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Setting the standards 📐 of common bile duct and pancreatic duct

🌱 CBD up to 8 mm < 65 y/o and up to 11 mm in ≥65 y/o

🍡 PD diameters up to 3 mm in <65 y/o and up to 4 mm in ≥65 y/o

Landmark open access @Gut_BMJ paper 👏 kudos to authors ! 👉https://t.co/hGEkfeVeRc pic.twitter.com/E4IXU50EZi

— Giovanni Marchegiani (@Gio_Marchegiani) February 28, 2023

M-A | Efficacy of brief behavioral therapy for insomnia in older adults with chronic insomnia

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:55h | UTC

Efficacy of brief behavioural therapy for insomnia in older adults with chronic insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis from randomised trials – Age and ageing

M-A | Comparison of suture button and syndesmotic screw for ankle syndesmotic injuries

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:50h | UTC

Comparison of Suture Button and Syndesmotic Screw for Ankle Syndesmotic Injuries: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

Cohort Study | Elevated uric acid linked to increased risk of new‐onset atrial fibrillation

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:54h | UTC

Elevated Uric Acid Is Associated With New‐Onset Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the Swedish AMORIS Cohort – Journal of the American Heart Association

News Release: Uric acid linked to later risk for irregular heart rhythm – American Heart Association

Commentary: Elevated uric acid levels linked to new-onset AFib – Cardiovascular Business

Commentary on Twitter

Elevated Uric Acid Is Associated With New‐Onset Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the Swedish AMORIS Cohort #AHAJournals https://t.co/P4ydRLTBrH pic.twitter.com/XT3ifw0YEH

— JAHA (@JAHA_AHA) January 12, 2023

Virtual wards: a rapid evidence synthesis and implications for the care of older people

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:52h | UTC

Virtual wards: a rapid evidence synthesis and implications for the care of older people – Age and Ageing

M-A | Catheter directed thrombolysis for not immediately threatened acute limb ischemia

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:49h | UTC

Catheter directed thrombolysis for Not Immediately Threatened Acute Limb Ischaemia: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

Is a one-size-fits-all ‘12-month rule’ appropriate when it comes to the last search date in systematic reviews?

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:48h | UTC

Is a one-size-fits-all ‘12-month rule’ appropriate when it comes to the last search date in systematic reviews? – BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Is a one-size-fits-all ‘12-month rule’ appropriate when it comes to the last search date in systematic reviews?

Analysis by @gillianstokesm @EPPICentre @KatySutcliffe @UCLSocRes @James_M_Thomas #OpenAccess

Link: https://t.co/aNAdDXgphn pic.twitter.com/f2JZiaVDtz

— BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine (@BMJ_EBM) January 17, 2023

Review | The golden grapes of wrath – Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:46h | UTC

The Golden Grapes of Wrath – Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Clinical Review – The American Journal of Medicine

SR | Surgical versus non‐surgical interventions for treating patellar dislocation

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:45h | UTC

Surgical versus non‐surgical interventions for treating patellar dislocation – Cochrane Library

RCT | Single CT colonography vs. three rounds of fecal immunochemical test for screening of colorectal cancer

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:43h | UTC

Single CT colonography versus three rounds of faecal immunochemical test for population-based screening of colorectal cancer (SAVE): a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary on Twitter

New research – Sali et al – Single CT colonography versus three rounds of faecal immunochemical test for population-based screening of #colorectalcancer (SAVE): a randomised controlled trialhttps://t.co/RBxgAm0xJA #gitwitter #crcsm #colorectalcancerscreening #colonography pic.twitter.com/XSeJHxuO7c

— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) September 16, 2022

RCT | US-assisted carbon nanoparticle suspension mapping vs. dual tracer-guided sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with early breast cancer

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:42h | UTC

Ultrasound-assisted carbon nanoparticle suspension mapping versus dual tracer-guided sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with early breast cancer (ultraCars): phase III randomized clinical trial – British Journal of Surgery

RCT | Momelotinib vs. danazol in symptomatic patients with anemia and myelofibrosis

