Fri, March 2 – 10 Stories of The Day!
2 Mar, 2018 | 02:16h | UTC
1 – Hydrocortisone plus Fludrocortisone for Adults with Septic Shock – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Hydrocortisone-fludrocortisone cuts deaths in septic shock – The Hospitalist (free)
See related research and commentaries on adjunctive glucocorticoid therapy in patients with septic shock
2 – Policy Statement: Pediatric Medication Safety in the Emergency Department – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Recommendations Issued on Reducing Pediatric Medication Errors in the ED – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Policy statement outlines ways to improve pediatric medication safety – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
3 – Mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting for coronary artery disease: a pooled analysis of individual patient data – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
This meta-analysis of randomized trials showed CABG had a mortality benefit over PCI in patients with multivessel disease, particularly those with diabetes and higher coronary complexity. There was no mortality benefit in patients with left main disease.
4 – Meta-analysis: Long-Term Outcomes of On- Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Long-Term Outcomes of On- vs. Off-Pump CABG – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Long-term survival benefit seen in on-pump vs off-pump CABG – Cardiovascular Business (free)
“Off pump CABG. probably best used in a limited set of patients…” (via @keaglemd see Tweet)
5 – Public Health: Tackling multiple unhealthy risk factors: Emerging lessons from practice – The King’s Fund (free PDF)
Commentary: Multiple unhealthy risk factors: why they matter and how practice is changing (free)
See also: Summary (free PDF) AND Overview (free)
Commentaries: Turn it off: Binge watching TV can cause venous thromboembolism—even if you’re fit – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND How too much TV could kill you – MedicalNewsToday (free)
Related article: Watching Television and Risk of Mortality From Pulmonary Embolism Among Japanese Men and Women – Circulation (free)
Related Guidelines and Reviews: Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
“Despite higher operative cost, robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery does not result in statistically better treatment outcomes, with the exception of lower estimated blood loss. Operative time and total complication rate are significantly more favorable with conventional laparoscopic surgery”.
Source: Medscape (free registration required)
“Cognitive enhancers in general have minimal effects on cognition according to minimal clinically important difference and global ratings. The drugs appear safe, but this must be interpreted cautiously because trial participants may have less comorbidity and fewer adverse effects than those treated with these drugs in clinical practice”.
Commentary: EHR Time Exceeds Patient Face Time in Family Practice Visits – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Care-Centered Clinical Documentation in the Digital Environment: Solutions to Alleviate Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free) AND Date Night with the EHR – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians(free)