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View article: Transthoracic ultrasound shear-wave elastography: can it play a role in assessing peripheral lung lesions?
Transthoracic ultrasound shear-wave elastography: can it play a role in assessing peripheral lung lesions? Open
Background Ultrasound elastography has various applications in different fields of medicine with encouraging outcomes. Theoretically, transthoracic pleural two-dimensional shear-wave elastography (2D-SWE) could aid in differentiating benig…
View article: Radiological early detection of lung cancer in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases
Radiological early detection of lung cancer in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases Open
Background Lung cancer (LC) is an important cause of cancer deaths all over the world. The history of chronic chest diseases is considered a risk factor for LC development, so searching for LC in chronic chest disease patients is fundament…
View article: The outcome of early use of high-velocity nasal insufflation in acute respiratory failure complicating coronavirus disease 2019
The outcome of early use of high-velocity nasal insufflation in acute respiratory failure complicating coronavirus disease 2019 Open
Background High-flow nasal cannula showed success in some coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. High-velocity nasal insufflation (Hi-VNI) is a refined form of high-flow nasal cannula that delivers heated and humidified gas with hig…
View article: Comparison between thoracoscopic pleural cryobiopsy and conventional forceps biopsy in diagnosis of exudative pleural effusion: Assiut University experience
Comparison between thoracoscopic pleural cryobiopsy and conventional forceps biopsy in diagnosis of exudative pleural effusion: Assiut University experience Open
Context Exudative pleural effusion is a diagnostic dilemma that includes many steps; one of them is obtaining a definite diagnosis through pleural biopsy. Cryoprobes are being increasingly used for obtaining larger specimens with fewer cru…
View article: Severity scoring systems and different biochemical markers as predictors of mortality in the respiratory ICU
Severity scoring systems and different biochemical markers as predictors of mortality in the respiratory ICU Open
Background Predicting mortality and outcome of critically ill patients is an interesting point for research, so different acuity scores, such as Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS …
View article: Bronchial asthma control, quality of life, and psychiatric disorders vicious cycle: Asyut society point of view
Bronchial asthma control, quality of life, and psychiatric disorders vicious cycle: Asyut society point of view Open
Background Poorly controlled bronchial asthma limits patients’ quality of life (QOL), the condition which may potentiate the development of psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was the assessment of anxiety and depression in bronch…
View article: Patient-ventilator asynchrony as a predictor of weaning failure in mechanically ventilated COPD patients
Patient-ventilator asynchrony as a predictor of weaning failure in mechanically ventilated COPD patients Open
View article: Predictors of extubation failure in mechanically ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Predictors of extubation failure in mechanically ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Open
Background Extubation failure is defined as the need for reinstitution of artificial airway within 48–72 h after planned extubation. It is associated with prolonged ICU and hospital stay and is more liable to serious complications and mort…
View article: Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Mortality Among Severe COVID-19 Patients
Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Mortality Among Severe COVID-19 Patients Open
Background:The novel corona virus is attacking several millions of people worldwide, resulting in death of almost a million and a half-humans. The rational of the current study was to detect clinical characteristics of severe COVID- 19 pat…
View article: Value of right ventricular dimensions’ swings on weaning from mechanical ventilation
Value of right ventricular dimensions’ swings on weaning from mechanical ventilation Open
Background Cardiac dysfunction is a common cause of weaning failure. Previous studies focused on the role of LV diastolic dysfunction in the occurrence of weaning failure, and there are no more studies yet interested in RV dysfunction. Her…
View article: Fixed-dose combination versus separate drug formula for pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Fixed-dose combination versus separate drug formula for pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis Open
View article: COPD-bronchiectasis overlap syndrome: Are there clinical, physiological and radiological synergistic effects?
COPD-bronchiectasis overlap syndrome: Are there clinical, physiological and radiological synergistic effects? Open
Introduction: The coexistence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchiectasis is increasingly diagnosed in clinical practice; however this overlap is not well studied. Aim: To study the impact of overlap between of COPD …
View article: Total antioxidant capacity as a marker in predicting severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
Total antioxidant capacity as a marker in predicting severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases Open
Background The pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is multifactorial; oxidative stress is suggested to be one of the pathogenetic factors. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the role of antioxidant statu…
View article: Early markers of renal damage in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients with or without diabetes mellitus
Early markers of renal damage in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients with or without diabetes mellitus Open
Background: Although obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has been associated with chronic kidney disease CKD, there are little data about early screening of renal affection in OSAS patients. Aim of the work: To evaluate renal function …
View article: Bedside inflammatory mediators in pulmonary tuberculosis
Bedside inflammatory mediators in pulmonary tuberculosis Open
View article: Pulmonary haemodynamics and gasometric parameters associated with exercise induced oxygen desaturation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary haemodynamics and gasometric parameters associated with exercise induced oxygen desaturation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Open
Background: Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) usually presented with exercise induced oxygen desaturation (EID). We hypothesize that pulmonary function tests (PFTs), pulmonary haemodynamics, and gasometric parameters may co…
View article: Subclinical cardiovascular changes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: Doppler ultrasound evaluation
Subclinical cardiovascular changes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: Doppler ultrasound evaluation Open
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease characterized by progressive poorly reversible airway obstruction. COPD is associated with chronic systemic inflammation, hypercoagulable status, platelet activation, and oxidative …
View article: Factors predicting pulmonary hypertension in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients
Factors predicting pulmonary hypertension in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients Open
Context Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common complication of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and an important pathophysiologic mechanism of exercise intolerance and poor quality of life in these patients. Aims The aims of this study…