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Daily Archives: November 21, 2019

CDC 2019 Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship

21 Nov, 2019 | 10:34h | UTC

The Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: 2019 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free PDF)

CDC Page: Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (free resources)

Commentary: CDC updates ‘core’ antibiotic stewardship elements for hospitals – CIDRAP (free)

 


Meta-Analysis: Association of Nutritional Support with Clinical Outcomes Among Medical Inpatients Who Are Malnourished or at Nutritional Risk

21 Nov, 2019 | 08:35h | UTC

Association of Nutritional Support with Clinical Outcomes Among Medical Inpatients Who Are Malnourished or at Nutritional Risk: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: Nutritional Support Among Medical Inpatients—Feed the Cold (and Malnourished) and Starve the Febrile – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Nutritional Support Linked to Better Survival Among Inpatients – Medscape (free registration required)

 


NICE Guideline: Management of Thyroid Disease

21 Nov, 2019 | 10:39h | UTC

Thyroid disease: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

 


Thu November 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!

21 Nov, 2019 | 10:48h | UTC

 

1 – Guideline: Thyroid disease: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

 

2 – The Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: 2019 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free PDF)

CDC Page: Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (free resources)

Commentary: CDC updates ‘core’ antibiotic stewardship elements for hospitals – CIDRAP (free)

 

3 – Induction of labour at 41 weeks versus expectant management and induction of labour at 42 weeks (SWEdish Post-term Induction Study, SWEPIS): multicentre, open label, randomised, superiority trial – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: When to induce late term pregnancies (free)

Related: Randomized Trial: Induction of Labor at 41 Weeks vs. Expectant Management Until 42 Weeks (free) AND WHO Recommendations: Induction of Labor at or Beyond Term (free) AND Cochrane Review: Induction of Labor for Improving Birth Outcomes for Women at or Beyond Term (free)

 

4 – Association of troponin level and age with mortality in 250 000 patients: cohort study across five UK acute care centres – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: Small rise in heart attack protein linked to increased risk of early death – Imperial College London (free)

 

5 – Association of Nutritional Support with Clinical Outcomes Among Medical Inpatients Who Are Malnourished or at Nutritional Risk: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: Nutritional Support Among Medical Inpatients—Feed the Cold (and Malnourished) and Starve the Febrile – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Nutritional Support Linked to Better Survival Among Inpatients – Medscape (free registration required)

 

6 – High-protein diet is bad for kidney health: unleashing the taboo – Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (free)

Related: Dietary protein intake and kidney function decline after myocardial infarction: the Alpha Omega Cohort – Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (free) AND High-protein diet with renal hyperfiltration is associated with rapid decline rate of renal function: a community-based prospective cohort study – Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Dietary Protein Intake and Chronic Kidney Disease – Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care (free)

 

7 – Cannabidiol Products Are Everywhere, but Should People Be Using Them? – JAMA (free)

Related: NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (free Guideline and other resources)

 

8 – Safety of peripheral administration of vasopressor medications: A systematic review – Emergency Medicine Australasia (free)

 

9 – Return to work after critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Thorax (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: ICU survivors commonly experience job loss after critical illness, study confirms – University of California San Diego School of Medicine (free)

 

10 – Gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy in patients with type 2 diabetes (Oseberg): a single-centre, triple-blind, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 


Randomized Trial: Induction of Labor at 41 Weeks vs. Expectant Management and Induction of Labor at 42 Weeks

21 Nov, 2019 | 10:23h | UTC

Induction of labour at 41 weeks versus expectant management and induction of labour at 42 weeks (SWEdish Post-term Induction Study, SWEPIS): multicentre, open label, randomised, superiority trial – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: When to induce late term pregnancies (free)

Related: Randomized Trial: Induction of Labor at 41 Weeks vs. Expectant Management Until 42 Weeks (free) AND WHO Recommendations: Induction of Labor at or Beyond Term (free) AND Cochrane Review: Induction of Labor for Improving Birth Outcomes for Women at or Beyond Term (free)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 


Cohort Study: Association of Troponin Level and Age with Mortality in Acute Care Centers

21 Nov, 2019 | 08:41h | UTC

Association of troponin level and age with mortality in 250 000 patients: cohort study across five UK acute care centres – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: Small rise in heart attack protein linked to increased risk of early death – Imperial College London (free)

 


High-protein Diet is Bad for Kidney Health: Unleashing the Taboo

21 Nov, 2019 | 08:29h | UTC

High-protein diet is bad for kidney health: unleashing the taboo – Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (free)

Related: Dietary protein intake and kidney function decline after myocardial infarction: the Alpha Omega Cohort – Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (free) AND High-protein diet with renal hyperfiltration is associated with rapid decline rate of renal function: a community-based prospective cohort study – Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Dietary Protein Intake and Chronic Kidney Disease – Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care (free)

 


[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Return to Work After Critical Illness

21 Nov, 2019 | 08:02h | UTC

Return to work after critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Thorax (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: ICU survivors commonly experience job loss after critical illness, study confirms – University of California San Diego School of Medicine (free)

 


Perspective: Cannabidiol Products Are Everywhere, but Should People Be Using Them?

21 Nov, 2019 | 08:16h | UTC

Cannabidiol Products Are Everywhere, but Should People Be Using Them? – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related: NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (free Guideline and other resources)

 


[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Gastric Bypass Superior to Sleeve Gastrectomy for Remission of Type 2 Diabetes

21 Nov, 2019 | 07:56h | UTC

Gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy in patients with type 2 diabetes (Oseberg): a single-centre, triple-blind, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 


Systematic Review: Safety of Peripheral Administration of Vasopressor Medications

21 Nov, 2019 | 08:08h | UTC

Safety of peripheral administration of vasopressor medications: A systematic review – Emergency Medicine Australasia (free)

 


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