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Meta-analysis: early oral feeding after GI surgery is associated with a shorter length of stay (-1,72 days) and is not associated with an increase in complications

14 Sep, 2016 | 11:29h | UTC

Early Oral Feeding as Compared With Traditional Timing of Oral Feeding After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Surgery (Link to Abstract – $$$ required for full-text)

Early vs Late Oral Feeding After GI Surgery – Medscape commentary (Free registration required)

Obesity increases the risk of at least 13 types of cancers

10 Sep, 2016 | 22:44h | UTC

Body Fatness and Cancer — Viewpoint of the IARC Working Group (No abstract – $$$ required for full-text)

Obesity linked to at least 13 types of cancer – New York Times commentary (Free)

Normal BMI Lowers Risk for Most Cancers, IARC Says – Physician’s First Watch commentary (Free)

Overweight/Obesity Linked to Eight More Cancers – Medscape commentary (free registration required)

Review: Interventions to Prevent Diabetes

13 Sep, 2016 | 12:50h | UTC

Preventing Diabetes: Early Versus Late Preventive Interventions – Diabetes Care (Free full-text)

Interventions to Prevent Diabetes – PracticeUpdate commentary (Free registration required)

MRI without contrast during the first trimester of pregnancy appears to be safe, but Gadolinium enhanced MRI at any time during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of a broad set of adverse fetal outcomes

13 Sep, 2016 | 12:36h | UTC

Association Between MRI Exposure During Pregnancy and Fetal and Childhood Outcomes – JAMA (Free full-text)

Author Video Interview: MRI Exposure During Pregnancy and Offspring Outcomes – JAMA (Free video)

JAMA Report Video: MRI Exposure During Pregnancy and Offspring Outcomes – JAMA (Free video)

Source: EvidenceUpdates from BMJ (Free resource to find new evidence and articles of interest)

Observational study suggests calcium supplementation may increase the risk of dementia in women with previous stroke or white matter lesions on CT

13 Sep, 2016 | 12:39h | UTC

Calcium supplementation and risk of dementia in women with cerebrovascular disease – Neurology (link to abstract – $$$ required for full-text)

Calcium Supplements Linked to Dementia in CVD – Medscape commentary (Free registration required)

New Canadian Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation

10 Sep, 2016 | 21:56h | UTC

2016 Focused Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation (Free full-text)

Meta-analysis: one hour of physical activity seems to eliminate the risk associated with prolonged sitting

10 Sep, 2016 | 22:45h | UTC

Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality? A harmonised meta-analysis of data from more than 1 million men and women – The Lancet (Link to abstract – $$$ required for full-text)

Exercising One Hour/Day May Eliminate Sitting’s Toll on Health – PracticeUpdate commentary (Free registration required)

WHO releases new sexually transmitted infections guidelines

3 Sep, 2016 | 22:33h | UTC

News Release: Growing antibiotic resistance forces updates to recommended treatment for sexually transmitted infections – World Health Organization (Free)

WHO guidelines for the treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Free full text)

WHO guidelines for the treatment of Treponema pallidum (syphilis) (Free full text)

WHO guidelines for the treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis (Free full text)

WHO Issues New STI Treatment Guidelines – NEJM Physician’s First Watch commentary (Free)

Growing Antibiotic Resistance Prompts New WHO STI Guidelines – Medscape commentary (Free registration required)

Starts Today! Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Free Online Course

5 Sep, 2016 | 04:07h | UTC

Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera

Decompressive craniectomy for traumatic intracranial hypertension – lower mortality but higher rates of vegetative state…

10 Sep, 2016 | 16:41h | UTC

Trial of Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension – New England Journal of Medicine (Free full-text)

Decompressive Craniectomy and TBI – NEJM Quick Take Video Summary (Free video)

RESCUEicp – The Bottom Line commentary (Free)

