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Randomized Trial: Restarting Antiplatelet Therapy Safe after Intracerebral Hemorrhage
23 May, 2019 | 08:05h | UTCCommentaries: 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.”
Geospatial, Racial, and Educational Variation in Firearm Mortality in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia, 1990–2015
23 May, 2019 | 08:01h | UTCCommentaries: 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)
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Between 1990 & 2015, almost 2.5 million firearm deaths in 4 high-burden countries (USA, Mexico, Brazil & Colombia); firearms remain a leading cause of death in men aged 15-34 years – 1.4 million deaths: finding from vital statistics data @TheLancetPH https://t.co/HLz6CdDK8w pic.twitter.com/zErjISkXoq
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 21, 2019
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Extending Thrombolysis to 4·5–9 h and Wake-up Stroke Using Perfusion Imaging
23 May, 2019 | 08:04h | UTCExtending 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.”
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Presenting now at #ESOC2019 @ESOstroke—Extending #thrombolysis to 4·5–9 h and wake-up #stroke using perfusion imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data https://t.co/Ep0JDiGzoF pic.twitter.com/lHqiWc63ji
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 22, 2019
Mexican Consensus on the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infection
23 May, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCRelated 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)
Spanish Recommendations on Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Children
23 May, 2019 | 07:55h | UTCRecommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection – Anales de Pediatría (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Changes in Air Quality with Incident Asthma in Children
23 May, 2019 | 07:59h | UTCAssociation 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)
Alex Nowbar’s Journal Reviews—22 May 2019
23 May, 2019 | 07:49h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 22 May 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
FIGO Initiative on Pre‐eclampsia: A Pragmatic Guide for First‐trimester Screening and Prevention
23 May, 2019 | 07:52h | UTC
Evidence‐based Diabetes Care for Older People with Type 2 Diabetes
23 May, 2019 | 07:47h | UTC
Choosing Wisely Canada-Top Five List in Hepatology
23 May, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCSee 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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Wed May 22 – 10 Stories of The Day!
22 May, 2019 | 06:19h | UTC
1 – Mucolytic agents versus placebo for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Mucolytic agents for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
2 – Galactomannan detection in broncho‐alveolar lavage fluid for invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Measuring galactomannan in lung-washing fluid to diagnose invasive aspergillosis in patients with an impaired immune system – Cochrane Library (free)
3 – A Contrarian View of Digital Health – Quillette (free)
6 – Current concepts in acute liver failure – Annals of Hepatology (free)
7 – What’s new in oxygen therapy? – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Guideline: Oxygen Therapy for Acutely Ill Medical Patients (free) AND Review: Oxygen Treatment in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults (link to abstract and commentary)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
8 – Eight things we would never do regarding end-of-life care in the ICU – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Limitation of Life-Sustaining Care in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Literature – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF) AND Dying with Dignity in the Intensive Care Unit – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Palliative care in intensive care units: why, where, what, who, when, how – BMC Anesthesiology (free) AND Ten key points about ICU palliative care – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Guidelines for the withdrawal of life-sustaining measures – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND End-of-life in the ICU: moving from ‘withdrawal of care’ to a palliative care, patient-centred approach – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND New concepts in palliative care in the intensive care unit – Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva (free) AND The Changing Role of Palliative Care in the ICU – Critical Care Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
9 – Infant Deaths in Sitting Devices – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Large study sheds light infant deaths in sitting devices – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Car seat danger: Babies shouldn’t sleep in car seats when not traveling – Today (free) AND Sleep-Related Car Seat Deaths Occur Most Often Outside of Travel – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Commentaries: Increasing Suicide Rates in Early Adolescent Girls in the United States and the Equalization of Sex Disparity in Suicide: The Need to Investigate the Role of Social Media – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND Suicide rates in girls are rising, study finds, especially in those age 10 to 14 – CNN (free)
Systematic Review: Galactomannan Detection in Broncho‐alveolar Lavage Fluid for Invasive Aspergillosis in Immunocompromised Patients
22 May, 2019 | 06:11h | UTCGalactomannan detection in broncho‐alveolar lavage fluid for invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Measuring galactomannan in lung-washing fluid to diagnose invasive aspergillosis in patients with an impaired immune system – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Mucolytic Agents for Chronic Bronchitis or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
22 May, 2019 | 06:16h | UTCMucolytic agents versus placebo for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Mucolytic agents for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Current Concepts in Acute Liver Failure
22 May, 2019 | 06:00h | UTCCurrent concepts in acute liver failure – Annals of Hepatology (free)
Perspective: A Contrarian View of Digital Health
22 May, 2019 | 06:10h | UTCA Contrarian View of Digital Health – Quillette (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Smart Watch health apps are hypochondriac's nightmare.
