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Choosing Wisely in Pediatric Surgery: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

8 Nov, 2019 | 07:21h | UTC

American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Surgery: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – Choosing Wisely (free)

Commentary: Choosing Wisely Examines Pediatric Surgical Practices to Avoid – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

Insomnia Symptoms and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases Among 0.5 Million Adults: A 10-year Cohort

8 Nov, 2019 | 07:11h | UTC

Insomnia symptoms and risk of cardiovascular diseases among 0.5 million adults: A 10-year cohort – Neurology (free PDF)

Commentaries: Difficulty sleeping linked with raised risk of heart attack and stroke – NHS Choices (free) AND Insomnia in adults linked to heart attack and stroke – CNN (free) AND Insomnia maybe a significant risk factor for heart attacks and strokes – News Medical (free)

Viewpoint: The Second-hand Effects of Antibiotics: Communicating the Public Health Risks of Drug Resistance

8 Nov, 2019 | 07:02h | UTC

The second-hand effects of antibiotics: communicating the public health risks of drug resistance – JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

It's not just smoking that causes second-hand effects. In this opinion piece in JAC-AMR, we discuss how #antibiotics can have impacts beyond the recipient. Communicating the risks of antibiotic overuse should incorporate this message. https://t.co/sUtWkWWx0r @DrKevinSchwartz pic.twitter.com/tAsqQGvV8d

— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) November 5, 2019

Viewpoint: Neuroendocrine Tumors—Less Well Known, Often Misunderstood, and Rapidly Growing in Incidence

8 Nov, 2019 | 06:48h | UTC

Neuroendocrine Tumors—Less Well Known, Often Misunderstood, and Rapidly Growing in Incidence – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)

Review: Lifestyle Modification in NAFLD/NASH

8 Nov, 2019 | 06:47h | UTC

Lifestyle modification in NAFLD/NASH: Facts and figures – JHEP Reports (free)

CSF-diverting Shunts: Implications for Abdominal and Pelvic Surgeons; A Review and Pragmatic Overview

8 Nov, 2019 | 06:45h | UTC

CSF-diverting shunts: Implications for abdominal and pelvic surgeons; a review and pragmatic overview – Annals of Medicine and Surgery (free)

Review: Dermatologic Conditions in Women Receiving Systemic Cancer Therapy

8 Nov, 2019 | 06:46h | UTC

Dermatologic conditions in women receiving systemic cancer therapy – International Journal of Women’s Dermatology (free)

Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness

6 Nov, 2019 | 08:41h | UTC

Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness: 2019 Update – Wilderness and Environmental Medicine (free)

Related: Interventions for treating acute high altitude illness – Cochrane Library (free) AND Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 1. Commonly‐used classes of drugs – Cochrane Library (free) AND Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 2. Less commonly‐used drugs – Cochrane Library (free) AND Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 3. Miscellaneous and non‐pharmacological interventions – Cochrane Library (free) AND Acute high-altitude sickness – European Respiratory Review (free) AND High-altitude illness: Management approach – Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine (free)

[Abstract Only] Study: Distinct Subgroups in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the NHLBI HCM Registry

8 Nov, 2019 | 06:42h | UTC

Distinct Subgroups in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the NHLBI HCM Registry – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: World’s most comprehensive study of a deadly heart condition yields 1st results – University of Virginia Health System (free) AND Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Registry Subgroups – American College of Cardiology (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Are there subgroups in the hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy population? New #JACC study looks at #cvImaging characteristics using data from the HCMR registry. https://t.co/hImlr841RB @ChrisKramerMD @CardioUva pic.twitter.com/JyLlRh6uP9

— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) November 6, 2019

Thu November 7 – 10 Stories of The Day!

7 Nov, 2019 | 10:35h | UTC

1 – Efficacy of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Healthy Children and Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: A Takeda vaccine for dengue appears effective, but the story is nuanced – STAT (free) AND A new dengue vaccine shows promise — at least for now – ScienceNews (free) AND New dengue vaccine performs well in large trial, but safety remains key concern – Science (a few articles per month are free) AND Takeda’s dengue vaccine effective overall in study but with major limitation – Reuters (free)

2 – Prevention of Early Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia after Cardiac Arrest – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Routine Antibiotics Help Ventilated Patients After Cardiac Arrest – MedPage Today (free registration required)

3 – 2019 HRS expert consensus statement on evaluation, risk stratification, and management of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: Executive summary – Heart Rhythm (free)

Full Guideline: 2019 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Evaluation, Risk Stratification, and Management of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (free guideline and commentary)

4 – 2019 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Position Statement for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free)

5 – Ten things ICU specialists need to know about new valvular procedures in interventional cardiology – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

