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Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine

Submissions from 2024 2024

Rheumatoid arthritis associated recurrent pleural effusion, Ramsha Abbas MD, Muhammad Khan MD, Anthony El Khoury MD, AlBatool AlMahdy MD, and Mohammad Abu-Hishmeh MD

Infective Pleural Effusions-A Comprehensive Narrative Review Article, Mohammad Abdulelah MD and Mohammad Abu-Hishmeh

Cavitary Hodgkin Lymphoma of the Lung, Ibrahim Elkhawas MD

Unveiling the Chilaiditi Syndrome: A Case Report and Management Implications, Ibrahim Elkhawas MD

Trailblazing Clinical Trials in Asthma, COPD, Sleep Medicine, and Education and Clinical Practice in 2023, Mary Jo S. Farmer MD

How I Do It Applying non-invasive ventilation in treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using evidence-based interprofessional clinical practice, Mary Jo S. Farmer MD, Christine Callahan, and Karen Riska

Measuring accuracy of International Classification of Diseases codes in identification of patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, O'Neil Green MD, Sybille Liautaud MD, and Alex Knee

SFRP1 decreases WNT-Mediated M2 macrophage marker expression in breast tissue, Kelly Gregory, Holly Mason MD, Jesse Casaubon, and Sallie Schneider PhD

Review of interventions that improve uptake of lung cancer screening: a cataloging of strategies that have been shown to work (or not), Eduardo Nunez MD

A standardized protocol using clinical adjudication to define true infection status in patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected infections and/or sepsis, Howard Smithline and Jay Steingrub MD

Assessment and mitigation of bias in influenza and COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness analyses - IVY Network, September 1, 2022-March 30, 2023, Jay Steingrub MD

Clinicians' Use of Choice Framing in ICU Family Meetings, Jay Steingrub MD

Effectiveness of Updated 2023-2024 (Monovalent XBB.1.5) COVID-19 Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB and BA.2.86/JN.1 Lineage Hospitalization and a Comparison of Clinical Severity-IVY Network, 26 Hospitals, October 18, 2023-March 9, 2024, Jay Steingrub MD

Interim Estimates of 2023-24 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, Jay Steingrub MD

Interim Estimates of 2023-24 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, Jay Steingrub MD

Correction to: Bayesian methods: a potential path forward for sepsis trials, Mark Tidswell MD

High-Flow Nasal Cannula Versus Noninvasive Ventilation as Initial Treatment in Acute Hypoxia: A Propensity Score-Matched Study, Mark Tidswell MD

Noninvasive respiratory support in the emergency department: Controversies and state-of-the-art recommendations, Mark Tidswell MD

Trends in Initial Anticoagulation Among US Patients Hospitalized With Acute Pulmonary Embolism 2011-2020, Lauren Westafer DO, Thomas Presti MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer

Submissions from 2023 2023

Trends in Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure Related Mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2019, Aleezay Asghar MD and Ernest DiNino MD

Barriers and facilitators to interhospital transfer of acute pulmonary embolism: An inductive qualitative analysis, Mary Jo S. Farmer MD

A case of diffuse panbronchiolitis caused by Mycoplasma amphoriforme, O'Neil Green MD, Rose Ganim MD, and James Mueller MD

Institutional Policies and Practices Vis-à-Vis Chest Tube Management in Pneumothorax: A Nationwide Survey, Puncho Gurung MD

Does Critical Care Really Make A Difference?, Thomas Higgins MD

Intravenous to Oral Antibiotic Switch Therapy among Patients Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Thomas Higgins MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Peter Lindenauer

Highly variable reporting of incidental findings in a national cohort of US veterans screened for lung cancer, Eduardo Nunez MD

The Lost Crown: A Case of an Aspirated Tooth Crown Causing Post-Obstructive Pneumonia, Gabriella Primera DO, Jessika Matta MD, Louis Eubank MD, and Puncho Gurung MD

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction in emphysema: a review, Nakul Ravikumar MD

Impact of Remote Patient Monitoring Platform on Patients With Moderate to Severe Persistent Asthma: Observational Study, Denzil Reid MD and Karim Anis MD

Changing Severity and Epidemiology of Adults Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States After Introduction of COVID-19 Vaccines, March 2021-August 2022, Jay Steingrub MD

Comparison of mRNA vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19-associated hospitalization by vaccination source: Immunization information systems, electronic medical records, and self-report-IVY Network, February 1-August 31, 2022, Jay Steingrub MD

Comparison of mRNA vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19-associated hospitalization by vaccination source: Immunization information systems, electronic medical records, and self-report-IVY Network, February 1-August 31, 2022, Jay Steingrub MD

Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension, Jay Steingrub MD

Prevalence and predictors of shared decision-making in goals-of-care clinician-family meetings for critically ill neurologic patients: a multi-center mixed-methods study, Jay Steingrub MD

Prognostic Language in Critical Neurologic Illness: A Multicenter Mixed-Methods Study, Jay Steingrub MD

Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza A-Associated Hospitalization, Organ Failure, and Death: United States, 2022-2023, Jay Steingrub MD

Bayesian methods: a potential path forward for sepsis trials, Mark Tidswell MD

Treatment of severe metformin-associated lactic acidosis with renal replacement therapy and tris-hydroxymethyl aminomethane: a case report, Diana Yusim MD, Bogdan Tiru MD, Marat Abdullin MD, Daniel Landry MD, Spencer Hodgins MD, and Gregory Braden MD

Submissions from 2022 2022

An Unlikely Trio: Profound Anemia, Elevated Lactate, and Riociguat, Mary Jo S. Farmer MD

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the management of pulmonary hypertension, Mary Jo S. Farmer MD

How the COVID Crisis Changed Our Lives in the ICU, O'Neil Green MD, Mohammad Abu-Hishmeh MD, and Thomas Higgins MD

The effect of a training webinar on decreasing inter-observer variability in making a radiologic diagnosis of bronchiectasis, O'Neil Green MD, Alex Knee, Angelica Patino MD, Lucy Modahl MD, and Sybille Liautaud MD

Derivation and validation of a risk assessment model for drug-resistant pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia, Sarah Haessler MD, Peter Lindenauer, and Thomas Higgins MD

Influenza Testing and Treatment Among Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Thomas Higgins MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Peter Lindenauer

Central Sleep Apnea: Adaptive Servo-Ventilation, Intelligent Volume-Assured Pressure Support, and Hypoventilation, Karin Johnson MD and Douglas Johnson MD

Bronchial thermoplasty: State of the art, Asad Khan MD

Sliding Away From Using POCUS: Diagnosing Pneumothorax Following Endobronchial Valve Placement, Asad Khan MD

Safe Positioning of Central Venous Catheters, Asad Khan MD and William McGee MD

Exploring Patient Experience with Noninvasive Ventilation: A Human-Centered Design Analysis to Inform Planning for Better Tolerance, Jill McCormick, Taylar Clark, Peter Lindenauer, Crystal Allen, Mary Jo S. Farmer MD, Jay Steingrub MD, and Mihaela Stefan MD

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical and Radiologic Update, Ivy Nguyen DO, O'Neil Green MD, and Lucy Modahl MD

Chest CT-assessed comorbidities and all-cause mortality risk in COPD patients in the BODE cohort, Victor Pinto-Plata

Improve pulmonary function test interpretation, Thomas Presti MD and Douglas Johnson MD

How Much Fluid Should I Give to My Patient on a Ventilator?, Nakul Ravikumar MD and William McGee MD

Analysis of shared cognitive tasks in the application of non-invasive ventilation to patients with COPD exacerbation, Karen Riska, Mary Jo S. Farmer MD, Peter Lindenauer, and Mihaela Stefan MD

Unraveling Ondine's curse caused by Listeria rhombencephalitis, Michael Sansait DO and William McGee MD

Promoting Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation following Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Strategies of Top-performing Systems: A Qualitative Study, Kerry Spitzer, Mihaela Stefan MD, Aruna Priya, Quinn Pack MD, Penny Pekow, Tara Lagu, Victor Pinto-Plata, Kolbi Bradley, Brent Heineman BA, and Peter Lindenauer

The Association of Frailty With Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure Treated With Noninvasive Ventilation, Mihaela Stefan MD, Aleezay Asghar MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, and Jay Steingrub MD

Absolute and Relative Vaccine Effectiveness of Primary and Booster Series of COVID-19 Vaccines (mRNA and Adenovirus Vector) Against COVID-19 Hospitalizations in the United States, December 2021-April 2022, Jay Steingrub MD

Ascertainment of vaccination status by self-report versus source documentation: Impact on measuring COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, Jay Steingrub MD

Association between shared decision-making during family meetings and surrogates' trust in their ICU physician, Jay Steingrub MD

Associations between persistent symptoms after mild COVID-19 and long-term health status, quality of life, and psychological distress, Jay Steingrub MD

Clinical severity of, and effectiveness of mRNA vaccines against, covid-19 from omicron, delta, and alpha SARS-CoV-2 variants in the United States: prospective observational study, Jay Steingrub MD

Comparison of test-negative and syndrome-negative controls in SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness evaluations for preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States, Jay Steingrub MD

Computer clinical decision support that automates personalized clinical care: a challenging but needed healthcare delivery strategy, Jay Steingrub MD

Effectiveness of the Ad26.COV2.S (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine for Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Progression to High Disease Severity in the United States, Jay Steingrub MD

