Daily Archives: October 26, 2021
Systematic Review: Antibiotics for the treatment of COVID‐19 – “We are certain that risk of death in hospitalized COVID‐19 patients is not reduced by treatment with azithromycin after 28 days”.
26 Oct, 2021 | 02:07h | UTCAntibiotics for the treatment of COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
JUST PUBLISHED – Are #antibiotics an effective treatment for #COVID19 & do they cause unwanted effects? https://t.co/EVHduxmtdD New Cochrane Review looked at evidence from 11 studies: ❌ antibiotic azithromycin is not an effective treatment, ?not enough research on other types.
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) October 22, 2021
[Press release – not published yet] Moderna says its COVID vaccine produced a strong antibody response for kids 6 to 11.
26 Oct, 2021 | 02:06h | UTCPress release: Moderna Announces Positive Top Line Data from Phase 2/3 Study of COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 6 to 11 Years of Age
Commentary: Moderna says new data supports its COVID vaccine for kids 6 to 11 – NPR
Case Series: Toxic effects from ivermectin use associated with prevention and treatment of Covid-19.
26 Oct, 2021 | 02:02h | UTC
Pragmatic randomized trial found similar rates of surgical site infectious with 2% alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation compared with povidone–iodine, or with triclosan-coated sutures compared with non-coated sutures.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:52h | UTCCommentaries:
Prevention of surgical site infection in low-resource settings – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
2% alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation and triclosan-coated sutures – no benefit in preventing surgical site infection in clean-contaminated or contaminated or dirty surgical woundshttps://t.co/QVkdYYmDvP pic.twitter.com/8hAO5lqFTV
— K Pavithran (@drkpavithran) October 25, 2021
Infection with Covid-19 carries a much higher risk of developing neurological complications than Covid-19 vaccines.
26 Oct, 2021 | 02:04h | UTCOriginal Study: Neurological complications after first dose of COVID-19 vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 infection – Nature Medicine
Commentaries:
Covid: Vaccine study links virus to rare neurological illness – BBC
Commentary on Twitter
A study in @NatureMedicine finds there is an increased risk of neurological complications in those who received COVID-19 vaccines, but the risk of these complications is greater following a positive SARS-CoV-2 test. https://t.co/WKnFa9InbL pic.twitter.com/xir6U3JhL8
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) October 25, 2021
Cohort Study: Bacterial Superinfection Pneumonia in Patients Mechanically Ventilated for COVID-19 Pneumonia – “Bacterial superinfection within 48 hours of intubation was detected in 21 percent of patients”.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Bacterial Superinfection Pneumonia in Patients Mechanically Ventilated for COVID-19 Pneumonia
? Open Access
? https://t.co/MaCZkKrQdQ pic.twitter.com/sscICvqYjS— ATS Blue Journal (@ATSBlueEditor) October 19, 2021
COVID: how worried should we be about the new AY.4.2 lineage of the coronavirus?
26 Oct, 2021 | 02:01h | UTCCOVID: how worried should we be about the new AY.4.2 lineage of the coronavirus? – The Conversation
What It Means To Be Fully Vaccinated.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:57h | UTCWhat It Means To Be Fully Vaccinated – Think Global Health
Adult-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: Current Understanding and Challenges.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:47h | UTCAdult-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: Current Understanding and Challenges – Diabetes Care
Related:
ADA Consensus Report: The Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adults.
