Daily Archives: October 27, 2022
RCT | Selective decontamination of the GI tract did not significantly reduce mortality in ICU patients on mechanical ventilation.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:40h | UTCEffect of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract on Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
See also: Visual Abstract
Related study: Association Between Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and In-Hospital Mortality in Intensive Care Unit Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
M-A | Selective decontamination of the GI tract may reduce in-hospital mortality in ICU patients receiving mechanical ventilation.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:39h | UTCAssociation Between Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and In-Hospital Mortality in Intensive Care Unit Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Effect of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract on Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
RCT | A lower oxygen saturation target did not improve outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:38h | UTCEffect of Lower vs Higher Oxygen Saturation Targets on Survival to Hospital Discharge Among Patients Resuscitated After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The EXACT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Early Oxygen Supplementation After Resuscitation From Cardiac Arrest – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related:
Oxygen targets – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Retrospective Cohort Study | Association of ECMO with new mental health diagnoses in adult survivors of critical illness.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:37h | UTCAssociation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation With New Mental Health Diagnoses in Adult Survivors of Critical Illness – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Mental Health Outcomes Following Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Survivors of Critical Illness – JAMA (free for a limited period)
News Release: ECMO survivors have higher rate of new mental health diagnoses than other ICU survivors – Ottawa Hospital
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
? Long-term outcomes after #ECMO are lacking in the literature.
A brief thread on our new paper in @JAMA_current, looking at mental health outcomes in survivors after ECMO (OPEN ACCESS).
Thrilled to have presented the results live @ESICM #LIVES2022 https://t.co/xaqKxCky67 pic.twitter.com/4zUomfNE7K
— Shannon Fernando (@shanfernands) October 26, 2022
Review | Monkeypox.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:36h | UTCMonkeypox – New England Journal of Medicine
Related:
Monkeypox: disease epidemiology, host immunity and clinical interventions.
Monkeypox: A clinical update for paediatricians – Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health
CDC Report | Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of Monkeypox cases in the US.
Update on the Monkeypox Outbreak – JAMA
WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch
Monkeypox: A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals – Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Commentary on Twitter
Monkeypox cases reported in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Italy in May 2022 led the WHO to declare a global health emergency. The authors review the virology, epidemiology, clinical features, and treatment of monkeypox. https://t.co/dk2ZxxPsN7 pic.twitter.com/u3gzD6V7Bo
— NEJM (@NEJM) October 26, 2022
Cohort Study | Racial and ethnic differences in bystander CPR for witnessed cardiac arrest.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:35h | UTCCommentary: Blacks, Hispanics Less Likely Than Whites to Receive Bystander CPR – HealthDay
2022 ETA Guidelines for the management of pediatric thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid carcinoma.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:33h | UTCCommentary: New EU Guidelines: Individualize Care for Thyroid Cancer in Kids – Medscape (free registration required)
AHA Scientific Statement | Physician wellness in academic cardiovascular medicine.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:34h | UTCTop Things to Know: Physician Wellness in Academic CV Medicine – American Heart Association
Commentaries:
Physician Wellness in Academic Cardiovascular Medicine: Key Points – American College of Cardiology
[News Release] RCT | Shortened course of radiation therapy safe and effective for men with high-risk prostate cancer.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:32h | UTCNews Release: Shortened course of radiation therapy safe and effective for men with high-risk prostate cancer – ASTRO Annual Meeting
Cohort Study | Maternal hypertensive disorder of pregnancy and mortality in offspring from birth to young adulthood.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:31h | UTCNews Release: Blood pressure disorder in pregnancy linked to heightened risk of death in offspring – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary on Twitter
NEW research: Maternal HDP, particularly eclampsia and severe pre-eclampsia, is associated with increased risks of overall mortality and various cause specific mortalities in offspring from birth to young adulthood https://t.co/kfczWFwzG5
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 23, 2022
Review | Iron deficiency and cardiovascular disease.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:31h | UTCIron deficiency and cardiovascular disease – European Heart Journal
Commentary on Twitter
#Iron deficiency and #cardiovascular disease. Great review in @ESC_Journals #CardioTwitter
? https://t.co/339s3LpPmk pic.twitter.com/0wHNHc6xEg
— Enrique Santas (@SantasEnrique) October 26, 2022
Under a https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ license
Cohort Study | Cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine, and opiates linked to increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:29h | UTCEditorial: Drug abuse and risk of atrial fibrillation: a neglected association – European Heart Journal
Commentaries:
Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
New study just published in EHJ suggests that cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine, and opiates may increase the risk of incident atrial fibrillation: discover more!https://t.co/ySrmaLnacC#AF #methamphetamine #cocaine #opiate #cannabis #cardiotwitter @escardio @ESC_Journals pic.twitter.com/YCvqjPGQjG
— EHJ Editor-in-Chief (@ehj_ed) October 20, 2022
Case-control study | Alcohol intake as a risk factor for acute stroke.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:26h | UTCAlcohol Intake as a Risk Factor for Acute Stroke: The INTERSTROKE Study – Neurology (PDF)
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, high and moderate alcohol intake were associated with increased odds of stroke, while low intake was not associated with #stroke. However, there were important regional variations. Read the full article: https://t.co/lrczN0KBmD #NeuroTwitter pic.twitter.com/95QXuwczEA
— Neurology Journal (@GreenJournal) October 19, 2022
Study commentary | From the management of altitude sickness to congestion in acute HF: a new season for acetazolamide?
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:27h | UTCFrom the management of altitude sickness to treatment of congestion in acute heart failure: a new season for acetazolamide? – European Heart Journal (free for a limited period)
Original study: RCT | Acetazolamide resulted in faster decongestion in patients with acute decompensated heart failure with volume overload.
Cohort study | MRI visible perivascular spaces and risk of incident dementia.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:25h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This study investigates the association between MRI-visible perivascular space burden and the risk of incident #dementia. https://t.co/TsuZqtQhFp #Neurology #NeuroTwitter pic.twitter.com/mpvthiqznp
— Neurology Journal (@GreenJournal) October 9, 2022
Review | Management of NAFLD in primary care settings.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:24h | UTCManagement of NAFLD in primary care settings – Liver International
Related:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A patient guideline – JHEP Reports
Commentary on Twitter
Opportunities of assessment and treatment of #NAFLD in primary care settings
✍️ @VWSWong @DrJavierCrespo @JVLazarus #livertwitter #liverreviews #NASH pic.twitter.com/5SLqNvafAm
— Liver International (@LiverInt) October 23, 2022
RCT | Continuous enzalutamide after progression of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with docetaxel.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:23h | UTCContinuous enzalutamide after progression of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with docetaxel (PRESIDE): an international, randomised, phase 3b study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)