Antibacterial soaps banned in US

3 Sep, 2016 | 21:09h | UTC

F.D.A. bans sale of many antibacterial soaps, saying risks outweigh benefits – New York Times commentary (Free full-text)

ACC/AHA releases guidelines on duration of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary artery disease

10 Sep, 2016 | 16:33h | UTC

2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (Free full-text)

Strong link between Zika and Guillain-Barre Syndrome

3 Sep, 2016 | 22:09h | UTC

Zika Virus and the Guillain–Barré Syndrome — Case Series from Seven Countries – New England Journal of Medicine (Free full text)

Study finds increase in temporary paralysis accompanied zika outbreaks – New York Times commentary (Free)

Zika and Guillain-Barré Syndrome “Strongly Associated” – NEJM Physician’s First Watch commentary (Free)

Perspective- should compression only CPR be the standard for bystandard resuscitation?

10 Sep, 2016 | 16:45h | UTC

Chest Compression Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Primary Cardiac Arrest – Circulation (Free full-text)

Review article – Management of severe pneumonia

1 Sep, 2016 | 22:58h | UTC

Severe community-acquired pneumonia: timely management measures in the first 24 hours – Critical Care (Free full-text)

Review Article: Acute kidney injury

3 Sep, 2016 | 13:08h | UTC

Acute kidney injury in the perioperative period and in intensive care units (excluding renal replacement therapies) – Ann Intensive Care (Free full-text)

New guidelines for the management of acne

3 Sep, 2016 | 19:08h | UTC

Guidelines of care for the management of acne vulgaris – J Am Acad Dermatol (Free full-text)

Chicken odor could help in the prevention of mosquito-vectored diseases

3 Sep, 2016 | 21:52h | UTC

Chicken volatiles repel host-seeking malaria mosquitoes – Malaria Journal (Free full-text)

Chicken odour could save millions of lives – World Economic Forum (Free)

Sequential approach to young febrile infants to identify patients at risk (RT @RhedinSamuel)

1 Sep, 2016 | 18:55h | UTC

Validation of the “Step-by-Step” Approach in the Management of Young Febrile Infants – Pediatrics (Free full-text)

Early initiation of ART prevents HIV transmission

1 Sep, 2016 | 22:40h | UTC

Antiretroviral Therapy for the Prevention of HIV-1 Transmission – New England Journal of Medicine (Free full-text)

ART to Prevent HIV Transmission – NEJM Quick Take Video Summary (Free Video)

#ESCcongress 2016 – New guidelines for the management of dyslipidemias

30 Aug, 2016 | 16:39h | UTC

2016 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidaemias – European Society of Cardiology (Free full-text)

New WHO Guidelines for the Management of HIV for Key Populations

1 Sep, 2016 | 18:59h | UTC

Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Care for Key Populations – World Health Organization (Free full-text)

New Cochrane Tutorial (3 min video) – Systematic Reviews

1 Sep, 2016 | 22:35h | UTC

What are systematic reviews? – Cochrane (Free Video)

#ESCcongress 2016 – Study suggests excessive BP lowering may harm CAD patients

30 Aug, 2016 | 15:14h | UTC

Cardiovascular event rates and mortality according to achieved systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with stable coronary artery disease: an international cohort study – The Lancet (Link to abstract – $$$ may be required for full text)

CLARIFY Findings Suggest Caution in Using BP-Lowering Treatments For CAD – American College of Cardiology Latest in Cardiology blog (Free commentary)

#ESCcongress 2016 – Drug-Eluting not much better than Bare-Metal stents? New study (RT @pascalmeier74)

30 Aug, 2016 | 16:21h | UTC

Drug-Eluting or Bare-Metal Stents for Coronary Artery Disease (Free full-text)

Editorial: Balancing the Evidence Base on Coronary Stents (Free full-text)

ESC: DES or BMS? No Mortality Difference: After 6 years, death was as likely in DES patients as in BMS patients – MedPage Today commentary (Free)

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