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Scientists Aim to Pull Peer Review Out Of The 17th Century
2 Mar, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCScientists 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)
Policy Statement: Pediatric Medication Safety in the Emergency Department
2 Mar, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCPolicy 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)
WHO Guideline: Latent TB Infection
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:59h | UTCNews release: WHO issues new recommendations calling for accelerated uptake of testing and treatment for TB prevention (free)
Guidelines for Burn Care Under Austere Conditions
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:57h | UTCSee also: Guideline for Burn Care Under Austere Conditions: Special Care Topics (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:56h | UTCGuidelines 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)
Systematic Review: Nutritional labelling for healthier food or non-alcoholic drink purchasing and consumption
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCNews release: New Cochrane Review evidence suggests that nutritional labelling on menus in restaurants and cafes may reduce our calorie intake (free)
Video: Nutritional labelling for healthier food or non alcoholic purchasing and consumption (free)
Commentary: Expert reaction to Cochrane review on nutrition labelling and calorie intake – Science Media Centre (free)
“For a typical lunch with an intake of 600 calories, such as a slice of pizza and a soft drink, labelling may reduce the energy content of food purchased by about 8% (48 calories)”
Guidelines for the Use of Antiplatelet Therapy
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:57h | UTCRelated 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)
Research: Efficacy of self-monitored blood pressure for titration of antihypertensive medication
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCCommentaries: Hypertension: time for doctors to switch the driver’s seat? (free) AND Should home-based blood pressure monitoring be commonplace in NHS? – University of Oxford News & Events (free)
“Self-monitoring, with or without telemonitoring, when used by general practitioners to titrate antihypertensive medication in individuals with poorly controlled blood pressure, leads to significantly lower blood pressure than titration guided by clinic readings”.
Guideline: pharmacological management of patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:55h | UTCRelated guideline: Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, 2018 – American Diabetes Association (free)
Meta-Analysis: Mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting for coronary artery disease
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:49h | UTCThis 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.
Meta-Analysis: Clinical course of untreated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 under active surveillance
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:51h | UTCEditorial: Treatment or surveillance for CIN2? (free)
Commentaries: Treatment or surveillance for CIN2: when less is more – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Some irregular cervical lesions could be monitored rather that treated immediately – OnMedica (free) AND Regular monitoring rather than immediate treatment justified for some cervical lesions – EurekAlert (free)
Research: Infant Hospitalizations and Mortality After Maternal Vaccination
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:45h | UTCInfant 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)
Meta-analysis: Long-Term Outcomes of On- Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCMeta-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)
Commentary: Long-Term Outcomes of On- vs. Off-Pump CABG – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
“Off pump CABG. probably best used in a limited set of patients…” (via @keaglemd see Tweet)
Systematic Review: Antifibrinolytic drugs for treating primary postpartum haemorrhage
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCAntifibrinolytic 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)
WAO/EAACI guideline for the management of hereditary angioedema
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:34h | UTC
Opinion: Are Hospitals Becoming Obsolete?
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:30h | UTCAre Hospitals Becoming Obsolete? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Too Late To Operate? Surgery Near End Of Life Is Common, Costly
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:33h | UTCToo Late To Operate? Surgery Near End Of Life Is Common, Costly – NPR (free)
Meta-Analysis: Can Exercise Improve Cognitive Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease?
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:31h | UTCCommentarires: Aerobic exercise may mildly delay, slightly improve Alzheimer’s symptoms – American Geriatrics Society, via EurekAlert (free) AND Aerobic exercise slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease – Reuters (free)
Research: Nut Consumption and Survival in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:32h | UTCNut Consumption and Survival in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer: Results From CALGB 89803 (Alliance) – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Nut Consumption May Aid Colon Cancer Survival – Yale Cancer Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Nuts, Especially Tree Nuts, and Improved CRC Survival – Medscape (free registration required
A survival benefit was suggested by this observational trial.
Review: Medical Management of the Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Patient
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:29h | UTCMedical Management of the Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Patient – Endotext (free)
Related Guideline: Practical Recommendations of the Obesity Management Task Force of the European Association for the Study of Obesity for the Post-Bariatric Surgery Medical Management (free)
Review: Cancer Diagnosis in Patients with Heart Failure
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:24h | UTCRelated 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)
Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Clinical Practice Guidelines
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:26h | UTC
Research: Primary Care Physicians’ Work in the Electronic Health Record Era
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:21h | UTCCommentary: 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)
Meta-Analysis: Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery versus conventional laparoscopic surgery
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:23h | UTC“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”.
Research: Measures of General and Central Adiposity and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:19h | UTCSex Differences in the Association Between Measures of General and Central Adiposity and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction: Results From the UK Biobank – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Wait and hip measurement better indicator of heart attack risk than obesity – OnMedica (free) AND Larger waist, hips may raise women’s heart attack risk – MedicalNewsToday (free)