Lung Function

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In this Healio exclusive interview, Daniel M. Burgin, MD, discussed his retrospective analysis presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting regarding an electronic health record-integrated sepsis model.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lung transplant recipients with COVID-19 appear to have increased risk for mortality and sustained lung function decline regardless of vaccination status, according to study results presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patients with type 2 inflammatory asthma experienced sustained, long-term reductions in exacerbations and improvements in FEV1 with dupilumab, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In this Healio exclusive, David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP, president of the American College of Chest Physicians, provides his takeaways from the CHEST Annual Meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A collaboratively designed nurse-driven supine trial protocol for prone, intubated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome may improve care plan clarity, facilitate planning and reduce stress in ICU nurses.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In this Healio exclusive, Erika M. Moseson, MD, highlights the impact of pollution and the changing climate on lung health.

The CHEST Annual Meeting will be held Oct. 16 to 19 in Nashville, Tennessee, with a broad focus on bringing the pulmonology community back together in person.

Previous tuberculosis in Gambian children was significantly associated with impaired lung function and health-related quality of life, according to a cross-sectional comparative study published in Thorax.

Among adults with cystic fibrosis, vitamin C decreased the plasma disappearance rate of alpha-tocopherol, thereby augmenting its concentrations, according to a study published in Nutrients.

Almost one-third of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis had an incidental diagnosis, with survival outcomes still comparably poor to those diagnosed non-incidentally, according to a study published in Respiratory Medicine.