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Thorax is one of the world's leading respiratory medicine journals, publishing clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine, paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery.Thorax seeks to publish significant advances in scientific understanding, which are likely to impact on clinical practice. This includes articles concerning basic …
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When publishing in Thorax, authors choose between three licence types – exclusive licence granted to BMJ, CC-BY-NC and CC-BY (Creative Commons open access licences require payment of an article processing charge).As an author you may wish to post your article in an institutional or subject repository, or on a scientific social sharing network.
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Thorax is BMJ's flagship respiratory medicine journal and has an open access companion journal, BMJ Open Respiratory Research.For information about the Thorax editorial team and the joint Editors-in-Chief (Mark Griffiths, Cecilia O'Kane & Jennifer …
British Thoracic Society Guideline for pleural disease | Thorax
Jul 1, 2023 · Good practice points. At least 25 mL, and where possible 50 mL, of pleural fluid should be sent for initial cytological examination. If volumes of ≥25 mL cannot be achieved, smaller volumes should be sent, but clinicians should be aware of the reduced sensitivity.
Lifetime lung function trajectories: insights into risk factors ...
Maintaining optimal lung function throughout life is important not only for respiratory health but also for overall health and longevity. With emerging evidence on the clinical significance of lung function at multiple windows throughout life, there has been an increasing number of studies on lung function trajectories1 including by Zhang et al in this issue.2 The term ‘lung function ...
British Thoracic Society Guideline for pleural disease | Thorax
The following is a summary of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for pleural disease and includes a summary of the guideline recommendations and good practice points (GPPs). The full guideline is published as a separate Thorax Supplement1 and is available from the BTS website.2 Please refer to the full guideline for full information about each section.1 All online supplemental ...
British Thoracic Society Guideline for pleural disease Mark E Roberts,1 Najib M Rahman ,2,3,4 Nick A Maskell,5 Anna C Bibby,5 Kevin G Blyth ,6,7 John P Corcoran ,8 Anthony Edey, 9 Matthew Evison ,10 Duneesha de Fonseka ,11 Rob Hallifax,12 Susan Harden,13 Iain Lawrie,14 Eric Lim,15 David McCracken,16 Rachel Mercer,17 Eleanor K Mishra ,18 Andrew G Nicholson,19
Thorax Education | Thorax
Thorax Education hosts educational material for respiratory trainees, doctors and consultants, designed to reinforce knowledge on a range of topics.
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Chronic respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality.1 Individuals with COPD often suffer progressive declines in health status, increasing symptom burden, and frequent interactions with the healthcare system due to exacerbations and hospitalisations.2 The significant and growing burden of …
British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on pleural procedures
Jul 1, 2023 · A total of 21 659 pleural aspirations or drain insertions were conducted in England in 2019/2020 with a combined cost of £13.4 million.1 There are now a variety of different pleural procedures, which have different invasiveness, risks and benefits, and an abundance of data driving high-quality practice in interventional pleural practice. In the context of a number of national safety alerts ...