, SEX, AND GENOTYPE IN ADULT CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS: PRELIMINARY SINGLE CENTER REVIEW
Chest 2005 128: 153S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Marcus P. Kennedy, Peadar G. Noone, Paul L. Molina, Andy J. Ghio, John L. Carson, Maimoona Zariwala, Susan L. Minnix, and Michael R. Knowles

LITHOPTYSIS AND PULMONARY CALCIFICATION IN PRIMARY CILIARY DYSKINESIA
Chest 2005 128: 153S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Derek Weycker, John Edelsberg, Gerry Oster, and Gregory Tino

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RISK OF ACUTE EXACERBATIONS AND AGE IN PATIENTS WITH BRONCHIECTASIS
Chest 2005 128: 153S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Rex C. Yung, David N. Watkins, Vincent C. Daniel, Eric Syphard, Gregory S. Gessel, Stephen Ames, Ed Gabrielson, Paul Flint, David Berman, Malcolm V. Brock, and Craig D. Peacock

SUCCESS OF BRONCHOSCOPICALLY EXTRACTED SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (SCLC) SAMPLE IN ESTABLISHING PRIMARY SCLC XENOGRAFTS: A PRECLINICAL AERODIGESTIVE CANCER MODEL TO ESTABLISH BIOMARKER PROFILE AND RESPONSE TO NOVEL THERAPIES
Chest 2005 128: 153S-154S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. R. Brewer, Christopher Spradley, Jeremy L. Nickolai, Richard E. Winn, and George W. Booz

ROLE OF STAT1 IN THE PERMISSIVE EFFECT OF INTERFERON-GAMMA ON FAS-INDUCED APOPTOSIS OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER CELLS
Chest 2005 128: 154S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Roger A. Kemp and Bojana Turic

CAN EARLY LUNG CANCER BE DETECTED FROM BUCCAL MUCOSA SCRAPINGS?
Chest 2005 128: 154S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kuniharu Miyajima, Yasuhiro Suga, Tatsuo Ohira, Masahiro Tsuboi, Norihiko Ikeda, Takashi Hirano, Harubumi Kato, Shinichi Toyooka, Riichiro Maruyama, Makoto Suzuki, Hisayuki Shigematsu, and Adi Gazdar

ABERRANT METHYLATION OF RASSF1A IN SMALL-SIZED LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL FEATURES
Chest 2005 128: 155S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Michael Westhoff, Patrick Litterst, Lutz Freitag, Vera Ruzsanyi, Sabine Bader, Wolfgang Urfer, and Jörg I. Baumbach

ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY: A NEW METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF LUNG CANCER AND AIRWAY INFECTION IN EXHALED AIR? FIRST RESULTS OF A PILOT STUDY
Chest 2005 128: 155S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jonathan Heller, John Stults, Shawn Becker, Glenn Rosen, Heather Wakelee, Pierre P. Massion, and William L. Bigbee

DISCOVERY OF SERUM PROTEOMIC PATTERNS FOR LUNG CANCER
Chest 2005 128: 155S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Allan J. Walkey, David Berkowitz, Rabih Bechara, William Lunn, Momen Wahidi, Armin Ernst, and David J. Feller-Kopman

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLEURAL PRESSURE CHANGES AND PATIENT SYMPTOMS DURING THORACENTESIS
Chest 2005 128: 155S-156S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jay T. Heidecker, John T. Huggins, Peter Doelken, and Steven A. Sahn

IS IT A TRANSUDATE OR AN EXUDATE? DYSYNCHRONY BETWEEN PLEURAL FLUID PROTEIN AND LDH IN 211 INITIAL THORACENTESES
Chest 2005 128: 156S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David M. Berkowitz, Rabih I. Bechara, William Lunn, Momen M. Wahidi, Armin Ernst, and David J. Feller-Kopman

LARGE VOLUME THORACENTESIS AND THE RISK OF RE-EXPANSION PULMONARY EDEMA
Chest 2005 128: 156S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ahmed S. Al-Halfawy

THORACOSCOPY AND PLACEMENT OF AN INDWELLING CATHETER FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSION: A DAY CASE
Chest 2005 128: 157S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kelvin K. Shiu, Paul H. Mayo, and Mark J. Rosen

EVALUATION OF INTRAPLEURAL STREPTOKINASE FAILURE CRITERIA USED IN MIST1 FOR THE TREATMENT OF COMPLICATED PLEURAL EFFUSIONS
Chest 2005 128: 157S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

John T. Huggins, Jay Heidecker, Peter Doelken, and Steven A. Sahn

CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAPPED LUNG: MANOMETRY, PLEURAL FLUID ANALYSIS, AND AIR-CONTRASTED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Chest 2005 128: 157S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David M. Mannino and Kourtney J. Davis

LUNG FUNCTION DECLINE AND OUTCOMES IN AN ELDERLY POPULATION: FINDINGS FROM THE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STUDY
Chest 2005 128: 158S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Miriam D. Cohen, Sakshi Pawa, Ravindra Mehta, and Michael Cutaia

AMBULATORY MONITORING OF OXIMETRY AND ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED LUNG DISEASE: A NEW APPROACH TO OPTIMIZE LONG-TERM OXYGEN THERAPY
Chest 2005 128: 158S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M.M. Ismail, M. Moammar, H. Aziz, M. Shubair, V. DeBari, and M.A. Khan

BRONCHODILATOR-RESPONSIVENESS AS A PROGNOSTIC FACTOR IN COPD
Chest 2005 128: 158S-159S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Bernard J. Roth and Suzette Gagnon-Bailey

OSTEOPOROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE ON INTERMITTENT ORAL STEROIDS
Chest 2005 128: 159S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jeno P. Marton, Joseph Menzin, Jeffrey S. Brown, Barrett Kitch, Mark Friedman, Lisa Guadagno, and Jianwei Xuan

COMPARISON OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE BURDEN FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE VERSUS AN "AT-RISK" GROUP: EARLY FINDINGS FROM THE RESPIRATORY HEALTH PROMOTION STUDY (RHPS)
Chest 2005 128: 159S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

George R. Washko, Raul S. Estepar, Carl-Fredrik Westin, Ron Kikinis, Stephen H. Loring, and John J. Reilly

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT OF CARTILAGINOUS AIRWAY WALL THICKENING AS A PREDICTOR OF INSPIRATORY FLOW RESISTANCE
Chest 2005 128: 159S-160S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Vallerie V. McLaughlin, Ronald Oudiz, Adaani Frost, Victor Tapson, Srinivas Murali, Richard Channick, David Badesch, Robyn Barst, Henry Hsu, and Lewis Rubin

