Daily Archives: January 7, 2020
Tue January 07 – 10 Stories of The Day!
7 Jan, 2020 | 07:07h | UTC
See also: Efficacy and safety of gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis in critically ill patients: systematic review and network meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)
3 – Homepage: Special Issue: Advances in Perioperative Care – BJS / Anaesthesia (free articles)
– Perioperative care and collaboration between surgeons and anaesthetists – it’s about time
– Role of the anaesthetist in postoperative care
– Framework for prehabilitation services
– Role of critical care in improving outcomes for high‐risk surgical patients
– Scoping review of mode of anaesthesia in emergency surgery
– Strategies to minimize intraoperative blood loss during major surgery
– Perioperative care of the obese patient
– Rational performance metrics for operating theatres, principles of efficiency, and how to achieve it
– Acute postoperative pain management
– Meta‐analysis of α‐blockade versus no blockade before adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma
– Network meta‐analysis of local and regional analgesia following colorectal resection
– Variation in global uptake of the Surgical Safety Checklist
Commentary: The burden of alcohol use: better data and strong policies towards a sustainable development – The Lancet Public Health (free)
Related: Related: WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018 (free report and commentaries) AND Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories – The Lancet (free study and commentaries) AND Prioritising action on alcohol for health and development – The BMJ (free)
Related: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicities (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)
6 – Artificial Intelligence Is Rushing Into Patient Care – And Could Raise Risks – Scientific American (a few articles per month are free)
“AI systems are not as rigorously tested as other medical devices, and have already made serious mistakes.”
Related: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia – Hematology (free) AND Guidelines on the management of drug‐induced immune and secondary autoimmune, haemolytic anaemia – British Journal of Haematology (free)
Related Articles: Faecal microbiota transplantation versus placebo for moderate-to-severe irritable bowel syndrome: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, single-centre trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND The effect of fecal microbiota transplantation on IBS related quality of life and fatigue in moderate to severe non-constipated irritable bowel: Secondary endpoints of a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial – EbioMedicine (free)
Commentary: Colonoscopy for Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding—Time Is Not of the Essence – Gastroenterology (free)
10 – Early Colonoscopy Does Not Improve Outcomes of Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Systematic Review of Randomized Trials – Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Early colonoscopy did not improve outcomes in those hospitalized for lower GI bleeding – ACP Gastroenterology (free)
Special Issue: Advances in Perioperative Care
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:50h | UTCHomepage: Special Issue: Advances in Perioperative Care – BJS / Anaesthesia (free articles)
– Perioperative care and collaboration between surgeons and anaesthetists – it’s about time
– Role of the anaesthetist in postoperative care
– Framework for prehabilitation services
– Role of critical care in improving outcomes for high‐risk surgical patients
– Scoping review of mode of anaesthesia in emergency surgery
– Strategies to minimize intraoperative blood loss during major surgery
– Perioperative care of the obese patient
– Rational performance metrics for operating theatres, principles of efficiency, and how to achieve it
– Acute postoperative pain management
– Meta‐analysis of α‐blockade versus no blockade before adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma
– Network meta‐analysis of local and regional analgesia following colorectal resection
– Variation in global uptake of the Surgical Safety Checklist
Related Commentary on Twitter
🎊 BJS are delighted to announce the release of our entirely #OpenAccess🔓 joint special issue with @Anaes_Journal: Advances in perioperative care 📖
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— BJS (@BJSurgery) January 6, 2020
Guideline: Endocrine Work-up in Obesity
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:52h | UTC
The BMJ Guideline: Gastrointestinal Bleeding Prophylaxis for Critically Ill Patients
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:53h | UTCSee also: Efficacy and safety of gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis in critically ill patients: systematic review and network meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)
Perspective: Artificial Intelligence Is Rushing into Patient Care – And Could Raise Risks
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:44h | UTCArtificial Intelligence Is Rushing Into Patient Care – And Could Raise Risks – Scientific American (a few articles per month are free)
“AI systems are not as rigorously tested as other medical devices, and have already made serious mistakes.”
National, Regional, and Global Burdens of Disease Attributable to Alcohol Use
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:46h | UTCCommentary: The burden of alcohol use: better data and strong policies towards a sustainable development – The Lancet Public Health (free)
Related: Related: WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018 (free report and commentaries) AND Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories – The Lancet (free study and commentaries) AND Prioritising action on alcohol for health and development – The BMJ (free)
Randomized Trial: Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:40h | UTCRelated Articles: Faecal microbiota transplantation versus placebo for moderate-to-severe irritable bowel syndrome: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, single-centre trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND The effect of fecal microbiota transplantation on IBS related quality of life and fatigue in moderate to severe non-constipated irritable bowel: Secondary endpoints of a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial – EbioMedicine (free)
Randomized Trial: Efficacy and Safety of Early vs. Elective Colonoscopy for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:38h | UTCCommentary: Colonoscopy for Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding—Time Is Not of the Essence – Gastroenterology (free)
Consensus: Diagnosis and Treatment of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in Adults
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:41h | UTCRelated: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia – Hematology (free) AND Guidelines on the management of drug‐induced immune and secondary autoimmune, haemolytic anaemia – British Journal of Haematology (free)
Critical Care Management of Toxicities Associated with Targeted Agents and Immunotherapies for Cancer
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:45h | UTCRelated: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicities (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)
[Abstract Only] Systematic Review: Early Colonoscopy Does Not Improve Outcomes of Patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:37h | UTCEarly Colonoscopy Does Not Improve Outcomes of Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Systematic Review of Randomized Trials – Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Early colonoscopy did not improve outcomes in those hospitalized for lower GI bleeding – ACP Gastroenterology (free)