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[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Similar Survival Outcomes After Laparoscopy-assisted Distal Gastrectomy vs. Open Distal Gastrectomy for Clinical Stage I Gastric Cancer

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:59h | UTC

Survival outcomes after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy versus open distal gastrectomy with nodal dissection for clinical stage IA or IB gastric cancer (JCOG0912): a multicentre, non-inferiority, phase 3 randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

New online – survival outcomes after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy versus open distal gastrectomy with nodal dissection for clinical stage IA or IB #gastriccancer (JCOG0912 trial) – https://t.co/SMUsDqKMS7 #SoMe4Surg #stcsm pic.twitter.com/WHyrgZSTUe

— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) November 20, 2019

 

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Guidelines on Therapeutics in Crohn’s Disease: Surgical Treatment

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:37h | UTC

ECCO Guidelines on Therapeutics in Crohn’s Disease: Surgical Treatment – Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis (free PDF)

 

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Muscle Cramping During Exercise: Causes, Solutions, and Questions Remaining

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:36h | UTC

Muscle Cramping During Exercise: Causes, Solutions, and Questions Remaining – Sports Medicine (free)

 

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Review: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-associated Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Adverse Events and Their Management

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:34h | UTC

Immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated gastrointestinal and hepatic adverse events and their management – Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology (free)

Related: Management of Gastrointestinal Toxicity from Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor – Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicities (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)

 

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Iron Deficiency Anemia Revisited

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:35h | UTC

Iron deficiency anaemia revisited – Journal of Internal Medicine (free)

Related: How we diagnose and treat iron deficiency anemia – American Journal of Hematology (free)

 

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Telehealth in Cardiology: The Future is Today

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:32h | UTC

Telehealth in Cardiology: The Future is Today – Cardiology Magazine, American College of Cardiology (free)

 

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Paging Dr. Robot: Artificial Intelligence Moves into Care

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:31h | UTC

Paging Dr. Robot: Artificial intelligence moves into care – Associated Press (free) (via @EricTopol)

 

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Non-inferiority Trials in Cardiology: What Clinicians Need to Know

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:30h | UTC

Non-inferiority trials in cardiology: what clinicians need to know – Heart (free)

 

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Consistent Definitions of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Consensus Statements, Position Statements, and Practice Alerts

26 Nov, 2019 | 07:28h | UTC

Consistent Definitions of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Consensus Statements, Position Statements, and Practice Alerts – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free)

 

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KDIGO Controversies Conference: Potassium Homeostasis and Management of Dyskalemia in Kidney Diseases

24 Nov, 2019 | 21:07h | UTC

Potassium homeostasis and management of dyskalemia in kidney diseases: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference – Kidney International (free)

Related: Physiology and Pathophysiology of Potassium Homeostasis: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)

 

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Position Paper: Diagnosis and Treatment of Xerosis Cutis

24 Nov, 2019 | 21:06h | UTC

Diagnosis and treatment of xerosis cutis – a position paper – Journal of the German Society of Dermatology (free)

 

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Perspective: The Mental Health of PhD Researchers Demands Urgent Attention

24 Nov, 2019 | 21:02h | UTC

The mental health of PhD researchers demands urgent attention – Nature (free)

Related: PhDs: the tortuous truth – Nature’s survey of more than 6,000 graduate students reveals the turbulent nature of doctoral research – Nature (free)

 

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Mon November 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!

25 Nov, 2019 | 00:01h | UTC

 

1 – Potassium homeostasis and management of dyskalemia in kidney diseases: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference – Kidney International (free)

Related: Physiology and Pathophysiology of Potassium Homeostasis: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)

 

2 – Diagnosis and treatment of xerosis cutis – a position paper – Journal of the German Society of Dermatology (free)

 

3 – Guidelines on suicide amongst anaesthetists 2019 – Anaesthesia (free)

 

4 – The mental health of PhD researchers demands urgent attention – Nature (free)

Related: PhDs: the tortuous truth – Nature’s survey of more than 6,000 graduate students reveals the turbulent nature of doctoral research – Nature (free)

 

5 – 17-OHPC to Prevent Recurrent Preterm Birth in Singleton Gestations (PROLONG Study): A Multicenter, International, Randomized Double-Blind Trial – American Journal of Perinatology (free)

Commentary: Advice to pull a drug used to prevent premature birth sparks controversy – News Medical (free) AND Unexpected Findings in Confirmatory Trial of Preterm Birth Drug – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Related Study: A Randomized Trial of Progesterone in Women with Recurrent Miscarriages – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

 

6 – Alex Nowbar’s weekly review, 22 November 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

 

7 – Imaging Tests for the Detection of Osteomyelitis: A Systematic Review – Health Technology Assessment (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts

 

