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Highlights from December

This month’s handpicked reading list

ASTHMA

Impact of Dyspnea on Adults With Respiratory Symptoms Without a Defined Diagnosis

A study of 2,857 adults showed that, in community-based adults with undiagnosed respiratory symptoms, those identified with preserved ratio impaired spirometry experienced the greatest impact of dyspnea.


CHEST INFECTIONS

Severity of Inhalation Injury and Risk of Nosocomial Pneumonia

Original research found that, among patients with inhalation injury, more severe injury was associated with higher hazard of nosocomial pneumonia in competing risk analysis.

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CRITICAL CARE

Association of RBC Transfusion Thresholds and Outcomes in Medical Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

A single-center, retrospective study observed a decrease in number of RBC units per day of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation over time.

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EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Differences in Health Care and Palliative Care Use at the End of Life

A retrospective study of deceased patients with lung cancer, COPD, or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) found that patients with COPD and IPF are less likely to receive outpatient palliative care and opioid prescriptions and are more likely to use end-of-life intensive care than patients with lung cancer.

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PULMONARY AND CARDIOVASCULAR

Association of Cardiopulmonary Hemodynamics and Outcomes in Pulmonary Hypertension Following Kidney Transplantation

A multicenter, retrospective cohort study suggests that right heart catheterization hemodynamics are superior to echocardiographic measures of pulmonary hypertension in association with outcomes following kidney transplantation.


THORACIC ONCOLOGY

Gravity- vs Wall Suction-Driven Large-Volume Thoracentesis: A Randomized Controlled Study

A randomized controlled trial finds that thoracentesis via wall suction and gravity drainage results in similar levels of procedural discomfort and dyspnea improvement.

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Cardiac Effort to Compare Clinic and Remote 6-Minute Walk Testing in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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