Featured articles from the journal CHEST®, March 2023

Published monthly, the journal CHEST opens in new tab/window^® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and related disciplines. Journal topics include asthma, chest infections, COPD, critical care, diffuse lung disease, education and clinical practice, pulmonary vascular disease, sleep, thoracic oncology and the humanities.

The March issue opens in new tab/window of the CHEST journal contains 44 articles, including clinically relevant research, reviews, case series, commentary and more. Each month, the journal also offers complementary web and multimedia resources opens in new tab/window, including visual abstracts, to expand the reach of its most interesting, timely and relevant research.

“Focusing on the human side of medicine, the March issue includes Exhalations article, ‘Roger opens in new tab/window,’ written by Kristin Flanary, MA. Colloquially known as Lady Glaucomflecken, Flanary is the wife of internet favorite Dr. Glaucomflecken,” says Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP. “In the article, Flanary describes her experience as a co-survivor of sudden cardiac arrest and the profound impact genuine human connection can have on a critical care family member.”

Also included in the current issue of the journal CHEST:

• Chest infections

Meta-analysis, “Effect of Corticosteroids on Mortality and Clinical Cure in Community-Acquired Pneumonia opens in new tab/window,” demonstrates that patients who received corticosteroids were found to have a lower incidence of progressive respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation but no difference in mortality or treatment failure. View the visual abstract for this research. opens in new tab/window

• Critical care

Original research article, “Ventilatory Parameters in Obstetric Patients With COVID-19 and Impact of Delivery opens in new tab/window,” finds that lung mechanics of pregnant patients were similar to those of the general ICU population with COVID-19. View the visual abstract for this research. opens in new tab/window

• Sleep

“Prevalence and Predictors of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Men Participating in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study opens in new tab/window” finds sleep-disordered breathing prevalence is greater in men with HIV compared with men without HIV. View the visual abstract for this research. opens in new tab/window

• Thoracic oncology

Among 7,240 individuals with an incidentally detected lung nodule, “Patient and Nodule Characteristics Associated With a Lung Cancer Diagnosis Among Individuals With Incidentally Detected Lung Nodules opens in new tab/window” associates age, sex, BMI, smoking history and nodule size and location with lung cancer. View the visual abstract for the research opens in new tab/window. Listen to a podcast of the experts discussing their findings opens in new tab/window.

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Notes for editors

To view the entire March issue of CHEST journal (volume 163, issue 3), published by Elsevier, visit journal.chestnet.org opens in new tab/window and follow @journal_CHEST opens in new tab/window on Twitter for the latest journal news. Full text of these articles and interviews with the authors are available to credentialed journalists upon request; contact Laura DiMasi, PR and Communications Specialist, American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), at [email protected] opens in new tab/window.

About the journal CHEST^®

The journal CHEST opens in new tab/window, the official publication of the American College of Chest Physicians®, features the best in peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in the multidisciplinary specialties of chest medicine: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine; thoracic surgery; cardiorespiratory interactions; and related disciplines. Published since 1935, it is home to the highly regarded clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements. Access the journal CHEST online at journal.chestnet.org opens in new tab/window.

About the American College of Chest Physicians

The American College of Chest Physicians^® (CHEST) is the global leader in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chest diseases. Its mission is to champion advanced clinical practice, education, communication, and research in chest medicine. It serves as an essential connection to clinical knowledge and resources for its 19,000+ members from around the world who provide patient care in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. For information about the American College of Chest Physicians, and its flagship journal CHEST^®, visit chestnet.org. opens in new tab/window

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