Daily Archives: November 26, 2019 | LinksMedicus Free Medical News & Perspectives

Tue November 26 – 10 Stories of The Day!

26 Nov, 2019 | 10:29h | UTC

1 – European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) international consensus document on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat cardiac implantable electronic device infections—endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS), International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases (ISCVID) and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) (free)

2 – Health, safety and dignity of sanitation workers: An initial assessment – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: Toxic Conditions Expose Millions Of Sanitation Workers To Infectious Disease & Death – Health Policy Watch (free) AND On World Toilet Day, UN Highlights Plight of Sanitation Workers – IISD (free) AND Even Researchers Were Shocked By How Tough Life Is For Sanitation Workers – NPR (free)

3 – Association of the Work Schedules of Hospitalists with Patient Outcomes of Hospitalization – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Association of the Work Schedules of Hospitalists With Patient Outcomes of Hospitalization (free audio)

Commentary: Hospitalist Schedules Allowing More Continuity of Care Linked to Better Patient Outcomes – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Related Study: Inpatient Physician Continuity Associated with Speedier Patient Discharge (free study and commentary)

4 – Overall Survival with Osimertinib in Untreated, EGFR-Mutated Advanced NSCLC – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentary: FLAURA Trial: First-Line Osimertinib Improves Overall Survival in EGFR-Mutated Advanced Lung Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)

5 – Comparison of different human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine types and dose schedules for prevention of HPV‐related disease in females and males – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Comparison of different human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines and the number of doses administered to prevent HPV-related disease in females and males – Cochrane Library (free)

6 – Addressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence in Health Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Addressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence in Health Care (free)

7 – Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Clinical Practice: Can the Past Inform the Present? – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related: How to Read Articles That Use Machine Learning: Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Evaluating Machine Learning Articles – JAMA (free for a limited period)

8 – A Cancer Care Approach Tailored to The Elderly May Have Better Results – NPR (free)

9 – A population-based study of cardiovascular disease mortality risk in US cancer patients – European Heart Journal (free for a limited period)

Editorial: From trends to transformation: where cardio-oncology is to make a difference – European Heart Journal (free)

Commentaries: Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Cancer survivors ‘have higher heart risk’ – BBC (free)

10 – Survival outcomes after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy versus open distal gastrectomy with nodal dissection for clinical stage IA or IB gastric cancer (JCOG0912): a multicentre, non-inferiority, phase 3 randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Consensus Document: How to Prevent, Diagnose, and Treat Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections

26 Nov, 2019 | 08:21h | UTC

European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) international consensus document on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat cardiac implantable electronic device infections—endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS), International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases (ISCVID) and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) (free)

WHO Report: Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers

26 Nov, 2019 | 08:19h | UTC

Health, safety and dignity of sanitation workers: An initial assessment – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: Toxic Conditions Expose Millions Of Sanitation Workers To Infectious Disease & Death – Health Policy Watch (free) AND On World Toilet Day, UN Highlights Plight of Sanitation Workers – IISD (free) AND Even Researchers Were Shocked By How Tough Life Is For Sanitation Workers – NPR (free)

Study: Association of the Work Schedules of Hospitalists with Patient Outcomes of Hospitalization

26 Nov, 2019 | 08:18h | UTC

Association of the Work Schedules of Hospitalists with Patient Outcomes of Hospitalization – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Association of the Work Schedules of Hospitalists With Patient Outcomes of Hospitalization (free audio)

Commentary: Hospitalist Schedules Allowing More Continuity of Care Linked to Better Patient Outcomes – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Related Study: Inpatient Physician Continuity Associated with Speedier Patient Discharge (free study and commentary)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Do #hospitalist schedules matter?

This @JAMAInternalMed study suggests more continuous schedules in 7-day blocks is associated with better patient outcomeshttps://t.co/M27lvxlJEF

cc @PSanyalDey @sumantranji pic.twitter.com/1WDfzz2aLI

— Anil Makam (@AnilMakam) November 26, 2019

Systematic Review: Comparison of Different HPV Vaccine Types and Dose Schedules for Prevention of HPV‐related Disease in Females and Males

26 Nov, 2019 | 08:14h | UTC

Comparison of different human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine types and dose schedules for prevention of HPV‐related disease in females and males – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Comparison of different human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines and the number of doses administered to prevent HPV-related disease in females and males – Cochrane Library (free)

Randomized Trial: FLAURA Trial – Treatments for EGFR-Mutated Advanced Non–small-cell Lung Cancer Compared

26 Nov, 2019 | 08:16h | UTC

Overall Survival with Osimertinib in Untreated, EGFR-Mutated Advanced NSCLC – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentary: FLAURA Trial: First-Line Osimertinib Improves Overall Survival in EGFR-Mutated Advanced Lung Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)

Viewpoint: Addressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

26 Nov, 2019 | 08:12h | UTC

Addressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence in Health Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Addressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence in Health Care (free)

Perspective: A Cancer Care Approach Tailored to The Elderly May Have Better Results

26 Nov, 2019 | 08:09h | UTC

A Cancer Care Approach Tailored to The Elderly May Have Better Results – NPR (free)

Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Clinical Practice: Can the Past Inform the Present?

26 Nov, 2019 | 08:10h | UTC

Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Clinical Practice: Can the Past Inform the Present? – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related: How to Read Articles That Use Machine Learning: Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Evaluating Machine Learning Articles – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Study: Cancer Patients Have an on Average 2–6 Times Higher CVD Mortality Risk than the General Population

26 Nov, 2019 | 08:00h | UTC

A population-based study of cardiovascular disease mortality risk in US cancer patients – European Heart Journal (free for a limited period)

Editorial: From trends to transformation: where cardio-oncology is to make a difference – European Heart Journal (free)

Commentaries: Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Cancer survivors ‘have higher heart risk’ – BBC (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Patients w/ #cancer have a 2-6 times higher mortality from cardiovascular disease than the general population https://t.co/LrfaYstH8F @escardio @ESC_Journals
report by @NicholasZaorsky, Kathleen Sturgeon @PSHResearch and collaborators; editorial by @mayocvonc pic.twitter.com/8TqiJyQnZl

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 25, 2019

Preoperative and Postoperative Recommendations to Surgical Wound Care Interventions: A Systematic Meta-review of Cochrane Reviews

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:39h | UTC

Preoperative and postoperative recommendations to surgical wound care interventions: A systematic meta-review of Cochrane reviews – International Journal of Nursing Studies (free)

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Management

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:38h | UTC

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Management – Wilderness and Environmental Medicine (free)

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Similar Survival Outcomes After Laparoscopy-assisted Distal Gastrectomy vs. Open Distal Gastrectomy for Clinical Stage I Gastric Cancer

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:59h | UTC

Survival outcomes after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy versus open distal gastrectomy with nodal dissection for clinical stage IA or IB gastric cancer (JCOG0912): a multicentre, non-inferiority, phase 3 randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Related Commentary on Twitter

New online – survival outcomes after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy versus open distal gastrectomy with nodal dissection for clinical stage IA or IB #gastriccancer (JCOG0912 trial) – https://t.co/SMUsDqKMS7 #SoMe4Surg #stcsm pic.twitter.com/WHyrgZSTUe

— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) November 20, 2019