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Review: Chronic Pain in Critical Care Survivors
9 Aug, 2019 | 07:15h | UTCChronic pain in critical care survivors: a narrative review – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)
Related: Recovery after critical illness: putting the puzzle together—a consensus of 29 – Critical Care (free) AND Surviving critical illness: what is next? An expert consensus statement on physical rehabilitation after hospital discharge – Critical Care (free)
Randomized Trial: Longer-term Efficiency and Safety of Increasing the Frequency of Whole Blood Donation
9 Aug, 2019 | 07:00h | UTCInvited Commentary: Ironing out frequent blood donation (free)
Original Study: Efficiency and safety of varying the frequency of whole blood donation (free)
Thu August 8 – 10 Stories of The Day!
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:43h | UTC
See also: Video Abstract (free)
Related Reviews: Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Approach to advanced heart failure at the end of life – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Palliative Care in Heart Failure: Rationale, Evidence, and Future Priorities – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free) AND How Medicine Has Changed the End of Life for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free) AND Dilemmas in end-stage heart failure – Journal of Geriatric Cardiology (free) AND It’s Time to Talk: Challenges in Providing Integrated Palliative Care in Advanced Congestive Heart Failure. A Narrative Review – Cardiology Reviews (free) AND Palliative Care Interventions for Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Palliative Care in Heart Failure (link to abstract and commentaries)
3 – White coats should no longer be worn by physicians – KevinMD (free)
Related guideline: Healthcare Personnel Attire in Non-Operating-Room Settings – Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (free) AND Commentaries: Goodbye to the Doctor’s White Coat? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete – ScienceDaily (free) AND Should Doctors Still Be Allowed to Wear White Coats? You Decide – HIV and ID Observations (free)
See also: Long Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs – Scientific American (free) AND Why Your Doctor’s White Coat Can Be a Threat to Your Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Commentaries: The Evolving Paradigm of Prostate Cancer Screening – JAMA Network Open (free) AND MRIs Improve Targeting of Biopsies for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Cochrane Review: MRI Pathway vs. Systematic Biopsy for Detecting Prostate Cancer (free)
“Prebiopsy magnetic resonance imaging combined with targeted biopsy is associated with improved detection of clinically significant prostate cancer and reduced numbers of biopsy cores per procedure, while potentially avoiding unnecessary biopsies.”
5 – Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnant Patients With Suspected Appendicitis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
6 – Dysproteinemia and the Kidney: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Reviews: Dysproteinemias and Glomerular Disease – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Kidney Injury from Paraproteins—What Determines the Site of Injury? – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Glomerular Diseases Associated with Paraproteinemias – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
7 – ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Core Curriculum 2020 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Guidelines: EULAR/ERA-EDTA recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free) AND BSR and BHPR guideline for the management of adults with ANCA-associated vasculitis – Rheumatology (free) AND Comparisons of Guidelines and Recommendations on Managing Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis – Kidney International Reports (free)
Commentaries: Eating more plant-based foods may be linked to better heart health – American Heart Association (free) AND Healthy plant-based diet tied to lowered heart risk – Reuters (free)
10 – Association between meat consumption and risk of breast cancer: Findings from the Sister Study – International Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Substituting poultry for red meat may reduce breast cancer risk – Wiley (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at red meat and poultry consumption and breast cancer risk – Science Media Centre (free)
Cohort Study: Ideal Cardiovascular Health at Age 50 Linked to Lower Dementia Later in Life
9 Aug, 2019 | 06:34h | UTCEditorial: The determinants of cognitive decline and dementia (free)
Commentaries: Good heart health at age 50 linked to lower dementia risk later in life – The BMJ (free) AND The implications of cardiovascular health for dementia – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Position Statement: Palliative Care for People Living with Heart Failure
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCRelated Reviews: Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Approach to advanced heart failure at the end of life – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Palliative Care in Heart Failure: Rationale, Evidence, and Future Priorities – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free) AND How Medicine Has Changed the End of Life for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free) AND Dilemmas in end-stage heart failure – Journal of Geriatric Cardiology (free) AND It’s Time to Talk: Challenges in Providing Integrated Palliative Care in Advanced Congestive Heart Failure. A Narrative Review – Cardiology Reviews (free) AND Palliative Care Interventions for Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Palliative Care in Heart Failure (link to abstract and commentaries)
Perspective: White Coats Should no Longer be Worn by Physicians
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCWhite coats should no longer be worn by physicians – KevinMD (free)
Related guideline: Healthcare Personnel Attire in Non-Operating-Room Settings – Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (free) AND Commentaries: Goodbye to the Doctor’s White Coat? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete – ScienceDaily (free) AND Should Doctors Still Be Allowed to Wear White Coats? You Decide – HIV and ID Observations (free)
See also: Long Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs – Scientific American (free) AND Why Your Doctor’s White Coat Can Be a Threat to Your Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
2019 EULAR/ACR Diagnostic Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCSee also: Video Abstract (free)
Meta-Analysis: MRI plus Targeted Biopsy vs. Systematic Biopsy Alone for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCCommentaries: The Evolving Paradigm of Prostate Cancer Screening – JAMA Network Open (free) AND MRIs Improve Targeting of Biopsies for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Cochrane Review: MRI Pathway vs. Systematic Biopsy for Detecting Prostate Cancer (free)
“Prebiopsy magnetic resonance imaging combined with targeted biopsy is associated with improved detection of clinically significant prostate cancer and reduced numbers of biopsy cores per procedure, while potentially avoiding unnecessary biopsies.”
