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Highlights from November

This month’s handpicked reading list

ASTHMA

Dietary Patterns and Asthma Endotypes in Puerto Rican Youth

In a study of Puerto Rican youths, an unhealthy diet was associated with T-helper 17 (T17)-high asthma in cross-sectional and prospective analyses, suggesting that T17 pathways may potentially mediate dietary effects on asthma.


CRITICAL CARE

The ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis Consortium

Original research shows that the ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis Consortium Phenotyping Study is producing a cohort of adults who are critically ill with ARDS, pneumonia, and sepsis with high severity of disease and a rich set of data and biospecimens.

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DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE

Geography as a Determinant of Donor Access for Lung Transplantation in the United States

A retrospective cohort study examines if listing transplant center location is associated with effective donor availability and how Composite Allocation Score policy will affect candidate prioritization.

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EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Cutting Waste in Bronchoscopy

A multicenter observational study in the German health care system investigates how much waste is generated by pulmonary procedures with reusable endoscopes.

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PULMONARY VASCULAR

Pretreatment With Mono or Dual Pulmonary Hypertension-Targeted Medical Therapy in Patients Undergoing Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty

A retrospective study examined if pretreatment with dual pulmonary hypertension-targeted medical therapy led to fewer balloon pulmonary angioplasty complications and improved clinical outcomes in comparison with monotherapy.

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THORACIC ONCOLOGY

A Comparative Study of Radiation Exposure in Conventional and Robotic Bronchoscopy

A prospective study explored if the radiation dose received by the bronchoscopist and team members differed between fluoroscopically guided conventional bronchoscopy and robotic-assisted bronchoscopy.

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