Daily Archives: May 28, 2019
Perspective: Diagnostics are Essential for Universal Health Coverage to Succeed
28 May, 2019 | 10:35h | UTCDiagnostics are essential for universal health coverage to succeed – STAT (free)
Related: The WHO Essential Diagnostic List: A Tool for the Future (free) AND Report: First-ever WHO List of Essential Diagnostic Tests (free)
Consensus Statement: Managing Non‐infectious Complications of Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders
28 May, 2019 | 10:37h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Effect of Vein-First vs Artery-First Surgical Technique on Circulating Tumor Cells and Survival in Patients with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
28 May, 2019 | 10:35h | UTCEffect of Vein-First vs Artery-First Surgical Technique on Circulating Tumor Cells and Survival in Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial and Registry-Based Propensity Score Matching Analysis – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Related Commentary on Twitter
Ligating the effluent veins first may be more consistent with cancer treatment principles and should be recommended for #lungcancer surgery https://t.co/rAz1caon8Y
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) May 2, 2019
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Long‐term Risk of Recurrence in Patients with a First Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism Managed According to D‐dimer Results
28 May, 2019 | 10:33h | UTCLong‐term risk of recurrence in patients with a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism managed according to d‐dimer results; A cohort study – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: VTE Recurrence After Negative D-Dimer Testing – Journal Watch (free)
A Safety Update on Sodium Glucose Co‐transporter 2 Inhibitors
28 May, 2019 | 10:32h | UTCA safety update on sodium glucose co‐transporter 2 inhibitors – Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (free)
Commentary: Nebulized TXA for Hemoptysis
28 May, 2019 | 10:31h | UTCNebulized TXA for Hemoptysis (Wand 2018) – First10Em (free)
Original Article: Inhaled Tranexamic Acid for Hemoptysis Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Chest (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Reviews: Approach to Hemoptysis in the Modern Era – Canadian Respiratory Journal (free) AND 2018 Korean Clinical Imaging Guideline for Hemoptysis – Korean Journal of Radiology (free) AND A systematic approach to the management of massive hemoptysis – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free) AND The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemoptysis – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
See also: Evidence Review: Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for Everything that Bleeds? (free studies and commentaries)
Systematic Review: Thromboelastography‐guided Therapy in Elective Cardiac and Liver Surgery and Emergency Resuscitation
28 May, 2019 | 10:26h | UTC
Discogenic Back Pain: Literature Review of Definition, Diagnosis, and Treatment
28 May, 2019 | 10:29h | UTCDiscogenic Back Pain: Literature Review of Definition, Diagnosis, and Treatment – JBMR Plus (free)
Preventative Care in Cholestatic Liver Disease: Pearls for the Specialist and Subspecialist
28 May, 2019 | 10:28h | UTC
Endoscopic Management of Iatrogenic Gastrointestinal Perforations
28 May, 2019 | 10:27h | UTC
Dactylitis: A Hallmark of Psoriatic Arthritis
28 May, 2019 | 10:25h | UTCDactylitis: A hallmark of psoriatic arthritis – Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism (free)
Consensus Statement: Exercise for Ankylosing Spondylitis
28 May, 2019 | 10:24h | UTC
Review: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Management of Antineoplastic Drug-Induced Cardiovascular Toxicity
28 May, 2019 | 10:22h | UTCRelated: AHA Scientific Statement on Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives (several guidelines on the subject)
Review: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
28 May, 2019 | 10:23h | UTCMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): A review – Germs (free)
Guidelines on the Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
28 May, 2019 | 01:26h | UTCGuidelines on the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome – BMJ Open Respiratory Research (free)
Related Reviews: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Nature Reviews Disease Primer (free PDF) AND Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – European Respiratory Review (free)
Related Guidelines: The clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan – Journal of Intensive Care (free) AND An Official American Thoracic Society/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Tue May 28 – 10 Stories of The Day!
28 May, 2019 | 01:36h | UTC
Related Reviews: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Nature Reviews Disease Primer (free PDF) AND Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – European Respiratory Review (free)
Related Guidelines: The clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan – Journal of Intensive Care (free) AND An Official American Thoracic Society/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Original Guideline: New AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol (free guideline and resources)
4 – Head‐to‐head oral prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for people with chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy for COPD (free)
5 – Mixed exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Mixed exercise programmes for adults with fibromyalgia – Cochrane Library (free)
6 – Inpatient Management of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF via Unpaywall)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
7 – Preventing Delirium Takes a Village: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Delirium Preventive Models of Care – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF via Unpaywall)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
8 – Advances in the management of acute cholecystitis – Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery (free)
9 – Gentamicin compared with ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonorrhoea (G-ToG): a randomised non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Clinical trial finds gentamicin inferior to ceftriaxone for gonorrhea – CIDRAP (free) AND Drug combination could be effective for treatment resistant gonorrhea – NIHR (free) AND New drug combination could be effective for treatment-resistant gonorrhea – OnMedica (free) AND Quick Take: Gentamicin compared with ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonorrhoea (G-ToG) – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
10 – Preventable Cancer Burden Associated with Poor Diet in the United States – JNCI Cancer Spectrum (free PDF)
Commentaries: New study estimates preventable cancer burden linked to poor diet in the US – Tufts University (free) AND Poor diet may increase risk for preventable cancers – UPI (free)
Systematic Review: Head‐to‐head Oral Prophylactic Antibiotics for COPD
28 May, 2019 | 01:14h | UTCHead‐to‐head oral prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for people with chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy for COPD (free)
Clinical Practice Update on Heart Failure 2019: Pharmacotherapy, Procedures, Devices and Patient Management
28 May, 2019 | 01:22h | UTC
Synopsis of the 2018 AHA/ACC Cholesterol Clinical Practice Guidelines
28 May, 2019 | 01:24h | UTCOriginal Guideline: New AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol (free guideline and resources)
Systematic Review: Mixed Exercise Training for Adults with Fibromyalgia
28 May, 2019 | 01:08h | UTCMixed exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Mixed exercise programmes for adults with fibromyalgia – Cochrane Library (free)
Inpatient Management of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis
28 May, 2019 | 00:59h | UTCInpatient Management of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF via Unpaywall)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Advances in the Management of Acute Cholecystitis
28 May, 2019 | 00:53h | UTCAdvances in the management of acute cholecystitis – Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery (free)
Meta-Analysis of Delirium Preventive Models of Care
28 May, 2019 | 00:55h | UTCPreventing Delirium Takes a Village: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Delirium Preventive Models of Care – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF via Unpaywall)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Study: Preventable Cancer Burden Associated with Poor Diet
28 May, 2019 | 00:47h | UTCPreventable Cancer Burden Associated with Poor Diet in the United States – JNCI Cancer Spectrum (free PDF)
Commentaries: New study estimates preventable cancer burden linked to poor diet in the US – Tufts University (free) AND Poor diet may increase risk for preventable cancers – UPI (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Gentamicin vs. Ceftriaxone for the Treatment of Gonorrhea
28 May, 2019 | 00:51h | UTCGentamicin compared with ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonorrhoea (G-ToG): a randomised non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Clinical trial finds gentamicin inferior to ceftriaxone for gonorrhea – CIDRAP (free) AND Drug combination could be effective for treatment resistant gonorrhea – NIHR (free) AND New drug combination could be effective for treatment-resistant gonorrhea – OnMedica (free) AND Quick Take: Gentamicin compared with ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonorrhoea (G-ToG) – 2 Minute Medicine (free)