Chest Medicine
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)
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)