8 – Comparisons of exacerbations and mortality among regular inhaled therapies for patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis – PLOS Medicine (free)

Related Guidelines: 2020 Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD – GOLD Reports 2020 (free PDF) AND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

 

9 – Low-volume bowel prep appears as effective as high-volume for colonoscopy – ACP Gastroenterology (free)

Original Study: Efficacy and Tolerability of High- vs Low-Volume Split-Dose Bowel Cleansing Regimens for Colonoscopy: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

10 – Evaluation of Long-term Risk of Epilepsy, Psychiatric Disorders, and Mortality Among Children With Recurrent Febrile Seizures: A National Cohort Study in Denmark – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Risk of Epilepsy with Febrile Seizure – Journal Feed (free) AND Repeated febrile convulsions linked to epilepsy and psychiatric disorders – Aarhus University (free) AND Kids’ Fever-Related Convulsions Tied to Greater Risk of Epilepsy, Schizophrenia – PsychCentral (free)

 

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Guidelines on Suicide Amongst Anesthetists 2019

24 Nov, 2019 | 21:05h | UTC

Guidelines on suicide amongst anaesthetists 2019 – Anaesthesia (free)

 

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Alex Nowbar’s weekly review—22 November 2019

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:58h | UTC

Alex Nowbar’s weekly review, 22 November 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

 

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Systematic Review: Imaging Tests for the Detection of Osteomyelitis

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:57h | UTC

Imaging Tests for the Detection of Osteomyelitis: A Systematic Review – Health Technology Assessment (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts

 

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Systematic Review: Comparisons of Exacerbations and Mortality Among Regular Inhaled Therapies for Patients with Stable COPD

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:55h | UTC

Comparisons of exacerbations and mortality among regular inhaled therapies for patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis – PLOS Medicine (free)

Related Guidelines: 2020 Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD – GOLD Reports 2020 (free PDF) AND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

 

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Randomized Trial: Injectable 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone Not Effective for the Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Birth

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:59h | UTC

17-OHPC to Prevent Recurrent Preterm Birth in Singleton Gestations (PROLONG Study): A Multicenter, International, Randomized Double-Blind Trial – American Journal of Perinatology (free)

Commentary: Advice to pull a drug used to prevent premature birth sparks controversy – News Medical (free) AND Unexpected Findings in Confirmatory Trial of Preterm Birth Drug – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Related Study: A Randomized Trial of Progesterone in Women with Recurrent Miscarriages – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

 

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[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Low-volume Cleansing Regimens Appears as Effective as High-volume for Colonoscopy

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:54h | UTC

Low-volume bowel prep appears as effective as high-volume for colonoscopy – ACP Gastroenterology (free)

Original Study: Efficacy and Tolerability of High- vs Low-Volume Split-Dose Bowel Cleansing Regimens for Colonoscopy: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

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[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Long-term Risk of Epilepsy, Psychiatric Disorders, and Mortality Among Children with Recurrent Febrile Seizures

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:52h | UTC

Evaluation of Long-term Risk of Epilepsy, Psychiatric Disorders, and Mortality Among Children With Recurrent Febrile Seizures: A National Cohort Study in Denmark – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Risk of Epilepsy with Febrile Seizure – Journal Feed (free) AND Repeated febrile convulsions linked to epilepsy and psychiatric disorders – Aarhus University (free) AND Kids’ Fever-Related Convulsions Tied to Greater Risk of Epilepsy, Schizophrenia – PsychCentral (free)

 

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EAU-ESMO Consensus Statements on the Management of Advanced and Variant Bladder Cancer

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:43h | UTC

EAU-ESMO Consensus Statements on the Management of Advanced and Variant Bladder Cancer—An International Collaborative Multistakeholder Effort – European Urology (free)

 

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Consensus Recommendations: Management of Adults and Children Undergoing CAR T-Cell Therapy

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:42h | UTC

Management Of Adults And Children Undergoing CAR T-Cell Therapy: Best Practice Recommendations Of The European Society For Blood And Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) And The Joint Accreditation Committee Of ISCT And EBMT (JACIE) – Haematologica (free PDF)

 

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Practical Guide to Vaccination in All Stages of CKD, Including Patients Treated by Dialysis or Kidney Transplantation

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:44h | UTC

Practical Guide to Vaccination in All Stages of CKD, Including Patients Treated by Dialysis or Kidney Transplantation – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)

 

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Systematic Review: Clinical Risk Factors for Achilles Tendinopathy

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:38h | UTC

Clinical risk factors for Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)

 

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Meta-Analysis: Early vs. Delayed Surgery After Short-course Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:41h | UTC

Early versus delayed surgery after short-course radiotherapy for rectal cancer: A network meta-analysis of randomized Controlled Trials – Asian Journal of Surgery (free)

 

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