Daily Archives: May 17, 2022
WHO Report: Almost one billion children and adults with disabilities and older persons in need of assistive technology denied access.
17 May, 2022 | 11:10h | UTCReport: Global report on assistive technology – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
More than 2.5 billion people – or 1 in 3 people – need one or more assistive products, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition: New WHO & @UNICEF report https://t.co/yMVjdOdREU pic.twitter.com/qpAUegL0K1
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 16, 2022
Guideline Synopsis: Antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolism.
17 May, 2022 | 11:12h | UTCAntithrombotic Therapy for Venous Thromboembolism – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Guideline: Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease
Second Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report
Clinical update on COVID-19 for the emergency clinician: Cardiac arrest in the out-of-hospital and in-hospital settings.
17 May, 2022 | 11:05h | UTCRelated:
Cohort Study: Venous or arterial thrombosis and deaths among COVID-19 cases.
17 May, 2022 | 11:02h | UTCInvited Commentary: Risk of arterial and venous thromboses after COVID-19 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
News Release: COVID-19’s high blood clot risk – University of Oxford
Commentary on Twitter
Clots with Covid: Multi-national report of over 900,000 people indicates propensity of risk for arterial and venous thrombi is in men, with increasing age, and association with fatalities (4-fold in non-hospitalized) https://t.co/muGnDld4Um pic.twitter.com/6bLiHPLInm
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 13, 2022
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RECOVERY Trial: Due to safety concerns, recruitment to higher dose corticosteroids closed for patients with hypoxia on no oxygen or receiving simple oxygen.
17 May, 2022 | 11:04h | UTC
Strong, steady and straight: UK consensus statement on physical activity and exercise for osteoporosis.
17 May, 2022 | 10:56h | UTC
Cohort Study: The risk of death or unplanned readmission after discharge from a COVID-19 hospitalization.
17 May, 2022 | 11:01h | UTCCommentary: Study: Readmission rate for COVID-19 is 11% – CIDRAP
RCT: Electronic cigarettes versus nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnancy.
17 May, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCCommentary: E-cigarettes ‘as safe as nicotine patches’ for pregnant smokers trying to quit – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
New paper in @NatureMedicine.
Results from a @NIHRresearch funded multi-centre UK trial of #ecigarettes for smoking cessation in pregnancy ?
Found that ECs for smoking cessation in pregnancy may be more effective than NRT.
Led by colleagues @QMUL 1/8. https://t.co/OUZxfZB4Cc— Linda Bauld (@LindaBauld) May 16, 2022
EULAR points to consider for therapeutic drug monitoring of biopharmaceuticals in inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
17 May, 2022 | 10:54h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Our 2022 EULAR points to consider on Therapeutic drug monitoring of biologics just published in @ARD_BMJ
A real pleasure being part of this steering group & collaborative taskforce expertly led by @ProfJohnIsaacs
Clear points for practice& research?https://t.co/YesEjajaIK pic.twitter.com/cQw8o1bjUw
— Meghna Jani (@MeghnaJani) May 15, 2022
Cohort Study: Intraperitoneal drain placement and outcomes after elective colorectal surgery.
17 May, 2022 | 10:53h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
We are thrilled to announce that COMPASS?has been published in the BJS! https://t.co/HTxyf2mrGA
Drains are controversial in colorectal surgery: COMPASS explored the international variation in drain placement and the safety of this practice
Here is what we found: a?
— EuroSurg Students (@EuroSurg) April 2, 2022
RCT: Extended-course antibiotic prophylaxis in lower limb amputation.
17 May, 2022 | 10:50h | UTCExtended-course antibiotic prophylaxis in lower limb amputation: randomized clinical trial – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In the May issue of BJS: Extended-course antibiotic prophylaxis in lower limb amputation: randomized clinical trial https://t.co/2H0TthufvZ @AmyLightnerMD @bplwijn @des_winter @ksoreide @MalinASund @evanscolorectal @nfmkok @robhinchliffe1 @young_bjs pic.twitter.com/taSa4Caibn
— BJS (@BJSurgery) April 30, 2022
Visualizing harms in publications of randomized controlled trials: consensus and recommendations.
17 May, 2022 | 10:47h | UTCCommentary: Visualising harms: barely scratching the surface – The BMJ
Evidence of a vegan diet for health benefits and risks – an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational and clinical studies.