A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY OF ILOPROST INHALATION AS ADD-ON THERAPY TO BOSENTAN IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION (PAH)
Chest 2005 128: 160S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Vallerie V. McLaughlin, Robyn Barst, Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, Victor Tapson, Abby Krichman, Allison Widlitz, Stuart Rich, and Raymond Benza

ONE YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH INTRAVENOUS TREPROSTINIL IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION (PAH) PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 160S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David Badesch, Nazzareno Galie, David Langleben, Robert Naeije, Gerald Simonneau, and Robyn Barst

SITAXSENTAN IMPROVES TIME TO CLINICAL WORSENING IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 160S-161S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Enrique Diaz Guzman Zavala, Omar Minai, Nancy Bair, Svetlana Banjac, and Alejandro Arroliga

LONG-TERM FOLLOW UP AFTER SUCCESSFUL DISCONTINUATION OF PROSTACYCLIN ANALOGUES IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION (PAH)
Chest 2005 128: 161S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Joanna Pepke-Zaba, Martin C. Brown, Tamiza Parpia, Claire Gilbert, and Gary Burgess

LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF SILDENAFIL TREATMENT ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 161S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Stephen C. Mathai, Micah R. Fisher, Traci Housten-Harris, Reda E. Girgis, and Paul M. Hassoun

THE ADDITION OF SILDENAFIL TO BOSENTAN THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 161S-162S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Daniel H. Sterman, Douglas E. Wood, Robert J. Mckenna, Atul C. Mehta, David E. Ost, Xavier Gonzalez, and Steven C. Springmeyer

A MULTI-CENTER TRIAL OF THE INTRABRONCHIAL VALVE FOR TREATMENT OF SEVERE EMPHYSEMA: ONE YEAR RESULTS
Chest 2005 128: 162S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Adnan Majid, Rabih Bechara, Yoshihiro Nakamura, David Feller-Kopman, Simon Ashiku, Malcom Decamp, and Armin Ernst

ENDOSCOPIC AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF TRACHEOBRONCHIOMALACIA: A PROSPECTIVE OUTCOME ANALYSIS
Chest 2005 128: 162S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Cristina A. Reichner, Brian T. Collins, Gregory J. Gagnon, Shakun Malik, Carlos Jamis-Dow, and Eric D. Anderson

COMPARISON OF FIDUCIAL PLACEMENT FOR CYBERKNIFE® STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY USING CT-GUIDANCE OR FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY
Chest 2005 128: 162S-163S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Rodolfo C. Morice, Leendert Keus, Carlos A. Jimenez, Georgie A. Eapen, Christopher Nelson, Craig W. Stevens, and George Starkschall

BRONCHOSCOPIC IMPLANTATION OF GOLD FIDUCIALS FOR ESTIMATING LUNG TUMOR MOTION DURING GATED RADIATION THERAPY
Chest 2005 128: 163S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Andre G. Leite, Rogerio Xavier, and José Silva

ANESTHESIA FOR FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY
Chest 2005 128: 163S-164S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Johann C. Brandes, Loretta Colvin, and Rex Yung

COMPARISON OF AUTOFLUORESCENCE BRONCHOSCOPY WITH VIDEO WHITE LIGHT AND HIGH MAGNIFICATION VIDEO BRONCHOSCOPY FOR THE DETECTION OF BRONCHIAL DYSPLASIA OR INVASIVE LUNG CANCERS
Chest 2005 128: 164S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Graeme P. Currie, Daniel K. Lee, and Prasima Srivastava

EFFECTS OF LONG ACTING BRONCHODILATORS VERSUS LEUKOTRIENE MODIFIERS AS ADD-ON THERAPY TO INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS IN ASTHMA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Chest 2005 128: 164S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Paul M. Dorinsky, Susan Wilson, Steve Yancey, Donna Reilly, John Stauffer, Lisa Edwards, Laura Sutton, and Ratko Djukanovic

CONTROL OF AIRWAY INFLAMMATION IS ACHIEVED IN ASTHMA PATIENTS WITH FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE ALONE: ADDING MONTELUKAST PROVIDES NO ADDITIONAL CONTROL OF AIRWAY INFLAMMATION
Chest 2005 128: 164S-165S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Hideto Obata and Kenji Ikeda

HYDROFLUOROALKANE-134A BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN DOUBLE DOSE CHLOROFLUOROCARBON BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE ASTHMA
Chest 2005 128: 165S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Amalia Moreno, Christian Domingo, Ricard Comet, Manel Luján, Miguel Gallego, Elisa Canturri, Ana Galera, and Albert Marín

LONG-TERM TOLERANCE OF METHOTREXATE ADMINISTERED AS A STEROID SPARING AGENT FOR BRONCHIAL ASTHMA: TWELVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Chest 2005 128: 165S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Terry S. LeGrand, Jay I. Peters, and David C. Shelledy

EFFECT OF A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST-DESIGNED ASTHMA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ON OUTCOMES AND COST OF CARE COMPARED TO A PROGRAM DESIGNED BY NURSES OR STANDARD CARE
Chest 2005 128: 165S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Chantal Lafond, Frédéric Series, and Catherine Lemière

IMPACT OF CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (CPAP) ON AIRWAY RESPONSIVENESS AND ASTHMA QUALITY OF LIFE IN SUBJECTS WITH ASTHMA AND SLEEP APNEA SYNDROM
Chest 2005 128: 165S-166S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Guy A. Richards, Haden White, Heidi Grimmer, C. Ramoroka, Kalavati Channa, Mark Hopley, and Mary Gulumian

DECREASED ANTIOXIDANTS, INCREASED REACTIVE OXIDANTS AND INCREASED LIPID PEROXIDATION IN IRRADIATED TOTAL PARENTERAL SOLUTIONS INCREASE OXIDANT GENERATION IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 166S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Victor K. Salloum, Saikat Chakraborty, and Akhil Bidani

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON SUPEROXIDE PRODUCTION BY THP1 MONOCYTES
Chest 2005 128: 166S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nitin Mahajan, Yatin Mehta, Malcolm Rose, Jacob Shani, and Edgar Lichstein

ELEVATED TROPONIN LEVEL IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Chest 2005 128: 166S-167S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Stavros G. Memtsoudis, Peter Rosenberger, Michaela Noveva, Holger K. Eltzschig, Annette Mizuguchi, Prem Shekar, Stanton K. Shernan, and John A. Fox

