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Volume 11(3);  Jul-Sep 2016

Editorial

High-flow nasal oxygen versus noninvasive ventilation for hypoxemic respiratory failure: Do we know enough?
Giulia Spoletini, Nicholas S. Hill
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 163–166. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.185760
PMCID:
PMC4966217
Article PDF–271K

Review Article

Rapid shallow breathing index
Manjush Karthika, Farhan A. Al Enezi, Lalitha V. Pillai, Yaseen M. Arabi
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 167–176. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.176876
PMCID:
PMC4966218
Abstract Article PDF–418K

Original Articles

Medical thoracoscopy: Analysis on diagnostic yield through 30 years of experience
Alberto Valsecchi, Sabrina Arondi, Giampietro Marchetti
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 177–182. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.185755
PMCID:
PMC4966219
Abstract Article PDF–628K
Smoking among Lebanese medical students: Prevalence and attitudes
Amanda Chidiac, Hani Tamim, Mohamad Kanso, Arafat Tfayli
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 183–190. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.185757
PMCID:
PMC4966220
Abstract Article PDF–410K
A 10-year retrospective review of pediatric lung abscesses from a single center
Kavi Madhani, Eric McGrath, Lokesh Guglani
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 191–196. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.185763
PMCID:
PMC4966221
Abstract Article PDF–408K
Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB gold in tube test versus tuberculin skin test for screening of latent tuberculosis infection in Saudi Arabia: A population-based study
Hanan H. Balkhy, Kamel El Beltagy, Aiman El-Saed, Badr Aljasir, Abdulhakeem Althaqafi, Adel F. Alothman, Mohammad Alshalaan, Hamdan Al-Jahdali
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 197–201. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.185759
PMCID:
PMC4966222
Abstract Article PDF–473K
A systematic review on prevalence and risk factors associated with treatment- emergent central sleep apnea
Gaurav Nigam, Charu Pathak, Muhammad Riaz
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 202–210. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.185761
PMCID:
PMC4966223
Abstract Article PDF–639K
Association of human leukocyte antigen class II alleles with severe Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus infection
Ali H. Hajeer, Hanan Balkhy, Sameera Johani, Mohammed Z. Yousef, Yaseen Arabi
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 211–213. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.185756
PMCID:
PMC4966224
Abstract Article PDF–365K
Nuss procedure: Technical modifications to ease bending of the support bar and lateral stabilizer placement
Osman Zeki Karakuş, Oktay Ulusoy, Gülce Hakgüder, Oğuz Ateş, Çimen Olguner, Mustafa Olguner, Feza Mirac Akgür
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 214–218. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.185758
PMCID:
PMC4966225
Abstract Article PDF–884K

Commentary

Information technology to improve patient safety: A round table discussion from the 5th International Patient Safety Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 14–16, 2015
Yaseen M. Arabi, Brian W. Pickering, Hasan M. Al-Dorzi, Abdulmohsen Alsaawi, Saad M. Al-Qahtani, Alasdair W. Hay
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 219–223. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.176877
PMCID:
PMC4966226
Article PDF–550K

Case Reports

Pulmonary eosinophilia associated to treatment with natalizumab
Elena Curto, Elvira Munteis-Olivas, Eva Balcells, M. Marisol Domínguez-Álvarez
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 224–226. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.185762
PMCID:
PMC4966227
Abstract Article PDF–531K
Adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette member A3 gene mutation in children from one family from Saudi Arabia
Gawahir Mohamed Ahmed Mukhtar, Wadha Hilal Al Otaibi, Khalid Fahad Abdullah Al-Mobaireek, Suhail Al-Saleh
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 227–229. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.182900
PMCID:
PMC4966228
Abstract Article PDF–605K

Letters to the Editor

Sarcoidosis presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Tomohiro Tamura, Hiroko Watanabe, Hiroaki Satoh
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 230. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.185753
PMCID:
PMC4966229
Article PDF–265K
Decortication of empyema
Gen Ohara, Tomohiro Tamura, Hiroaki Satoh
Ann Thorac Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 11(3): 230–231. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.185754
PMCID:
PMC4966230
Article PDF–286K
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