Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: Evidence Published in 2011
Authors: C. Gregory Elliott, Polly E. Parsons
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2012)

Updates15 May 2012Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: Evidence Published in 2011C. Gregory Elliott, MD and Polly E. Parsons, MDC. Gregory Elliott, MDFrom Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, and University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.Search for more papers by this author and Polly E. Parsons, MDFrom Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, and University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-156-10-201205150-00414 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This article summarizes studies published in 2011 that influence the practice of pulmonary and critical care medicine. Key studies were identified from ACP Journal Club PLUS among the highest-rated and most-accessed articles in 2011.In pulmonary medicine, 2 randomized trials evaluated therapy to prevent acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. Daily azithromycin was more effective than placebo in 1 trial, and tiotropium dry powder was more effective than salmeterol in the other. However, physicians must balance these observations against the risk for hearing deficits with daily azithromycin therapy and against the findings of a meta-analysis that suggested that tiotropium ...Reference1. Celli B, Decramer M, Leimer I, Vogel U, Kesten S, Tashkin DP. Cardiovascular safety of tiotropium in patients with COPD. Chest. 2010;137:20-30. [PMID: 19592475] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, and University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.Acknowledgment: The authors acknowledge the contribution of Jana Johnson, who obtained consent for slides and lecture and assisted with formatting and transmittal of the article.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M12-0275.Corresponding Author: C. Gregory Elliott, MD, Intermountain Medical Center, Department of Medicine, 5121 South Cottonwood Street, Suite 307, Murray, UT 84107; e-mail, greg.[email protected]org.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Elliott: Intermountain Medical Center, Department of Medicine, 5121 South Cottonwood Street, Suite 307, Murray, UT 84107.Dr. Parsons: University of Vermont, Fletcher 311, 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401.Author Contributions: Conception and design: C.G. Elliott, P.E. Parsons.Analysis and interpretation of the data: C.G. Elliott, P.E. Parsons.Drafting of the article: C.G. Elliott, P.E. Parsons.Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: C.G. Elliott, P.E. Parsons.Final approval of the article: C.G. Elliott, P.E. Parsons.Collection and assembly of data: C.G. Elliott, P.E. Parsons. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 15 May 2012Volume 156, Issue 10Page: 736-742KeywordsAcute respiratory distress syndromeAntibioticsComputed axial tomographyDeliriumIntensive care unitsLung and intrathoracic tumorsMortalityPneumoniaRandomized trialsUltrasound imaging ePublished: 15 May 2012 Issue Published: 15 May 2012 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2012 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...