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Cohort Study: Long-term Outcomes of Unrecognized MI

12 Oct, 2018 | 01:40h | UTC

Association of Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction With Long-term Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The ICELAND MI Study – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Silent Infarcts Have Similar Mortality Over 10 Years as Clinically Recognized MI – TCTMD (free) AND Association of Unrecognized MI With Long-Term Outcomes – American College of Cardiology (free)

Related Study: Silent Myocardial Infarction and Long-Term Risk of Heart Failure (link to abstract and commentaries)

 


Early vs. Delayed Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:57h | UTC

Timing of Renal-Replacement Therapy in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Sepsis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Video Summary: Renal-Replacement Therapy for AKI (free)

Commentary: Is Kidney Dialysis Always Needed When Septic Shock Strikes? – HealthDay (free)

“Trial comparing early vs. delayed strategies of renal-replacement therapy in patients with early-stage septic shock who had severe acute kidney injury finds no significant between-group difference in overall mortality at 90 days.” (via @NEJM see Tweet)

 


Canadian Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:58h | UTC

Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guidelines Endeavour (C-CHANGE) guideline for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in primary care: 2018 update – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

 


Randomized Trial: Immediate vs Delayed Pushing on Rates of Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery Among Nulliparous Women

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:56h | UTC

Effect of Immediate vs Delayed Pushing on Rates of Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery Among Nulliparous Women Receiving Neuraxial Analgesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Video Summary: Immediate vs Delayed Pushing During Second Stage of Labor (free)

Commentaries: When Giving Birth For The First Time, Push Away – NPR (free) AND In childbirth, when to begin pushing does not affect C-section rates – Washington University in St. Louis (free) AND Vaginal delivery not affected by delayed pushing, study says – UPI (free)

 


Review: An Update on the Use of Inhaled Therapy in COPD

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:55h | UTC

An update on the use of inhaled therapy in COPD – Clinical Medicine (free)

 


Review: Management of Severe Acute Exacerbations of COPD

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:56h | UTC

Management of severe acute exacerbations of COPD: an updated narrative review – Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine (free)

 


Review: What is the Significance of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance?

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:53h | UTC

What is the significance of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance? – Clinical Medicine (free)

 


The Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:54h | UTC

The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development (free registration required)

Commentaries: Mental health crisis could cost the world $16 trillion by 2030 – Reuters (free) AND Mental health disorders will cause ‘monumental suffering’ and cost £12 TRILLION a year worldwide by 2030 – The Daily Mail (free) AND World in mental health crisis of ‘monumental suffering’, say experts – The Guardian (free)

 


Meta-Analysis: Evaluation of the Diet Wide Contribution to Serum Urate Levels

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:52h | UTC

Evaluation of the diet wide contribution to serum urate levels: meta-analysis of population based cohorts – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: The role of diet in serum urate concentration (free)

Commentary: Diet Might Play Less of a Role in Gout Than Previously Thought – Physician’s First Watch (free)

 


Perspective: Ghost Authorship Haunts Industry-funded Clinical Trials

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:53h | UTC

Ghost authorship haunts industry-funded clinical trials – Nature (free)

Original Article: Collaboration Between Academics and Industry in Clinical Trials (free study and commentaries)

 


Randomized Trial: Community-Based Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:48h | UTC

Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial of FAITH (Faith-Based Approaches in the Treatment of Hypertension) in Blacks – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)

Editorial: Of Barbershops and Churches: Can Community-Based Interventions Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients? (free)

Commentaries: Faith-based approach to changing lifestyle lowers blood pressure – AHA Newsroom (free) AND How church communities can help lower African-Americans’ blood pressure – CNN (free) AND Church-Based Lifestyle Intervention Shows Promise for Lowering BP in Hypertensive African-Americans – TCTMD (free)

Related Study: Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries)

 


Committee Recommends New Restrictions on the use of Fluoroquinolones

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:47h | UTC

Fluoroquinolone and quinolone antibiotics: PRAC recommends new restrictions on use following review of disabling and potentially long-lasting side effects – European Medicines Agency (free)

