Chest Medicine (all articles)
Critical Care Management of Adults with Community-acquired Severe Respiratory Viral Infection
11 Feb, 2020 | 02:25h | UTC
Systematic Review: Schistosomiasis-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
11 Feb, 2020 | 01:59h | UTC
Clinical Controversies in Anticoagulation Monitoring and Antithrombin Supplementation for ECMO
11 Feb, 2020 | 01:44h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Corticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Influenza
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:13h | UTCCorticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Influenza: An Updated Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Mini-Review: Corticosteroids in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
7 Feb, 2020 | 08:16h | UTCCorticosteroids in Community-Acquired Pneumonia – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Meta-analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Corticosteroids Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – PLOS One (free) AND Adjunctive Systemic Corticosteroids for Hospitalized Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2015 Update – Scientific Reports (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Is Treatment With Corticosteroids Beneficial for People With Pneumonia? (free)
Guideline Synopsis: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
7 Feb, 2020 | 08:17h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia – JAMA (free for a limited period)
See also: Treatment Algorithm (free)
Original Article: ATS/IDSA Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia (free resources)
Related Guideline: NICE Guideline: Management of Pneumonia in Adults (free resources)
Meta-Analysis: Association of Home Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation with Clinical Outcomes in COPD
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:20h | UTCAssociation of Home Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation With Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: In-home breathing device may offer hope for people with COPD – News Medical (free)
Guideline: Enhanced Recovery After Lung Surgery
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:00h | UTCRelated: Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) – European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Enhanced recovery programs in lung cancer surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Cancer Management and Research (free)
See also other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines (free)
Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis: To Treat or Not to Treat?
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:43h | UTCVentilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis: To Treat or Not to Treat? – Antibiotics (free) (via @ABsteward)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Conservative vs. Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:45h | UTCConservative versus Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: ‘Hands Off approach’ best to treat a collapsed lung – study – Voxy (free) AND Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There (Watching Spontaneous Pneumothoraces) – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
More than 250 patients with uncomplicated, primary spontaneous pneumothorax were treated conservatively or by pleural intervention. https://t.co/p13HeYt3os
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 29, 2020
[Abstract Only] Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:47h | UTCReduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Findings from NELSON trial affirm benefits of CT lung screening – AuntMinnie.com (free)
Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:10h | UTCSmoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)
News Release: Surgeon General Releases First Report Focused on Smoking Cessation in 30 Years – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)
Commentaries: E-cigarettes don’t help smokers quit, U.S. Surgeon General says – UPI (free) AND New U.S. Surgeon General’s Report Focuses on Smoking Cessation Efforts – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Surgeon General Releases Report Focused on Smoking Cessation – The ASCO Post (free)
Evolving Issues in Oxygen Therapy in Acute Care Medicine
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:53h | UTCEvolving Issues in Oxygen Therapy in Acute Care Medicine – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Systematic Review: Higher vs. Lower Fraction of Inspired Oxygen or Targets of Arterial Oxygenation for Adults Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (several studies on the subject)
Over-Testing for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Departments: The Continuing Epidemic
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:15h | UTCCommentary: Overuse of CT Scans for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Persists – TCTMD (free)
Severe Flu Management: A Point of View
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCSevere flu management: a point of view – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Study: Efficacy of Azithromycin in Severe Asthma from the AMAZES Randomized Trial
23 Jan, 2020 | 01:58h | UTCEfficacy of azithromycin in severe asthma from the AMAZES randomised trial – ERJ Open Research (free)
Original Study: Effect of azithromycin on asthma exacerbations and quality of life in adults with persistent uncontrolled asthma (AMAZES): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract and commentary)
ASCO Guideline: Lung Cancer Surveillance After Definitive Curative-Intent Therapy
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:01h | UTC
WHO Q & A – E-cigarettes: How Risky Are They?
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:39h | UTCE-cigarettes: how risky are they? – World Health Organization (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter (Thread – Click for More)
E-cigarettes are harmful to health and are not safe.
They are particularly risky when used by adolescents. Nicotine is highly addictive & young people’s brains develop up to their mid-twenties. Exposure to nicotine can have long-lasting, damaging effects.https://t.co/S8ZHoux45e pic.twitter.com/mkx0d5GCpW— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 21, 2020
Systematic Review: Treatments for Preventing Recurrence of Infection with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in People with Cystic Fibrosis
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:22h | UTCTreatments for preventing recurrence of infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Treatments for preventing recurrence of infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis – Cochrane Library (free)
WHO: Smoking Greatly Increases Risk of Complications After Surgery
21 Jan, 2020 | 03:15h | UTCSmoking greatly increases risk of complications after surgery – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Tobacco and Surgical outcomes: WHO Knowledge Summary
Perspective: The EVALI and Youth Vaping Epidemics — Implications for Public Health
19 Jan, 2020 | 21:33h | UTCRelated: CDC: Vaping Lung Illness Probably Caused by Vitamin E Acetate (free resources)
Chest Radiography in Adult Critical Care Unit: A Pictorial Review
19 Jan, 2020 | 20:47h | UTC
Respiratory Muscle Ultrasonography: Methodology, Basic and Advanced Principles and Clinical Applications in ICU and ED Patients
19 Jan, 2020 | 20:42h | UTC
What is New in Non-ventilated ICU-acquired Pneumonia?
19 Jan, 2020 | 20:41h | UTCWhat is new in non-ventilated ICU-acquired pneumonia? – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Perspective: Invalidity of an Oft-Cited Estimate of the Relative Harms of Electronic Cigarettes
17 Jan, 2020 | 09:38h | UTCCommentary: Frequently cited claim that e-cigarettes are ‘95% safer’ is misleading and outdated – Virginia Commonwealth University (free)