Sitemap - 2013 - PulmCCM
Best of 2013 in PulmCCM (Part 2 of 2)
Best of 2013 in PulmCCM (Part 1 of 2)
Overdiagnosis rate with lung cancer screening CT is 18%
Respect the glycocalyx - or at least know it exists
Management of obstructive sleep apnea: New guideline from ACP
Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury Review (Part 2 of 2)
Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury Review (Part 1 of 2)
Do colloids save lives in hypovolemic shock?
CPAP for sleep apnea improved drug-resistant hypertension
Hypothermia did not help after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, in largest study yet
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis linked to herpesvirus infection
Shock Review: Mechanisms and Therapies
Shock Review: Goals of Therapy
Statins don't help in ventilator-associated pneumonia treatment
"CPAP cures metabolic syndrome" paper in NEJM: retracted!
Breath tests can accurately diagnose lung cancer
Olodaterol, a new once-daily LABA, proven effective for COPD
Breo Ellipta (vilanterol/fluticasone) matches Advair in RCT
Indacaterol vs Tiotropium: Tie on FEV1; Spiriva wins on exacerbations
"Choosing Wisely" campaign targets pulmonary hypertension drugs' off-label use
Esmolol infusion reduced septic shock mortality by 40% in RCT
Dysphagia and swallowing disorders in the ICU (Review)
Dupilumab reduced asthma exacerbations by ~90% in RCT
Ambrisentan (Letairis) stopped early in IPF trial
Ultrasound for central line placement: crucial, or just a crutch?
Overnight intensivists unnecessary in well-staffed ICUs? (Meta-analysis)
Riociguat (Adempas) approved for PAH and CTEPH (pulmonary hypertension)
Home testing for sleep apnea bankrupting U.S. sleep centers
Spiriva Respimat inhaler as safe as HandiHaler (TIOSPIR)
Mechanical ventilation in ARDS due to sepsis
Pulmonary rehabilitation: no benefit at one year, even with extended Rx? (Review)
Blood products for sepsis and septic shock
Intubation Checklists -- are theirs better than yours?
E-cigarettes prove effective for smoking cessation
Mild weight gain after quitting smoking outweighed by cessation's benefits
Join Us at the 2013 Pittsburgh International Lung Conference
Ultrasound Case 2: Unexplained tachycardia and dyspnea
Surviving Sepsis guidelines: useful, but patients deserve individualized care
Review of Surviving Sepsis Guidelines 2013
Review of Surviving Sepsis Guidelines: Diagnosis of Sepsis and Septic Shock
Review of Surviving Sepsis Guidelines: Early Goal Directed Therapy, Initial Fluid Resuscitation
Review of Surviving Sepsis Guidelines: Initial Antibiotic / Antimicrobial Therapy
How to diagnose asthma (Review)
More children to be considered for adult lung transplants
Vasopressin, steroids, epinephrine cocktail improved cardiac arrest outcomes
How to manage lung cancer when resection is high risk
Low tidal volume ventilation reduces complications from abdominal surgery
USPSTF Recommends Lung Cancer Screening CT; Obamacare Pays
Oral N-acetylcysteine (NAC) reduces COPD exacerbations in RCT
Riociguat for Pulmonary Hypertension: New Kid on the Block
Riociguat improves chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
How to ration lung cancer screening CTs, rationally
Diagnosing and managing obstructive sleep apnea, before and after surgery (Review)
Intensivists overnight in the ICU don't help, if you're already good
Biomarkers help predict COPD exacerbations
Early parenteral nutrition does not improve survival
EUS with EBUS beat transbronchial biopsies for diagnosis of sarcoidosis in RCT
In COPD exacerbations, 5 days steroids seem as good as 14 (REDUCE trial)
Many people with metastatic lung cancer think radiation can cure
Early tracheostomy does not improve survival or other outcomes (TracMan trial)
FDA warns against use of Hetastarch in ICU
In intracerebral hemorrhage, rapid blood pressure reductions were safe (INTERACT2)
High-Altitude Illness: Prediction, Prevention, Treatment
Decontaminate all incoming ICU patients to reduce infections, says RCT
Ultrasound in the ICU: Hypotension after a cholecystectomy (Case 1)
Why do we bother to check CVP?