Dysproteinemia and the Kidney: Core Curriculum 2019
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:00h | UTCDysproteinemia and the Kidney: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Reviews: Dysproteinemias and Glomerular Disease – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Kidney Injury from Paraproteins—What Determines the Site of Injury? – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Glomerular Diseases Associated with Paraproteinemias – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnant Patients With Suspected Appendicitis
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:04h | UTCDiagnostic Imaging in Pregnant Patients With Suspected Appendicitis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Core Curriculum 2020
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:59h | UTCANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Core Curriculum 2020 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Guidelines: EULAR/ERA-EDTA recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free) AND BSR and BHPR guideline for the management of adults with ANCA-associated vasculitis – Rheumatology (free) AND Comparisons of Guidelines and Recommendations on Managing Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis – Kidney International Reports (free)
A Clinician’s Guide to Healthy Eating for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:51h | UTC
Study: Plant‐Based Diets Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All‐Cause Mortality
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCCommentaries: Eating more plant-based foods may be linked to better heart health – American Heart Association (free) AND Healthy plant-based diet tied to lowered heart risk – Reuters (free)
Wed August 7 – 10 Stories of The Day!
7 Aug, 2019 | 08:36h | UTC
See also: Summary of Recommendations (free PDF) AND Visual Abstract (free PDF)
Evidence Report: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Editorials: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer—Is There Hope? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer Gets a D, But the Student Is Improving – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
3 – Transfusion Volume for Children with Severe Anemia in Africa – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentary: Larger blood transfusions could halve deaths of children with severe anaemia – Imperial College London (free)
Related Study: Immediate Transfusion in African Children with Uncomplicated Severe Anemia – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
4 – Association of Office and Ambulatory Blood Pressure With Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Effective Use of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (free)
Commentaries: Blood pressure recording over 24 hours is the best predictor of heart and vascular disease – KU Leuven (free) AND Nighttime, 24-Hour BP Readings Have Strongest Link to Poor Outcomes – TCTMD (free)
5 – Metformin Use and Clinical Outcomes among Patients with Diabetes with or without Heart Failure or Kidney Dysfunction: Observations from the SAVOR-TIMI 53 Trial – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Metformin Use and CV Outcomes Among Diabetes Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Support for metformin cardioprotective effect – Medicine Matters (free) AND Metformin Use Associated With Lower Death Risk in Type 2 Diabetes – Renal & Urology News (free)
6 – These Medical Devices Are Inserted Into 500,000 Patients Each Year — but Are Tough to Sterilize – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Prevention of multidrug-resistant infections from contaminated duodenoscopes: Position Statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) (free) AND An update on gastrointestinal endoscopy-associated infections and their contributing factors – Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (free) AND Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Endoscopy: An Evolving Threat – American Journal of Infection Control (free) AND Hygiene: The Looming Achilles Heel in Endoscopy – Visceral Medicine (free) AND Superbugs on Duodenoscopes: the Challenge of Cleaning and Disinfection of Reusable Devices – Journal of Clinical Microbiology (free)
Commentary: New Choosing Wisely List Tackles Opioid Prescribing, Lyme Testing – 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
Related: ACG Clinical Guideline: Genetic Testing and Management of Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes (free)
9 – Series from the Lancet journals: Genomic medicine – The Lancet (free articles – registration required)
Related Guidelines: Formal guidelines: management of acute respiratory distress syndrome – Annals of Intensive Care (free) AND Guidelines on the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome – BMJ Open Respiratory Research (free) AND Guidelines On The Management Of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Intensive Care Society (free PDF) AND The clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan – Journal of Intensive Care (free) AND An Official American Thoracic Society/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (free)
Related Review: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Nature Reviews Disease Primer (free PDF)
“This network meta-analysis supports the use of prone positioning and venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in addition to lung protective ventilation in patients with ARDS.”
