Daily Archives: August 18, 2019
Consensus Recommendations: Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:08h | UTCRelated: Pregnancy after bariatric surgery and adverse perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS Medicine (free)
EULAR Recommendations for Vaccination in Adult Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:09h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Update of the @eular_org #recommendations for #vaccination in adult patients with #autoimmune #inflammatory #rheumatic diseases just published. See the overarching priniciples at first glance attached!
FULTTEXT: https://t.co/BxNO6JfOws pic.twitter.com/m3yowT4zVm— ARD & RMD Open (@ARD_BMJ) August 16, 2019
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: ‘Silent’ Strokes Common After Non-cardiac Surgery, Linked to Cognitive Decline
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:07h | UTCPerioperative covert stroke in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery (NeuroVISION): a prospective cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: ‘Silent’ strokes common after surgery, linked to cognitive decline – McMaster University (free) AND ‘Silent’ strokes after elective surgeries in older adults double their risk of later cognitive decline, study finds – The Globe and Mail (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW: Perioperative covert stroke is associated with increased risk of cognitive decline 1 year after non-cardiac surgery & occurred in 1 in 14 patients aged ≥65 years undergoing non-cardiac surgery: findings from NeuroVISION, a prospective cohort study https://t.co/jWXkl6GllU pic.twitter.com/w3mDziUPSR
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 16, 2019
Meta-analysis: The Global Prevalence of Anxiety Among Medical Students
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:04h | UTCRelated: Medical student wellbeing – a consensus statement from Australia and New Zealand – BMC Medical Education (free) AND Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – JAMA (free)
Study: Sick Hospital Workers Often Expose Patients to Contagious Illness
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:02h | UTCSick hospital workers often expose patients to contagious illness – Reuters (free)
Original Study: Which healthcare workers work with acute respiratory illness? Evidence from Canadian acute-care hospitals during 4 influenza seasons: 2010–2011 to 2013–2014 – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (free)
Related: Working While Sick: A Systematic Review of Infectious Illness Presenteeism (free)
Promising new Tuberculosis Drug Approved, But Will it be Affordable?
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:00h | UTCOriginal News Release: FDA approves new drug for treatment-resistant forms of tuberculosis that affects the lungs – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)
See also: New Drug Could Be Game Changer For Drug-Resistant TB. But A Question Looms – NPR (free) AND Treatment for extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis wins US government approval – Nature (free) AND Scientists Discover New Cure for the Deadliest Strain of Tuberculosis – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND U.S. FDA approves TB Alliance’s treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis – Reuters (free)
Editorial Commentary: Lactate Guided Resuscitation—Nothing is More Dangerous than Conscientious Foolishness
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:05h | UTCRelated Opinion: The ten pitfalls of lactate clearance in sepsis – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Resuscitation Strategy Targeting Peripheral Perfusion Status vs Serum Lactate Levels in Patients with Septic Shock (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Association Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Marijuana Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:54h | UTCAssociation Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Marijuana Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Youth Who Use E-Cigarettes May Be More Likely to Use Marijuana, Study Finds – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Teens who vape three times more likely to use marijuana – UPI (free) AND Vaping linked to marijuana use in young people, research says – CNN (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Social Contact with Dementia and Cognition
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:57h | UTCCommentaries: Socially active 60-year-olds face lower dementia risk – University College London (free) AND Social Contact Associated With Lower Dementia Risk – MD Magazine (free)
Randomized Trial: Bismuth Subsalicylate Reduces Antibiotic Use Among Adult Outpatients With Diarrhea
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:59h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Surgery Does Not Improve Survival in Patients with Isolated Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:51h | UTCSurgery Does Not Improve Survival in Patients With Isolated Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Surgery for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
In patients with isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation, surgery is not associated with improved survival compared with medical therapy alone. https://t.co/mfEzSMfHzh #JACC pic.twitter.com/10xwdCKaqt
— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) August 12, 2019
Management of Refractory Lupus Nephritis: Challenges and Solutions
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:53h | UTCManagement of refractory lupus nephritis: challenges and solutions – Open Access Rheumatology (free)