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:39h | UTC

Momelotinib versus danazol in symptomatic patients with anaemia and myelofibrosis (MOMENTUM): results from an international, double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 3 study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Targeted therapy momelotinib provides significant symptom and anemia improvements in patients with myelofibrosis – University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

RCT | Caffeine did not reduce time to first bowel movement after laparoscopic colectomy

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:41h | UTC

Caffeine for intestinal transit after laparoscopic colectomy: randomized clinical trial (CaCo trial) – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary on Twitter

In BJS' December issue: Caffeine for intestinal transit after laparoscopic colectomy: randomized clinical trial (CaCo trial) https://t.co/6z1cboAxi0 @bplwijn @des_winter @ksoreide @MalinASund @evanscolorectal @nfmkok @paulo_sutt @robhinchliffe1 @young_bjs pic.twitter.com/yGtXiIwgq0

— BJS (@BJSurgery) December 28, 2022

RCT | Efficacy of oral vs. long-acting antipsychotic treatment in patients with early-phase schizophrenia

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:38h | UTC

Efficacy of oral versus long-acting antipsychotic treatment in patients with early-phase schizophrenia in Europe and Israel: a large-scale, open-label, randomised trial (EULAST) – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: No benefit of long-acting antipsychotics in schizophrenia? – MDedge

WHO Report | A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth

28 Feb, 2023 | 14:04h | UTC

Summary: This new report by United Nations agencies shows that a woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth. The report covers maternal deaths from 2000 to 2020 and reveals that maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world, with some regions experiencing major setbacks. The poorest parts of the world and countries affected by conflict continue to have the highest rates of maternal deaths. Severe bleeding, high blood pressure, pregnancy-related infections, complications from unsafe abortion, and underlying conditions aggravated by pregnancy are the leading causes of maternal deaths, which are largely preventable and treatable with access to high-quality healthcare. The COVID-19 pandemic may have further held back progress on maternal health. The report calls for urgent action to ensure every woman and girl has access to critical health services before, during, and after childbirth, so they can fully exercise their reproductive rights.

News Release: A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies – World Health Organization

Report: Trends in maternal mortality 2000 to 2020: estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Population Division – World Health Organization

Commentaries:

Ambitious goal to slash maternal deaths in jeopardy – Nature

U.N.: Progress on reducing global maternal mortality has stalled since 2015 – STAT

Eight Hundred Women Die Every Day During Pregnancy or Childbirth – Health Policy Watch

Brief Review | Congenital infections: priorities and possibilities for resource-limited settings

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC

Congenital Infections: Priorities and Possibilities for Resource-limited Settings – The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (free for a limited period)

RCT | Physician-led medication reviews in polypharmacy patients with Type 2 DM treated with at least 12 medications

1 Mar, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC

Physician-led medication reviews in polypharmacy patients treated with at least 12 medications in a type 2 diabetes outpatient clinic: a randomised trial – Diabetic Medicine

Choosing Wisely in Cardiology | New ACC list of five things physicians and patients should question

28 Feb, 2023 | 14:03h | UTC

Summary: The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has released a list of “Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question” in cardiology as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, which encourages conversations between clinicians and patients about potentially unnecessary tests, treatments, and procedures. The list includes recommendations to:

Avoid the routine use of invasive hemodynamic monitoring with pulmonary artery catheters in patients with uncomplicated acute decompensated heart failure.
Avoid performing atrial fibrillation ablation for the sole purpose of discontinuing chronic anticoagulation.
Avoid routine imaging stress tests or coronary CT angiography for the workup of palpitations or presyncope.
Avoid obtaining a coronary artery calcium score in patients with known clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Avoid obtaining routine serial echocardiograms for chronic heart failure if there has been no change in signs, symptoms, or management.

The recommendations are based on published national guidelines and aim to broadly represent the field of cardiology.

List: American College of Cardiology: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – Choosing Wisely

Commentary: ACC Releases New List of Choosing Wisely Recommendations – American College of Cardiology

See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada