Daily Archives: February 20, 2020
Thu February 20 – 10 Stories of The Day!
20 Feb, 2020 | 11:04h | UTC
Commentary: Sharp rise in lung disease deaths over past 27 years – OnMedica (free)
Commentaries: Warning over prescribing antibiotics during pregnancy – OnMedica (free) AND Some antibiotics prescribed during pregnancy linked with birth defects – BMJ (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at macrolide antibiotics in pregnancy and birth defects – Science Media Centre (free) AND Macrolide Antibiotics Early in Pregnancy Tied to Birth Defects – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
3 – Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction at 7-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy (free audio)
Commentaries: Quality of Life—The Appendix – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Patient satisfaction and quality of life similar across all appendicitis treatments – News Medical (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Antibiotic Treatment vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children (several studies on the subject) AND Nonoperative treatment for nonperforated appendicitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Pediatric Surgery International (free)
Related Opinion: To maximize progress in global health, invest more in community health workers – STAT (free)
Video Summary: Vitamin E Acetate Associated with EVALI (free)
Related Report: Syndromic Surveillance for E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury – new England Journal of Medicine (free)
See also: The EVALI and Youth Vaping Epidemics — Implications for Public Health – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND CDC: Vaping Lung Illness Probably Caused by Vitamin E Acetate (free resources)
6 – Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 20 February 2020 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
7 – Clinical pre‐test probability adjusted versus age‐adjusted D‐dimer interpretation strategy for DVT diagnosis: A diagnostic individual patient data meta‐analysis – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Clinical Pre-test Prob vs. Age-adjusted D-dimer for DVT – The Meta Analysis – JournalFeed (free)
Related Studies: Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism with d-Dimer Adjusted to Clinical Probability – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract and commentary) AND Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Cutoff Levels to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism: The ADJUST-PE Study – JAMA (free)
8 – Pre-Hospital Administration of Epinephrine in Pediatric Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Epinephrine for Pediatric OHCA Mirrors PARAMEDIC2 – JournalFeed (free) AND Getting to the heart of epinephrine use in pediatric cardiac arrest patients – Osaka University (free)
Related Study: Randomized Trial: Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free study and commentaries)
10 – Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives / 20 February 2020 Edition
20 February 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Global Burden of Disease Study: Trends and Risk Factors of Mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for Chronic Respiratory Diseases
20 Feb, 2020 | 11:00h | UTCCommentary: Sharp rise in lung disease deaths over past 27 years – OnMedica (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
There has been an increase in deaths and disability due to chronic respiratory (lung) diseases over the past three decades, finds an analysis of data from 195 countries #BMJResearch https://t.co/FEmeZ5JjEI
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) February 20, 2020
Cohort Study: Macrolide Antibiotics in Early Pregnancy Linked to Increased Risk of Birth Defects
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:51h | UTCCommentaries: Warning over prescribing antibiotics during pregnancy – OnMedica (free) AND Some antibiotics prescribed during pregnancy linked with birth defects – BMJ (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at macrolide antibiotics in pregnancy and birth defects – Science Media Centre (free) AND Macrolide Antibiotics Early in Pregnancy Tied to Birth Defects – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: Vitamin E Acetate in Bronchoalveolar-Lavage Fluid Associated with EVALI (E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury)
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:22h | UTCVideo Summary: Vitamin E Acetate Associated with EVALI (free)
Related Report: Syndromic Surveillance for E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury – new England Journal of Medicine (free)
See also: The EVALI and Youth Vaping Epidemics — Implications for Public Health – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND CDC: Vaping Lung Illness Probably Caused by Vitamin E Acetate (free resources)
Randomized Trial: Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction at 7-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:40h | UTCQuality of Life and Patient Satisfaction at 7-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy (free audio)
Commentaries: Quality of Life—The Appendix – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Patient satisfaction and quality of life similar across all appendicitis treatments – News Medical (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Antibiotic Treatment vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children (several studies on the subject) AND Nonoperative treatment for nonperforated appendicitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Pediatric Surgery International (free)
Cluster Randomized Trial: A Community-Based Intervention for Managing Hypertension in Rural South Asia
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:28h | UTCRelated Opinion: To maximize progress in global health, invest more in community health workers – STAT (free)
[Abstract Only] Observational Study: Effects of Pre-Hospital Administration of Epinephrine in Pediatric Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
20 Feb, 2020 | 08:21h | UTCPre-Hospital Administration of Epinephrine in Pediatric Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Epinephrine for Pediatric OHCA Mirrors PARAMEDIC2 – JournalFeed (free) AND Getting to the heart of epinephrine use in pediatric cardiac arrest patients – Osaka University (free)
Related Study: Randomized Trial: Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free study and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Clinical Pre‐test Probability Adjusted vs. Age‐adjusted D‐dimer Interpretation Strategy for DVT Diagnosis
20 Feb, 2020 | 08:36h | UTCClinical pre‐test probability adjusted versus age‐adjusted D‐dimer interpretation strategy for DVT diagnosis: A diagnostic individual patient data meta‐analysis – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Clinical Pre-test Prob vs. Age-adjusted D-dimer for DVT – The Meta Analysis – JournalFeed (free)
Related Studies: Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism with d-Dimer Adjusted to Clinical Probability – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract and commentary) AND Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Cutoff Levels to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism: The ADJUST-PE Study – JAMA (free)
Editorial – Identifying Adverse Events: Reflections on an Imperfect Gold Standard After 20 Years of Patient Safety Research
20 Feb, 2020 | 08:12h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
"We will show progress in patient safety by tracking common, well-defined patient safety problems, not some general measure of all possible harms from medical care, the nature of which will inevitably change over time" https://t.co/PWzpKKaOaG
— Benjamin Mazer (@BenMazer) February 19, 2020
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—20 February 2020
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:11h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 20 February 2020 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.