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Guideline: Pathophysiology and Management of Opioid-induced Constipation
27 Feb, 2019 | 00:38h | UTCRelated Guideline: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Medical Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation (free guideline and commentaries)
Tue, February 26 – 10 Stories of The Day!
26 Feb, 2019 | 04:38h | UTC
Related Guidelines: SEOM clinical practice guideline: management and prevention of febrile neutropenia in adults with solid tumors (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free) AND Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free) AND Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients: guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) (free) AND Management of febrile neutropaenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Children With Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2017 Update (free)
3 – Distracted Driving, Visual Inattention, and Crash Risk Among Teenage Drivers – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Reaching for objects while driving may raise teen crash risk nearly sevenfold – NIH News Releases (free)
Commentary: Avoiding invasive treatment in dying patients may not shorten lifespan – Stanford Medicine (free)
5 – Limitation of Life-Sustaining Care in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Literature – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)
Related: 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)
6 – Clinical Guidelines on Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children – Current Allergy and Asthma Reports (free for a limited period)
Note: if the above link is paywalled, try this one
Related Guideline: Clinical Consensus Statement: Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)
7 – Stress Testing Versus CT Angiography in Patients With Diabetes and Suspected Coronary Artery Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: CT Angiography Bests Functional Testing in Diabetic Patients With Chest Pain: PROMISE – TCTMD (free)
8 – Nuances to the Management of Febrile Patients: Non-Infectious Causes of Fever – emDocs (free)
Related: Pyrexia: aetiology in the ICU – Critical Care (free)
9 – Measuring Hospital-Acquired Complications Associated With Low-Value Care – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Low-value procedures harm patients, consume hospital resources – HealthExec (free)
10 – Performance Characteristics of Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Colorectal Cancer and Advanced Adenomatous Polyps: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Annual noninvasive stool test effective for colon cancer screening – Regenstrief Institute (free) AND Annual FIT home stool test effective for CRC screening rates – American College of Physicians (free) AND Meta-Analysis Adds Support for FIT for Colorectal Cancer Screening – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND One-Time FIT Adequately Detects CRC but Not Advanced Adenomas – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Systematic Review and Guidelines on the Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma
27 Feb, 2019 | 00:34h | UTCCongress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma – Neurosurgery (free articles)
– Prophylaxis and Treatment of Thromboembolic Events
– Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment
– Timing of Surgical Intervention
AGA Clinical Practice Update on Surgical Risk Assessment and Perioperative Management in Cirrhosis
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:31h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Sepsis in Neutropenic Cancer Patients
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:32h | UTCRelated Guidelines: SEOM clinical practice guideline: management and prevention of febrile neutropenia in adults with solid tumors (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free) AND Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free) AND Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients: guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) (free) AND Management of febrile neutropaenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Children With Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2017 Update (free)
Withholding or Withdrawing Invasive Interventions May Not Accelerate Time to Death Among Dying ICU Patients
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:28h | UTCCommentary: Avoiding invasive treatment in dying patients may not shorten lifespan – Stanford Medicine (free)
Distracted Driving, Visual Inattention, and Crash Risk Among Teenage Drivers
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:29h | UTCDistracted Driving, Visual Inattention, and Crash Risk Among Teenage Drivers – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Reaching for objects while driving may raise teen crash risk nearly sevenfold – NIH News Releases (free)
Clinical Guidelines on Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:23h | UTCClinical Guidelines on Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children – Current Allergy and Asthma Reports (free for a limited period)
Note: if the above link is paywalled, try this one
Related Guideline: Clinical Consensus Statement: Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)
Systematic Review: Limitation of Life-Sustaining Care in the Critically Ill
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:25h | UTCLimitation of Life-Sustaining Care in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Literature – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)
Related: 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)
Study: Stress Testing Versus CT Angiography in Patients with Diabetes and Suspected Coronary Artery Disease
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:21h | UTCStress Testing Versus CT Angiography in Patients With Diabetes and Suspected Coronary Artery Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: CT Angiography Bests Functional Testing in Diabetic Patients With Chest Pain: PROMISE – TCTMD (free)
Meta-analysis: Performance of Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Colorectal Cancer Screening
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:15h | UTCPerformance Characteristics of Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Colorectal Cancer and Advanced Adenomatous Polyps: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Annual noninvasive stool test effective for colon cancer screening – Regenstrief Institute (free) AND Annual FIT home stool test effective for CRC screening rates – American College of Physicians (free) AND Meta-Analysis Adds Support for FIT for Colorectal Cancer Screening – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND One-Time FIT Adequately Detects CRC but Not Advanced Adenomas – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Measuring Hospital-Acquired Complications Associated with Low-Value Care
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:17h | UTCMeasuring Hospital-Acquired Complications Associated With Low-Value Care – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Low-value procedures harm patients, consume hospital resources – HealthExec (free)
