Daily Archives: November 7, 2019
Thu November 7 – 10 Stories of The Day!
7 Nov, 2019 | 10:35h | UTC
1 – Efficacy of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Healthy Children and Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: A Takeda vaccine for dengue appears effective, but the story is nuanced – STAT (free) AND A new dengue vaccine shows promise — at least for now – ScienceNews (free) AND New dengue vaccine performs well in large trial, but safety remains key concern – Science (a few articles per month are free) AND Takeda’s dengue vaccine effective overall in study but with major limitation – Reuters (free)
2 – Prevention of Early Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia after Cardiac Arrest – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Routine Antibiotics Help Ventilated Patients After Cardiac Arrest – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Full Guideline: 2019 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Evaluation, Risk Stratification, and Management of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (free guideline and commentary)
Related Guidelines: Interdisciplinary consensus on indications for transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TF-TAVI) – Clinical Research in Cardiology (free) AND 2017 AHA/ACC Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease (free) AND 2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease (free)
6 – Vasopressor therapy in critically ill patients with shock – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Editorial: Focus on Blood Pressure Targets and Vasopressors in Critically Ill Patients (free editorial and reviews)
7 – 150 years of Nature – A Century and a Half of Research and Discovery (free resources)
Video (interesting): A network of science: 150 years of Nature papers (free)
9 – Association of contrast and acute kidney injury in the critically ill: A propensity matched study – CHEST (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: No association between contrast use and AKI seen in critically ill patients with normal kidney function – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Related: Does contrast cause kidney injury? The evidence – First10EM (free) AND Are the Risks Of Drugs That Enhance Imaging Tests Overblown? – NPR (free) AND Acute Kidney Injury After Computed Tomography: A Meta-analysis – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Intravenous Contrast Media Administration – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND
10 – Associations Between Screen-Based Media Use and Brain White Matter Integrity in Preschool-Aged Children – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study on screen use and white brain matter in children – Science Media Centre (free) AND Preschoolers’ Screen Time Tied to Brain Structure Irregularities – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Association Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents (link to abstract and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Prevention of Early Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia after Cardiac Arrest
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCPrevention of Early Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia after Cardiac Arrest – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Routine Antibiotics Help Ventilated Patients After Cardiac Arrest – MedPage Today (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Efficacy of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Healthy Children and Adolescents
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCEfficacy of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Healthy Children and Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: A Takeda vaccine for dengue appears effective, but the story is nuanced – STAT (free) AND A new dengue vaccine shows promise — at least for now – ScienceNews (free) AND New dengue vaccine performs well in large trial, but safety remains key concern – Science (a few articles per month are free) AND Takeda’s dengue vaccine effective overall in study but with major limitation – Reuters (free)
Position Statement for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Interdisciplinary consensus on indications for transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TF-TAVI) – Clinical Research in Cardiology (free) AND 2017 AHA/ACC Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease (free) AND 2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease (free)
Ten Things ICU Specialists Need to Know About New Valvular Procedures in Interventional Cardiology
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:11h | UTC
Executive Summary: HRS Consensus Statement on the Management of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCFull Guideline: 2019 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Evaluation, Risk Stratification, and Management of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (free guideline and commentary)
150 years of Nature – A Century and a Half of Research and Discovery
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:08h | UTC150 years of Nature – A Century and a Half of Research and Discovery (free resources)
Video (interesting): A network of science: 150 years of Nature papers (free)
State of the Art Review: Vasopressor Therapy in Critically Ill Patients with Shock
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:09h | UTCVasopressor therapy in critically ill patients with shock – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Editorial: Focus on Blood Pressure Targets and Vasopressors in Critically Ill Patients (free editorial and reviews)
[Abstract Only] Another Study Questions the Association of Contrast Use and Acute Kidney Injury
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:03h | UTCAssociation of contrast and acute kidney injury in the critically ill: A propensity matched study – CHEST (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: No association between contrast use and AKI seen in critically ill patients with normal kidney function – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Related: Does contrast cause kidney injury? The evidence – First10EM (free) AND Are the Risks Of Drugs That Enhance Imaging Tests Overblown? – NPR (free) AND Acute Kidney Injury After Computed Tomography: A Meta-analysis – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Intravenous Contrast Media Administration – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND
Study: Association Between Gifts from Pharmaceutical Companies to Doctors and Their Drug Prescribing Patterns
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:07h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
New study shows that gifts to GPs are common and associated with less rational drug prescriptions for patients and more expenses for the National Health Insurance https://t.co/Hvu6BqrHhi
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) November 6, 2019
Viewpoint: Ranking Antipsychotics for Efficacy and Safety in Schizophrenia
7 Nov, 2019 | 07:41h | UTCRanking Antipsychotics for Efficacy and Safety in Schizophrenia – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Original Study: Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy and Tolerability of 32 Antipsychotics for the Acute Treatment of Schizophrenia (free study and commentaries)
Editorial: Reporting Research Findings to Participants is an Ethical Imperative
7 Nov, 2019 | 07:42h | UTCReporting research findings to participants is an ethical imperative – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Why do so few researchers share their findings with participants? One clear answer is that researchers are under very little pressure to disseminate results to patients and participants, says @JeremyTaylorNB, who calls on this to become the default https://t.co/TQ5am81xC7
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) November 4, 2019
Cohort Study: Metformin Use Linked to Lower Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Failure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
7 Nov, 2019 | 07:40h | UTCCommentary: Metformin lowers risk of HF hospitalization in those with T2D – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related Study: Metformin Use Linked to Reduced Risk for Cardiovascular Death and All-cause Mortality (link to abstract and commentaries)
Study: Screen Time Linked to Changes in Brain White Matter Integrity in Preschool-Aged Children
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:00h | UTCAssociations Between Screen-Based Media Use and Brain White Matter Integrity in Preschool-Aged Children – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study on screen use and white brain matter in children – Science Media Centre (free) AND Preschoolers’ Screen Time Tied to Brain Structure Irregularities – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Association Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents (link to abstract and commentaries)
Update on the Management of Constipation
7 Nov, 2019 | 07:35h | UTCUpdate on the Management of Constipation – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Indian Consensus on Chronic Constipation in Adults (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)
Consensus Statement on Return to Play After Lower Limb Muscle Injury in Football (Soccer)
7 Nov, 2019 | 07:36h | UTC