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Daily Archives: January 19, 2020

WHO Report: Lack of New Antibiotics Threatens Global Efforts to Contain Drug-resistant Infections

19 Jan, 2020 | 21:46h | UTC

Lack of new antibiotics threatens global efforts to contain drug-resistant infections – World Health Organization (free)

See Reports: Antibacterial agents in clinical development – an analysis of the antibacterial clinical development pipeline – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Antibacterial agents in preclinical development – World Health Organization (free PDF)

Commentary: W.H.O. Warns That Pipeline for New Antibiotics Is Running Dry – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

 


AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

19 Jan, 2020 | 21:47h | UTC

AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free PDF)

Related: British Society of Gastroenterology Guidelines on the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (guidelines on the subject)

 


ESC Position Paper: Peripartum Management of Hypertension

19 Jan, 2020 | 21:51h | UTC

Peripartum management of hypertension: a position paper of the ESC Council on Hypertension and the European Society of Hypertension – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (free)

 


The PEPTIC Randomized Clinical Trial: Similar Outcomes with Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis with Proton Pump Inhibitors vs. Histamine-2 Receptor Blockers Among ICU Patients Receiving Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

19 Jan, 2020 | 21:42h | UTC

Effect of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis With Proton Pump Inhibitors vs Histamine-2 Receptor Blockers on In-Hospital Mortality Among ICU Patients Receiving Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: The PEPTIC Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)

Editorial: Proton Pump Inhibitors vs Histamine-2 Receptor Blockers for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: Issues of Interpretability in Pragmatic Trials (free for a limited period)

Conference Presentation: Effect of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis With PPIs vs H2RBs on Mortality in Ventilated ICU Patients (free)

Commentaries: JC: The PEPTIC study PPI vs H2RBs on the ICU – St Emlyn’s (free) AND Risks And Benefits Of Proton Pump Inhibitors To Prevent Gi Bleeds In Intensive Care Patients – MedicalResearch.com (free)

 


A Review of Cancer Immunotherapy Toxicity

19 Jan, 2020 | 21:38h | UTC

A review of cancer immunotherapy toxicity – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)

Related: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicities (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)

 


The VITAMINS Randomized Clinical Trial: Vitamin C, Hydrocortisone, and Thiamine Not beneficial for Patients with Sepsis

19 Jan, 2020 | 21:44h | UTC

Effect of Vitamin C, Hydrocortisone, and Thiamine vs Hydrocortisone Alone on Time Alive and Free of Vasopressor Support Among Patients With Septic Shock: The VITAMINS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Lack of Benefit of High-Dose Vitamin C, Thiamine, and Hydrocortisone Combination for Patients With Sepsis (free)

Conference Presentation: Effect of Vitamin C and Thiamine on Time Alive and Free of Vasopressor Support Among Patients With Septic Shock (free)

Commentaries: JC: The Vitamins trial. Hydrocortisone, Vit C and Thiamine (Marik protocol – or not?) in sepsis – St Emlyn’s (free) AND Vitamin Treatment For Sepsis Fails In Large Trial – NPR (free) AND Metabolic Resuscitation: Was the answer inside us all along? – PulmCrit (free)

 


New Chinese virus ‘will have infected hundreds’

19 Jan, 2020 | 21:36h | UTC

New Chinese virus ‘will have infected hundreds’ – BBC (free)

Original Analysis: Estimating the potential total number of novel Coronavirus cases in Wuhan City, China – Imperial College London (free)

See also: Wuhan nCoV outbreak quadruples, spreads within China – CIDRAP (free) AND As Thailand notes 2nd nCoV case, CDC begins airport screening – CIDRAP (free) AND China reports new virus cases, raising concern globally before key holiday – Reuters (free) AND China to step up countermeasures as virus outbreak grows – Reuters (free) AND China Reports New Cases of Deadly Virus, Adding to Fears of Outbreak – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

 

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3-year Follow-up of the SCOT RCT: 3-month Oxaliplatin-containing Adjuvant Chemotherapy is Non-inferior to 6 Months of the Same Regimen for Patients with High-risk Stage II and III Colorectal Cancer

19 Jan, 2020 | 21:28h | UTC

3-month versus 6-month adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with high-risk stage II and III colorectal cancer: 3-year follow-up of the SCOT non-inferiority RCT – Health Technology Assessment (free)

Original Article: 3 versus 6 months of adjuvant oxaliplatin-fluoropyrimidine combination therapy for colorectal cancer (SCOT): an international, randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet Oncology (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts

 


Perspective: The EVALI and Youth Vaping Epidemics — Implications for Public Health

19 Jan, 2020 | 21:33h | UTC

The EVALI and Youth Vaping Epidemics — Implications for Public Health – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