UTILITY OF TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DURING INTRAOPERATIVE CARDIAC ARREST
Chest 2005 128: 167S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Cindy Grimes, Rhonda Anderson, Todd Horiuchi, Mauricio Concha, Bruce Fleegler, and Kenneth Hurwitz

RESUSCITATIVE HYPOTHERMIA AFTER CARDIAC ARREST: PERFORMANCE IN A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Chest 2005 128: 167S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Walter H. Migotto, Francesco Simeone, and Houman Dahi

EFFECTS OF VASOPRESSIN ON HEMODYNAMICS IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK
Chest 2005 128: 168S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Steven D. Nathan, Shahzad Ahmad, James Koch, Scott Barnett, Niv Ad, and Nelson Burton

SERIAL MEASURES OF PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURES IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS
Chest 2005 128: 168S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mary E. Kreider, Nadia Ahmad, John Hansen-Flaschen, Larry Kaiser, Milton Rossman, John Kucharczuk, and Joseph Shrager

COMPLICATIONS OF VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC LUNG BIOPSY IN PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE
Chest 2005 128: 168S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Susan M. Rohr, Art Heires, and Anthony Floreani

BASAL LEVELS OF NERVE GROWTH FACTOR ARE HIGHER IN CO-CULTURED HUMAN A-549 TYPE II ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL CELLS WITH HUMAN FIBROBLASTS THAN IN EITHER CELL LINE CULTURED ALONE
Chest 2005 128: 168S-169S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Shi-Chuan Chang, Fang-Chi Lin, and Yi-Chu Chen

INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID OF PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS
Chest 2005 128: 169S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Roderick Phillips, Tony Wang, Lawrence M. Blatt, and Scott Seiwert

PIRFENIDONE MEDIATES DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS ON LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE-INDUCED CYTOKINE EXPRESSION IN HUMAN PERIPHERAL MONONUCLEAR CELLS
Chest 2005 128: 169S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Spyros A. Papiris, Androniki Kolintza, Effrosyni D. Manali, Marilena Karatza, Josef Milic-Emili, Charis Roussos, and Zoe Daniil

CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTES AND NEUTROPHILS IN BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FROM PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS
Chest 2005 128: 169S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Samir Malhotra, Stephen Lam, S.F.P. Man, Wei Q. Gan, and Don D. Sin

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LUNG FUNCTION AND NON- SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER IN MEN AND WOMEN
Chest 2005 128: 169S-170S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Juan P. Wisnivesky, Michael Iannuzzi, Thomas G. McGinn, and Ethan A. Halm

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SURVIVAL OF PATIENTS WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER: DO TUMORS BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY IN WOMEN?
Chest 2005 128: 170S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. Y. Ersoy, Leendert Keus, Sevin Baser, Carlos A. Jimenez, Georgie A. Eapen, and Rodolfo C. Morice

COMPARING ALGORITHMS FOR THE PREOPERATIVE FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER
Chest 2005 128: 170S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Michael K. Gould and Sharfun Ghaus

HURRY UP AND WAIT: THE EFFECT OF WAIT TIME ON SURVIVAL IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Chest 2005 128: 170S-171S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Rosemary F. Kelly, Vita V. Sullivan, Douglas B. Nelson, Amy M. Holmstrom, Frank A. Lederle, and Mandeep S. Sawhney

ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND IS MORE ACCURATE THAN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IN THE STAGING OF NONSMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Chest 2005 128: 171S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Eun H. Kang, Hojoong Kim, and O. Jung Kwon

ROLE OF BRAIN MR IN STAGING OF ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE LUNG IN NEUROLOGICALLY ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 171S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Boris I. Medarov, Paul Strachan, and Rubin Cohen

EFFECT OF BODY MASS INDEX ON PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS
Chest 2005 128: 171S-172S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mayuko Fukunaga, Eugene J. Kim, Shobharani C. Sundaram, James Sullivan, Patricia Friedmann, and Steve H. Salzman

FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME IN 1 SECOND/FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME IN 6 SECONDS (FEV1/FEV6) IS A SUBOPTIMAL SURROGATE FOR FEV1/FORCED VITAL CAPACITY (FEV1/FVC) IN THE SPIROMETRIC DIAGNOSIS OF AIRFLOW OBSTRUCTION IN A DIVERSE URBAN POPULATION
Chest 2005 128: 172S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Daiana Stolz, Christian Gysin, David Miedinger, Ryan Tandjung, Christian Surber, Michael Tamm, and Jörg Leuppi

AIRWAY RESPONSIVENESS TO INHALED MANNITOL IS INCREASED IN SMOKERS AND DECREASES AFTER SHORT-TERM SMOKING CESSATION
Chest 2005 128: 172S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Octavian C. Ioachimescu, Kevin McCarthy, Mani Kavuru, and James Stoller

A LOGARITHMIC MODEL OF PREDICTING FVC BASED ON FEV1, FEV2, AND FEV3
Chest 2005 128: 173S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Paul Strachan and Boris I. Medarov

SEASONAL VARIATION IN LUNG FUNCTION
Chest 2005 128: 173S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Eduardo Velez Calderon, Marta Zulik, Naim Aoun, Victor M. Pinto-Plata, and Bartolome R. Celli

CHANGES IN EXERCISE CAPACITY OF MEDICAL INTERNS OVER THEIR FIRST YEAR OF TRAINING
Chest 2005 128: 173S-174S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Terrance Coyne and Richard Dixon

SITAXSENTAN THERAPY IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER LIVER FUNCTION ABNORMALITIES THAN BOSENTAN
Chest 2005 128: 174S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lalaine M. Corate, Patricio Escalante, Glenna Traiger, Wendy Hill, Rory Hachomavich, and Shelley Shapiro

THE USE OF SILDENAFIL IN THE ACUTE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SEVERE PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND RIGHT HEART FAILURE
Chest 2005 128: 174S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Namita Sood and Gretchen Whitby

SILDENAFIL IN ACUTELY DECOMPENSATED RIGHT HEART FAILURE SECONDARY TO PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 174S-175S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Eduardo J. Vasquez, Mark S. Scheetz, Peter Murphy, and Austin B. Thompson

LEVELS OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN EXHALED BREATH CONDENSATE ARE ELEVATED IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION COMPARED TO HEALTHY CONTROLS AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 175S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Omar A. Minai, Debasis Sahoo, Alejandro C. Arroliga, Kevin McCarthy, and Atul C. Mehta

