[HTML][HTML] Predictors of low prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among Egyptian health care workers at intensive care and bronchoscopy units

EM Hefzy, AA Wegdan, RA Elhefny… - GMS hygiene and …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim: Latent tuberculosis infections (LTBI) contain a significant reservoir for future epidemics.
Screening of health care workers (HCWs) in a high-risk tuberculosis (TB) environment is an …

[HTML][HTML] Is toll like receptor 4 a common pathway hypothesis for development of lung cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?

S Ahmed, M Moawad, R Elhefny, M Abdullatif - Egyptian Journal of Chest …, 2016 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a specific form of chronic, progressive fibrosing interstitial
pneumonia of unknown cause, occurring primarily in older adults and limited to the lungs. …

Prognostic value of pro‐inflammatory cytokine and pro‐angiogenesis factor in differentiating malignant from benign exudative effusion

RA Elhefny, MM Shaban… - The Clinical Respiratory …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims The precise mechanism of pathogenesis in exudation of effusions is
uncertain. Released factors in inflammation and malignancy of pleura are related to …

Fayoum experience in the ultrasonographic evaluation of diffuse parenchymal lung disease

SR Abd ElvFatah, RA Elhefny, RI Ahmed… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Objective Chest ultrasound has many uses, both diagnostic and interventional. It may be
used for the diagnosis of multiple pleural diseases (pleural effusion, pleural masses, and …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of sleep related breathing problems and sleep disturbances among health related employees at Fayoum University Hospitals

RA Elhefny, S El Mously, S Sobhi… - Egyptian Journal of Chest …, 2016 - Elsevier
Sleep plays a role in normal metabolism and immunity. Short sleep duration and circadian
misalignment are hypothesized to causally contribute to health problems including obesity, …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women

RA Elhefny, AF Elessawy - Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and …, 2015 - Elsevier
COPD is now recognized as a common disease in developing countries. Biomass smoke
exposure, is the biggest risk factor for COPD in women, however the awareness of COPD in …

[HTML][HTML] Is this the time to introduce ketamine in acute respiratory distress syndrome? A pilot study

RA Elhefny, M Elsonbaty, S Nassib… - The Egyptian Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Results Concerning group A (ketamine inhalation) and group B (ketamine infusion), there
were significant correlations in both the groups starting from day 2 till day 5 of treatment with …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of narrow band imaging to white light bronchoscopy for evaluation of histopathological biopsy

RA Elhefny, AF Elessawy, SS Abou-Beih, MA Ali… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background It is difficult to detect precancerous lesions such as dysplasia and carcinoma in
situ (CIS) by conventional white light bronchoscopy (WLB). Narrow Band Imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of psychological morbidities among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

SK Elhadidi, AF Elessawy, RA Elhefny… - The Egyptian Journal …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Prevalence of psychological morbidities among patients with... : The Egyptian Journal of Chest
Diseases and Tuberculosis Prevalence of psychological morbidities among patients with …

[HTML][HTML] New challenge in double-bore medical thoracoscopy in Fayoum University Hospital

MI Ahmed, RA El Hefny, ES Farhat - The Egyptian Journal of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background Thoracoscopy is an invasive technique. When other, less intrusive techniques
are ineffective at providing a diagnosis in the case of pleural exudates, thoracoscopy should …