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Liberal vs. Restrictive Fluid Therapy in Critically Ill Patients
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:20h | UTCLiberal versus restrictive fluid therapy in critically ill patients – Intensive Care Medicine (free PDF)
The Use of Biological Heart Valves: Types of Prosthesis, Durability and Complications
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:13h | UTCRelated Guidelines: 2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease (free) AND 2017 AHA/ACC Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease (free)
Guideline: “Complex Abdominal Wall” Management
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:06h | UTCRelated: Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (free)
Meta-Analysis: Lobectomy vs. Segmentectomy in Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:07h | UTC
Viewpoint: Improving the Quality of Dietary Research
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:05h | UTCImproving the Quality of Dietary Research – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related JAMA Viewpoints: The Challenge of Reforming Nutritional Epidemiologic Research (free for a limited period) AND Current and Future Landscape of Nutritional Epidemiologic Research (free for a limited period)
Systematic Review: Vitamin D Supplementation for Women During Pregnancy
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:03h | UTCVitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Is vitamin D supplementation beneficial or harmful for women during pregnancy? – Cochrane Library (free)
Position Statement on Intra-articular Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:04h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Observational Study: Early Dialysis Initiation Is Not Associated with a Survival Benefit in Children
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:00h | UTCCommentary: Higher kidney function at dialysis start linked with greater risk of death in children – American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Starting Dialysis at Higher EGFR in Kids Linked to Worse Survival – Medscape (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Emergency Department Interventions for Older Adults
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:01h | UTC
Mon August 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!
12 Aug, 2019 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – Management of acute liver failure. Clinical guideline from the Catalan Society of Digestology – Gastroenterología y Hepatología (free for a limited period)
Related Guideline: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Liver Failure – Gastroenterology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
“α-Glucosidase inhibitors, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, metformin, orlistat, phentermine/topiramate, and pioglitazone significantly reduced the risk of biochemical conversion to T2DM, whereas statins and nateglinide increased the risk”
Commentary: Alcohol exposure during pregnancy linked with dose-dependent increase in miscarriage risk – News Medical (free)
5 – Making Machine Learning Models Clinically Useful – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related JAMA Viewpoints: Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Will the Value Match the Hype? (free for a limited period) AND Questions for Artificial Intelligence in Health Care (free for a limited period) AND Deep Learning in Medicine—Promise, Progress, and Challenges (free for a limited period)
Related: ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition and hydration in geriatrics (free)
7 – Too Much Medicine: Not Enough trust? – Journal of Medical Ethics (free)
8 – Study: many of the “oldest” people in the world may not be as old as we think – Vox (free)
Commentary: Does metformin treatment for GDM adversely affect offspring? – Univadis (free registration required)
10 – Mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation versus no bowel preparation for elective colectomy (MOBILE): a multicentre, randomised, parallel, single-blinded trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bowel preparation not needed before colon surgery, study says – UPI (free) AND A Finnish study finds bowel preparation for colon surgery unnecessary – University of Helsinki (free)
Asian Consensus on Irritable Bowel Syndrome
13 Aug, 2019 | 00:57h | UTCSecond Asian Consensus on Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (free)
Related Guidelines: Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE – UK) (free) AND AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults (IBS-D) – Gastroenterology (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea, 2017 Revised Edition (free) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) (free)
Diagnosis and Management of Autonomic Dysfunction in Dementia Syndromes
13 Aug, 2019 | 00:58h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Acute Liver Failure
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:27h | UTCManagement of acute liver failure. Clinical guideline from the Catalan Society of Digestology – Gastroenterología y Hepatología (free for a limited period)
Related Guideline: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Liver Failure – Gastroenterology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guidelines for Esophageal Manometry and Esophageal Reflux Monitoring
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:26h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Medications that Reduce or Increase the Risk of New Onset Diabetes
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:24h | UTC“α-Glucosidase inhibitors, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, metformin, orlistat, phentermine/topiramate, and pioglitazone significantly reduced the risk of biochemical conversion to T2DM, whereas statins and nateglinide increased the risk”
Too Much Medicine: Not Enough trust?
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:18h | UTCToo Much Medicine: Not Enough trust? – Journal of Medical Ethics (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
A really thoughtful + interesting piece by @DrZoeFritz and #RichardHolton
Are doctors ordering unnecessary tests + over-prescribing because they want patients to trust them?
What are better more ethical ways to gain patient trust? (open access) https://t.co/KPJqC8tTIz— Celia Kitzinger (@KitzingerCelia) August 9, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Alcohol Use in Pregnancy and Miscarriage
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:23h | UTCCommentary: Alcohol exposure during pregnancy linked with dose-dependent increase in miscarriage risk – News Medical (free)
Management of Malnutrition in Older Patients—Current Approaches, Evidence and Open Questions
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:20h | UTCRelated: ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition and hydration in geriatrics (free)
Viewpoint: Making Machine Learning Models Clinically Useful
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:21h | UTCMaking Machine Learning Models Clinically Useful – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related JAMA Viewpoints: Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Will the Value Match the Hype? (free for a limited period) AND Questions for Artificial Intelligence in Health Care (free for a limited period) AND Deep Learning in Medicine—Promise, Progress, and Challenges (free for a limited period)
Study: Many of the “Oldest” People in the World May Not be as Old as we Think
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:16h | UTCStudy: many of the “oldest” people in the world may not be as old as we think – Vox (free)
Meta-Analysis: Neonatal, Infant, and Childhood Growth Following Metformin vs. Insulin Treatment for Gestational Diabetes
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:15h | UTCCommentary: Does metformin treatment for GDM adversely affect offspring? – Univadis (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Mechanical and Oral Antibiotic Bowel Preparation Do Not Reduce Surgical Site Infections or the Overall Morbidity in Elective Colectomy
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:13h | UTCMechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation versus no bowel preparation for elective colectomy (MOBILE): a multicentre, randomised, parallel, single-blinded trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bowel preparation not needed before colon surgery, study says – UPI (free) AND A Finnish study finds bowel preparation for colon surgery unnecessary – University of Helsinki (free)
WHO Statement on Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing
11 Aug, 2019 | 21:38h | UTCStatement on governance and oversight of human genome editing – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: WHO Releases Statement Condemning Further Germline Genome Editing – Frontline Genomics (free)
Related: WHO Expert Panel Paves Way for Strong International Governance on Human Genome Editing (free)
Cohort Study and Meta-Analysis: Long-term Antithrombotic Therapy and Risk of Intracranial Hemorrhage from Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
11 Aug, 2019 | 21:39h | UTCInvited Commentary: Antithrombotics and bleeding risk: paradoxical findings (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/BleedingStroke/status/1159372784377782272
Review: Diagnosis of Patients with Angina and Non-obstructive Coronary Disease in the Catheter Laboratory
11 Aug, 2019 | 21:35h | UTCRelated: Prognosis and Predictors of Mortality in Patients Suffering Myocardial Infarction With Non‐Obstructive Coronary Arteries (free study, guideline and reviews on the subject)