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Nov 4, 2024 — 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.
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Editorials. Inequalities in care and the burden of wheeze and asthma in young children from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds (17 August, 2024) Björn Nordlund. Harm from tobacco: a common thread (11 September, 2024) Sanjay Agrawal. Editorial of utility of the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) for ILD (25 September, 2024)
British Thoracic Society Guideline for pleural disease | Thorax
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 Guideline for pleural disease | Thorax
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 …
British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on pulmonary …
The 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 …
Implications of the 2022 lung function update and GLI global …
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 …
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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 Clinical Statement on pleural procedures
Jul 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 ...
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Thorax 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.
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.