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Perspective: Listening to Older Patients Who Want to Stop Dialysis
12 Mar, 2019 | 12:54h | UTCListening to Older Patients Who Want To Stop Dialysis – Kaiser Health News (free)
Related: Dialysis Is a Way of Life for Many Older Patients. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be (free) AND Prioritizing Patient and Caregiver Values in the Delivery of High-Quality Medical Management Without Dialysis (free) AND Care Practices for Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease Who Forgo Maintenance Dialysis (free)
Tue, March 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!
12 Mar, 2019 | 03:00h | UTC
Commentary: The Heart-Kidney, Kidney-Heart Connection and Our Improving Understanding of a Complex and Intimate Relationship – American Heart Association (free)
Top Things to Know: Cardiorenal Syndrome: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies – American Heart Association (free)
2 – WHO launches new global influenza strategy – World Health Organization (free)
See Report: Global influenza strategy 2019-2030 – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: World must prepare for inevitable next flu pandemic, WHO says – Reuters (free) AND WHO launches strategy to fight ‘inevitable’ flu pandemics – MedicalXpress (free)
Adults with an acute respiratory infection who have normal vital signs (temperature < 37,8 / respiratory rate < 20 / heart rate < 100) and a normal pulmonary examination are very unlikely to have CAP.
Related: 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (free) AND 2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope (free) AND Review: The Management of Vasovagal Syncope (free)
5 – Reexamining Recommendations for Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia in Older Adults – JAMA (free for a limited period)
“This Viewpoint discusses the 2018 ACC/AHA cholesterol management guideline recommendation to consider statin treatment in adults aged >75 years with LDL levels 70-189 mg/dL, arguing that trial evidence does not support it…”
6 – Guide to Statistics and Methods: Overview of Cost-effectiveness Analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
7 – FDA Safety Alert: Safe Use of Surgical Staplers and Staples – Letter to Health Care Providers – U.S Food & Drug Administration (free)
Commentary: FDA Alerts Clinicians About Surgical Staple Risks – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related: Hidden FDA Reports Detail Harm Caused By Scores Of Medical Devices – Kaiser Health News (free)
8 – Review: Three neglected numbers in the CBC: The RDW, MPV, and NRBC count – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
9 – Christopher Martyn’s research reviews, 11 March 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Christopher Martyn reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Commentaries: Laser trabeculoplasty as first-line glaucoma treatment – The Lancet (free) AND 15-minute laser is best treatment for glaucoma patients, says study – The Guardian (free) AND 15-minute laser treatment best for glaucoma – OnMedica (free)
WHO Launches New Global Influenza Strategy
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:51h | UTCWHO launches new global influenza strategy – World Health Organization (free)
See Report: Global influenza strategy 2019-2030 – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: World must prepare for inevitable next flu pandemic, WHO says – Reuters (free) AND WHO launches strategy to fight ‘inevitable’ flu pandemics – MedicalXpress (free)
Meta-Analysis: Signs and Symptoms That Rule out Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Outpatient Adults
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:49h | UTCAdults with an acute respiratory infection who have normal vital signs (temperature < 37,8 / respiratory rate < 20 / heart rate < 100) and a normal pulmonary examination are very unlikely to have CAP.
Systematic Review: Physical Maneuvers as a Preventive Intervention to Manage Vasovagal Syncope
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:47h | UTCRelated: 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (free) AND 2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope (free) AND Review: The Management of Vasovagal Syncope (free)
AHA Statement on Cardiorenal Syndrome – Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:52h | UTCCommentary: The Heart-Kidney, Kidney-Heart Connection and Our Improving Understanding of a Complex and Intimate Relationship – American Heart Association (free)
Top Things to Know: Cardiorenal Syndrome: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies – American Heart Association (free)
Viewpoint: Reexamining Recommendations for Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia in Older Adults
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:46h | UTCReexamining Recommendations for Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia in Older Adults – JAMA (free for a limited period)
“This Viewpoint discusses the 2018 ACC/AHA cholesterol management guideline recommendation to consider statin treatment in adults aged >75 years with LDL levels 70-189 mg/dL, arguing that trial evidence does not support it…”
Guide to Statistics and Methods: Overview of Cost-effectiveness Analysis
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:45h | UTCOverview of Cost-effectiveness Analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
FDA Safety Alert on Surgical Staplers and Staples
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:44h | UTCCommentary: FDA Alerts Clinicians About Surgical Staple Risks – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related: Hidden FDA Reports Detail Harm Caused By Scores Of Medical Devices – Kaiser Health News (free)
Three Neglected Numbers in the CBC: The RDW, MPV, and NRBC count
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:43h | UTCReview: Three neglected numbers in the CBC: The RDW, MPV, and NRBC count – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Randomized Trial: Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty vs. Eye Drops for First-line Treatment of Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:41h | UTCCommentaries: Laser trabeculoplasty as first-line glaucoma treatment – The Lancet (free) AND 15-minute laser is best treatment for glaucoma patients, says study – The Guardian (free) AND 15-minute laser treatment best for glaucoma – OnMedica (free)
Christopher Martyn’s Research Reviews, 11 March 2019
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:42h | UTCChristopher Martyn’s research reviews, 11 March 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Christopher Martyn reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Paget’s Disease of Bone in Adults
11 Mar, 2019 | 12:30h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Chest-compression-only vs. Conventional CPR by Bystanders for Children with Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
11 Mar, 2019 | 12:33h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Carbohydrate Restriction for Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
11 Mar, 2019 | 12:09h | UTC
Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Perimenopausal Depression
11 Mar, 2019 | 12:02h | UTC
Consensus Statement: Medical Student Wellbeing
11 Mar, 2019 | 11:57h | UTC
MRI in Pregnancy: Indications and Practical Considerations
11 Mar, 2019 | 11:53h | UTCMRI in pregnancy: Indications and practical considerations – Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (free)
Mon, March 11 – 10 Stories of The Day!
