Chest Medicine (all articles)
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)
Will the FDA’s New Tobacco Strategy Be a Game Changer?
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:42h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: Will the FDA’s New Tobacco Strategy Be a Game Changer? – JAMA (free)
Opinion – The Evidence Keeps Piling Up: E-Cigarettes are Definitely Safer Than Smoking
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:43h | UTCThe evidence keeps piling up: e-cigarettes are definitely safer than smoking – The Guardian Science (free)
Related guidelines and reports: 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)
See related STAT News story addressing the question: “Should we settle for lesser harms?”.
Review: CT for the Evaluation of Lung Disease in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:33h | UTC
Research: Association of Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Mortality in Older Adults
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:06h | UTCAssociation of Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Mortality in Older Adults – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution linked with premature death among US seniors – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via EurekAlert (free) AND Even ‘Safe’ Levels of Air Pollution Tied to Higher Mortality – Medscape (free registration required) AND Low-Level Pollution Exposures Increase Death Risk Among Elderly – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Varenicline Use Tied to Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Hospitalizations
29 Dec, 2017 | 16:59h | UTCVarenicline Use Tied to Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Hospitalizations – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text).
Commentaries: Smoking Cessation Drug May Increase Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Event – American Thoracic Society, via NewsWise (free) AND Varenicline Use Tied to Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Hospitalizations – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Varenicline May Increase Cardiovascular Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“Observational study found 34% higher rates of CV events after starting stop-smoking drug” (from MedPage Today)
Cardiorespiratory Health Effects of Particulate Ambient Air Pollution Exposure in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:28h | UTCCommentaries: A call for epidemiology where the air pollution is – The Lancet Planetary Health (free)
Research: Physiotherapy Breathing Retraining for Asthma
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:05h | UTCCommentaries: Remote or in-person breathing retraining for uncontrolled asthma symptoms – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free) AND Self-taught Breathing Retraining Helps Asthma Patients – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Management of Venous Thromboembolism
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:47h | UTCUpdate on the management of venous thromboembolism – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Research: Prenatal and Early-Life Fructose and Mid-Childhood Asthma
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:09h | UTCPrenatal and Early-Life Fructose, Fructose-Containing Beverages, and Mid-Childhood Asthma – Annals of the American Thoracic Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Sugary fruit juices and drinks linked to childhood asthma – NHS Choices (free) AND Toddler and maternal fructose intake linked to asthma – OnMedica (free) AND Moms’ Soda Habit in Pregnancy May Boost Kids’ Odds for Asthma – Medline Plus (free) AND Childhood asthma linked to high maternal sugar intake during pregnancy – Medical News (free) AND Sugary Diet During Pregnancy May Increase Asthma Risk in Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Systematic Review: Interventions to Increase the Number of Tuberculosis Cases Being Diagnosed
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:02h | UTCInterventions to increase tuberculosis case detection at primary healthcare or community-level services – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions to increase the number of tuberculosis cases being diagnosed – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Commentary: Cochrane review of effectiveness of strategies to improve access to treatment for TB – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)
Systematic Review: Smoking Cessation Interventions for Smokers with Current Depression
27 Dec, 2017 | 20:56h | UTC
Systematic Review: Is Treatment With Corticosteroids Beneficial for People With Pneumonia?
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:35h | UTCRelated: Corticosteroids for Pneumonia: Ready for Primetime? – emDocs (free)
“Corticosteroid therapy reduced mortality and morbidity in adults with severe CAP; the number needed to treat for an additional beneficial outcome was 18 patients (95% CI 12 to 49) to prevent one death. Corticosteroid therapy reduced morbidity, but not mortality, for adults and children with non-severe CAP”
Research: Estimates of Global Seasonal Influenza-Associated Respiratory Mortality
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:34h | UTCEstimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a modelling study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu claim thousands of lives every year – UN health agency (free) AND Up to 650 000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year – World Health Organization (free) AND CDC says more people die of influenza worldwide than some experts have estimated – PBS NewsHour (free)
Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Colorectal Surgery
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:23h | UTC
Review: Diagnostic Value of the Physical Examination in Patients With Dyspnea
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:17h | UTCReview: Diagnostic value of the physical examination in patients with dyspnea – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Review: Severe COPD and the Transition to a Palliative Approach
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:06h | UTCSevere COPD and the transition to a palliative approach – Breathe (free)
See more on palliative care in chronic respiratory disorders in our Decembe 6th issue (see #10)
Guidelines on the Use of Functional and Molecular Imaging in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:10h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Procalcitonin Testing and Antibiotic Use and Clinical Outcomes in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:01h | UTC
Review: Hepatic Hydrothorax
26 Dec, 2017 | 18:53h | UTCHepatic hydrothorax: An update and review of the literature – World Journal of Hepatology (free)
Review – Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Thymus and Mediastinum
26 Dec, 2017 | 18:45h | UTCNeuroendocrine tumors of the thymus and mediastinum – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)
Review – Molecular Strategies in the Management of Bronchopulmonary and Thymic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms
26 Dec, 2017 | 18:44h | UTC
Review – Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Thymus: The Oncologist Point of View
26 Dec, 2017 | 18:41h | UTCNeuroendocrine tumors of the thymus: the oncologist point of view – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)