17 May, 2022 | 10:45h | UTC
Cohort Study: Sustainability of a clinical decision support intervention for outpatient care for emergency department patients with acute pulmonary embolism.
17 May, 2022 | 10:44h | UTCRelated: Outpatient versus inpatient treatment for acute pulmonary embolism – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
This multicenter cohort study of ED patients with acute pulmonary embolism found the initial increase in outpatient management from a physician champion-led, EHR-embedded clinical decision support intervention was sustained 4 years later. https://t.co/UPf8pAOTry
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 16, 2022
Study Commentary | Antibiotics for pediatric pneumonia: might less be enough?
17 May, 2022 | 10:39h | UTCAntibiotics for Pediatric Pneumonia: Might Less Be Enough? – Annals of Emergency Medicine
Related:
Treatment of UTIs in Infants <2 Months: A Living Systematic Review – Hospital Pediatrics
Cohort Study: Survival outcomes associated with cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
17 May, 2022 | 10:41h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this cohort study, instrumental variable analysis did not find a survival advantage associated with cytoreductive nephrectomy for patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. https://t.co/iljbmtZW4f
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 16, 2022
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome: identification and management.
17 May, 2022 | 10:37h | UTCAlcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: Identification and Management – emDocs
A roadmap of strategies to support cardiovascular researchers: from policy to practice.
17 May, 2022 | 10:34h | UTCA roadmap of strategies to support cardiovascular researchers: from policy to practice – Nature Reviews Cardiology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Excited to share this major piece of work from the inaugural @OzCvA Emerging Leaders Committee:
A roadmap for developing a supportive & sustainable cardiovascular research sector published in @NatRevCardiol https://t.co/sjWahzkGD6
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— ???A/Prof Francine Marques (@FZMarques) May 16, 2022
Podcast: Generalized anxiety disorder pearls.
17 May, 2022 | 10:35h | UTC#335 Generalized Anxiety Disorder – The Curbsiders
Review: Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibition for acute myocardial infarction.
17 May, 2022 | 10:32h | UTC
M-A: Dose-dependent effect of carbohydrate restriction for type 2 diabetes management.
17 May, 2022 | 10:30h | UTCDose-dependent effect of carbohydrate restriction for type 2 diabetes management: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
#LowCarb: Carbohydrate restriction exerts a significant & important reduction on levels of cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes. Levels of most cardiometabolic outcomes decreased linearly with the decrease in carbohydrate intake. https://t.co/L8zwbsiTyn
— Nicolai Worm (@NicolaiWorm) May 15, 2022
M-A: Prevalence and prognostic value of preexisting sarcopenia in patients with mechanical ventilation.
17 May, 2022 | 10:27h | UTC
Retrospective Cohort Study: Association of race and ethnicity with incidence of dementia among older adults.
17 May, 2022 | 10:29h | UTCAssociation of Race and Ethnicity With Incidence of Dementia Among Older Adults – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Cross-racial study of 1.87m vets shows wide disparities in dementia – University of California – San Francisco
Commentaries:
Significant Differences in Dementia Incidence Based on Race and Ethnicity – NeurologyToday
Strong evidence for differences in dementia risk by race and ethnicity – MedicalResearch
Dementia Incidence Varies by Race, Ethnicity – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In this retrospective cohort study, among adults who received care at Veterans Health Administration medical centers, significant differences in #dementia incidence existed based on race and ethnicity. https://t.co/WguRziHyMa
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) April 25, 2022
Cohort Study: Antipsychotic use during pregnancy and risk for gestational diabetes.
17 May, 2022 | 10:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
cohort study: Olanzapine, clozapine and quetiapine used during pregnancy were associated with increased risks for gestational diabetes (aRR=1.8; 1.3–2.4) and the infant being large for gestational age (aRR=1.6; 1.3–1.9) vs. untreated pregnant women https://t.co/VxmAxU9w4n
— PfOL (@psychopharmacol) May 12, 2022
M-A: Efficacy and tolerability of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on suicidal ideation.
17 May, 2022 | 10:25h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
MA: rTMS significantly reduced suicidal ideation (g= −0.390; −0.193 to −0.588) and severity of depressive symptoms (g= −0.698; −1.023 to −0.372) in patients with major mental disorders https://t.co/TBSfG5GIL0 pic.twitter.com/QX06EX8Hog
— PfOL (@psychopharmacol) May 11, 2022
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