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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized women giving birth with and without COVID-19
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:45h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The higher rates of preterm birth, preeclampsia, thrombotic events and death in women giving birth with #COVID19 highlight the need for strategies to minimize risk https://t.co/W8PtvAKkgt
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) January 15, 2021
After return of spontaneous circulation in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, too early ECG acquisition (7 minutes or less) is associated with false-positive findings for STEMI
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:44h | UTCCommentary: Delaying Electrocardiography in Cardiac Arrest: A Pause for the Cause – JAMA Network Open
Opinion: A big science publisher is going open access. But at what cost?
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:35h | UTCOpinion: A Big Science Publisher Is Going Open Access. But at What Cost? – Undark
Related: A new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read – Science AND Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers (several resources on the subject) AND For €9500, Nature journals will now make your paper free to read
Reflection: Against diagnosis
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:38h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/JohnLauner/status/1350358748813021190
Podcast: What the USPSTF? Preventive Medicine Updates
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:37h | UTC
Randomized trial: Preoperative exercise improves vascular caliber and maturation of arteriovenous fistula
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:33h | UTC
Study: Sweetened beverage sales decreased after new tax implementation and bounced back quickly after the tax was repealed
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:24h | UTCCommentaries: Sweetened beverage sales bounced back quickly after Cook County tax repealed – University of Illinois at Chicago AND Is the Association Between Beverage Taxes and Reductions in Sales Driven by Communication of Health Consequences in Addition to Price Increases? – JAMA Network Open
Commentaries on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Neena_P/status/1344090204626366465
Meta-Analysis: After transcatheter aortic valve implantation, Aspirin alone is a better choice than dual antiplatelet therapy
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:34h | UTCMeta-Analysis Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Single vs. Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Patients. – American Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Perspective: Addressing polypharmacy in outpatient dialysis units
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:27h | UTCRelated: Targeted Deprescribing in an Outpatient Hemodialysis Unit: A Quality Improvement Study to Decrease Polypharmacy – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Polypharmacy management in older patients
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:26h | UTCPolypharmacy Management in Older Patients – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Designing and undertaking randomized implementation trials: guide for researchers
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:20h | UTCDesigning and undertaking randomised implementation trials: guide for researchers – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Despite the need for high quality evidence from implementation research, randomised trials of implementation strategies often have serious limitations. This article aims to provide a best practice guide to randomised implementation trialshttps://t.co/CqTvhsINPv
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) January 18, 2021
AUA/ASRM Guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of infertility in men
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:21h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Infertility in Men: AUA/ASRM Guideline Part I – The Journal of Urology
Diagnosis and Treatment of Infertility in Men: AUA/ASRM Guideline PART II – The Journal of Urology
Meta-analysis: The effect of low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets on weight loss and lipid levels
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:18h | UTC
Randomized trial: Ultra-hypofractionated vs. conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:14h | UTCUltra-hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer (HYPO-RT-PC): patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes of a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Randomized trial: Prevention of biliary fistula after partial hepatectomy by transcystic biliary drainage
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:19h | UTCPrevention of biliary fistula after partial hepatectomy by transcystic biliary drainage: randomized clinical trial – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Systematic review: Time-restricted eating’s effects on human health
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:16h | UTC
Randomized trial: Pneumatic dilation does not work for persistent dysphagia after antireflux surgery
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:13h | UTCPneumatic dilation for persistent dysphagia after antireflux surgery, a multicentre single-blind randomised sham-controlled clinical trial – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
RECOVERY trial: No Benefit from convalescent plasma in hospitalized patients with Covid-19
17 Jan, 2021 | 22:26h | UTCCommentary: Covid: ‘Convalescent plasma no benefit to hospital patients’ – BBC
Systematic review: Little evidence of benefit from vitamin D supplementation on linear growth and other health outcomes among children under five years of age
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:11h | UTC
Randomized trial: Vitamin D does not improve growth or reduce rickets in stunted children
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:07h | UTCVitamin D for Growth and Rickets in Stunted Children: A Randomized Trial – Pediatrics
Systematic review: The association of Alvimopan treatment with postoperative outcomes after abdominal surgery
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:05h | UTCThe association of alvimopan treatment with postoperative outcomes after abdominal surgery: A systematic review across different surgical procedures and contexts of perioperative care – Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
WHO: Infection prevention and control guidance for long-term care facilities in the context of COVID-19 update
17 Jan, 2021 | 22:24h | UTC
Characterization of the first 250 000 hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Brazil: a retrospective analysis of nationwide data
17 Jan, 2021 | 22:23h | UTC
[In Portuguese] Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Descrição dos primeiros 250 mil pacientes com COVID-19 hospitalizados no Brasil no @LancetRespirMed
➡️Idade média 60 anos, um terço <50 anos
➡️39% na UTI / 23% ventilação invasiva
➡️2 em cada 5 morreram. 3 em cada 5 se foi para UTI
⬆️Diferenças regionaishttps://t.co/YAv0nosEaC pic.twitter.com/qQvA7uWgC6— Otavio Ranzani (@otavio_ranzani) January 15, 2021
Johnson & Johnson publishes early data for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate
17 Jan, 2021 | 22:22h | UTCCommentaries: Johnson & Johnson Publishes Early Data For Its Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate. The Vaccine Is A Few Months Behind The MRNA Options But May Eventually Offer Advantage AND Data fuel debate over whether J&J’s one-dose Covid vaccine will measure up – STAT
Covid-19: Norway investigates 23 deaths in frail elderly patients after vaccination
17 Jan, 2021 | 22:21h | UTCCovid-19: Norway investigates 23 deaths in frail elderly patients after vaccination – The BMJ
See also: Covid-19 vaccination associated with adverse drug reactions in elderly people who are frail