Featured Publications
Prognostic Significance of Pulmonary Artery to Aorta Ratio and Other CT Markers in Pulmonary Fibrosis With and Without Emphysema
Zeba F, Yanning W, Melek J, Duan F, Atalay M, Jankowich M, Rounds S. Prognostic Significance of Pulmonary Artery to Aorta Ratio and Other CT Markers in Pulmonary Fibrosis With and Without Emphysema. Lung 2021, 199: 677-680. PMID: 34741227, DOI: 10.1007/s00408-021-00490-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary hypertensionPulmonary fibrosisMain pulmonary artery diameterSingle-center retrospective studyAortic diameter ratioCombined pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary artery diameterAorta ratioEchocardiographic diagnosisPulmonary arteryArtery diameterPrognostic significanceRetrospective studyPatient populationCardiac remodelingFibrosisEmphysemaCT markersSpecific markersAA ratioDiameter/MarkersSurvivalHypertensionPatientsDelay in Antibiotic Administration Is Associated With Mortality Among Septic Shock Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
Corl K, Zeba F, Caffrey A, Hermenau M, Lopes V, Phillips G, Merchant R, Levy M, LaPlante K. Delay in Antibiotic Administration Is Associated With Mortality Among Septic Shock Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: 525-532. PMID: 32205599, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS. aureus bacteremiaStaphylococcus aureus bacteremiaSeptic shock patientsSeptic shockAntibiotic administrationShock patientsMethicillin-sensitive S. aureus bacteremiaMethicillin-resistant S. aureusThirty-day mortalityTiming of antibioticsAssociated with mortalityVeterans Affairs Health SystemThirty-dayRetrospective analysisBacteremiaEmergency department presentationsMultivariate analysisOdds ratioPatientsEmergency departmentAntibioticsMortalityAdministrationOddsHealth systemAssociation of prescription opioid use on mortality and hospital length of stay in the intensive care unit
Hardy N, Zeba F, Ovalle A, Yanac A, Nzugang-Noutonsi C, Abadier M, Ovalle A, Chahin A. Association of prescription opioid use on mortality and hospital length of stay in the intensive care unit. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0250320. PMID: 33886667, PMCID: PMC8061930, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAnalgesics, OpioidCase-Control StudiesCritical CareElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedOpioid-Related DisordersPatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsPrescription opioid useIntensive care unitIntensive care unit admissionAssociation of prescription opioid useOpioid usePrescribed opioidsPatients prescribed chronic opioidsAccurate medication reconciliationRisk of hospital readmissionIncreased risk of hospital readmissionLongitudinal retrospective cohort studyAcademic medical centerCare unitCritical care settingHospital lengthAssociated with increased hospital lengthMedication reconciliationHospital stayTertiary-care academic medical centerCare settingsHospital length of stayRetrospective cohort studyAssociated with increased mortalityLength of stayNon-prescription opioid useChallenges in Studying Exercise Physiology
Zeba F, Jones B. Challenges in Studying Exercise Physiology. CHEST Journal 2023, 163: e250-e251. PMID: 37164595, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.01.041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Lung Function as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Morbidity.
Zeba F, Steinberg A, Wong T, Manning H. Lung Function as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Morbidity. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2024, 209: 584. PMID: 38190698, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202303-0579rr.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
A 56-Year-Old Man With Progressive Subacute Hypoxemia
Steinberg A, Zeba F, Rassias A, Mota P. A 56-Year-Old Man With Progressive Subacute Hypoxemia. CHEST Journal 2023, 164: e169-e172. PMID: 38070964, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.06.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUtilizing Non-invasive Open Ventilation and Non-invasive Ventilators in Advanced Lung Disease
Zeba F, Pelchat H, LaMare K, Atkins G, Paulin L. Utilizing Non-invasive Open Ventilation and Non-invasive Ventilators in Advanced Lung Disease. 2023, a3104-a3104. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a3104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeterminants of Health and Outcomes in Necrotizing Lung Infections
Zeba F, Huizenga N, Scodari B, Tosteson T, Millington T, Feller-Kopman D. Determinants of Health and Outcomes in Necrotizing Lung Infections. 2023, a1237-a1237. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a1237.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A 43-Year-Old Woman With Fatigue, Pancytopenia, and Mediastinal Adenopathy
Zeba F, Marotti J, Feller-Kopman D. A 43-Year-Old Woman With Fatigue, Pancytopenia, and Mediastinal Adenopathy. CHEST Journal 2022, 161: e293-e297. PMID: 35526899, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.12.653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily history of malignancyHistory of malignancyHeavy menstrual bleedingAdmitted with fatigueSignificant medical historyShortness of breathFamily historySmoking habitsJoint painNeck swellingMediastinal adenopathyMenstrual bleedingEnvironmental exposuresNight sweatsMedical historyWeight lossWomenCurrent presentFatigueSmokingAdenopathyPancytopeniaMediastinitisMalignancyMedication
