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Guidelines & Topic Collections

Everything we publish is designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest news, approaches, and ideas in chest medicine. From the most relevant research findings to the most significant clinical guidelines, these are the highly accredited resources you count on from CHEST.

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Enhance your patient care with evidence-based guidelines

Used throughout the world, our multidisciplinary guidelines help translate quality evidence into applicable recommendations that enrich patient care and improve health outcomes.

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FEATURED GUIDELINE

Transfusion of Fresh Frozen Plasma and Platelets in Critically Ill Adults

This guideline provides recommendations for the transfusion of fresh frozen plasma or platelets in critically ill patients with thrombocytopenia, with and without active bleeding, who are undergoing invasive procedures.

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FEATURED GUIDELINE

Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the ICU

This CHEST guideline contains six evidence-based recommendations for RBC transfusion among critically ill patients overall and specific subgroups, including patients with gastrointestinal bleeding, acute coronary syndrome, and more.

Guidelines by topic

Access CHEST’s full collection of guidelines, expert panel reports, and consensus statements.

Guideline topics

Explore the latest research

The CHEST® journal portfolio features the best in peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in the multidisciplinary specialties of chest medicine—pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine—and related disciplines. With a loyal readership base, the portfolio, including the journals CHEST, CHEST® Critical Care, and CHEST® Pulmonary, is one of the most highly regarded, and up-to-date sources of clinical knowledge in the field.

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ARDS AND ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE

Prediction Models for Mortality in Patients With Moderate to Severe ARDS Treated in the ICU

ARDS-specific models for outcome prediction could be valuable for informing patients and relatives, for clinical decision-making, for targeted interventions, and for research. A study in CHEST® Critical Care reviewed the available prediction models for moderate to severe ARDS and determined their capacity to predict mortality. 

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MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND ECMO

High Respiratory Effort During Invasive Pressure Support Ventilation

High respiratory effort may be common in patients who are invasively ventilated and receiving pressure support ventilation. A study in CHEST® Critical Care analyzed the epidemiologic characteristics of high respiratory efforts in critically ill patients and examined if there was agreement between high respiratory drive and high respiratory effort.

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Editor Highlights Podcast

Each month, the journal CHEST Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, adds context and commentary to important articles featured in the new issue.

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Take a deep dive into your clinical interests

Whatever your specialty, CHEST has a topic collection that you’ll be interested in. Uncover insights from key opinion leaders, find CME opportunities, and discover original research articles.

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Asthma
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COPD
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Critical Care
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ILD
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Pulmonary Vascular Disease
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Sepsis
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Sleep
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Thoracic Oncology

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Clinical advances, practice management updates, medical conference highlights—reading the CHEST Physician® publication is the easiest way to be in the know every month.

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Stay at the forefront of chest medicine

Clinical advances, practice management updates, medical conference highlights—reading the CHEST Physician® publication is the easiest way to be in the know every month.

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Humanities

Humanities: Medicine at Its Finest (Episode 2)

Originally aired: May 29, 2025

E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, FCCP, discusses ways to connect to the unique individuals receiving care, navigating personal biases, refilling your “empathy cup” as a clinician, and the role of family in advocacy.
CHEST® Journal Editor Highlights with Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP

June 2025 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights

Originally aired: June 1, 2025

CHEST® journal Editor in Chief, Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key articles published in the June 2025 issue.
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Lessons Learned: Risk Factors and Clinical Impact of Severe Pneumothorax After Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction With Endobronchial Valves

Originally aired: April 1, 2025

Hear about research into the differences in severity grades of pneumothorax and their effect on clinical practice.