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Daily Archives: February 16, 2020

Guidelines for the Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the ICU

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:42h | UTC

Guidelines for the Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the ICU: Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Hematologic, Pulmonary, and Renal Considerations – Critical Care Medicine (free)

News Release: New guidelines for hepatic failure in the intensive care unit – Wolters Kluwer Health (free)

See also: Executive Summary (free)

 


Mon February 17 – 10 Stories of The Day!

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:46h | UTC

 

1 – Guidelines for the Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the ICU: Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Hematologic, Pulmonary, and Renal Considerations – Critical Care Medicine (free)

News Release: New guidelines for hepatic failure in the intensive care unit – Wolters Kluwer Health (free)

See also: Executive Summary (free)

 

2 – 2020 Focused Update of the 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Management of Mitral Regurgitation – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free PDF)

See also: Mitral Regurgitation Management Focused Update: Key Points – American College of Cardiology (free)

 

3 – A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ceftriaxone and Doxycycline, with or Without Metronidazole, for the Treatment of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

4 – Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet (free)

News Release: Chronic kidney disease a ‘global killer in plain sight’ – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

Commentaries: The global burden of chronic kidney disease – The Lancet (free) AND Chronic kidney disease killing millions worldwide – News Medical (free) AND Chronic kidney disease kills more than 1M people annually worldwide – UPI (free)

 

5 – 65 Trial – The Bottom Line (free) AND The 65 trial: Is 60 the new 65? – PulmCrit (free)

Original Study: Randomized Trial: Comparison of Different Blood Pressure Targets for Vasopressor Therapy in Older Critically Ill Patients with Vasodilatory Hypotension – JAMA (free)

 

6 – Alex Nowbar’s weekly journal review, 14 February 2020 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

“Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.”

 

7 – FDA requests the withdrawal of the weight-loss drug Belviq, Belviq XR (lorcaserin) from the market Potential risk of cancer outweighs the benefits – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Source: Lorcaserin (Belviq ) Withdrawn From US Market Due to Cancer Risk – Medscape (free registration required)

Related: FDA Safety Communication: Possible Increased Risk of Cancer with Weight-loss Medicine Lorcaserin (free)

 

8 – Use of Fecal Occult Blood Testing as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Fecal Occult Blood Tests Should Not Be Used for Diagnostic Indications – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)

 

9 – An electroencephalographic signature predicts antidepressant response in major depression – Nature Biotechnology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Neural signature identifies people likely to respond to antidepressant medication – NIH News Releases (free) AND Brain-wave pattern can identify people likely to respond to antidepressant, study finds – Stanford Medicine (free) AND AI, brain scans may alter how doctors treat depression – UT Southwestern Medical Center (free) AND Brain scans could be used to identify who will benefit from antidepressants – Business Insider (free) AND Resting-State EEG Can Predict Sertraline Treatment Outcomes – MPR (free) AND Will That Antidepressant Work For You? The Answer May Lie In Your Brain Waves – NPR (free)

 

10 – Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives / 17 February 2020 Edition

17 February 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)

 


[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Ceftriaxone and Doxycycline, with or Without Metronidazole, for the Treatment of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:39h | UTC

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ceftriaxone and Doxycycline, with or Without Metronidazole, for the Treatment of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 


2020 Focused Update of the 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Management of Mitral Regurgitation

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:41h | UTC

2020 Focused Update of the 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Management of Mitral Regurgitation – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free PDF)

See also: Mitral Regurgitation Management Focused Update: Key Points – American College of Cardiology (free)

 


Global, Regional, and National Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:38h | UTC

Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet (free)

News Release: Chronic kidney disease a ‘global killer in plain sight’ – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

Commentaries: The global burden of chronic kidney disease – The Lancet (free) AND Chronic kidney disease killing millions worldwide – News Medical (free) AND Chronic kidney disease kills more than 1M people annually worldwide – UPI (free)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 


Alex Nowbar’s weekly journal review—14 February 2020

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:34h | UTC

Alex Nowbar’s weekly journal review, 14 February 2020 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

“Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.”

 


FDA Requests the Withdrawal of the Weight-loss Drug Lorcaserin from the Market – Potential Risk of Cancer Outweighs the Benefits

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:33h | UTC

FDA requests the withdrawal of the weight-loss drug Belviq, Belviq XR (lorcaserin) from the market Potential risk of cancer outweighs the benefits – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Source: Lorcaserin (Belviq ) Withdrawn From US Market Due to Cancer Risk – Medscape (free registration required)

Related: FDA Safety Communication: Possible Increased Risk of Cancer with Weight-loss Medicine Lorcaserin (free)

 


Study Commentaries: The 65 Trial – Comparison of Different Blood Pressure Targets for Vasopressor Therapy

