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Highlights from March

This month’s handpicked reading list

ASTHMA

Implementation and Effectiveness of Guideline-Recommended Clinical Activities for Children With Asthma

A retrospective chart review indicates that most children in the United Kingdom do not receive the guideline-recommended activities to monitor their asthma.


CHEST INFECTIONS

Isolation of Genetically Distinct Strains Within the Same Species During Treatment of Mycobacterium Avium Complex Pulmonary Disease

Original research findings may affect the determination of treatment outcomes and corresponding Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease treatment strategies.


COPD

Single-Inhaler Triple vs Long-Acting Beta2-Agonist-Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy for COPD

In a real-world setting of COPD treatment, patients who initiated single-inhaler triple therapy had an increased incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events compared with similar patients treated with a long-acting beta2-agonist and inhaled corticosteroid inhaler.


CRITICAL CARE

Impact of Perioperative Pulmonary Artery Catheter Use on Clinical Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery

A nationwide cohort study shows that perioperative use of pulmonary artery catheters was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of postoperative one-year all-cause mortality.


EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Creation of an Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapy Education Program

The latest How I Do It article outlines the creation of the advanced practice respiratory therapist education program.


PULMONARY AND CARDIOVASCULAR

Bringing PERT to Pediatrics

Original research shows that multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response teams (PERTs) enhanced access to experts, facilitated timely advanced therapies, and held value for low-risk pulmonary embolism.


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