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Highlights from September

This month’s handpicked reading list

CHEST INFECTIONS

Alcohol Use and COVID-19 Outcomes

A multicenter, parallel-group, randomized pilot trial finds that alcohol use disorder was associated with poorer COVID-19 outcomes.

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CRITICAL CARE

Transfusion of Fresh Frozen Plasma and Platelets in Critically Ill Adults

A CHEST clinical practice guideline suggests that in critically ill patients with thrombocytopenia or coagulopathy, a risk/benefit assessment should be made by providers prior to transfusion of platelets or fresh frozen plasma.


EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Impact of COVID-19 on Pulmonary Critical Care Fellows In-Training Exam Performance

A national retrospective study indicates that pandemic impacts on cognitive performance were minimal, possibly buffered by enhanced self-study opportunities among trainees during the first COVID-19 wave.

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HUMANITIES

To Make a Self: Exploring and Supporting Professional Identity Formation and Resilience of Intensivists Through Humanities

A qualitative study investigates how critical care clinicians turn to the humanities to improve their overall well-being and reflect on the transformative experiences that disrupt their professional identities.

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SLEEP

Clinical Impact of Tirzepatide on Patients With OSA and Obesity

A retrospective cohort study suggests that tirzepatide could be associated with reduced mortality, cardiovascular events, and kidney-related complications in adult patients with OSA and obesity.


THORACIC ONCOLOGY

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

A CHEST clinical practice guideline suggests that the best treatment for patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer who have average or low operative risk remains surgical resection.


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Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP

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Archived back to 1935


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Time to first decision: 3 weeks

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Impact Factor

5th

Impact Factor Rank

2.8

Immediacy Index

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Eigenfactor Score

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