Thorax
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The management of respiratory failure during acute exacerbations of COPD and during chronic stable COPD is reviewed and the role of non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilation is discussed.
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Practice Guideline Guideline
British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of suspected acute pulmonary embolism.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Clinical trial comparing nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) plus brief counselling, brief counselling alone, and minimal intervention on smoking cessation in hospital inpatients.
Guidelines recommend that smoking cessation interventions are offered in all clinical settings to all smokers willing to make a quit attempt. Since the effectiveness of routine provision of behavioural counselling and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to smokers admitted to hospital has not been established, a randomised controlled trial of these interventions given together compared with counselling alone or minimal intervention was performed in hospital inpatients. ⋯ NRT given with brief counselling to hospital inpatients is an effective routine smoking cessation intervention.