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Daily Archives: February 4, 2022

RCT: Ketamine is a short-term effective treatment for some suicidal patients in hospital.

4 Feb, 2022 | 10:05h | UTC

News Release: Ketamine is a short-term effective treatment for some suicidal patients in hospital – BMJ

Original Article: Ketamine for the acute treatment of severe suicidal ideation: double blind, randomised placebo controlled trial – The BMJ

Editorial: Ketamine for suicidal ideation – The BMJ

Related:

RCT: Ketamine induced remission in 46% of patients but was NOT non-inferior to electroconvulsive therapy for the treatment of hospitalized patients with unipolar depression.

Systematic Review: Ketamine for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.

Phase 2 RCT: Adjunctive ketamine with relapse prevention–based psychological therapy shows promise for the treatment of alcohol use disorder.

RCT: Effects of ketamine vs. midazolam on neurocognition at 24 hours in depressed patients with suicidal ideation.

Randomized trial: Repeated Ketamine administration for chronic posttraumatic stress disorder

Ketamine and Depression: A Narrative Review

 


Expert reaction to a preprint looking at the impact of lockdowns, as posted on the John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences website.

4 Feb, 2022 | 10:03h | UTC

Expert reaction to a preprint looking at the impact of lockdowns, as posted on the John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences website – Science Media Centre

Original Article: a Literature Review And Meta-Analysis Of The Effects Of Lockdowns On Covid-19 Mortality – John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Related:

M-A: Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality.

Is the cure really worse than the disease? The health impacts of lockdowns during COVID-19 – “While there are certainly costs to be expected from intervening against COVID-19—every decision has a cost, after all—the counterfactual of an unmitigated epidemic makes these restrictions far less damaging than some have suggested”.

 


Does my hospitalized patient need an NPO-after-midnight order preoperatively?

4 Feb, 2022 | 09:58h | UTC

Does my hospitalized patient need an NPO-after-midnight order preoperatively? – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Related:

ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery – “Preoperative fasting from midnight is unnecessary in most patients. Patients undergoing surgery, who are considered to have no specific risk of aspiration, shall drink clear fluids until 2 h before anesthesia. Solids shall be allowed until 6 h before anesthesia.”

Pro-Con Debate: 1- vs 2-Hour Fast for Clear Liquids Before Anesthesia in Children.

Editorial: The rationale for the recommendations of the European Pediatric Fasting Guideline – “the authors of the 2021 ESAIC pediatric guideline have found reasons to recommend reductions to the minimum fasting times for infant formula to 4 h, for breast milk to 3 h and for clear fluids to 1 h”.

 


What the Omicron wave is revealing about human immunity.

4 Feb, 2022 | 10:01h | UTC

What the Omicron wave is revealing about human immunity – Nature

 


Consensus Statement: Preoperative Management of Medications for Neurologic Diseases.

4 Feb, 2022 | 10:00h | UTC

Preoperative Management of Medications for Neurologic Diseases – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Related: Consensus Statement: Preoperative management of medications for psychiatric diseases.

 


2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for microscopic polyangiitis.

4 Feb, 2022 | 09:54h | UTC

2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria for microscopic polyangiitis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Covid: Europe set for ‘long period of tranquillity’ in pandemic, says WHO.

4 Feb, 2022 | 09:54h | UTC

Covid: Europe set for ‘long period of tranquillity’ in pandemic, says WHO – The Guardian

See also: In Europe, leaders are starting to turn the page on the pandemic. It’s a different story in the US – CNN

 


2022 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:57h | UTC

2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Experts question unusual authorization plan for Covid vaccine for kids under 5.

4 Feb, 2022 | 09:57h | UTC

Experts question unusual authorization plan for Covid vaccine for kids under 5 – STAT

Related:

Pfizer and BioNTech seeking emergency use authorization from FDA for Covid-19 vaccine for children younger than 5 – CNN

Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 – Associated Press

Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Its Vaccine for the Youngest Children – HealthDay

 


AAP Clinical Report: Diagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Congenital Clubfoot.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:55h | UTC

Diagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Congenital Clubfoot – Pediatrics

 


2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

4 Feb, 2022 | 09:00h | UTC

2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Guideline: Management of hypertension and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade in adults with diabetic kidney disease.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:49h | UTC

Management of hypertension and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade in adults with diabetic kidney disease: Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and the Renal Association UK guideline update 2021 – BMC Nephrology

 


Clinical Practice Guideline for Optimal Hemodialysis Treatment.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:47h | UTC

Executive Summary of the Korean Society of Nephrology 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for Optimal Hemodialysis Treatment – Kidney Research and Clinical Practice

 


Recommended musculoskeletal and sports ultrasound terminology: a Delphi-based consensus statement.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:51h | UTC

Recommended musculoskeletal and sports ultrasound terminology: a Delphi-based consensus statement – British Journal of Sports Medicine

News Release: Multiple Societies Provide Support for New Consensus Statement on Musculoskeletal and Sports Ultrasound Terminology – American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Anaphylaxis: Highlights from the practice parameter update.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:43h | UTC

Anaphylaxis: Highlights from the practice parameter update – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Original Article: Anaphylaxis—a 2020 practice parameter update, systematic review, and Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) analysis – Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

 


RCT: Prophylactic Use of Compression Sleeves Reduces the Incidence of Arm Swelling in Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:35h | UTC

Prophylactic Use of Compression Sleeves Reduces the Incidence of Arm Swelling in Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Journal of Clinical Oncology

 


Review: Extraosseous calcification in kidney disease.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:40h | UTC

Extraosseous calcification in kidney disease – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

 


Geriatric Choosing Wisely choice of recommendations in France: a pragmatic approach based on clinical audits.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:46h | UTC

Geriatric Choosing Wisely choice of recommendations in France: a pragmatic approach based on clinical audits – BMC Geriatrics

See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

 


Soft tissue sarcoma: Recognizing a rare disease.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:41h | UTC

Soft tissue sarcoma: Recognizing a rare disease – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

 


Five-Year Survival Outcomes From the PACIFIC Trial: Durvalumab After Chemoradiotherapy in Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:38h | UTC

Five-Year Survival Outcomes From the PACIFIC Trial: Durvalumab After Chemoradiotherapy in Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer – Journal of Clinical Oncology

Original Study: Randomized Trial: Overall Survival with Durvalumab after Chemoradiotherapy in Stage III NSCLC

 


ESSM Position Statement: Sexual Wellbeing After Gender Affirming Surgery.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:34h | UTC

ESSM Position Statement “Sexual Wellbeing After Gender Affirming Surgery” – Sexual Medicine

 


Hyaluronic acid injections have increased for knee arthritis in the US, despite guideline recommendations against their use.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC

Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Has Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Changed Between 2012 and 2018? – The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Hyaluronic acid injections have increased for knee arthritis – despite recommendations against their use

Related Guideline: Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Evidence-Based Guideline, 2nd Edition – Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

 


Podcast: Infective Endocarditis Pearls.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:27h | UTC

Infective Endocarditis Pearls – The Curbsiders

 


Viewpoint: social media and the transformation of the physician-patient relationship.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:28h | UTC

Social Media and the Transformation of the Physician-Patient Relationship: Viewpoint – Journal of Medical Internet Research

 


Study showed aminotransferase levels are often unremarkable in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis and have a poor correlation with complications or death.

4 Feb, 2022 | 08:30h | UTC

Normal or Near Normal Aminotransferase Levels in Patients with Alcoholic Cirrhosis – American Journal of Medical Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Physicians over-relying on a commonly used laboratory test can miss liver cirrhosis – Medical University of South Carolina

 


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