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Meta-analysis: Early initiation of renal replacement therapy is not associated with survival benefit in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:25h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Inconclusive evidence regarding a benefit of systematic early mobilization in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:24h | UTC
Science family of journals announces change to open-access policy
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:23h | UTCScience family of journals announces change to open-access policy – Nature
See also: A new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read – Science
Related: Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers (several resources on the subject)
Meta-analysis: Comparison of the loop technique with incision and drainage for skin and soft tissue abscesses
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Loop drainage technique (LDT) vs conventional I&D (CID) for cutaneous abscess
8 studies (n=910)
CID failed in 69/487 pts (14%)
LDT failed in 35/423 pts (8%)
OR 2.02 (95% CI 1.29 to 3.18) https://t.co/JVRZWFfyUe@MGottliebMD @GillianMD1 @AcademicEmerMed @SAEMonline #AEM pic.twitter.com/HJfnou4NYc— Gary D Peksa 💊 🌱 (@garyDpeksa) October 15, 2020
Epidural corticosteroid injections for sciatica: An abridged Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:16h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Randomized Trial of Focused Ultrasound Subthalamotomy for Parkinson’s Disease
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:20h | UTC
Post-resuscitation shock: Recent advances in pathophysiology and treatment
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:18h | UTC
Role of imaging in visceral vascular emergencies
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:14h | UTCRole of imaging in visceral vascular emergencies – Insights into Imaging
Systematic review: Insufficient evidence of benefit from immediate‐release methylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:11h | UTCIR methylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults – Cochrane Library
Original study: Immediate‐release methylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults – Cochrane Library
Systematic review: Intra-articular ketamine for postoperative analgesia
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:13h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
What is the impact of intra-articular ketamine for postoperative analgesia?https://t.co/61ECP4EOZ2#physiatry #rehab #painmanagement #ketamine pic.twitter.com/wEQhUvyd8E
— AJPM&R (@AJPMRjournal) November 16, 2020
Systematic review: Does adding iron to wheat flour reduce anemia and increase iron levels in the general population?
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:10h | UTCOriginal study: Wheat flour fortification with iron and other micronutrients for reducing anaemia and improving iron status in populations – Cochrane Library
Study: Similar length of hospital stay with laparoscopic vs. open gastrectomy for gastric cancer
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:05h | UTCLength of Hospital Stay With Laparoscopic vs Open Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer – The ASCO Post
Meta-analysis: Bisphosphonates or RANK‐ligand‐inhibitors for men with prostate cancer and bone metastases
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:09h | UTC
WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in COVID-19 vaccine access
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:58h | UTCWHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in COVID-19 vaccine access – United Nations
Commentaries: Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of ‘catastrophic moral failure’: WHO chief – Reuters AND Covid vaccine: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’ – BBC
IDH inhibitor Ivosidenib improves overall survival in previously treated patients with cholangiocarcinoma
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:08h | UTC
Postsurgical disease recurrence in stage I to III colorectal cancer may be predicted by ctDNA
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:07h | UTCCommentaries: Postsurgical Disease Recurrence in Stage I to III Colorectal Cancer May Be Predicted by ctDNA – The ASCO Post AND Liquid Biopsy Predicts Colon Cancer Relapse Months Before CT – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: Corticosteroid use in COVID-19 patients
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:56h | UTCRelated meta-analysis: Corticosteroids for Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) With Different Disease Severity: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials – Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Covid-19: What new variants are emerging and how are they being investigated?
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:51h | UTCCovid-19: What new variants are emerging and how are they being investigated? – The BMJ
Evidence summary and clinical decision algorithm to guide clinicians in the care of the hypoxemic, non-intubated patients with suspected Covid-19
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:57h | UTC
IDSA: COVID-19 Diagnostic Guidelines Updates
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:54h | UTCCOVID-19 Diagnostic Guidelines Updates (Jan. 16, 2021) – Infectious Diseases Society of America
New calculator identifies COVID-19 patients at highest risk of deterioration
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:52h | UTCCommentaries: Improving clinical management of COVID-19: the role of prediction models – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Tool identifies COVID-19 patients at highest risk of deterioration – UK Research and Innovation
See calculator: 4C Mortality & 4C Deterioration
Commentary on Twitter
This model helps predict clinical deterioration of hospitalized patients with #COVID19 using 11 commonly measured/identifiable variables at the time of hospital contact.
Validated on ~75000 patients from 260 hospitals in the UK.
Nice.
By @Rishi_K_Gupta: https://t.co/OX8vtLtcVY pic.twitter.com/FEs5gZ9M5U
— Isaac Bogoch (@BogochIsaac) January 13, 2021
Rapid increase in covid cases ‘not due to the variant’, WHO says
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:49h | UTCRapid Increase In COVID Cases ‘Not Due To The Variant’, WHO Says – Health Policy Watch
Can COVID-19 cause diabetes?
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:48h | UTCCan COVID-19 cause diabetes? – Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Commentary on Twitter
Can #COVID19 induce #diabetes?
We don't know if #SARSCoV2 can directly damage pancreatic β-islet cells.
"If covid-19 were in fact to cause permanent insulin-dependent diabetes, SARS-CoV-2 would be unique." https://t.co/EMjW7d4Azv @NatMetabolism @ColumbiaMed Domenico Accili pic.twitter.com/HpNe9IToGm— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 12, 2021
Meta-analysis: saliva and nasopharyngeal swab nucleic acid amplification have similar diagnostic accuracy for the detection of SARS-CoV-2
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:46h | UTC
WHO urges governments to promote healthy food in public facilities
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:40h | UTCWHO urges governments to promote healthy food in public facilities – World Health Organization
Original Report: Action framework for developing and implementing public food procurement and service policies for a healthy diet – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
Governments worldwide have a responsibility to serve and sell food that improves the health of their people. @WHO's new action framework is an opportunity to make healthy food choices the default choices in public settings. https://t.co/NdUtXBNSL1
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) January 18, 2021