Chest Medicine
[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)
Non-sleepy Obstructive Sleep Apnea: To Treat or Not to Treat?
16 Jan, 2020 | 02:57h | UTCNon-sleepy obstructive sleep apnoea: to treat or not to treat? – European Respiratory Review (free)
Related: Pro/Con Debate: Should Asymptomatic Patients with Moderate-to-severe OSA be Treated? (free) AND Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Multidisciplinary Clinical Management Strategy (free reviews) AND Positive airway pressure doesn’t reduce cardiovascular events and death in adults with sleep apnea (link to abstract and commentaries)
Oral Appliance Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: State of the Art
16 Jan, 2020 | 03:03h | UTCOral Appliance Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: State of the Art – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
ERS Guideline on Long-term Management of Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
15 Jan, 2020 | 08:09h | UTC
Study: Rifampicin is Likely to be the Safest Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Option
12 Jan, 2020 | 21:26h | UTCAdverse events in adults with latent tuberculosis infection receiving daily rifampicin or isoniazid: post-hoc safety analysis of two randomised controlled trials – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
Commentaries: What is the best regimen to treat latent tuberculosis infection? – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Four Months of Rifampicin May Be Best Option for Latent TB – Medscape / Reuters (free registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New study @McGill_TB: “In patients without a contraindication, rifampicin is likely to be the safest latent tuberculosis infection treatment option.” https://t.co/rg2wmcLcqo
— Madhu Pai, MD, PhD (@paimadhu) January 9, 2020
Editorial – How I Set Up Positive End-Expiratory Pressure: Evidence- and Physiology-Based!
12 Jan, 2020 | 21:13h | UTCHow I set up positive end-expiratory pressure: evidence- and physiology-based! – Critical Care (free)
Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Practice
12 Jan, 2020 | 21:12h | UTC
Recommendation for Supportive Care in Patients Receiving Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer
12 Jan, 2020 | 21:02h | UTC
ERS Statement on Standardization of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Chronic Lung Diseases
9 Jan, 2020 | 23:33h | UTC
Study Commentary: ‘As-needed’ Combination Asthma Inhalers Can be More Effective than Regular Inhaled Steroids
9 Jan, 2020 | 23:12h | UTCOriginal Study: Randomized Trial: In Adults with Mild to Moderate Asthma, As-Needed Long-acting Beta-agonist Plus an Inhaled Corticosteroid is as Effective as Maintenance Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy Plus As-needed Short-acting Beta-agonist – The Lancet (link to abstract and commentary)
Randomized Trial: Effectiveness of Virtual vs In-Person Inhaler Education for Hospitalized Patients With Obstructive Lung Disease
9 Jan, 2020 | 01:22h | UTCCommentary: Virtual instruction for inhaler technique nearly as effective as in-person instruction, study finds – ACP Hospitalist (free)