VASOACTIVE THERAPY CAN HELP IMPROVE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH FIBROTIC LUNG DISEASE AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 175S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Maria Carrillo, Hector Cajigas, Adam Greenbaum, and Kevin M. Chan

PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN THE ELDERLY: DEMOGRAPHICS AND OUTCOMES FOLLOWING THERAPY WITH BOSENTAN
Chest 2005 128: 175S-176S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sudhir K. Agarwal

CLINICAL EFFICACY OF LINEZOLID, CLARITHROMYCIN AND CAPREOMYCIN IN THE TREATMENT OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Chest 2005 128: 176S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nirmal Chand, M. S. Parhar, Bharat Bhushan, Satish Duggal, Sandeep Gupta, and Jorawar Singh

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON USE OF RESERVED DRUGS IN RE-TREATMENT OF DRUG FAILURE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 176S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lewis R. Mooney, Margaret J. Oxtoby, John C. Grabau, and Edwin M. Rodriguez

EXPERIENCE USING THREE REGIMENS TO TREAT LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN A TARGETED TESTING PROGRAM, 2000-2004
Chest 2005 128: 176S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Rajendra Prasad, S.K. Verma, and A. Jain

EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF KANAMYCIN, ETHIONAMIDE, PAS AND CYCLOSERRINE IN MULTI DRUG RESISTANT PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 176S-177S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Velappan S. Jayaraman, Rajiv Santosham, Roy Santosham, Sasankh, Ravi Santosham, and Rajan Santosham

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS-INDICATIONS AND RESULTS
Chest 2005 128: 177S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Herrmann Tenor, Armin Hatzelmann, Shahin Sanjar, and Christian Schudt

THE EFFECT OF ROFLUMILAST ON HUMAN INFLAMMATORY CELLS RELEVANT TO CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND ASTHMA
Chest 2005 128: 177S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JA Van Noord, J-L Aumann, E Janssens, JJ Smeets, A Mueller, and PJG Cornelissen

COMBINATION THERAPY OF TIOTROPIUM PLUS SALMETEROL (T+S) SUPERIOR TO SINGLE AGENT THERAPY (TIO OR SALM) IN TERMS OF DYSPNEA IMPROVEMENT IN COPD
Chest 2005 128: 177S-178S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D.E. O’Donnell, F. Sciurba, B. Celli, D.A. Mahler, K. Webb, C. Kalberg, G. Crater, and K. Knobil

EFFECT OF FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE/SALMETEROL 250/50 ON LUNG HYPERINFLATION AND EXERCISE ENDURANCE IN PATIENTS WITH COPD
Chest 2005 128: 178S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Thomas Delea, May Hagiwara, Rohit Borker, and Richard Stanford

OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF THE RISK OF ED VISIT OR HOSPITALIZATION IN COPD PATIENTS RECEIVING MAINTENANCE THERAPIES: A TIME-DEPENDENT ANALYSIS
Chest 2005 128: 178S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David J. Lederer, Patricia A. Jellen, Joshua R. Sonett, John H. Austin, Frances L. Brogan, Mark E. Ginsburg, and Byron M. Thomashow

LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION SURGERY IMPROVES THE BODE INDEX
Chest 2005 128: 178S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Richard A. Mularski, Steven M. Asch, William H. Shrank, Eve A. Kerr, Claude Setodji, John Adams, Joan Keesey, and Elizabeth A. McGlynn

THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERED TO AMERICANS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE
Chest 2005 128: 179S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ahmet T. Gurbuz, Ayhan A. Zia, Gursel Ates, Ahmet Sasmazel, and Haiyan Cui

IMPACT OF PREVIOUS PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION ON SYMPTOM RECURRENCE AND ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENTS FOLLOWING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY
Chest 2005 128: 179S-180S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Matthias Thielmann, Parwis Massoudy, Markus Neuhäuser, Stephan Knipp, Ivan Aleksic, Jarowit Piotrowski, Raimund Erbel, and Heinz Jakob

PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF PREOPERATIVE CARDIAC TROPONIN I IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING EMERGENCY CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS RAFTING DUE TO NON-ST VERSUS ST-ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
Chest 2005 128: 180S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Zhandong Zhou, Syed Raza, Joginder Bhayana, Irfan Rizvi, and Adit Suresh

STROKE AFTER AORTIC SURGERY: HISTORY OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IS A SIGNIFICANT AND INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR
Chest 2005 128: 180S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Charles E. Oribabor, Naim Mansuroglu, Althea Tinker, Allan Mariano, Ralph Slepian, Frew Gebreab, Larry H. Bernstein, Leonard Lee, and Anthony J. Tortolani

PERIOPERATIVE USE OF AMIODARONE IN CARDIAC SURGERY PATIENTS TO ACHIEVE NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM UPON DISCHARGE
Chest 2005 128: 180S-181S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Gary S. Allen

DOES ADJUNCTIVE TRANSMYOCARDIAL LASER REVASCULARIZATION (TMR) REDUCE POSTOPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING?
Chest 2005 128: 181S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Rochelle M. Wynne, Mari Botti, and Donald Esmore

PREDICTORS OF POSTOPERATIVE PNEUMONIA FOLLOWING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
Chest 2005 128: 181S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Avelino Verceles, R. M. Schwarcz, Paul Birnbaum, Praveen Mannam, and Herbert Patrick

S.E.P.S.I.S: SEPSIS EDUCATION PLUS SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ABSENCE OF A RAPID RESPONSE TEAM
Chest 2005 128: 181S-182S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ian J. Morales, Carlos E. Baleeiro, and David J. Henson

IMPACT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM ON INTENSIVE CARE UNIT CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Chest 2005 128: 182S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mari Adachi, Vanessa Ribaudo, Marnie Rosenthal, Adey Tsegaye, Roslyn Schneider, and Paul H. Mayo

IN-HOSPITAL CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (IHCPR): RESULTS OF A PROGRAM TO IMPROVE TEAM LEADER SKILLS USING A COMPUTERIZED PATIENT SIMULATOR (CPS)
Chest 2005 128: 182S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ian J. Morales, Carlos E. Baleeiro, and David J. Henson

IMPACT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM ON INTENSIVE CARE UNIT CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Chest 2005 128: 182S-183S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sally Stipho, Andrew Artenstein, Susan Potter, Marc Shapiro, Liudvikas Jagminas, Patricia Russo-Magno, and Eleanor Summerhill

BIODEFENSE TRAINING FOR INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS
Chest 2005 128: 183S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Javid Kamali, Eleana Zamora, and Betty Chang