Guideline: ADA 2021 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
RCT: Laparoscopic vs. open distal gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:40h | UTCLaparoscopic vs Open Distal Gastrectomy for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: Five-Year Outcomes From the CLASS-01 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
It is not clear whether laparoscopic (LDG) and open distal gastrectomy (ODG) produce similar long-term outcomes in advanced #gastriccancer. CLASS-01 trial firstly shows LDG results in similar 5-year OS compared to ODG in advanced gastric cancer https://t.co/uUBcLFeqsY
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) October 20, 2021
Consensus and algorithm on the diagnosis and management of Cushing’s disease: a guideline update.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:49h | UTCConsensus on diagnosis and management of Cushing’s disease: a guideline update – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free registration required)
Related:
Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Medical Treatment for Cushing’s Syndrome
COVID-19 and Cushing’s Syndrome Recommendations
Commentary on Twitter
New—Consensus on diagnosis and management of #Cushing's disease: a guideline update https://t.co/E777qklWfl #FREE to read with registration (also FREE)
— The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (@TheLancetEndo) October 20, 2021
M-A: Strategies for antibiotic administration for bowel preparation among patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery – “the addition of oral antibiotics to intravenous antibiotics was associated with a reduction in the incidence of incisional surgical site infection by more than 50%”.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:42h | UTCStrategies for Antibiotic Administration for Bowel Preparation Among Patients Undergoing Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Network Meta-analysis – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries:
Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery: Have All Questions Been Answered? – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Oral Abx Cut Surgical Site Infections in Colorectal Surgeries — Network meta-analysis finds over 50% SSI reduction with addition of oral to IV antibiotics – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Network meta-analysis demonstrates that use of oral antibiotics in addition to IV antibiotics greatly reduce the incidence of incisional SSI in elective colorectal surgery https://t.co/pUoWzsmm56
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) October 22, 2021
Anticancer drug-induced life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias: a World Health Organization pharmacovigilance study.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:26h | UTCEditorial: QT prolongation and cancer therapeutics: a coming Tempest or Much Ado About Nothing?
Commentary: Anticancer Drug-Induced Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias – American College of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
Anticancer drug-induced life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias: a World Health Organization @WHO pharmacovigilance study https://t.co/ONAIFmOjZV #EHJ #ESCYoung #ventriculararrhythmias #cardiotwitter @ehj_ed @rladeiraslopes pic.twitter.com/t0fjoVy7fw
— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) August 23, 2021
M-A: Data from randomized trials showed nonfatal myocardial infarction cannot be established as a good surrogate for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:36h | UTCAssessment of Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction as a Surrogate for All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Treatment or Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction—Poor Surrogate for Mortality – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Review: Thoracic involvement and imaging patterns in IgG4-related disease.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:22h | UTCThoracic involvement and imaging patterns in IgG4-related disease – European Respiratory Review
Commentary on Twitter
Thoracic and lung involvement of IgG4-RD are heterogeneous and underevaluated. Peribronchovascular involvement and lymph node enlargement are most frequent patterns. Interstitial disease pattern seems to be associated with lower rate of treatment response. https://t.co/AMuLjPByut pic.twitter.com/ZmDrz6nK6g
— ERS publications (@ERSpublications) October 13, 2021
Association of a sweetened beverage tax with reduction in soda consumption in high school students.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:30h | UTCAssociation of a Sweetened Beverage Tax With Soda Consumption in High School Students – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Related:
UK National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says.
Perspective – Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Lessons to date and the future of taxation
Cohort Study: Association Between Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages and Soft Drink Consumption
Meta-Analysis: Impact of Sugar‐sweetened Beverage Taxes on Purchases and Dietary Intake
Study: Snack Tax May be More Effective than a Sugary Drink Tax to Tackle Obesity
Sugar Tax: Why Health Experts Want it But Politicians and Industry are Resisting
The Effect of Food Price Changes on Consumer Purchases: A Randomized Experiment
Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Associated with Reduced Consumption
Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption
Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization
The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics
To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times
Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies
Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases
Commentary on Twitter
Sweetened beverage consumption is higher among adolescents and young adults than any other age group. A new study at #jamapediatrics reports that sweetened beverage taxes are associated with reduced soda consumption in this group. https://t.co/UJdxpY7gl2 pic.twitter.com/aEdcUccLYW
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) October 23, 2021
Management of patients with cervical spine trauma in the emergency department: a systematic critical appraisal of guidelines with a view to developing standardized strategies for clinical practice.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:17h | UTC