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Guideline: Management of ERCP-related Adverse Events

8 Jan, 2020 | 21:53h | UTC

ERCP-related adverse events: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline (free)

 


Study: Patients with Heart Failure and Sinus Rhythm Benefit from the Use of Beta-blockers Even with Moderate or Moderately Severe Renal Dysfunction

8 Jan, 2020 | 21:57h | UTC

Impact of Renal Impairment on Beta-Blocker Efficacy in Patients With Heart Failure – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)

 


Position Statement: Nutrition for Exercise in Hot Environments

8 Jan, 2020 | 21:54h | UTC

Sports Dietitians Australia Position Statement: Nutrition for Exercise in Hot Environments – International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (free)

 


[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Four Cycles of R-CHOP Non-inferior to Six Cycles of R-CHOP in Patients with Aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Favorable Prognosis

8 Jan, 2020 | 21:49h | UTC

Four versus six cycles of CHOP chemotherapy in combination with six applications of rituximab in patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma with favourable prognosis (FLYER): a randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 


Update on Management of Pleural Disease

8 Jan, 2020 | 21:52h | UTC

Update on Management of Pleural Disease – Current Pulmonology Reports (free)

Related: Pleural Effusion in Adults—Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment (free guideline and reviews)

 


Wed January 08 – 10 Stories of The Day!

8 Jan, 2020 | 09:02h | UTC

 

1 – Testosterone Treatment in Adult Men With Age-Related Low Testosterone: A Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Commentaries: ACP issues guideline on testosterone treatment for age-related low testosterone levels – ACP Internist (free) AND Most older men don’t need testosterone replacement, new guidelines say – Reuters (free)

 

2 – Transfusion strategies in non-bleeding critically ill adults: a clinical practice guideline from the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Editorial: Transfusion thresholds: the dangers of guidelines based on randomized controlled trials (free)

 

3 – ACG Clinical Guideline: Disorders of the Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation – American College of Gastroenterology (free)

 

4 – Collection Homepage: The Year in Cardiology 2019 – European Heart Journal (free articles)

– The Year in Cardiology: Acute Coronary Syndromes

– The Year in Cardiology: Aorta and Peripheral Circulation

– The Year in Cardiology: Arrhythmias and Pacing

– The Year in Cardiology: Imaging

– The Year in Cardiology: Cardiovascular Prevention

– The Year in Cardiology: Interventional Cardiology

– The Year in Cardiology: Valvular Heart Disease

– The Year in Cardiology: Heart Failure

 

5 – The Decade’s Top 10 Biggest Changes to ID Clinical Practice – HIV and ID Observations (free)

 

6 – Prevalence of Potentially Unnecessary Bimanual Pelvic Examinations and Papanicolaou Tests Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Aged 15-20 Years in the United States – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Unnecessary Bimanual Pelvic Examinations and Papanicolaou Testing in Adolescents and Young Women—Learning How to Unlearn – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Young women still may be getting unnecessary pelvic exams – University of California – San Francisco (free) AND Many young women get unnecessary pelvic exams – Reuters (free)

 

7 – Randomized clinical trial analyzing maintenance of peripheral venous catheters in an internal medicine unit: Heparin vs. saline – PLOS One (free)

Related Systematic Reviews: Heparin versus 0.9% sodium chloride locking for prevention of occlusion in central venous catheters in adults – Cochrane Library (free) AND Heparin flush vs. normal saline flush to maintain the patency of central venous catheter among adult patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (free)

 

8 – Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in Children With In Utero Zika Virus Exposure Without Congenital Zika Syndrome – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities Associated With In Utero Zika Virus Infection in Infants and Children—The Unfolding Story (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Study underscores the importance of long-term follow-up for Zika-exposed infants – Children’s National Hospital (free) AND New study shows Zika’s long arm in children – CIDRAP (free) AND Healthy babies exposed to Zika in the womb may suffer developmental delays – ScienceNews (free)

Related: Study: Nearly A Third of Children Exposed to Zika In-utero Develop Neurological Problems by Age 3 (link to abstract and commentary) AND Study: Neurodevelopment in Infants Exposed to Zika Virus In Utero (free study and commentaries)

 

9 – Thyroid nodules: diagnostic evaluation based on thyroid cancer risk assessment – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

 

10 – Efficacy and Safety of Switching to Dolutegravir/Lamivudine Fixed-Dose Two-Drug Regimen Versus Continuing a Tenofovir Alafenamide–Based Three- or Four-Drug Regimen for Maintenance of Virologic Suppression in Adults With HIV-1: Phase 3, Randomized, Non-inferiority TANGO Study – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free PDF)

 


[Abstract Only] Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Antipsychotic Drugs for Acute Schizophrenia

8 Jan, 2020 | 21:51h | UTC

Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Antipsychotic Drugs for Acute Schizophrenia – American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 


Meta-analysis: Therapeutic Hypothermia Not beneficial for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

8 Jan, 2020 | 21:46h | UTC

A meta-analysis of the effects of therapeutic hypothermia in adult patients with traumatic brain injury – Critical Care (free)

Related Randomized Trial: Prophylactic Hypothermia Questioned After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (free study and commentaries)

 


Randomized Trial: Long-term Aromatase Inhibitor Prevents Breast Cancer in High-risk Postmenopausal Women

8 Jan, 2020 | 21:48h | UTC

Use of anastrozole for breast cancer prevention (IBIS-II): long-term results of a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries: IBIS-II study finds anastrozole reduces breast cancer rates for high risk postmenopausal women – Queen Mary, University of London (free) AND Drug that prevents half of breast cancers carries on working – BBC (free) AND Long-Term Results of IBIS-II: Anastrozole for Breast Cancer Prevention – The ASCO Post (free)

 


[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Overall Survival with Daratumumab, Bortezomib, Melphalan, and Prednisone in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

8 Jan, 2020 | 21:47h | UTC

Overall survival with daratumumab, bortezomib, melphalan, and prednisone in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (ALCYONE): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Overall Survival With the Addition of Daratumumab to VMP in Newly Diagnosed, Transplant-Ineligible Multiple Myeloma -The ASCO Post (free)

 


ACP Guideline: Testosterone Treatment in Adult Men With Age-Related Low Testosterone

8 Jan, 2020 | 08:51h | UTC

Testosterone Treatment in Adult Men With Age-Related Low Testosterone: A Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Commentaries: ACP issues guideline on testosterone treatment for age-related low testosterone levels – ACP Internist (free) AND Most older men don’t need testosterone replacement, new guidelines say – Reuters (free)

 


ACG Clinical Guideline: Disorders of the Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation

8 Jan, 2020 | 08:49h | UTC

ACG Clinical Guideline: Disorders of the Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation – American College of Gastroenterology (free)

 


Guideline: Transfusion Strategies in Non-bleeding Critically Ill Adults

8 Jan, 2020 | 08:50h | UTC

Transfusion strategies in non-bleeding critically ill adults: a clinical practice guideline from the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Editorial: Transfusion thresholds: the dangers of guidelines based on randomized controlled trials (free)

 


Study: Prevalence of Potentially Unnecessary Bimanual Pelvic Examinations and Papanicolaou Tests Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Aged 15-20 Years

8 Jan, 2020 | 08:44h | UTC

Prevalence of Potentially Unnecessary Bimanual Pelvic Examinations and Papanicolaou Tests Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Aged 15-20 Years in the United States – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Unnecessary Bimanual Pelvic Examinations and Papanicolaou Testing in Adolescents and Young Women—Learning How to Unlearn – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Young women still may be getting unnecessary pelvic exams – University of California – San Francisco (free) AND Many young women get unnecessary pelvic exams – Reuters (free)

 


The Decade’s Top 10 Biggest Changes to ID Clinical Practice

8 Jan, 2020 | 08:45h | UTC

The Decade’s Top 10 Biggest Changes to ID Clinical Practice – HIV and ID Observations (free)

 


Collection: The Year in Cardiology 2019

8 Jan, 2020 | 08:47h | UTC

Collection Homepage: The Year in Cardiology 2019 – European Heart Journal (free articles)

– The Year in Cardiology: Acute Coronary Syndromes

– The Year in Cardiology: Aorta and Peripheral Circulation

– The Year in Cardiology: Arrhythmias and Pacing

– The Year in Cardiology: Imaging

– The Year in Cardiology: Cardiovascular Prevention

– The Year in Cardiology: Interventional Cardiology

– The Year in Cardiology: Valvular Heart Disease

– The Year in Cardiology: Heart Failure

 


Randomized Trial: No difference in Maintenance of Peripheral Venous Catheters with Heparin vs. Saline

8 Jan, 2020 | 08:42h | UTC

Randomized clinical trial analyzing maintenance of peripheral venous catheters in an internal medicine unit: Heparin vs. saline – PLOS One (free)

Related Systematic Reviews: Heparin versus 0.9% sodium chloride locking for prevention of occlusion in central venous catheters in adults – Cochrane Library (free) AND Heparin flush vs. normal saline flush to maintain the patency of central venous catheter among adult patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (free)

 


Thyroid Nodules: Diagnostic Evaluation Based on Thyroid Cancer Risk Assessment

8 Jan, 2020 | 08:39h | UTC

Thyroid nodules: diagnostic evaluation based on thyroid cancer risk assessment – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

 


Randomized Trial: Switching to Dolutegravir/Lamivudine Two-Drug Regimen Noninferior to Continuing a Tenofovir Alafenamide–Based Three- or Four-Drug Regimen for Maintenance of Virologic Suppression in Adults With HIV-1

8 Jan, 2020 | 08:37h | UTC

Efficacy and Safety of Switching to Dolutegravir/Lamivudine Fixed-Dose Two-Drug Regimen Versus Continuing a Tenofovir Alafenamide–Based Three- or Four-Drug Regimen for Maintenance of Virologic Suppression in Adults With HIV-1: Phase 3, Randomized, Non-inferiority TANGO Study – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free PDF)

 


Study: Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in Children with in Utero Zika Virus Exposure Without Congenital Zika Syndrome

8 Jan, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC

Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in Children With In Utero Zika Virus Exposure Without Congenital Zika Syndrome – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities Associated With In Utero Zika Virus Infection in Infants and Children—The Unfolding Story (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Study underscores the importance of long-term follow-up for Zika-exposed infants – Children’s National Hospital (free) AND New study shows Zika’s long arm in children – CIDRAP (free) AND Healthy babies exposed to Zika in the womb may suffer developmental delays – ScienceNews (free)

Related: Study: Nearly A Third of Children Exposed to Zika In-utero Develop Neurological Problems by Age 3 (link to abstract and commentary) AND Study: Neurodevelopment in Infants Exposed to Zika Virus In Utero (free study and commentaries)

 


[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Maintaining Low-dose Prednisone in SLE Patients with Inactive Disease Prevents Relapse

8 Jan, 2020 | 01:21h | UTC

Withdrawal of low-dose prednisone in SLE patients with a clinically quiescent disease for more than 1 year: a randomised clinical trial – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Fewer Lupus Flares on Low Dose Steroids – RheumNow (free)

 


Association of E-Cigarette Use with Respiratory Disease Among Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis

8 Jan, 2020 | 01:19h | UTC

Association of E-Cigarette Use With Respiratory Disease Among Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Vaping Nicotine Linked To Increased Risk Of Chronic Lung Disease – NPR (free) AND Vaping linked with long-term risk of respiratory disease in new study – CNN (free) AND Vaping May Increase the Risk of Chronic Respiratory Disease – Scientific American (a few articles per month are free)

 


Guideline: Neuroimaging for Migraine

8 Jan, 2020 | 01:22h | UTC

Neuroimaging for Migraine: The American Headache Society Systematic Review and Evidence‐Based Guideline – Headache (free)

 


FDA Safety Communication: Gabapentinoids may Cause Serious Respiratory Problems in Predisposed Patients

8 Jan, 2020 | 01:10h | UTC

FDA warns about serious breathing problems with seizure and nerve pain medicines gabapentin (Neurontin, Gralise, Horizant) and pregabalin (Lyrica, Lyrica CR) – U.S Food & Drug Administration (free)

See also: Neurontin, Gralise, Horizant (gabapentin) and Lyrica, Lyrica CR (pregabalin): Drug Safety Communication – Serious Breathing Problems – U.S Food & Drug Administration (free)

Commentaries: Gabapentinoids Linked to Respiratory Problems in Certain Patients – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND FDA warns gabapentin, pregabalin may cause serious breathing problems – The Hospitalist (free)

 


Randomized Trial: Effects of Low FODMAP Diet in Patients with Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease

8 Jan, 2020 | 01:06h | UTC

Effects of Low FODMAP Diet on Symptoms, Fecal Microbiome, and Markers of Inflammation in Patients With Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Randomized Trial – Gastroenterology (free)

 


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