Daily Archives: September 18, 2019
Wed September 18 – 10 Stories of The Day!
18 Sep, 2019 | 10:32h | UTC
Commentary: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: updated recommendations from the UK – Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (free)
Related: IDSA Guideline: Management of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (free)
2 – Blood Culture Results Before and After Antimicrobial Administration in Patients with Severe Manifestations of Sepsis: A Diagnostic Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Initiating empirical therapy for sepsis reduces blood culture sensitivity – MedicalXpress (free) AND Study changes guidelines for sepsis management – University of Arizona College of Medicine (free)
3 – Personalized Prediction of Cardiovascular Benefits and Bleeding Harms From Aspirin for Primary Prevention: A Benefit–Harm Analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Aspirin may benefit some people without cardiovascular disease, new analysis finds – ACP Internist (free) AND Some Adults Without Heart Disease May Benefit From Aspirin – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at benefits and harms of aspirin in people without cardiovascular disease – Science Media Centre (free)
4 – Effect of Vaginal Mesh Hysteropexy vs Vaginal Hysterectomy With Uterosacral Ligament Suspension on Treatment Failure in Women With Uterovaginal Prolapse: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Reconsidering Treatment, Innovation, and Failure (free)
Commentaries: Mesh implants have similar outcomes to hysterectomy for vaginal prolapse repair – NIH News Releases (free) AND Hysterectomy and Mesh Support May Have Similar Outcomes in Repairing Vaginal Prolapse – University of California San Diego Health (free)
5 – Effect of Behavioral and Pelvic Floor Muscle Therapy Combined With Surgery vs Surgery Alone on Incontinence Symptoms Among Women With Mixed Urinary Incontinence: The ESTEEM Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Evidence-Based Treatment for Mixed Urinary Incontinence (free)
Commentaries: Surgery may benefit women with two types of urinary incontinence – NIH News Releases (free) AND Surgery Alone Can Improve Mixed Urinary Incontinence Symptoms – Renal & Urology News (free)
6 – Almost Everywhere, Fewer Children Are Dying – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original Report: The Goalkeepers Report 2019 (free)
Related: What are children dying from and what can we do about it? – Our World in Data (free)
7 – Helmet use and bicycle-related trauma injury outcomes – Brain Injury (free)
Commentary: More evidence supports helmet use by cyclists – Reuters (free) AND Most cyclists suffering head injuries not wearing helmets, study shows – HealthDay (free)
Original Guideline: Management of Surgical Site Infections – American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (free) / Full Guideline (free PDF)
Source: Medscape
9 – What’s new in airway management of the critically ill – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
10 – Interventions for treating brain arteriovenous malformations in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions for treating abnormal tangles of blood vessels in the brain in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Updated Good Practice Recommendations for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in Adults and Children
18 Sep, 2019 | 10:14h | UTCCommentary: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: updated recommendations from the UK – Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (free)
Related: IDSA Guideline: Management of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Blood Culture Results Before and After Antimicrobial Administration in Patients with Severe Manifestations of Sepsis
18 Sep, 2019 | 10:12h | UTCBlood Culture Results Before and After Antimicrobial Administration in Patients with Severe Manifestations of Sepsis: A Diagnostic Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Initiating empirical therapy for sepsis reduces blood culture sensitivity – MedicalXpress (free) AND Study changes guidelines for sepsis management – University of Arizona College of Medicine (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Benefits and Harms of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
18 Sep, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCPersonalized Prediction of Cardiovascular Benefits and Bleeding Harms From Aspirin for Primary Prevention: A Benefit–Harm Analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Aspirin may benefit some people without cardiovascular disease, new analysis finds – ACP Internist (free) AND Some Adults Without Heart Disease May Benefit From Aspirin – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at benefits and harms of aspirin in people without cardiovascular disease – Science Media Centre (free)