[Abstract Only] Study: Reducing Red Meat and Replacing it for Poultry May Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:36h | UTCAssociation between meat consumption and risk of breast cancer: Findings from the Sister Study – International Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Substituting poultry for red meat may reduce breast cancer risk – Wiley (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at red meat and poultry consumption and breast cancer risk – Science Media Centre (free)
Randomized Trial: Transfusion Volume for Children with Severe Anemia
7 Aug, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCTransfusion Volume for Children with Severe Anemia in Africa – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentary: Larger blood transfusions could halve deaths of children with severe anaemia – Imperial College London (free)
Related Study: Immediate Transfusion in African Children with Uncomplicated Severe Anemia – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
USPSTF Recommends Against Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
7 Aug, 2019 | 08:31h | UTCEvidence Report: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Editorials: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer—Is There Hope? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer Gets a D, But the Student Is Improving – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Study: 24-hour and Nighttime Blood Pressure Readings are the Best Predictors of Cardiovascular Outcomes
7 Aug, 2019 | 08:15h | UTCAssociation of Office and Ambulatory Blood Pressure With Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Effective Use of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (free)
Commentaries: Blood pressure recording over 24 hours is the best predictor of heart and vascular disease – KU Leuven (free) AND Nighttime, 24-Hour BP Readings Have Strongest Link to Poor Outcomes – TCTMD (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
In this population-based cohort study,higher 24h and nighttime BP readings were assoc'd w greater risks of death and CV events. The association persisted after adjusting for BP measurements taken during office visits or ambulatory monitoring https://t.co/jCEY6gpblK
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 6, 2019
ASCO Guideline: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients with Cancer
7 Aug, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCSee also: Summary of Recommendations (free PDF) AND Visual Abstract (free PDF)
[Abstract Only] Study: Metformin Use Linked to Reduced Risk for Cardiovascular Death and All-cause Mortality
7 Aug, 2019 | 07:54h | UTCMetformin Use and Clinical Outcomes among Patients with Diabetes with or without Heart Failure or Kidney Dysfunction: Observations from the SAVOR-TIMI 53 Trial – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Metformin Use and CV Outcomes Among Diabetes Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Support for metformin cardioprotective effect – Medicine Matters (free) AND Metformin Use Associated With Lower Death Risk in Type 2 Diabetes – Renal & Urology News (free)
Duodenoscopes: These Medical Devices Are Inserted Into 500,000 Patients Each Year — but Are Tough to Sterilize
7 Aug, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCThese Medical Devices Are Inserted Into 500,000 Patients Each Year — but Are Tough to Sterilize – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Prevention of multidrug-resistant infections from contaminated duodenoscopes: Position Statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) (free) AND An update on gastrointestinal endoscopy-associated infections and their contributing factors – Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (free) AND Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Endoscopy: An Evolving Threat – American Journal of Infection Control (free) AND Hygiene: The Looming Achilles Heel in Endoscopy – Visceral Medicine (free) AND Superbugs on Duodenoscopes: the Challenge of Cleaning and Disinfection of Reusable Devices – Journal of Clinical Microbiology (free) AND Duodenoscope-Associated Infections: Update on an Emerging Problem – Digestive Diseases and Sciences (free)
Meta-Analysis: Assessment of Therapeutic Interventions and Lung Protective Ventilation in Patients with Moderate to Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
7 Aug, 2019 | 01:49h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Formal guidelines: management of acute respiratory distress syndrome – Annals of Intensive Care (free) AND Guidelines on the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome – BMJ Open Respiratory Research (free) AND Guidelines On The Management Of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Intensive Care Society (free PDF) AND The clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan – Journal of Intensive Care (free) AND An Official American Thoracic Society/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (free)
Related Review: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Nature Reviews Disease Primer (free PDF)
“This network meta-analysis supports the use of prone positioning and venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in addition to lung protective ventilation in patients with ARDS.”
New Choosing Wisely List: American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Rheumatology
7 Aug, 2019 | 01:32h | UTCCommentary: New Choosing Wisely List Tackles Opioid Prescribing, Lyme Testing – 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
Series from the Lancet Journals: Genomic Medicine
7 Aug, 2019 | 01:05h | UTCSeries from the Lancet journals: Genomic medicine – The Lancet (free articles – registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Just published: A new 5-paper Series, with contributions from @genome_gov, focuses on the exciting and maturing area of #genomicmedicine, encompassing the use of individuals’ genetic information to guide clinical treatment https://t.co/5Wc3jkJAsy pic.twitter.com/Y1wfKtscu8
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 6, 2019
ESMO Guideline: Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancers
7 Aug, 2019 | 01:15h | UTCRelated: ACG Clinical Guideline: Genetic Testing and Management of Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes (free)