Daily Archives: April 30, 2019
Tue April 30 – 10 Stories of The Day!
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:51h | UTC
1 – Report: No Time to Wait: Securing the future from drug-resistant infections – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: New report calls for urgent action to avert antimicrobial resistance crisis – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: UN report calls for urgent action against antimicrobial resistance – CIDRAP (free)
3 – Heart failure in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference – Kidney International (free) (via @paomorejon)
Commentaries: Childhood mortality declining globally but disability on the rise – Reuters (free) AND Child and adolescent deaths decreased by half worldwide since 1990 Journalist’s Resource (free)
5 – Association Between Peripheral Neuropathy and Exposure to Oral Fluoroquinolone or Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Therapy – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: On the Association Between Fluoroquinolones and Neuropathy (free)
Related: Committee Recommends New Restrictions on the use of Fluoroquinolones (free report and commentaries)
6 – Restrictive strategy versus usual care for cholecystectomy in patients with gallstones and abdominal pain (SECURE): a multicentre, randomised, parallel-arm, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Applying Strict Criteria for Gallbladder Removal Doesn’t Improve Pain – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
“Our findings suggest that to provide clinical benefit with the least effect on growth, the number of repeat treatment courses should be limited to a maximum of three and the total dose to between 24 mg and 48 mg.”
Commentary: NNT with statins is 400 for lower risk eligible patients, researchers estimate – Pulse (free)
9 – Effect of Gastric Residual Evaluation on Enteral Intake in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
10 – Release of “13 Reasons Why” associated with increase in youth suicide rates – NIH News Releases (free)
Original Study: Association Between the Release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and Suicide Rates in the United States: An Interrupted Times Series Analysis – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Internet Searches for Suicide Following the Release of “13 Reasons Why” (free study and commentaries)
“NIH-supported study highlights the importance of responsible portrayal of suicide by the media.”
Guideline: Unscheduled Procedural Sedation
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:47h | UTC
WHO Report: Urgent Action Needed to Avert Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:49h | UTCReport: No Time to Wait: Securing the future from drug-resistant infections – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: New report calls for urgent action to avert antimicrobial resistance crisis – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: UN report calls for urgent action against antimicrobial resistance – CIDRAP (free)
KDIGO Controversies Conference: Heart Failure in Chronic Kidney Disease
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:44h | UTCHeart failure in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference – Kidney International (free) (via @paomorejon)
Study: Fluoroquinolones Associated with Peripheral Neuropathy
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:40h | UTCAssociation Between Peripheral Neuropathy and Exposure to Oral Fluoroquinolone or Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Therapy – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: On the Association Between Fluoroquinolones and Neuropathy (free)
Related: Committee Recommends New Restrictions on the use of Fluoroquinolones (free report and commentaries)
Randomized Trial: Restrictive Strategy vs. Usual Care for Cholecystectomy in Patients with Gallstones and Abdominal Pain
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:38h | UTCRestrictive strategy versus usual care for cholecystectomy in patients with gallstones and abdominal pain (SECURE): a multicentre, randomised, parallel-arm, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Applying Strict Criteria for Gallbladder Removal Doesn’t Improve Pain – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW Research—Restrictive strategy versus usual care for cholecystectomy in patients with #gallstones and #abdominalpain (SECURE): a multicentre, randomised, parallel-arm, non-inferiority trial https://t.co/kRMnZScaM9 pic.twitter.com/pdrzLLnZs8
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) April 29, 2019
Global Burden of Diseases Study: Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors in Child and Adolescent Health
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:42h | UTCCommentaries: Childhood mortality declining globally but disability on the rise – Reuters (free) AND Child and adolescent deaths decreased by half worldwide since 1990 – Journalist’s Resource (free)
Relate Commentary on Twitter
Our latest study, "Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors in Child and Adolescent Health, 1990 to 2017," was just published in @JAMAPediatrics. Read the full study online: https://t.co/3K0l08WzpF pic.twitter.com/TIRksZBiD6
— IHME at UW (@IHME_UW) April 29, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Effects of Repeat Prenatal Corticosteroids Given to Women at Risk of Preterm Birth
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:37h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
“Our findings suggest that to provide clinical benefit with the least effect on growth, the number of repeat treatment courses should be limited to a maximum of three and the total dose to between 24 mg and 48 mg.”
Study: Benefits of Statins Questioned for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:35h | UTCCommentary: NNT with statins is 400 for lower risk eligible patients, researchers estimate – Pulse (free)
Randomized Trial: Omission of Gastric Residual Evaluation Seems to Be Safe and Increases Enteral Intake in Extremely Preterm Infants
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:34h | UTCEffect of Gastric Residual Evaluation on Enteral Intake in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Release of “13 Reasons Why” Associated with Increase in Youth Suicide Rates
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:32h | UTCRelease of “13 Reasons Why” associated with increase in youth suicide rates – NIH News Releases (free)
Original Study: Association Between the Release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and Suicide Rates in the United States: An Interrupted Times Series Analysis – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Internet Searches for Suicide Following the Release of “13 Reasons Why” (free study and commentaries)
“NIH-supported study highlights the importance of responsible portrayal of suicide by the media.”
Strategies for Optimal Calorie Administration in Critically Ill Patients
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:22h | UTCStrategies for optimal calorie administration in critically ill patients – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Related Guidelines: ASPEN/SCCM Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient (free) AND ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in the intensive care unit – Clinical Nutrition (free)
Cochrane Review: Interventions for Hand Eczema
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:21h | UTCInterventions for hand eczema – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Treatments for hand eczema – Cochrane Library (free)
Randomized Trial: When Is It Best to Start the Parkinson’s Drug, Levodopa?
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:18h | UTCWhen is it best to start the Parkinson’s drug, levodopa? – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Randomized Delayed-Start Trial of Levodopa in Parkinson’s Disease (link to abstract and commentary)
Randomized Trial: Arthroscopy May Be Better Than Physiotherapy for Hip Impingement
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:16h | UTCKeyhole surgery may be better than physiotherapy for hip impingement – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Randomized Trial: Arthroscopic Hip Surgery vs. Physiotherapy and Activity Modification for the Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement (free)
Related Study: Hip Arthroscopy vs Best Conservative Care for the Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (free study and commentaries)
Should We Trust Meta-Analyses with Meta-Conflicts of Interest?
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:19h | UTCShould We Trust Meta-Analyses with Meta-Conflicts of Interest? – Absolutely Maybe Blog (free)
Guideline: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a Developing Country
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:13h | UTCHemolytic uremic syndrome in a developing country: Consensus guidelines – Pediatric Nephrology (free)
Meta-analysis: Self-management Interventions for People with Severe Mental Illness
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:12h | UTC
Perspective: Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients With Chronic Pain Vulnerable
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCLimits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients With Chronic Pain Vulnerable – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Mantle Cell Lymphoma: 2019 Update on the Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Prognostication, and Management
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:10h | UTC
Cardiovascular Impact of Electronic-Cigarette Use
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:06h | UTCCardiovascular Impact of Electronic-Cigarette Use – Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine (free)
Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis: An Update
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:07h | UTCFibrillary Glomerulonephritis: An Update – Kidney International Reports (free)
Meta-analysis: Risk Factors for Falls in Patients with Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:05h | UTC
Review: Minimally Invasive Techniques in the Management of Pilonidal Disease
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:02h | UTCRelated: ASCRS Guidelines for the Management of Pilonidal Disease (free)
Position Paper: Emerging Respiratory Infections Threatening Public Health in the Asia‐Pacific Region
30 Apr, 2019 | 01:59h | UTC