Preoperative evaluation of patients undergoing lung resection surgery

D Datta, B Lahiri - Chest, 2003 - Elsevier
Lung cancer continues to be the leading case of cancer deaths in the United States. In patients
with resectable non-small cell lung cancer, surgical resection is the treatment of choice. …

Decreasing the local anesthetic volume from 20 to 10 mL for ultrasound-guided interscalene block at the cricoid level does not reduce the incidence of …

…, JH Abrams, JT Barnett, JG Muller, B Lahiri… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2011 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives: This prospective, randomized, double-blind study was
designed to determine whether reduction in volume from 20 to 10 mL of ropivacaine 0.5% for …

[HTML][HTML] Physiologic responses during the six minute walk test in obese and non-obese COPD patients

…, M Ehsan, E Normandin, R ZuWallack, B Lahiri - Respiratory …, 2011 - Elsevier
Although obesity is a common co-morbid condition in COPD, relatively little is known how it
may affect functional exercise capacity. Accordingly, we compared physiologic responses …

An evaluation of nebulized levalbuterol in stable COPD

D Datta, A Vitale, B Lahiri, R ZuWallack - Chest, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: Levalbuterol, the R-isomer of albuterol, has advantages over racemic albuterol
in asthma; however, the effectiveness of this β-agonist in COPD has received little attention. …

Captopril-induced hypersensitivity lung disease: An immune-complex-mediated phenomenon

PL Schatz, D Mesologites, J Hyun, GJW Smith, B Lahiri - Chest, 1989 - Elsevier
Captopril has not yet been included in the list of drugs causing hypersensitivity lung disease.
We report a patient with hypertension, congestive heart failure, and chronic renal failure …

Acquired continuous murmur associated with acute pulmonary thromboembolism

RL ZuWallack, JP Liss, B Lahiri - Chest, 1976 - Elsevier
Two cases of a continuous murmur following an acute pulmonary embolic episode are
presented, and eight previously reported cases with an acquired postembolic continuous murmur …

Longitudinal changes in directly measured physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the trajectory of change

…, J Bautista, R ZuWallack, B Lahiri - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a systemic disease with various
outcomes of importance, for example, exercise capacity and dyspnea. These variables …

[HTML][HTML] Mediastinal angiosarcoma presenting as diffuse alveolar hemorrhage

D Datta, DA Gerardi, B Lahiri - Respiratory medicine case reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Angiosarcomas are malignant vascular tumors. Angiosarcomas arising in the thorax such as
angiosarcoma of the lungs, heart and mediastinum are extremely rare. There are no reports …

Are depressive symptoms related to physical inactivity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

…, A DeDios, R ZuWallack, B Lahiri - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are physically
inactive, and this predicts poor outcome. Factors influencing activity levels in COPD patients are …

Adult respiratory distress syndrome in Rocky Mountain spotted fever

HS Sacks, RW Lyons, B Lahiri - American Review of Respiratory …, 1981 - atsjournals.org
A culture-proved case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is described in which the typical
findings of the adult respiratory distress syndrome developed. Rocky Mountain spotted fever …