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Review: Antifibrinolytic Therapy and Perioperative Considerations
27 Feb, 2018 | 16:09h | UTCAntifibrinolytic Therapy and Perioperative Considerations – Anesthesiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Incidence and Prevalence of WHO Groups 1 to 4 Pulmonary Hypertension
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:57h | UTC
Opinion: Compassionate leadership has a pivotal role in tackling bullying in healthcare
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:55h | UTCCompassionate leadership has a pivotal role in tackling bullying in healthcare – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“Negative staff experiences are often a precursor for negative patient experiences”.
Routinely collected data for randomized trials: promises, barriers, and implications
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:56h | UTCRoutinely collected data for randomized trials: promises, barriers, and implications – Trials (free) (via @RasoiniR see Tweet)
What is new in critical care echocardiography?
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:56h | UTCWhat is new in critical care echocardiography? – Critical Care (free)
Research: Incidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Patients After Blunt Head Trauma
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:54h | UTCIncidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Patients After Blunt Head Trauma – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Repeat Head CT or Admission for Delayed Head Bleed Is Wasteful – NEJM Journal Watch ($)
Research: Oral Contraceptive Use and Ovarian, Endometrial, Breast, and Colorectal Cancers
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:54h | UTCModification of the Associations Between Duration of Oral Contraceptive Use and Ovarian, Endometrial, Breast, and Colorectal Cancers – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Reassurance About Oral Contraception and Cancer Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period) AND Ovarian cancer risk reduced with oral contraceptives – Clinical Advisor (free)
Research: Readmissions Following a Hospitalization for Cardiovascular Events in Dialysis Patients
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:52h | UTCReadmissions Following a Hospitalization for Cardiovascular Events in Dialysis Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
“Roughly 1 in 3 CVD hospitalizations resulted in 30‐day readmission; nearly 1 in 20 was followed by death within 30 days”.
Systematic Review: Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:53h | UTCInterventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Research: Prevalence and Economic Burden of Medication Errors
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:47h | UTCPrevalence and Economic Burden of Medication Errors in The NHS in England. Rapid evidence synthesis and economic analysis of the prevalence and burden of medication error in the UK – Policy Research Unit in Economic Evaluation of Health & Care Interventions (EEPRU) (free PDF)
Commentaries: More than 200 million medication errors occur in NHS per year, say researchers – The University of Sheffield News (free) AND Drug errors cause appalling harm and deaths, says Hunt – BBC (free)
Decreasing the Cost of Care by Avoiding Illness
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:51h | UTCDecreasing the Cost of Care by Avoiding Illness – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Meta-Analysis: Neurocognitive and Educational Outcomes in Children and Adolescents with CKD
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:47h | UTCCommentaries: Analysis finds lower IQ in children with chronic kidney disease – American Society of Nephrology, via ScienceDaily (free) AND CKD Linked to Cognitive Impairment in Kids – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Surprising Rate of Cardiac Amyloidosis in TAVR Patients
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:45h | UTCRelated article: Prevalence of Cardiac Amyloidosis in Patients Referred for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)
Research: Bedtime Low Dose Amitriptyline in Chronic Neck Pain
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:44h | UTCRandomized double-blind controlled study of bedtime low dose amitriptyline in chronic neck pain – European Journal of Pain (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Low-dose amitriptyline reduces idiopathic chronic neck pain – Univadis (free registration required)
Opinion: How Value-Based Medicare Payments Exacerbate Health Care Disparities
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:50h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: How Value-Based Medicare Payments Exacerbate Health Care Disparities – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Oman will raise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, soft drinks and energy drinks by 100%
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:45h | UTC100% excise tax on tobacco, energy drinks from June – MuscatDaily (free) (via @DrFrieden see Tweet)
Oman will raise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, soft drinks and energy drinks by 100%.
Review: Immunotherapy-Induced Colitis
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:42h | UTCImmunotherapy-Induced Colitis: An Emerging Problem for the Hospitalist – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Research: The Effects of Fluoride in the Drinking Water
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:41h | UTCCommentary: Fluoride does not have negative effect on intelligence – News Medical (free)
Mon, February 26 – 10 Stories of The Day!
26 Feb, 2018 | 01:12h | UTC
News release: WHO issues new recommendations calling for accelerated uptake of testing and treatment for TB prevention (free)
2 – ACG Clinical Guideline: Alcoholic Liver Disease – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Commentary and summary: New Guideline for Management of Alcoholic Liver Disease – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
3 – Prediction of cardiovascular risk factors from retinal fundus photographs via deep learning – Nature Biomedical Engineering (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @EricTopol see Very interesting Tweet)
Commentaries: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Computer Vision – Google Research Blog (free) AND Google’s new AI algorithm predicts heart disease by looking at your eyes – TheVerge (free) AND Combination of AI, eye images could predict cardiovascular disease – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND It’s All in the Eyes: Google AI Calculates Cardiovascular Risk From Retinal Images – Medium (free)
Related guidelines: Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients: guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) (free) AND Management of febrile neutropaenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Children With Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2017 Update (free)
5 – Opinion: Doctors, Revolt! – The New York Times (free)
“Healing is replaced with treating, caring is supplanted by managing, and the art of listening is taken over by technological procedures. Bernard Lown” (via @lucadf see Tweet)
6 – The global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids has begun – VOX (free)
“Countries like Italy and Australia are tired of measles outbreaks — so they’re moving to fine anti-vaccine parents”.
