Latest Pulmonology Articles

• Human Adenovirus B3–Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis September 17, 2026
  Virus-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis after HAdV-B3 infection supports a shared platelet factor 4–targeted immune mechanism linking natural adenovirus infection and adenoviral vector–associated disease.
  Christian Irsara, Habib Benainouna, Jing Jing Wang, Andrea Griesmacher, Christoph Winkler, Lorin Loacker, Markus Anliker, Xiaoyan Wang, Alex Moser, Thomas Müller, Werner Streif, Andreas Greinacher, Thomas Thiele, Wibke Bayer, Linda Schönborn
• Sodium Bicarbonate in Critical Illness — A New Chapter for the Book September 17, 2026
  Acute metabolic acidosis is common in hospitalized patients owing to conditions such as shock, kidney disease, and diabetic ketoacidosis. While the underlying cause is being treated, it may be tempting to use buffer solutions concurrently to try to raise extracellular pH, particularly in critically ill patients. Clinical approaches to this...
  Marlies Ostermann, Deborah J. Cook
• Sodium Bicarbonate for Critically Ill Adults with Metabolic Acidosis and Shock September 17, 2026
  Among critically ill adults with metabolic acidosis receiving vasopressors in the ICU, sodium bicarbonate did not lead to a lower risk of major adverse kidney events within 30 days than placebo.
  The SODa-BIC Investigators and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group