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

A Decade of Progress in Critical Care Echocardiography

1 May, 2019 | 07:16h | UTC

A decade of progress in critical care echocardiography: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Should all ICU physicians know basic CCE?
Narrative review by @AVBmir @Echotrainer et al on the progress of critical care echocardiograhy (CCE) during the last decade.
Available at https://t.co/K9N4yGXT3M @ClinMedJournals @Dr_Cit @ESICM @pbhjortrup pic.twitter.com/vSWe8Ml5hl

— Intens Care Med (@yourICM) April 25, 2019

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Infectious Diseases in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

1 May, 2019 | 07:22h | UTC

Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to infectious diseases in solid organ transplant recipients – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Wed May 1 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 May, 2019 | 10:01h | UTC

1 – Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to infectious diseases in solid organ transplant recipients – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

2 – A decade of progress in critical care echocardiography: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

3 – Two weeks versus four weeks of antibiotic therapy after surgical drainage for native joint bacterial arthritis: a prospective, randomised, non-inferiority trial – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

Commentary: Shorter Treatment Succeeds in Septic Arthritis – RheumNow (free)

4 – Risk‐reducing medications for primary breast cancer: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Medicines to prevent breast cancer in women at above-average risk of developing breast cancer – Cochrane Library (free)

5 – Opinion: How to Make Doctors Think About Death – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“End-of-life treatment guidelines would help families, physicians and nurses confront the inevitable with care and compassion.”

6 – Is It Time for Safeguards in the Adoption of Robotic Surgery? – JAMA (free for a limited period)

“To date, most studies demonstrating potential benefits of robotic-assisted surgery have been small, single-centered reports without rigorous controls.”

7 – Clinical Update: Active Surveillance of Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer – JAMA (free for a limited period)

“Individuals should also be aware that there are currently no head-to-head randomized trials that compared active surveillance of low-risk thyroid cancer with thyroid surgery, and that there remain uncertainties related to the risks and benefits of each approach.”

8 – Alex Nowbar’s research reviews, 30 April 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

9 – Perioperative Fluid Therapy for Major Surgery – Anesthesiology (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

10 – Effect of Initial Management With Aflibercept vs Laser Photocoagulation vs Observation on Vision Loss Among Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema Involving the Center of the Macula and Good Visual Acuity: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Patients With Good Vision and Diabetic Macular Edema Involving the Center of the Macula: To Treat or Not to Treat? (free)

Commentary: Watchful waiting reasonable for patients with diabetic macular edema and good vision – NIH News Releases (free)

See also: Visual Abstract

Randomized Trial: Two Weeks vs. Four Weeks of Antibiotic Therapy for Native Joint Bacterial Arthritis

1 May, 2019 | 07:12h | UTC

Two weeks versus four weeks of antibiotic therapy after surgical drainage for native joint bacterial arthritis: a prospective, randomised, non-inferiority trial – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

Commentary: Shorter Treatment Succeeds in Septic Arthritis – RheumNow (free)

Meta-Analysis: Risk‐reducing Medications for Primary Breast Cancer

1 May, 2019 | 07:10h | UTC

Risk‐reducing medications for primary breast cancer: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Medicines to prevent breast cancer in women at above-average risk of developing breast cancer – Cochrane Library (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

New @CochraneBCancer Review – Risk-reducing medications for primary breast cancer https://t.co/NOidQ4HrhV 6 studies enrolling 50,927 women. Specialized method, network meta‐analysis, allowed comparison of medications never directly compared to each other in a study.

— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) April 30, 2019

Opinion: How to Make Doctors Think About Death

1 May, 2019 | 07:07h | UTC

Opinion: How to Make Doctors Think About Death – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“End-of-life treatment guidelines would help families, physicians and nurses confront the inevitable with care and compassion.”

Opinion: Is It Time for Safeguards in the Adoption of Robotic Surgery?

1 May, 2019 | 07:05h | UTC

Is It Time for Safeguards in the Adoption of Robotic Surgery? – JAMA (free for a limited period)

“To date, most studies demonstrating potential benefits of robotic-assisted surgery have been small, single-centered reports without rigorous controls.”