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Review: From Big Data to Precision Medicine
7 Mar, 2019 | 11:44h | UTCFrom Big Data to Precision Medicine – Frontiers in Medicine (free)
NICE Guideline: Intrapartum Care for Women with Existing Medical Conditions or Obstetric Complications and Their Babies
7 Mar, 2019 | 03:01h | UTC
Nationwide Cohort Study Suggests Different Airway Management Strategies for Adults with Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Based on Initial Electrocardiographic Rhythm
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:53h | UTCCommentary: ECG rhythm and airway management make all the difference during a heart attack – Osaka University (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Is pre-hospital advanced airway management associated with improved outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? This study of 310 620 adults found that results differed according to each patient’s first documented electrocardiographic rhythm https://t.co/ZamSVHpL1R pic.twitter.com/a9U7rRugvo
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 3, 2019
Study: β-blockers Safe after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with COPD
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:58h | UTCRelated: Observational Study: β-Blocker Therapy Reduces the Risk for COPD Hospitalization (free study and reviews on the subject) AND β‐Blocker Use and Mortality in COPD Patients After Myocardial Infarction: A Swedish Nationwide Observational Study (free – a similar study from Sweden)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Cohort Study: Statin Use Associated with a 38% Higher Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:37h | UTCCommentaries: Statins associated with 38 per cent increased risk of type 2 diabetes – Diabetes.co.uk (free) AND Cholesterol-lowering drugs linked to higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes – News Medical (free)
Inclusion Body Myositis: Clinical Features and Pathogenesis
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:21h | UTCInclusion body myositis: clinical features and pathogenesis – Nature Reviews Rheumatology (free)
JAMA Review: Diagnosis and Outpatient Management of COPD
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:32h | UTCDiagnosis and Outpatient Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Podcast: COPD: All You Need to Know in 20 Minutes – JAMA (free)
Systematic Review: An Ultrasound Scan is Not as Useful as a CT Scan in Assessing Trauma
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:30h | UTCAn ultrasound scan is not as useful as a CT scan in assessing trauma – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Point‐of‐care ultrasonography for diagnosing thoracoabdominal injuries in patients with blunt trauma – Cochrane Library (free)
What do the People of the World Die From?
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:20h | UTCWhat do the people of the world die from? – BBC (free)
Choosing Wisely: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question in Otolaryngology – Rhinology
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:27h | UTCChoosing Wisely Canada: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question in Otolaryngology – Rhinology – Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Study Confirms and Quantifies Zika-microcephaly Link
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:19h | UTCCommentaries: Study confirms and quantifies Zika-microcephaly link in Brazil – PLOS (free) AND Study highlights early pregnancy Zika microcephaly risk – CIDRAP (free)
Guidelines and Recommendations for Ensuring Good Epidemiological Practice
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:10h | UTC
Statistics and Methods: Treatment Effects in Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trials
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:08h | UTCGuide to Statistics and Methods: Treatment Effects in Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trials – JAMA (free for a limited period)
ASCO Guideline: Management of the Neck in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:06h | UTC
Chest Pain in General Practice: A Systematic Review of Prediction Rules
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:09h | UTCChest pain in general practice: a systematic review of prediction rules – BMJ Open (free)
Related: Meta‐analysis: Prognostic Accuracy of the HEART Score for Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients Presenting With Chest Pain (free)
Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:07h | UTCNews Release: Updated dietary reference intakes for sodium and potassium (free)
Big Pharma is Embracing Open-access Publishing Like Never Before
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:05h | UTCBig pharma is embracing open-access publishing like never before – Nature News (free)
See also: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (resources and commentaries on the subject)
Consensus-based Recommendations for the Management of Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:01h | UTC
A Review of ASA Physical Status – Historical Perspectives and Modern Developments
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:04h | UTCA review of ASA physical status – historical perspectives and modern developments – Anaesthesia (free)
Special Issue: Hyperkalemia
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:02h | UTCHyperkalemia – European Heart Journal Supplement (free articles)
Potassium homoeostasis and pathophysiology of hyperkalaemia
Hyperkalaemia: aetiology, epidemiology, and clinical significance
Current treatment and unmet needs of hyperkalaemia in the emergency department
Barriers to guideline mandated renin–angiotensin inhibitor use: focus on hyperkalaemia
Pharmacology of new treatments for hyperkalaemia: patiromer and sodium zirconium cyclosilicate
New frontiers for management of hyperkalaemia: the emergence of novel agents
New treatments for hyperkalaemia: clinical use in cardiology
A new area for the management of hyperkalaemia with potassium binders: clinical use in nephrology
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Best Practices Recommendations for Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry in Lung Cancer
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:00h | UTCBest Practices Recommendations for Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry in Lung Cancer – Journal of Thoracic Oncology (free for a limited period)
Review: Pathology of the Carotid Space
6 Mar, 2019 | 19:59h | UTCPathology of the carotid space – Insights into Imaging (free)
Wed, March 6 – 10 Stories of The Day!
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:52h | UTC
1 – S2k guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of type B aortic dissection – Gefässchirurgie (free)
Related Guidelines: 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases: Document covering acute and chronic aortic diseases of the thoracic and abdominal aorta of the adult (free) AND 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease (free)
Related Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (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)
Related Guideline: Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Joint Position Statement on the Cardiovascular Screening of Competitive Athletes (free)
4 – Second patient free of HIV after stem-cell therapy – Nature News (free)
See also: Has a second person with HIV been cured? – Science (free) AND Expert reaction to HIV-1 remission in a second patient – Science Media Centre (free) AND Bone Marrow Transplant Renders Second Patient Free Of HIV – NPR (free) AND London patient might be second to be cured of HIV – CNN (free) AND H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
5 – Glucose control in the ICU – Current Opinion in Anesthesiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
6 – Ann Robinson’s research reviews, 5 March 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
7 – Stand-Alone Artificial Intelligence for Breast Cancer Detection in Mammography: Comparison With 101 Radiologists – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Robots can detect breast cancer as well as radiologists – Oxford University Press USA (free)
8 – Pro/Con Debate: Contact Precautions for MRSA and VRE
Con: Things We Do For No Reason: Contact Precautions for MRSA and VRE – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Hospital and Time of Delivery May Affect Mother’s Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Study reveals that night and weekend births have substantially higher risk of delivery complications – Society for Risk Analysis (free)
10 – Fast-Food Offerings in the United States in 1986, 1991, and 2016 Show Large Increases in Food Variety, Portion Size, Dietary Energy, and Selected Micronutrients – Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bigger, Saltier, Heavier: Fast Food Since 1986 in 3 Simple Charts – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Thirty years of fast food: Greater variety, but more salt, larger portions, and added calories – Elservier (free) AND Fast Food Is Less Healthy Today Than 30 Years Ago, Analysis Finds – Forbes (free) AND Has fast food become worse for our health in the past 30 years? – Medical News Today (free)
German Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Type B Aortic Dissection
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:38h | UTCS2k guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of type B aortic dissection – Gefässchirurgie (free)
Related Guidelines: 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases: Document covering acute and chronic aortic diseases of the thoracic and abdominal aorta of the adult (free) AND 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease (free)
Brazilian Guidelines for Sports and Exercise Cardiology
6 Mar, 2019 | 01:34h | UTCRelated Guideline: Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Joint Position Statement on the Cardiovascular Screening of Competitive Athletes (free)