Daily Archives: February 8, 2022
ESCMID guidelines on testing for SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic individuals to prevent transmission in the healthcare setting.
8 Feb, 2022 | 10:18h | UTC
Randomized crossover study shows regular use of Paracetamol increases systolic blood pressure by approximately 5 mm Hg when compared with placebo in hypertensive individuals.
8 Feb, 2022 | 10:11h | UTCRegular Acetaminophen Use and Blood Pressure in People With Hypertension: The PATH-BP Trial – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
Regular paracetamol use linked to higher blood pressure, study finds – University of Edinburg
Blood pressure warning over long-term paracetamol use – BBC
COVID-19 infections increase risk of heart conditions up to a year later, study finds.
8 Feb, 2022 | 10:15h | UTCNews Release: COVID-19 infections increase risk of heart conditions up to a year later, study finds – Washington University in St. Louis
Original Study: Long-term cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19 – Nature Medicine
Rapid control of hospital-based SARS-CoV-2 Omicron clusters through daily testing and universal use of N95 respirators.
8 Feb, 2022 | 10:09h | UTC
Opinion: Wastewater analysis can be a powerful public health tool—if it’s done sensibly.
8 Feb, 2022 | 10:08h | UTCCommentary: Wastewater monitoring for public health – University of California
Related:
CDC unveils its latest weapon in Covid-19 detection: wastewater.
[Preprint] Wastewater genomic testing can effectively track COVID-19 variants of concern.
Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19 – TIME
Next steps for wastewater testing to help end this pandemic — and prevent the next one – STAT
The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature
It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT
Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC
Fresh research says Omicron lasts much longer on surfaces than other variants – but disinfecting still works.
8 Feb, 2022 | 10:05h | UTC
Sudden rise of more transmissible form of Omicron catches scientists by surprise.
8 Feb, 2022 | 10:06h | UTCSudden rise of more transmissible form of Omicron catches scientists by surprise – Science
Related:
Omicron’s sister variant spreads faster. So why did the one we call Omicron hit first?
BA.2 is like Omicron’s sister. Here’s what we know about it so far – The Conversation
Perspective | Three, four or more: what’s the magic number for booster shots?
8 Feb, 2022 | 10:03h | UTCThree, four or more: what’s the magic number for booster shots? – Nature
Where did Omicron come from? Three key theories.
8 Feb, 2022 | 10:04h | UTCWhere did Omicron come from? Three key theories – Nature
Expert panel consensus on management of advanced cancer–related pain in individuals with opioid use disorder.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:49h | UTCCommentaries:
Guidance Offered for Managing Pain in Patients With Cancer and OUD – HealthDay
AASLD Practice Guidance: Palliative care and symptom-based management in decompensated cirrhosis.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCRelated: Meta-Analysis: Symptom Prevalence and Quality of Life of Patients with End-stage Liver Disease
Practice guidelines for office and out-of-office blood pressure measurement.
8 Feb, 2022 | 10:02h | UTC
Guideline: Therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:48h | UTC
In patients taking anticoagulants (DOAC or Warfarin), a respiratory tract infection not treated with antibiotics is associated with a greater than twofold increase in the risk of bleeding during the next 0-14 days.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:46h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In new research of 1208 oral anticoagulant users, a greater than twofold increase was seen in the risk of major bleeding & clinically relevant non-major bleeding in the 0-14 days after a respiratory tract infection for which no antibiotics were prescribed https://t.co/wMIb2eDBKk
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 21, 2021
The CanPain SCI clinical practice guidelines for rehabilitation management of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:47h | UTC
Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:40h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Menon et al: Peds sepsis criteria
👨🏾💻data validation
👨👩👧👦 #PedsICU #Sepsis Definition Taskforce📚Sys Rev & MA
🔖106 studies, 81 in MALink: https://t.co/0CdRgwMPcA#CritCareMed @SCCM
Fig: Pooled Mortality rates pic.twitter.com/QcfwmFUylS
— Critical Care Medicine (@CritCareMed) January 1, 2022
Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (γ-GT) – an old dog with new tricks?
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:35h | UTCGamma-Glutamyl Transferase (γ-GT) – an old dog with new tricks? – Liver International
Cluster-Randomized Trial: A multicomponent diagnostic strategy (on-site molecular testing for tuberculosis, guided restructuring of clinic workflows, and monthly feedback of quality metrics) significantly improved the rates of a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculosis within 14 days after presentation.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:43h | UTCMulticomponent Strategy with Decentralized Molecular Testing for Tuberculosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
A cluster-randomized trial in 20 Ugandan health centers compared a multicomponent TB strategy with routine care. The intervention led to greater numbers of patients being tested for, receiving a diagnosis of, and being treated for confirmed TB. https://t.co/PcJDC1I0CY pic.twitter.com/AT99QVOn2S
— NEJM (@NEJM) December 28, 2021
M-A: Intermittent fasting and obesity-related health outcomes.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:38h | UTC
Podcast: Palpitation Pearls.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:34h | UTC#320 Palpitations with Dr. Joshua Cooper – The Curbsiders
M-A: In women with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes, azithromycin is associated with lower rates of clinical chorioamnionitis compared to erythromycin.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCErythromycin versus azithromycin for treatment of preterm prelabor rupture of membranes: A systematic review and meta-analysis – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Expert opinion on management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in pancreatic cancer.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:31h | UTCExpert opinion on management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in pancreatic cancer – ESMO Open
Podcast: Dyslipidemia in Children.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:33h | UTC
Review | AI and the cardiologist: when mind, heart and machine unite.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:28h | UTCAI and the cardiologist: when mind, heart and machine unite – OpenHeart
New developments in systemic lupus erythematosus.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:27h | UTCNew developments in systemic lupus erythematosus – Rheumatology