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Guidelines & Topic Collections

Everything we publish is designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest news, approaches, and ideas in chest medicine. From the most relevant research findings to the most significant clinical guidelines, these are the highly accredited resources you count on from CHEST.

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Enhance your patient care with evidence-based guidelines

Used throughout the world, our multidisciplinary guidelines help translate quality evidence into applicable recommendations that enrich patient care and improve health outcomes.

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FEATURED GUIDELINE

Management of Patients With Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

This CHEST guideline examines the literature on primary treatment of patients with stage I and II non-small cell lung cancer and consists of 17 evidence-based recommendations that surgeons can implement in their own practice.


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FEATURED GUIDELINE

Transfusion of Fresh Frozen Plasma and Platelets in Critically Ill Adults

This guideline provides recommendations for the transfusion of fresh frozen plasma or platelets in critically ill patients with thrombocytopenia, with and without active bleeding, who are undergoing invasive procedures.


Guidelines by topic

Access CHEST’s full collection of guidelines, expert panel reports, and consensus statements.

Guideline topics


JOIN A GUIDELINE PANEL | CHEST is recruiting members to join our guideline panels and help develop guidelines that support clinicians around the world. Submit your name for consideration by Friday, November 2. SUBMIT APPLICATION »

Explore the latest research

The CHEST® journal portfolio features the best in peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in the multidisciplinary specialties of chest medicine—pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine—and related disciplines. With a loyal readership base, the portfolio, including the journals CHEST, CHEST® Critical Care, and CHEST® Pulmonary, is one of the most highly regarded, and up-to-date sources of clinical knowledge in the field.

MRI scans of the lungs of patients with different sputum cellular phenotypes.
ASTHMA

Sputum Cellularity and MRI Ventilation Defects in Severe Asthma

Eosinophils in sputum can contribute to ventilation defects in patients with asthma. The functional consequence of some types of cellularity on ventilation is unknown. A study in the journal CHEST® investigated the effect of different sputum cellular phenotypes on abnormal ventilation evaluated by 129Xe MRI in patients with severe asthma.


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COPD

Forecasting the Global Economic and Health Burden of COPD From 2025 Through 2050

Studies that have reported estimates of the economic and health burden of COPD have been limited largely to current-day estimates or relatively short-term future projections. A study in the journal CHEST® examined how the regional and global economic and health burden of COPD will evolve from 2025 to 2050, considering trends in COPD risk factors and an expanding population.

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Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP

Editor Highlights Podcast

Each month, the journal CHEST Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, adds context and commentary to important articles featured in the new issue.

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Take a deep dive into your clinical interests

Whatever your specialty, CHEST has a topic collection that you’ll be interested in. Uncover insights from key opinion leaders, find CME opportunities, and discover original research articles.

Stay at the forefront of chest medicine

Clinical advances, practice management updates, medical conference highlights—reading the CHEST Physician® publication is the easiest way to be in the know every month.

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Stay at the forefront of chest medicine

Clinical advances, practice management updates, medical conference highlights—reading the CHEST Physician® publication is the easiest way to be in the know every month.