Randomized Trial: Vaginal Mesh Hysteropexy vs Vaginal Hysterectomy with Uterosacral Ligament Suspension for Women With Uterovaginal Prolapse
18 Sep, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCEffect of Vaginal Mesh Hysteropexy vs Vaginal Hysterectomy With Uterosacral Ligament Suspension on Treatment Failure in Women With Uterovaginal Prolapse: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Reconsidering Treatment, Innovation, and Failure (free)
Commentaries: Mesh implants have similar outcomes to hysterectomy for vaginal prolapse repair – NIH News Releases (free) AND Hysterectomy and Mesh Support May Have Similar Outcomes in Repairing Vaginal Prolapse – University of California San Diego Health (free)
Study: Helmet use and Bicycle-related Trauma Injury Outcomes
18 Sep, 2019 | 03:02h | UTCHelmet use and bicycle-related trauma injury outcomes – Brain Injury (free)
Commentary: More evidence supports helmet use by cyclists – Reuters (free) AND Most cyclists suffering head injuries not wearing helmets, study shows – HealthDay (free)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Behavioral and Pelvic Floor Muscle Therapy Combined with Surgery vs Surgery Alone on Incontinence Symptoms Among Women with Mixed Urinary Incontinence
18 Sep, 2019 | 08:10h | UTCEffect of Behavioral and Pelvic Floor Muscle Therapy Combined With Surgery vs Surgery Alone on Incontinence Symptoms Among Women With Mixed Urinary Incontinence: The ESTEEM Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Evidence-Based Treatment for Mixed Urinary Incontinence (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Surgery may benefit women with two types of urinary incontinence – NIH News Releases (free) AND Surgery Alone Can Improve Mixed Urinary Incontinence Symptoms – Renal & Urology News (free)
AAOS Systematic Literature Review: Summary on the Management of Surgical Site Infections
18 Sep, 2019 | 02:51h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Management of Surgical Site Infections – American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (free) / Full Guideline (free PDF)
Source: Medscape
Almost Everywhere, Fewer Children Are Dying
18 Sep, 2019 | 03:13h | UTCAlmost Everywhere, Fewer Children Are Dying – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original Report: The Goalkeepers Report 2019 (free)
Related: What are children dying from and what can we do about it? – Our World in Data (free)
What’s New in Airway Management of the Critically ill
18 Sep, 2019 | 02:39h | UTCWhat’s new in airway management of the critically ill – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Poetry and Medicine: Dysthanasia
18 Sep, 2019 | 02:28h | UTCDysthanasia – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Treating Brain Arteriovenous Malformations in Adults
18 Sep, 2019 | 02:33h | UTCInterventions for treating brain arteriovenous malformations in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions for treating abnormal tangles of blood vessels in the brain in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Expert Panel Recommendations: Renal Cell Cancer Treatment, Focus on Surgery
18 Sep, 2019 | 01:47h | UTC
Review: Improving the Quality of Life of People with Advanced Respiratory Disease and Severe Breathlessness
18 Sep, 2019 | 02:29h | UTCRelated Guideline: Danish respiratory society position paper: palliative care in patients with chronic progressive non-malignant lung diseases – European Clinical Respiratory Journal (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Cardiovascular, Mortality, and Kidney Outcomes with GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
18 Sep, 2019 | 01:34h | UTCCardiovascular, mortality, and kidney outcomes with GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcome trials – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: GLP-1 RA Benefits Extend Beyond MACE Reduction – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
NAFLD in Children: New Genes, New Diagnostic Modalities and New Drugs
18 Sep, 2019 | 01:24h | UTC
Observational Study Suggests Breast Cancer Screening May be Beneficial for High-Risk Men
18 Sep, 2019 | 01:16h | UTCCommentaries: Screening mammography could benefit men at high risk of breast cancer – Radiological Society of North America (free) AND Mammographic Screening for Breast Cancer of Potential Benefit in High-Risk Men – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Complete vs. Staged Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in Neonates
18 Sep, 2019 | 01:06h | UTCComplete vs. Staged Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in Neonates – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Study: 2-Year Outcomes After Complete or Staged Procedure for Tetralogy of Fallot in Neonates – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)