Daily Archives: November 6, 2019
Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:41h | UTCRelated: Interventions for treating acute high altitude illness – Cochrane Library (free) AND Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 1. Commonly‐used classes of drugs – Cochrane Library (free) AND Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 2. Less commonly‐used drugs – Cochrane Library (free) AND Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 3. Miscellaneous and non‐pharmacological interventions – Cochrane Library (free) AND Acute high-altitude sickness – European Respiratory Review (free) AND High-altitude illness: Management approach – Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine (free)
Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:43h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Prevention of Drowning – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization (free PDF) Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children (free)
Wed November 6 – 10 Stories of The Day!
6 Nov, 2019 | 10:44h | UTC
Related Guidelines: Prevention of Drowning – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization (free PDF) Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children (free)
Related: Interventions for treating acute high altitude illness – Cochrane Library (free) AND Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 1. Commonly‐used classes of drugs – Cochrane Library (free) AND Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 2. Less commonly‐used drugs – Cochrane Library (free) AND Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 3. Miscellaneous and non‐pharmacological interventions – Cochrane Library (free) AND Acute high-altitude sickness – European Respiratory Review (free) AND High-altitude illness: Management approach – Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine (free)
Related: National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Exertional Heat Illnesses (free) AND Heat stroke – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
5 – Benefits and harms of intensive glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Treat dizziness and vertigo with vestibular rehabilitation – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Online Intervention Could Help Those with Chronic Vestibular Syndrome – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Study: Internet-Based Vestibular Rehabilitation for Older Adults With Chronic Dizziness (free study and commentaries)
7 – Incidence of Bloodstream Infections, Length of Hospital Stay, and Survival in Patients With Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection Treated With Fecal Microbiota Transplantation or Antibiotics: A Prospective Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Fecal Transplants Cut Sepsis Risk in Patients With C. Diff – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: Clostridioides Difficile: Diagnosis and Treatments (free guidelines and reviews)
8 – Early Palliative Care Consultation in the Medical ICU: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
9 – Short-Term Impact of a Flavored Tobacco Restriction: Changes in Youth Tobacco Use in a Massachusetts Community – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Restricting flavored tobacco could curb youth use – Reuters (free) AND A tale of two cities: Impact of reducing teens’ access to flavored tobacco products – Elsevier (free) AND One town’s flavor ban seemed to work to cut youth tobacco use – CNN (free)
Related Opinion: Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes to Protect Our Children (free commentaries)
10 – Mind-Body Therapies for Opioid-Treated Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Study highlights role of mind-body therapies in addressing opioid-treated pain – News Medical (free) AND Meditation, Mindfulness Hold Promise for Pain Treatment, Curbing Opioid Use – U.S. News (free)
Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Heat Illness
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:39h | UTCRelated: National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Exertional Heat Illnesses (free) AND Heat stroke – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Guidelines for Water Disinfection for Wilderness, International Travel, and Austere Situations
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:38h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Internet Based Vestibular Rehabilitation for Adults with a Chronic Vestibular Syndrome
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCCommentaries: Treat dizziness and vertigo with vestibular rehabilitation – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Online Intervention Could Help Those with Chronic Vestibular Syndrome – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Study: Internet-Based Vestibular Rehabilitation for Older Adults With Chronic Dizziness (free study and commentaries)
State of the Art Review: Benefits and Harms of Intensive Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCBenefits and harms of intensive glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Evidence over the past decade has shown that the aggressive efforts often needed to achieve low HbA1c levels can lead to worse clinical outcomes. This review provides a summary of the evidence on the benefits and harms of intensive glycemic control https://t.co/rghp5iVRfX
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) November 5, 2019
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Associated with Improved Outcomes in Patients with Clostridium Difficile Infection
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:33h | UTCIncidence of Bloodstream Infections, Length of Hospital Stay, and Survival in Patients With Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection Treated With Fecal Microbiota Transplantation or Antibiotics: A Prospective Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Fecal Transplants Cut Sepsis Risk in Patients With C. Diff – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: Clostridioides Difficile: Diagnosis and Treatments (free guidelines and reviews)
[Abstract Only] Study: Early Palliative Care Consultation May Positively Impact the Care of High Risk, Critically Ill Patients
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:31h | UTCEarly Palliative Care Consultation in the Medical ICU: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Related Commentary on Twitter
Breaking @CritCareMed: High-quality RCT in 2 MICUs. Early triggered palliative consult -> more DNRs, more hospice use, fewer MV days & lower ICU cost, all w/o compromising LOS/mortality. https://t.co/kQpTcEgwwM
— Jonathan Yeh (@JonathanYehMD) October 15, 2019
Study: Flavored Tobacco Ban Associated with Reduced Use by Youth
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCShort-Term Impact of a Flavored Tobacco Restriction: Changes in Youth Tobacco Use in a Massachusetts Community – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Restricting flavored tobacco could curb youth use – Reuters (free) AND A tale of two cities: Impact of reducing teens’ access to flavored tobacco products – Elsevier (free) AND One town’s flavor ban seemed to work to cut youth tobacco use – CNN (free)
Related Opinion: Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes to Protect Our Children (free commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Mind-Body Therapies for Opioid-Treated Pain
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:10h | UTCMind-Body Therapies for Opioid-Treated Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Study highlights role of mind-body therapies in addressing opioid-treated pain – News Medical (free) AND Meditation, Mindfulness Hold Promise for Pain Treatment, Curbing Opioid Use – U.S. News (free)