Daily Archives: February 19, 2019

Tue, February 19 – 10 Stories of The Day!

19 Feb, 2019 | 00:15h | UTC

 

1 – European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2019 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms – European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (free)

Commentary: Progressive Guidance on the Modern Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms – European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (free)

 

2 – AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free)

See also: AGA Technical Review on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free)

Commentary: New guideline recommendations for the treatment of mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis – American Gastroenterological Association (free)

 

3 – Effect of a Resuscitation Strategy Targeting Peripheral Perfusion Status vs Serum Lactate Levels on 28-Day Mortality Among Patients With Septic Shock: The ANDROMEDA-SHOCK Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: How Best to Resuscitate Patients With Septic Shock? (free)

See also: Visual Abstract (free PDF)

Discussion Forum: ANDROMEDA-SHOCK (or, how to intepret HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.55-1.02, p=0.06) – Datamethods Discussion Forum (free)

 

4 – Hospital Wastes A Third Less Food After This One Change – Forbes (free)

Related Case Study: Mayo General Hospital Food Waste Prevention (free PDF)

 

5 – Podcast: #140 Psychopharmacology 2.0, Antidepressant Master Class – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)

 

6 – Evidence for compromised data integrity in studies of liberal peri‐operative inspired oxygen – Anaesthesia (free)

Commentary: Anaesthetists say patients at risk after flawed oxygen guidelines – The Guardian (free)

 

7 – Deprescribing cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in dementia: guideline summary – Medical Journal of Australia (free)

Related: Position Statement: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)

 

8 – Subclinical hypothyroidism: When to treat – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)

Related: Thyroid Hormone Treatment Does Not Help Adults with Mildly Abnormal Thyroid Tests (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism (free study and commentary)

 

9 – Pediatric Obesity Algorithm: A Practical Approach to Obesity Diagnosis and Management – Frontiers in Pediatrics (free)

 

10 – What the Doctor Ordered: Improving the Use and Value of Laboratory Testing – CD Howe Institute (free PDF)

News Release: Lab Testing Misuse Costs Billions (free)

Commentary: Billions wasted annually on inappropriate lab tests, report finds – The Star (free)

 

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2019 European Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms

19 Feb, 2019 | 00:06h | UTC

European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2019 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms – European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (free)

Commentary: Progressive Guidance on the Modern Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms – European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (free)

 

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