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Recommendations on the anesthetic management of carotid endarterectomy.
8 Jun, 2022 | 11:04h | UTC
Consensus statements on the transition of adolescents and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease from pediatric to adult care.
8 Jun, 2022 | 11:03h | UTC
Systematic Review: Guaiac‐based fecal occult blood tests versus fecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer screening in average‐risk individuals.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
💩 Which faecal blood test is more accurate in detecting #bowelcancer and large polyps in population screening? https://t.co/U2mLfk7ARo This systematic review looks at the evidence from 63 studies including almost 4 million individuals. @CochranePH @CCGlobalAgeing @CochraneCRC pic.twitter.com/xQeeADgHql
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) June 7, 2022
PRO/CON Debate: Does the concept of “ultra-processed foods” help inform dietary guidelines, beyond conventional classification systems?
8 Jun, 2022 | 11:01h | UTCCommentary: Are ultra-processed foods harmful? Experts weigh the evidence – American Society for Nutrition
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/davidludwigmd/status/1534172510131957760
Systematic Review: Adjunctive steroid therapy versus antibiotics alone for acute endophthalmitis after intraocular procedure.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:57h | UTC
Do we need to reconsider how we design and conduct randomized controlled trials?
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:56h | UTC
Review: Timing of vasoactive agents and corticosteroid initiation in septic shock.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:53h | UTCTiming of vasoactive agents and corticosteroid initiation in septic shock – Annals of Intensive Care
Systematic Review: Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:55h | UTC
Why drug delivery is the key to new medicines.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:51h | UTCWhy drug delivery is the key to new medicines – Nature Medicine
Unresolved issues in perioperative nutrition: A narrative review.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:50h | UTCUnresolved issues in perioperative nutrition: A narrative review – Clinical Nutrition
Related:
Perioperative nutrition: Recommendations from the ESPEN expert group – Clinical Nutrition
Perioperative Nutritional Support: A Review of Current Literature – Nutrients
New study on the relation between extreme weather events and death.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:48h | UTCNew study on the relation between extreme weather events and death – Karolinska Institutet
Systematic Review: Barrier materials for prevention of surgical adhesions.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:45h | UTCBarrier materials for prevention of surgical adhesions: systematic review – BJS Open
UN reports new insights on link between climate change and human health.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:47h | UTCUN Reports New Insights on Link Between Climate Change and Human Health – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
The effects of #climatechange are no longer only future fears, according to a @UN @IPCC_CH report. They threaten the environment as well as the physical and mental health of humans. https://t.co/9HgpqyHW44
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 1, 2022
Podcast: Hand and wrist pain.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC#339 Hand and Wrist Pain with Dr. Ted Parks – The Curbsiders
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging–based screening for cardiac sarcoidosis in patients with atrioventricular block requiring temporary pacing.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:41h | UTC
Circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker in patients with stage III and IV Wilms tumor.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:43h | UTCCommentary: Analysis of Circulating Tumor DNA as a Biomarker in Stage III and IV Wilms Tumor – The ASCO Post
Pericarditis and autoinflammation: a clinical and genetic analysis of patients with idiopathic recurrent pericarditis and monogenic autoinflammatory diseases at a national referral center.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:39h | UTCInvited Commentary: Idiopathic Recurrent Pericarditis: Not Really So Idiopathic? – Journal of the American Heart Association
M-A: Intelligence outcome of pediatric intensive care unit survivors.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:36h | UTC
Cohort Study: Analysis of comorbidities, clinical outcomes, and parathyroidectomy in adults with primary hyperparathyroidism.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:38h | UTCRelated Study: Mortality and Morbidity in Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Results From a 10-Year Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Parathyroidectomy Versus Observation – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
This national cohort study from Sweden found patients with primary hyperparathyroidism had an increased risk of fractures and cardiovascular events, and parathyroidectomy was associated with reduced risks for these outcomes. https://t.co/9dQAR9dqtk
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 3, 2022
Cohort Study: Incidence of new-onset type 2 diabetes after cancer.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:35h | UTCIncidence of New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes After Cancer: A Danish Cohort Study – Diabetes Care
News Release: Cancer Increases the Risk of Developing Diabetes – University of Copenhagen
Commentaries on Twitter
We identify several cancers as risk factor for T2D with associated ↑21% risk of death as consequence. Fantastic cross-disciplinary collaboration @CASTLE_research @FessorC @FrederikPersson @NEXSKU @BiomedUCPH @ADA_DiabetesPro @Rigshospitalet @Stenodiabeteshttps://t.co/LYDsDXSGNB pic.twitter.com/PdOZffSjFf
— Lykke Sylow (@LykkeSylow) June 2, 2022
Patients with cancer are at higher risk for developing diabetes (esp patients with pancreatic cancer (HR 5.00), brain tumours (HR 1.54) and uterine cancer (HR 1.41) https://t.co/FzjepMrENA pic.twitter.com/PWDs5xsHOn
— K Pavithran (@drkpavithran) June 3, 2022
Systematic Review: Cannabis-based products for chronic pain.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:47h | UTCCannabis-Based Products for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals Video Summary: Cannabis-Based Products for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review
Summary for Patients: Cannabis-Based Products for Chronic Pain
Related:
Podcast: #338 LIVE! Medical Cannabis: Is it still dope? – The Curbsiders
M-A: Birth outcomes of neonates exposed to marijuana in utero.
Cannabis-related allergies: an international overview and consensus recommendations.
Review: Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain.
Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain.
Cannabis products are being sold as sleep remedies – here’s the evidence about their effectiveness.
Guideline: Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain.
NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products
Short Review: Drug Interactions with Cannabinoids
Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain
Review: Considerations for cannabinoids in perioperative care by anesthesiologists.
Review: Cannabis-based Medicines and the Perioperative Physician
Perspective: If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs To Know
Combination anti-HIV antibody infusions suppress virus for prolonged period.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:45h | UTCNews Release: Combination anti-HIV antibody infusions suppress virus for prolonged period – National Institutes of Health
Original Study: Combination anti-HIV antibodies provide sustained virological suppression – Nature
Commentaries on Twitter
Still don't get the enthusiasm for HIV Rx with bNAbs.
Compared to existing antivirals, they have:
– more baseline resistance
– the need to scale up new resistance tests
– more resource requirements (IV administration)
– … and, if like other monoclonals, $$$
What am I missing? https://t.co/7WZmIjutwE— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) June 1, 2022
This is a wonderful advance.
"Our data demonstrate that combination therapy with broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies can provide long-term virological suppression without antiretroviral therapy in individuals with HIV"https://t.co/DKNVSlg3mC
— Michael Worobey (@MichaelWorobey) June 2, 2022
Position statement on criminalization of medical error and call for action to prevent patient harm from error.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:48h | UTCCommentary: Anesthesiologist Group Says Hospitals Can Prevent Fatal Errors Like Vanderbilt’s — Feds said Vaught wasn’t the only one who erred; hospital had four “immediate jeopardy” flaws – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related:
The simple thing hospitals can do to prevent dangerous drug mistakes – CNN
Prospective evaluation of autonomic dysfunction in patients with post-acute sequela of COVID-19.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:38h | UTCCommentary: Autonomic Dysfunction in Post-Acute Sequela of COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology
Unintended consequences of measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:41h | UTCSummary: Unintended consequences of school-based measures to manage the COVID-19 pandemic – Cochrane Library