Thu, February 7 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Subacromial decompression surgery for adults with shoulder pain: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Expert panel strongly recommends against surgery for the most common shoulder pain – MedicalXpress (free) AND Guidelines Recommend Against Surgery for Subacromial Pain Syndrome – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Related Systematic Reviews: Subacromial decompression surgery for adults with shoulder pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free) AND Subacromial Decompression Surgery for Rotator Cuff Disease – Cochrane Library (link to article and randomized trials on the subject)

2 – Tonsillectomy in Children (Update) – American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)

News Release: Tonsillectomy in children: Update to guidelines for treating and managing care (free)

Commentaries: Updated Pediatric Tonsillectomy Guidelines Stress Watchful Waiting – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Guideline urges physicians to stop prescribing antibiotics, codeine for tonsillectomies – Healio (free registration required)

3 – Bronchiectasis (non-cystic fibrosis), acute exacerbation: antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Related: British Thoracic Society Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults – Thorax (free)

4 – Alex Nowbar’s research reviews, 5 February 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.

5 – Abdominal Wall Pain: A Common Clinical Problem – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free for a limited period)

6 – Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of In-Hospital Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Unplanned PCI After CABG – American College of Cardiology (free)

7 – Cancer cliches to avoid: I’m not ‘brave’ – BBC (free)

Related: Why cancer is not a war, fight, or battle (free commentaries)

8 – Effect of aerobic exercise on cognition in younger adults: A randomized clinical trial – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Exercise may improve thinking skills in people as young as 20 – American Academy of Neurology (free)

9 – Persistent atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of invasive strategies – International Journal of Cardiology (free)

10 – Undisclosed financial ties between guideline writers and pharmaceutical companies: a cross-sectional study across 10 disease categories – BMJ Open (free)

Commentaries: Undisclosed financial relationships revealed between doctors and drug companies – The Guardian (free) AND 24% of clinical guideline authors may have undisclosed ties to drug industry – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Influential doctors aren’t disclosing their drug company ties – Croakey (free)

Related: Study: Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Clinical Guidelines (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Authors of premier medical textbook didn’t disclose $11 million in industry payments (free commentary) AND Study: Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Urology Guidelines (link to abstract) AND Perspective: Hidden Conflicts? (free) AND Study: Association of Compensation to Physicians From Industry and Self-declared Conflict of Interest (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Study: Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Oncologist Authors of Reports of Clinical Drug Trials (link to abstract and commentaries) AND “What These Medical Journals Don’t Reveal: Top Doctors’ Ties to Industry” (free commentary) AND Study: Assessment of Pharmaceutical Company and Device Manufacturer Payments to Gastroenterologists and Their Participation in Clinical Practice Guideline Panels (free)