Commentaries: EMA committee recommends restrictions on fluoroquinolone, quinolone antibiotics – Reuters (free) AND PRAC Recommends Restrictions on Fluoroquinolone, Quinolones – Medscape (free registration required)

Related FDA Safety Alert: Warnings for Fluoroquinolones on Risks of Mental Health and Low Blood Sugar Adverse Reactions (free statement and commentaries)

 


Position Paper: Non-Celiac Gluten/Wheat Sensitivity

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:46h | UTC

Non-celiac gluten/wheat sensitivity (NCGS)—a currently undefined disorder without validated diagnostic criteria and of unknown prevalence – Position statement of the task force on food allergy of the German Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (DGAKI) (free)

 


Case Reports: Therapeutic Use of Intermittent Fasting for People with Type 2 Diabetes

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:51h | UTC

Therapeutic use of intermittent fasting for people with type 2 diabetes as an alternative to insulin – BMJ Case Reports (free)

Commentaries: Planned intermittent fasting may help reverse type 2 diabetes, suggest doctors – BMJ (free) AND Therapeutic Fasting Could Be an Alternative to Insulin for Some Diabetes Patients – Physician’s First Watch (free)

 


Methods Guide: Evidence Synthesis for Health Policy and Systems

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:46h | UTC

Evidence synthesis for health policy and systems: a methods guide – World Health Organization (free PDF) (via @trishgreenhalgh)

 


Review: Managing the Patient with Heart Failure in the ED

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:45h | UTC

Managing the Patient with Heart Failure in the Emergency Department – European Heart Journal (free) (via @gonzaeperez)

 


Review: Office Approach to Small Fiber Neuropathy

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:43h | UTC

Office approach to small fiber neuropathy – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)

 


Infographic Series: Treatments and Initiatives that are Cost Effective

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:42h | UTC

Nine ways research could save the NHS money – NHS Dissemination Centre (free)

New infographic series with selected NIHR Signals covering a range of treatments and initiatives that are cost effective.

 


Review: Bicuspid Aortic Valve

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:42h | UTC

Bicuspid aortic valve: Basics and beyond – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)

 


Electronic Cigarette Explosion and Burn Injuries

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:40h | UTC

Electronic cigarette explosion and burn injuries, US Emergency Departments 2015–2017 – Tobacco Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: E-cigarette explosion and burn injuries have been underestimated by federal agencies – George Mason University (free) AND Study: E-Cigarette Injuries Drastically Underestimated – MedPage Today (free registration required)

 


800,000 People Kill Themselves Every Year. What Can We do?

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:41h | UTC

800,000 people kill themselves every year. What can we do? – The Guardian (free) (via @onisillos)

Related Guidelines: Preventing suicide: A community engagement toolkit – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Preventing suicide in community and custodial settings – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

“In too many places mental health support services are non-existent and those with treatable conditions are criminalized. Bold action is long overdue”

 


Updated German Polytrauma Guideline

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:38h | UTC

Level 3 guideline on the treatment of patients with severe/multiple injuries – German Trauma Society (free)

News Release: The updated German “Polytrauma – Guideline”: an extensive literature evaluation and treatment recommendation for the care of the critically injured patient (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 


Perspective: The Name of the Dog

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:34h | UTC

The Name of the Dog – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

“During morning rounds, I had presented a patient who was admitted for chest pain after walking his dog. My attending had asked, ‘What was the name of his dog?’ ” (via @fischmd see Tweet)

 


Systematic Review: Non‐Clinical Interventions for Reducing Unnecessary Caesarean Section

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:36h | UTC

Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)

Summary: Non-clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (free)

 


ESPEN Guideline on Clinical Nutrition in the Intensive Care Unit

11 Oct, 2018 | 21:37h | UTC

ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in the intensive care unit – Clinical Nutrition (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 


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