Daily Archives: September 17, 2019
WHO Campaign: First-ever World Patient Safety Day – September 17, 2019
17 Sep, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCWorld Health Organization Campaign on World Patient Safety Day (free resources)
News Release: WHO calls for urgent action to reduce patient harm in healthcare (free)
See also: Patient Safety Fact Sheet (free) 10 facts on patient safety (free) AND The Lancet Editorial: Patient safety: too little, but not too late (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Today is the first ever #WorldPatientSafetyDay.
No one should be harmed in health care.
Yet, every minute, 5 patients die because of unsafe care.
These deaths can be prevented – simple commitment can ensure safe care ?
More ? https://t.co/XfHSCYymkd #PatientSafety pic.twitter.com/6km24IUXfc— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 17, 2019
Tue September 17 – 10 Stories of The Day!
17 Sep, 2019 | 08:38h | UTC
1 – World Health Organization Campaign on World Patient Safety Day (free resources)
News Release: WHO calls for urgent action to reduce patient harm in healthcare (free)
See also: Patient Safety Fact Sheet (free) 10 facts on patient safety (free) AND The Lancet Editorial: Patient safety: too little, but not too late (free)
2 – Diagnosis and Management Pneumonia in Adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related NICE Guidelines: Pneumonia (community-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing (free) AND Pneumonia (hospital-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing (free)
See also: NICE Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (resource covering many common conditions) AND NICE Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (free PDF)
Commentaries: Commonly used drug for Alzheimer’s disease doubles risk of hospitalization – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) Study: Common Alzheimer’s disease drug doubles hospitalization risk – UPI (free) AND Rhabdomyolysis risk with donepezil double that of other AD meds – OnMedica (free)
4 – Viewpoint: “It’s All in Your Head”—Medicine’s Silent Epidemic – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
5 – Ketamine and depression: a narrative review – Drug Design, Development and Therapy (free)
Related: Ketamine and other glutamate receptor modulators for depression in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
6 – Understanding tumor lysis syndrome – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
7 – Less is more: catecholamine-sparing strategies in septic shock – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Taking paracetamol during pregnancy may affect the child’s behaviour in early years – The Conversation (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at paracetamol in pregnancy and behaviour, memory and IQ in children – Science Media Centre (free) AND Paracetamol in pregnancy linked to behaviour problems in children – OnMedica (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Prenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen and Risk for ADHD and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (free)
Commentary: Lower Carbohydrate Diets, All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality – American College of Cardiology (free)
New NICE Guidelines: Management of Pneumonia in Adults
17 Sep, 2019 | 08:31h | UTCDiagnosis and Management Pneumonia in Adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related NICE Guidelines: Pneumonia (community-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing (free) AND Pneumonia (hospital-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing (free)
See also: NICE Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (resource covering many common conditions) AND NICE Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (free PDF)
Viewpoint: “It’s All in Your Head”—Medicine’s Silent Epidemic
17 Sep, 2019 | 08:01h | UTC“It’s All in Your Head”—Medicine’s Silent Epidemic – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Cohort Study: Donepezil Associated with Increased Risk of Rhabdomyolysis
17 Sep, 2019 | 08:07h | UTCCommentaries: Commonly used drug for Alzheimer’s disease doubles risk of hospitalization – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) Study: Common Alzheimer’s disease drug doubles hospitalization risk – UPI (free) AND Rhabdomyolysis risk with donepezil double that of other AD meds – OnMedica (free)
Less is More: Catecholamine-sparing Strategies in Septic Shock
17 Sep, 2019 | 07:38h | UTCLess is more: catecholamine-sparing strategies in septic shock – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Ketamine and Depression: A Narrative Review
17 Sep, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCKetamine and depression: a narrative review – Drug Design, Development and Therapy (free)
Related Systematic Review: Ketamine and other glutamate receptor modulators for depression in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Scientific Statement: Review of Current Evidence and Clinical Recommendations on the Effects of Low-carbohydrate and Very-low-carbohydrate (Including Ketogenic) Diets for the Management of Body Weight and Other Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
17 Sep, 2019 | 07:25h | UTC
Review: Understanding Tumor Lysis Syndrome
17 Sep, 2019 | 07:40h | UTCUnderstanding tumor lysis syndrome – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Cohort Study: Associations Between Paracetamol Intake Between 18 and 32 Weeks Gestation and Neurocognitive Outcomes in the Child
17 Sep, 2019 | 07:33h | UTCCommentaries: Taking paracetamol during pregnancy may affect the child’s behaviour in early years – The Conversation (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at paracetamol in pregnancy and behaviour, memory and IQ in children – Science Media Centre (free) AND Paracetamol in pregnancy linked to behaviour problems in children – OnMedica (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Prenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen and Risk for ADHD and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (free)
Cohort Study: Lower Carbohydrate Diets and All-cause and Cause-specific Mortality
17 Sep, 2019 | 07:19h | UTCCommentary: Lower Carbohydrate Diets, All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality – American College of Cardiology (free)
EHRA/EAPCI Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter-based Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
17 Sep, 2019 | 01:08h | UTC
Cohort Study: Associations of Subjective Memory Complaints and Simple Memory Task Scores with Future Dementia in the Primary Care Setting
17 Sep, 2019 | 01:05h | UTCCommentary: Memory complaints, simple scores predict dementia in primary care – Univadis (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Epilepsy Duration and Seizure Outcome in Epilepsy Surgery
17 Sep, 2019 | 01:07h | UTCCommentary: Epilepsy surgery: The earlier the better, overview study shows – University of Gothenburg (free)
2019 Ig Nobels Award Study That Found Surgeons Are Trained Better When Treated Like Dogs
17 Sep, 2019 | 01:04h | UTCSee also: Training surgeons like dogs, icky money win 2019 Ig Nobels – Associated Press (free)
2018 Ig Nobel Awards: Ig Nobel Win for Kidney Stone Removing Roller-coaster (free commentaries)
Source: Training surgeons with clickers and warm scrotum studies win Ig Nobel awards – The BMJ ($)
“The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, and then THINK. The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative — and spur people’s interest in science, medicine, and technology.” (from About the Ig Nobel Prizes, in Improbable Research)
Review: Association Between Antipsychotic Medication Use and Diabetes
17 Sep, 2019 | 01:01h | UTCAssociation Between Antipsychotic Medication Use and Diabetes – Current Diabetes Reports (free)
Nutrition Interventions in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Potential Use of Plant-Based Diets
17 Sep, 2019 | 01:02h | UTCCommentaries: Plant-based diet could heal your rheumatoid arthritis – News Medical (free) AND Plant-based diets may relieve rheumatoid arthritis symptoms – UPI (free)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnant Women: A Review of Pregnancy Outcomes and an Approach to Management
17 Sep, 2019 | 00:58h | UTC
Depression and Suicidality in Multiple Sclerosis: Red Flags, Management Strategies, and Ethical Considerations
17 Sep, 2019 | 01:00h | UTC