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Published by British Thoracic Society (BTS), 04 March 2010

Pleural disease remains common, affecting over 3000 people per million population each year. They therefore represent a significant contribution to the workload of respiratory physicians. Pleural...

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Published by British Thoracic Society (BTS), 31 August 2011

This guideline supercedes the 2002 recommendations and 2004 update. The introduction states that recent studies have confirmed previous findings that there is no reliable threshold in the...

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Published by British Thoracic Society (BTS), 01 February 2018

The key aim of this guideline is to provide detailed, evidencebased guidance for the investigation of suspected malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and the subsequent care and management of...

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Published by British Thoracic Society (BTS), 01 October 2017

This guideline is aimed at healthcare practitioners who are involved in the care of individuals with non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD), which will include hospital...

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Published by British Thoracic Society (BTS), 12 June 2018

The British Thoracic Society guideline for the initial outpatient (OP) management of pulmonary embolism (PE) provides guidance on how to risk-stratify patients with suspected and confirmed PE and...

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Published by British Thoracic Society (BTS), 16 June 2015

This guideline provides recommendations for the management of an individual with single or multiple pulmonary nodules.

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Published by British Thoracic Society (BTS), 10 July 2013

This guideline was formulated following consultation with stakeholders from the medical and nursing professions, patient groups and healthcare management. Basic diagnostic procedures in adults...

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Published by British Thoracic Society (BTS), 14 April 2015

This guideline provides detailed evidence-based guidance for the use of home oxygen for patients out of hospital. Although the majority of evidence comes from the use of oxygen in patients with...

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Published by British Thoracic Society (BTS), 07 November 2011

This guideline was formulated following consultation with stakeholders from the medical and nursing professions, patient groups and healthcare management. Basic diagnostic procedures in adults...

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Published by British Thoracic Society (BTS), 14 March 2016

The aim of the guideline is to draw attention to the evidence of suboptimal care in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) in the UK, provide an overview of the evidence supporting the use of...

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