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:36h | UTC

65 Trial – The Bottom Line (free) AND The 65 trial: Is 60 the new 65? – PulmCrit (free)

Original Study: Randomized Trial: Comparison of Different Blood Pressure Targets for Vasopressor Therapy in Older Critically Ill Patients with Vasodilatory Hypotension – JAMA (free)

 


Consensus Statement: Management of Traumatic Meniscus Tears

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:10h | UTC

Management of traumatic meniscus tears: the 2019 ESSKA meniscus consensus – Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (free)

 


ASCO Guideline: Management of Male Breast Cancer

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:11h | UTC

Management of Male Breast Cancer: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

 


[Abstract Only] Study: An Electroencephalographic Signature Predicts Antidepressant Response in Major Depression

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:27h | UTC

An electroencephalographic signature predicts antidepressant response in major depression – Nature Biotechnology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Neural signature identifies people likely to respond to antidepressant medication – NIH News Releases (free) AND Brain-wave pattern can identify people likely to respond to antidepressant, study finds – Stanford Medicine (free) AND AI, brain scans may alter how doctors treat depression – UT Southwestern Medical Center (free) AND Brain scans could be used to identify who will benefit from antidepressants – Business Insider (free) AND Resting-State EEG Can Predict Sertraline Treatment Outcomes – MPR (free) AND Will That Antidepressant Work For You? The Answer May Lie In Your Brain Waves – NPR (free)

 


Guidelines for Early Mobilization in the Intensive Care Unit

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:06h | UTC

Brazilian Guidelines for Early Mobilization in Intensive Care Unit – Revista Brasileira de Medicina Intensiva (free)

 


[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Fecal Occult Blood Testing Should Not be Used as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:31h | UTC

Use of Fecal Occult Blood Testing as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Fecal Occult Blood Tests Should Not Be Used for Diagnostic Indications – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)

 


Position Statement: Role of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the Screening of Digestive Tract Cancers

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:07h | UTC

Role of gastrointestinal endoscopy in the screening of digestive tract cancers in Europe: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement – Endoscopy (free)

 


Bloodstream Infections in Critically Ill Patients: An Expert Statement

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:03h | UTC

Bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an expert statement – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

 


Meta-Analysis: Determining the Optimal Time for Liberation from Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:19h | UTC

Determining the optimal time for liberation from renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis (DOnE RRT) – Critical Care (free)

 


Diabetes and TB—A Complicating Combo

16 Feb, 2020 | 20:59h | UTC

Diabetes and TB—A Complicating Combo – Think Global Health (free)

Related: Collaborative framework for care and control of tuberculosis and diabetes – World Health Organization (free) AND The Co-Management of Tuberculosis and Diabetes: Challenges and Opportunities in the Developing World – PLOS Medicine (free)

 


Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Refractory Cardiac Arrest: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:02h | UTC

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiac arrest: a retrospective multicenter study – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

 


Cohort Study: Association of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment with ICU Admission Among Patients Hospitalized Near the End of Life

16 Feb, 2020 | 21:01h | UTC

Association of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment with ICU Admission Among Patients Hospitalized Near the End of Life – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment and Limiting Overtreatment at the End of Life (free for a limited period)

 


Low-density Lipoproteins Cause Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Pathophysiological, Genetic, and Therapeutic Insights

16 Feb, 2020 | 20:57h | UTC

Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: pathophysiological, genetic, and therapeutic insights: a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel – European Heart Journal (free for a limited period)

 


Comparing American and European Guidelines for the Initial Diagnosis of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: A Paradigm Shift from Exercise ECG Testing to Imaging-based Modalities

16 Feb, 2020 | 20:58h | UTC

Comparing American and European Guidelines for the Initial Diagnosis of Stable Ischaemic Heart Disease: A Paradigm Shift from Exercise ECG Testing to Imaging-based Modalities – European Heart Journal (free)

 


Meta-Analysis: Dietary Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder

16 Feb, 2020 | 20:54h | UTC

Dietary Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (free PDF)

Commentary: Dietary interventions have small effect on autism symptoms – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

 


Practice Guideline: Treatment for Insomnia and Disrupted Sleep Behavior in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

16 Feb, 2020 | 20:56h | UTC

Practice guideline: Treatment for insomnia and disrupted sleep behavior in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder – Neurology (free PDF)

Commentaries: Addressing Sleep Issues in Children, Teens With Autism – AJMC (free) AND Recommendations Issued for Sleep Disturbance in Pediatric Autism – Clinical Advisor (free)

 


Angina: Contemporary Diagnosis and Management

16 Feb, 2020 | 20:47h | UTC

Angina: contemporary diagnosis and management – Heart (free)

 


A Practical Approach for the Management of the Mixed Opioid Agonist-Antagonist Buprenorphine During Acute Pain and Surgery

16 Feb, 2020 | 20:44h | UTC

A Practical Approach for the Management of the Mixed Opioid Agonist-Antagonist Buprenorphine During Acute Pain and Surgery – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

 


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