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Vena caval thromboses.

Atici AG, Findik S, Light RW, Ozkaya S, Erkan L, Akan H.

J Crit Care. 2009 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19914035 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Single-chain urokinase in empyema induced by Pasturella multocida.

Idell S, Jun Na M, Liao H, Gazar AE, Drake W, Lane KB, Koenig K, Komissarov A, Tucker T, Light RW.

Exp Lung Res. 2009 Oct;35(8):665-81.PMID: 19895321 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

[Parapneumonic pleural effusions and empyema in adults:current practice.]

Porcel JM, Light RW.

Rev Clin Esp. 2009 Nov;209(10):485-94. Spanish. PMID: 19889319 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Use of pleural fluid N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide in diagnosing pleural effusion due to congestive heart failure.

Light RW.

Chest. 2009 Sep;136(3):656-8. No abstract available. PMID: 19736184 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Low doses of silver nitrate induce pleurodesis with a limited systemic response.

Marchi E, Vargas FS, Acencio MM, Antonangelo L, Teixeira LR, Light RW.

Respirology. 2009 Aug;14(6):885-9.PMID: 19703070 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Incidence of pleural effusions in idiopathic and familial pulmonary arterial hypertension patients.

Tang KJ, Robbins IM, Light RW.

Chest. 2009 Sep;136(3):688-93. Epub 2009 Apr 24.PMID: 19395582 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incidence and aetiology of eosinophilic pleural effusion.

Krenke R, Nasilowski J, Korczynski P, Gorska K, Przybylowski T, Chazan R, Light RW.

Eur Respir J. 2009 Nov;34(5):1111-7. Epub 2009 Apr 22.PMID: 19386682 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

The angiopoietin/Tie2 axis mediates malignant pleural effusion formation.

Moschos C, Psallidas I, Kollintza A, Karabela S, Papapetropoulos A, Papiris S, Light RW, Roussos C, Stathopoulos GT, Kalomenidis I.

Neoplasia. 2009 Mar;11(3):298-304.PMID: 19242611 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Black pleural fluid]

Rojas-Solano JR, Light RW, Brenes-Dittel A.

Arch Bronconeumol. 2009 Feb;45(2):103-4. Epub 2009 Jan 30. Spanish. No abstract available. PMID: 19232273 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Road ahead to respiratory health: experts chart future research directions.

Heffner JE, Holgate ST, Chung KF, Niederman MS, Daley CL, Jett JR, Stradling JR, Wells AU, Light RW, Tapson VF, Hansell DM, Provonost PJ, Lee YC.

Respirology. 2009 Jul;14(5):625-36. Epub 2009 Mar 11.PMID: 19207117 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Massive pulmonary emboli and CT pulmonary angiography.

Findik S, Erkan L, Light RW, Uzun O, Atici AG, Akan H.

Respiration. 2008;76(4):403-12. Epub 2008 Jul 22.PMID: 18645243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pleural effusions due to pulmonary embolism.

Porcel JM, Light RW.

Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2008 Jul;14(4):337-42. Review.PMID: 18520269 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Unilateral lymphocytic pleuritis as a manifestation of familial Mediterranean fever.

Katsenos S, Mermigkis C, Psathakis K, Tsintiris K, Polychronopoulos V, Panagou P, Ritis K, Light RW.

Chest. 2008 Apr;133(4):999-1001.PMID: 18398120 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

New trends in the diagnosis and treatment in parapneumonic effusion and empyema.

Na MJ, Dikensoy O, Light RW.

Tuberk Toraks. 2008;56(1):113-20. Review.PMID: 18330766 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pneumothorax-associated pleural eosinophilia is tumour necrosis factor-alpha-dependent and attenuated by steroids.

Kalomenidis I, Moschos C, Kollintza A, Sigala I, Stathopoulos GT, Papiris SA, Light RW, Roussos C.

Respirology. 2008 Jan;13(1):73-8.PMID: 18197914 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnostic value of pleural fluid N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels in patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Liao H, Na MJ, Dikensoy O, Lane KB, Randal B, Light RW.

Respirology. 2008 Jan;13(1):53-7.PMID: 18197911 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy and safety of a paired sedation and ventilator weaning protocol for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care (Awakening and Breathing Controlled trial): a randomised controlled trial.

Girard TD, Kress JP, Fuchs BD, Thomason JW, Schweickert WD, Pun BT, Taichman DB, Dunn JG, Pohlman AS, Kinniry PA, Jackson JC, Canonico AE, Light RW, Shintani AK, Thompson JL, Gordon SM, Hall JB, Dittus RS, Bernard GR, Ely EW.

