Archives
14 Improving Patient Flow in the ED: 7 Strategies for Nurses
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:48h | UTCWTBS 14 Improving Patient Flow in the ED: 7 Strategies for Nurses – Emergency Medicine Cases (free)
Related White Paper: Achieving Hospital-wide Patient Flow: The Right Care, in the Right Place, at the Right Time – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (free registration required – PDF)
Systematic Review: Antioxidants for Preventing and Reducing Muscle Soreness After Exercise
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:27h | UTCAntioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentaries: Antioxidants Don’t Ease Muscle Soreness After Exercise – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Aspirin Dose in Kawasaki Disease
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:29h | UTCAspirin dose in Kawasaki disease – the ongoing battle – Arthritis Care & Research (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: High-Dose Aspirin Preferred for Kawasaki’s – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Chemoprevention of Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Fluorouracil Cream
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:25h | UTCChemoprevention of Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma With a Single Course of Fluorouracil, 5%, Cream: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: 5-FU Cream Reduces Surgery in High-Risk SCC Patients – Medscape (free registration required) AND In clinical trial, cream reduces squamous cell carcinoma risk – eCancer News (free)
Research: Risk Factors for Melanoma in Renal Transplant Recipients
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:24h | UTCRisk Factors for Melanoma in Renal Transplant Recipients – JAMA Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Transplantation and Risk for Malignant Melanoma – Medscape (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Prevention and Treatment of Urinary and Faecal Incontinence in Antenatal and Postnatal Women
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:28h | UTC
Opinion: For Doctors, Age May Be More Than a Number
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:22h | UTCFor Doctors, Age May Be More Than a Number – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Eye Injuries
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:23h | UTCCommentaries: Air gun eye injuries rise 169% among kids, study finds – CNN (free) AND Nonpowder gun-related pediatric eye injuries on the rise – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND More kids getting eye injuries from paintball and pellet guns – Reuters (free)
Consensus on Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:21h | UTCInternational Consensus on Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring – Diabetes Care (free)
Opinion: Little Global Progress in Countering Non-Communicable Disease
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:19h | UTCRichard Smith: Little global progress in countering non-communicable disease – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Research: Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer for Spastic Arm Paralysis
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:20h | UTCTrial of Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer for Spastic Arm Paralysis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Swapping cervical nerves – Richard Lehman’s journal reviews (free) AND Nerve Transfer May Restore Function in Stroke Victims – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-analysis of Interventions to Reduce Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Adults
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:17h | UTCMeta-analysis of Interventions to Reduce Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Adults – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Interventions designed to optimize medication use reduced the risk of any and serious ADRs in older adults. Implementation of these successful interventions in healthcare systems may improve medication safety in older adults”.
Are Doctors Causing Trouble by Tweeting at Conventions?
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:16h | UTCAre Doctors Causing Trouble by Tweeting at Conventions? – Medscape (free registration required)
What Is the Optimal Intraoperative Blood Pressure Among High-Risk Patients?
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:15h | UTCWhat Is the Optimal Intraoperative Blood Pressure Among High-Risk Patients? – Medscape (free registration required)
Original article: Effect of Individualized vs Standard Blood Pressure Management Strategies on Postoperative Organ Dysfunction Among High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Meta-Analysis: Chemical Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Neurosurgical Patients
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:13h | UTCChemical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in neurosurgical patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Neurosurgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Chemical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis seems to be effective and safe in neurosurgical patients.
Source: EvidenceAlerts
9 Ways the World Got a Lot Better in 2017
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:08h | UTC9 ways the world got a lot better in 2017 – VOX (free)
Research: Risk of Stroke in Patients With Short-Run Atrial Tachyarrhythmia
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:11h | UTCRisk of Stroke in Patients With Short-Run Atrial Tachyarrhythmia – Stroke (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Short-run AT seems to increase the risk of stroke. Randomized controlled trials to find out which group of patients would benefit from anticoagulation are warranted.
Review: SSRIs for Relapse Prevention in Major Depressive Disorder
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:07h | UTC“Review: The relapse risk during 1 year in adults with MDD was lower when SSRIs were combined with psychotherapy. Results comparing SSRIs and SNRIs were inconclusive. TCAs may be equally as effective as SSRIs” (via @psychopharmacol see Tweet)
Addressing Burnout in Nephrologists
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:05h | UTCAddressing Physician Burnout: Nephrologists, How Safe Are We? – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Nephrology at a Crossroads (free)
Commentaries: ASN: Burnout in nephrology may be hurting patient care, recruitment – Nephrology News & Issues (free) AND Experts Call for Action to Address Physician Burnout in Nephrology – American Society of Nephrology, via NewsWise (free)
Top 10 Tech Advances Shaping Medicine
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:01h | UTCEric Topol’s Top 10 Tech Advances Shaping Medicine – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Effect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:03h | UTCEffect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis on Hospitalization Days in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion: The AMPLE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Treatment with pleural catheter resulted in fewer hospitalization days from treatment to death (median, 10 vs 12 days).
Review: Metabolic Surgery for the Treatment of Type 2 diabetes in Obese Individuals
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:04h | UTCMetabolic surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in obese individuals – Diabetologia (free)
Research: Triple Antiplatelet Therapy After Acute Cerebral Ischemia
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:00h | UTCCommentaries: Learning from TARDIS: time for more focused trials in stroke prevention – The Lancet (free) AND Triple Antiplatelets for Reducing Dependency After Ischaemic Stroke – TARDIS – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
“Among patients with recent cerebral ischaemia, intensive antiplatelet therapy did not reduce the incidence and severity of recurrent stroke or TIA, but did significantly increase the risk of major bleeding. Triple antiplatelet therapy should not be used in routine clinical practice”.
Research: Germline BRCA Mutation and Outcome in Young-Onset Breast Cancer
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:57h | UTCCommentaries: Breast cancer in young women: do BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations matter? – The Lancet Oncology (free) AND Survival for young breast cancer patients is the same whether or not they carry a BRCA mutation – eCancer News (free) AND Young-Onset Breast Cancer Survival Unaffected by BRCA Status – MedPage Today (free)
Guideline: Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:56h | UTCCommentary: ACIP: Updated Recommendations for Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention – MPR (free)
Related guideline and commentaries: Hepatitis B Vaccination, Screening, and Linkage to Care: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention