Daily Archives: April 20, 2018
Meta-Analysis: Association of Cannabis With Cognitive Functioning in Adolescents and Young Adults
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:57h | UTCAssociation of Cannabis With Cognitive Functioning in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Marijuana’s effects on young brains diminish 72 hours after use, research says – CNN (free) AND ‘Poorer Cognitive Functioning’ of Marijuana Users Detailed in New Study – Inverse (free)
Cohort Study: Relationship between Clinic and Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Measurements and Mortality
20 Apr, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCEditorial: The Value in an Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Registry (free)
Commentaries: Value of Ambulatory BP Monitoring Bolstered by Large Study – TCTMD (free) AND 24-hour ambulatory BP measurements strongly predict mortality – The Hospitalist (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at blood pressure measurement method and predicting risk of heart disease – Science Media Centre (free)
Randomized Trial of Normothermic Preservation in Liver Transplantation
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:56h | UTCA randomized trial of normothermic preservation in liver transplantation – Nature (free PDF for a limited period)
Commentaries: Room temperature liver storage technique improves transplant success – University of Oxford (free) AND Keeping livers ‘alive’ boosts transplant success, trial finds – BBC (free) AND A ‘breakthrough in organ preservation’: Study shows keeping livers warm helps preserve them for transplant – STAT (free)
Report: Trends in Future Health Financing and Coverage
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:55h | UTCCommentaries: New Study Finds People Covered by Universal Health Coverage Will Fall Far Below UN Sustainable Development Goal – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Guideline: Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Research :Gene Therapy in Patients with Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:57h | UTCGene Therapy in Patients with Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: Gene Therapy as a Curative Option for β-Thalassemia (free)
Quick Take Video Summary: LentiGlobin Gene Therapy for β-Thalassemia (free)
Commentaries: Gene therapy could free some people from a lifetime of blood transfusions – MIT Technology Review (free) AND Gene Therapy For Inherited Blood Disorder Reduced Transfusions – NPR (free) AND Expert reaction to study on gene therapy for beta-thalassaemia – Science Media Centre (free)
Review: Pediatric Minor Head Injury
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:52h | UTC
Choosing Wisely: “Top 12” Recommendations That Are Reducing Overuse
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCThe “Top 12” Recommendations That Are Reducing Overuse – Choosing Wisely (free) (via @kennylinafp)
Learn more about the Choosing Wisely Initiative and see other lists of low-value practices in Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Multimorbidity: A Priority for Global Health Research
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:49h | UTCReport: Multimorbidity: a priority for global health research – The Academy of Medical Sciences (free) (via @equitylist)
News Release: Global burden of multiple serious illnesses must be urgently addressed (free)
Commentaries: Burden of patients with multiple diseases could sink health systems around the world, warn medical experts – Independent (free) AND People with multiple health conditions get raw deal, says report – OnMedica (free)
See also: related articles on the Caring for High-Need, High-Cost Patients (free reports, articles and commentaries)
Choosing Wisely Campaigns: A Work in Progress
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCChoosing Wisely Campaigns: A Work in Progress – JAMA (free for a limited period) (via @ChooseWiselyCA see Tweet)
Guideline: Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:47h | UTCNews Release: New Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk Aims to Fundamentally Improve Suicide Care Delivered Nationwide (free PDF)
Commentary: First-Ever Suicide Prevention Recommendations Released – Medscape (free registration required)
Debate on the Value of Sytematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:45h | UTCDebate on systematic reviews and meta-analyses: (via @trished)
Viewpoint 1: Are systematic reviews and meta-analyses still useful research? We are not sure – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Viewpoint 2: Are systematic reviews and meta-analyses still useful research? Yes (free)
Cancer treatment in the last 6 months of life: when inaction can outperform action
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:46h | UTC
Research: Low-Dose Abiraterone With Food vs Standard Dose Abiraterone In Prostate Cancer
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCCommentaries: Taking a Standard Prostate Cancer Drug with Food Boosts Impact, Lowers Cost – University of Chicago Medical Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Low-Dose Prostate Drug Can Match Standard Dose, Cut Costs – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Tackling the High Cost of Cancer Care (free commentaries issued when this paper was first presented at the 2017 ASCO annual meeting)
“Savings per patient could reach as high as $300,000” (from NewsWise)
Research: Association of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCAssociation of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Repeat BP Measurements in the Office Are Key, Study Highlights – TCTMD (free) AND Should Blood Pressure Measurement Be Repeated During Primary Care Visit? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Second BP Measurement Often Brings Better News – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Repeated BP Measures Linked to Drop in Initially Elevated BP – Physician’s Weekly (free)
Perspective: Time to Challenge the Spurious Hierarchy of Systematic Over Narrative Reviews?
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:36h | UTCTime to challenge the spurious hierarchy of systematic over narrative reviews? – European Journal of Clinical Investigation (free) (via @kennylinafp and @Abraham_RMI)
Perspective: Three Steps Toward a More Sustainable Path for Targeted Cancer Drugs
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:39h | UTCThree Steps Toward a More Sustainable Path for Targeted Cancer Drugs – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Viewpoint: Another Nail in the Coffin for Fish Oil Supplements
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:36h | UTCAnother Nail in the Coffin for Fish Oil Supplements – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Systematic Review: First-line Drugs for Hypertension
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:34h | UTCFirst-line drugs for hypertension – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Thiazides best first choice for hypertension – Cochrane Library (free)
“First-line low-dose thiazides reduced all morbidity and mortality outcomes in adult patients with moderate to severe primary hypertension. First-line ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers may be similarly effective, but the evidence was of lower quality”.
Systematic Review: Transradial vs Transfemoral Approach for Coronary Angiography
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:33h | UTCTransradial versus transfemoral approach for diagnostic coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention in people with coronary artery disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Transradial approach for diagnostic coronary angiography or PCI (or both) in CAD may reduce short-term net adverse clinical events, cardiac death, all-cause mortality, bleeding, and access site complications”.
Meta-analysis: “Artificial Pancreas” Treatment for Outpatients with Type 1 Diabetes
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:35h | UTCEditorial: Closed loop systems in type 1 diabetes (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Baseline LDL Level and Total and Cardiovascular Mortality After LDL Lowering
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:31h | UTCAssociation Between Baseline LDL-C Level and Total and Cardiovascular Mortality After LDL-C Lowering: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Patients With Highest LDL Levels Benefit Most From Lipid-Lowering Drugs – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND New Study Finds that Statins Prevent Cardiovascular Deaths – Science Based Medicine (free) AND Meta-Analysis: ‘Floor’ for Lipid-Lowering Mortality Benefits May Be Real – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“In meta-analyses of LDL-C lowering drug trials, we found that total and cardiovascular mortality were reduced only when the mean baseline LDL-C in the trial was >100 mg/dl” (from MedicalResearch.com)
Parenting of the future: Many embryos, each with DNA profile
20 Apr, 2018 | 00:57h | UTCParenting of the future: Many embryos, each with DNA profile – Associated Press (free)
Medication Errors 2018: The Year in Review
20 Apr, 2018 | 00:56h | UTCMedication Errors 2018: The Year in Review – Pharmacy Practice News (free)
BTS Quality Standards for Acute Non-invasive Ventilation in Adults
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:32h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Clinical practice guidelines for the use of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation and noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure in the acute care setting – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) AND BTS/ICS guideline for the ventilatory management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in adults – Thorax (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter