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Toufic Chaaban

Lebanese American University
Verified email at lau.edu.lb
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Bariatric surgery: a potential cure for asthma?

TA Chaaban - European Respiratory Review, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Asthma incidence and severity are increased in obese populations. Systematic reviews have
shown benefit from weight-loss interventions on asthma outcomes, but the role of bariatric …

[HTML][HTML] The global challenges of the long COVID-19 in adults and children

…, W Faour, S Tawil, H Barakat, T Chaaban… - Travel Medicine and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
During the last three and a half years (2020-2023), the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
caused 87 by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), …

[HTML][HTML] Post-COVID lung disease (s)

M Achkar, O Jamal, T Chaaban - Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Post-COVID lung impairment and diseases are major public health concern in the pandemic
of COVID-19. Multiple etiological factors can lead to post-COVID respiratory symptoms, with …

Hepatic hydrothorax: an updated review on a challenging disease

T Chaaban, N Kanj, I Bou Akl - Lung, 2019 - Springer
Hepatic hydrothorax is a challenging complication of cirrhosis related to portal hypertension
with an incidence of 5–11% and occurs most commonly in patients with decompensated …

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with non-cigarette smoking products: a systematic review

T Chaaban - Advances in respiratory medicine, 2020 - journals.viamedica.pl
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is characterized by an acute onset respiratory illness
with bilateral chest infiltrates and evidence of pulmonary eosinophilia. Cigarette smoking is …

Effect of total contact cast in non‐healing diabetic foot ulcers in Lebanese patients

…, A Younes, MA Cheikh, T Chaaban - International Wound …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of total contact casting ( TCC ) in
treating non‐healing diabetic foot ulcers in Lebanese diabetic patients. Twenty‐three diabetic …

Ultrasound-Guided Therapies in the Neuro ICU

B Senay, T Chaaban, D Cardim, S Mainali - Current Treatment Options in …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose of Review The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the utility and
indications of sonography in the Neuro ICU, with focus on recent studies and advances. Recent …

0844 Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on patients admitted with Influenza Viral Pneumonia, A Nationwide Study

M El Labban, T Chaaban, S Khan - Sleep, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Introduction There is evidence of increased risk of admission with influenza in patients with
untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). There is however limited evidence of the impact of …

Thoracic splenosis

TA Chaaban, P Boukhalil - Asian Cardiovascular and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
A 52-year-old woman presented for evaluation of lung nodules found incidentally on
imaging 3 years prior to presentation (Figure 1a). An attempted bronchoscopy was aborted …

Transcranial Doppler for Monitoring in the Neurocritical Care Unit

T Chaaban, D Cardim, S Mainali - Neurovascular Sonography, 2022 - Springer
Transcranial sonography is an important component of multimodal monitoring armamentaria
in the neurocritical care unit and has multiple clinical applications. Common indications of …