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Highlights from October

This month’s handpicked reading list

ASTHMA

Sputum Cellularity and MRI Ventilation Defects in Severe Asthma

A single-center retrospective analysis finds that in severe asthma, ventilation is abnormal in the presence of intraluminal cellular inflammation, irrespective of phenotype.


CRITICAL CARE

The Association Between Mechanical Power Within the First 24 Hours and ICU Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Adult Patients With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

A registry-based cohort study investigates the association between mechanical power within the first 24 hours and ICU mortality in adult patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure who are mechanically ventilated.

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DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Referral Practice Patterns Across Lung Transplantation Centers in the United States

A multicenter survey-based study suggests that pulmonary rehabilitation is perceived to have a beneficial effect on pre- and post-lung transplant outcomes by most programs.

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HUMANITIES

Music in Practice

An Exhalations article examines a way to truly practice medicine by delving into an instance when the author played his cello for a patient.


PULMONARY AND CARDIOVASCULAR

The Frequency and Predictors of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Referrals Among Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

A retrospective cohort study indicates that referral to pulmonary rehabilitation is low among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and is significantly impacted by demographic and socioeconomic factors as well as disease characteristics.

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SLEEP

Health and Utilization Burden of OSA Among US Active-Duty Military Personnel

A study of the Military Data Repository finds that among active-duty military personnel, OSA is associated with substantially increased risk for adverse physical and psychological outcomes, as well as utilization burden over 12 months.


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

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