December, 2014

Evaluation of the psychological status of patients during and after weaning from mechanical ventilation

Adel M. Saeed, Iman H. Galal, Aalaa K. Shata

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Diagnostic impact of integrating ultrasonography into routine practice in respiratory intensive care units

Haitham Salah

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Cyclosporine as a treatment in acutely exacerbated interstitial pneumonia does it add value

Hammad El-Shahat, Gamal Mohamed Agmy, Safaa Mokhttar Wafy, Saburo Sone, Reham El-morshedy

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Chest ultrasound versus chest computed tomography for imaging assessment before medical thoracoscopy

Magdy Khalil, Haytham Samy Diab, Hanan Hosny, Emad Edward,Ehab Thabet, Wael Emara, Ahmed Soliman, Hanaa Fayez

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Comparison between bronchoscopy under general anesthesia using laryngeal mask airway and local anesthesia with conscious sedation a patient centered and operator centered outcome

Hesham Raafat, Mahmoud Abbas, Sameh Salem

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A rare presentation of a rare disease

Tamer Ibraheem

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A study of the outcome of confirmed avian flu and swine flu cases admitted to Abbassia Chest Hospital between 2006 and 2010

Adel Mahmoud Khattab, Khaled Mohamed Wagih, Amr Mohamed Awad Tag EldiN

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Hepatopulmonary syndrome in noncirrhotic patients with chronic viral hepatitis

Mahmoud M. El-Habashy, Ahmed A. Khamis, Mahmoud Kamel, Abdallah Essa, Walid Shehab-Eldin, Mohamed Shaban

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Evaluation of carbon monoxide diffusing capacity as an early detection of pulmonary involvement in rheumatoid arthritis patients without respiratory symptoms

Mohammed A. Farrag, Adel M. El-Sayed, Rehab M. Mohammed, Mohammed F. El Bagalatya

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Can transthoracic ultrasound differentiate between simple and obstructed pneumonia

Gamal R. Agmy, Safaa M. Wafy, Aliae A.R. Mohamed Hussein, Randa E. Abd Elkader

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Outcome of active pulmonary tuberculosis patients requiring respiratory intensive care admission

Mona Mansour, Ashraf Madkour, Mourad Foud

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Assessment of the outcome of mechanically ventilated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients admitted in the respiratory ICU in Ain Shams University Hospital

Magdy M. Khalil, Nevine M. Abd Elfattah, Amr S. El-Qusy

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Assessment of thrombocytopenia in critically ill patients

Mohammad A. Faramawy, Iman H. Galal, Asmaa M. Elasser

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Serum uric acid as a biomarker for prediction of outcomes of patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sameh Embarak, Ashraf E. Sileem, Maged Abdrabboh, Ahmed Mokhtar

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A study of IL 6, IL 8, and TNF α as inflammatory markers in COPD patients

Wafaa S. El-Shimy, Ayman S. El-Dib, Hala M. Nagy, Wael Sabry

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Ventilator associated tracheobronchitis in a surgical ICU population

Sohair Sadek, Amr El-Said, Ashraf Madkour, Amal Rabie, Yahia Maky

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Role of serum proadrenomedullin in assessment of the severity and outcome of hospitalized healthcare associated pneumonia patients

Amany Shaker, Doaa Mostafa Gad, Sameh Embarak, Hany A. Labib

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Assessment of respiratory muscles’ performance in patients with chronic renal failure immediately before and after hemodialysis

L. Ashour, K. Wagih, H. Atef, W. Bicharia, D. Fathya