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[Abstract Only] Study: Effect of β-blockers on Triggering of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation by Anger or Stress
5 Jun, 2019 | 04:11h | UTCEffect of β-blockers on triggering of symptomatic atrial fibrillation by anger or stress – Heart Rhythm (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Beta blockers can block the effects of stress and anger in patients prone to emotion-triggered atrial fibrillation – Elsevier (free) AND Beta-blockers mitigate emotionally triggered AFib – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Meta-Analysis: Safety of Opioids in Osteoarthritis
5 Jun, 2019 | 04:06h | UTC
ACP Position Paper on Physician Impairment and Rehabilitation: Reintegration Into Medical Practice While Ensuring Patient Safety
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:31h | UTCNews Release: ACP issues ethical guidance for responding to physician impairment – American College of Physicians (free)
Commentary: ACP issues ethical guidance on responding to physician impairment – ACP Internist (free)
AHA Scientific Statement: Characteristics, Prevention, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in People Living With HIV
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:28h | UTCCommentaries: AHA Offers CVD Guidance for Patients with HIV – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND People Living With HIV Face Higher Risk of CVD, Barriers to Accessing Care – AJMC (free) AND People living with HIV have increased risk for heart diseases and face health challenges – News Medical (free)
Randomized Trial: Intraoperative High PEEP vs. Low PEEP on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Obese Patients
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:26h | UTCEffect of Intraoperative High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) With Recruitment Maneuvers vs Low PEEP on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Obese Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Setting Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Undergoing Surgery (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
An intraoperative mechanical ventilation strategy with a higher level of PEEP and alveolar recruitment maneuvers did not reduce postoperative pulmonary complications in #obese patients https://t.co/ONd7Mo0S2F #EA19
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 3, 2019
Tue June 4 – 10 Stories of The Day!
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:36h | UTC
News Release: ACP issues ethical guidance for responding to physician impairment – American College of Physicians (free)
Commentary: ACP issues ethical guidance on responding to physician impairment – ACP Internist (free)
Commentaries: AHA Offers CVD Guidance for Patients with HIV – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND People Living With HIV Face Higher Risk of CVD, Barriers to Accessing Care – AJMC (free) AND People living with HIV have increased risk for heart diseases and face health challenges – News Medical (free)
3 – Effect of Intraoperative High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) With Recruitment Maneuvers vs Low PEEP on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Obese Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Setting Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Undergoing Surgery (free)
4 – An Implementation Guide to Promote Sleep and Reduce Sedative-Hypnotic Initiation for Noncritically Ill Inpatients – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
6 – Opinion: Myth-busting the fluid bolus – PulmCrit (free)
Related: Debates in sepsis – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Point and Counterpoint: Should the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Be Retired? (free commentaries) AND The 2018 Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s Treatment Bundle: When Guidelines Outpace the Evidence Supporting Their Use (free commentaries)
7 – Does the news reflect what we die from? – Our World in Data (free)
8 – Guidance on the Transfer of the Critically Ill Adult – Intensive Care Society (free PDF)
News Release: Launch of Guidance on the Transfer of the Critically Ill Adult – The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
9 – Association of Preterm Birth With Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease in Adulthood – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Cardiovascular Risk in Adults Born Preterm: Time to Act (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Preemies and early arrivals have higher risk of heart disease as adults – Reuters (free)
10 – Effect of Early Limited Formula on Breastfeeding Duration in the First Year of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentary: A little formula in first days of life may not impact breastfeeding at 6 months – University of California – San Francisco (free)
An Implementation Guide to Promote Sleep and Reduce Sedative-Hypnotic Initiation for Noncritically Ill Inpatients
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:25h | UTCAn Implementation Guide to Promote Sleep and Reduce Sedative-Hypnotic Initiation for Noncritically Ill Inpatients – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Want to improve patient experience? Check out the Implementation guide from @hvpaa to reduce sedative use among inpatients from @jamainternalmed https://t.co/I340EOiqgC
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) June 3, 2019
Recommendations on the Diagnosis and Initial Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding and Hepatorenal Syndrome in Patients with Cirrhosis
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:22h | UTC
Does the News Reflect What We Die From?