Managing anticoagulation for surgery and invasive procedures (Review)
How safe is EBUS? Complication rates <1% at experienced centers
A turn for the best? Prone positioning saves lives in ARDS trial
How to prevent COPD exacerbations
"Checking residuals" during tube feeding on mechanical ventilation: unnecessary?
New lung cancer prediction tool promises better use of screening CT
Staph vaccine fails in cardiothoracic surgery patients
Taking Apixaban (Eliquis) after completing Coumadin prevents recurrent DVT/PE
FDA approves Breo Ellipta, a new once-daily COPD inhaler treatment
Killer carbapenem-resistant bacteria spreading through LTACs
Allowing families to witness CPR had positive effects (RCT)
Pulse oximetry as time machine: Lag times confuse doctors, complicate intubations (EMCrit)
The fight against dogma in critical care
Anti-reflux therapy no help for most with chronic cough
How dangerous are ground glass nodules over time?
Inferior vena cava filters: debatable benefit; rarely removed
Obesity may improve survival in ARDS, but with renal failure
New GOLD guidelines: Better than the old GOLD
Got sleep apnea? Climbing Everest? Pack your Diamox (RCT)
What works to help people with pulmonary fibrosis feel better? (Review)
Having a pulmonary embolism? Don't wait for the weekend
Maintenance of board certification needs overhaul, now (Jonathan Weiss)
Passive leg raise offers promise in predicting fluid responsiveness
Big Tobacco win: Feds to take breather in fight for scary cigarette labeling
Bactrim for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? Intriguing, but not yet (RCT)
FDA warns of sudden cardiac death with use of azithromycin
High frequency oscillation ventilation fails as 1st-line treatment for ARDS (RCTs)
Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation Update (Review)
Hope floats: Fecal transplants cure >90% of recurrent C. difficile (RCT)
Diuretics beat ultrafiltration at treating congestive heart failure with acute renal failure (RCT)
"Trach collar" beats pressure support trials for long-term ventilator weaning (RCT)
Knowing When, When Knowing Is Impossible (Paul McLean)
Intubation in pre-hospital cardiac arrest strongly associated with worse outcomes
Time to retire routine replacement of peripheral IVs
Pulmonary Hypertension Update, Part 2: Treatment of PH (Review)
Blood transfusion harmful in some patients with GI bleeds (RCT)
Pulmonary Hypertension Update, Part 1: Classification & Diagnosis (Review)
See CPAP work for OSA in this "explicit" video
Etomidate associated with increased mortality in sepsis: meta-analysis
Forget "embolic burden" of pulmonary embolism: location is everything
Continuing beta blockers safe during acute COPD exacerbations
Does your COPD patient need in-flight oxygen? New algorithm may help
Come One, Come All – Low tidal volumes improve outcomes
Does GERD really cause chronic cough?
Sedation vacations don't improve outcomes in large trial (RCT)
Intensive glucose control probably kills, says NICE-SUGAR post-hoc
PANTHER-IPF negative, stopped early for harm from steroids, Imuran in IPF (RCT)
Precedex as good as Versed or Propofol, but with cardiovascular effects (RCT)
Tranexamic acid saves lives, reduces transfusions. So why does no one use it? (Review)
Antibiotics (azithromycin) to prevent COPD exacerbations (Review)
Azithromycin reduces exacerbations in non-CF bronchiectasis (RCT)
Femoral lines might not be so bad after all for infection risk
Inhaled corticosteroids stunt growth of America's youth by a half-inch
At treating asthma, patients may be as good as their doctors (BASALT trial)
Adding tiotropium (Spiriva) helped some with uncontrolled asthma (RCT)
PET scans often inaccurate; may deny curative surgery for lung cancer
Should lactate clearance replace ScvO2 in sepsis protocols?
Hydroxyethyl starch fries kidneys in another large trial (RCT)