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Study: Association of pre-pregnancy body mass index with offspring metabolic profile
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:33h | UTCCommentary: Mothers, Fathers and Obesity in Offspring (10 articles per month are free)
Opinion: Advice to the NEJM on dealing with old influential articles with undisclosed COIs
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:25h | UTC
Viewpoint: Public Reporting of Surgical Outcomes: Surgeons, Hospitals, or Both?
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:29h | UTCPublic Reporting of Surgical Outcomes: Surgeons, Hospitals, or Both? – JAMA Forum (free)
Review: Endovascular or Open Surgical Therapy for Critical Limb Ischemia
8 Sep, 2017 | 01:35h | UTC
The unbearable emptiness of tweeting about journal articles
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:01h | UTCThe unbearable emptiness of tweeting about journal articles – PLOS One (free)
Humidified oxygen linked to increased chest infections
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:10h | UTCHumidified oxygen linked to increased chest infections – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Is humidified better than non-humidified low-flow oxygen therapy? A systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Advanced Nursing (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Meta-analysisis: vitamin D supplementation in chronic widespread pain
8 Sep, 2017 | 01:55h | UTCEffect of vitamin D supplementation in chronic widespread pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Clinical Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Vitamin D Supplementation Reduces Pain Scores in Chronic Widespread Pain – Practice Update (free registration required)
Systematic Review: The Global Incidence of Appendicitis
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:05h | UTCSource: Medscape
Guideline: Managing menopausal symptoms and associated clinical issues in breast cancer survivors
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:34h | UTCManaging menopausal symptoms and associated clinical issues in breast cancer survivors – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New recommendations for managing menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors – The Endocrine Society (free) AND Managing Menopause Symptoms After Breast Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
Study: patients who survive ARDS may suffer from prolonged post-intensive care syndrome
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:42h | UTCUnderstanding patient outcomes after acute respiratory distress syndrome: identifying subtypes of physical, cognitive and mental health outcomes – Thorax (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ICU patients who survive ARDS may suffer from prolonged post-intensive care syndrome – Intermountain Medical Center, via EurekAlert (free)
Guideline: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
8 Sep, 2017 | 01:13h | UTCCommentaries: AGA releases recommendations on therapeutic drug monitoring in IBD – ACP Gastroenterology (free) AND New Guideline for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Journal Watch (free)
Meta-analysis: Intravenous Versus Nonintravenous Benzodiazepines for the Cessation of Seizures
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:25h | UTCIntravenous Versus Nonintravenous Benzodiazepines for the Cessation of Seizures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
“Should you give your preferred benzo by the fastest means possible? Or establish an IV and administer via that route? The short answer provided by this study, is to give your benzo IM or IN. While seizures stopped sooner after IV administration, the additional time needed to establish an IV resulted in overall longer seizure time when administered via that method” (by Jeremy Fried in Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 182).
The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end – here’s why
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:45h | UTCThe concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end – here’s why – The Conversation (free)
Review: Role of Combination Antimicrobial Therapy for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Infections
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:15h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Cohort study: Mortality in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy
7 Sep, 2017 | 23:38h | UTCMortality in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: results from a Swedish nationwide population-based cohort study – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Quadruples Death Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Inflammatory Myopathy Mortality Highest in First Year – Medscape (free registration required)
Study: Efficacy and Safety of Degludec versus Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes
7 Sep, 2017 | 23:44h | UTCEfficacy and Safety of Degludec versus Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentary: Degludec versus Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Viewpoint: Nonvoluntary Psychiatric Treatment Is Distinct From Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:09h | UTCNonvoluntary Psychiatric Treatment Is Distinct From Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment – JAMA (free)
Commentary: Ethicist proposes new category for psychiatric patients to justify instances of compulsory treatment – Science Daily (free)
Clinical trials revolution could change the future of medical research
7 Sep, 2017 | 23:25h | UTCClinical trials revolution could change the future of medical research – The Guardian (free)
Review: Anticoagulation Bridge Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
7 Sep, 2017 | 22:03h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club (free)
Study: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Clinical Outcomes and Risk of Recurrence
7 Sep, 2017 | 21:20h | UTCSpontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Clinical Outcomes and Risk of Recurrence – Journal of The American College or Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Long-Term Outcomes of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Spontaneous Coronary Dissection Often Followed By MACE Long Term – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Beta-blockers were associated with less recurrence in this observational study.
Study: Neurofeedback, sham neurofeedback, and cognitive-behavioural group therapy in adults with ADHD
7 Sep, 2017 | 21:59h | UTCNeurofeedback, sham neurofeedback, and cognitive-behavioural group therapy in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a triple-blind, randomised, controlled trial – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cognitive-behavioral therapy particularly efficient in treating ADHS in adults – Universitaet Tübingen, via Science Daily (free) AND No Evidence to Support Neurofeedback Over CBT for ADHD – Medscape (free registration required)
New tool identifies diabetes patients at risk for hypoglycemia-related Emergency emergencies
7 Sep, 2017 | 21:37h | UTCDevelopment and Validation of a Tool to Identify Patients With Type 2 Diabetes at High Risk of Hypoglycemia-Related Emergency Department or Hospital Use – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New tool identifies diabetes patients at risk for low blood sugar emergencies – Kaiser Permanente, via EurekAlert (free) AND Simple Tool Identifies Hypoglycemia Risk in Type 2 Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required) AND Identifying T2D Patients at Risk for Hypoglycemia Hospitalization – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Study: Dietary approach may be as effective as medications for laryngopharyngeal reflux
7 Sep, 2017 | 21:46h | UTCCommentaries: Dietary Approach Found as Effective as Medications for Treating Type of Reflux Disease – The JAMA Network (free) AND Treating Reflux With Diet – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
A small retrospective cohort study suggests a plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet may be as effective as medication.
New Economic Analyses Fail To Make Case For PCSK9 Inhibitors
7 Sep, 2017 | 20:52h | UTCNew Economic Analyses Fail To Make Case For PCSK9 Inhibitors – Cardiobrief (free)
Study: Efficacy of a 4-Food Elimination Diet for Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis
7 Sep, 2017 | 21:10h | UTCEfficacy of a 4-Food Elimination Diet for Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Elimination Diet for Eosinophilic Esophagitis — Are Four Foods as Good as Six? – Journal Watch (free) Four-Food Elimination Diet Can Treat Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children – NewsWise (free)