- 1/3rd of hospitalised COPD exacerbations are severe and worsen the prognosis up to three years. Cough monitoring can predict a COPD exacerbation 3.4 days before it leads to hospitalisation. https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)01056-5/pdf 5 comments science
- Smart Devices Are Poised to Revolutionize the Usefulness of Respiratory Sounds https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)00131-9/fulltext 2 comments science
- Ivermectin treatment was associated with lower mortality during treatment of COVID-19, especially in patients with severe pulmonary involvement. (Chest journal, 12 Oct 2020) https://journal.chestnet.org/article/s0012-3692(20)34898-4/fulltext 5 comments science
- A Yale study finds that Tocilizumab, when given to the most severely ill COVID-19 patients— specifically, those experiencing a dangerous immune response known as a “cytokine storm”—it appeared to improve survival rates up to 87%, especially among patients requiring mechanical ventilation. https://journal.chestnet.org/article/s0012-3692(20)31670-6/fulltext 118 comments science
- New study demonstrated that the use of numbered jerseys for individual code team members is an effective to significantly increase the overall teamwork performance during a cardiac arrest event in a hospital. http://journal.chestnet.org/article/s0012-3692(17)32103-7/fulltext 3 comments science