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Daily Archives: January 28, 2022

Perspective | Where do we stand with Omicron? The data, the math, the patterns, and the exit.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:39h | UTC

Where do we stand with Omicron? – by Dr. Eric Topol

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19–Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome who underwent lung transplant.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:41h | UTC

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With COVID-19–Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Who Underwent Lung Transplant – JAMA

Related: Cases of lung transplantation for Covid-19–related respiratory failure in the US were associated with a three-month survival of 95.6%.

 


RCT: Hyperimmune immunoglobulin did not improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:42h | UTC

Hyperimmune immunoglobulin for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 (ITAC): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3, randomised trial – The Lancet

Commentaries:

High-dose immunoglobulins from convalescent donors for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 – The Lancet

Hyperimmune intravenous immunoglobulin does not improve outcomes for adults hospitalized with COVID-19 – NIH News Releases

 


After Omicron, some scientists foresee ‘a period of quiet’.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:36h | UTC

After Omicron, some scientists foresee ‘a period of quiet’ – Science

 


RCT: Heterologous AD5-nCOV plus CoronaVac versus homologous CoronaVac vaccination.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:37h | UTC

Heterologous AD5-nCOV plus CoronaVac versus homologous CoronaVac vaccination: a randomized phase 4 trial – Nature Medicine

Related:

RCT: Heterologous (Pfizer, J&J, or AstraZeneca) vs. homologous COVID-19 booster vaccination in previous recipients of two doses of CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil.

Neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants following heterologous CoronaVac plus BNT162b2 booster vaccination – Nature Medicine

WHO issues interim recommendations for heterologous COVID-19 vaccine schedules.

 


A second version of omicron is spreading. Here’s why scientists are on alert.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC

A second version of omicron is spreading. Here’s why scientists are on alert – NPR

See also: Scientists Watch, Worry About New ‘Stealth’ Version of Omicron Variant – HealthDay

 


The positive side of the coin: Sars-Cov-2 pandemic has taught us how much Telemedicine is useful as standard of care procedure in real life.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:30h | UTC

The positive side of the coin: Sars-Cov-2 pandemic has taught us how much Telemedicine is useful as standard of care procedure in real life – Clinical Rheumatology

 


Perspective: Will Omicron leave most of us immune?

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:34h | UTC

Will Omicron Leave Most of Us Immune? – The Atlantic

 


They built a smarter approach to Covid clinical trials. Now they want to do the same for other diseases.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:31h | UTC

They built a smarter approach to Covid clinical trials. Now they want to do the same for other diseases – STAT

 


Casualties of COVID: Insulin and Dialysis – “How the pandemic has been life-threatening to people living with diabetes and chronic kidney disease”.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:28h | UTC

Casualties of COVID: Insulin and Dialysis - Think Global Health

 


WHO systematic review and meta-analysis: efficacy and safety of pharmacological, physical, and psychological interventions for the management of chronic pain in children.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:27h | UTC

Efficacy and safety of pharmacological, physical, and psychological interventions for the management of chronic pain in children: a WHO systematic review and meta-analysis – Pain

 


ELSO Guidelines for anticoagulation in adult and pediatric patients using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:26h | UTC

2021 ELSO Adult and Pediatric Anticoagulation Guidelines – ASAIO Journal

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Pain Management.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:24h | UTC

Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Pain Management: Recommendations – Prehospital Emergency Care

 


Guideline: Physical therapist management of Parkinson Disease.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:23h | UTC

Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association – Physical Therapy

 


RCT: Control of postoperative hypotension using a closed-loop system for norepinephrine infusion in patients after cardiac surgery.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:22h | UTC

Control of Postoperative Hypotension Using a Closed-Loop System for Norepinephrine Infusion in Patients After Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Trial – Anesthesia & Analgesia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Related: RCT: Computer-assisted individualized hemodynamic management reduces intraoperative hypotension in intermediate- and high-risk surgery – larger trials with patient-relevant outcomes are required.

 


During the COVID-19 pandemic, female, primary care, and behavioral health physicians were most likely to be early adopters of virtual health care. Physicians born between 1928 and 1945 and in surgical specialties were less likely to be early adopters.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:20h | UTC

Association of Physician Characteristics With Early Adoption of Virtual Health Care – JAMA Network Open

 


Development and use of a calculator to measure pediatric low-value care delivered in US children’s hospitals.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:19h | UTC

Development and Use of a Calculator to Measure Pediatric Low-Value Care Delivered in US Children’s Hospitals – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Pediatric Services With Limited Benefits Cost Millions – MedPage Today (free registration required)

 


Expert Review: Preeclampsia has two phenotypes which require different treatment strategies.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:15h | UTC

Preeclampsia has two phenotypes which require different treatment strategies – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Review: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:13h | UTC

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

Infographic: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Review: Perioperative management of polytrauma patients with severe traumatic brain injury undergoing emergency extracranial surgery.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:14h | UTC

Perioperative Management of Polytrauma Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Undergoing Emergency Extracranial Surgery: A Narrative Review – Journal of Clinical Medicine

 


Perspective | Ultrahypofractionated radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: how far can we go?

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:09h | UTC

Ultrahypofractionated Radiotherapy for Localised Prostate Cancer: How Far Can We Go? – Clinical Oncology

 


Cohort Study: Bullous Pemphigoid is associated with a 5-fold higher risk of cardiovascular mortality.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:11h | UTC

Risk of All-Cause Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease Mortality, and Cancer Mortality in Patients With Bullous Pemphigoid – JAMA Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 


Long-term safety and efficacy of anacetrapib in patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:05h | UTC

Long-term safety and efficacy of anacetrapib in patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease – European Heart Journal

 


Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: incidence, epidemiology, clinical outcomes, and economic impact.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:04h | UTC

CSA-AKI: Incidence, Epidemiology, Clinical Outcomes, and Economic Impact – Journal of Clinical Medicine

 


Review: Management of acute traumatic spinal cord injury.

28 Jan, 2022 | 08:04h | UTC

Management of Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of the Literature – Frontiers of Surgery

 


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