Modeling clinical trajectory status of critically ill COVID-19 patients over time: A method for analyzing discrete longitudinal and ordinal outcomes, Jay Steingrub MD

mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Jay Steingrub MD

Neutralizing antibody responses in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 Delta or Omicron infection, Jay Steingrub MD

Protection of mRNA vaccines against hospitalized COVID-19 in adults over the first year following authorization in the United States, Jay Steingrub MD

Vaccine effectiveness against influenza A(H3N2)-associated hospitalized illness, United States, 2022, Jay Steingrub MD

Vaccine effectiveness of primary series and booster doses against covid-19 associated hospital admissions in the United States: living test negative design study, Jay Steingrub MD

Variability of Prognostic Communication in Critically Ill Neurologic Patients: A Pilot Multicenter Mixed-Methods Study, Jay Steingrub MD

Effectiveness of Monovalent mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Among Immunocompetent Adults During BA.1/BA.2 and BA.4/BA.5 Predominant Periods of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in the United States - IVY Network, 18 States, December 26, 2021-August 31, 2022, Jay Steingrub MD and Ithan Peltan

Effectiveness of a Third Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Adults - United States, August-December 2021, Jay Steingrub MD, Ithan Peltan, Ryan Kindle MD, Lori-Ann Kozikowski, Lesley DeSouza, Scott Ouellette, and Sherell Thornton-Thompson

A Randomised trial of anti-GM-CSF Otilimab in severe COVID-19 pneumonia (OSCAR), Mark Tidswell MD

Chest Manifestations of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex - Clinical and Imaging Features, Jonathan Tran DO, O'Neil Green MD, and Lucy Modahl MD

Submissions from 2021 2021

Hammering home the sickle: an instructive case of endobronchial anaplastic large cell lymphoma, Mohammad Abu-Hishmeh

Impact of Liver Transplantation on Carbon Monoxide Production as Measured by Arterial Carboxyhemoglobin Levels in Cirrhotic Patients with and without Hepatopulmonary Syndrome, Mohammad Abu-Hishmeh

Was it Really a Leiomyoma?: Revisiting a Peripheral Bronchoscopic Diagnosis, Mohammad Abu-Hishmeh

Dupilumab: a new contestant to corticosteroid in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, Muhammad Ali MD and O'Neil Green MD

Rapid Intensive Care Unit Onboarding in Response to a Pandemic, Fahad Alroumi MD, Jonathan Chinea DO, Nakul Ravikumar MD, Bogdan Tiru MD, Victor Pinto-Plata, and Mark Tidswell MD

Putative invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in apparently immunocompetent patients within medical wards and intensive care units, Babatunde Edun MD and Mark Tidswell MD

Benchmarking Inpatient Mortality Using Electronic Medical Record Data: A Retrospective, Multicenter Analytical Observational Study, Thomas Higgins MD

Coronavirus Disease 2019 ICU Patients Have Higher-Than-Expected Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation-Adjusted Mortality and Length of Stay Than Viral Pneumonia ICU Patients, Thomas Higgins MD

Letter to the Editor, Thomas Higgins MD

Reidentification of Protected Health Information: Can the Risk Be Quantified?, Thomas Higgins MD

The authors reply, Thomas Higgins MD

The authors reply, Thomas Higgins MD

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Reference Equations, Douglas Johnson MD

Interpretation of Diffusing Capacity, Douglas Johnson MD

Pulmonary Function Tests and Interstitial Lung Disease, Douglas Johnson MD

Speaking Valve Placement: Use Manometry and Downsizing, Douglas Johnson MD

Antifungal Prophylaxis, Douglas Johnson MD and Armando Paez MD

Comparative Effectiveness of Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Adults Without Immunocompromising Conditions - United States, March-August 2021, Ryan Kindle MD, Lori-Ann Kozikowski, Lesley DeSouza, Scott Ouellette, and Sherell Thornton-Thompson

Mitigating exhalation puffs during oxygen therapy for respiratory disease, William McGee MD

Natural Course of the Diffusion Capacity for Carbon Monoxide in COPD: Importance of Sex, Victor Pinto-Plata

Psoas Muscle Density Evaluated by Chest CT and Long-Term Mortality in COPD Patients, Victor Pinto-Plata

Psoas Muscle Density Evaluated by Chest CT and Long-Term Mortality in COPD Patients, Victor Pinto-Plata

Qualitative coronary artery calcification scores and risk of all cause, COPD and pneumonia hospital admission in a large CT lung cancer screening cohort, Victor Pinto-Plata

Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Rehospitalizations in Patients Hospitalized with COPD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, Kerry Spitzer, Quinn Pack MD, Victor Pinto-Plata, and Peter Lindenauer