Tue, April 2 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Survival in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest After Standard Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or Chest Compressions Only Before Arrival of Emergency Medical Services: Nationwide Study During Three Guideline Periods – Circulation (free)

Commentaries: Compression-only CPR increases survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – American Heart Association (free) AND More people might survive cardiac arrest if more bystanders tried hands-only CPR – Reuters (free) AND Hands-only CPR doubles survival, boosts bystander intervention rates – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Hands-Only CPR for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Gaining Traction, With Good Results – TCTMD (free)

2 – S2k guidelines for skin and soft tissue infections Excerpts from the S2k guidelines for “calculated initial parenteral treatment of bacterial infections in adults – update 2018“ (free)

Related Guidelines: Antibiotics after incision and drainage for uncomplicated skin abscesses: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free text and infographics) AND Clinical Guidelines for the Antibiotic Treatment for Community-Acquired Skin and Soft Tissue Infection – Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and Korean Society for Chemotherapy (free) AND 2018 WSES/SIS-E consensus conference: recommendations for the management of skin and soft-tissue infections – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

3 – American College of Radiology Releases Update to ACR Appropriateness Criteria – ACR (free)

See the complete list of ACR Appropriateness Criteria topics and ratings tables (free)

4 – Management of Small Kidney Tumors in 2019 – JAMA (free for a limited period)

5 – Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) – European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free)

See also other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines (free)

6 – How Can Doctors Be Sure A Self-Taught Computer Is Making The Right Diagnosis? – NPR (free)

7 – Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies (ACs): diagnosis, risk stratification and management – Heart (free)

8 – Portal Hypertension and Related Complications: Diagnosis and Management – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

9 – Hypertension Management in Older and Frail Older Patients – Circulation Research (free)

10 – Association of Deferred vs Immediate Cord Clamping With Severe Neurological Injury and Survival in Extremely Low-Gestational-Age Neonates – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: Increased Odds of Survival or Prevention of Severe Neurological Injury in Extremely Low-Gestational-Age Neonates: Including Placental Transfusion as the First Step to Improve Outcomes in Preterm Newborns – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates May Benefit From Delayed Cord Clamping – MedicalResearch.com (free)