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Highlights from November

This month’s handpicked reading list

ASTHMA

Clinic vs Home Spirometry for Monitoring Lung Function in Patients With Asthma

In a post hoc comparison, data from 2,436 patients showed that home spirometry was less consistent than and lacked agreement with clinic spirometry.

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CHEST INFECTIONS

Improving Diagnosis of Pulmonary Mucormycosis

Leads from a contemporary national study of 114 cases showed that positive serum quantitative polymerase chain reaction was associated with an early diagnosis and treatment onset.

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CRITICAL CARE

Liberation From Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure

Original critical care research finds that practices on liberation from venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation are heterogeneous and are influenced strongly by clinician preference.


DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE

Nocturnal Hypoxemia Associates With Symptom Progression and Mortality in Patients With Progressive Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

A prospective observational cohort study finds that prolonged nocturnal hypoxemia is associated with worsening disease-related quality of life and increased mortality in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease.

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EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Symptom Duration, Recurrence, and Long-Term Effects of Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema

Original research findings add to clinical understanding of the course of swimming-induced pulmonary edema and can provide evidence-based information to swimmers and health care professionals.

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THORACIC ONCOLOGY

The Thoracic Research Evaluation and Treatment 2.0 Model

An updated lung cancer prediction model was shown to be more accurate and better calibrated for predicting lung cancer in high-risk indeterminate pulmonary nodules than the Mayo, Herder, or Brock models.

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Cardiac Effort to Compare Clinic and Remote 6-Minute Walk Testing in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP

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Archived back to 1935


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Acceptance rate: 8-10% for Original Research

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Acceptance to publication: 2 to 3 weeks to Online First, 5 months to print

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10.1

Impact Factor

5th

Impact Factor Rank

4.2

Immediacy Index

0.04858

Eigenfactor Score

3.681

Article Influence Score

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