New Respiratory Disease Articles from our Partners at Consultant 360

Is the Spiration Valve System an Effective Treatment for Severe Heterogeneous Emphysema?

Because less-invasive, nonsurgical approaches are needed to treat severe emphysema, authors of a new study compared the safety and efficacy of the Spiration Valve System with optimal medical management.

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Two-Day Antibiotic Regimen Reduces Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Treatment with targeted temperature management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with shockable rhythm increases the risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia. The researchers aimed to better understand the impact of preventive short-term antibiotic therapy on ventilator-associated pneumonia risk.

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All-Oral Combination Therapy May Shorten TB Treatment

In an effort to find a shorter, more efficacious oral regimen to treat patients with drug-susceptible tuberculosis, authors of a new study analyzed the bactericidal activity and safety of several combination therapies for pulmonary tuberculosis.

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New Guidelines for Drug-Resistant TB Treatment

The ATS, CDC, ERS, and IDSA have developed practice guidelines that include 25 recommendations on the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis, including multidrug-resistant TB and isoniazid-resistant but rifampin-susceptible TB.

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OSA Affects BP in Dose-Response Association

Studies assessing the prevalence and characteristics of the association between obstructive sleep apnea and poor blood pressure control in patients with resistant hypertension are limited. A new study sheds light.

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