Daily Archives: April 28, 2022
Analysis | Presenting complaint: use of language that disempowers patients.
28 Apr, 2022 | 11:02h | UTCPresenting complaint: use of language that disempowers patients – The BMJ
News Release: Language that belittles or blames patients is overdue for change – British Medical Journal
Covid-19: What is the evidence for the antiviral Paxlovid?
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:58h | UTCCovid-19: What is the evidence for the antiviral Paxlovid? – The BMJ
Related:
Yes, Relapses After Paxlovid Happen — Now What? – HIV and ID Observations
A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 – The BMJ
Development and validation of the symptom burden questionnaire for long covid (SBQ-LC): Rasch analysis.
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:56h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New research developed and validated a symptom burden questionnaire for long covid which has the potential to benefit international clinical trials and inform clinical management https://t.co/akrRleap0W
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) April 27, 2022
Experts fear U.S. may default to annual Covid boosters without sufficient data.
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:51h | UTCExperts fear U.S. may default to annual Covid boosters without sufficient data – STAT
Commentary on Twitter
Vaccine experts are concerned the U.S. may be sleepwalking into a policy of recommending annual Covid-19 vaccine boosters — without having generated the evidence to show they are actually needed. https://t.co/3TiNZvP0HY
— STAT (@statnews) April 26, 2022
Public health impact of covid-19 vaccines in the US: observational study.
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:54h | UTCPublic health impact of covid-19 vaccines in the US: observational study – The BMJ
Editorial: The benefits of large scale covid-19 vaccination – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Paper and accompanying editorial https://t.co/uwqY0PqYsE
"Many more lives could have been saved……
this new study is another confidence booster for covid-19 vaccines." pic.twitter.com/o4FygrAX8T— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 27, 2022
Study Commentary | Palliative and end of life care should not wait for a prediction of death.
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:44h | UTCOriginal Study: Timely community palliative and end-of-life care: a realist synthesis – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
Guideline: Management of small renal masses.
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:36h | UTCSee also: Summary of Recommendations
Consensus Statement: Diagnosis and management of cancer risk in the gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyposis syndromes.
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:35h | UTC
Systematic Review: Psychological treatments for depression and anxiety in dementia and mild cognitive impairment.
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:33h | UTC
Systematic Review: Fortification of salt with iron and iodine versus fortification of salt with iodine alone for improving iron and iodine status.
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:32h | UTC
RCT: The conventional technique versus the no-touch isolation technique for primary tumor resection in patients with colon cancer.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:20h | UTC
Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors in acute heart failure: A review of the available evidence and practical guidance on clinical use.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:15h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#RCM – Vol. 23 No. 4
?Review
Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors in Acute Heart Failure: A Review of the Available Evidence and Practical Guidance on Clinical Use#SGLT2Inhibitor #HeartFailureFulltext:https://t.co/Y997Js75GG pic.twitter.com/61gieE7Mcv
— Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine (@RCMjournal) April 27, 2022
Systematic Review: The problem of appetite loss after major abdominal surgery.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:22h | UTCThe Problem of Appetite Loss After Major Abdominal Surgery – Annals of Surgery
Update on the management of gastric varices.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:19h | UTCUpdate on the management of gastric varices – Liver International
Review: Germline testing and genetic counselling in prostate cancer.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:11h | UTCGermline testing and genetic counselling in prostate cancer – Nature Reviews Urology (if the link is paywalled, try this one at PMC)
RCT: Nasal high-flow therapy during neonatal endotracheal intubation.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:07h | UTCNasal High-Flow Therapy during Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Successful Intubations Up With Nasal High-Flow Therapy in Neonates – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Nasal high-flow therapy during neonatal endotracheal intubation increased the likelihood of successful intubation on the first attempt without physiological instability. https://t.co/JWRgtAcoAN pic.twitter.com/EQdFW6pojF
— NEJM (@NEJM) April 27, 2022
Study Commentary | Restricting calories leads to weight loss, not necessarily the window of time you eat them in.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:12h | UTCOriginal Study: Calorie Restriction with or without Time-Restricted Eating in Weight Loss- New England Journal of Medicine
Phase 2b trial: Prefusion F protein–based respiratory syncytial virus immunization in pregnancy.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:09h | UTCPrefusion F Protein–Based Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization in Pregnancy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: RSV Prefusion F Protein-Based Immunization Studied in Pregnancy – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In pregnant women, RSVpreF vaccine elicited neutralizing antibody responses with efficient transplacental transfer and without evident safety concerns. https://t.co/r8oktZmBZQ pic.twitter.com/UE7ffxYJW6
— NEJM (@NEJM) April 27, 2022
Cluster Randomized Trials: Concepts.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:04h | UTCCluster Randomized Trials: Concepts – Students 4 Best Evidence
Commentary on Twitter
ICYMI… What is cluster randomization? This latest @Students4BE blog from @vinay_jaikumar summarizes the concepts of cluster randomization, and the logistical and statistical considerations while designing a cluster randomized controlled trial: https://t.co/nm3Mxc898v pic.twitter.com/248mtAmccT
— Students4BE (@Students4BE) April 9, 2022
Duration of treatment in oncology clinical trials: does the duration change when the same drug moves from the experimental arm to the control arm?
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:03h | UTC
M-A: Optimal anticoagulant strategy for periprocedural management of atrial fibrillation ablation.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:02h | UTC
Podcast: Lower urinary tract symptoms, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and urinary incontinence.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:00h | UTCLUTS, BPH, and Urinary Incontinence Triple Distilled – The Curbsiders
M-A: Risk factors for acquired Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia in intensive care unit.
28 Apr, 2022 | 08:01h | UTC
Checkpoint inhibitor–associated arthritis: a systematic review of case reports and case series.
28 Apr, 2022 | 07:58h | UTC
Cohort Study: Ischemic injury of the upper gastrointestinal tract after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
28 Apr, 2022 | 07:57h | UTC