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M-A: Chest radiograph findings in COVID-19.

6 Aug, 2021 | 10:03h | UTC

Systematic review and meta-analysis of chest radiograph (CXR) findings in COVID-19 – Clinical Imaging

 

Review of COVID-19: Abdominal manifestations in adults and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

6 Aug, 2021 | 10:05h | UTC

Review of COVID-19, part 1: Abdominal manifestations in adults and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children – Clinical Imaging

 

PIDS-IDSA Guideline on diagnosis and management of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in pediatrics.

6 Aug, 2021 | 09:58h | UTC

Clinical Practice Guideline by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America: 2021 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Pediatrics – Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

News release: New PIDS-IDSA guideline on bone infections in children addresses key diagnostic and treatment questions – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

 

Fibrotic interstitial lung abnormalities at 1-year follow-up CT after severe COVID-19.

6 Aug, 2021 | 10:01h | UTC

Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Abnormalities at 1-year Follow-up CT after Severe COVID-19 – Radiology

Related: Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 Pneumonia: 6-month Chest CT Follow-up.

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Guideline: Laboratory detection and initial diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathies.

6 Aug, 2021 | 09:56h | UTC

Laboratory Detection and Initial Diagnosis of Monoclonal Gammopathies: Guideline From the College of American Pathologists in Collaboration With the American Association for Clinical Chemistry and the American Society for Clinical Pathology – Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

 

ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery – “Preoperative fasting from midnight is unnecessary in most patients. Patients undergoing surgery, who are considered to have no specific risk of aspiration, shall drink clear fluids until 2 h before anesthesia. Solids shall be allowed until 6 h before anesthesia.”

6 Aug, 2021 | 09:59h | UTC

ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery – Clinical Nutrition

 

RCT: Decompression alone is non-inferior to decompression with fusion in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.

6 Aug, 2021 | 09:54h | UTC

Decompression with or without Fusion in Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Decompression Noninferior for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis – HealthDay

 

Review: Rational fluid resuscitation in sepsis for the hospitalist.

6 Aug, 2021 | 09:53h | UTC

A Narrative Review Rational Fluid Resuscitation in Sepsis for the Hospitalist: A Narrative Review – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 

Mammographic features are associated with cardiometabolic disease risk and mortality.

6 Aug, 2021 | 09:04h | UTC

Mammographic features are associated with cardiometabolic disease risk and mortality – European Heart Journal

 

Viewpoint: Aligning payments, services, and quality in primary care.

6 Aug, 2021 | 09:08h | UTC

Aligning Payments, Services, and Quality in Primary Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 

M-A: Pharmacotherapy for the prevention of chronic pain after surgery in adults.

6 Aug, 2021 | 09:51h | UTC

Pharmacotherapy for the Prevention of Chronic Pain after Surgery in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Anesthesiology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Researchers tell doctors to avoid routine urinary tests for older patients with delirium.

6 Aug, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC

Researchers tell doctors to avoid routine urinary tests for older patients with delirium – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Original article: Things We Do for No Reason™: Obtaining Urine Testing in Older Adults With Delirium Without Signs or Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection – Journal of Hospital Medicine ($)

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Establishment of an international collaborative network for N-of-1 trials and single-case designs.

6 Aug, 2021 | 09:02h | UTC

Establishment of an International Collaborative Network for N-of-1 Trials and Single-Case Designs – Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications

 

International, multicenter observational study: Outcomes with percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy in high-risk ICU patients.

6 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC

Percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy in high-risk ICU patients – Annals of Intensive Care

 

Pre-post study: The implementation of a pathway and care bundle for the management of acute occlusive arterial mesenteric ischemia reduced mortality.

6 Aug, 2021 | 08:55h | UTC

The implementation of a pathway and care bundle for the management of acute occlusive arterial mesenteric ischemia reduced mortality – Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

M-A: Effects of early mobilization on the prognosis of critically ill patients.

6 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTC

Effects of early mobilization on the prognosis of critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Nursing Studies (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Patients with Immunosuppression.

5 Aug, 2021 | 09:02h | UTC

SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Patients with Immunosuppression – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT: In noncritically ill patients hospitalized with Covid-19, therapeutic-dose anticoagulation with heparin increased the probability of survival to hospital discharge compared with usual-care thromboprophylaxis.