Related Guidelines: Consensus of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the diagnosis, management and treatment of lupus nephritis (free) AND 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (free) AND 2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by the Mexican College of Rheumatology (free) AND The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND First Latin American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Assessment and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (free PDF)
Related Reviews: Update on Lupus Nephritis – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Immunosuppressive Treatment for Proliferative Lupus Nephritis – Cochrane Library (free) AND Induction and Maintenance Immunosuppression Treatment of Proliferative Lupus Nephritis: A Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Precision Medicine in Breast Cancer: Scientists Have used Artificial Intelligence to Identified Gene Sequences and Molecular Data Patterns that May Predict Response to Different Treatments
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:39h | UTCCommentary: AI reveals new breast cancer types that respond differently to treatment – Institute of Cancer Research (free)
Consensus: Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:42h | UTCRelated Guideline: NICE Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer (free)
Guideline: Management of Chronic Urticaria in Children
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:34h | UTCManagement of chronic urticaria in children: a clinical guideline – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free)
Related Guidelines: BSACI guideline for the management of chronic urticaria and angioedema (free) AND The EAACI/GA²LEN/EDF/WAO guideline for the definition, classification, diagnosis and management of urticaria (free) AND The diagnosis and management of acute and chronic urticaria: 2014 update – American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) (free) AND ASCIA Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU) Position Paper and Treatment Guidelines (free)
Editorial: Focus on Blood Pressure Targets and Vasopressors in Critically Ill Patients
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:37h | UTCRelated: CCCS-SSAI WikiRecs Clinical Practice Guideline: vasopressor blood pressure targets in critically ill adults with hypotension – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free) AND A systematic review of vasopressor blood pressure targets in critically ill adults with hypotension – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free) Blood Pressure Targets For Vasopressor Therapy: A Systematic Review – Shock (free) AND Optimizing mean arterial pressure in septic shock: a critical reappraisal of the literature – Critical Care (free)
Alveolar Recruitment in ARDS: Should we Open the Lung (No Matter What) or May Accept (Part of) the Lung Closed?
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:36h | UTC
Prevention and Treatment of Pregnancy-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: Critical Appraisal of International Guidelines
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:35h | UTC
ASCO Guideline Update: Use of Biomarkers to Guide Decisions on Adjuvant Systemic Therapy for Women with Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:32h | UTCRelated Research: ASCO 2018: Many Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer Can Forgo Chemotherapy When Guided by a 21-Gene Expression Assay (free study and commentaries)
NCCN Guidelines Insights: Ovarian Cancer
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:30h | UTC
Editorial: Ebola Could Be Eradicated — But Only if the World Works Together
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:25h | UTCEbola Could Be Eradicated — But Only if the World Works Together – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: WHO Declares New Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (free) AND Experimental Ebola Drugs Show 90% Survival Rate (free) AND Special Report: The Ongoing Ebola Epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2018–2019 (free) AND Fighting Ebola When Mourners Fight the Responders (free)
“New treatments for Ebola and drug-resistant tuberculosis offer hope, but they won’t be successful on their own.”
Position Statement: Hormonal Management of Adult Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:28h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (free) AND Policy Statement: Care and Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents (free statement and commentaries)
U.S. Cancer Statistics for Adults Aged 85 Years and Older
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:26h | UTCCancer statistics for adults aged 85 years and older, 2019 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Commentary: Cancer in Adults Aged 85 and Older: Rates, Screening, and Survival – The ASCO Post (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New @AmericanCancer report reveals unexpectedly high cancer screening rates among adults aged 85 years and older: https://t.co/Rhd1gLE0h1 pic.twitter.com/SW4h6SkfXr
— CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (@CAonline) August 8, 2019
Opinion: Unethical Work Must be Filtered Out or Flagged
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:22h | UTCUnethical work must be filtered out or flagged – Nature (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Resection of Cavity Shave Margins in Stage 0–III Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:21h | UTCResection of Cavity Shave Margins in Stage 0–III Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Related Commentary on Twitter
In this multicenter randomized trial, resecting cavity shave margins after lumpectomy reduced positive margin rates from 36% to 9% and re-excision/mastectomy rates from 23.5% to 8.7%: https://t.co/GZmrvMBaHd
from @WatsonClinic @JEFFsurgery @wakeforestmed @YaleSurgery et al pic.twitter.com/Mu2CDHOwze
— Annals of Surgery (@AnnalsofSurgery) August 9, 2019