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SR | Prognostic models for mortality risk in patients requiring ECMO

15 Feb, 2023 | 15:49h | UTC

Prognostic models for mortality risk in patients requiring ECMO – Intensive Care Medicine

 


SR | Inspiratory muscle training, with or without concomitant pulmonary rehabilitation, for COPD

15 Feb, 2023 | 15:42h | UTC

Inspiratory muscle training, with or without concomitant pulmonary rehabilitation, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – Cochrane Library

Summary: Are exercises for strengthening breathing muscles effective for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? – Cochrane Library

 


M-A | Complications of percutaneous tracheostomy in critically ill adults with obesity

13 Feb, 2023 | 12:37h | UTC

Complication Rate of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Adults With Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (free for a limited period)

 


Review | Advanced point-of-care bedside monitoring for acute respiratory failure

13 Feb, 2023 | 12:32h | UTC

Advanced Point-of-care Bedside Monitoring for Acute Respiratory Failure – Anesthesiology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


RCT | AI improves nodule detection on chest radiographs in a health screening population

10 Feb, 2023 | 13:55h | UTC

AI Improves Nodule Detection on Chest Radiographs in a Health Screening Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Radiology

Editorial: AI Nodule Detection on Chest Radiographs Using Randomized Controlled Data: The Effect on Clinical Practice – Radiology

News Release: AI Improves Lung Nodule Detection on Chest X-Rays – RSNA News

 


RCT | Sublobar resection noninferior to lobal resection for peripheral stage IA non–small-cell lung cancer

9 Feb, 2023 | 14:05h | UTC

Lobar or Sublobar Resection for Peripheral Stage IA Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Less lung tissue removal needed for early-stage cancer, study finds – Weill Cornell Medical College

Related:

Survival outcomes in a prospective randomized multicenter Phase III trial comparing patients undergoing anatomical segmentectomy versus standard lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer up to 2 cm – Lung Cancer

A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation.

Segmentectomy versus lobectomy in small-sized peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer (JCOG0802/WJOG4607L): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

A Meta-Analysis Comparing Lobectomy versus Segmentectomy in Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

 


RCT | Pegylated Interferon Lambda reduces hospitalizations in predominantly vaccinated outpatients with Covid-19

9 Feb, 2023 | 14:03h | UTC

Early Treatment with Pegylated Interferon Lambda for Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

News Release: Single-dose treatment reduces risk of COVID-19 hospitalization by half for high-risk patients in a largely vaccinated population – University Health Network

 


RCT | BCG vaccine not effective for preventing COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections in older adults

9 Feb, 2023 | 13:53h | UTC

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine for prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections in older adults with comorbidities: a randomized controlled trial – Clinical Microbiology and Infection

News Release: Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect elderly against COVID-19, finds large Dutch study – University Medical Center Utrecht

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Review | Liberation from mechanical ventilation in the cardiac intensive care unit

8 Feb, 2023 | 12:45h | UTC

Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit – JACC: Advances

 


SR | The current evidence does not support a role for Vitamin D in the management of asthma

7 Feb, 2023 | 14:16h | UTC

Vitamin D for the management of asthma – Cochrane Library

Commentary: Vitamin D for asthma: new evidence, new message – Evidently Cochrane

 


RCT | Paxlovid did not improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with Covid-19

7 Feb, 2023 | 14:08h | UTC

Efficacy and safety of Paxlovid in severe adult patients with SARS-Cov-2 infection: a multicenter randomized controlled study – The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific

 


M-A | Heparin full-dose anticoagulation is beneficial for non-critically ill COVID-19 patients

7 Feb, 2023 | 14:06h | UTC

The Effect of Heparin Full-Dose Anticoagulation on Survival of Hospitalized, Non-critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: A Meta-analysis of High Quality Studies – Lung

Related:

#ESCCongress | In critically ill patients with COVID-19, full-dose anticoagulation reduced thrombotic events but increased the risk of bleeding.

Anticoagulants for people hospitalised with COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library

Anticoagulation in Patients With COVID-19: JACC Review Topic of the Week – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Efficacy and safety of heparin full-dose anticoagulation in hospitalized non-critically ill COVID-19 patients: a meta-analysis of multicenter randomized controlled trials – Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Efficacy and safety of intensified versus standard prophylactic anticoagulation therapy in patients with Covid-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Point/Counterpoint: Should therapeutic heparin be administered to acutely ill hospitalized patients with COVID-19?

 


The ‘Ten Commandments’ of the 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension

6 Feb, 2023 | 13:24h | UTC

The ‘Ten Commandments’ of the 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension – European Heart Journal

Original Guideline: #ESCCongress | 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension.

 


Point/Counterpoint | Are obstructive sleep apnea phenotypes clinically useful?

6 Feb, 2023 | 13:21h | UTC

POINT: Are OSA Phenotypes Clinically Useful? Yes – CHEST

COUNTERPOINT: Are OSA Phenotypes Clinically Useful? No – CHEST

Rebuttal From Dr Edwards et al – CHEST

Rebuttal From Dr Tolbert et al – CHEST

 


Review | Dead space ventilation-related indices: bedside tools to evaluate the ventilation and perfusion relationship in patients with ARDS

6 Feb, 2023 | 13:18h | UTC

Dead space ventilation-related indices: bedside tools to evaluate the ventilation and perfusion relationship in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome – Critical Care

 


Review | How to optimize extubation?

3 Feb, 2023 | 14:13h | UTC

How to optimize extubation? – Intensive Care Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Review | Reducing the risk of mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with pharmacotherapy

3 Feb, 2023 | 14:03h | UTC

Reducing the Risk of Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Pharmacotherapy: A Narrative Review – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 


Review | Current and emerging knowledge of diagnostic imaging in COVID-19

2 Feb, 2023 | 15:04h | UTC

Current and Emerging Knowledge in COVID-19 – Radiology

See also:

Long-term Lung Abnormalities Associated with COVID-19 Pneumonia – Radiology

An Integrated Radiologic-Pathologic Understanding of COVID-19 Pneumonia – Radiology

 


M-A | Diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid galactomannan assay for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

2 Feb, 2023 | 14:50h | UTC

Diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid galactomannan assay for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in adults: A meta-analysis – Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

 


Pulmonary fibrosis related to amiodarone — is it a standard pathophysiological pattern? A case-based literature review

2 Feb, 2023 | 14:39h | UTC

Pulmonary Fibrosis Related to Amiodarone—Is It a Standard Pathophysiological Pattern? A Case-Based Literature Review – Diagnostics

 


A2BCD: a concise guide for asthma management

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:14h | UTC

A2BCD: a concise guide for asthma management – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free registration required)

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/LancetRespirMed/status/1619284669379522560

 


SR | Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses

31 Jan, 2023 | 14:11h | UTC

Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses – Cochrane Library

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 


M-A | Mucolytics for acute exacerbations of COPD

31 Jan, 2023 | 13:56h | UTC

Mucolytics for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis – European Respiratory Review

 


Cohort Study | Severe lymphopenia may predict worse outcomes in hospitalized patients with pneumococcal CAP

31 Jan, 2023 | 13:52h | UTC

Impact of severe lymphopenia on the early prediction of clinical outcome in hospitalized patients with pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia – Infection (if the link is paywalled, try this one in PMC)

 


Retrospective Cohort | Incidental coronary artery calcification on non-gated CT thorax correlates with risk of CV events and death

31 Jan, 2023 | 13:51h | UTC

Incidental coronary artery calcification on non-gated CT thorax correlates with risk of cardiovascular events and death – European Radiology

 


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