Chest Medicine (all articles)
NCCN guideline: lung cancer screening
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:28h | UTCLung Cancer Screening, Version 3.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
See related guideline: Lung Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Systematic review: honey for acute cough in children
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCHoney for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Honey for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (free)
“Honey probably relieves cough symptoms to a greater extent than no treatment, diphenhydramine, and placebo, but may make little or no difference compared to dextromethorphan.”
Cohort study: childhood predictors of lung function trajectories and future COPD risk
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:04h | UTCChildhood predictors of lung function trajectories and future COPD risk: a prospective cohort study from the first to the sixth decade of life – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related article: Lung function trajectories from pre-school age to adulthood and their associations with early life factors: a retrospective analysis of three population-based birth cohort studies – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Three-quarters of COPD cases are linked to childhood risk factors that are exacerbated in adulthood – The Lancet, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Early intervention may minimise later lung problems – The Melbourne Newsroom (free) AND COPD Risk Factors Evident Early in Life – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Randomized controlled trial: physiotherapy education before abdominal surgery reduces lung complications
12 Apr, 2018 | 01:16h | UTCPhysiotherapy education before major abdominal surgery reduces lung complications – NIHR Signal (free)
See original article: Preoperative physiotherapy for the prevention of respiratory complications after upper abdominal surgery: pragmatic, double blinded, multicentre randomised controlled trial – The BMJ (free)
Guideline on management of the acute asthma attack in children
12 Apr, 2018 | 01:05h | UTC
Randomized trial: talc administration by indwelling pleural catheter for malignant effusion
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:58h | UTCOutpatient Talc Administration by Indwelling Pleural Catheter for Malignant Effusion – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (see Visual Abstract)
Commentary: Outpatient talc administration improves malignant effusion outcomes – Chest Physician (free)
Propensity‐matched cohort: is TAVR better than surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with COPD?
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:43h | UTCIs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Better Than Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Chronic Lung Disease? The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowin’ in the Wind (free for a limited period)
Commentary: TAVR better, cheaper than SAVR for patients with COPD – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Meta-analysis: nasal vs oronasal CPAP for OSA Treatment
11 Apr, 2018 | 02:11h | UTCMeta-analysis: Nasal vs Oronasal CPAP for OSA Treatment – CHEST (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Consensus: prevention and treatment of postoperative pulmonary infection in esophageal cancer patients
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:41h | UTC
Retrospective longitudinal analysis: excess oxygen may increase mortality in ARDS
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:17h | UTCOxygen Exposure Resulting in Arterial Oxygen Tensions Above the Protocol Goal Was Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomesin Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ARDS mortality rises with excess oxygen – Univadis (free registration required)
Guideline: palliative thoracic radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:10h | UTCCommentaries: Updated ASTRO guideline for palliative lung radiation now recommends concurrent chemotherapy for some stage III patients – eCancer News (free) AND ASTRO updates lung radiation guideline for non-small cell lung cancer patients – Health Imaging (free)
Systematic review: inhaled anti-pseudomonal antibiotics in cystic fibrosis
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:42h | UTCInhaled anti-pseudomonal antibiotics for long-term therapy in cystic fibrosis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Inhaling antibiotics to treat lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Simulation model: quantifying the health benefits and harms of e-cigarettes
3 Apr, 2018 | 18:06h | UTCCommentaries: Study Suggests E-cigarettes Cause More Harm Than Good – AAFP News (free)
“Some Adults May Quit Smoking Traditional Cigarettes, But More Teens and Young Adults Will Start” (from AAFP)
Systematic review: macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:32h | UTCMacrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis – Cochrane Library (free)
“Long-term macrolide therapy may reduce the frequency of exacerbations and improve quality of life, although supporting evidence is derived mainly from studies of azithromycin, rather than other macrolides, and predominantly among adults rather than children. However, macrolides should be used with caution, as limited data indicate an associated increase in microbial resistance”.
Smoking and smoking cessation in relation to risk of diabetes
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:28h | UTCCommentaries: Combating diabetes in China: a long-term perspective is needed – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Smoking linked with higher risk of type 2 diabetes – University of Oxford (free)
“Among Chinese adults, smoking associated with 18-33% increased risk of diabetes” (via @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Guideline: Stop smoking interventions and services
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:46h | UTCGuideline: Stop smoking interventions and services – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
Commentaries: Help people make informed decisions when they want to quit smoking, says NICE and Public Health England – NICE News Release (free) AND Doctors should tell patients e-cigarettes ‘less harmful than smoking but not without risk’ – iNews (free)
Related guidelines and reports: E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products: evidence review – Public Health England (free PDF) AND Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free PDF) AND E-cigarettes: balancing risks and opportunities – British Medical Association (free PDF) AND Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm reduction – Royal College of Physicians (free summary and PDF) AND RCGP Position Statement on the use of electronic nicotine vapour products (E-Cigarettes) – Royal College of General Practitioners (free PDF)
Guidelines on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:32h | UTCMOH Clinical Practice Guidelines on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Singapore Ministry of Health (free PDF)
See also: Summary Card (free PDF)
A Systematic Review of the High-flow Nasal Cannula for Adult Patients
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:03h | UTCA Systematic Review of the High-flow Nasal Cannula for Adult Patients – Critical Care (free)
Molecular Testing Guideline for the Selection of Patients With Lung Cancer for Treatment With Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCCommentary: ASCO Endorses CAP/IASLC/AMP Guideline Update on Molecular Testing for Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Treatment in Lung Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Guideline: Tracheotomy in the intensive care unit
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:48h | UTC
Systematic Review: Are shorter courses of systemic steroids as effective as conventional longer courses in the treatment of patients with flare-ups of COPD?
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:50h | UTC“Information from a new large study has increased our confidence that five days of oral corticosteroids is likely to be sufficient for treatment of adults with acute exacerbations of COPD”.
Association of Inhaled Corticosteroids and Long-Acting β-Agonists as Controller and Quick Relief Therapy With Exacerbations and Symptom Control in Persistent Asthma
23 Mar, 2018 | 01:54h | UTCAssociation of Inhaled Corticosteroids and Long-Acting β-Agonists as Controller and Quick Relief Therapy With Exacerbations and Symptom Control in Persistent Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Meta-Analysis: Association of Inhaled Corticosteroids and Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists With Asthma Control in Patients With Uncontrolled, Persistent Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Reviews Reveal Benefits of LAMAs, LABAs, and SMART in Asthma – Medscape (free registration required)
Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise tolerance in pulmonary fibrosis
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:52h | UTCPulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise tolerance in pulmonary fibrosis – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Exercise Tolerance and Quality of Life in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Pulmonary arterial hypertension
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCState of The Art Review: Pulmonary arterial hypertension: pathogenesis and clinical management – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: Pharmacologic Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults – CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free) AND 2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension (free)
FDA Advances Plan To Slash Nicotine In Cigarettes
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:27h | UTCFDA Advances Plan To Slash Nicotine In Cigarettes – NPR (free) AND FDA begins anti-smoking push to cut nicotine in cigarettes – STAT (free)