Daily Archives: November 6, 2018
2018 AHA Focused Update on ACLS – Use of Antiarrhythmic Drugs During and Immediately After Cardiac Arrest
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:54h | UTC2018 American Heart Association Focused Update on Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Use of Antiarrhythmic Drugs During and Immediately After Cardiac Arrest: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (free PDF) (via @gonzaeperez)
2018 AHA Focused Update on Pediatric Advanced Life Support
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:53h | UTC
Study: Shorter Treatment May Be Effective for Selected Patients with Tuberculosis
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:52h | UTCA patient-level pooled analysis of treatment-shortening regimens for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Pulmonary TB can be cured with shorter treatment, study finds – University of California – San Francisco (free)
Policy Statement: Effective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:51h | UTCEffective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: AAP policy opposes corporal punishment, draws on recent evidence – AAP News (free) AND Discipline vs. punishment: What works best for children? – AAP News (free) AND Pediatricians strengthen stance against spanking kids – CNN (free) AND Spanking Is Ineffective and Harmful to Children, Pediatricians’ Group Says – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Podcast: Sleep Apnea Pearls and Pitfalls
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:48h | UTC#123 Sleep Apnea Pearls and Pitfalls – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio and summary)
Ann Robinson’s Weekly Research Reviews, 5 November 2018
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:49h | UTCAnn Robinson’s weekly research reviews, 5 November 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Guideline Summary: Australian Guidelines on Pregnancy Care
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:47h | UTCUpdated clinical practice guidelines on pregnancy care – Medical Journal of Australia (free for 7 days)
See full guidelines: Pregnancy Care Guidelines and related documents – Australian Government Department of Health (free)
Study: Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Incidence of Endocarditis
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:45h | UTC
Study: Pedestrian Fatalities Associated With Halloween
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:44h | UTCPedestrian Fatalities Associated With Halloween in the United States – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Pedestrian fatalities increase on Halloween, particularly among children – University of British Columbia (free) AND High risk of child pedestrian deaths at Halloween – OnMedica (free) AND Really Scary! Pediatric Pedestrian Fatalities 10x Higher on Halloween – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Meta-Analysis: What Works in Youth Suicide Prevention?
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:46h | UTCWhat Works in Youth Suicide Prevention? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – EclinicalMedicine (free)
Related: 800,000 People Kill Themselves Every Year. What Can We do? (free Guidelines and commentary) AND Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk (free Guideline and commentary) AND Preventing Teen Suicide: What Does the Evidence Shows (free Guideline and commentary) AND AAP Clinical Report: Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents (free)
Review: Causes and Prevention of Postoperative Myocardial Injury
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:43h | UTCCauses and prevention of postoperative myocardial injury – European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (free)
Review: Update on Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:42h | UTCUpdate on Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free)
Study: Associations Between Screen Time and Lower Psychological Well-Being Among Children and Adolescents
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:44h | UTCCommentary: Reduced screen time for young highly recommended for well-being – San Diego State University (free)
Guideline: Management of Primary Cutaneous Melanoma
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:41h | UTCNews Release: American Academy of Dermatology releases guidelines for melanoma treatment (free)
Review: Lifestyle Modifications for Preventing and Treating Heart Failure
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:40h | UTC
Study: Association of Prior Vaccination With Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Children
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:41h | UTCCommentaries: Repeated Vaccination May Protect Children From Influenza Infection – JAMA Network Open (free) AND What Getting The Flu Vaccine Every Year Does To Your Immunity – Forbes (free) AND Study: Kids’ flu vaccine protection not reduced by prior vaccination – CIDRAP (free)
Study: Little Benefit in Screening Women Aged 55 with a Negative HPV DNA test
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:39h | UTCAge at last screening and remaining lifetime risk of cervical cancer in older, unvaccinated, HPV-negative women: a modelling study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study finds there may be little benefit in screening women aged 55 with a negative HPV DNA test – The Lancet (free) AND New test could mean cervical cancer screening could stop sooner – OnMedica (free) AND At What Age Can We Stop Screening for Cervical Cancer? – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Report: English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:38h | UTCEnglish Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance (ESPAUR): Report 2018 – Public Health England (free PDF)
Commentaries: How antibiotic resistance could take us back to the ‘dark ages’ – BBC (free) AND Over three million surgical operations and cancer treatments a year in England may become life-threatening without antibiotics – NHS (free) AND UK parliament urges making antimicrobial resistance a priority – CIDRAP (free)
Review: Treatment of Lower Extremity Superficial Thrombophlebitis
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:34h | UTCTreatment of Lower Extremity Superficial Thrombophlebitis – JAMA Clinical Evidence Synopsis (free for a limited period)
Perspective: Training the Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:37h | UTCTraining the Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: The Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Alcohol and Drug Use
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:33h | UTCInvited Commentary: New data to support much needed policy change (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Paternal Age with Perinatal Outcomes
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:36h | UTCEditorial: Paternal factors in preconception care: the case of paternal age (free)
Commentaries: Yash Khandwala and Michael Eisenberg: Don’t forget the father! – The BMJ Opinion (free) Health problems ‘more common for babies with older fathers’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Babies Born to Older Dads May Have a Higher Risk of Health Problems, Study Says – TIME (free)
Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Central Hypothyroidism
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:32h | UTC
Review: Ascorbic Acid, Corticosteroids, and Thiamine in Sepsis
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:15h | UTC
Study: Simple Risk Score Predicts Mortality in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:07h | UTCThe 3A3B score: The simple risk score for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction – A report from the CHART-2 Study – International Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: HFpEF: simple 3A3B risk score predicts mortality – Univadis (free registration required)