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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.
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 ...
About - Thorax
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.
Thorax Education | Thorax
Thorax Education hosts educational material for respiratory trainees, doctors and consultants, designed to reinforce knowledge on a range of topics.
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
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 ...
Table of contents | Thorax
Oct 16, 2024 · Original research: Implications of the 2022 lung function update and GLI global reference equations among patients with interstitial lung disease (24 September, 2024)
What’s new in pleural disease? - Thorax
This month sees publication of the new BTS guideline for pleural disease,1 the first update since 2010. In parallel, advice on pleural interventions is covered by the first BTS Clinical Statement on Pleural Procedures.2 Over the last decade, there has been a burgeoning interest in this subspeciality area and with this have come a number of advances driven by high-quality practice changing studies.