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Case-control study | Risk variants in the exomes of children with critical illness.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:52h | UTCRisk Variants in the Exomes of Children With Critical Illness – JAMA Network Open
Cohort Study | Systemic lupus erythematosus low disease activity and mortality risk.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:48h | UTCLupus low disease activity state and remission and risk of mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective, multinational, longitudinal cohort study – The Lancet Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
NEW RESEARCH—Lupus low disease activity state (#LLDAS) significantly reduced the risk of mortality in patients with #SLE; remission did not further reduce the risk of mortality unless lower glucocorticoid thresholds were used https://t.co/xYqzQME3li #LupusAwarenessMonth pic.twitter.com/gtLTKn92Go
— The Lancet Rheumatology (@TheLancetRheum) October 24, 2022
Associations between social connections and cognition: a global collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:44h | UTCNews Release: Living with others and community engagement are keys to reduced dementia risk – University of New South Wales
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Our paper on associations between social health and cognitive decline led by @samtani_suraj in the SHARED consortium https://t.co/nZ9JKSY8Pg is now out in Lancet Healthy Longev followed by a brilliant commentary by Dr. Adam Roth at @OkStateSocio https://t.co/QVbG4IG4u3
— Anna Marseglia (@anna_marseglia_) October 21, 2022
The global, regional, and national burden of benign prostatic hyperplasia in 204 countries and territories from 2000 to 2019.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:43h | UTCInvited Commentary: Benign prostatic hyperplasia: a global challenge of the ageing population – The Lancet Health Longevity
Review | Equal but different! Improving care for older LGBT+ adults.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:39h | UTCEqual but different! Improving care for older LGBT+ adults – Age and Ageing (free for a limited period)
Review | New horizons in the ageing autonomic nervous system: orthostatic hypotension and supine hypertension.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:37h | UTC
RCT | Preoperative ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoneurolysis for the treatment of pain after mastectomy.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:41h | UTCInfographic: Tip of the Iceberg: The History of Cryoneurolysis – Anesthesiology
RCT | Prophylactic tranexamic acid did not decrease bleeding in patients with hematologic malignancy.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:36h | UTCCommentary: Tranexamic Acid (TXA) Prophylaxis in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies – Physician’s Weekly
Retrospective Cohort Study | Trends, predictors, and outcomes of CV complications at delivery associated with gestational diabetes.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:34h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/ErinMichos/status/1586008508331266048
Effective cataract surgical coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 55 countries.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:32h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
And Effective cataract surgical coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 55 countries https://t.co/nRMUu2vUI4 (2/2) pic.twitter.com/5E7X2eZtp1
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) October 13, 2022
Effective refractive error coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 61 countries.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
👀 Two new papers on global eye health: Effective refractive error coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 61 countries https://t.co/ajaICHLySJ (1/2) pic.twitter.com/bPiM8U5Nzb
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) October 13, 2022
Special Issue | Lung transplantation.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:30h | UTCIndications for Lung Transplantation and Patient Selection
Recipient Management before Lung Transplantation
Allocation of Donor Lungs in Korea
Donor Selection, Management, and Procurement for Lung Transplantation
Donation after Circulatory Death in Lung Transplantation
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in Lung Transplantatio
A Review of Anesthesia for Lung Transplantation
Technical Aspects of Lung Transplantation: General Considerations
Technical Aspects of Lung Transplantation: Adverse Events and Circumstances
Technical Aspects of Lung Transplantation: Pediatric and Lobar Transplantation
Technical Aspects of Combined Heart-Lung Transplantation
Critical Care Management Following Lung Transplantation
Surgical Complications Affecting the Early and Late Survival Rates after Lung Transplantation
Medical Complications of Lung Transplantation
Lung Transplantation for Patients with COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Guideline | Intravenous maintenance fluid therapy in acute and critically ill children.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:32h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The @ESPNIC_Society guidelines for IV maintenance fluid therapy in acute & critically ill children, SR/MA:
➡️indications for use
💧isotonic fluids
💧balanced solutions
💧composition: Ca, Mg, K, glucose, micronutrients
💧optimal amount#PedsICU #FOAMcc
🗞️https://t.co/ZZwHX1IaUh pic.twitter.com/KGr4e2dFg4— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) October 26, 2022
AHA Scientific Statement | Arrhythmias in repaired Tetralogy of Fallot.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:33h | UTCSummary: Arrhythmias in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: Arrhythmias in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot – American Heart Association
Commentary: Challenges in Managing Arrhythmias in Adult Tetralogy of Fallot – American Heart Association
Review | Diagnosis of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:27h | UTCRelated:
Clinical practice update for management of acute kidney injury associated with cardiac surgery.
RCT | Using an algorithm to stratify the risk of patients with acute heart failure may improve outcomes.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:30h | UTCTrial of an Intervention to Improve Acute Heart Failure Outcomes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: New Tool Assesses Risk in Acute HF Then Suggests Next Steps, Cutting Later Events – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
The use of a validated tool for risk assessment, combined with rapid follow-up, led to a lower risk of death or hospitalization for cardiovascular causes at 30 days among patients with acute heart failure. #AHA22 https://t.co/0cbvcHl3US pic.twitter.com/kpWbRGpOJX
— NEJM (@NEJM) November 5, 2022
RCT | In infants undergoing heart surgery, prophylactic methylprednisolone did not significantly improve outcomes.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:31h | UTCMethylprednisolone for Heart Surgery in Infants — A Randomized, Controlled Trial – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Steroids during surgery may not be helpful for infants having heart bypass – American Heart Association
Commentary on Twitter
In this randomized, controlled trial involving infants undergoing surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, prophylactic use of methylprednisolone did not significantly reduce the likelihood of a worse outcome. #AHA22 https://t.co/jaza6JCAuk pic.twitter.com/lLrxci7SaE
— NEJM (@NEJM) November 6, 2022
Study Commentary | Radial artery beats both right internal thoracic artery and vein grafting at 15 years.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:28h | UTC(Not published yet, presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, November 6, 2022)
RAPCO: Radial Artery Beats Both RITA and Vein Grafting at 15 Years – TCTMD
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M-A | DOACs increase the risk of arterial thrombosis vs. Vitamin-K antagonists in antiphospholipid syndrome.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:28h | UTCDirect Oral Anticoagulants vs Vitamin-K Antagonists in Thrombotic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guidelines | Managing functional dyspepsia overlapping with other gastrointestinal symptoms.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:26h | UTC
RCT | Effect of text messaging parents of school-aged children on outdoor time to control myopia.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:26h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Using text message reminders to parents offer improved control of #myopia in schoolchildren and should be considered for use with large populations and over large geographic areas. https://t.co/6Dpue8j3Om #Research pic.twitter.com/IMpyGZUQyV
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) September 26, 2022
Consensus Paper | Health emergency and disaster risk management workforce development strategies.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:25h | UTC
Single-arm P2 study | Hypofractionated, 3-week, preoperative radiotherapy for patients with soft tissue sarcomas.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:24h | UTCHypofractionated, 3-week, preoperative radiotherapy for patients with soft tissue sarcomas (HYPORT-STS): a single-centre, open-label, single-arm, phase 2 trial – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Complexities of care: common components of models of care in geriatrics.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:22h | UTC
Cohort Study | Population-based estimates of 1-year mortality after major surgery among community-living older adults.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:23h | UTCPopulation-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
One in Seven Older Adults Die Within a Year After Surgery – Medscape (free registration required)
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who’s Most at Risk? – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In a nationally representative sample of community-living Americans aged ≥65 years, nearly 1 out of every 7 persons died in the year after major surgery, including more than 1 of 4 who were frail and nearly 1 of 3 who had probable #dementia. https://t.co/nf8W4oLOLd @NHATS_NSOC
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) October 19, 2022


