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CanRisk-Prostate | A comprehensive, externally validated risk model for the prediction of future prostate cancer
20 Jan, 2023 | 14:22h | UTCCommentary: Risk Model for Predicting the Development of Prostate Cancer – The ASCO Post
News Release: Prostate cancer risk prediction algorithm could help target testing at men at greatest risk – University of Cambridge
RCT | Effect of interval between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery on disease recurrence and survival in rectal cancer
20 Jan, 2023 | 14:19h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Single centre #RCT of surgery for T3/4 N+ #rectalcancer before or after 8 weeks of CRT
🧑🤝🧑350 patients
⚖️no difference locoregional recurrence
Distant mets more common in delayed group at 5yrs
DFS and OS similar#some4surgery @SEIQuirurgica @asgbi https://t.co/4evsKNKKK1 pic.twitter.com/CxI0GJdG56— BJS Open (@BjsOpen) October 24, 2022
RCT | Bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block vs. wound infiltration for postoperative analgesia in lumbar spinal fusion surgery
20 Jan, 2023 | 14:18h | UTC
RCT | Aspirin noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis after a fracture
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:30h | UTCAspirin or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis after a Fracture – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: PREVENT CLOT Supports Aspirin for VTE Prevention in Trauma Fractures – TCTMD
Consensus Recommendations | Sick day medication guidance for people with diabetes, kidney, or cardiovascular disease
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Consensus Recommendations for Sick Day Medication Guidance for People With Diabetes, Kidney, or Cardiovascular Diseasehttps://t.co/wqgzRNwAWt @disasterpharmy @VerdinNancy @kelsea_drall @MaoliosaDonald @Ross_Tsuyuki @nipannu @UCalgaryMed @UAlberta_DoM #VisualAbstract pic.twitter.com/j8ZMzLSmxQ
— AJKD (@AJKDonline) December 7, 2022
Gestational age at birth and cognitive outcomes in adolescence: population based full sibling cohort study
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:27h | UTCEditorial: Gestational age at birth and school performance – The BMJ
News Release: Premature birth linked to poorer school grades in adolescence – BMJ
RCT | No difference in survival with Torsemide vs. Furosemide after discharge of patients hospitalized with heart failure
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:26h | UTCEffect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure: The TRANSFORM-HF Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: TRANSFORM-HF—Can We Close the Loop on Diuretics in Heart Failure? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
News Release: Comparison of diuretics shows no difference in heart failure survival – NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Commentary on Twitter
Among patients discharged after hospitalization for heart failure, torsemide compared with furosemide did not result in a significant difference in all-cause mortality over 12 months. https://t.co/EwoVzRigkS pic.twitter.com/5dvhJ1oVaf
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) January 17, 2023
Use of wastewater for Mpox outbreak surveillance in California
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:24h | UTCUse of Wastewater for Mpox Outbreak Surveillance in California – New England Journal of Medicine
Related:
Opinion: Wastewater analysis can be a powerful public health tool—if it’s done sensibly.
CDC unveils its latest weapon in Covid-19 detection: wastewater.
[Preprint] Wastewater genomic testing can effectively track COVID-19 variants of concern.
Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19 – TIME
Next steps for wastewater testing to help end this pandemic — and prevent the next one – STAT
The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature
It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT
Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC
Commentary on Twitter
In this report, the use of wastewater to conduct surveillance for the presence and spread of mpox in California is described. https://t.co/PJm8fwekxr pic.twitter.com/klzC0mbC0w
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 18, 2023
Study shows low diagnostic sensitivities of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen self-tests in asymptomatic individuals in the omicron period
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:23h | UTCCommentary: Study: COVID-19 rapid home tests not highly sensitive for Omicron – CIDRAP
Cohort Study | Analysis of Rituximab use and COVID-19 hospitalization or death in patients with multiple sclerosis
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Patients with MS on rituximab vaccinated for #COVID19 6 months before or after their last infusion had a much lower risk of COVID hospitalization – 1.4 vs 3.6 per 100 among unvaccinated people. https://t.co/am6hdSidMT
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) December 28, 2022
M-A | The effect of early active mobilization at 6 months after critical illness
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:21h | UTCThe Effect of Mobilization at 6 Months after Critical Illness — Meta-Analysis – NEJM Evidence
Related:
Early Active Mobilization during Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In this systemic review and meta-analysis on early mobilization in the ICU, Paton et al. find no significant effect on days alive and out of hospital. However, they find a possibility that it might increase mortality and adverse events. https://t.co/NrzDi7Y5KY#CriticalCare pic.twitter.com/mOW6BF44qx
— NEJM Evidence (@NEJMEvidence) December 20, 2022
Metomidate PET-CT vs. adrenal vein sampling for diagnosing surgically curable primary aldosteronism: a prospective, within-patient trial
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:19h | UTCNews Release: Ten-minute scan enables detection and cure of the commonest cause of high blood pressure – Queen Mary University of London
2022 Consensus Guidelines on the management of diabetes in children
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:16h | UTCEditorial: ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022
ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Diabetes technologies: Glucose monitoring
ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Managing diabetes in preschoolers
Study shows patients with circulating tumor DNA are at increased risk of relapse after surgery for resectable colorectal cancer
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:18h | UTCCommentary: Data Support ctDNA as a Prognostic Marker for Recurrence/Benefit in Colorectal Cancer – Cancer Network
Commentary on Twitter
In the observational arm of the CIRCULATE-Japan study, among patients with stage II-IV #ColorectalCancer, those with the presence of circulating #tumorDNA post-tumor resection have a high recurrence risk & are likely to benefit from adjuvant #chemotherapyhttps://t.co/hKlRt1ZW6T
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) January 17, 2023
Consensus Paper | Management of early-onset colorectal cancer
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:14h | UTC
Guideline | Use of [18F]FDG PET/CT imaging during immunomodulatory treatments in patients with solid tumors
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:13h | UTC
Cohort Study | Neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring conceived via IVF vs. intracytoplasmic sperm injection
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:12h | UTC
Review | Advances in the diagnosis and early management of gestational trophoblastic disease
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:08h | UTCAdvances in the diagnosis and early management of gestational trophoblastic disease – BMJ Medicine
RCT | SPONGE-assisted vs. Trendelenburg position surgery in laparoscopic sigmoid and rectal cancer surgery
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:06h | UTCSPONGE-assisted vs. Trendelenburg position surgery in laparoscopic sigmoid and rectal cancer surgery (SPONGE trial): randomized clinical trial – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
SR | Interventions for preventing and ameliorating cognitive deficits in adults treated with cranial irradiation
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:09h | UTC
RCT | Bimekizumab in patients with active psoriatic arthritis and previous inadequate response or intolerance to TNFα inhibitors
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:05h | UTC
RCT | Effectiveness of an intervention to improve decision making for older patients with advanced CKD
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:04h | UTCEffectiveness of an Intervention to Improve Decision Making for Older Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Digital decision aid may be useful for older adults with CKD – ACP Internist
Commentary on Twitter
A #RCT of older adults w/ #CKD found use of decision-making aid DART improved decision quality & clarified treatment preferences for older adults w/ advanced CKD 6 months after intervention: https://t.co/JP0TO7givB @KerenLadin @TuftsMedicalCtr pic.twitter.com/pXPyg1iKAS
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) December 20, 2022
RCT | Prevention of incisional hernias by prophylactic mesh-augmented reinforcement of midline laparotomies for AAA treatment
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:03h | UTC
CDC Study | Working in mining, food services, and construction linked to increased mortality from COPD
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:01h | UTCCommentary: ~10 Percent of Deaths Among Ever-Employed Linked to COPD in 2020 – HealthDay
M-A | Impact of perioperative steroid administration in patients undergoing elective liver resection
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:00h | UTC