Best of CHEST® 2024

As a top journal for clinicians across pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, the journal CHEST^® is committed to delivering our readers the latest advancements in chest medicine.

We are excited to share some of our best research, clinical reviews, and guidance from 2024, handpicked by our editorial team. 

Asthma

• Clinical Response and Remission in Patients With Severe Asthma Treated With Biologic Therapies Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

• An Update on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Asthma Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

Chest Infections

• Anaerobic Antibiotic Coverage in Aspiration Pneumonia and the Associated Benefits and Harms Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

• Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination in the Adult Pulmonary Patient Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

COPD

• National and Local Direct Medical Cost Burden of COPD in the United States From 2016 to 2019 and Projections Through 2029 Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

• Home Noninvasive Ventilation in COPD Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

Critical Care

• Peripheral Administration of Norepinephrine: A Prospective Observational Study Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

• Use of Intravenous Albumin: A Guideline From the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

Diffuse Lung Disease

• Impact of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease With and Without Pulmonary Hypertension on Survival Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

• Pictorial Review of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease on High-Resolution CT Scan and Updated Classification Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

Education And Clinical Practice

• Artificial Intelligence Improves Novices’ Bronchoscopy Performance: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Simulated Setting Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

• Applying Noninvasive Ventilation in Treatment of Acute Exacerbation of COPD Using Evidence-Based Interprofessional Clinical Practice Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

Humanities

• “My Mom Is a Fighter”: A Qualitative Analysis of the Use of Combat Metaphors in ICU Clinician Notes Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

• "Against Medical Advice" Discharges After Respiratory-Related Hospitalizations: Strategies for Respectful Care Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

Pulmonary Vascular

• Comparison of Contemporary Risk Scores in All Groups of Pulmonary Hypertension Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

• Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: Compendium and Review of CHEST Guidelines 2012-2021 Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

Sleep

• Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Pitolisant for Residual Sleepiness Due to OSA Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

• Sleep Apnea and Stroke: A Narrative Review Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

Thoracic Oncology

• Associations Between Sex-Specific Reproductive Factors and Risk of New-Onset Lung Cancer Among Female Patients Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet

• The Proposed Ninth Edition TNM Classification of Lung Cancer Wird in neuem Tab/Fenster geöffnet