Publications by authors named "Mehmet M Tatari"
The coexistence of expiratory central airway collapse and diaphragmatic paralysis presents a diagnostic and treatment challenge. Both entities are underrecognized causes of dyspnea, cough, sputum production, and orthopnea. Optimal treatment must be individualized and is best achieved by a multidisciplinary team.
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- The study aimed to compare pre-infection and post-infection pulmonary function tests (PFT) in COVID-19 patients to distinguish effects of the virus from existing conditions.
- A cohort of 80 patients was analyzed, showing no significant changes in key PFT metrics before and after infection, regardless of disease severity or hospitalization needs.
- Age and specific pre-existing conditions like interstitial lung disease were linked to reduced lung function, suggesting these factors may play a role in post-infection outcomes, rather than the virus itself causing significant impairment.
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- Foreign body aspiration (FBA) can be life-threatening and is often treated with bronchoscopy, especially when dealing with unique cases like laryngectomy patients.
- A case study showed a patient aspirated a tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis (TEP) that was initially undetected in a chest X-ray, but found on a CT scan.
- Successful removal was achieved using bronchoscopy tools, and this suggests that FBA treatment can be effectively managed in the emergency department without needing hospital admission.
Objectives: Awareness of the impact of bedside ultrasound to reduce iatrogenic pneumothoraces while performing bedside pleural procedures has increased but with little understanding in how ultrasound is used for these procedures.
Design And Setting: We conducted a retrospective chart review at a tertiary referral center in the United States from January 1, 2014, to March 31, 2017. Our study assessed adverse effect rates between real-time ultrasound-guided and ultrasound-marked thoracenteses and thoracostomy tube placements.