Chest Medicine (all articles)
Research: Antipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:48h | UTCAntipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary: Antipsychotics May Increase Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Related: Antipsychotic use in elderly patients and the risk of pneumonia – Expert Opinion on Drug Safety (free) AND Antipsychotic drug exposure and risk of pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies – Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety (free)
Meta-Analysis: Acid-Suppressive Drug Use During Pregnancy and the Risk of Childhood Asthma
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:25h | UTCAcid-Suppressive Drug Use During Pregnancy and the Risk of Childhood Asthma: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antacids During Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Is antacid use during pregnancy tied to childhood asthma? – Reuters (free)
Review: Acute Chest Syndrome in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:05h | UTC
Review: Ultrasound for Pleural Procedures in Critically Ill Patients
16 Jan, 2018 | 16:55h | UTCBetter With Ultrasound: Pleural Procedures in Critically Ill Patients – Chest (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Research: Effect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:03h | UTCEffect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis on Hospitalization Days in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion: The AMPLE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Treatment with pleural catheter resulted in fewer hospitalization days from treatment to death (median, 10 vs 12 days).
Review: Prevention of Chronic Rejection After Lung Transplantation
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:24h | UTCPrevention of chronic rejection after lung transplantation – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)
Review : ARDS in Traumatic Brain Injury
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:26h | UTC
Review: Chest Drainage Systems and Management of air Leaks After a Pulmonary Resection
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:27h | UTC
History of Lung Transplantation
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:21h | UTCHistory of lung transplantation – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)
Review – Lung Transplantation: Acute Rejection
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:22h | UTCAcute rejection – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)
Guidelines for Pathologic Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:09h | UTC
Systematic Review: Interventions to Reduce the Overuse of Imaging for Pulmonary Embolism
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:04h | UTCInterventions to Reduce the Overuse of Imaging for Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Commentary: Clinical decision support may be best strategy to reduce imaging for pulmonary embolism – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Meta-Analysis: What Proportion of People Who Try One Cigarette Become Daily Smokers?
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:39h | UTCWhat Proportion of People Who Try One Cigarette Become Daily Smokers? A Meta-Analysis of Representative Surveys – Nicotine & Tobacco Research (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: One cigarette ‘may lead to habit for more than two-thirds of people’ – The Guardian (free) AND Most people who try one cigarette become daily smokers, study says – BBC (free) AND At least 3 out of 5 people who try a cigarette become daily smokers – Queen Mary University of London, via ScienceDaily (free)
Review: Fungi in Bronchiectasis
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:01h | UTCFungi in Bronchiectasis: A Concise Review – International Journal of Molecular Sciences (free)
New eBook: Let’s Talk TB
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:51h | UTC2 – 2018 Edition: Let’s Talk TB (free PDF chapters) (via @paimadhu and @Onisillos)
“Let’s Talk TB is a book on the current best practices on TB diagnosis and treatment available for free for all GPs and private practitioners in India and other high-burden countries”
Guideline: Antibiotic Use in Adults with Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:50h | UTC
Research: Association of Noncigarette Tobacco Product Use With Future Cigarette Smoking Among Youth
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:41h | UTCCommentaries: Youth Use of Cigarette Alternatives May Raise Risk of Trying the Real Thing – TCTMD (free) AND Noncigarette tobacco product use is associated with future cigarette smoking – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Among Adolescents – The ASCO Post (free)
Delayed Antibiotic Prescribing’ for Respiratory Infections may Reduce Antibiotic Use
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:25h | UTCA strategy of ‘delayed antibiotic prescribing’ for respiratory infections may reduce antibiotic use – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections – Cochrane Library (free) AND Summary: Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections – Cochrane Library (free)
Research: Increased Cardiovascular Risk After Initiation of Inhaled Long-Acting Bronchodilators in Patients With COPD
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:16h | UTCAssociation of Cardiovascular Risk With Inhaled Long-Acting Bronchodilators in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Nested Case-Control Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Starting new COPD inhaler tied to heart attack risk – Reuters (free) AND New Use of Long-Acting Bronchodilators in COPD Tied to Increased Cardiovascular Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND COPD patients beginning inhaler therapy at greater short-term risk for CVD – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of COPD in the Global Population with HIV
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:10h | UTCInvited commentary: Collision of communicable and non-communicable disease epidemics—the case of HIV and COPD (free)
Research: Communication About the Probability of Cancer in Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:15h | UTCCommunication About the Probability of Cancer in Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cancer probability documentation lacking for some at high risk – MedicalXpress (free) AND Which Lung Nodules Are Cancer? Risk Tools May Help – Medscape (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Does Support and Intervention from Nurses Help People to Stop Smoking?
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:04h | UTCDoes support and intervention from nurses help people to stop smoking? – Cochrane Library (free)
“There is moderate quality evidence that behavioural support to motivate and sustain smoking cessation delivered by nurses can lead to a modest increase in the number of people who achieve prolonged abstinence”.
Review: High-Fow Nasal Oxygen Therapy in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:57h | UTCHigh-flow nasal oxygen therapy in intensive care and anaesthesia – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free for a period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Meta-Analysis: Maternal Smoking and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:28h | UTCMaternal Smoking and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cigarette smoking during pregnancy linked to ADHD risk in offspring – Reuters (free)
Research: Direct Factor X Inhibitor vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Cancer-Associated VTE
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:12h | UTCSee original article in the NEJM (free)