Journal Club

Every three months, we publish synopses of key studies from the respiratory literature as determined by the PCRS Educational Board.

Only the primary literature is scanned – no review articles, no opinion pieces, no editorials. All studies must be either from the UK, or able to be generalised to the UK.

You can filter by key word, subject and month of PCRA publication.

Houben C, Spruit M, Luyten H, et al.

Cluster-randomised trial of a nurse-led advance care planning session in patients with COPD and their loved ones

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Prins H, Duikers R, van der Valk P, et al.

CRP-guided antibiotic treatment in acute exacerbations of COPD admitted to hospital

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Kneale D, Harris K, McDonald V, et al.

Effectiveness of school-based self-management interventions for asthma among children and adolescents: findings from a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

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Sigurgeirsdottir J, Halldorsdottir S, Arnardottir RH, et al.

COPD patents’ experiences, self-reported needs, and needs-driven strategies to cope with self-management

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Daines L, McLean S, Buelo A, et al.

Systematic review of clinical prediction models to support the diagnosis of asthma in primary care

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Sivapalan P, Ingebrigtsen T, Rasmussen D, et al.

COPD exacerbations: the impact of long versus short courses of oral corticosteroids on mortality and pneumonia: nationwide data on 67000 patients with COPD followed for 12 months

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Fisk M, McMillan V, Brown J, et al.

Inaccurate diagnosis of COPD: the Welsh National COPD Audit

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Keller K, Hobohm L, Münzel T, et al.

Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the outcomes of patients with peripheral artery disease

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Hajek P, Phillips-Walter A, Przulj D, et al.

A randomized trial of e-cigarettes versus nicotine-replacement therapy

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Ciółkowskia J, Emerykb A, Hydzikc P, et al.

Eosinophilic airway inflammation is a main feature of unstable asthma in adolescents

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Burhan H, Young R, Byrne T, et al.

Screening heroin smokers attending community drug services for COPD

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Berry KM, Fetterman JL, Benjamin EJ, et al.

Association of electronic cigarette use with subsequent initiation of tobacco cigarettes in US youths

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