6 – Vasopressor therapy in critically ill patients with shock – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Related: Editorial: Focus on Blood Pressure Targets and Vasopressors in Critically Ill Patients (free editorial and reviews)

7 – 150 years of Nature – A Century and a Half of Research and Discovery (free resources)

Video (interesting): A network of science: 150 years of Nature papers (free)

8 – Association between gifts from pharmaceutical companies to French general practitioners and their drug prescribing patterns in 2016: retrospective study using the French Transparency in Healthcare and National Health Data System databases – The BMJ (free)

9 – Association of contrast and acute kidney injury in the critically ill: A propensity matched study – CHEST (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: No association between contrast use and AKI seen in critically ill patients with normal kidney function – ACP Hospitalist (free)

10 – Associations Between Screen-Based Media Use and Brain White Matter Integrity in Preschool-Aged Children – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to study on screen use and white brain matter in children – Science Media Centre (free) AND Preschoolers’ Screen Time Tied to Brain Structure Irregularities – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Related: Meta-Analysis: Association Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents (link to abstract and commentaries)

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Prevention of Early Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia after Cardiac Arrest

7 Nov, 2019 | 08:24h | UTC

Prevention of Early Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia after Cardiac Arrest – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Routine Antibiotics Help Ventilated Patients After Cardiac Arrest – MedPage Today (free registration required)

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Efficacy of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Healthy Children and Adolescents

7 Nov, 2019 | 08:28h | UTC

Efficacy of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Healthy Children and Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: A Takeda vaccine for dengue appears effective, but the story is nuanced – STAT (free) AND A new dengue vaccine shows promise — at least for now – ScienceNews (free) AND New dengue vaccine performs well in large trial, but safety remains key concern – Science (a few articles per month are free) AND Takeda’s dengue vaccine effective overall in study but with major limitation – Reuters (free)

Position Statement for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

7 Nov, 2019 | 08:12h | UTC

2019 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Position Statement for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free)

Ten Things ICU Specialists Need to Know About New Valvular Procedures in Interventional Cardiology

7 Nov, 2019 | 08:11h | UTC

Ten things ICU specialists need to know about new valvular procedures in interventional cardiology – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Executive Summary: HRS Consensus Statement on the Management of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy

7 Nov, 2019 | 08:13h | UTC

2019 HRS expert consensus statement on evaluation, risk stratification, and management of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: Executive summary – Heart Rhythm (free)

Full Guideline: 2019 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Evaluation, Risk Stratification, and Management of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (free guideline and commentary)

150 years of Nature – A Century and a Half of Research and Discovery

7 Nov, 2019 | 08:08h | UTC

150 years of Nature – A Century and a Half of Research and Discovery (free resources)

Video (interesting): A network of science: 150 years of Nature papers (free)

State of the Art Review: Vasopressor Therapy in Critically Ill Patients with Shock

7 Nov, 2019 | 08:09h | UTC

Vasopressor therapy in critically ill patients with shock – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Related: Editorial: Focus on Blood Pressure Targets and Vasopressors in Critically Ill Patients (free editorial and reviews)

[Abstract Only] Another Study Questions the Association of Contrast Use and Acute Kidney Injury

7 Nov, 2019 | 08:03h | UTC

Association of contrast and acute kidney injury in the critically ill: A propensity matched study – CHEST (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: No association between contrast use and AKI seen in critically ill patients with normal kidney function – ACP Hospitalist (free)

Study: Association Between Gifts from Pharmaceutical Companies to Doctors and Their Drug Prescribing Patterns

7 Nov, 2019 | 08:07h | UTC

Association between gifts from pharmaceutical companies to French general practitioners and their drug prescribing patterns in 2016: retrospective study using the French Transparency in Healthcare and National Health Data System databases – The BMJ (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

New study shows that gifts to GPs are common and associated with less rational drug prescriptions for patients and more expenses for the National Health Insurance https://t.co/Hvu6BqrHhi

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) November 6, 2019

Viewpoint: Ranking Antipsychotics for Efficacy and Safety in Schizophrenia

7 Nov, 2019 | 07:41h | UTC

Ranking Antipsychotics for Efficacy and Safety in Schizophrenia – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)

Original Study: Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy and Tolerability of 32 Antipsychotics for the Acute Treatment of Schizophrenia (free study and commentaries)

Editorial: Reporting Research Findings to Participants is an Ethical Imperative

7 Nov, 2019 | 07:42h | UTC

Reporting research findings to participants is an ethical imperative – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Why do so few researchers share their findings with participants? One clear answer is that researchers are under very little pressure to disseminate results to patients and participants, says @JeremyTaylorNB, who calls on this to become the default https://t.co/TQ5am81xC7

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) November 4, 2019