Lancet. 2008 Jan 12;371(9607):126-34.PMID: 18191684 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical sedation scores as indicators of sedative and analgesic drug exposure in intensive care unit patients.

Masica AL, Girard TD, Wilkinson GR, Thomason JW, Truman Pun B, Nair UB, Light RW, Canonico AE, Dunn J, Pandharipande P, Shintani AK, Ely EW.

Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2007 Sep;5(3):218-31.PMID: 17996661 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha promotes malignant pleural effusion.

Stathopoulos GT, Kollintza A, Moschos C, Psallidas I, Sherrill TP, Pitsinos EN, Vassiliou S, Karatza M, Papiris SA, Graf D, Orphanidou D, Light RW, Roussos C, Blackwell TS, Kalomenidis I.

Cancer Res. 2007 Oct 15;67(20):9825-34.PMID: 17942913 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Chylothoraces after lung transplantation for lymphangioleiomyomatosis: review of the literature and utilization of a pleurovenous shunt.

Fremont RD, Milstone AP, Light RW, Ninan M.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 Sep;26(9):953-5. Review.PMID: 17845935 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pleurodesis: a novel experimental model.

Marchi E, Vargas FS, Acencio MM, Teixeira LR, Antonangelo L, Lee YC, Light RW.

Respirology. 2007 Jul;12(4):500-4.PMID: 17587415 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pleural fluid exchange in rabbits.

Stashenko GJ, Robichaux A, Lee YC, Sanders JR, Roselli RJ, Light RW.

Respirology. 2007 Jul;12(4):495-9.PMID: 17587414 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pleural tuberculosis in the United States: incidence and drug resistance.

Baumann MH, Nolan R, Petrini M, Lee YC, Light RW, Schneider E.

Chest. 2007 Apr;131(4):1125-32.PMID: 17426219 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diagnosing pleural effusion: moving beyond transudate-exudate separation.

Lee YC, Davies RJ, Light RW.

Chest. 2007 Mar;131(3):942-3. No abstract available. PMID: 17356122 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Analysis of pleural effusions in acute pulmonary embolism: radiological and pleural fluid data from 230 patients.

Porcel JM, Madroñero AB, Pardina M, Vives M, Esquerda A, Light RW.

Respirology. 2007 Mar;12(2):234-9.PMID: 17298456 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antinuclear antibody testing in pleural fluid for the diagnosis of lupus pleuritis.

Porcel JM, Ordi-Ros J, Esquerda A, Vives M, Madroñero AB, Bielsa S, Vilardell-Tarrés M, Light RW.

Lupus. 2007;16(1):25-7.PMID: 17283581 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnosing empyema in children.

Dikensoy O, Light RW.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Jan 1;175(1):94-5. No abstract available. PMID: 17179497 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Apolipoprotein E4 polymorphism as a genetic predisposition to delirium in critically ill patients.

Ely EW, Girard TD, Shintani AK, Jackson JC, Gordon SM, Thomason JW, Pun BT, Canonico AE, Light RW, Pandharipande P, Laskowitz DT.

Crit Care Med. 2007 Jan;35(1):112-7.PMID: 17133176 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The short-term administration of Ketoprofen does not decrease the effect of Pleurodesis induced by talc or Doxycycline in rabbits.

Liao H, Guo Y, Jun Na M, Lane KB, Light RW.

Respir Med. 2007 May;101(5):963-8. Epub 2006 Oct 23.PMID: 17056242 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intrapleural heparin or heparin combined with human recombinant DNase is not effective in the treatment of empyema in a rabbit model.

Dikensoy O, Zhu Z, Na MJ, Liao H, Donnelly E, Light RW.

Respirology. 2006 Nov;11(6):755-60.PMID: 17052304 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Vascular endothelial growth factor levels in post-CABG pleural effusions are associated with pleural inflammation and permeability.

Kalomenidis I, Stathopoulos GT, Barnette R, Papiris S, Blackwell TS, Roussos C, Light RW.

Respir Med. 2007 Feb;101(2):223-9. Epub 2006 Jul 18.PMID: 16854577 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Iatrogenic bilateral pneumothorax following unilateral transbronchial lung biopsy.

Findik S, Erkan L, Light RW.

Br J Radiol. 2006 Jul;79(943):e22-4.PMID: 16823049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Tissue plasminogen activator combined with human recombinant deoxyribonuclease is effective therapy for empyema in a rabbit model.

