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Highlights from February

This month’s handpicked reading list

ASTHMA

Biologic Management in Severe Asthma for Adults

A CHEST clinical practice guideline provides seven recommendations for the choice of biologic agent in patients with severe asthma based on a systematic review and analysis of the literature on the seven population, intervention, comparator, and outcome questions.


CHEST INFECTIONS

Impact of Treatment Outcome on Mortality in Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Pulmonary Disease

A retrospective study indicates that culture conversion at treatment completion is a key prognostic factor in Mycobacterium abscessus complex pulmonary disease.


DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE

Comparative Effectiveness of Tocilizumab vs Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

An emulated target trial suggests that tocilizumab and rituximab displayed comparable effectiveness and safety in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease.

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EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Intersession Variability in Single-Breath Diffusing Capacity of Carbon Monoxide

A cohort study examined the magnitude and determinants of diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide intersession variability in routine clinical practice and evidence-based thresholds that can guide interpretation of serial measurements.

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HUMANITIES

Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Awareness and Communication

A survey-based study shows that awareness of post-intensive care syndrome is inconsistent among providers and low among patients who recently survived critical illness.

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THORACIC ONCOLOGY

Effectiveness of Health Communication Intervention to Improve Knowledge on Timeliness to Return for Annual Lung Cancer Screening

A pragmatic randomized clinical trial demonstrated that a multiformat lung cancer screening health communication intervention may improve short-term knowledge of lung cancer screening timeliness to return.

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

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Acceptance rate: 8-10% for Original Research

Time to first decision: 3 weeks

Acceptance to publication: 2 to 3 weeks to Online First, 5 months to print

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Impact Factor

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Impact Factor Rank

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Immediacy Index

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Eigenfactor Score

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