THE USE OF A NEW PRESENTATION FORMAT IMPROVES PATIENT CARE AND TEACHING IN THE ICU
Chest 2005 128: 183S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ali A. El Solh, Milapchand Bhora, Lilibeth Pineda, and Rajwinder Dhillon

NOSOCOMIAL PNEUMONIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS FOLLOWING CARDIAC SURGERY
Chest 2005 128: 184S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ahmed A. Mahmoud, Mark R. Litzow, Steve G. Peters, Angela Dispenzieri, Ayalew Tefferi, and Bekele Afessa

EARLY INFECTIOUS PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS IN AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT (HSCT) RECIPIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 184S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Stefan Sonnet, Carlos Buitrago, Jakob Passweg, and Michael Tamm

DIAGNOSIS OF INVASIVE PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS WITH MULTISLICE CT-ANGIOGRAPHY
Chest 2005 128: 184S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Masateru Kawabata, Hisafumi Takaya, Atsushi Miyamoto, Keishi Sugino, Susumu Sakamoto, Kazuma Kishi, Eiyasu Tsuboi, Sakae Homma, and Kunihiko Yoshimura

CT-GUIDED FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS
Chest 2005 128: 184S-185S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sammy C. Campbell and Michael P. Habib

SEROLOGIC STUDIES IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY COCCIDIOIDAL NODULES OR MASSES
Chest 2005 128: 185S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Masaru Yanai, Tomoko Suzuki, Hiroshi Kubo, Hidetada Sasaki, and James P. Butler

NEUTROPHILS IN A PATIENT WITH JOB’S SYNDROME ARE LESS VISCOELASTIC THAN THOSE IN NORMAL SUBJECTS
Chest 2005 128: 185S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Antara Mallampalli, Jane Dowling, Marilyn Lederer, and Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli

THE UNMET NEEDS OF CRITICAL CARE FAMILIES AS PERCEIVED BY THE ICU TEAM
Chest 2005 128: 185S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Scott M. Lorin and David M. Nierman

IMPROVING MEDICAL STUDENT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT COMMUNICATION SKILLS: A NOVEL EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE
Chest 2005 128: 186S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ronald W. Damant, Justin Weinkauf, Brendan Leier, Barbara Russel, and Paul Byrne

CASE-BASED, FACILITATED SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO TEACH END-OF-LIFE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CHRONIC (RESPIRATORY) DISEASE
Chest 2005 128: 186S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Daniel E. Ray, Cathy Fuhrman, Darryl Arnold, Tamara Masiado, Jack Geracci, Thomas Wasser, Robert Kruklitis, and Lynn Deitrick

CORRELATION OF THE QUALITY OF DYING AND DEATH QUESTIONNAIRE AND THE CRITICAL CARE FAMILY SATISFACTION SURVEY IN A MULTI-SPECIALTY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Chest 2005 128: 186S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jason L. Moore, Rajika Munasinghe, and Lawrence MacDonald

OUTCOME OF NURSING HOME PATIENTS PRESENTING TO AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Chest 2005 128: 186S-187S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Paul A. Selecky, Debbie Lepman, Molly Hewett, Kirsten Pyle, Herbert Rogove, Cheryl Steffen, Kristyn Sparks, and Don Oliver

PALLIATIVE MEDICINE IN CRITICAL CARE IN AN ACUTE CARE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Chest 2005 128: 187S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lynn B. Gerald, Leslie McClure, Joan Mangan, Linda Gibson, and Roni Grad

REMOVAL OF FINANCIAL AND ACCESS BARRIERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADHERENCE TO ASTHMA CONTROLLER THERAPY
Chest 2005 128: 187S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Caroline Pesant, Miriam Santachi, Mario Geoffroy, Theophile Niyonsega, Mario E. Dumas, Jean Paul Praud, and Helen Vlachos

AREA UNDER THE MAXIMUM EXPIRATORY FLOW-VOLUME CURVE: A MEASURE OF LUNG FUNCTION IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Chest 2005 128: 187S-188S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Agnes Angela S. Sanchez, Arnel Gerald Q. Jiao, Christine Q. Sua, Rigmor Dygico, and Ma. Gina Enano

THE RELATIONSHIP OF FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME IN ONE SECOND AND MAXIMUM MID-EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA
Chest 2005 128: 188S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Khalila Lewis-Brown, Glenn Hildreth, and Kevin D. Maupin

THE ASSOCIATION OF SPIROMETRY WITH IMPULSE OSCILLOMETRY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA
Chest 2005 128: 188S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Bruce Ong, Jordan Pinsker, Joseph Forester, and Andre Fallot

DOES INFLUENZA VACCINATION IMPROVE PEDIATRIC ASTHMA OUTCOMES?
Chest 2005 128: 188S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ronald Allan F. Austria, Arnel Gerald Q. Jiao, Ma. Cecillia C. Nierva, Beatriz Praxedes Apo I. Mandanas, and Celia T. Tardaguila

PROSPECTIVE STUDY COMPARING THE EFFICACY OF ORAL PROCATEROL + LOW DOSE INHALED BUDESONIDE VS HIGH DOSE INHALED BUDESONIDE ALONE IN PREVENTING EXACERBATIONS AMONG MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMATICS AGED 7 - 18 YEARS
Chest 2005 128: 189S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Birong Dong and Du J. Zhong

THE PREVENT EFFECT OF STATIN ON PULMONARY ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY IN RATS
Chest 2005 128: 189S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Rajan Santosham

SURGERY IN TRACHEAL OBSTRUCTION-MANAGEMENT AND RESULTS
Chest 2005 128: 189S-190S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

John R. Roberts and Maggie C. Oldham

THORACOSCOPIC DIAPHRAGMATIC PLICATION FOR PARALYZED DIAPHRAGM
Chest 2005 128: 190S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

John R. Roberts and Maggie C. Oldham

THORACOSCOPIC DIAPHRAGMATIC PLICATION FOR PARALYZED DIAPHRAGM
Chest 2005 128: 190S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Francesco Leo, Nicolas Venissac, Daniel Pop, Marylene Anziani, Maria Elena Leon, and Jèrôme Mouroux

WHO DEVELOPS PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS AFTER THORACOTOMY? POSTOPERATIVE IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH RISK PATIENTS BY THE FLAM SCORE
Chest 2005 128: 190S-191S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Evaldo Marchi, Vivian M. Amioka, Tiago S. Santos, Aline I. Barranco, Gabriel L. Palma, and Jose R. Campos

HYPERHIDROSIS: COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS BEFORE AND AFTER SYMPATHECTOMY IN 263 PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 191S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Christopher S. King, Aaron B. Holley, Andrew F. Shorr, and Lisa K. Moores