See also: Update: Product, Substance-Use, and Demographic Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients in a Nationwide Outbreak of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury — United States, August 2019–January 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Related: CDC: Vaping Lung Illness Probably Caused by Vitamin E Acetate (free resources)

 


[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Femtosecond Laser-Assisted vs. Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery

19 Jan, 2020 | 21:26h | UTC

Femtosecond laser-assisted versus phacoemulsification cataract surgery (FEMCAT): a multicentre participant-masked randomised superiority and cost-effectiveness trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 


Position Statement: Mental Health Issues and Psychological Factors in Athletes

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:59h | UTC

Mental health issues and psychological factors in athletes: detection, management, effect on performance and prevention: American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Position Statement—Executive Summary – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Sports Medicine Group Issues Guidance on Athletes’ Mental Health – Reuters / Medscape (free registration required)

 


Recommendations for the Management of Psoriatic Arthritis in Resource-poor Settings

19 Jan, 2020 | 21:01h | UTC

International league of associations for rheumatology recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis in resource-poor settings – Clinical Rheumatology (free)

 


Addendum to BSH Guidelines on Investigation and Management of Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Use of Direct Acting Oral Anticoagulants

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:55h | UTC

Addendum to British Society for Haematology Guidelines on Investigation and Management of Antiphospholipid syndrome, 2012 (Br. J. Haematol. 2012; 157: 47–58): use of direct acting oral anticoagulants – British Journal of Haematology (free)

Related: Randomized Trial: DOAC Not as Good as Vitamin K Antagonist for Anticoagulation in Antiphospholipid Syndrome (link to abstract and commentaries)

 


Position Statement on Endovascular Intervention for Trauma

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:57h | UTC

Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on Endovascular Intervention for Trauma – Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (free)

 


Meta-Analysis: The Socioeconomic Impact of Orthopedic Trauma

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:51h | UTC

The socioeconomic impact of orthopaedic trauma: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)

 


Chest Radiography in Adult Critical Care Unit: A Pictorial Review

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:47h | UTC

Chest radiography in adult critical care unit: A pictorial review – Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging (free)

 


Perspective: Are Polypills and Population-based Treatment the Next Big Things?

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:53h | UTC

Are polypills and population-based treatment the next big things? – Harvard Health Blog (free)

Related: Randomized Trial: Polypill for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in an Underserved Population (randomized trials, commentaries and guideline on the subject)

 


[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Risk of Hypertension Into Adulthood in Persons Born Prematurely

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:46h | UTC

Risk of hypertension into adulthood in persons born prematurely: a national cohort study – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Source: EvidenceAlerts

 


Systematic Review: Economic Burden of Maternal Morbidity

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:49h | UTC

Economic burden of maternal morbidity – A systematic review of cost-of-illness studies – PLOS One (free)

 


Respiratory Muscle Ultrasonography: Methodology, Basic and Advanced Principles and Clinical Applications in ICU and ED Patients

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:42h | UTC

Respiratory muscle ultrasonography: methodology, basic and advanced principles and clinical applications in ICU and ED patients—a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

 


Cohort Study: Incidental Lymphopenia and Mortality

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:45h | UTC

Incidental lymphopenia and mortality: a prospective cohort study – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

Commentaries:  Lymphopenia may hint a higher risk of future illness, death – News Medical (free) AND Incidental Low Lymphocyte Count Linked to Increased Mortality – MedicalResearch.com (free)

 


What is New in Non-ventilated ICU-acquired Pneumonia?

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:41h | UTC

What is new in non-ventilated ICU-acquired pneumonia? – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

 


[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Different Doses of Adjuvant Ipilimumab vs. High-Dose Interferon Alfa-2b in Patients with Resected High-Risk Melanoma

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:40h | UTC

Different Doses of Adjuvant Ipilimumab vs High-Dose Interferon Alfa-2b in Patients With Resected High-Risk Melanoma – The ASCO Post (free)

Original Study: Phase III Study of Adjuvant Ipilimumab (3 or 10 mg/kg) Versus High-Dose Interferon Alfa-2b for Resected High-Risk Melanoma: North American Intergroup E1609 – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 


Randomized Trial: Effect of Dasatinib vs. Imatinib in the Treatment of Pediatric Philadelphia Chromosome–Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:38h | UTC

Effect of Dasatinib vs Imatinib in the Treatment of Pediatric Philadelphia Chromosome–Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Dasatinib Superior to Imatinib in Pediatric ALL – MedPage Today (free)

 


[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis Reduces Failure of Hamstring Tendon Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

19 Jan, 2020 | 20:34h | UTC

Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis Reduces Failure of Hamstring Tendon Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: 2-Year Outcomes From the STABILITY Study Randomized Clinical Trial – The American Journal of Sports Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

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