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Review: Evaluation and Management of Acute Pancreatitis
25 May, 2019 | 12:02h | UTCEvaluation and management of acute pancreatitis – World Journal of Clinical Cases (free)
Related Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)
Optimal Management of Malignant Left-sided Large Bowel Obstruction: Do International Guidelines Agree?
25 May, 2019 | 11:31h | UTC
The Top 100 Manuscripts in Emergency Cardiac Surgery
24 May, 2019 | 05:28h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Patients with COPD Exacerbation and Low Eosinophil Count May be Treated with Shorter Corticosteroid Treatment
24 May, 2019 | 05:19h | UTCEosinophil-guided corticosteroid therapy in patients admitted to hospital with COPD exacerbation (CORTICO-COP): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, open-label, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: 2 Minute Medicine Rewind May 20, 2019 (4th Summary)
See also: Video Summary – Medwire News (free audio)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Presenting now at #ATS2019 @atscommunity—Eosinophil-guided corticosteroid therapy in patients admitted to hospital with #COPD exacerbation (CORTICO-COP): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, open-label, non-inferiority trial https://t.co/YqUlX54gc5 pic.twitter.com/Bw1n9Tuink
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) May 20, 2019
Fri May 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!
24 May, 2019 | 05:29h | UTC
Commentary: Only a third of people have hypertension under control – OnMedica (free)
4 – Eosinophil-guided corticosteroid therapy in patients admitted to hospital with COPD exacerbation (CORTICO-COP): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, open-label, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: 2 Minute Medicine Rewind May 20, 2019 (4th Summary)
See also: Video Summary – Medwire News (free audio)
Invited Commentary: Global palliative care: from need to action – The Lancet Global Health (free)
“Immediate global action to integrate palliative care into health systems is an ethical and economic imperative.”
7 – Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR): Free upgrade to your WBC – PulmCrit (free)
9 – Recommendations for the Management of the Incidental Renal Mass in Adults: Endorsement and Adaptation of the 2017 ACR Incidental Findings Committee White Paper by the Canadian Association of Radiologists Incidental Findings Working Group – Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal (free)
Commentaries: Breast cancer risk in transgender people: the value of gaining new insights from other sources – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Risk of Breast Cancer Among Transgender People – The ASCO Post (free) AND Transgender women have increased risk of breast cancer compared to cisgender men – Cancer Research UK (free)
Management of Antiplatelet Therapy for Non-elective Invasive Procedures of Bleeding Complications
24 May, 2019 | 05:26h | UTC
Strategies to Relieve Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Chronic Respiratory Diseases
24 May, 2019 | 05:16h | UTC
May Measurement Month 2018: A Pragmatic Global Screening Campaign to Raise Awareness of Hypertension
24 May, 2019 | 05:24h | UTCCommentary: Only a third of people have hypertension under control – OnMedica (free)
The Escalating Global Burden of Serious Health-related Suffering: Projections to 2060 by World Regions, Age Groups, and Health Conditions
24 May, 2019 | 05:17h | UTCInvited Commentary: Global palliative care: from need to action – The Lancet Global Health (free)
“Immediate global action to integrate palliative care into health systems is an ethical and economic imperative.”
