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RCT | Comparison of rhomboid intercostal block, erector spinae plane block, and serratus plane block on analgesia for video-assisted thoracic surgery.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:22h | UTC
Review | Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth breath testing in gastroenterology: clinical utility and pitfalls.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:21h | UTC
30-month follow-up analysis of a RCT | Pembrolizumab vs. placebo as post-nephrectomy adjuvant therapy for clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:20h | UTCInvited Commentary: Adjuvant immunotherapy for renal cell carcinoma – The Lancet Oncology
Original Article: Adjuvant Pembrolizumab after Nephrectomy in Renal-Cell Carcinoma – New England Journal of Medicine
RCT | Telaglenastat failed to improve the efficacy of Cabozantinib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:19h | UTCEfficacy and Safety of Telaglenastat Plus Cabozantinib vs Placebo Plus Cabozantinib in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: The CANTATA Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/JAMAOnc/status/1565368902674178048
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: review of management for primary care providers.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:18h | UTC
Volatile anesthetics for ICU sedation: the future of critical care or niche therapy?
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:16h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Volatile anesthetics for #ICU sedation
➡️ ventilators adaptable to deliver
➡️ effective even in #ARDS
➡️ rapid on/offset, no accumulation
➡️ analgesic effect: opioid-sparing?
➡️ may preserve spont breathing
➡️ immunomodulatory/organ-protective effects?
🖇️ https://t.co/XZAJgElwYs pic.twitter.com/dTpsaued8V— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) September 4, 2022
Systematic Review | Antifungal therapies for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in people with cystic fibrosis.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:15h | UTC
Systematic Review | Hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:14h | UTCHydroxyurea (hydroxycarbamide) for sickle cell disease – Cochrane Library
Summary: Hydroxyurea (also known as hydroxycarbamide) for people with sickle cell disease – Cochrane Library
Systematic Review | Contrast‐enhanced ultrasound for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in adults with chronic liver disease.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:13h | UTC
RCT | Daily written care summaries for families of critically ill patients.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:12h | UTCEditorial: More Documentation? Who Needs It? – Critical Care Medicine
2022 ACC Expert Consensus | Role of nonstatin therapies for LDL-cholesterol lowering and managing cardiovascular disease risk.
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:17h | UTCNews Release: ACC Issues Guidance to Address New Nonstatin Therapies – American College of Cardiology
Commentary: New on the Scene Nonstatin Drugs: Experts Provide Guidance – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
📢 ACC releases Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Role of Nonstatin Therapies for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering in the Management of ASCVD Risk
Read more: https://t.co/WDOSPgQ1bx #ACCClinicalDoc pic.twitter.com/nt8S2pdBgD
— American College of Cardiology (@ACCinTouch) August 25, 2022
RCT | Bedaquiline–Pretomanid–Linezolid regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:16h | UTCBedaquiline–Pretomanid–Linezolid Regimens for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Three drug regimen with Linezolid 600 mg tied to better outcomes in drug-resistant TB – Medical Dialogues
RCT | Fractional flow reserve or intravascular ultrasonography to guide percutaneous coronary intervention.
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:15h | UTCFractional Flow Reserve or Intravascular Ultrasonography to Guide PCI – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Fractional Flow Reserve Noninferior to IVUS for Guiding PCI – HealthDay
Cohort Studies | Increased consumption of ultra-processed foods linked to increased risk of mortality and cancer.
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:15h | UTCEditorial: The trouble with ultra-processed foods – The BMJ
Commentaries:
Ultraprocessed foods linked to cancer and early death, studies find – CNN
New research gives more reasons to eat less-processed food – The Guardian
Systematic Review | Luteal phase support for women trying to conceive by intrauterine insemination or sexual intercourse.
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:08h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
❓ What is the effectiveness and safety of luteal support for those trying to conceive by intrauterine insemination #IUI or by sexual intercourse?
New @CochraneCGF systematic review looks at the evidence from 25 RCTs involving 5,111 participants. https://t.co/jjsetCMo3E pic.twitter.com/tWNtGx8rdC— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) September 2, 2022
JCS 2022 Guideline on management and re-interventional therapy in patients with congenital heart disease in the long-term after the initial repair.
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:10h | UTC
M-A | Which surgeries are the best choice for chronic pancreatitis.
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:05h | UTC
Systematic Review | Interventions to prevent or treat heavy menstrual bleeding or pain associated with intrauterine‐device use.
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:07h | UTC
Systematic Review | Adverse drug reactions in pediatric onco-hematology
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:05h | UTCAdverse Drug Reactions in Pediatric Oncohematology: A Systematic Review – Frontiers in Pharmacology
Mycosis fungoides in pediatric population: comprehensive review on epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management.
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:02h | UTC
3-year outcomes of a RCT | First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus chemotherapy in patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma.
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:04h | UTCOriginal Study: Randomized trial: First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab in unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma
Efficacy and activity of PD-1 blockade in patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis with focus on the value of PD-L1 combined positive score
2 Sep, 2022 | 13:03h | UTC
AHA Scientific Statement | Management of infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs.
1 Sep, 2022 | 12:00h | UTCNews Release: Addiction management is key to treating heart infection in people who inject drugs – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs – American Heart Association
Video: Management of Infective Endocarditis in People who Inject Drugs – American Heart Association
Commentaries:
AHA Addresses Infective Endocarditis in Injection Drug Users – HealthDay
Related: Management of Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs – American College of Cardiology (the original article is paywalled but has an informative infographic)
Review | Covid-19 vaccines — immunity, variants, boosters.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:57h | UTCCovid-19 Vaccines — Immunity, Variants, Boosters – New England Journal of Medicine
After the genome—a brief history of proteomics.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:58h | UTCAfter the Genome—A Brief History of Proteomics – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video: Proteomics 101 – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
With researchers touting recent success in sequencing the #humangenome’s remaining gaps, an emerging frontier is #proteomics: identifying and studying an entire set of expressed #proteins in the human body and other organisms. https://t.co/KIhBbWiYpx #proteomes #proteoforms
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 31, 2022