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网页Thorax is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal.. Thorax is one of the world's leading respiratory medicine journals, publishing clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine, paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery.Thorax seeks to publish significant advances in scientific understanding, which are likely to impact on clinical practice.
British Thoracic Society Guideline for pleural disease | Thorax
网页2023年7月1日 — Since the last British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for pleural disease published in 2010, 3–9 many high-quality and practice changing studies, using patient-centred outcomes, have been published. The paradigms for the investigation and management of pleural disease have therefore shifted.
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网页Authors. Thorax is one of the world’s leading respiratory medicine journals, publishing clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine, paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery. Thorax seeks to publish significant advances in scientific understanding, which are likely to impact on clinical practice.
British Thoracic Society Guideline for pleural disease | Thorax
网页The following is a summary of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for pleural disease and includes a summary of the guideline recommendations and good practice points (GPPs). The full guideline is published as a separate Thorax Supplement1 and is available from the BTS website.2 Please refer to the full guideline for full information about each section.1 All online supplemental ...
British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on pleural procedures
网页2023年7月1日 — A total of 21 659 pleural aspirations or drain insertions were conducted in England in 2019/2020 with a combined cost of £13.4 million.1 There are now a variety of different pleural procedures, which have different invasiveness, risks and benefits, and an abundance of data driving high-quality practice in interventional pleural practice. In the context of a number of national safety alerts ...
An update on contraindications for lung function testing
网页Guidelines on contraindications for lung function tests have been based on expert opinion from >30 years ago. High-risk contraindications to lung function testing are associated with cardiovascular complications such as myocardial infarct, pulmonary embolism or ascending aortic aneurysm. Slightly less risky but still serious contraindications are predominantly centred on recovery from major ...
British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on chronic cough in adults
网页Chronic cough (CC) is common, predominantly affecting middle-aged females. Sufferers experience significantly impaired quality of life (QoL). Cough is associated with increased healthcare costs. Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of cough have not yet widely embedded in routine clinical practice in the UK.
Persistent alveolar inflammatory response in critically ill patients ...
网页Introduction Patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) show limited systemic hyperinflammation, but immunomodulatory treatments are effective. Little is known about the inflammatory response in the lungs and if this could be targeted using high-dose steroids (HDS). We aimed to characterise the alveolar immune response in patients with COVID-19-related ARDS, to ...
网页The guideline focuses on the investigation and management of pleural disease in adults and covers four broad areas of pleural disease: Spontaneous pneumothorax. Undiagnosed unilateral pleural effusion. Pleural infection. Pleural malignancy Adult patients in both inpatient and ambulatory settings are considered.
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