Daily Archives: January 3, 2018
Transfusing blood Close to its use-by date does not increase deaths in critically ill adults
3 Jan, 2018 | 14:23h | UTCTransfusing blood close to its use-by date does not increase deaths in critically ill adults – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Age of Red Cells for Transfusion and Outcomes in Critically Ill Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Endoscopic Treatment versus Shunting for Infant Hydrocephalus
3 Jan, 2018 | 14:24h | UTCCommentaries: Two surgical approaches equal in treating infection-caused hydrocephalus – PennState Health News (free) AND Surgery For Saving Babies From ‘Water On The Brain’ Developed in Uganda – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
Systematic Review: Calcium Channel Blockers for Raynaud’s Phenomenon
3 Jan, 2018 | 14:21h | UTCCalcium channel blockers for primary and secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cochrane Review: Calcium Channel Blocker Efficacy in Raynaud’s – RheumNow (free)
Research: Exposure to Fine Particulate Pollution and Preterm Birth
3 Jan, 2018 | 14:28h | UTCCommentary: Exposure to fine particulate pollution linked to increase in early births: study – The Sidney Morning Herald (free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
See related news and commentaries on The Impact of the Environment on Children’s Health and on Air Pollution and Mortality
Perspective: Evidence-Based Health Policy
3 Jan, 2018 | 14:22h | UTCEvidence-Based Health Policy – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Research: Broad- vs Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics in Children With Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:28h | UTCAssociation of Broad- vs Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics With Treatment Failure, Adverse Events, and Quality of Life in Children With Acute Respiratory Tract Infections – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: For kids with respiratory infections, broader isn’t better – CIDRAP (free) AND Treatment Failure, or is Treatment the Failure? – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note Blog (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement: No Screening With Electrocardiography
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:29h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Examines ECG Screening to Prevent CVD Events, AFib – AAFP (free) AND USPSTF Doesn’t Endorse Routine ECG for Atrial Fibrillation Detection or CVD Prevention – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND USPSTF Releases Draft Recommendations on ECG Screening for CVD, A-fib – TCTMD (free)
Scientific Statement: Childhood and Adolescent Adversity and Cardiometabolic Outcomes
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:26h | UTCNews release: Abuse and adversity in childhood linked to more cardiovascular risk in adulthood (free)
Commentaries: Distressing experiences as a kid impact cardiovascular health later in life – AHA News (free) AND Adversity In Childhood and Adolescence Sets Stage for Cardiometabolic Outcomes – AHA Centers for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Research: Cervical Pessary Reduces Preterm Birth in Women With Short Cervical Length
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:24h | UTCCommentaries: Cervical Pessary Cuts Preterm Birth in Women With Short Cervix – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND Cervical Pessary Reduces Preterm Births in Women with a Short Cervix – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Cervical Pessary May Help Prevent Preterm Birth for Some Women – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Debate: Is “Precision Medicine” Ready To Use In Primary Care Practice?
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:25h | UTCControversies in Family Medicine: Is “Precision Medicine” Ready To Use In Primary Care Practice?
No: It Is Barely Ready for Testing – American Family Physician (free)
Research: Joint Pain Following Chikungunya Infection
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:17h | UTCFrequency of Chronic Joint Pain following Chikungunya Infection: A Colombian Cohort Study – Arthritis & Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Related Study: A cross-sectional analysis of chikungunya arthritis patients 22-months post-infection demonstrate no detectable viral persistence in synovial fluid – Arthritis & Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Arthritis in Chikungunya Patients Not Due to Persistent Virus – Medscape (free registration required) AND Arthritis Persists After Chikungunya – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Studies provide new insights on mosquito-borne chikungunya virus infection – Willey, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Suicide Risk Behaviors Among Sexual Minority Adolescents
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:22h | UTCSuicide Risk Behaviors Among Sexual Minority Adolescents in the United States, 2015 – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: LGBQ teens face serious suicide risk, research finds – CNN (free) AND LGBQ Adolescents at Much Greater Risk of Suicide than Heterosexual Counterparts – MyScience (free) AND Suicide Risk Rife in Sexual Minority Teens – Medscape (free registration required) AND Sexual minority young people are at a higher risk for suicide – San Diego State University, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Association of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss With Risk of Cardiocerebrovascular Disease
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:15h | UTCAssociation of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss With Risk of Cardiocerebrovascular Disease: A Study Using Data From the Korea National Health Insurance Service (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Sudden Deafness May Flag CVD Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
ECG Pointers: AV Blocks
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:16h | UTCECG Pointers: AV Blocks – Part I – emDocs (free) AND ECG Pointers: AV blocks – Part II – emDocs (free)
Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Pharmacist-Led Medication Reconciliation After Hospital Discharge
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:14h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Wed, January 3 – 10 Stories of The Day!
3 Jan, 2018 | 00:03h | UTC
1 – Association Between Calcium or Vitamin D Supplementation and Fracture Incidence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Calcium and vitamin D supplements not associated with lower risk of fractures – OnMedica (free) AND Do Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements Cut Fracture Risk in Older Patients? – MPR (free) AND Vitamin D and Calcium Don’t Prevent Bone Fractures – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Calcium And Vitamin D Supplements Still Do Not Prevent Fractures – American Council on Science and Health (free)
See related meta-analysis: Timely Use of Probiotics in Hospitalized Adults Prevents Clostridium difficile Infection (free)
“Based on this systematic review and meta-analysis of 31 randomized controlled trials including 8672 patients, moderate certainty evidence suggests that probiotics are effective for preventing C. difficile-associated diarrhea”
3 – Mandrola’s Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2017 – Medscape (free registration required)
4 – Top nephrology-related stories of 2017 – NephJC (free)
5 – Regional Variation of Computed Tomographic Imaging in the United States and the Risk of Nephrectomy – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Editorial: Use of Advanced Imaging Tests and the Not-So-Incidental Harms of Incidental Findings (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Trunk Imaging Tied to Higher Nephrectomy Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“The remarkable number of unnecessary CT scans and their downstream risk from incidental findings” (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
6 – Overdiagnosis across medical disciplines: a scoping review – The BMJ Open (free) (via @brooke_nickel)
Author Interview: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists (free)
Commentary: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injury Common in Surgeons, Interventionalists – Medscape (free registration required)
8 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 2 January 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
9 – Infographic: Date Night with the EHR – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Related Guideline: Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free)
Related Commentary: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free)
10 – Comparative Effectiveness of Implementation Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis: It Takes a Team to Optimize Hypertension Tx – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Blood pressure control best achieved with a multilevel, multicomponent approach – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Communication About the Probability of Cancer in Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:15h | UTCCommunication About the Probability of Cancer in Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cancer probability documentation lacking for some at high risk – MedicalXpress (free) AND Which Lung Nodules Are Cancer? Risk Tools May Help – Medscape (free registration required)