Chest Medicine
Self-management interventions for patients with COPD
14 Aug, 2017 | 15:28h | UTCFull review: Self-management interventions including action plans for exacerbations versus usual care in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (link to summary – $ for full-text)
Related: Asthma self-management programmes can reduce unscheduled care – NIHR Signal (free)
Self-management interventions that include a COPD exacerbation action plan are associated with improvements in health-related quality of life and lower probability of respiratory-related hospital admissions.
Asthma-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome
14 Aug, 2017 | 14:35h | UTC
Preventing Asthma Exacerbations With Mite-Impermeable Bedcovers
11 Aug, 2017 | 14:13h | UTCPreventing Severe Asthma Exacerbations in Children. A Randomized Trial of Mite-Impermeable Bedcovers – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Mite-proof covers may reduce severity of asthma exacerbations in allergic children – News Medical (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension in neonates
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:19h | UTCSystematic Review: Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension in neonates – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)
“Sildenafil may help reduce mortality and improve oxygenation in neonates with pulmonary hypertension” (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Effects of CPAP and Mandibular Advancement Devices on Quality of Life in Sleep Apnea
10 Aug, 2017 | 22:29h | UTCEffects of CPAP and Mandibular Advancement Devices on Health-Related Quality of Life in OSA – Chest (free)
See also a recent study showing CPAP does not reduce cardiovascular events in our July 13th issue (see #2)
“CPAP is effective in improving health-related quality of life in OSA, and Mandibular Advancement Devices may be just as effective, but further RCTs comparing the two treatments are required”.
Ventilation in Extremely Preterm Infants and Respiratory Function at 8 Years
10 Aug, 2017 | 20:04h | UTCCommentaries: Long-Term Lung Function in Children Born Premature – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND Benefit of newer NICU ventilation strategies questioned – Medical Xpress (free)
Effects of CPAP and Mandibular Advancement Devices on Health-Related Quality of Life in OSA
10 Aug, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCEffects of CPAP and Mandibular Advancement Devices on Health-Related Quality of Life in OSA – Chest (free)
See also a recent study showing CPAP does not reduce cardiovascular events in our July 13th issue (see #2)
“CPAP is effective in improving health-related quality of life in OSA, and Mandibular Advancement Devices may be just as effective, but further RCTs comparing the two treatments are required”.
Tuberculosis in children
9 Aug, 2017 | 15:50h | UTCReview: Tuberculosis in children from diagnosis to decision to treat – Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (free)
Advances in the diagnosis of pneumonia in children
7 Aug, 2017 | 22:13h | UTCState of The Art Review: Advances in the diagnosis of pneumonia in children – The BMJ (free)
Long-term follow-up of patients with pulmonary thromboembolism
7 Aug, 2017 | 01:11h | UTC
Bronchoscopy and bleeding risk
5 Aug, 2017 | 18:05h | UTCEditorial: Bronchoscopy and bleeding risk – European Respiratory Review (free)
Review: Management of antithrombotic agents in patients undergoing flexible bronchoscopy – European Respiratory Review (free)
Dietary Fat Intake and Lung Cancer Risk
5 Aug, 2017 | 16:21h | UTCDietary Fat Intake and Lung Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: High-fat diet linked to lung cancer risk – Reuters (free)
Brazilian guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:51h | UTC
Kidney dysfunction in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:25h | UTCReview: Kidney dysfunction in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension – Pulmonary Circulation (free)
Efficacy of corticosteroid treatment for severe community-acquired pneumonia: A meta-analysis
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:39h | UTCEfficacy of corticosteroid treatment for severe community-acquired pneumonia: A meta-analysis – American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: More Evidence That Steroids Are Beneficial in Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Journal Watch ($)
In this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia, corticosteroid treatment was associated with reduced in-hospital mortality and length of hospital stay.
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: An Updated Network Meta-analysis
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:40h | UTCRelated: Guidelines on the management of latent tuberculosis infection – World Health Organization (free)
Clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:26h | UTCThe clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter (free)
FDA announces comprehensive regulatory plan to shift trajectory of tobacco-related disease, death
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:23h | UTCCommentaries: The FDA just took a radical step to cut nicotine in cigarettes so they’re not addictive – VOX (free) AND FDA Proposes Reducing Nicotine In Cigarettes – NPR (free) AND FDA Targets Cigarettes in Broadening of Fight Against Addiction – Bloomberg (free text and video) AND FDA announces plans to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes – STAT News (free) AND FDA plans to reduce nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels – The Guardian (free)
“Woooow. FDA wants to cut the nicotine in cigarettes to nonaddictive levels. This is a public health power move” (RT @onceuponA see Tweet)
Maintenance therapy in COPD: time to phase out ICS and switch to the new LAMA/LABA inhalers?
28 Jul, 2017 | 15:36h | UTC
Approach to Patient with Sarcoidosis in the ED setting
27 Jul, 2017 | 17:41h | UTCPractical Review: Approach to Patient with Sarcoidosis in the ED setting – emDocs (free)
E-cigarette use and associated changes in population smoking cessation
27 Jul, 2017 | 01:14h | UTCEditorial: Rise in e-cigarette use linked to increase in smoking cessation rates (free)
Commentaries: Rise in e-cigarettes linked to rise in smokers quitting, say researchers – The BMJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Study links rising U.S. e-cigarette use to rise in smokers quitting – Reuters (free) AND Rise in E-Cigarettes Linked to Rise in Smokers Quitting – Scoop Health (free)
Related: The shadow of Big Tobacco looms over e-cigarettes and harm reduction – STAT (free) (“Should we settle for lesser harms?”)
Update in Management of Severe Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure – Chest
27 Jul, 2017 | 01:17h | UTC
Tobacco Use in Top-Grossing Movies
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:53h | UTCTobacco Use in Top-Grossing Movies — United States, 2010–2016 – MMWR / CDC (free)
Commentaries: A new CDC report could reignite the debate over Hollywood’s influence on teen tobacco use – VOX (free) AND Health Experts Are Worried About a Huge Rise in Smoking in Movies – TIME (free) AND Tobacco gets more screen shots in blockbuster movies, study shows – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
source: Medscape
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemoptysis
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:42h | UTCReview: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemoptysis – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Recent advances in the treatment of venous thromboembolism in the era of the direct oral anticoagulants
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:39h | UTCReview: Recent advances in the treatment of venous thromboembolism in the era of the direct oral anticoagulants – F1000 Research (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter