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USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCRecommendation Statement: Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – US Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Evidence Report: Primary Care Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – JAMA (free)
JAMA Editorials: Updated Guidelines on Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (free) AND Updated US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm—Are We Really Up To Date? (free) AND Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm—A Call to Arms? (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (free audio)
AAP Policy Statement: Unique Needs of the Adolescent
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCUnique Needs of the Adolescent – Pediatrics (free)
News Releases: American Academy of Pediatrics Describes the Unique Needs of Adolescents With New Policy Statement – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND AAP policy: What doctors need to consider when caring for 11- to 21-year-olds – AAP News (free)
ESC Position Paper: Role and Safety of New Glucose‐lowering Drugs in Patients with Heart Failure
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:25h | UTC
Perspective: How Twitter is Changing Medical Research
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCHow Twitter is Changing Medical Research – Nature (free)
Related: Keeping Up With Cardiology: Old-School Learning Versus the Twittersphere – TCTMD (free) AND Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? – Facets (free) AND Rise of the Tweetorial – Precious Bodily Fluids (free) AND Social Medicine: Twitter in Healthcare – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free) AND University of Twitter? Scientists give impromptu lecture critiquing nutrition research – CBC (free) AND Twitter-Based Medicine: How Social Media is Changing the Public’s View of Medicine – The Health Care Blog (free) AND What’s your doctor reading? How social media is disrupting medical education – National Post (free)
“From online journal clubs to ‘tweetorials’ to conference updates, social media is changing the dissemination and discussion of biomedicine.”
Meta-Analysis Suggests Low Risk of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving a Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:23h | UTCRisk of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in Patients With Stage 4 or 5 Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving a Group II Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Risk of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in Chronic Kidney Disease—Is Zero Good Enough? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Choosing Wisely in Pediatric Hematology: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCSee complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Source: NEJM Journal Watch
BBC Investigation on the Reporting of the EXCEL Trial Raises Concerns Over the Safety of Stents for Left Main Disease in Patients at Low Risk for Surgery
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:19h | UTCSurgeons withdraw support for heart disease advice – BBC (free)
YouTube Video: European guidelines on heart disease under review – BBC Newsnight (free)
See also: EACTS responds to BBC Newsnight’s investigation on the EXCEL trial – European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free)
Commentary: EACTS Pulls Out of Left Main Guidelines After BBC Bombshell Alleging EXCEL Trial Cover-up – TCTMD (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Wow! Super 🔥🔥🔥🔥 breaking story!
Reanalysis of EXCEL using Universal Definition of MI would have changed results substantially.
Taggart may be vindicated.
H/t @MedCrisis @drjohnm https://t.co/Yu7qKuiBdV
— Venk Murthy MD PhD (@venkmurthy) December 9, 2019
Hyperkalemia: Pathophysiology, Risk Factors and Consequence
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:14h | UTCHyperkalemia: pathophysiology, risk factors and consequences – Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (free)
Related: Management of hyperkalemia in the acutely ill patient – Annals of Intensive Care (free) AND Acute Management of Hyperkalemia – Current Heart Failure Reports (free) AND Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free) AND Potassium Disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia – American Family Physician (free) AND Management of hyperkalemia in patients with kidney disease: a position paper endorsed by the Italian Society of Nephrology – Journal of Nephrology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews
State of the Art Review: Does General Anesthesia Affect Neurodevelopment in Infants and Children?
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCDoes general anesthesia affect neurodevelopment in infants and children? – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Randomized Trial: General Anesthesia in Infancy Does Not Seem to Impair Neurodevelopmental Outcomes (link to abstract and commentary)
AHA Scientific Statement: Managing Older Adults in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:41h | UTCNews Release: Treating more than just the heart is critical for geriatric patients – American Heart Association (free)
Tue December 10 – 10 Stories of The Day!
10 Dec, 2019 | 10:22h | UTC
News Release: Treating more than just the heart is critical for geriatric patients – American Heart Association (free)
2 – Infographics and Summaries of the New ACLS and PALS Updates
Homepage: CPR Guidelines (free summaries and infographics)
– 2019 Highlights – Guidelines Update for CPR & ECC
– 2019 FAQ – Guidelines Update for CPR & ECC
– 2019 Infographic – ACLS Guidelines Update
– 2019 Infographic – PALS Guidelines Update
Original Guidelines: AHA Updates on Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (free) AND AHA Updates in Pediatric Life Support (free)
Original Study: Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (CRASH-3): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet (free study and commentaries)
7 – Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in 2019-2020 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Monitoring and Management of Severe Adult Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma (several guidelines on the subject)
8 – Cannabis-based medicines and the perioperative physician – Perioperative Medicine (free)
Related: Perioperative care of cannabis users: A comprehensive review of pharmacological and anesthetic considerations – Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (free)
9 – Interventions for idiopathic steroid‐resistant nephrotic syndrome in children – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions for idiopathic steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome in children – Cochrane Library (free)
Infographic: New Review Update: Idiopathic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children (free)
10 – Light to moderate amount of lifetime alcohol consumption and risk of cancer in Japan – Cancer (free)
Commentaries: Even light alcohol consumption linked to higher cancer risk in Japan – Wiley (free)
Related: Alcohol and Cancer: A Statement of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (free Statement and commentaries) AND Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies – The Lancet (free study and commentaries)
Infographics and Summaries of the New ACLS and PALS Updates
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:39h | UTCHomepage: CPR Guidelines (free summaries and infographics)
– 2019 Highlights – Guidelines Update for CPR & ECC
– 2019 FAQ – Guidelines Update for CPR & ECC
– 2019 Infographic – ACLS Guidelines Update
– 2019 Infographic – PALS Guidelines Update
Original Guidelines: AHA Updates on Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (free) AND AHA Updates in Pediatric Life Support (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Have you seen the 2019 @American_Heart guidelines update? @sparsh717, @atolm6, @AylC1989 and @comilla_s have created #infographics to summarize the update! Here is the #ACLS update graphic!
