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Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
20 Sep, 2017 | 21:08h | UTC
Should Euthanasia Be Considered Iatrogenic?
20 Sep, 2017 | 21:06h | UTCShould Euthanasia Be Considered Iatrogenic? – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)
Review: Ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement
20 Sep, 2017 | 21:07h | UTC
Review: Multiple Myeloma Emergencies
20 Sep, 2017 | 21:06h | UTCMultiple Myeloma Emergencies – emDocs (free)
Randomized Controled Trial: Efficacy of Thalidomide in Preventing Delayed Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Chemotherapy
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:55h | UTCEfficacy of Thalidomide in Preventing Delayed Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy: A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial (CLOG1302 study) – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Thalidomide Improves Prevention of Delayed Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy – PracticeUpdate (free registration required) AND Adding Thalidomide to Palonosetron, Dexamethasone Reduces CINV – Oncology Nurse Advisor (free)
Aortic Wall Inflammation Predicts Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Expansion, Rupture, and Need for Surgical Repair
20 Sep, 2017 | 21:05h | UTC
Review: Diaphragm Dysfunction in Critical Illness
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:53h | UTCDiaphragm Dysfunction in Critical Illness – Chest (free PDF)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Systematic review: Non-pharmacological self-management for people living with migraine or tension-type headache
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:54h | UTCCommentary: Non-Pharmacological Self-Management Effective for People With Migraine or Tension-Type Headache – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
FDA recommends separating dosing of potassium-lowering drug sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) from all other oral drugs
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:50h | UTCFDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA recommends separating dosing of potassium-lowering drug sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) from all other oral drugs (free)
Commentary: Don’t Give Kayexalate With Other Oral Drugs, FDA Warns – Medscape (free registration required)
“Patients should take orally administered prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines at least 3 hours before or 3 hours after sodium polystyrene sulfonate”
Cohort Study: Accuracy of Complete Blood Cell Counts to Identify Febrile Infants 60 Days or Younger With Invasive Bacterial Infections
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:49h | UTCAccuracy of Complete Blood Cell Counts to Identify Febrile Infants 60 Days or Younger With Invasive Bacterial Infections – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: ‘Modest at Best’ Discriminatory Ability for CBC Test in Infants – Doctors Lounge (free) AND CBC Is Not Reliable for Screening Febrile Infants – Medscape (free registration required) AND CBC Count Fails for Predicting Infant Bacterial Infections – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Overviews of systematic reviews: great promise, greater challenge
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:53h | UTCOverviews of systematic reviews: great promise, greater challenge – Systematic Reviews (free) (RT @hildabast see Tweet)
Review: Juvenile Stroke
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCJuvenile Stroke: A Practice-Oriented Overview – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Commentary: German study dissects etiology behind juvenile stroke – Cardiovascular Business (free)
A Collaborative Cardiologist-Intensivist Management Model Improves Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Outcomes
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:52h | UTCCommentary: New Study Shows Novel Collaborative Intensive Care Can Significantly Improve Treatment for Heart Patients – and Cut Costs – NewsWise (free)
Retrospective Cohort: Characteristics of Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:45h | UTCIncidence, Demographics, and Clinical Characteristics of Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas (Type 3c): A Retrospective Cohort Study – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Glycemic control poor, insulin use high in diabetes after pancreatic disease – Haelio (free registration required)
“Diabetes following pancreatic disease associated with poor glycemic control compared with T2 diabetes” (RT @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Review: The Evolution of Public Health Emergency Management as a Field of Practice
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:46h | UTCThe Evolution of Public Health Emergency Management as a Field of Practice – American Journal of Public Health (free) (RT @equitylist see Tweet)
How to achieve universal health coverage? Focus on primary care
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:42h | UTCHow to achieve universal health coverage? Focus on primary care – Devex (free) (RT @WBG_Health see Tweet)
Review: Common Drug Side Effects and Drug-Drug Interactions in Elderly Adults in Primary Care
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:44h | UTCCommon Drug Side Effects and Drug-Drug Interactions in Elderly Adults in Primary Care – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Medications and mechanical interventions for induction of labour in outpatient settings
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:36h | UTCOriginal article: Pharmacological and mechanical interventions for labour induction in outpatient settings – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Meta-analysis: efficacy of probiotics in inflammatory bowel disease
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:43h | UTCCommentary: Probiotics May Have Benefits for Ulcerative Colitis, but Not Crohn’s Disease – Medscape (free registration required)
Randomised Controlled Trial: Low-dose CT for the diagnosis of appendicitis in adolescents and young adults
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:40h | UTCLow-dose CT for the diagnosis of appendicitis in adolescents and young adults (LOCAT): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial – Lancet Gastroenterology &Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Low-Dose CT Doesn’t Impair Clinical Outcomes in Younger Patients with Suspected Appendicitis – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Systematic Review: Helping adults with severe mental illness get a job and to keep it
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:36h | UTCOriginal article: Interventions for obtaining and maintaining employment in adults with severe mental illness, a network meta-analysis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Study: Addiction Potential of Cigarettes With Reduced Nicotine Content
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:41h | UTCAddiction Potential of Cigarettes With Reduced Nicotine Content in Populations With Psychiatric Disorders and Other Vulnerabilities to Tobacco Addiction – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lowering Nicotine in Cigarettes Could Help Most Vulnerable – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Could Nicotine Reduction Help Curb Addiction? – Science Newsline (free)
Wed, September 20 – 10 Stories of The Day!
20 Sep, 2017 | 00:36h | UTC
1 – Corticosteroids in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia: systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Meta-analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Corticosteroids Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – PLOS One (free) AND Efficacy and Safety of Corticosteroids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Chest (free) AND Adjunctive Systemic Corticosteroids for Hospitalized Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2015 Update – Scientific Reports (free)
2 – Summaries with 10 key points to remember of the latest European Society of Cardiology Guidelines – Latest in Cardiology, American College of Cardiology
– 2017 ESC Guidelines for the Management of STEMI (free)
– 2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for Management of Valvular Heart Disease (free)
– 2017 ESC Guidelines for PAD Diagnosis and Treatment (free)
– 2017 ESC Focused Update on DAPT in CAD (free)
See also our selection of the most relevant articles and commentaries from the Meeting, #ESCCongress Part I, #ESCCongress Part II and #ESCCongress Part III
3 – Noncommunicable Diseases Progress Monitor 2017 – World Health Organization (free)
News release: WHO launches new NCDs Progress Monitor (free)
Related WHO resources: Noncommunicable diseases: the slow-motion disaster – World Health Organization (free) AND Preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by reducing environmental risk factors – World Health Organization (free) AND Other dimensions of the NCD crisis: from mental health, ageing, dementia and malnutrition to deaths on the roads, violence and disability (free) AND Tools for implementing WHO PEN (Package of essential noncommunicable disease interventions) (free) AND WHO’s work on NCDs (free)
Commentaries: ACP reaffirms opposition to physician-assisted suicide – ACP Internist (free) AND ACP Reaffirms Position Against Physician-Assisted Suicide – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Commentaries: Budget cigs linked to higher infant mortality: Stopping their sale could reduce deaths – Irish Health (free) AND The Fatal Toll of Cheap Cigarettes – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
7 – Guideline: Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)
Top Ten Things to Know: Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock (free PDF)
8 – Cancer’s Invasion Equation – The New Yorker (free)
We can detect tumors earlier than ever before. Can we predict whether they’re going to be dangerous?
9 – Medical News & Perspectives: Going With the Flow: The Promise and Challenge of Liquid Biopsies – JAMA (free)
Related: Emerging concepts in liquid biopsies – BMC Medicine (free) AND Can a ‘liquid biopsy’ detect cancer and save lives? – STAT (free)
10 – Use of public defibrillators linked to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: The Effects of Public Access Defibrillation on Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Each minute of delay to defibrillation is estimated to reduce the probability of long-term survival by 10%” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Systematic Review: Attachment to the jejunum versus stomach for the reconstruction of pancreatic stump following pancreaticoduodenectomy
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:38h | UTCOriginal article: Pancreaticojejunostomy versus pancreaticogastrostomy reconstruction for the prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“There is no reliable evidence to support the use of pancreatojejunostomy over pancreatogastrostomy”
Systematic Review: Optimisation of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma patients
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:37h | UTCOriginal article: Optimisation of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for untreated Hodgkin lymphoma patients with respect to second malignant neoplasms, overall and progression-free survival: individual participant data analysis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)