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:19h | UTCDoes the news reflect what we die from? – Our World in Data (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
This week @HannahRitchie02 @UniofOxford published an enlightening graph on the discordance of causes of death vs media coveragehttps://t.co/SCeBUKM7DB @OurWorldInData @MaxCRoser 1/n pic.twitter.com/733QkvslkW
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 2, 2019
Opinion – “Myth-busting the Fluid Bolus”
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:21h | UTCOpinion: Myth-busting the fluid bolus – PulmCrit (free)
Related: Debates in sepsis – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Point and Counterpoint: Should the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Be Retired? (free commentaries) AND The 2018 Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s Treatment Bundle: When Guidelines Outpace the Evidence Supporting Their Use (free commentaries)
Guidance on the Transfer of the Critically Ill Adult
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:17h | UTCGuidance on the Transfer of the Critically Ill Adult – Intensive Care Society (free PDF)
News Release: Launch of Guidance on the Transfer of the Critically Ill Adult – The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Cohort Study: Association of Preterm Birth With Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease in Adulthood
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:13h | UTCAssociation of Preterm Birth With Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease in Adulthood – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Cardiovascular Risk in Adults Born Preterm: Time to Act (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Preemies and early arrivals have higher risk of heart disease as adults – Reuters (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Persons born prematurely need long-term follow-up and early preventive actions to reduce the risk of ischemic #heartdisease in adulthood https://t.co/lU7LLXELRQ
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) June 3, 2019
Esophageal Emergencies: WSES Guidelines
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:45h | UTCEsophageal emergencies: WSES guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Plan S: Making Full and Immediate Open Access a Reality
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:33h | UTCPlan S: Making Full and Immediate Open Access a Reality – cOALlition S (free)
News Release: cOAlition S Releases Revised Implementation Guidance on Plan S Following Public Feedback Exercise – cOALlition S (free)
See also: Rationale for the Revisions Made to the Plan S Principles and Implementation Guidance – cOALlition S (free)
Commentaries: Ambitious open-access Plan S delayed to let research community adapt – Nature (free) AND Radical open-access plan delayed a year as revised effort seeks more support – Science (free)
Related: Open Access 2018: A Year of Funders and Universities Drawing Lines in the Sand (free resources)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Early Limited Formula on Breastfeeding Duration in the First Year of Life
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:11h | UTCEffect of Early Limited Formula on Breastfeeding Duration in the First Year of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentary: A little formula in first days of life may not impact breastfeeding at 6 months – University of California – San Francisco (free)
State of the Art Review: Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Syndrome
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:38h | UTCDiabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome: review of acute decompensated diabetes in adult patients – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Recommendations for acute management of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome, the complications associated with these disorders, and methods for preventing recurrence #BMJEducation https://t.co/6CsGD5HLS0
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) June 2, 2019
Mon June 3 – 10 Stories of The Day!