META-ANALYSIS: THREE TIMES DAILY SUBCUTANEOUS HEPARIN IS NOT SUPERIOR TO TWICE DAILY THERAPY IN THE PREVENTION OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN MODERATE TO HIGH RISK MEDICAL INPATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 191S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mark W. Wurster

ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY: A NEW APPROACH
Chest 2005 128: 191S-192S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Frederick A. Spencer, Cathy Emery, Darleen Lessard, Frederick A. Anderson, Sri Emani, Richard C. Becker, and Robert J. Goldberg

RISK PROFILES AND PROPHYLAXIS HISTORY OF PATIENTS DEVELOPING VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING: THE WORCESTER VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM STUDY
Chest 2005 128: 192S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Andrew F. Shorr, William L. Jackson, Brendan M. Weiss, and Lisa K. Moores

LOW-MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN FOR DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS PROPHYLAXIS IN HOSPITALIZED MEDICAL PATIENTS: RESULTS FROM A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
Chest 2005 128: 192S-193S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Heena Sheth, Jennifer Bonner, Susan Skledar, Amy Seybert, Amit Raina, Christopher N. Faber, and Adele Towers

FAILURE OF HEPARIN DOSING GUIDELINES IN OBESE PATIENTS: TIME FOR REEVALUATION
Chest 2005 128: 193S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Michelle Dylan, Hsing-Ting Yu, Wing Chow, and Robert Dubois

EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-THROMBOTIC PROPHYLAXIS IN CURRENT COMMUNITY PRACTICE
Chest 2005 128: 193S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Srinivas B. Chakravarthy, Jonathan Rettmann, Boaz A. Markewitz, Greg Elliott, Mark Sarfati, and Robert Nohavec

PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER (PICC) ASSOCIATED UPPER EXTREMITY DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS (UEDVT) IN CRITICAL CARE SETTING
Chest 2005 128: 193S-194S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Taro Minami, Lewis Eisen, Jeffrey Berger, Mangala Narasimhan, and Paul Mayo

GENDER DISPARITY IN FAILURE RATE FOR ARTERIAL CATHETER ATTEMPTS
Chest 2005 128: 194S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Daniel W. Ziegler, Manuel Lois, David Hess, Jorge Pinilla, and Geno Tellez

CORRELATION OF CONTINUOUS CARDIAC OUTPUT MEASURED BY A PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER VERSUS IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY IN VENTILATED PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 194S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Theofilus Matheos, Alan Orquiola, Matthias Walz, Janice Adams, and Stephen O. Heard

DURABILITY OF ANTISEPTIC CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS AS A FUNCTION OF DURATION OF CATHETERIZATION: SILVER/CARBON/PLATINUM VERSUS MINOCYCLINE/RIFAMPIN
Chest 2005 128: 195S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Hrushikesh U. Vaidya and Peter White

REAL TIME ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE WITH MICROPUNCTURE TECHNIQUE FOR CANNULATION OF THE INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN IN THE ICU
Chest 2005 128: 195S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Caroline Haegerstrand, Agneta Markström, Pia Söderberg, and Hans Barle

BI-LEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE VENTILATION MAINTAINS ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN POST-POLIO PATIENTS REQUIRING HOME MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Chest 2005 128: 195S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Cong Y. Stonestreet, Lin Wang, Svetlana Gutierrez, Salam Raslan, Jorge Gonzalez, Gaffar Syed, Nureain Mirza, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, Constantine A. Manthous, and Mihai Smina

COUGH STRENGTH AND MENTAL STATUS PREDICT EXTUBATION OUTCOMES
Chest 2005 128: 195S-196S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

William D. Marino and Mary O’Connell-Szaniszlo

EVALUATION OF DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SUPPORT PRESSURE DURING MECHANICAL VENTILATION VIA FACE MASK
Chest 2005 128: 196S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Maureen A. Seckel, Billie Speakman, Diane Bradtke, and Gerald O’Brien

UTILIZATION OF A FAILURE MODE EFFECTS ANALYSIS (FMEA) TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY OF VENTILATOR PATIENTS IN A NON-ICU SETTING
Chest 2005 128: 196S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Dashant S. Kavathia and Alan Betensley

SUCCESSFUL WEANING FROM MECHANICAL VENTILATION AFTER FAILING A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST DRIVEN PROTOCOL
Chest 2005 128: 196S-197S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Tristan J. Huie, Kenneth Lyn-Kew, and Allen Roberts, II

REDUCED NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE REQUIREMENTS IN PATIENTS RECEIVING AIRWAY PRESSURE RELEASE VENTILATION
Chest 2005 128: 197S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Frederick A. Spencer, Frederick A. Anderson, Cathy Emery, Darleen Lessard, Jayashri Aragam, Richard C. Becker, Shauna Malone, and Robert J. Goldberg

THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM: THE WORCESTER VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM STUDY
Chest 2005 128: 197S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Shirin Sanal, Wilbert S. Aronow, Gautham Ravipati, George P. Maguire, Robert N. Belkin, and Stuart G. Lehrman

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC PULMONARY ARTERY DIAMETERS IN PREDICTING MODERATE OR SEVERE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Chest 2005 128: 198S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Tara Keays and Marc A. Rodger

ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS IN COMBINATION WITH D-DIMER IN THE ASSESSMENT OF ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Chest 2005 128: 198S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kevin Thompson, Gene Colice, Yin Naing, Nitin Seam, and Shirin Shafazand

PREDICTORS OF ADVERSE OUTCOMES IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH HEMODYNAMICALLY STABLE PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Chest 2005 128: 198S-199S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jennifer B. Swisher, Heather N. Follett, and Timothy A. Morris

CLINICAL PROBABILITIES IN PATIENTS WHO SUBSEQUENTLY DIED OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Chest 2005 128: 199S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Peter S. Marshall, Mark Siegel, Kevin Johnson, Karin Kelley, Bianca Monteiro, and Yoel Vivas

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CAN PREDICT ADVERSE OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH PULMONARY EMBOLUS
Chest 2005 128: 199S-200S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Alpana Chandra, Robert Garofano, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Allison Widlitz, David Prezant, and Robyn J. Barst

EXPIRATORY AIRFLOW LIMITATION DURING EXERCISE AS A CAUSE OF VENTILATORY IMPAIRMENT IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 200S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Daniele Bendayan, David Shitrit, Ruth Tor, Jaqueline Sulkes, and Mordechai Kramer