11 Mar, 2019 | 04:16h | UTC
1 – Guidelines for Malaria Vector Control – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Cochrane Infectious Disease Group works with WHO on latest guidelines for malaria vector control – Cochrane Library (free) AND Current vector control challenges in the fight against malaria in Brazil – Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicine Tropical (free)
2 – Selected Articles from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2019 – Critical Care (free articles)
– Sleep and Circadian Rhythm in Critical Illness
– Iron Metabolism: An Emerging Therapeutic Target in Critical Illness
– Heterogeneity in sepsis: new biological evidence with clinical applications
– Multidrug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
– Uncovering Consciousness in Unresponsive ICU Patients: Technical, Medical and Ethical Considerations
– Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices for Cardiogenic Shock: State of the Art
– Physiological and Technical Considerations of Extracorporeal CO2 Removal
– ARDS in Obese Patients: Specificities and Management
– Recruitment Maneuvers and Higher PEEP, the So-Called Open Lung Concept, in Patients with ARDS
3 – Antiplatelet Therapy vs Anticoagulation Therapy in Cervical Artery Dissection: The Cervical Artery Dissection in Stroke Study (CADISS) Randomized Clinical Trial Final Results – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy May Equally Reduce Stroke Risk in Cervical Artery Dissection Patients – NeurologyToday (free) AND Stroke Prevention Agents on Par After Cervical Artery Dissection: Antiplatelet or anticoagulant treatment performed equally well in 1-year follow-up in CADISS trial – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery From the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (free) AND Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations: 2018 (free)
5 – Man told he’s going to die by doctor on video-link robot – BBC (free)
See also: California family furious after hospital uses video call to tell grandfather he’s dying – The Guardian (free) AND Doctor on Video Screen Told a Man He Was Near Death, Leaving Relatives Aghast – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
6 – Overdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism: definition, causes and implications – Breathe (free)
Related: Time Trends in Pulmonary Embolism in the United States: Evidence of Overdiagnosis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
7 – Laboratory tests in rheumatology: A rational approach – Cleveland Clinical Journal of Medicine (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Commentaries: E-cigarettes linked to heart attacks, coronary artery disease and depression – American College of Cardiology (free) AND E-cigarettes raise risk of heart attacks, strokes, depression, study says – UPI (free) AND e-Cigarettes Boost Heart Attack Risk, Emotional Stress, Findings Show – AJMC (free)
Editorial: Menopausal hormone therapy and cognition (free)
Commentaries: Systemic Hormone Therapy Tied to Small Increase in Alzheimer’s Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND ‘Small’ increase in risk of Alzheimer’s disease with HRT use, study suggests – NHS Choices (free)
“The findings of this case-control study, with the modest effect sizes and substantial potential for bias, will not change how I counsel patients regarding benefits and risks of HT.” (from Journal Watch)
“Evidence is reassuring for women needing a few years’ treatment for menopausal symptoms” (from Editorial)
Advance Care Planning in Dementia: Recommendations for Healthcare Professionals
11 Mar, 2019 | 11:47h | UTCRelated Guideline: Guideline: Advance Care Planning in Dementia (free)
See also: New Document for Patients: Advanced Health Directive for Dementia (free document and commentaries) AND Alzheimer’s? Your Paperwork May Not Be in Order – The New York Times (free)
Clinical Guidance on the Identification and Management of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
11 Mar, 2019 | 11:44h | UTC
WHO Guidelines for Malaria Vector Control
11 Mar, 2019 | 04:01h | UTCGuidelines for Malaria Vector Control – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Cochrane Infectious Disease Group works with WHO on latest guidelines for malaria vector control – Cochrane Library (free) AND Current vector control challenges in the fight against malaria in Brazil – Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicine Tropical (free)
Randomized Trial: Antiplatelet Therapy vs Anticoagulation Therapy in Cervical Artery Dissection
11 Mar, 2019 | 03:56h | UTCAntiplatelet Therapy vs Anticoagulation Therapy in Cervical Artery Dissection: The Cervical Artery Dissection in Stroke Study (CADISS) Randomized Clinical Trial Final Results – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy May Equally Reduce Stroke Risk in Cervical Artery Dissection Patients – NeurologyToday (free)
Selected Articles from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2019
11 Mar, 2019 | 04:00h | UTCSelected Articles from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2019 – Critical Care (free articles)
– Sleep and Circadian Rhythm in Critical Illness
– Iron Metabolism: An Emerging Therapeutic Target in Critical Illness
– Heterogeneity in sepsis: new biological evidence with clinical applications
– Multidrug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
– Uncovering Consciousness in Unresponsive ICU Patients: Technical, Medical and Ethical Considerations
– Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices for Cardiogenic Shock: State of the Art
– Physiological and Technical Considerations of Extracorporeal CO2 Removal
– ARDS in Obese Patients: Specificities and Management
– Recruitment Maneuvers and Higher PEEP, the So-Called Open Lung Concept, in Patients with ARDS
Review: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Emergency Colorectal Surgery
11 Mar, 2019 | 03:52h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery From the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (free) AND Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations: 2018 (free)