Doing enough measurements will make anyone feel sick.
Will cause even more harmful over testing/treatment.
We must save normal from this dangerous new toy.
Prescient piece by the wise @drjohnm.https://t.co/JBROlnpjh5
— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) May 19, 2019
Consensus Statement on Optimal Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Programming and Testing
22 May, 2019 | 06:03h | UTC
Update in Surveillance Recommendations in Individuals with Conventional Adenomas
22 May, 2019 | 06:02h | UTC
Editorial: What’s New in Oxygen therapy?
22 May, 2019 | 05:57h | UTCWhat’s new in oxygen therapy? – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Guideline: Oxygen Therapy for Acutely Ill Medical Patients (free) AND Review: Oxygen Treatment in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults (link to abstract and commentary)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Study: Suicide Rates Increasing Among Early Adolescent Girls
22 May, 2019 | 05:49h | UTCCommentaries: Increasing Suicide Rates in Early Adolescent Girls in the United States and the Equalization of Sex Disparity in Suicide: The Need to Investigate the Role of Social Media – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND Suicide rates in girls are rising, study finds, especially in those age 10 to 14 – CNN (free)
Large Study Shows Most Infant Deaths in Sitting Devices Occur Outside of Travel
22 May, 2019 | 05:51h | UTCInfant Deaths in Sitting Devices – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Large study sheds light infant deaths in sitting devices – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Car seat danger: Babies shouldn’t sleep in car seats when not traveling – Today (free) AND Sleep-Related Car Seat Deaths Occur Most Often Outside of Travel – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Perspective: Eight Things We Would Never do Regarding End-of-life Care in the ICU
22 May, 2019 | 05:53h | UTCEight things we would never do regarding end-of-life care in the ICU – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Limitation of Life-Sustaining Care in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Literature – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF) AND Dying with Dignity in the Intensive Care Unit – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Palliative care in intensive care units: why, where, what, who, when, how – BMC Anesthesiology (free) AND Ten key points about ICU palliative care – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Guidelines for the withdrawal of life-sustaining measures – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND End-of-life in the ICU: moving from ‘withdrawal of care’ to a palliative care, patient-centred approach – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND New concepts in palliative care in the intensive care unit – Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva (free) AND The Changing Role of Palliative Care in the ICU – Critical Care Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
International Consensus on Risk Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Treated with SGLT2 Inhibitors
21 May, 2019 | 20:19h | UTCCommentary: Recommendations issued for managing SGLT inhibitor-associated DKA risk in type 1 diabetes – Medwire News (free)
Cohort Study: Long-Acting Erythropoietin-Stimulating Agents Linked to Increased Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
21 May, 2019 | 19:20h | UTCStudy: Long-Acting ESA Users Might Have Worse Survival – Renal & Urology News (free)
Original Article: Types of Erythropoietin-Stimulating Agents and Mortality among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: FDG PET/CT for Assessing Tumor Response to Immunotherapy
21 May, 2019 | 18:50h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Yellow Fever
21 May, 2019 | 19:01h | UTCPredictors of mortality in patients with yellow fever: an observational cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/onisillos/status/1129307877158662144