N–TERMINAL PRO-B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE AS AN INDICATOR OF DISEASE SEVERITY IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 200S-201S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Tji-Joong Gan, Christa Boer, Tim Marcus, Pieter Postmus, and Anton Vonk Noordegraaf

CARDIAC ADAPTATION IN PATIENTS WITH RIGHT VENTRICULAR PRESSURE OVERLOAD: IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION COMPARED TO THE EISENMENGER SYNDROME
Chest 2005 128: 201S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Micah R. Fisher, Paul R. Forfia, Ela Chamera, Reda E. Girgis, Mary Corretti, and Paul M. Hassoun

DIFFERENCES IN RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION AND MORPHOLOGY BETWEEN IDIOPATHIC AND SCLERODERMA RELATED PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 201S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Charles W. Hargett, Alicia K. Gerke, Terry A. Fortin, and Victor F. Tapson

CORRELATION OF NT-PROBNP WITH OTHER NONINVASIVE PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 201S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Carmine D. Vizza, Claudio Letizia, Roberto Badagliacca, Susanna Sciomer, Roberto Poscia, Roberto Ciuffa, Mariella Montano, Michele D’Alto, Luigi Petramala, Dario Cotesta, and Francesco Fedele

BASELINE VENOUS ENDOTHELIN-1 (ET1) PLASMA LEVELS DOES NOT PREDICT CLINICAL RESPONSE TO BOSENTAN IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Chest 2005 128: 202S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R. P. Baughman, M. A. Judson, U. Costabel, R. M. duBois, M. Drent, M. Kavuru, K. H. Lo, C. Andresen, R. Schlenker-Herceg, and E. S. Barnathan

RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL OF INFLIXIMAB IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PULMONARY SARCOIDOSIS
Chest 2005 128: 202S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. A. Judson, U. Costabel, M. Drent, M. Kavuru, R. M. duBois, K. H. Lo, R. Schlenker-Herceg, E. S. Barnathan, and R. P. Baughman

ASSESSMENT OF INFLIXIMAB EFFICACY IN EXTRAPULMONARY SARCOIDOSIS USING A NOVEL ASSESSMENT TOOL: RESULTS FROM A RANDOMIZED TRIAL
Chest 2005 128: 202S-203S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. Kavuru, R. M. duBois, U. Costabel, M. A. Judson, M. Drent, K. H. Lo, C. Andresen, R. Schlenker-Herceg, E. S. Barnathan, R. P. Baughman, and R. T. Shipley

CHEST X-RAY ASSESSMENT USING A DETAILED SCORING METHOD IN A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF INFLIXIMAB IN SUBJECTS WITH CHRONIC PULMONARY SARCOIDOSIS
Chest 2005 128: 203S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Fang Chi Lin, Geen-Dong Chang, Yi-Chu Chen, and Shi-Chuan Chang

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ANTI-GM-CSF ANTIBODIES IN IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS
Chest 2005 128: 203S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Andrew F. Shorr, Darcy Davies, Donald L. Helman, Christopher J. Lettieri, and Steven D. Nathan

INTERMEDIATE-TERM OUTCOMES FOLLOWING TRANSPLANT FOR SARCOIDOSIS RELATIVE TO SURVIVAL AFTER TRANSPLANT FOR IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS
Chest 2005 128: 203S-204S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Osman N. Ozes, Lawrence M. Blatt, and Scott Seiwert

INTERFERON GAMMA-1B INHIBITS INTERLEUKIN-4, ENDOTHELIN-1, AND TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA-INDUCED UP-REGULATION OF TYPE I COLLAGEN IN CELLULAR MODELS OF LUNG FIBROSIS
Chest 2005 128: 204S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Yves Lacasse, Rejean Lamontagne, Sylvie Martin, and Marie Arsenault

RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF A SMOKING CESSATION INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED IN A CARDIO-RESPIRATORY INSTITUTE
Chest 2005 128: 204S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Virginia C. Reichert, Pat Folan, Colleen DeGaetano, Dan Jacobsen, Lorana Miceli, Nina Kohn, Christine Metz, and Arunabh Talwar

A STUDY OF GENDER DISCREPANCIES AMONGST SMOKERS REGARDING PERCEPTIONS OF CIGARETTE USE
Chest 2005 128: 204S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kathy Garrett-Szymanski, Peter R. Smith, Jeanne McCabe, Rosemarie Samuels, Latoya Fyffe, and Ute Rosa

IMPACT OF AN INPATIENT SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM PRELIMINARY OUTCOMES
Chest 2005 128: 204S-205S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Masaru Yanai, Masaaki Abe, Hiroshi Chiba, and Seiichi Kobayashi

SMOKING INCIDENCE AND THE EFFECT OF SMOKEFREE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN JUVENILES IN ISHINOMAKI DISTRICT (NORTHEAST COASTAL REGION OF JAPAN)
Chest 2005 128: 205S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Manuel Hector Silos, Lenora C. Fernandez, and Lirio Covey

SMOKING CESSATION AND THE USE OF SUSTAINED-RELEASE BUPROPION AS AN AID TO SMOKING CESSATION AMONG FILIPINOS
Chest 2005 128: 205S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Branislav S. Gvozdenovic, Ika Pesic, and Vesna Bjegovic

NICOTINE DEPENDANCE AND PATIENTS’ FUNCTIONAL STATUS
Chest 2005 128: 205S-206S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Stavros G. Memtsoudis, Melanie C. Besculides, Namrata Patil, and Selwyn O. Rogers

TEMPORAL TRENDS IN LUNG RESECTION SURGERY, UNITED STATES, 1988 TO 2002
Chest 2005 128: 206S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mark D. Williams, David Miller, Ron McGary, and Robert Timmerman

PROSPECTIVE PHASE II PROTOCOL OF STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPY FOR MEDICALLY UNRESECTABLE PATIENTS WITH STAGE 1 NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Chest 2005 128: 206S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Yukihito Saito, Tomohiro Maniwa, Hiroyuki Kaneda, Ken-ichiro Minami, and Hiroji Imamura

SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE OF INDUCTION THERAPY FOLLOWED BY SURGERY FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED NSCLC IN 102 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 206S-207S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David Heuker, Christian Ngongang, Benoit Lengele, Véronique Delecluse, Birgit Weynand, Philippe Noirhomme, and Alain Poncelet

ANALYSIS OF QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER CHEST WALL RESECTION
Chest 2005 128: 207S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Alina Dulu, Stephen M. Pastores, Bernard Park, Neil A. Halpern, and Valerie Rusch

