Daily Archives: July 14, 2019
Mon July 15 – 10 Stories of The Day!
14 Jul, 2019 | 20:09h | UTC
1 – Clinical Practice: Measles – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
2 – Optimized Treatment of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The Unmet Need to Target Coronary Microvascular Obstruction as Primary Treatment Goal to Further Improve Prognosis – Circulation Research (free) (via @gonzaeperez)
3 – For the sake of doctors and patients, we must fix hospital culture – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related: Speaking up to prevent harm: A systematic review of the safety voice literature – Safety Science (free)
“When hospitals fail to create a culture where doctors and nurses can speak up patients pay the price.”
4 – 2 years of calorie restriction and cardiometabolic risk (CALERIE): exploratory outcomes of a multicentre, phase 2, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Moderate calorie restriction in young and middle-aged adults significantly reduces heart and metabolic risk factors independent of weight loss – NIH News Releases (free) AND Cutting calories improves health markers even in slim adults, study reports – Diabetes.co.uk (free) AND Cutting Just 300 Calories Per Day May Keep Your Heart Healthy – NPR (free) AND Cutting about 300 calories a day might benefit your heart, study finds – CNN (free)
5 – Viewpoint: Redefining the Physician’s Role in Cost-Conscious Care: The Potential Role of the Electronic Health Record – JAMA (free for a limited period)
“Displaying price information in EHRs could mark the next step in the transformation of the practice of medicine… The next generation of EHRs should include prices for the majority of medical products and services: medications, laboratory testing, surgical procedures, and physician visits.”
6 – Industry Payments and Physician Prescribing – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Original Studies: Association of Biologic Prescribing for Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Industry Payments to Physicians – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Gabapentinoid Prescribing – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
7 – Urinary Tract Infections Affect Millions. The Cures Are Faltering. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“As the infections become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, some standard treatments no longer work for an ailment that was once easily cured.”
8 – Review: Diaphragmatic dysfunction – Pulmonology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Related reviews: Toxicities of chimeric antigen receptor T cells: recognition and management – Blood (free) AND Toxicity and management in CAR T-cell therapy – Molecular Therapy Oncolytics (free) AND New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free) AND CAR T-Cell Therapy – What do you need to know for the ED? – emDocs (free) AND Managing the toxicities of CAR T‐cell therapy – Hematological Oncology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
For the Sake of Doctors and Patients, We Must Fix Hospital Culture
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:56h | UTCFor the sake of doctors and patients, we must fix hospital culture – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related: Speaking up to prevent harm: A systematic review of the safety voice literature – Safety Science (free)
“When hospitals fail to create a culture where doctors and nurses can speak up patients pay the price.”
Clinical Practice: Measles
14 Jul, 2019 | 20:05h | UTCMeasles – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Calorie Restriction Reduces Heart and Metabolic Risk Factors
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:55h | UTC2 years of calorie restriction and cardiometabolic risk (CALERIE): exploratory outcomes of a multicentre, phase 2, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Moderate calorie restriction in young and middle-aged adults significantly reduces heart and metabolic risk factors independent of weight loss – NIH News Releases (free) AND Cutting calories improves health markers even in slim adults, study reports – Diabetes.co.uk (free) AND Cutting Just 300 Calories Per Day May Keep Your Heart Healthy – NPR (free) AND Cutting about 300 calories a day might benefit your heart, study finds – CNN (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Online now: 2 years of #calorie restriction and #cardiometabolic risk (CALERIE): exploratory outcomes of a multicentre, phase 2, randomised controlled trial https://t.co/RpLfyuNVzN #metabolic syndrome #cardiovascular #hypertension #diabetes #obesity #diet #CVD pic.twitter.com/Ft8YsmQkXj
— The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (@TheLancetEndo) July 12, 2019
Review: Coronary Microvascular Obstruction in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
14 Jul, 2019 | 20:03h | UTCOptimized Treatment of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The Unmet Need to Target Coronary Microvascular Obstruction as Primary Treatment Goal to Further Improve Prognosis – Circulation Research (free) (via @gonzaeperez)
Studies: Industry Payments and Physician Prescribing
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:50h | UTCIndustry Payments and Physician Prescribing – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Original Studies: Association of Biologic Prescribing for Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Industry Payments to Physicians – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Gabapentinoid Prescribing – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Urinary Tract Infections Affect Millions. The Cures Are Faltering.
