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
"[S]witching to another antipsychotic during maintenance treatment can be as effective as continuing antipsychotics at standard dose, whereas dose reduction below standard doses should be limited to selected cases"
New research @psych_verona https://t.co/rq9F7A0sKf pic.twitter.com/Yahwe7nWbN
— The Lancet Psychiatry (@TheLancetPsych) June 24, 2022
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