Daily Archives: October 3, 2019
Thu October 3 – 10 Stories of The Day!
3 Oct, 2019 | 10:24h | UTC
2 – Targeted Temperature Management for Cardiac Arrest with Nonshockable Rhythm – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cooling cardiac arrest patients may protect brain function – UPI (free) AND Hypothermia Helps After Cardiac Arrest With Nonshockable Rhythm – MedPage Today (free registration required)
3 – Effect of Postextubation High-Flow Nasal Oxygen With Noninvasive Ventilation vs High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Alone on Reintubation Among Patients at High Risk of Extubation Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Added Benefit of Noninvasive Ventilation to High-Flow Nasal Oxygen to Prevent Reintubation in Higher-Risk Patients (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Personalised and risk based cancer screening (free)
Related Study: Colorectal cancer screening with faecal immunochemical testing, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy: a microsimulation modelling study – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: Guideline Moves Away from Colorectal Cancer Screening for Some – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND First Guideline to Say Colon Cancer Screening Is Not for All – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults (guidelines from other organizations)
Commentaries: Omega-3 fish oil supplements linked with lower cardiovascular disease risk – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Latest fish oil analysis suggests omega-3s promote heart health – Cardiovascular Business (free)
6 – Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions – Version 6, 2019 – Cochrane Library (free chapters)
Cochrane News Releases: New Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (free) What you need to know about the new Cochrane Handbook (free)
7 – Pathology of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Vaping-related lung injuries resemble chemical burns, study finds – STAT (free) AND U.S. doctors rule out pneumonia due to inhaled oil as cause of vaping injuries – Reuters (free) AND Lung Damage From Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns, Report Says – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: CDC Report: 76.9% of Patients with Vaping-related Lung Illnesses Used a THC-Containing Product (free) AND Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use (free)
Commentaries: Antidepressants linked to heightened pregnancy related diabetes risk – BMJ (free) AND Antidepressants linked to risk of gestational diabetes – OnMedica (free) AND Antidepressants are linked to a higher gestational diabetes risk in a new study – CNN (free)
10 – Association of Antidepressant Use With Adverse Health Outcomes: A Systematic Umbrella Review – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use During Pregnancy—Associated With but Not Causative of Autism in Offspring (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Antidepressant medications appear to be generally safe,study suggests – Linköping University (free) AND Expert reaction to study on association of antidepressant use with adverse health outcomes – Science Media Centre (free)
Randomized Trial: Community-wide Screening for Tuberculosis in a High-Prevalence Setting Reduces the Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
3 Oct, 2019 | 08:25h | UTC
BMJ Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening with Fecal Immunochemical Testing, Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy
3 Oct, 2019 | 07:45h | UTCEditorial: Personalised and risk based cancer screening (free)
Related Study: Colorectal cancer screening with faecal immunochemical testing, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy: a microsimulation modelling study – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: Guideline Moves Away from Colorectal Cancer Screening for Some – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND First Guideline to Say Colon Cancer Screening Is Not for All – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults (guidelines from other organizations)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Routine testing for bowel cancer should not be recommended for everyone aged 50-79 years because, for those at very low risk, the benefit is small and uncertain and there are potential harms, finds new #RapidRecs guideline https://t.co/68xTtEDHxQ
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 3, 2019
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Therapeutic Hypothermia Beneficial for Patients with Cardiac Arrest and Nonshockable Rhythm
3 Oct, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCTargeted Temperature Management for Cardiac Arrest with Nonshockable Rhythm – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cooling cardiac arrest patients may protect brain function – UPI (free) AND Hypothermia Helps After Cardiac Arrest With Nonshockable Rhythm – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Postextubation High-Flow Nasal Oxygen + Noninvasive Ventilation vs. High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Alone to Prevent Reintubation
3 Oct, 2019 | 08:04h | UTCEffect of Postextubation High-Flow Nasal Oxygen With Noninvasive Ventilation vs High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Alone on Reintubation Among Patients at High Risk of Extubation Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Added Benefit of Noninvasive Ventilation to High-Flow Nasal Oxygen to Prevent Reintubation in Higher-Risk Patients (free for a limited period)
In this RCT involving mechanically ventilated patients at high risk of extubation failure, high-flow nasal oxygen with NIV immediately after extubation decreased risk of reintubation compared with high-flow nasal oxygen alone https://t.co/YJD2yOU5Hw #LIVES2019
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) October 3, 2019
Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials Suggests Marine Omega‐3 Supplementation Reduces Cardiovascular Disease
3 Oct, 2019 | 07:25h | UTCCommentary: Omega-3 fish oil supplements linked with lower cardiovascular disease risk – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Latest fish oil analysis suggests omega-3s promote heart health – Cardiovascular Business (free)
New Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
3 Oct, 2019 | 01:35h | UTCCochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions – Version 6, 2019 – Cochrane Library (free chapters)
Cochrane News Releases: New Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (free) What you need to know about the new Cochrane Handbook (free)
Study: Vaping-Associated Lung Injury Represents a Form of Airway-centered Chemical Pneumonitis
3 Oct, 2019 | 01:15h | UTCPathology of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Vaping-related lung injuries resemble chemical burns, study finds – STAT (free) AND U.S. doctors rule out pneumonia due to inhaled oil as cause of vaping injuries – Reuters (free) AND Lung Damage From Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns, Report Says – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: CDC Report: 76.9% of Patients with Vaping-related Lung Illnesses Used a THC-Containing Product (free) AND Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New letter describes 17 patients, all of whom vaped, who had lung biopsies after presenting with symptoms and bilateral pulmonary opacities that led to a clinical diagnosis of #vaping-associated lung injury. https://t.co/n5rF2OOOwq
— NEJM (@NEJM) October 2, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Carotid Artery Stenting vs. Carotid Endarterectomy
3 Oct, 2019 | 01:12h | UTC
Study: Antidepressant use During Pregnancy Linked to Increased Risk of Gestational Diabetes
3 Oct, 2019 | 01:08h | UTCCommentaries: Antidepressants linked to heightened pregnancy related diabetes risk – BMJ (free) AND Antidepressants linked to risk of gestational diabetes – OnMedica (free) AND Antidepressants are linked to a higher gestational diabetes risk in a new study – CNN (free)
Systematic Review: Association of Antidepressant Use with Adverse Health Outcomes
3 Oct, 2019 | 01:03h | UTCAssociation of Antidepressant Use With Adverse Health Outcomes: A Systematic Umbrella Review – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use During Pregnancy—Associated With but Not Causative of Autism in Offspring (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Antidepressant medications appear to be generally safe,study suggests – Linköping University (free) AND Expert reaction to study on association of antidepressant use with adverse health outcomes – Science Media Centre (free)