APSR Respiratory Updates

Dr. Richard Beasley

APSR Respiratory Updates is a unique publication bringing you the most important clinical research in respiratory medicine. Each month an expert within the APSR will identify and review 10 key publications in their field. In addition to a link to the publication, a brief commentary on why the study is important will be provided. This series represents an important initiative of the Education Committee of the APSR. We hope you find it informative and useful in your clinical practice.

Professor Richard Beasley
richard.beasley@mrinz.ac.nz

Respiratory Updates	Contents
Volume 2, Issue 3 (March 2010) Critical Care Medicine	Intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients Prone positioning in patients with moderate and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome Outcomes associated with delirium in older patients in surgical ICUs Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients Effectiveness of treatments for severe sepsis Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure Comparison of routine and on-demand prescription of chest radiographs in mechanically ventilated adults International study of the prevalence and outcomes of infection in intensive care units Implementation and impact of a translational research training program in pulmonary and critical care medicine
Volume 2, Issue 2 (February 2010) Interstitial Lung Disease	Pirfenidone in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A phase III clinical trial in Japan Survival after bilateral versus single-lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Significance of bronchoalveolar lavage for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Circulating fibrocytes are an indicator of poor prognosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Clinical course and lung function change of idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia Usual interstitial pneumonia in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease Pathologic patterns and survival in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis Pneumothorax after air travel in lymphangioleiomyomatosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and sarcoidosis Comparative study of high-resolution CT findings between autoimmune and secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Volume 2, Issue 1 (January 2010) COPD & asthma: Differences & similarities	The overlap syndrome of asthma and COPD: what are its features and how important is it? Distinct clinical phenotypes of airways disease defined by cluster analysis Exhaled breath profiling enables discrimination of COPD and asthma Exhaled breath condensate biomarkers in COPD Molecular biomarkers for quantitative and discrete COPD phenotypes Genome-wide association studies in asthma and COPD Bronchial nitric oxide is related to symptom relief during fluticasone treatment in COPD Predicting corticosteroid response in COPD using exhaled nitric oxide
Earlier 'Respiratory Updates':
2009 Archive
Earlier 'Respiratory Research Reviews':
2008 Archive
2007 Archive
2006 Archive

Disclaimer: The above publications are not intended as a replacement for regular medical education. The comments are an interpretation of the published study and reflect the opinion of the writer rather than those of the research group or scientific journal. It is suggested readers review the full trial data before forming a final conclusion on its merits.

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