Zhu Z, Hawthorne ML, Guo Y, Drake W, Bilaceroglu S, Misra HL, Light RW.

Chest. 2006 Jun;129(6):1577-83.PMID: 16778278 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The undiagnosed pleural effusion.

Light RW.

Clin Chest Med. 2006 Jun;27(2):309-19. Review.PMID: 16716820 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Angiopoietin-2 levels are elevated in exudative pleural effusions.

Kalomenidis I, Kollintza A, Sigala I, Papapetropoulos A, Papiris S, Light RW, Roussos C.

Chest. 2006 May;129(5):1259-66.PMID: 16685017 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Effect of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody on pleurodesis induced by transforming growth factor-beta or doxycycline in rabbits]

Guo YB, Xie CM, Light RW.

Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi. 2006 Jan;29(1):39-43. Chinese. PMID: 16638300 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Prevalence and characteristics of pleural effusions in superior vena cava syndrome.

Rice TW, Rodriguez RM, Barnette R, Light RW.

Respirology. 2006 May;11(3):299-305.PMID: 16635088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bayesian analysis using continuous likelihood ratios for identifying pleural exudates.

Porcel JM, Peña JM, Vicente de Vera C, Esquerda A, Vives M, Light RW.

Respir Med. 2006 Nov;100(11):1960-5. Epub 2006 Apr 12.PMID: 16626953 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnostic approach to pleural effusion in adults.

Porcel JM, Light RW.

Am Fam Physician. 2006 Apr 1;73(7):1211-20. Review.PMID: 16623208 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Routine use of pleural fluid cultures. Are they indicated? Limited yield, minimal impact on treatment decisions.

Jiménez D, Díaz G, García-Rull S, Vidal R, Sueiro A, Light RW.

Respir Med. 2006 Nov;100(11):2048-52. Epub 2006 Apr 3.PMID: 16584878 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The superior vena cava syndrome: clinical characteristics and evolving etiology.

Rice TW, Rodriguez RM, Light RW.

Medicine (Baltimore). 2006 Jan;85(1):37-42.PMID: 16523051 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Parapneumonic effusions and empyema.

Light RW.

Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2006;3(1):75-80. Review.PMID: 16493154 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

D-dimer levels in pleural effusions.

Dikensoy O, Stathopoulos GT, Zhu Z, Light RW.

Respir Med. 2006 Aug;100(8):1337-41. Epub 2006 Jan 19.PMID: 16427265 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intrapleural streptokinase for pleural infection.

Bouros D, Antoniou KM, Light RW.

BMJ. 2006 Jan 21;332(7534):133-4. No abstract available. PMID: 16424471 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Oral forms of tetracycline and doxycycline are effective in producing pleurodesis.

Bilaceroglu S, Guo Y, Hawthorne ML, Zhu Z, Stathopoulos GT, Lane KB, Light RW.

Chest. 2005 Nov;128(5):3750-6.PMID: 16304343 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Combination therapy with intrapleural doxycycline and talc in reduced doses is effective in producing pleurodesis in rabbits.

Dikensoy O, Zhu Z, Donnelly E, Stathopoulos GT, Lane KB, Light RW.

Chest. 2005 Nov;128(5):3735-42.PMID: 16304341 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The effects of erythromycin on the viability and the secretion of TNF-alpha and TGF-beta1 and expression of connexin43 by human pleural mesothelial cells.

Xie C, Huang JQ, Light RW.

Respirology. 2005 Nov;10(5):567-71.PMID: 16268908 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pneumothorax-associated pleural eosinophilia in mice is interleukin-5 but not interleukin-13 dependent.

Kalomenidis I, Guo Y, Peebles RS, Lane KB, Papiris S, Elias J, Light RW.

Chest. 2005 Oct;128(4):2978-83.PMID: 16236975 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Nuclear factor-kappaB affects tumor progression in a mouse model of malignant pleural effusion.

Stathopoulos GT, Zhu Z, Everhart MB, Kalomenidis I, Lawson WE, Bilaceroglu S, Peterson TE, Mitchell D, Yull FE, Light RW, Blackwell TS.

Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2006 Feb;34(2):142-50. Epub 2005 Oct 6.PMID: 16210694 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Intrapleural low-dose silver nitrate elicits more pleural inflammation and less systemic inflammation than low-dose talc.

Marchi E, Vargas FS, Teixeira LR, Acencio MM, Antonangelo L, Light RW.

Chest. 2005 Sep;128(3):1798-804.PMID: 16162789 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article