5 Aug, 2021 | 09:07h | UTC

Therapeutic Anticoagulation with Heparin in Noncritically Ill Patients with Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

Editorial: Surviving Covid-19 with Heparin?

Commentaries:

Full-dose blood thinners reduce the need for organ support in moderately ill COVID-19 patients, but not in critically ill patients – National Institutes of Health

Therapeutic-Dose Heparin in COVID-19: Who Benefits, Who Doesn’t – TCTMD

Canadian-Led International Study: Full-Dose Blood Thinners Benefit Moderately Ill COVID-19 Patients – University of Manitoba

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT: In critically ill patients with Covid-19, therapeutic anticoagulation with heparin did not result in improved outcomes compared to usual-care pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis.

5 Aug, 2021 | 09:04h | UTC

Therapeutic Anticoagulation with Heparin in Critically Ill Patients with Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

Editorial: Surviving Covid-19 with Heparin?

Commentaries:

Full-dose blood thinners reduce the need for organ support in moderately ill COVID-19 patients, but not in critically ill patients – National Institutes of Health

Therapeutic-Dose Heparin in COVID-19: Who Benefits, Who Doesn’t – TCTMD

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT: Subcutaneous REGEN-COV antibody combination prevented symptomatic Covid-19 infection in previously uninfected household contacts of infected persons.

5 Aug, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC

Subcutaneous REGEN-COV Antibody Combination to Prevent Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

Related:

RCT: Bamlanivimab plus Etesevimab reduce mortality and hospitalization in ambulatory patients with early Covid-19 (within 3 days of a positive test) who are at risk for clinical deterioration (i.e., older people, obese, diabetics, immunocompromised, with CV disease).

[Preprint] RECOVERY trial finds Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody combination reduces deaths for hospitalized COVID-19 patients who have not mounted their own immune response.

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

How to wear a mask and not fog up your glasses.

5 Aug, 2021 | 08:56h | UTC

How to wear a mask and not fog up your glasses – The Philadelphia Inquirer

 

Covid: WHO calls for booster pause to vaccinate poorer nations.

5 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC

Covid: WHO calls for booster pause to vaccinate poorer nations – BBC

See also:

WHO Calls for G20 Support for Moratorium on COVID Vaccine Boosters Until End of September – Health Policy Watch

Why WHO Is Calling For A Moratorium On COVID Vaccine Boosters – NPR

WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 boosters – CIDRAP

WHO asks wealthy nations to hold off on Covid vaccine boosters at least through September – CNBC

WHO calls for a temporary moratorium on administering booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines – STAT

WHO calls for moratorium on booster vaccine shots through September, citing global disparity – the Washington Post

The W.H.O. calls for a moratorium on Covid vaccine boosters to help each country get more people vaccinated. – The New York Times ($)

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination for COVID-19.

5 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTC

Myocarditis and Pericarditis After Vaccination for COVID-19 – JAMA

Related:

Analysis finds benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh risks of rare cases of myocarditis.

CDC: Use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine after reports of myocarditis among vaccine recipients – “Continued use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in all recommended age groups will prevent morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 that far exceed the number of cases of myocarditis expected”.

Case Series: Myocarditis following immunization with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

CDC: mRNA vaccines are likely linked to cases of myocarditis and pericarditis – 1,226 cases of myocarditis or pericarditis have been reported mostly in people under 30.

 

ASA Guidance: Preoperative testing for COVID-19 is essential, regardless of vaccination.

5 Aug, 2021 | 08:55h | UTC

News release: American Society of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Say Preoperative Testing for COVID-19 is Essential, Regardless of Vaccination

See guidance: ASA and APSF Statement on Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus

Related:

Position statement: Perioperative management of post-COVID-19 surgical patients.

Guideline: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery

Study from 116 countries suggests surgery should be delayed for at least seven weeks following a COVID-19 diagnosis to reduce mortality risk

Cohort study: Postoperative in-hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 infection was more than double that in patients without COVID-19

WSES Position Paper: The management of surgical patients in the emergency setting during COVID-19 pandemic

Preparing previously COVID-19-positive patients for elective surgery: A framework for preoperative evaluation

 

Opinion: Watch the U.K. to Understand Delta – “The country lifted all its COVID-19 restrictions just as Delta peaked. What happens next will tell us how well vaccines are working.”

5 Aug, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC

Watch the U.K. to Understand Delta – The Atlantic

 

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