Daily Archives: November 22, 2018
Review of Guidelines for Perioperative Diabetes Management
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:57h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
USPSTF Draft Statement: HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:58h | UTCCommentaries: Panel recommends everyone at high risk of getting HIV be offered a prevention pill – STAT (free) AND U.S. officials recommend use of PrEP pills to stop spread of HIV – UPI (free)
Related Clinical Guidelines: HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (free articles)
Cohort Study: Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:56h | UTCIntermediate Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Diabetes outcomes similar when primary care provided by NPs, PAs, or physicians, study finds – ACP Internist Weekly (free) AND Diabetics Cared for by NPs, PAs Do as Well as Those in Physicians’ Care – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Randomized Trial: Overall Survival with Palbociclib and Fulvestrant in Advanced Breast Cancer
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:54h | UTCOverall Survival with Palbociclib and Fulvestrant in Advanced Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Drug improves survival in metastatic breast cancer – Northwestern University (free)
Recommendations for Preoperative Fasting in Children
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:56h | UTC
Report: 2018 Access to Medicine Index
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:54h | UTC2018 Access to Medicine Index – Access to Medicine Foundation (free PDF)
Commentaries: Big pharma leaves big gaps: drugmakers urged to do more for poor – Reuters (free) AND Big pharma ‘failing to develop urgent drugs for poorest countries’ – The Guardian (free)
Study: Replication Failures in Psychology Not Due to Differences in Study Populations
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:55h | UTCReplication failures in psychology not due to differences in study populations – Nature (free)
Related: Evaluating the Replicability of Social Science Experiments (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Essay: The Experiments Are Fascinating. But Nobody Can Repeat Them – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Systematic Review: Ezetimibe for the Prevention of Heart Disease and Death
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:53h | UTCEzetimibe for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and all‐cause mortality events – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Ezetimibe for the prevention of heart disease and death – Cochrane Library (free)
In individuals with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Ezetimibe has modest beneficial effects, primarily driven by a reduction in non‐fatal MI and non‐fatal stroke, but with little or no effect on clinical fatal endpoints.
Study: Cost-Effectiveness of an Optimized Intervention for Residents with Clinically Significant Agitation in Dementia
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:52h | UTCImproving the quality of life of care home residents with dementia: Cost-effectiveness of an optimized intervention for residents with clinically significant agitation in dementia – Alzheimer’s & Dementia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Care homes with dementia ‘carer champions’ reduce agitation and antipsychotics – carehome.co.uk (free) AND Improving dementia care and treatment saves thousands of pounds in care homes – University of Exeter (free)
European Consensus Statement on Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult ADHD
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:52h | UTCUpdated European Consensus Statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD – European Psychiatry (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With Quality of Life Outcomes at 30 Days and 1 Year
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:39h | UTCAssociation of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With Quality of Life Outcomes at 30 Days and 1 Year: Analysis of the Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury Prevention Methods
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:39h | UTC
Systematic Review: The Effect of Pacifier Sucking on Orofacial Structures
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:38h | UTC
Systematic Review: Interventions to Prevent Lyme Disease in Humans
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:38h | UTCInterventions to prevent Lyme disease in humans: A systematic review – Preventive Medicine Reports (free)
Study: Intravenous Catheter-Related Adverse Events Exceed Drug-Related Adverse Events in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:35h | UTC
A Comprehensive Review of Skull Base Osteomyelitis
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:37h | UTC
Comprehensive Review of Fetal Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:33h | UTCComprehensive review of fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung – Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy (free)
Review: Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:35h | UTC
Review: Silicosis and Lung Cancer
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:34h | UTCSilicosis and lung cancer: current perspectives – Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy (free)
Review: Self-Care and Self-Management Among Adolescent T2DM Patients
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:32h | UTCSelf-Care and Self-Management Among Adolescent T2DM Patients: A Review – Frontiers in Endocrinology (free)
Review: Pediatric Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit and Questions of Quality
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:32h | UTC
Systematic Review: Physical and Mechanical Therapies for Lower Limb Symptoms in Children with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:30h | UTC
Systematic Review: Interventions to Improve School-Based Eye-Care Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:31h | UTC
Systematic Review: Management and Disposition of Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:28h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Mild Pulmonary Hypertension Is Associated With Increased Mortality
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:27h | UTCCommentary: People with Mild Pulmonary Hypertension Have Increased Risk of Death, Study Indicates – Pulmonary Hypertension News (free)