David Stav

Summary

Affiliation: Tel Aviv University
Country: Israel

Publications

  1. ncbi Effect of N-acetylcysteine on air trapping in COPD: a randomized placebo-controlled study
    David Stav
    Pulmonary Institute, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300, Israel
    Chest 136:381-6. 2009
  2. ncbi Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among smokers aged 45 and up in Israel
    David Stav
    Pulmonary Institute, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    Isr Med Assoc J 9:800-2. 2007
  3. ncbi Three years of pulmonary rehabilitation: inhibit the decline in airflow obstruction, improves exercise endurance time, and body-mass index, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    David Stav
    Pulmonary Institute, Tel Aviv University, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerrifin, Israel
    BMC Pulm Med 9:26. 2009
  4. ncbi Lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: differences in morbidity and mortality between thoracotomy and thoracoscopy
    Michael Papiashvilli
    Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
    Innovations (Phila) 7:15-22. 2012
  5. ncbi Gene expression subtraction of non-cancerous lung from smokers and non-smokers with adenocarcinoma, as a predictor for smokers developing lung cancer
    David Stav
    Pulmonary Institute, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerrifin 70300, Israel
    J Exp Clin Cancer Res 27:45. 2008
  6. ncbi Thoracic empyema in high-risk patients: conservative management or surgery?
    Ilan Bar
    Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 18:337-43. 2010
  7. ncbi Normal and elevated HbA1C levels correlate with severity of hypoxemia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and decrease following CPAP treatment
    Isaac Shpirer
    The Institute of Pulmonary Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Zerifin, 70300, Israel
    Sleep Breath 16:461-6. 2012
  8. ncbi Large solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura: analysis of six cases
    Ilan Bar
    General Thoracic Surgery Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300, Israel
    Heart Lung Circ 16:282-4. 2007
  9. ncbi Cervical mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy for accurate staging in lung cancer
    Ilan Bar
    General Thoracic Surgery Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 17:357-61. 2009
  10. ncbi A pilot prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of bilevel positive airway pressure in acute asthmatic attack
    Arie Soroksky
    Pulmonary Institute, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Chest 123:1018-25. 2003

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Effect of N-acetylcysteine on air trapping in COPD: a randomized placebo-controlled study
    David Stav
    Pulmonary Institute, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300, Israel
    Chest 136:381-6. 2009
    ..In animal models of COPD, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an antioxidant/mucous modifier, has been shown to modify small airways, which mainly causes lung hyperinflation...
  2. ncbi Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among smokers aged 45 and up in Israel
    David Stav
    Pulmonary Institute, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    Isr Med Assoc J 9:800-2. 2007
    ..The major cause of the disease is smoking. Despite the gravity of the problem there is no knowledge of its rate in the Israeli smoking population...
  3. ncbi Three years of pulmonary rehabilitation: inhibit the decline in airflow obstruction, improves exercise endurance time, and body-mass index, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    David Stav
    Pulmonary Institute, Tel Aviv University, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerrifin, Israel
    BMC Pulm Med 9:26. 2009
    ..The aim of the study was to examine the efficacy of a 3 year outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program for COPD patients on pulmonary function, exercise capability, and body mass index (BMI)...
  4. ncbi Lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: differences in morbidity and mortality between thoracotomy and thoracoscopy
    Michael Papiashvilli
    Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
    Innovations (Phila) 7:15-22. 2012
    ..We analyzed and compared postoperative complications, hospital stay, morbidity, and mortality after TL and VATS-L in patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)...
  5. ncbi Gene expression subtraction of non-cancerous lung from smokers and non-smokers with adenocarcinoma, as a predictor for smokers developing lung cancer
    David Stav
    Pulmonary Institute, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerrifin 70300, Israel
    J Exp Clin Cancer Res 27:45. 2008
    ..Detecting specific genes expression changes in non-cancerous lung in smokers with adenocarcinoma may give us instrument for predicting smokers who are going to develop this malignancy...
  6. ncbi Thoracic empyema in high-risk patients: conservative management or surgery?
    Ilan Bar
    Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 18:337-43. 2010
    ..Intrapleural urokinase administration might be beneficial in high-risk patients, but in those without significant comorbidities, early surgery may be considered...
  7. ncbi Normal and elevated HbA1C levels correlate with severity of hypoxemia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and decrease following CPAP treatment
    Isaac Shpirer
    The Institute of Pulmonary Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Zerifin, 70300, Israel
    Sleep Breath 16:461-6. 2012
    ..Also, the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on HbA1C levels in patients with sleep apnea is controversial...
  8. ncbi Large solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura: analysis of six cases
    Ilan Bar
    General Thoracic Surgery Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300, Israel
    Heart Lung Circ 16:282-4. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to retrospectively review the clinical characteristics, surgical treatment and outcome of patients with a large SFTP operated on in our General Thoracic Surgery Unit...
  9. ncbi Cervical mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy for accurate staging in lung cancer
    Ilan Bar
    General Thoracic Surgery Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 17:357-61. 2009
    ..Ten (6.5%) residual lymph nodes were detected at thoracotomy in mediastinal stations R4, L4, and 7. The low number of missed lymph nodes demonstrates the accuracy of the technique of cervical mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy...
  10. ncbi A pilot prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of bilevel positive airway pressure in acute asthmatic attack
    Arie Soroksky
    Pulmonary Institute, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Chest 123:1018-25. 2003
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  11. ncbi The Inhaled Steroid Treatment As Regular Therapy in Early Asthma (START) study 5-year follow-up: effectiveness of early intervention with budesonide in mild persistent asthma
    William W Busse
    Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, J5 219 CSC, Box 2454, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 121:1167-74. 2008
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  12. ncbi Asthma and whirlpool baths
    David Stav
    N Engl J Med 353:1635-6. 2005