Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast

Dr. Trish Kritek is joined by Drs. Jubran and Nava to discuss the paper “Long-term Outcome After Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Long-Term Acute-Care Hospital Study”

Dr. John Fleetham is joined by Drs. Diego Mazzotti and Henry Yaggi to discuss the paper "Symptom Subtypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Predict Incidence of Cardiovascular Outcomes".

Dr. John Fleetham is joined by Luigi Taranto Montemurro, MD, Andrew Wellman, MD, PhD, and Seva Polotsky, MD, PhD to discuss the impact the combination of Atomoxetine and Oxybutynin has on reducing the severity of obstructive sleep apnea.

Dr. Nitin Seam discusses important papers from the special 2/15/19 AJRCCM asthma issue with deputy editor Dr. Fernando D. Martinez and associate editor Dr. Leonardo Fabbri.

David Feller Kopman and Daniel Sterman join Nitin Seam to discuss the recent Clinical Practice Guideline on Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions published in the 10/1/18 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Trish Kritek sits down with Dr. Jeremy Kahn to discuss what organizational factors may impact the clinical effectiveness of ICU telemedicine programs.

Nitin Seam, Trish Kritek and John Fleetham review their favorite podcasts discussions of important articles in AJRCCM in 2018.

Dr. John Fleetham is joined by Drs. Alison Lee and John Balmes to discuss the article "Prenatal Household Air Pollution is Associated with Impaired Infant Lung Function with Sex-Specific Effects: Evidence from GRAPHS, a Cluster Randomized Cookstove Interv

Trish Kritek is joined by Dr. Mitchell Levy to discuss his article “Mortality Changes Associated with Mandated Public Reporting for Sepsis: The Results of the New York State Initiative”

In Part 2 of this discussion of the 2018 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Guideline, we discuss the approach to invasive procedures in suspected IPF and unanswered questions/directions of future research in IPF.

Dr. Nitin Seam moderates a discussion of the 2018 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Guideline with authors Ganesh Raghu and Kevin Wilson. Part 1 discusses the history, how the guideline questions were formulated and the non-invasive workup.

Dr. Fleetham is joined by Drs. Julia Chapman and Sanjay Patel to discuss their respective article and editorial on alternatives to CPAP and the role Armodafinil could possibly play.

John Fleetham is joined by Chris Turnbull, lead author of the paper “Effect of Supplemental Oxygen on Blood Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (SOX): A Randomised, CPAP Withdrawal Trial”.

Drs. Lorenzo Berra and Mark Gladwin join Nitin Seam to discuss an interesting trial looking at the effect of inhaled nitric oxide on hemolysis and renal failure post cardiac surgery

Dr. Trish Kritek is joined by Drs. Luciano Gattinoni and Taylor Thompson to discuss Gattinoni’s article on the topic.

Drs. Gerard Criner and Gaetan Deslee join Nitin Seam to discuss the results of the multi-center LIBERATE trial, the first endobronchial valve study to follow patients for 12 months.

Dr. Fleetham discusses phenotyping using polysomnography in patients with COPD with Drs. Scott Sands and David Rappoport

Dr. Wedzicha joins Nitin Seam to give her perspective on 3 important papers from the conference issue of the blue journal and to discuss some current and future articles of interest.

Drs. Atul Malhotra and Safwan Badr join Dr. Fleetham to discuss the article “Research priorities in pathophysiology for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB)in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)”

Nitin Seam discusses this phase II trial published in the Blue Journal with lead study author Dr. Yohanna Skorbik and Dr. Tim Girard

Dr. Trish Kritek is joined by Dr. Marc Moss to discuss the findings and implications of the article “An Observational Study of the Efficacy of Cisatracurium Compared to Vecuronium in Patients with or at Risk for ARDS”.

Drs. Gabor Kovacs and Brad Maron join Nitin Seam to discuss “Mild Elevation of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure as a Predictor of Mortality”, a paper Dr. Kovacs' group published in the February 2018 issue of the AJRCCM.

Dr. John Fleetham and Prof. Daiana Stolz, MD, MPH discuss the findings of Prof. Stolz’s paper "Intensified therapy with inhaled corticosteroids and LABA at the onset of URTI to prevent COPD exacerbations".

Please listen to our podcast editors give their thoughts on some of the most interesting papers related to pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine in 2017.

Recent evidence suggests that Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) may be a risk factor for developing Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. John Fleetham and author Ricardo Osorio discuss.