Daily Archives: June 28, 2022
WHO Updated Report: Severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:23h | UTCSevere acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – Multi-country – World Health Organization
Related:
Outbreak of hepatitis in children: clinical course of children with acute liver failure admitted to the intensive care unit – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Investigating Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children – American Society for Microbiology
What’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? – Science
Puzzling pediatric hepatitis cases echo an earlier mysterious illness – STAT
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide – CBC
Hepatitis outbreak in children: What do we know so far? – Imperial College London
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
Guideline: Sleep-related breathing disorders in adults.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:21h | UTCPartial update of the German S3 Guideline Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Adults – Somnologie
Rheumatic heart disease is a neglected disease relative to its burden worldwide: findings from Global Burden of Disease 2019.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:17h | UTC
RCT: Two-day vs. seven-day course of levofloxacin in acute COPD exacerbation.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:19h | UTCCommentary: Antibiotics in COPD Exacerbations – 2 days vs 7 days – RebelEM
Long COVID symptoms in SARS-CoV-2-positive children aged 0–14 years and matched controls in Denmark: a national, cross-sectional study.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:16h | UTCNews Release: Largest study reports long COVID symptoms in children up to age 14 – Lancet
Commentaries:
Difficult questions about long COVID in children – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Kids do get long COVID, but it seems uncommon, data reveal – CIDRAP
Cardiovascular damage in COVID-19: What we know two years later.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:11h | UTCCardiovascular Damage in COVID-19: What We Know Two Years Later – Current Cardiology Reports
Epilepsy: what are the best medications?
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:14h | UTCEpilepsy: what are the best medications? – Evidently Cochrane
Original Study: Antiepileptic drug monotherapy for epilepsy: a network meta‐analysis of individual participant data – Cochrane Library
Consensus Guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:07h | UTC
Cohort Study: Association of receipt of the fourth BNT162b2 dose with omicron infection and COVID-19 hospitalizations among residents of long-term care facilities.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:08h | UTCCommentary: Fourth Dose of BNT162b2 Prevents Severe COVID-19 in Nursing Home Residents – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Cohort study found that vaccination with a fourth BNT162b2 dose vs 3 doses given 4 months or earlier, was associated with lower risk of hospitalizations by 64-67% and deaths by 72%, among residents of long-term care facilities during massive Omicron surge. https://t.co/LTZ4umgSDh
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) June 23, 2022
Drug treatment algorithm and recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:05h | UTC
Indications and utility of cardiac genetic testing in athletes.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:03h | UTC
Guideline for the emergency management of anaphylaxis.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCRelated:
EAACI guidelines: Anaphylaxis (2021 update) – European Journal of Allergy and Immunology
Volunteerism during humanitarian crises: a practical guide.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:01h | UTCVolunteerism during humanitarian crises: a practical guide – Critical Care
RCT: Effect of nitric oxide via cardiopulmonary bypass on ventilator-free days in young children undergoing congenital heart disease surgery.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:55h | UTCEffect of Nitric Oxide via Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Ventilator-Free Days in Young Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Disease Surgery: The NITRIC Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
News Release: Nitric oxide does not improve babies’ recovery after heart surgery – University of Zurich
Commentary on Twitter
In this randomized clinical trial, among infants undergoing heart surgery, delivery of nitric oxide into the cardiopulmonary bypass did not increase ventilator-free survival at 28 days. https://t.co/VJzBLPOP6U
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 27, 2022
M-A: Health outcomes associated with micronutrient-fortified complementary foods in infants and young children aged 6–23 months.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:51h | UTC
Systematic Review: Routine or selective carotid artery shunting for carotid endarterectomy (and different methods of monitoring in selective shunting).
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:53h | UTC
M-A: Continuing, reducing, switching, or stopping antipsychotics in individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders who are clinically stable.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:50h | UTCContinuing, reducing, switching, or stopping antipsychotics in individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders who are clinically stable: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheLancetPsych/status/1540353436377554947
M-A: Direct oral anticoagulants vs. warfarin in hemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:48h | UTC
M-A: Clinical presentation and outcomes of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in adults worldwide.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:47h | UTC
RCT: Diagnostic imaging vs. observation in early equivocal appendicitis.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
RCT: Evaluation of an online intervention for improving stroke survivors’ health-related quality of life.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC
Long-term follow-up of a RCT: Plating vs. closed reduction for fractures in the distal radius in older patients.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:42h | UTCPlating vs Closed Reduction for Fractures in the Distal Radius in Older Patients: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Surgery No Better for Wrist Fracture in Older Adults – HealthDay
Original Study: Surgical Plating vs Closed Reduction for Fractures in the Distal Radius in Older Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, in patients 60 years and older, surgical treatment with volar-locking plates did not provide any important functional advantages over nonsurgical treatment at 12 and 24 months. https://t.co/KdNibc6SxK pic.twitter.com/T57XsKYUyZ
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) April 27, 2022
Intraoperative positive end-expiratory pressure and postoperative pulmonary complications: a patient-level meta-analysis of three randomized clinical trials.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:39h | UTC
Review: Primary graft dysfunction after clinical lung transplantation.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:37h | UTC
Review: Anesthetic management of obese patients undergoing surgery.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:35h | UTCA review on the anesthetic management of obese patients undergoing surgery – BMC Anesthesiology