Risk model-based lung cancer screening is more cost effective than current practice
1. In this comparative modeling study, risk model-based lung cancer screening strategies yielded more quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) than the ...
Tag: pulmonology
Low-dose pirfenidone may be noninferior to standard dosing in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
1. For patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), there was no difference in pulmonary function and efficacy between patients on ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind February 6, 2023
Effect of a Telephone Health Coaching Intervention on Hypertension Control in Young Adults: The MyHEART Randomized Clinical Trial 1. A ...
BNT162b2 booster is safe and reduces COVID-19 transmission in older adults
1. The omicron BA.1-adapted BNT162b2 vaccine candidates elicited significant neutralizing antibodies against the omicron strains as well as the ancestral ...
Emergency department crowding negative influences outcomes for adults presenting with asthma
1. Amongst patients presenting to the emergency department with acute asthma exacerbations, crowding negatively impacted the care provided in all ...
Pressure support ventilation does not improve ventilation status as compared to T-piece ventilation
1. In patients with a high risk of extubation failure, using pressure-support ventilation (PSV) for spontaneous breathing trials did not ...
Urine bicarbonate excretion associated with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator function
1. In this prospective cohort study, carbonate excretion levels in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients were correlated with various disease severity ...
Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe in children six months to five years of age
1. Two doses of the Moderna coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine were not associated with a significant increase in serious ...
Oxygenation targets do not alter outcomes in critically ill patients
1. Among critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, differing oxygenation targets did not alter the number of ventilator-free days. 2. ...
Bronchodilators do not improve symptomatic tobacco-exposure in patients with preserved lung function
1. Inhaled dual bronchodilator therapy did not reduce respiratory symptom points in tobacco-exposed persons with preserved lung function. 2. Compared ...
