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WEBThorax 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
WEBJul 1, 2023 · 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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WEBAuthors. 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.
Implications of the 2022 lung function update and GLI global …
WEB1 day ago · Background Lung function testing remains a cornerstone in the assessment and management of interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients. The clinical implications of the Global Lung function Initiative (GLI) reference equations and the updated interpretation strategies remain uncertain. Methods Adult patients with ILD with baseline forced vital capacity (FVC) were included from the Australasian ...
British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on pulmonary …
WEBThe evidence-based British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in adults was published in 2013.1 There is a strong evidence base for the benefits of PR,2 and it is one of the most cost-effective interventions for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).3 Furthermore, PR improves exercise capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in COPD ...
British Thoracic Society Guideline for pleural disease | Thorax
WEBThe 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 ...
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WEBThorax is one of the world's leading respiratory medicine journals, publishing clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine, critical care, 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 Clinical Statement on pleural procedures
WEBJul 1, 2023 · 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 ...
Recommendations for the management of cough in adults - Thorax
WEB1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background. Patients with cough frequently present to clinicians working in both primary and secondary care. 1, 2 Acute cough, which often follows an upper respiratory tract infection, may be initially disruptive but is usually self-limiting and rarely needs significant medical intervention. Chronic cough is often the key symptom of many important chronic respiratory ...
Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic …
WEBThe term ‘pneumothorax’ was first coined by Itard and then Laennec in 1803 and 1819 respectively,1 and refers to air in the pleural cavity (ie, interspersed between the lung and the chest wall). At that time, most cases of pneumothorax were secondary to tuberculosis, although some were recognised as occurring in otherwise healthy patients (‘pneumothorax simple’). This classification ...
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