Daily Archives: August 8, 2022
Position statement | Use of albumin in liver cirrhosis.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:58h | UTCPosition statement on the use of albumin in liver cirrhosis – Annals of Hepatology
ACG Clinical Guideline | Gastroparesis.
8 Aug, 2022 | 12:00h | UTCACG Clinical Guideline: Gastroparesis – The American Journal of Gastroenterology
RCT | Effect of once-weekly semaglutide versus thrice-daily insulin aspart, both as add-on to metformin and optimized insulin glargine treatment in participants with type 2 diabetes.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:56h | UTC
RCT | Antiseptic skin agents to prevent surgical site infection after incisional surgery.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:54h | UTCAntiseptic Skin Agents to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Incisional Surgery: A Randomized, Three-armed Combined Non-inferiority and Superiority Clinical Trial (NEWSkin Prep Study) – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related:
Two randomized trials found monoclonal antibodies are no better than placebo for Parkinson’s Disease.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:53h | UTCStudy 1: Trial of Cinpanemab in Early Parkinson’s Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Study 2: Trial of Prasinezumab in Early-Stage Parkinson’s Diseas – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Monoclonal Antibodies No Better Than Placebo for Early Parkinson Disease – HealthDay
Cochrane Collection | Achieving sustainable healthcare through deprescribing of unnecessary medications: making sense of the evidence.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:50h | UTC
Systematic Review | Impact of low‐dose computed tomography screening on lung cancer‐related mortality.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:52h | UTCSummary: Impact of computed tomography (CT) on lung cancer screening – Cochrane Library
Related:
Screening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report.
Is the contemporary care of older persons with acute coronary syndrome evidence-based?
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:48h | UTC
Commentary from the author on Twitter
♦️Heart disease leading cause of death in older adults
♦️Less likely to receive guideline recommended treatment
♦️Frailty, multi-morbidity linked to worse outcomes
♦️We explore this in our manuscript led by @GregBMills1
?Open access for free download?https://t.co/l452O1QJTJ pic.twitter.com/HCRuwle3KK— Professor Vijay Kunadian (@VijayKunadian) January 29, 2022
Guidelines for the choice of intravenous fluids for vascular filling in critically ill patients.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:45h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
?GUIDELINES for THE CHOICE of INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS for VASCULAR FILLING in CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS ?
?Sepsis/septic shock
? Haemorrhagic shock
?Acute brain failure
? Peri-partum
✨New #guidelines published in #OpenAccess?https://t.co/UJyr3tToKS#CriticalCare #Emergency https://t.co/OhcXGL19Au pic.twitter.com/G8QjKFKn9e
— Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine (ACCPM) (@AccpmJ) May 31, 2022
RCT | Temporary transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation does not benefit difficult-to-wean patients in the ICU.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:41h | UTC
Position Paper | Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:43h | UTC
Systematic Review | Evaluating the diagnostic pathway for acute anterior cruciate ligament injuries in trauma centers.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:40h | UTC
M-A | Effectiveness and safety of new oral and injectable agents for in-hospital management of type 2 diabetes in general wards.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:37h | UTC
Statistical significance and its critics: practicing damaging science, or damaging scientific practice?
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:35h | UTCRelated:
Bayesian interpretation of p values in clinical trials – BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
Scientists rise up against statistical significance – Nature
It’s time to talk about ditching statistical significance – Nature
PulmCrit- .050 shades of grey in p-value cutoffs
What a nerdy debate about p-values shows about science — and how to fix it – VOX
Big names in statistics want to shake up much-maligned P value – Nature News
‘One-size-fits-all’ threshold for P values under fire – Nature News
Statisticians issue warning over misuse of P values – Nature News
Understanding common misconceptions about p-values – The 20% Statistician
The clinician’s guide to p values, confidence intervals, and magnitude of effects – Eye (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
RCT | Partial breast irradiation vs. whole breast irradiation for early breast cancer.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:36h | UTCPartial Breast Irradiation Versus Whole Breast Irradiation for Early Breast Cancer Patients in a Randomized Phase III Trial: The Danish Breast Cancer Group Partial Breast Irradiation Trial – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
RCT | Balloon pulmonary angioplasty versus riociguat for the treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:30h | UTCBalloon pulmonary angioplasty versus riociguat for the treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (RACE): a multicentre, phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trial and ancillary follow-up study – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Pulmonary vascular resistance reduction was more pronounced with balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) than with riociguat, but treatment-related SAEs were more common with BPA
Read the RACE trial from Xavier Jaïs & colleagues https://t.co/h9r3Qe2mCb
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) August 2, 2022
M-A | The efficacy and safety of paravertebral block for postoperative analgesia in renal surgery.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:32h | UTC
Systematic Review | Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes prior to the onset of an autoimmune rheumatic disease.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:28h | UTC
Systematic Review | Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:27h | UTCHydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers – Cochrane Library
Summary: Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers – Cochrane Library
Systematic Review | Action observation for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:26h | UTCAction observation for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke – Cochrane Library
Retrospective Cohort Study | Retrospective evaluation of ophthalmological and neurological outcomes for infants born before 24 weeks gestational age.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:24h | UTC