Daily Archives: May 4, 2018 | LinksMedicus Free Medical News & Perspectives

“Important for plastic surgeons in particular to remember: just because you *can* perform an operation, which might or might not be medically indicated, does not mean you *should* perform the operation” (via @JournalofEthics see Tweet)

Guideline: Screening, Prevention and Management of Hepatitis B and C in Sexual Health Settings

4 May, 2018 | 02:05h | UTC

2017 European guideline for the screening, prevention and initial management of hepatitis B and C infections in sexual health settings –
International Journal of STD & AIDS (free PDF)

Randomized Trial: Education Plus Exercise vs Corticosteroid Injection vs Wait and See Approach for Gluteal Tendinopathy

4 May, 2018 | 02:03h | UTC

Education plus exercise versus corticosteroid injection use versus a wait and see approach on global outcome and pain from gluteal tendinopathy: prospective, single blinded, randomised clinical trial – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: The ongoing reduction in pain became the inspiration to never go back to “ground zero” – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Randomized Controlled Trial: Once-Daily Single-Inhaler Triple vs Dual Therapy in Patients with COPD

4 May, 2018 | 01:55h | UTC

Once-Daily Single-Inhaler Triple versus Dual Therapy in Patients with COPD – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Quick Take Video Summary: Single-Inhaler Triple Therapy in Patients with COPD (free)

Meta-Analysis: Direct Oral Anticoagulant vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Cancer Associated Thrombosis

4 May, 2018 | 01:59h | UTC

Direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) versus low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for treatment of cancer associated thrombosis (CAT): A systematic review and meta-analysis – Thrombosis Research (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts

Summary: CHEST Guideline on Screening for Lung Cancer

4 May, 2018 | 01:54h | UTC

Screening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline – American College of Cardiology (free)

Original Guideline: Screening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free)

Meta-Analysis: Early Intervention vs Treatment as Usual for Early-Phase Psychosis

4 May, 2018 | 01:57h | UTC

Comparison of Early Intervention Services vs Treatment as Usual for Early-Phase Psychosis: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: With Early Intervention, Patients With Schizophrenia Experience Greater Improvements in Health, Function – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Early Intervention Best for Early-Phase Psychosis – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Summary: AHA Scientific Statement on Right Heart Failure

4 May, 2018 | 01:53h | UTC

AHA Scientific Statement on Right Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology (free)

Original Guideline: Evaluation and Management of Right-Sided Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free PDF)

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundle: 2018 update

4 May, 2018 | 01:46h | UTC

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundle: 2018 update – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Opinion Against this Guideline: Petition to retire the surviving sepsis campaign guidelines – PulmCrit (free) (via @emdocsdotnet)

ACOG Guideline: Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy

4 May, 2018 | 01:52h | UTC

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 732: Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)

Commentary: ACOG: Updated Recommendations for Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy – Infectious Disease Advisor (free)

Perspective: Can the U.S. Get 1 Million People to Volunteer Their Genomes?

4 May, 2018 | 01:45h | UTC

Can the U.S. Get 1 Million People to Volunteer Their Genomes? – Scientific American (free)

Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter

Systematic Review: Local Anaesthetics and Regional Anaesthesia vs Conventional Analgesia for Preventing Persistent Postoperative Pain

4 May, 2018 | 01:41h | UTC

Local anaesthetics and regional anaesthesia versus conventional analgesia for preventing persistent postoperative pain in adults and children – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Summary: Local and regional anaesthesia at the time of surgery to prevent longer-term persistent pain after surgery – Cochrane Library (free)

Randomized Controlled Trial: High-dose Vitamin D3 in the Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition

4 May, 2018 | 01:43h | UTC

High-dose vitamin D₃ in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition: a multicenter double-blind randomized controlled trial – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: High-dose vitamin D could be a game changer in treating severe malnutrition – The Conversation (free) AND Vitamin D improves weight gain and brain development in malnourished children – Queen Mary University of London, via ScienceDaily (free)

Fri, May 4 – 10 Stories of The Day!

4 May, 2018 | 01:05h | UTC

1 – Manual: Core Components for Infection Prevention and Control: Implementation tools and resources – World Health Organization (free) (via @julesstorr and @Onisillos)

2 – Outpatient Infection Prevention: A Practical Primer – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free) (via @IDSAInfo see Tweet)

Commentary: Pioneering Paper Shows Infection Control and Prevention in Clinics Is in Everyone’s Hands – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, via NewsWise (free)

3 – Emollient bath additives for the treatment of childhood eczema (BATHE): multicentre pragmatic parallel group randomised controlled trial of clinical and cost effectiveness – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: New evidence challenges use of bath emollients for children with eczema (free)

Commentaries: Trial finds no benefit of bath emollients beyond standard eczema care for children – The BMJ, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Bath oils for childhood eczema provide ‘no clinical benefit’ – NHS Choices (free)

4 – Education plus exercise versus corticosteroid injection use versus a wait and see approach on global outcome and pain from gluteal tendinopathy: prospective, single blinded, randomised clinical trial – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: The ongoing reduction in pain became the inspiration to never go back to “ground zero” – The BMJ Opinion (free)

5 – Plastic Surgery’s Contributions to Surgical Ethics – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)

6 – Once-Daily Single-Inhaler Triple versus Dual Therapy in Patients with COPD – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Quick Take Video Summary: Single-Inhaler Triple Therapy in Patients with COPD (free)

7 – Lecture: How Less Health Care Can (Sometimes) Be Better For You (free)

See also: CLUE Working Group Lecture Series (tweet with lecture links by @KariTikkinen)

“Editor-in-Chief of @JAMAInternalMed, professor Rita Redberg gave the 3rd CLUE Working Group lecture entitled “How Less Health Care Can (Sometimes) Be Better For You” at the Think Corner of the U of Helsinki” (via @KariTikkinen see Tweet)

8 – 2017 European guideline for the screening, prevention and initial management of hepatitis B and C infections in sexual health settings – International Journal of STD & AIDS (free PDF)

9 – Direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) versus low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for treatment of cancer associated thrombosis (CAT): A systematic review and meta-analysis – Thrombosis Research (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts

10 – Comparison of Early Intervention Services vs Treatment as Usual for Early-Phase Psychosis: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: With Early Intervention, Patients With Schizophrenia Experience Greater Improvements in Health, Function – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Early Intervention Best for Early-Phase Psychosis – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Stay Updated in Your Specialty