Daily Archives: March 6, 2019
Guidelines and Recommendations for Ensuring Good Epidemiological Practice
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:10h | UTC
Statistics and Methods: Treatment Effects in Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trials
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:08h | UTCGuide to Statistics and Methods: Treatment Effects in Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trials – JAMA (free for a limited period)
ASCO Guideline: Management of the Neck in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:06h | UTC
Chest Pain in General Practice: A Systematic Review of Prediction Rules
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:09h | UTCChest pain in general practice: a systematic review of prediction rules – BMJ Open (free)
Related: Meta‐analysis: Prognostic Accuracy of the HEART Score for Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients Presenting With Chest Pain (free)
Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:07h | UTCNews Release: Updated dietary reference intakes for sodium and potassium (free)
Big Pharma is Embracing Open-access Publishing Like Never Before
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:05h | UTCBig pharma is embracing open-access publishing like never before – Nature News (free)
See also: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (resources and commentaries on the subject)
Consensus-based Recommendations for the Management of Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:01h | UTC
A Review of ASA Physical Status – Historical Perspectives and Modern Developments
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:04h | UTCA review of ASA physical status – historical perspectives and modern developments – Anaesthesia (free)
Special Issue: Hyperkalemia
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:02h | UTCHyperkalemia – European Heart Journal Supplement (free articles)
Potassium homoeostasis and pathophysiology of hyperkalaemia
Hyperkalaemia: aetiology, epidemiology, and clinical significance
Current treatment and unmet needs of hyperkalaemia in the emergency department
Barriers to guideline mandated renin–angiotensin inhibitor use: focus on hyperkalaemia
Pharmacology of new treatments for hyperkalaemia: patiromer and sodium zirconium cyclosilicate
New frontiers for management of hyperkalaemia: the emergence of novel agents
New treatments for hyperkalaemia: clinical use in cardiology
A new area for the management of hyperkalaemia with potassium binders: clinical use in nephrology
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Best Practices Recommendations for Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry in Lung Cancer
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:00h | UTCBest Practices Recommendations for Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry in Lung Cancer – Journal of Thoracic Oncology (free for a limited period)
Review: Pathology of the Carotid Space
6 Mar, 2019 | 19:59h | UTCPathology of the carotid space – Insights into Imaging (free)
Wed, March 6 – 10 Stories of The Day!
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:52h | UTC
1 – S2k guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of type B aortic dissection – Gefässchirurgie (free)
Related Guidelines: 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases: Document covering acute and chronic aortic diseases of the thoracic and abdominal aorta of the adult (free) AND 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease (free)
Related Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)
Related Guideline: Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Joint Position Statement on the Cardiovascular Screening of Competitive Athletes (free)
4 – Second patient free of HIV after stem-cell therapy – Nature News (free)
See also: Has a second person with HIV been cured? – Science (free) AND Expert reaction to HIV-1 remission in a second patient – Science Media Centre (free) AND Bone Marrow Transplant Renders Second Patient Free Of HIV – NPR (free) AND London patient might be second to be cured of HIV – CNN (free) AND H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
5 – Glucose control in the ICU – Current Opinion in Anesthesiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
6 – Ann Robinson’s research reviews, 5 March 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
7 – Stand-Alone Artificial Intelligence for Breast Cancer Detection in Mammography: Comparison With 101 Radiologists – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Robots can detect breast cancer as well as radiologists – Oxford University Press USA (free)
8 – Pro/Con Debate: Contact Precautions for MRSA and VRE
Con: Things We Do For No Reason: Contact Precautions for MRSA and VRE – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Hospital and Time of Delivery May Affect Mother’s Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Study reveals that night and weekend births have substantially higher risk of delivery complications – Society for Risk Analysis (free)
10 – Fast-Food Offerings in the United States in 1986, 1991, and 2016 Show Large Increases in Food Variety, Portion Size, Dietary Energy, and Selected Micronutrients – Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bigger, Saltier, Heavier: Fast Food Since 1986 in 3 Simple Charts – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Thirty years of fast food: Greater variety, but more salt, larger portions, and added calories – Elservier (free) AND Fast Food Is Less Healthy Today Than 30 Years Ago, Analysis Finds – Forbes (free) AND Has fast food become worse for our health in the past 30 years? – Medical News Today (free)
German Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Type B Aortic Dissection
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:38h | UTCS2k guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of type B aortic dissection – Gefässchirurgie (free)
Related Guidelines: 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases: Document covering acute and chronic aortic diseases of the thoracic and abdominal aorta of the adult (free) AND 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease (free)
Brazilian Guidelines for Sports and Exercise Cardiology
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:34h | UTCRelated Guideline: Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Joint Position Statement on the Cardiovascular Screening of Competitive Athletes (free)
Second Patient Free of HIV After Stem-cell Therapy
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:29h | UTCSecond patient free of HIV after stem-cell therapy – Nature News (free)
See also: Has a second person with HIV been cured? – Science (free) AND Expert reaction to HIV-1 remission in a second patient – Science Media Centre (free) AND Bone Marrow Transplant Renders Second Patient Free Of HIV – NPR (free) AND London patient might be second to be cured of HIV – CNN (free) AND H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Guidelines for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Surgical Patients
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:35h | UTCRelated Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)
Ann Robinson’s research reviews – 5 March 2019
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:22h | UTCAnn Robinson’s research reviews, 5 March 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Review: Glucose Control in the ICU
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:27h | UTCGlucose control in the ICU – Current Opinion in Anesthesiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Study: Artificial Intelligence vs. Radiologists for Breast Cancer Detection in Mammography
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:20h | UTCStand-Alone Artificial Intelligence for Breast Cancer Detection in Mammography: Comparison With 101 Radiologists – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Robots can detect breast cancer as well as radiologists – Oxford University Press USA (free)
Pro/Con Debate: Contact Precautions for MRSA and VRE
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:17h | UTCCon: Things We Do For No Reason: Contact Precautions for MRSA and VRE – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free)
Study: Probability of a Delivery Complication is Higher During Nights, on Weekends, on Holidays, and at Teaching Hospitals is Highest in July
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:11h | UTCCommentaries: Hospital and Time of Delivery May Affect Mother’s Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Study reveals that night and weekend births have substantially higher risk of delivery complications – Society for Risk Analysis (free)
Study: Fast-Food Offerings Increasing in Portion Size, Calories, and Sodium Content
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:08h | UTCFast-Food Offerings in the United States in 1986, 1991, and 2016 Show Large Increases in Food Variety, Portion Size, Dietary Energy, and Selected Micronutrients – Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bigger, Saltier, Heavier: Fast Food Since 1986 in 3 Simple Charts – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Thirty years of fast food: Greater variety, but more salt, larger portions, and added calories – Elservier (free) AND Fast Food Is Less Healthy Today Than 30 Years Ago, Analysis Finds – Forbes (free) AND Has fast food become worse for our health in the past 30 years? – Medical News Today (free)