Daily Archives: December 1, 2022
WHO Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:09h | UTC
M-A | Sodium restriction in patients with heart failure.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:08h | UTCSodium Restriction in Patients With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials – Circulation: Heart Failure (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Sodium Restriction No Help, No Harm in HF, Meta-analysis Confirms – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
In a meta-analysis of 17 RCT incl. the SODIUM-HF RCT, dietary sodium restriction did not reduce the risk of death or hospitalization in patients w/ HF @justinezekowitz @CVC_UAlberta #AHAJournals https://t.co/7xEr1bJgkz pic.twitter.com/4Gfrlx264i
— Circ: Heart Failure (@CircHF) November 17, 2022
Phase 2b RCT | Cannabidiol oil failed to relieve symptoms in advanced cancer.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:04h | UTCRelated:
Systematic Review: Cannabis-based products for chronic pain.
Podcast: #338 LIVE! Medical Cannabis: Is it still dope? – The Curbsiders
M-A: Birth outcomes of neonates exposed to marijuana in utero.
Cannabis-related allergies: an international overview and consensus recommendations.
Review: Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain.
Cannabis products are being sold as sleep remedies – here’s the evidence about their effectiveness.
Guideline: Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain.
NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products
Short Review: Drug Interactions with Cannabinoids
Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain
Review: Considerations for cannabinoids in perioperative care by anesthesiologists.
Review: Cannabis-based Medicines and the Perioperative Physician
Perspective: If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs To Know
RCT | Combining loop with thiazide diuretics for decompensated heart failure.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:02h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Combining loop with thiazide diuretics for decompensated heart failure: the CLOROTIC trial https://t.co/wGfKpo03H6 @escardio #EHJ #ESCYoung #cardiotwitter @ehj_ed @rladeiraslopes pic.twitter.com/VfnQnp2AKa
— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) November 30, 2022
M-A | Placebo response and media attention in randomized clinical trials assessing cannabis-based therapies for pain.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:06h | UTCNews Release: Positive media coverage of cannabis studies regardless of therapeutic effect – Karolinska Institutet
Commentaries:
Cannabis is no better than a placebo for treating pain – new research – The Conversation
Commentary on Twitter
Cannabinoid clinical trials for pain generate relatively high media attention despite low effect sizes, which may help shape placebo responses in subsequent trials. https://t.co/sINTpeGeMO
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) November 28, 2022
M-A | Efficacy and safety of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:00h | UTCEfficacy and safety of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine: A meta-analysis – Frontiers in Medicine
Study shows smartwatch ECGs can detect left ventricular dysfunction.
1 Dec, 2022 | 13:59h | UTCProspective evaluation of smartwatch-enabled detection of left ventricular dysfunction – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: AI transforms smartwatch ECG signals into a diagnostic tool for heart failure – Mayo Clinic
Commentary: AI Accurately Detects LV Dysfunction Using Single-Lead Apple Watch ECG – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
In this proof-of-concept prospective study, single-lead electrocardiograms obtained by #SmartWatches were able to identify individuals with left ventricular dysfunction, potentially serving as an early-warning system for heart failure @drpaulfriedman https://t.co/uXXUWPqHqP
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) November 15, 2022
Collection of Cochrane evidence on diagnosing tuberculosis.
1 Dec, 2022 | 13:56h | UTCCollection of Cochrane evidence on diagnosing tuberculosis – Cochrane Library
Cohort Study | Excess oxygen administration during surgery is linked to an increased risk of postoperative organ injury.
1 Dec, 2022 | 13:55h | UTCEditorial: Oxygen administration during general anaesthesia for surgery – The BMJ
News Release: Excess oxygen during surgery linked to higher risk of organ damage – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary: Perioperative oxygen administration: finding the sweet spot – The BMJ
Cohort Study | 1 in 3 patients with hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures die.
1 Dec, 2022 | 13:54h | UTCAssociation Between Hemorrhage Control Interventions and Mortality in US Trauma Patients With Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Fractures – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Nationwide Variation of Care for Patients With Bleeding Pelvic Fracture—An Opportunity to Rescue Better? – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Hemorrhage Control Interventions and Mortality in Trauma Patients With Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Fractures – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
Study by @AZTraumaCats comparing pelvic fracture hemorrhage control interventions, >1/3 of pts died despite advancements in hemorrhage control strategies. Only pelvic angioembolization was assoc'd w reduction in mortality. https://t.co/j8ujPmr1vO @TopKniFe_B @TanyaAnand8
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) November 30, 2022