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:43h | UTC
1 – Esophageal emergencies: WSES guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
2 – State of the Art Review: Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome: review of acute decompensated diabetes in adult patients – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
3 – Plan S: Making Full and Immediate Open Access a Reality – cOALlition S (free)
News Release: cOAlition S Releases Revised Implementation Guidance on Plan S Following Public Feedback Exercise – cOALlition S (free)
See also: Rationale for the Revisions Made to the Plan S Principles and Implementation Guidance – cOALlition S (free)
Commentaries: Ambitious open-access Plan S delayed to let research community adapt – Nature (free) AND Radical open-access plan delayed a year as revised effort seeks more support – Science (free)
Related: Open Access 2018: A Year of Funders and Universities Drawing Lines in the Sand (free resources)
4 – Apalutamide for Metastatic, Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Adding Apalutamide to ADT Prolongs Survival in mCSPC – Renal & Urology News (free) AND TITAN: OS benefit seen with apalutamide in metastatic CSPC setting – Medicine Matters (free)
5 – Gemcitabine and Cisplatin Induction Chemotherapy in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antibiotic Use in Dentistry—What We Know and Do Not Know – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Most preventive antibiotics prescribed by dentists are unnecessary – University of Illinois at Chicago (free) AND Study finds 81% of dental antibiotic prescribing not needed – CIDRAP (free)
Commentaries: Gun Violence in Video Games and Subsequent Firearm Play: An Argument for the Safe Storage of Firearms – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Kids who play violent videogames may be more likely to pick up a gun and pull the trigger – Reuters (free) AND Expert reaction to study on violent video games and behaviour with real guns – Science Media Centre (free)
8 – Vasectomy and prostate cancer risk: a 38-year nationwide cohort study – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Vasectomy Increases Prostate Cancer Risk Over Time – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary: Reversal of Direct Oral Anticoagulants – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Gemcitabine and Cisplatin Induction Chemotherapy in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:29h | UTCGemcitabine and Cisplatin Induction Chemotherapy in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Exposure to Gun Violence in Video Games on Children’s Dangerous Behavior With Real Guns
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:22h | UTCCommentaries: Gun Violence in Video Games and Subsequent Firearm Play: An Argument for the Safe Storage of Firearms – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Kids who play violent videogames may be more likely to pick up a gun and pull the trigger – Reuters (free) AND Expert reaction to study on violent video games and behaviour with real guns – Science Media Centre (free)
[Abstract Only] Apalutamide for Metastatic, Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:31h | UTCApalutamide for Metastatic, Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Adding Apalutamide to ADT Prolongs Survival in mCSPC – Renal & Urology News (free) AND TITAN: OS benefit seen with apalutamide in metastatic CSPC setting – Medicine Matters (free)
[Abstract Only] Large Observational Study Suggests Vasectomy May Increase the Risk of Prostate Cancer
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:19h | UTCVasectomy and prostate cancer risk: a 38-year nationwide cohort study – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Vasectomy Increases Prostate Cancer Risk Over Time – Medscape (free registration required)
Consensus Statement: Diagnosis and Management of Pseudohypoparathyroidism and Related Disorders
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:17h | UTC
Study: Most Antibiotics Prescribed Before Dental Procedures are Unnecessary
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:26h | UTCCommentaries: Antibiotic Use in Dentistry—What We Know and Do Not Know – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Most preventive antibiotics prescribed by dentists are unnecessary – University of Illinois at Chicago (free) AND Study finds 81% of dental antibiotic prescribing not needed – CIDRAP (free)
Guideline: Reversal of Direct Oral Anticoagulants
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:14h | UTCCommentary: Reversal of Direct Oral Anticoagulants – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Fri May 31 – 10 Stories of The Day!
31 May, 2019 | 08:37h | UTC
1 – The ABCs of Primary Cardiovascular Prevention: 2019 Update – American College of Cardiology (free) (via @paomorejon)
Original Guideline: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (free guideline and related resources)
Commentary: IDSA Issues Updated Statement on Use of Telemedicine and Telehealth Technologies – Clinical Advisor (free)
4 – Bioethics – “The surgeon had a dilemma only a Nazi medical text could resolve. Was it ethical to use it? – STAT” (free)
5 – Menopausal Hormone Therapy – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Podcast: Menopausal Hormone Therapy (free audio)
Commentaries: Investigating the causes of death attributable to use of proton pump inhibitors – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer – Washington University in St. Louis (free) AND Overuse of heartburn drugs linked to heart, kidney disease, cancer – UPI (free) AND Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) Linked to Increased Risk of Death – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Study: Ultra-processed food intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: prospective cohort study (NutriNet-Santé) – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Ultra-processed food and adverse health outcomes (free)
Commentaries: Does ‘ultra-processed’ food cause earlier death? – NHS Behind the Headlines (free) AND Warning on link between processed foods and health risks – OnMedica (free) AND New evidence links ultra-processed foods with a range of health risks – The BMJ (free)
8 – Antidepressants and weight gain: long-term population impact #SUSANAsurvey – The Mental Elf (free)
Original Study: Cohort Study: Weight Gain with Antidepressant Utilization (free study and commentaries)
News Release: Updated Guidelines on Dental Sedation Address Concerns Over Safety for Pediatric Patients – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)