2020
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RADIOLOGICAL MARKERS OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN COMBINED PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND EMPHYSEMA
Zeba F, Wu Y, Melek J, Duan F, Atalay M, Jankowich M, Rounds S. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RADIOLOGICAL MARKERS OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN COMBINED PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND EMPHYSEMA. CHEST Journal 2020, 158: a1042. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.968.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Performance of a 25% Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility in Detecting Fluid Responsiveness When Assessed by Novice Versus Expert Physician Sonologists
Corl K, Azab N, Nayeemuddin M, Schick A, Lopardo T, Zeba F, Phillips G, Baird G, Merchant R, Levy M, Blaivas M, Abbasi A. Performance of a 25% Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility in Detecting Fluid Responsiveness When Assessed by Novice Versus Expert Physician Sonologists. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2019, 35: 1520-1528. PMID: 31610729, PMCID: PMC7153972, DOI: 10.1177/0885066619881123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoint-of-care ultrasoundInferior vena cava collapsibilityVena cava collapsibilityDetect fluid responsivenessPhysician sonologistsFluid responsivenessCutoff valueAssess fluid responsivenessIntravenous fluid resuscitationProspective observational studyPoint-of-care ultrasound imagingExpert sonologistFluid respondersCardiac indexFluid resuscitationFluid bolusSonologistsNovice sonologistsObservational studyNoninvasive meansCIVCPatientsTest performanceResponseBolusTRASTUZUMAB-INDUCED INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONITIS: DIAGNOSTIC AWARENESS
Chen T, Zeba F, Cabral F, Manzoor K. TRASTUZUMAB-INDUCED INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONITIS: DIAGNOSTIC AWARENESS. CHEST Journal 2019, 156: a1537. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.08.1357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEFFECT OF OBESITY ON OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH COPD EXACERBATION REQUIRING BI-LEVEL NONINVASIVE VENTILATION
Zeba F, assali M, McGovern R, Benson D, Russo-Magno P. EFFECT OF OBESITY ON OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH COPD EXACERBATION REQUIRING BI-LEVEL NONINVASIVE VENTILATION. CHEST Journal 2019, 156: a247. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.08.297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhen a Zebra Meets a Horse: Resolving a Discordant Result
Zeba F, Villalba A, Minami T, Neill M. When a Zebra Meets a Horse: Resolving a Discordant Result. 2019, a2033-a2033. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a2033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Resulting from Naloxone Reversal of Opioid Overdose: A Case Report
Zeba F, Patel R, Chahin A. Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Resulting from Naloxone Reversal of Opioid Overdose: A Case Report. 2019, a3186-a3186. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a3186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHidden Until Seen: Diagnosis of Tracheobronchial Aspergillosis in Fever of Unknown Origin
Zeba F, Nassikas N, Aliotta J. Hidden Until Seen: Diagnosis of Tracheobronchial Aspergillosis in Fever of Unknown Origin. 2019, a6862-a6862. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a6862.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
A Double Whammy: Lactobacillus acidophilus Bacteremia and Subsequent Lactobacillus rhamnosus Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Elderly Diabetic Patient.
Zeba F, Yirerong J, Assali M, Tewary G, Noska A. A Double Whammy: Lactobacillus acidophilus Bacteremia and Subsequent Lactobacillus rhamnosus Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Elderly Diabetic Patient. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2018, 101: 32-35. PMID: 30384517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsthetic valve infective endocarditisInfective endocarditisLactobacillus bacteremiaAortic root abscessIntra-abdominal abscessAortic valve replacementIV antibiotic therapyPopulation of patientsElderly diabetic patientsRoot abscessAntibiotic therapyValve replacementBacteremiaClinical significanceDiabetic patientsOrgan transplantationEndocarditisComorbid conditionsPeriod of rehabilitationPatientsPenicillin GAbscessDisease conditionsMalignancyPeritonitisPILL ASPIRATION CAUSING ACUTE TRACHEOBRONCHIAL OBSTRUCTION RESEMBLING AN ENDOBRONCHIAL TUMOR
ZEBA F, MANZOOR K, DOUG T, IJAZ M, KHAN A, TOLER D. PILL ASPIRATION CAUSING ACUTE TRACHEOBRONCHIAL OBSTRUCTION RESEMBLING AN ENDOBRONCHIAL TUMOR. CHEST Journal 2018, 154: 847a-848a. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.08.769.Peer-Reviewed Original Research