AHA Update: https://t.co/Yo0kdKfZJM
ACLS Update infographic: https://t.co/Vb7R0LgAJI pic.twitter.com/tNadnBC2x5— CanadiEM (@WeAreCanadiEM) December 8, 2019
Novel Self‐Report Tool for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:11h | UTC
ESC Position Statement: Imaging in Patients with Suspected Acute Heart Failure
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:37h | UTC
Consensus Report: Lung–kidney Interactions in Critically Ill Patients
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:36h | UTC
Review: Missed Vaccinations and Critical Care Admission
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:35h | UTC
Clinical Update: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in 2019-2020
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:32h | UTCMild Traumatic Brain Injury in 2019-2020 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Monitoring and Management of Severe Adult Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma (several guidelines on the subject)
Review: Cannabis-based Medicines and the Perioperative Physician
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCCannabis-based medicines and the perioperative physician – Perioperative Medicine (free)
Related: Perioperative care of cannabis users: A comprehensive review of pharmacological and anesthetic considerations – Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (free)
Editorial: Is Tranexamic Acid Going to CRASH the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury?
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCOriginal Study: Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (CRASH-3): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet (free study and commentaries)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Idiopathic Steroid‐resistant Nephrotic Syndrome in Children
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCInterventions for idiopathic steroid‐resistant nephrotic syndrome in children – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions for idiopathic steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome in children – Cochrane Library (free)
Infographic: New Review Update: Idiopathic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children (free)
Study: Even Light Alcohol Consumption Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCLight to moderate amount of lifetime alcohol consumption and risk of cancer in Japan – Cancer (free)
Commentaries: Even light alcohol consumption linked to higher cancer risk in Japan – Wiley (free)
Related: Alcohol and Cancer: A Statement of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (free Statement and commentaries) AND Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies – The Lancet (free study and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Endoscopic vs. Surgical Myotomy in Patients with Idiopathic Achalasia
9 Dec, 2019 | 01:40h | UTCEndoscopic or Surgical Myotomy in Patients with Idiopathic Achalasia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Establishment of a New Gold Standard for Achalasia Treatment – Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (free) AND Less Invasive Approach as Good as Surgery for Achalasia – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Mon December 9 – 10 Stories of The Day!
9 Dec, 2019 | 08:43h | UTC
Commentaries: Typhoid vaccine over 81% effective in tackling disease in Nepal – University of Oxford (free) AND Typhoid vaccine shows protection in phase 3 trial – CIDRAP (free)
2 – Endoscopic or Surgical Myotomy in Patients with Idiopathic Achalasia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Establishment of a New Gold Standard for Achalasia Treatment – Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (free) AND Less Invasive Approach as Good as Surgery for Achalasia – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Original Guidelines: Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes Blood Pressure Work Group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for the management of blood pressure in chronic kidney disease (free PDF) AND 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension (free) AND 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (free)
4 – Corticosteroids for treating sepsis in children and adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Corticosteroids for treating sepsis – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Adjunctive Corticosteroid Treatment in Septic Shock (review, guideline and meta-analysis on the subject)
5 – Cochrane Sustainable Healthcare: evidence for action on too much medicine – Cochrane Library (free)
News Release: Launch of new Cochrane Sustainable Healthcare Field – Cochrane Library (free)
See Website: Cochrane Sustainable Healthcare (free)
6 – The ketogenic diet: Pros and cons – Atherosclerosis (free for a limited period)
Related: Review of current evidence and clinical recommendations on the effects of low-carbohydrate and very-low-carbohydrate (including ketogenic) diets for the management of body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors: A scientific statement from the National Lipid Association Nutrition and Lifestyle Task Force – Journal of Clinical Lipidology (free) AND Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) in the management of metabolic diseases: systematic review and consensus statement from the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE) – Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (free) AND The Keto Diet Is Popular, but Is It Good for You? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
7 – State of the Art Review: Cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease: clinical management and prevention – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
8 – Head and Neck Injuries Associated With Cell Phone Use – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Cellphone distraction linked to increase in head injuries – Rutgers University (free) AND As smartphones became more popular, more people were sent to the hospital after dropping their phones on themselves, study finds – Business Insider (free) AND Walking while texting and other cell phone related injuries are on the rise, especially for the young – CNN (fee) AND Distracted by Their Smartphones, Pedestrians Are Landing in the ER – U.S. News (free)
9 – Keratinocytic Skin Cancer Detection on the Face Using Region-Based Convolutional Neural Network – JAMA Dermatology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Problems and Potentials of Automated Object Detection for Skin Cancer Recognition (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Robot vs Derms for Skin Cancer Dx: It’s a Toss-Up – MedPage Today (free registration required)
10 – Obeticholic acid for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: interim analysis from a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“This study is ongoing to assess clinical outcomes.”
Randomized Trial: Efficacy Analysis of a Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine
9 Dec, 2019 | 01:41h | UTCCommentaries: Typhoid vaccine over 81% effective in tackling disease in Nepal – University of Oxford (free) AND Typhoid vaccine shows protection in phase 3 trial – CIDRAP (free)
Review: The Chaos of Hypertension Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
9 Dec, 2019 | 01:39h | UTCThe chaos of hypertension guidelines for chronic kidney disease patients – Clinical Kidney Journal (free)
Original Guidelines: Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes Blood Pressure Work Group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for the management of blood pressure in chronic kidney disease (free PDF) AND 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension (free) AND 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (free)