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Chapter 60: The Thorax

Guidelines

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923753419471706?via%3Dihub/ (free)

European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) guidelines on the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma (2015) including diagnosis, current treatments and recommendations for follow-up.

https://academic.oup.com/ejcts/article/55/1/91/5124324/ (free)

Published by the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS), these guidelines detail management and the ERAS approach to patients undergoing lung surgery (2019).

https://thorax.bmj.com/content/65/Suppl_2/i61.long/ (free)

British Thoracic Society (BTS) pleural disease guideline on pleural procedures and the role of thoracic ultrasound.

https://thorax.bmj.com/content/65/Suppl_3/iii1.long/ (free)

British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines on the radical management of patients with lung cancer published in 2010. It covers all aspects of radically treating (with curative intent) patients presenting with early-stage lung cancer (2010).

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng122/resources/lung-cancer-diagnosis-and-management-pdf-66141655525573/ (free)

Published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), this guideline covers all aspects of lung cancer from diagnosis and staging through treatment of all forms and stages of lung cancer (2019).

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