7 – Scientists Aim to Pull Peer Review Out Of The 17th Century – NPR (free)
Related: The Future of Peer Review – Scientific American (free) AND Peer review is a black box. Let’s open it up – STAT News (free) AND Exposing peer review – Research Information (free) AND Researchers debate whether journals should publish signed peer reviews – Science (free) AND The peer-review system for academic papers is badly in need of repair – The Conversation (free)
8 – Antifibrinolytic drugs for treating primary postpartum haemorrhage – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Updated WHO Recommendation on Tranexamic Acid for the Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage (free PDF) AND Early use of tranexamic acid reduces bleeding more effectively – NIHR Signal (free) AND Effect of treatment delay on the effectiveness and safety of antifibrinolytics in acute severe haemorrhage: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data from 40 138 bleeding patients – The Lancet (free)
Commentary: Spironolactone bests clonidine as fourth drug for resistant hypertension – Univadis (free registration required)
10 – Infant Hospitalizations and Mortality After Maternal Vaccination – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Maternal vaccination during pregnancy not associated with infant hospitalization, mortality – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Getting Recommended Vaccines During Pregnancy Doesn’t Lead to Harm in Infants – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Impact of Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in 15 Small Hospitals
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:40h | UTCImpact of Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in 15 Small Hospitals: A Cluster-Randomized Intervention – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Intensive, well-resourced antibiotic stewardship found best in small hospitals – CIDRAP (free)
Tue, February 27 – 10 Stories of The Day!
27 Feb, 2018 | 00:56h | UTC
Related guidelines: 2017 European Society of Cardiology focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease (free) AND 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (free)
2 – Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care – American Academy of Pediatrics
Part I. Practice Preparation, Identification, Assessment, and Initial Management (free)
Part II. Treatment and Ongoing Management (free)
Commentary: Pediatricians Call For Universal Depression Screening For Teens – NPR (free)
See also: Guideline for Burn Care Under Austere Conditions: Special Care Topics (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
News release: Responding to inflight medical emergencies can be stressful for doctors – CMAJ News (free)
Related video: Managing medical emergencies at 36,000 ft: A guide to Air Canada’s in-flight emergency medical kit (free)
Commentaries: 3% rise in deaths for every 10 min delay in restoring blood flow after heart attack – OnMedica (free) AND Treatment Delay and Mortality in STEMI With Shock – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
6 – Interventions for paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose – Cochrane Library (free)
Original article: Interventions for paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
7 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 26 February 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
8 – FDA Safety Alert: Clarithromycin (Biaxin): Drug Safety Communication – Potential Increased Risk of Heart Problems or Death in Patients With Heart Disease (free)
Commentaries: FDA: Antibiotic Linked to Increased Risk of Death in Heart Disease Patients – MPR (free) AND FDA: Clarithromycin Risks Persist in Patients With CAD – TCTMD (free) FDA Alert: Clarithromycin Risky in Patients With Heart Disease – Medscape (free registration required)
9 – Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: pathogenesis and management – Respiratory Research (free)
Related guidelines: An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline: Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (free) AND German Guideline for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis – Update on Pharmacological Therapies 2017 – Pneumologie (free) AND Diagnosis and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: French practical guidelines – European Respiratory Review (free) AND Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adults: diagnosis and management – NICE (free)
10 – Effect of the Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria on Subsequent Thromboembolic Events Among Low-Risk Emergency Department Patients: The PROPER Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria non-inferior to usual care for patients at low-risk for pulmonary embolism – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND EM Nerd-The Case of the Diagnostic Absurdity (free) AND Using PERC & Sending Home Pulmonary Emboli For Fun and Profit – Emergency Literature of Note (free)
Review: Haemodynamic assessment and support in sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:13h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Are you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates?
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCAre you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates? – emDocs (free)
Related: Infographic: ATLS Trauma Update 2018
Guidelines and Review: Management of ARDS in Adults
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:12h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Management of ARDS in Adults – JAMA (free)
Related Review: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment – JAMA (free)
Research: Aspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:09h | UTCAspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Preventing VTE after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty (free)
“Among patients who received 5 days of rivaroxaban prophylaxis after total hip or total knee arthroplasty, extended prophylaxis with aspirin was not significantly different from rivaroxaban in the prevention of symptomatic venous thromboembolism”.