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:49h | UTCUrinary Tract Infections Affect Millions. The Cures Are Faltering. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“As the infections become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, some standard treatments no longer work for an ailment that was once easily cured.”
Redefining the Physician’s Role in Cost-Conscious Care: The Potential Role of the Electronic Health Record
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:52h | UTCViewpoint: Redefining the Physician’s Role in Cost-Conscious Care: The Potential Role of the Electronic Health Record – JAMA (free for a limited period)
“Displaying price information in EHRs could mark the next step in the transformation of the practice of medicine… The next generation of EHRs should include prices for the majority of medical products and services: medications, laboratory testing, surgical procedures, and physician visits.”
Critical Care Management of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell–related Toxicity. Be Aware and Prepared
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:41h | UTCRelated reviews: Toxicities of chimeric antigen receptor T cells: recognition and management – Blood (free) AND Toxicity and management in CAR T-cell therapy – Molecular Therapy Oncolytics (free) AND New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free) AND CAR T-Cell Therapy – What do you need to know for the ED? – emDocs (free) AND Managing the toxicities of CAR T‐cell therapy – Hematological Oncology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
A Current Appraisal of Evidence for the Approach to Sepsis and Septic Shock
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:43h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Diaphragmatic Dysfunction
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:45h | UTCDiaphragmatic dysfunction – Pulmonology (free)
Clinical Use of Bone Turnover Markers
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:15h | UTCClinical Use of Bone Turnover Markers – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Role of Big Data in Cardiovascular Research
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:16h | UTCRole of Big Data in Cardiovascular Research – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)
Review: Lumbar Spine Injuries in Sports
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:14h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Balanced Crystalloids Do Not Improve Outcomes When Compared with Normal Saline in Critically Ill Patients
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:13h | UTCChoice of Intravenous Crystalloid Fluid and Mortality in Critically Ill Adult Patients – Southern Medical Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Randomized Trials: Balanced Crystalloids vs Saline in Hospitalized Patients (free studies and commentary)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Pediatric Transfusion Algorithms: Coming to a Cardiac Operating Room Near You
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:05h | UTC
Guidelines for Laparoscopic Treatment of Ventral and Incisional Abdominal Wall Hernias
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:02h | UTC
Editorial: How I Manage Intracranial Hypertension
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:01h | UTCHow I manage intracranial hypertension – Critical Care (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
How I manage intracranial hypertension #FOAMed #FOAMcc https://t.co/IsQ7L6Recm pic.twitter.com/H5OksdnC1w
— Critical Care (@Crit_Care) July 9, 2019
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: PPI, H2RA Equally Effective for Prevention of Recurrent Idiopathic Gastroduodenal Ulcer Bleeding
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:03h | UTCPrevention of recurrent idiopathic gastroduodenal ulcer bleeding: a double-blind, randomised trial – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: PPI, H2RA Equally Good at Preventing Bleeding Recurrence in H. Pylori-Negative Ulcers – Medscape (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Adult Living Donor vs. Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
14 Jul, 2019 | 18:59h | UTCAdult Living Donor Versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT Versus DDLT) at a Single Center: Time to Change Our Paradigm for Liver Transplant – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: New study highlights advantages of living-donor liver transplant over deceased donor – University of Pittsburg (free)
Consensus Statement on Renal Denervation
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:00h | UTCJoint UK societies’ 2019 consensus statement on renal denervation – Heart (free)