Daily Archives: May 23, 2019
A Review of and Algorithmic Approach to Soft Palate Reconstruction
23 May, 2019 | 21:25h | UTCA Review of and Algorithmic Approach to Soft Palate Reconstruction – JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Tinnitus Retraining Therapy vs. Standard of Care on Tinnitus-Related Quality of Life
23 May, 2019 | 21:56h | UTCEffect of Tinnitus Retraining Therapy vs Standard of Care on Tinnitus-Related Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Author Interview: Tinnitus Retraining Therapy vs Standard of Care and Tinnitus-Related Quality of Life (free audio)
Meta-analysis: Role of Tranexamic Acid in Primary Elective Rhinoplasty
23 May, 2019 | 21:20h | UTCRole of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Intraoperative Blood Loss and Postoperative Edema and Ecchymosis in Primary Elective Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery (free for a limited period)
Guest Editorial: What’s New in Foot and Ankle Surgery
23 May, 2019 | 21:02h | UTCWhat’s New in Foot and Ankle Surgery – Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (free)
Evidence Summary: For Fat Burning, Interval Training Beats Continuous Exercise
23 May, 2019 | 20:54h | UTCFor Fat Burning, Interval Training Beats Continuous Exercise – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Article: Meta-Analysis: High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT) vs. Moderate-intensity Continuous Training for Weight Loss (free study and commentaries)
Review: Diabetes and Bone
23 May, 2019 | 13:13h | UTCDiabetes and bone – Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia (free)
Recommendations for the Care of the Umbilical Cord in the Newborn
23 May, 2019 | 13:08h | UTCRecommendations for the care of the umbilical cord in the newborn – Anales de Pediatría (free)
European Guidelines for Personality Disorders: Past, Present and Future
23 May, 2019 | 13:37h | UTC
Review: Adjuvant Antithrombotic Therapy in ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction
23 May, 2019 | 12:54h | UTC
Antidepressant Withdrawal: Slower and Lower Tapering of SSRIs
23 May, 2019 | 12:42h | UTCAntidepressant withdrawal: slower and lower tapering of SSRIs – The Mental Elf (free)
Related: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome – Therapeutics Initiative (free) AND Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Treatment of Infections Due to MDR Gram-Negative Bacteria
23 May, 2019 | 12:26h | UTCTreatment of Infections Due to MDR Gram-Negative Bacteria – Frontiers in Medicine (free)
Thu May 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!
23 May, 2019 | 10:36h | UTC
Commentaries: Restarting antiplatelet therapy after intracerebral haemorrhage – The Lancet (free) AND Aspirin unlikely to cause more brain bleeds for stroke patients – UPI (free) AND Aspirin green light for brain bleed stroke patients, study suggests – University of Edinburgh (free)
“The risk of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage is probably too small to exceed the established benefits of antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention.”
2 – Extending thrombolysis to 4·5–9 h and wake-up stroke using perfusion imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Patients with ischemic stroke 4·5–9 h from stroke onset or wake-up stroke with salvageable brain tissue who were treated with alteplase achieved better functional outcomes than did patients given placebo. The rate of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage was higher with alteplase, but this increase did not negate the overall net benefit of thrombolysis.”
Commentaries: Making the case for a world without guns – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Firearm mortality highest in young men, and is associated with race and education – The Lancet (free)
4 – Association of Changes in Air Quality With Incident Asthma in Children in California, 1993-2014 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Air Pollution Exposure and Asthma Incidence in Children: Demonstrating the Value of Air Quality Standards (free)
Commentary: When LA’s Air Got Better, Kids’ Asthma Cases Dropped – NPR (free)
Related Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND 2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (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)
6 – Recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection – Anales de Pediatría (free)
8 – Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 22 May 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
1 – Don’t order serum ammonia to diagnose or manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE).
2 – Don’t routinely transfuse fresh frozen plasma, platelets or give Vitamin K to reverse abnormal tests of coagulation in patients with cirrhosis prior to abdominal paracentesis, endoscopic variceal band ligation, or any other minor invasive procedures.
3 – Don’t order HFE genotyping based on serum ferritin values alone to diagnose hereditary hemochromatosis.
4 – Don’t perform computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) routinely to monitor benign focal liver lesions (ex. focal nodal hyperplasia, hemangioma).
5 – Don’t repeat hepatitis C viral load testing in an individual who has established chronic infection, outside of antiviral treatment.
(Under a Creative Commons license)
Randomized Trial: Restarting Antiplatelet Therapy Safe after Intracerebral Hemorrhage
23 May, 2019 | 08:05h | UTCCommentaries: Restarting antiplatelet therapy after intracerebral haemorrhage – The Lancet (free) AND Aspirin unlikely to cause more brain bleeds for stroke patients – UPI (free) AND Aspirin green light for brain bleed stroke patients, study suggests – University of Edinburgh (free)
“The risk of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage is probably too small to exceed the established benefits of antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention.”
Geospatial, Racial, and Educational Variation in Firearm Mortality in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia, 1990–2015
23 May, 2019 | 08:01h | UTCCommentaries: Making the case for a world without guns – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Firearm mortality highest in young men, and is associated with race and education – The Lancet (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Between 1990 & 2015, almost 2.5 million firearm deaths in 4 high-burden countries (USA, Mexico, Brazil & Colombia); firearms remain a leading cause of death in men aged 15-34 years – 1.4 million deaths: finding from vital statistics data @TheLancetPH https://t.co/HLz6CdDK8w pic.twitter.com/zErjISkXoq
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 21, 2019
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Extending Thrombolysis to 4·5–9 h and Wake-up Stroke Using Perfusion Imaging
23 May, 2019 | 08:04h | UTCExtending thrombolysis to 4·5–9 h and wake-up stroke using perfusion imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Patients with ischemic stroke 4·5–9 h from stroke onset or wake-up stroke with salvageable brain tissue who were treated with alteplase achieved better functional outcomes than did patients given placebo. The rate of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage was higher with alteplase, but this increase did not negate the overall net benefit of thrombolysis.”
Related Commentary on Twitter
Presenting now at #ESOC2019 @ESOstroke—Extending #thrombolysis to 4·5–9 h and wake-up #stroke using perfusion imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data https://t.co/Ep0JDiGzoF pic.twitter.com/lHqiWc63ji
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 22, 2019
Mexican Consensus on the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infection
23 May, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCRelated Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND 2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (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)
Spanish Recommendations on Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Children
23 May, 2019 | 07:55h | UTCRecommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection – Anales de Pediatría (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Changes in Air Quality with Incident Asthma in Children
23 May, 2019 | 07:59h | UTCAssociation of Changes in Air Quality With Incident Asthma in Children in California, 1993-2014 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Air Pollution Exposure and Asthma Incidence in Children: Demonstrating the Value of Air Quality Standards (free)
Commentary: When LA’s Air Got Better, Kids’ Asthma Cases Dropped – NPR (free)
Alex Nowbar’s Journal Reviews—22 May 2019
23 May, 2019 | 07:49h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 22 May 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
FIGO Initiative on Pre‐eclampsia: A Pragmatic Guide for First‐trimester Screening and Prevention
23 May, 2019 | 07:52h | UTC
Evidence‐based Diabetes Care for Older People with Type 2 Diabetes
23 May, 2019 | 07:47h | UTC
Choosing Wisely Canada-Top Five List in Hepatology
23 May, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCSee complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
1 – Don’t order serum ammonia to diagnose or manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE).
2 – Don’t routinely transfuse fresh frozen plasma, platelets or give Vitamin K to reverse abnormal tests of coagulation in patients with cirrhosis prior to abdominal paracentesis, endoscopic variceal band ligation, or any other minor invasive procedures.
3 – Don’t order HFE genotyping based on serum ferritin values alone to diagnose hereditary hemochromatosis.
4 – Don’t perform computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) routinely to monitor benign focal liver lesions (ex. focal nodal hyperplasia, hemangioma).
5 – Don’t repeat hepatitis C viral load testing in an individual who has established chronic infection, outside of antiviral treatment.
(Under a Creative Commons license)