Daily Archives: March 1, 2019 | LinksMedicus Free Medical News & Perspectives

Fri, March 1 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:23h | UTC

1 – WHO publishes new estimates on congenital syphilis – World Health Organization (free)

Original Article: Global burden of maternal and congenital syphilis and associated adverse birth outcomes—Estimates for 2016 and progress since 2012 – PLOS One (free)

2 – Antibiotic management of urinary tract infection in elderly patients in primary care and its association with bloodstream infections and all cause mortality: population based cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Early use of antibiotics in elderly patients with UTIs associated with reduced risk of sepsis – Imperial College London (free) AND Delaying antibiotics in elderly with UTI linked to higher sepsis, death rates – MDedge (free) AND Withholding antibiotics from over-65s may increases cases of deadly sepsis, study shows – The Telegraph (free)

3 – Challenges in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a point-of-view review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

4 – Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa—New Evidence-Based Guidelines – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)

5 – Ebola virus disease – The Lancet (free for a limited period)

6 – Television viewing and cognitive decline in older age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing – Science Reports (free)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at watching TV and memory in over 50s – Science Media Centre (free) AND TV Viewing Tied to Cognitive Decline in Those Over Age 50 – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

7 – FDA In Brief: FDA cautions patients, providers about using robotically-assisted surgical devices for mastectomy and other cancer-related surgeries – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Commentary: FDA sounds an alarm on using robotic devices in cancer surgeries, citing concerns about safety and results – STAT (free)

8 – Higher versus lower doses of ACE inhibitors, angiotensin-2 receptor blockers and beta-blockers in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)

“Our meta-analysis on higher versus lower doses of medications for heart failure just came out in PLOS ONE. You might be surprised at the magnitude of benefits vs harms of getting to “target doses” -always start with low doses and only increase if tolerated” (via @medmyths see Tweet)

9 – Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in High-Risk Pediatric Patients: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

News Release: Better options needed for children at higher risk of premature heart disease – American Heart Association (free)

10 – Special Issue: Initial Management of Thoracic Traumas – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free articles)

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Pulmonary contusion

Diaphragm and transdiaphragmatic injuries

Thoracic damage control surgery

Blast injures to the thorax

Management of traumatic esophageal injuries

Surgical management of chronic diaphragmatic hernias

Chest drain and thoracotomy for chest trauma

Challenges in Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia: A Point-of-view Review

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:14h | UTC

Challenges in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a point-of-view review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Observational Study Suggests Delaying Antibiotics is Associated with Worse Outcomes in Elderly Patients with UTI

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:17h | UTC

Antibiotic management of urinary tract infection in elderly patients in primary care and its association with bloodstream infections and all cause mortality: population based cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Early use of antibiotics in elderly patients with UTIs associated with reduced risk of sepsis – Imperial College London (free) AND Delaying antibiotics in elderly with UTI linked to higher sepsis, death rates – MDedge (free) AND Withholding antibiotics from over-65s may increases cases of deadly sepsis, study shows – The Telegraph (free)

WHO Publishes New Estimates on Congenital Syphilis

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:19h | UTC

WHO publishes new estimates on congenital syphilis – World Health Organization (free)

Original Article: Global burden of maternal and congenital syphilis and associated adverse birth outcomes—Estimates for 2016 and progress since 2012 – PLOS One (free)

Comprehensive Review: Ebola virus disease

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:11h | UTC

Ebola virus disease – The Lancet (free for a limited period)

New #Ebola seminar: the latest research on virology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, prevention, long-term sequelae and disease control https://t.co/gMYen3Ka3G pic.twitter.com/YZn6M4hxSz

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 20, 2019

Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa—New Evidence-Based Guidelines

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:13h | UTC

Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa—New Evidence-Based Guidelines – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)

FDA Cautions Patients, Providers About Using Robotically-assisted Surgical Devices for Mastectomy and Other Cancer-related Surgeries

1 Mar, 2019 | 05:43h | UTC

FDA In Brief: FDA cautions patients, providers about using robotically-assisted surgical devices for mastectomy and other cancer-related surgeries – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Commentary: FDA sounds an alarm on using robotic devices in cancer surgeries, citing concerns about safety and results – STAT (free)

Study: Television Viewing and Cognitive Decline in Older Age

1 Mar, 2019 | 05:46h | UTC

Television viewing and cognitive decline in older age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing – Science Reports (free)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at watching TV and memory in over 50s – Science Media Centre (free) AND TV Viewing Tied to Cognitive Decline in Those Over Age 50 – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

My new study with Andrew Steptoe @UCL_BSH funded by @wellcometrust is published today, showing that watching television for more than 3.5 hours per day is associated with cognitive decline in verbal memory in older adults https://t.co/9ZIOTVsGMz

— Daisy Fancourt (@Daisy_Fancourt) February 28, 2019

Meta-Analysis: Higher vs. Lower Doses of ACE Inhibitors, Angiotensin-2 Receptor Blockers and Beta-blockers in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

1 Mar, 2019 | 05:38h | UTC

Higher versus lower doses of ACE inhibitors, angiotensin-2 receptor blockers and beta-blockers in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Our meta-analysis on higher versus lower doses of medications for heart failure just came out in PLOS ONE. You might be surprised at the magnitude of benefits vs harms of getting to "target doses" -always start with low doses and only increase if tolerated https://t.co/wvtTDqjV60

— James McCormack (@medmyths) February 28, 2019