Nuances to the Management of Febrile Patients: Non-Infectious Causes of Fever
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:19h | UTCNuances to the Management of Febrile Patients: Non-Infectious Causes of Fever – emDocs (free)
Related: Pyrexia: aetiology in the ICU – Critical Care (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:20h | UTCRelated: ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Patients With Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (free)
Mon, February 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:32h | UTC
Related: ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Patients With Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (free)
Related Guideline: Evaluation and Management of Children and Adolescents With Acute Mental Health or Behavioral Problems. Part I: Common Clinical Challenges of Patients With Mental Health and/or Behavioral Emergencies – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Push-up capacity linked with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease events among men – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Struggling to do push-ups? You may be at risk of heart disease – NHS (free) AND How Many Push-Ups Can You Do? It May Be a Good Predictor of Heart Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Commentaries: FDA Adds Boxed Warning About CV Risks to Gout Drug Febuxostat – TCTMD (free) AND FDA: Gout Drug Raises Death Risk – MedPage Today (free)
Related Research: Cardiovascular Safety of Febuxostat or Allopurinol in Patients with Gout (free study and commentaries)
6 – Updates in Management and Timing of Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)
Related Research: Early vs. Delayed Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury (link to abstract and commentary)
7 – Pharmacological treatments for generalised anxiety disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Pharmacotherapy for Generalized Anxiety: An Update – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
News Release: New WHO strategy aims to halve the global impact of snakebite – The University of Melbourne (free)
Related: Global Mapping of Vulnerability to Snakebite Envenoming (free study and commentaries) AND Why Are So Many People Still Dying from Snake Bites? (free) AND Snakebite finally makes a WHO list of top global health priorities (free) AND Snakebites Make The List Of ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’ (free)
9 – Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women With Breast Cancer – Circulation (free)
Related: AHA Scientific Statement on Cardio-Oncology (several guidelines on the subject)
Commentary: Breast Calcifications May Hold Important Clues for CV Risk Stratification – TCTMD (free)
Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents in the Emergency Department
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:18h | UTCRelated Guideline: Evaluation and Management of Children and Adolescents With Acute Mental Health or Behavioral Problems. Part I: Common Clinical Challenges of Patients With Mental Health and/or Behavioral Emergencies – Pediatrics (free)
Consensus Statement: Physical Activity and Ageing
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:19h | UTC
Updates in Management and Timing of Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:14h | UTCUpdates in Management and Timing of Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)
Related Research: Early vs. Delayed Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury (link to abstract and commentary)
Cohort Study: Association Between Push-up Exercise Capacity and Future Cardiovascular Events
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:17h | UTCCommentaries: Push-up capacity linked with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease events among men – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Struggling to do push-ups? You may be at risk of heart disease – NHS (free) AND How Many Push-Ups Can You Do? It May Be a Good Predictor of Heart Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
FDA Adds Boxed Warning for Increased Risk of Death with Gout Medicine Febuxostat
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:15h | UTCCommentaries: FDA Adds Boxed Warning About CV Risks to Gout Drug Febuxostat – TCTMD (free) AND FDA: Gout Drug Raises Death Risk – MedPage Today (free)
Related Research: Cardiovascular Safety of Febuxostat or Allopurinol in Patients with Gout (free study and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Pharmacological Treatments for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:11h | UTCPharmacological treatments for generalised anxiety disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Pharmacotherapy for Generalized Anxiety: An Update – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women With Breast Cancer
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:09h | UTCManagement of Cardiovascular Disease in Women With Breast Cancer – Circulation (free)
Related: AHA Scientific Statement on Cardio-Oncology (several guidelines on the subject)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Learn about a team-based approach to #CV assessment & management of patients with #BreastCancer from diagnosis through treatment & in survivorship. #GoRedForWomen https://t.co/Kwj4YPeq2B pic.twitter.com/BZNydizyaz
— Circulation (@CircAHA) February 19, 2019
New WHO Strategy Aims to Halve the Global Impact of Snakebite
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:10h | UTCNews Release: New WHO strategy aims to halve the global impact of snakebite – The University of Melbourne (free)
Related: Global Mapping of Vulnerability to Snakebite Envenoming (free study and commentaries) AND Why Are So Many People Still Dying from Snake Bites? (free) AND Snakebite finally makes a WHO list of top global health priorities (free) AND Snakebites Make The List Of ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’ (free)
Review: Role of Breast Arterial Calcification for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Women
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:07h | UTCCommentary: Breast Calcifications May Hold Important Clues for CV Risk Stratification – TCTMD (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#InDepth: Breast arterial calcifications via #mammography potentially offers a personalized, non-invasive approach to risk stratification for #CVD Learn about what is currently known & how this modality may play a role counseling on modifiable risk factors https://t.co/S7HgYBpRF0 pic.twitter.com/4SXMWPIlrL
— Circulation (@CircAHA) February 21, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Increasing the Dose Intensity of Chemotherapy in Early Breast Cancer
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:02h | UTCCommentaries: Dose intensification of chemotherapy for early breast cancer in the age of de-escalation – The Lancet (free) AND Meta-analysis of Outcomes With Dose-Intense Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Early Breast Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)