PREVALENCE AND MORTALITY OF ACUTE LUNG INJURY AND ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME AFTER LUNG RESECTION
Chest 2005 128: 207S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Roman Melamed, Steven Hanovich, Robert Shapiro, Mark Sprenkle, Valerie Ulstad, and James Leatherman

LIMITED BEDSIDE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PERFORMED BY INTENSIVISTS IN THE MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (MICU)
Chest 2005 128: 207S-208S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Marleen E. Graat, Esther K. Wolthuis, Goda Choi, Johanna C. Korevaar, and Marcus J. Schultz

THE VALUE OF ROUTINE CHEST X-RAY (CXR) IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 208S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Pervaiz Iqbal, Arshad Ali, Francis M. Schmidt, J. Quist, Gerald Posner, Pranjal Agrawal, M. Zahir, and S. Natarajan

CORRELATION OF THORACIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND PORTABLE CHEST RADIOGRAPHS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 208S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Seema G. Naik, Alexandra Ionescu, Stephen Yang, Sotir Polena, and Rick Conetta

YIELD OF SPIRAL CT: A FREQUENT ALTERNATIVE DIAGNOSES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CT-PA FOR SUSPECTED PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Chest 2005 128: 208S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Vipin Malik, Harish Bhaskar, William Pascal, Kabu Chawla, Yizhak Kupfer, and Sidney Tessler

BEDSIDE CANNULATION OF THE AXILLARY VEIN UNDER ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE
Chest 2005 128: 209S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Felix J. Herth, Ralf Eberhardt, Heinrich D. Becker, and Armin Ernst

RELIEF OF MALIGNANT AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION: A PROSPECTIVE AND RANDOMISED COMPARISON OF FIVE DIFFERENT ENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUES
Chest 2005 128: 209S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

William Lunn, Matthias Loebe, Rabih Bechara, Simon Ashiku, Malcom DeCamp, David Feller-Kopman, and Armin Ernst

FURTHER EXPERIENCE WITH MICRODEBRIDER BRONCHOSCOPY: A NEW TOOL FOR TREATING CENTRAL AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
Chest 2005 128: 209S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Prashant N. Chhajed, Ralf Eberhardt, Hendrik Dieneman, Heinrich D. Becker, Andrea Azzola, Martin H. Brutsche, Michael Tamm, and Felix J. Herth

INTERVENTIONAL BRONCHOSCOPY PERMITS PARENCHYMA SPARING SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER
Chest 2005 128: 210S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kayvan Amjadi, Yves Cruysberghs, Roel Lemmens, and Marc Noppen

IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONAL BRONCHOSCOPY ON QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED SYMPTOMATIC MALIGNANT AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION: A PROSPECTIVE PILOT STUDY
Chest 2005 128: 210S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Pablo Diaz-Jimenez

NEW CUFFLINK-SHAPED SILICON PROSTHESIS FOR THE PALLIATION OF MALIGNANT TRACHEOBRONCHIAL-ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA (MTEF)
Chest 2005 128: 210S-211S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Felix J. Herth, Ralf Eberhardt, Peter Vilmann, Armin Ernst, and Mark Krasnik

EBUS GUIDED BIOPSY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF MEDIASTINAL LYMPH NODES IN A RADIOLOGICALLY NORMAL MEDIASTINUM
Chest 2005 128: 211S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Hisashi Sahara, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Ashok Muniappan, Dax A. Guenther, John C. Wain, Stuart L. Houser, Akshat Pujara, Marjory A. Bravard, David H. Sachs, Joren C. Madsen, and James S. Allan

THE INDUCTION OF ROBUST TOLERANCE IN AN MHC-MISMATCHED PORCINE PULMONARY ALLOGRAFT MODEL PREVENTS OBLITERATIVE BRONCHIOLITIS
Chest 2005 128: 211S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Joseph N. Walter, Minh Doan, Haibin Zhang, George B. Mallory, Remzi Bag, Leland L. Fan, and Okan Elidemir

SERUM KL-6 AS A MARKER FOR BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
Chest 2005 128: 211S-212S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jennifer A. Svetlecic, YaYan Chen, Agostino Molteni, and Betty Herndon

T-CELL PROFILES IN CONSTRICTIVE BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS MODELS: A SEARCH FOR A DIAGNOSTIC MARKER
Chest 2005 128: 212S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Carlo Banfi, Andrea M. D’Armini, Mauro Rinaldi, Carlo Pellegrini, and Mario Viganò

PULMONARY FIBROSIS: IS LUNG TRANSPLANTATION A VALID AND VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO MEDICAL THERAPY?
Chest 2005 128: 212S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Francisco G. Alvarez, Cesar A. Keller, Javier Aduen, Octavio E. Pajaro, Jefreey A. Shalev, and Lawrence R. McBride

SHORT TERM OUTCOME AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
Chest 2005 128: 213S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Hina Sahi, Marie Budev, Holli Blazey, and Atul Mehta

OUTCOMES OF LUNG TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS (LTR) PREVIOUSLY INFECTED WITH HEPATITIS C VIRUS
Chest 2005 128: 213S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Gisela Banauch, Michael Weiden, Charles Hall, Hillel W. Cohen, Thomas K. Aldrich, Nicole Arcentales, Kerry J. Kelly, and David J. Prezant

ACCELERATED PULMONARY FUNCTION DECLINE AFTER WORLD TRADE CENTER PARTICULATE EXPOSURE IN THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT WORKFORCE
Chest 2005 128: 213S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Robert E. Glenn, Paul W. Kalish, and Fred Krutz

SILICOSIS: EXPLAINING THE INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN DECLINING PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS AND THE EPIDEMIC IN LITIGATION
Chest 2005 128: 214S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Abbas Nemati, Ali Moghimi, Mahdi Rahmati, Farshad Najafipour, and Homayoun Eftekhari

LONG-TERM RESPIRATORY DISORDERS IN CLAIMERS WITH EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS (CWA): REVIEW OF BRONCHOSOPIC FINDINGS
Chest 2005 128: 214S-215S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Andrzej J. Krzywiecki, Liwia Starczewska-Dymek, Maciej K. Krzywiecki, Michal Szydlowski, Dariusz I. Ziora, Dariusz Jastrzebski, and Jerzy F. Kozielski

SPIROMETRY PARAMETERS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN MINERS WITH LUNG BURN INJURY AFTER METHANE EXPLOSURE
Chest 2005 128: 215S. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Marc Meysman, Bart Keymeulen, Erik Eeckhout, Marc Noppen, a