RCT | Electronic nudges resulted in modest increase in influenza vaccination uptake in older adults
Electronic nudges to increase influenza vaccination uptake in Denmark: a nationwide, pragmatic, registry-based, randomised implementation trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text) News Release: Electronic Messages Improved Influenza Vaccination Rates in Nationwide Danish Study – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Commentary: Linking Flu Vaccine to Cardiovascular Benefit Could Increase Uptake in Older […]
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Mechanical power of ventilation and driving pressure: two undervalued parameters for pre ECMO ventilation and during daily management?
Mechanical power of ventilation and driving pressure: two undervalued parameters for pre extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ventilation and during daily management? – Critical Care Related: Brief Review | Mechanical power: meaning, uses and limitations
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RCT | Hydrocortisone reduces mortality in severe community-acquired pneumonia
Summary: Practice-changing! In a phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial involving 800 patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia admitted to the ICU, hydrocortisone treatment was found to reduce the risk of death by day 28 compared to a placebo group. The hydrocortisone group had a 6.2% death rate, while the placebo group had an 11.9% […]
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M-A | Prevalence, imaging patterns and risk factors of interstitial lung disease in connective tissue disease
Prevalence, imaging patterns and risk factors of interstitial lung disease in connective tissue disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis – European Respiratory Review
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Consensus Paper | Connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
2023 Taiwan Society of Cardiology (TSOC) and Taiwan College of Rheumatology (TCR) Joint Consensus on Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – Acta Cardiologica Sinica
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Review | Lung transplantation for COPD/pulmonary emphysema
Lung transplantation for COPD/pulmonary emphysema – European Respiratory Review
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Brief Review | Bronchodilators or inhaled corticosteroids for postinfectious cough
Bronchodilators or inhaled corticosteroids for postinfectious cough – Canadian Family Physician
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M-A | Completion, safety, and efficacy of tuberculosis preventive treatment regimens containing rifampicin or rifapentine
Completion, safety, and efficacy of tuberculosis preventive treatment regimens containing rifampicin or rifapentine: an individual patient data network meta-analysis – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free registration required) Invited Commentary: Shorter regimens for tuberculosis preventive treatment: piecing together the global implementation jigsaw – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free registration required) Commentary on Twitter NEW Research—3HP […]
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SR | Post-tuberculosis sequelae in children and adolescents
Post-tuberculosis sequelae in children and adolescents: a systematic review – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
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M-A | Examining shorter antibiotic treatment durations for community acquired pneumonia in adults
Summary: The systematic review and duration-effect meta-analysis included nine randomized trials with a total of 2,399 patients, analyzing antibiotic treatment durations for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults. The primary outcome was clinical improvement on day 15, with secondary outcomes including all-cause mortality, serious adverse events, and clinical improvement on day 30. The study found that […]
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