Daily Archives: May 23, 2023
WHO Report | World health statistics 2023
23 May, 2023 | 13:16h | UTCNews Release: Urgent action needed to tackle stalled progress on health-related Sustainable Development Goals – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
?World Health Statistics 2023 report is out.
It is WHO’s ‘annual check-up on the state of the world’s health’.
⏩New figures on the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic
⏩Latest statistics on progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
?https://t.co/ESpUv3mEh4 pic.twitter.com/i0zrsy0IdH— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 19, 2023
WHO Report | 152 million babies born preterm in the last decade
23 May, 2023 | 13:15h | UTCNews Release: 152 million babies born preterm in the last decade – World Health Organization
Report: Born too soon: decade of action on preterm birth – World Health Organization
The Lancet Series | Small vulnerable newborns
23 May, 2023 | 13:13h | UTCNews Release: An estimated 1 million stillbirths and newborn baby deaths could be prevented each year with low-cost solutions – Lancet
Homepage: Small vulnerable newborns – The Lancet (free registration required for all articles)
Small vulnerable newborns—big potential for impact
Biological and pathological mechanisms leading to the birth of a small vulnerable newborn
Cluster RCT | Single-dose rifapentine reduces 4-year leprosy incidence in household contacts
23 May, 2023 | 13:09h | UTCSingle-Dose Rifapentine in Household Contacts of Patients with Leprosy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary:
Tuberculosis drug shows protective effect against leprosy – CIDRAP
Guideline | Assessment and early management of head injury
23 May, 2023 | 13:11h | UTCHead injury: assessment and early management – NICE
Commentary: NICE head injury guidelines 2023: Now who do we scan? – St Emilyn’s
Opinion Video | Questioning the reliability of nutrition science
23 May, 2023 | 13:02h | UTC
RCT | Tonsillectomy shown to be clinically and cost-effective in adults with recurrent acute tonsillitis
23 May, 2023 | 13:06h | UTCSummary: The NATTINA trial, a pragmatic multicentre, open-label, randomized controlled study, sought to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of conservative management versus tonsillectomy in adults with recurrent acute tonsillitis. Conducted across 27 UK hospitals, 453 participants aged 16 or older were randomly assigned to either undergo immediate tonsillectomy or receive standard non-surgical care.
The main finding was that participants in the immediate tonsillectomy group had fewer days of sore throat over a 24-month period than those in the conservative management group (median 23 vs. 30 days). After adjusting for site and baseline severity, the incident rate ratio of total sore throat days in the immediate tonsillectomy group was significantly lower than in the conservative management group (0.53, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.65, p < 0.0001). The most common adverse event related to tonsillectomy was bleeding, which occurred in 19% of participants.
The NATTINA trial is the largest to date assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of tonsillectomy in adults. The results indicate that immediate tonsillectomy is clinically effective and cost-effective for recurrent acute tonsillitis. However, patients should weigh the benefits of fewer sore throat days against the risks of surgery.
News Release: Tonsillectomy both clinically and cost effective for adults – Newcastle University
Commentary on Twitter
Compared with conservative management, immediate tonsillectomy is clinically effective and cost-effective in adults with recurrent acute #tonsillitis, suggests trial. https://t.co/LvSjn6XUx0 pic.twitter.com/yKzH9RqY5J
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 18, 2023
Consensus Statement | Management of arrhythmias during pregnancy
23 May, 2023 | 13:00h | UTC2023 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Arrhythmias During Pregnancy – Heart Rhythm
News Release: Management of Arrhythmias During Pregnancy Consensus Statement Emphasizes Shared Decision-Making – European Heart Rhythm
Consensus Statement | Practical management of the remote device clinic
23 May, 2023 | 12:58h | UTC
Guideline | Cardiac physiologic pacing for the avoidance and mitigation of heart failure
23 May, 2023 | 12:55h | UTCNews Release: New clinical practice guideline on cardiac physiological pacing – Elsevier
RCT | Effectiveness of genotype-specific tricyclic antidepressant dosing in patients with major depressive disorder
23 May, 2023 | 12:52h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Genotype-guided tricyclic antidepressant dosing may help patients with depression reach faster therapeutic plasma concentrations, with potentially fewer adverse effects. https://t.co/06cIaQjmwV pic.twitter.com/ZBdXZLeWc3
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 8, 2023
Ventilator associated tracheobronchitis and pneumonia: one infection with two faces
23 May, 2023 | 12:49h | UTC
M-A | Risk and benefits of wakefulness-promoting drugs in obstructive sleep apnea patients
23 May, 2023 | 12:43h | UTCComparative Efficacy and Safety of Wakefulness-Promoting Agents for Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Researchers find best treatment for excessive daytime sleepiness – McMaster University
Review | Microcirculatory dysfunction in cardiogenic shock
23 May, 2023 | 12:50h | UTCMicrocirculatory dysfunction in cardiogenic shock – Annals of Intensive Care
Review | The esophageal balloon for respiratory monitoring in ventilated patients
23 May, 2023 | 12:40h | UTC
M-A | Long-term efficacy of antipsychotic drugs in initially acutely ill adults with schizophrenia
23 May, 2023 | 12:39h | UTC
RCT | No significant differences among three exercise strategies for knee osteoarthritis
23 May, 2023 | 12:38h | UTC