Mon, January 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!
21 Jan, 2019 | 01:05h | UTC
1 – Guideline: Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (free PDF)
News Release: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons approves clinical practice guideline for management of acute compartment syndrome (free)
2 – Adrenaline and vasopressin for cardiac arrest – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Adrenaline and vasopressin for cardiac arrest – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Randomized Trial: Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Opinion: Epinephrine Harms/Helps in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free commentaries) AND Review: The Role of Adrenaline in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (free)
3 – Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Surgery for rotator cuff disease (free)
Related Studies: Subacromial Decompression vs Diagnostic Arthroscopy for Shoulder Impingement (free study and commentaries) AND Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain (free study and commentaries)
“The data in this review do not support the use of subacromial decompression in the treatment of rotator cuff disease manifest as painful shoulder impingement.”
Editorial: A Perspective Regarding the Current State of the Opioid Epidemic (free)
Author Interview: Marketing of Opioid Products and Mortality From Opioid-Related Overdoses; Comparison of Wait Times for New Patients Between the Private Sector and VA Medical Centers (free)
Commentaries: Study Links More Marketing Of Opioids To More Overdose Deaths – CommonHealth (free) AND Heavy marketing of opioid drugs linked to overdose deaths – UPI (free) AND Study Links Drug Maker Gifts for Doctors to More Overdose Deaths – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Review: Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery: Impact on Pregnancy Management and Outcome (free)
Commentary: Home-based hypertension program produces ‘striking’ results – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (free) AND At-home program helped 91% of patients control their BP in 7 weeks – Cardiovascular Business (free)
7 – Associations of Income Volatility With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in a US Cohort: 1990 to 2015 – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Sudden income drops in early adulthood linked with risk of heart disease later – Reuters (free) AND Study links income to heart disease in younger adults – UPI (free)
8 – Worldwide Incidence of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage According to Region, Time Period, Blood Pressure, and Smoking Prevalence in the Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
9 – Performing an Inadvertent Procedure – JAMA (free for a limited period)
10 – BJS Special Issue on Global Surgery (supplement with free articles)
Selected articles from the supplement:
– Global surgery in an ecosystem for worldwide health
– Ethical considerations in global surgery
– Implementation science and innovation in global surgery
– A realized vision of access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care
– Training and accrediting international surgeons
– Disseminating technology in global surgery
– Global surgery and the sustainable development goals
– Systematic review of the use of big data to improve surgery in low‐ and middle‐income countries
– Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy