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Research: Potential Yield of Imminent Death Kidney Donation
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:47h | UTCPotential Yield of Imminent Death Kidney Donation – American Journal of Transplantation, via Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Telemedicine in the Management of Type 1 Diabetes
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:43h | UTCTelemedicine in the Management of Type 1 Diabetes – Preventing Chronic Disease (free)
Commentary: Telemedicine program saves time, money in managing type 1 diabetes – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Research: Patient Experience and Likelihood of 30-day Readmission
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:42h | UTCThe association between patient experience factors and likelihood of 30-day readmission: a prospective cohort study – BMJ Quality & Safety (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Higher patient satisfaction linked to lower readmissions – Modern Healthcare (free)
Source: Are Patients’ Hospital Experiences Linked to Readmissions? – NEJM Journal Watch ($)
The American Heart Association applauds McDonald’s commitment to healthier kids’ meals
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:44h | UTCThe American Heart Association applauds McDonald’s commitment to healthier kids’ meals – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free) AND McDonald’s ‘Happy Meals’ about to get healthier, globally – American Heart Association News (free) AND McDonald’s moves cheeseburgers off Happy Meal menu – Associated Press (free) AND McDonald’s to cut cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from Happy Meal menu – The Guardian (free)
Research: Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:28h | UTCHospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial – Journal of General Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ‘Home Hospital’ Halves Costs in Small Randomized Trial – Medscape (free registration required)
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:27h | UTCKey points: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2018 Update – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Research: Prospective associations between toddler televiewing and subsequent lifestyle habits in adolescence
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:41h | UTCProspective associations between toddler televiewing and subsequent lifestyle habits in adolescence – Preventive Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Too much TV at age 2 makes for less healthy adolescents – University of Montreal, via ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Effects of changes in eating speed on obesity in patients with diabetes
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:27h | UTCCommentaries: Will eating slowly help you to lose weight? – Medical News Today (free) AND Eating More Slowly May Help With Weight Loss, Study Finds – Forbes (free) AND Eating slowly may help prevent obesity, say researchers – The Guardian (free)
Research: New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After PCI or CABG for Left Main Disease
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:26h | UTCNew-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After PCI or CABG for Left Main Disease: The EXCEL Trial – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: One in Five CABG Patients Develop New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: EXCEL – TCTMD (free) AND Post-operative AFib common in CABG, linked to future stroke, death – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Review: Mastering the dark arts of BiPAP & HFNC
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:25h | UTCPulmCrit- Mastering the dark arts of BiPAP & HFNC (free)
Guidelines on Adult Testosterone Deficiency
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:53h | UTCSource: New Clinical Practice Guidelines, February 2018 – Medscape (free registration required)
Editorial: Animal-Assisted Intervention in the ICU
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:51h | UTCEditorial: Animal-assisted intervention in the ICU: a tool for humanization – Critical Care (free)
Related: Humanizing the ICU: incorporating animal-assisted interventions – On Medicine Blog (free)
Research: Comparative Effectiveness of Levetiracetam vs Phenobarbital for Infantile Epilepsy
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:52h | UTCComparative Effectiveness of Levetiracetam vs Phenobarbital for Infantile Epilepsy – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Which Commonly Prescribed Drug is More Effective for Infants with Epilepsy? – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, via NewsWise (free) AND Levetiracetam Bests Phenobarbital in Infantile Epilepsy – MedPage Today (free)
Guidelines for Sedation and Anesthesia in GI Endoscopy
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:24h | UTCGuidelines for sedation and anesthesia in GI endoscopy – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (free)
Source: New Clinical Practice Guidelines, February 2018 – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Evidence Gaps in the Era of Non–Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:50h | UTCReview: Evidence Gaps in the Era of Non–Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Syncope: ED Updates from the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Clinical Policy
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:50h | UTCSyncope: ED Updates from the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Clinical Policy – emDocs (free)
Review: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:48h | UTCPediatric traumatic brain injury – Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Anticoagulation in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:49h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: When Psychiatric Symptoms Reflect Medical Conditions
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:47h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
EBM: All Fair Comparisons and Outcomes Should be Reported
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:45h | UTCAll fair comparisons and outcomes should be reported – Students 4 Best Evidence (free)
Review: A Systematic Approach to the Unconscious Patient
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:43h | UTCA systematic approach to the unconscious patient – Clinical Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Thrombotic Microangiopathy and the Kidney
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:46h | UTCThrombotic Microangiopathy and the Kidney – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Research: Probiotics in Young Patients With Moderate Atopic Dermatitis
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:41h | UTCEffect of Oral Administration of a Mixture of Probiotic Strains on SCORAD Index and Use of Topical Steroids in Young Patients With Moderate Atopic Dermatitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Probiotics may improve pediatric AD symptoms – DermatologyTimes (free) AND Probiotics May Improve Pediatric AD Symptoms – MedPage Today (free registration required)
The Personal Genome Project Canada: findings from whole genome sequences of the inaugural 56 participants
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:42h | UTCCommentaries: Cracks in the code: Why mapping your DNA may be less reliable than you think – The Globe and Mail (free) AND Genomics has entered its adolescent phase: messy and unpredictable – The Globe and Mail (free) AND University of Toronto News (free)
Global disability-adjusted life-year estimates of long-term health burden and undernutrition attributable to diarrhoeal diseases in children younger than 5 years
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:44h | UTCInvited Commentary: Exploring the broader consequences of diarrhoeal diseases on child health (free)