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“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 | UTC

Childhood 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)

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 | UTC

Physiotherapy 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

Guideline on management of the acute asthma attack in children by Italian Society of Pediatrics – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free)

Randomized trial: talc administration by indwelling pleural catheter for malignant effusion

12 Apr, 2018 | 00:58h | UTC

Outpatient 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 | UTC

Is 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 | UTC

Meta-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

Society for Translational Medicine Expert Consensus on the prevention and treatment of postoperative pulmonary infection in esophageal cancer patients – Journal of Thoracic Diseases (free)

Retrospective longitudinal analysis: excess oxygen may increase mortality in ARDS

11 Apr, 2018 | 01:17h | UTC

Oxygen 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 | UTC

Palliative thoracic radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: 2018 Update of an American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Evidence-Based Guideline – Practical Radiation Oncology (free)

Commentaries: 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 | UTC

Inhaled 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 | UTC

Quantifying population-level health benefits and harms of e-cigarette use in the United States – PLOS One (free)

Commentaries: 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 | UTC

Macrolide 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 | UTC

Smoking and smoking cessation in relation to risk of diabetes in Chinese men and women: a 9-year prospective study of 0·5 million people – The Lancet Public Health (free)

Commentaries: 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 | UTC

Guideline: 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)

Guidelines on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

30 Mar, 2018 | 03:32h | UTC

MOH Clinical Practice Guidelines on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Singapore Ministry of Health (free PDF)

A Systematic Review of the High-flow Nasal Cannula for Adult Patients

30 Mar, 2018 | 03:03h | UTC

A 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 | UTC

Molecular Testing Guideline for the Selection of Patients With Lung Cancer for Treatment With Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: American Society of Clinical Oncology Endorsement of the College of American Pathologists/International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/Association for Molecular Pathology Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Commentary: ASCO Endorses CAP/IASLC/AMP Guideline Update on Molecular Testing for Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Treatment in Lung Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)

Original guideline: Updated Molecular Testing Guideline for the Selection of Lung Cancer Patients for Treatment With Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: Guideline From the College of American Pathologists, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and the Association for Molecular Pathology (free PDF)

Guideline: Tracheotomy in the intensive care unit

23 Mar, 2018 | 02:48h | UTC

Tracheotomy in the intensive care unit: guidelines from a French expert panel – Annals of Intensive Care (free)

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

Are shorter courses of systemic steroids as effective as conventional longer courses in the treatment of patients with flare-ups of COPD? – Cochrane Library (free)

“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 | UTC

Association 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)

Commentary: Reviews Reveal Benefits of LAMAs, LABAs, and SMART in Asthma – Medscape (free registration required)

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