Consensus Document: Defining High Bleeding Risk in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
24 May, 2019 | 05:12h | UTC
Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR): Free Upgrade to your WBC
24 May, 2019 | 05:14h | UTCNeutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR): Free upgrade to your WBC – PulmCrit (free)
Canadian Recommendations for the Management of the Incidental Renal Mass in Adults
24 May, 2019 | 05:07h | UTCRecommendations for the Management of the Incidental Renal Mass in Adults: Endorsement and Adaptation of the 2017 ACR Incidental Findings Committee White Paper by the Canadian Association of Radiologists Incidental Findings Working Group – Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal (free)
Cohort Study: Breast Cancer Risk Increased in Transgender People Receiving Hormone Treatment
24 May, 2019 | 05:02h | UTCCommentaries: Breast cancer risk in transgender people: the value of gaining new insights from other sources – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Risk of Breast Cancer Among Transgender People – The ASCO Post (free) AND Transgender women have increased risk of breast cancer compared to cisgender men – Cancer Research UK (free)
A Review of and Algorithmic Approach to Soft Palate Reconstruction
23 May, 2019 | 21:25h | UTCA Review of and Algorithmic Approach to Soft Palate Reconstruction – JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Tinnitus Retraining Therapy vs. Standard of Care on Tinnitus-Related Quality of Life
23 May, 2019 | 21:56h | UTCEffect of Tinnitus Retraining Therapy vs Standard of Care on Tinnitus-Related Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Author Interview: Tinnitus Retraining Therapy vs Standard of Care and Tinnitus-Related Quality of Life (free audio)
Meta-analysis: Role of Tranexamic Acid in Primary Elective Rhinoplasty
23 May, 2019 | 21:20h | UTCRole of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Intraoperative Blood Loss and Postoperative Edema and Ecchymosis in Primary Elective Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery (free for a limited period)
Guest Editorial: What’s New in Foot and Ankle Surgery
23 May, 2019 | 21:02h | UTCWhat’s New in Foot and Ankle Surgery – Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (free)
Evidence Summary: For Fat Burning, Interval Training Beats Continuous Exercise
23 May, 2019 | 20:54h | UTCFor Fat Burning, Interval Training Beats Continuous Exercise – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Article: Meta-Analysis: High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT) vs. Moderate-intensity Continuous Training for Weight Loss (free study and commentaries)
Review: Diabetes and Bone
23 May, 2019 | 13:13h | UTCDiabetes and bone – Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia (free)
Recommendations for the Care of the Umbilical Cord in the Newborn
23 May, 2019 | 13:08h | UTCRecommendations for the care of the umbilical cord in the newborn – Anales de Pediatría (free)
European Guidelines for Personality Disorders: Past, Present and Future
23 May, 2019 | 13:37h | UTC
Review: Adjuvant Antithrombotic Therapy in ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction
23 May, 2019 | 12:54h | UTC
Antidepressant Withdrawal: Slower and Lower Tapering of SSRIs
23 May, 2019 | 12:42h | UTCAntidepressant withdrawal: slower and lower tapering of SSRIs – The Mental Elf (free)
Related: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome – Therapeutics Initiative (free) AND Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Treatment of Infections Due to MDR Gram-Negative Bacteria
23 May, 2019 | 12:26h | UTCTreatment of Infections Due to MDR Gram-Negative Bacteria – Frontiers in Medicine (free)
Thu May 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!
23 May, 2019 | 10:36h | UTC
Commentaries: Restarting antiplatelet therapy after intracerebral haemorrhage – The Lancet (free) AND Aspirin unlikely to cause more brain bleeds for stroke patients – UPI (free) AND Aspirin green light for brain bleed stroke patients, study suggests – University of Edinburgh (free)
“The risk of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage is probably too small to exceed the established benefits of antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention.”
2 – Extending thrombolysis to 4·5–9 h and wake-up stroke using perfusion imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Patients with ischemic stroke 4·5–9 h from stroke onset or wake-up stroke with salvageable brain tissue who were treated with alteplase achieved better functional outcomes than did patients given placebo. The rate of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage was higher with alteplase, but this increase did not negate the overall net benefit of thrombolysis.”
Commentaries: Making the case for a world without guns – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Firearm mortality highest in young men, and is associated with race and education – The Lancet (free)
4 – Association of Changes in Air Quality With Incident Asthma in Children in California, 1993-2014 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Air Pollution Exposure and Asthma Incidence in Children: Demonstrating the Value of Air Quality Standards (free)
Commentary: When LA’s Air Got Better, Kids’ Asthma Cases Dropped – NPR (free)
Related Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND 2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)
6 – Recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection – Anales de Pediatría (free)
8 – Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 22 May 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
1 – Don’t order serum ammonia to diagnose or manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE).
2 – Don’t routinely transfuse fresh frozen plasma, platelets or give Vitamin K to reverse abnormal tests of coagulation in patients with cirrhosis prior to abdominal paracentesis, endoscopic variceal band ligation, or any other minor invasive procedures.
3 – Don’t order HFE genotyping based on serum ferritin values alone to diagnose hereditary hemochromatosis.
4 – Don’t perform computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) routinely to monitor benign focal liver lesions (ex. focal nodal hyperplasia, hemangioma).
5 – Don’t repeat hepatitis C viral load testing in an individual who has established chronic infection, outside of antiviral treatment.
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