Daily Archives: April 18, 2023
Opinion | Universal masking in health care settings: a pandemic strategy whose time has come and gone, for now
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:37h | UTC
Opinion | In-person schooling is essential even during periods of high transmission of COVID-19
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC
Comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for the management of psychiatric emergencies
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:34h | UTCClinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Suicidal Behaviour
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Aggressive and Assaultive Behaviour
Clinical Practice Guidelines on Breaking Bad News
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Psychiatry
Cluster RCT | Salt substitute outperforms salt restriction in lowering blood pressure in older patients
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:30h | UTCSalt substitution and salt-supply restriction for lowering blood pressure in elderly care facilities: a cluster-randomized trial – Nature Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary: Exploring effectiveness of salt substitutes in elderly care facilities – Medical Xpress
Related:
Salt substitutes vs. regular salt: a quick look.
Effects of salt substitutes on clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Heart (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
RCT: Reduced-sodium added-potassium salt substitute reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients
Potassium Enriched Salt Substitution Could Prevent a Large Number of Cardiovascular Deaths
Commentary on Twitter
In a cluster-randomized trial in 48 residential elderly care facilities in China, a low-sodium salt substitute instead of regular salt decreased blood pressure and cardiovascular events, while restricting salt consumption did not show beneficial effects https://t.co/Zp0fWH0aA2
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) April 13, 2023
Study shows approximately half of infectious diseases guideline authors have conflicts of interest with pharmaceutical companies
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:28h | UTC
Review | Management of cardiogenic shock after acute coronary syndromes
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:27h | UTCManagement of cardiogenic shock after acute coronary syndromes – BJA Education
Large-scale study finds genetic causes for 41% of rare pediatric diseases
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:25h | UTCGenomic Diagnosis of Rare Pediatric Disease in the United Kingdom and Ireland – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
News Release: 5,500 people diagnosed with rare genetic diseases in major research study – University of Exeter
Commentary on Twitter
The DDD study recruited more than 13,500 families with probands with severe, probably monogenic disorders in the United Kingdom and Ireland and obtained a genetic diagnosis in approximately 41% of probands. https://t.co/W3pfg5HPEZ pic.twitter.com/eGb2yNsGBf
— NEJM (@NEJM) April 12, 2023
Guideline | Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:24h | UTCIntrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy – BJOG
M-A | McDonald vs. Shirodkar cerclage technique in the prevention of preterm birth
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:22h | UTC
Review | Current practice in the perioperative management of patients with diabetes mellitus
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:19h | UTCRelated:
Guideline Summary: New guidance on the perioperative management of diabetes.
Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Endocrine Disorders – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
SR | Association between advanced care planning and emergency department visits
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:21h | UTC
Podcast | Resistant hypertension
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:16h | UTC#390 Resistant Hypertension – The Curbsiders
Commonly encountered central nervous system infections in the intensive care unit
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:17h | UTCCommonly encountered central nervous system infections in the intensive care unit – BJA Education
Review | Long-term outcomes following CAR T cell therapy: what we know so far
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:12h | UTCLong-term outcomes following CAR T cell therapy: what we know so far – Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology (if the link is paywalled, try this one in PMC)
Commentary on Twitter
In a new Review now live online, Kathryn Cappell & James Kochenderfer discuss 'Long-term outcomes following CAR T cell therapy: what we know so far' https://t.co/w89HksK1Ay #ImmunoOnc #hemeonc #medonc #leusm #lymsm #MMSM pic.twitter.com/1MEKWvXcKu
— NatureRevClinOncol (@NatRevClinOncol) April 14, 2023
Podcast | Fungi fun! an in-depth look at tinea infections in children
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:14h | UTCFungi Fun! An In-Depth Look at Tinea Infections – The Cribsiders
M-A | Positive end-expiratory pressure and postoperative complications in patients with obesity
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:11h | UTC
M-A | Self-sampling strategies in populations at risk of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#OnlineFirst https://t.co/hOPwxJ2SLD
Vialard et al ➡️ diagnostic accuracy of self-sampling followed by CT/GC NAAT was similar to clinician-collected for extragenital sites in high-income countries. Vaginal self-sampling for women in low-income countries had lower accuracy. pic.twitter.com/lIzbQPufJl
— STI_BMJ (@STI_BMJ) April 11, 2023
Brief Review | Chronic cough and inflammatory bowel disease: an under-recognized association?
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:07h | UTCChronic cough and inflammatory bowel disease: an under-recognised association? – Breathe
Commentary on Twitter
Breathe: Respiratory complications of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are common and may be under-recognised. Chronic cough may present many years after a colectomy for IBD, is typically productive and can be very responsive to inhaled corticosteroids. https://t.co/9hw3bvMeGp pic.twitter.com/ZJURzidpMU
— ERS publications (@ERSpublications) April 15, 2023
Contemporary percutaneous management of coronary calcification: current status and future directions
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:06h | UTC
RCT | Operative hysteroscopy vs. vacuum aspiration for incomplete spontaneous abortion
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:04h | UTCOperative Hysteroscopy vs Vacuum Aspiration for Incomplete Spontaneous Abortion: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Study does not support the use of hysteroscopy as the first-line surgical treatment for patients with incomplete spontaneous abortions. https://t.co/pNI9XOmzae pic.twitter.com/FgWytS2XeR
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) April 14, 2023
Review | New antibiotics for Staphylococcus aureus infection
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:02h | UTC
M-A | Postoperative analgesic effects of serratus anterior plane block for thoracic and breast surgery
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:01h | UTC
EHRA clinical consensus statement on conduction system pacing implantation
18 Apr, 2023 | 12:59h | UTCNews Release: Detailed guidance on natural pacemaker method published today – European Society of Cardiologyv
ASCO Guideline Update | Initial management of noncastrate advanced, recurrent, or metastatic prostate cancer
18 Apr, 2023 | 12:54h | UTC
EHRA expert consensus document on the management of arrhythmias in frailty syndrome
18 Apr, 2023 | 12:58h | UTC