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Review: Perioperative nutritional support.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:25h | UTC

Perioperative Nutritional Support: A Review of Current Literature – Nutrients

 

Study Commentary | People of all ages benefit from drugs to lower blood pressure.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:18h | UTC

People of all ages benefit from drugs to lower blood pressure – National Institute for Health and Care Research

Original Study: Age-stratified and blood-pressure-stratified effects of blood-pressure-lowering pharmacotherapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and death: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis – The Lancet

 

Study Commentary | Mesh surgery for prolapse: complications are uncommon.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:19h | UTC

Mesh surgery for prolapse: complications are uncommon – National Institute for Health and Care Research

Original Study: How common are complications following polypropylene mesh, biological xenograft and native tissue surgery for pelvic organ prolapse? A secondary analysis from the PROSPECT trial – BJOG

 

RCT: Effect of an interdisciplinary weight loss and lifestyle intervention on obstructive sleep apnea severity.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:14h | UTC

Effect of an Interdisciplinary Weight Loss and Lifestyle Intervention on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity: The INTERAPNEA Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Weight Loss, Lifestyle Interventions Improve Obstructive Sleep Apnea – HCP Live

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Tracing the emergence of drowning prevention on the global health and development agenda: a policy analysis.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:16h | UTC

Tracing the emergence of drowning prevention on the global health and development agenda: a policy analysis – The Lancet Global Health

Related:

WHO Guideline on the prevention of drowning through provision of day-care and basic swimming and water safety skills – World health Organization

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update

Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics

The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study – Injury Prevention

Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization

Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization

Hidden Hazards: An Exploration of Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children – Safe Kids Worldwide

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Evidence-based approach to the treatment of esophagogastric junction tumors.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:12h | UTC

Evidence-based approach to the treatment of esophagogastric junction tumors – World Journal of Clinical Oncology

 

Guidelines for discontinuation of antipsychotics in patients who recover from first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:10h | UTC

Guidelines for discontinuation of antipsychotics in patients who recover from first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders: derived from the aggregated opinions of Asian network of early psychosis experts and literature review – International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

 

Systematic Review: Diagnostic test accuracy of remote, multidomain cognitive assessment (telephone and video call) for dementia.

29 Apr, 2022 | 11:09h | UTC

Diagnostic test accuracy of remote, multidomain cognitive assessment (telephone and video call) for dementia – Cochrane Library

Summary: How accurate are remote, virtual assessments at diagnosing dementia? – Cochrane Library

 

Cohort Study: Neurocognitive development in children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:07h | UTC

Neurocognitive Development in Children at Familial High Risk of Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Children at Risk for Schizophrenia Show Early Neurocognitive Deficits – Psychiatric News Alert

 

E-cigarettes and nicotine abstinence: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:08h | UTC

E-cigarettes and nicotine abstinence: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – European Respiratory Review

 

Disease burden associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: systematic and structured literature reviews.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:09h | UTC

Disease burden associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: systematic and structured literature reviews – European Respiratory Review

 

Analysis | Presenting complaint: use of language that disempowers patients.

28 Apr, 2022 | 11:02h | UTC

Presenting complaint: use of language that disempowers patients – The BMJ

News Release: Language that belittles or blames patients is overdue for change – British Medical Journal

 

NCCN Guideline: Gastric Cancer.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:05h | UTC

Gastric Cancer, Version 2.2022, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Journal of the National Cancer Comprehensive Network

 

Covid-19: What is the evidence for the antiviral Paxlovid?

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:58h | UTC

Covid-19: What is the evidence for the antiviral Paxlovid? – The BMJ

Related:

Yes, Relapses After Paxlovid Happen — Now What? – HIV and ID Observations

WHO recommends highly successful COVID-19 therapy and calls for wide geographical distribution and transparency from originator – World Health Organization

A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 – The BMJ

Oral Nirmatrelvir for High-Risk, Nonhospitalized Adults with Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

Prescribing Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir: How to Recognize and Manage Drug–Drug Interactions – Annals of Internal Medicine

The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel’s Statement on Potential Drug-Drug Interactions Between Ritonavir-Boosted Nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) and Concomitant Medications – NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel

 

Development and validation of the symptom burden questionnaire for long covid (SBQ-LC): Rasch analysis.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:56h | UTC

Development and validation of the symptom burden questionnaire for long covid (SBQ-LC): Rasch analysis – The BMJ

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1519430941759918080

 

Experts fear U.S. may default to annual Covid boosters without sufficient data.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:51h | UTC

Experts fear U.S. may default to annual Covid boosters without sufficient data – STAT

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Public health impact of covid-19 vaccines in the US: observational study.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:54h | UTC

Public health impact of covid-19 vaccines in the US: observational study – The BMJ

Editorial: The benefits of large scale covid-19 vaccination – The BMJ

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Study Commentary | Palliative and end of life care should not wait for a prediction of death.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC

Palliative and end of life care should not wait for a prediction of death – National Institute for Health and Care Research

Original Study: Timely community palliative and end-of-life care: a realist synthesis – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care

 

Guideline: Management of small renal masses.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:36h | UTC

Canadian Urological Association guideline: Management of small renal masses – Canadian Urological Association Journal

See also: Summary of Recommendations

 

Consensus Statement: Diagnosis and management of cancer risk in the gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyposis syndromes.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:35h | UTC

Diagnosis and Management of Cancer Risk in the Gastrointestinal Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes: Recommendations From the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer

 

Systematic Review: Psychological treatments for depression and anxiety in dementia and mild cognitive impairment.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:33h | UTC

Psychological treatments for depression and anxiety in dementia and mild cognitive impairment – Cochrane Library

Summary: Psychological treatments for depression and anxiety in dementia and mild cognitive impairment – Cochrane Library

 

Systematic Review: Fortification of salt with iron and iodine versus fortification of salt with iodine alone for improving iron and iodine status.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:32h | UTC

Fortification of salt with iron and iodine versus fortification of salt with iodine alone for improving iron and iodine status – Cochrane Library

Summary: Fortification of salt with iron and iodine compared to salt fortified with iodine only for improving iron and iodine status – Cochrane Library

 

RCT: The conventional technique versus the no-touch isolation technique for primary tumor resection in patients with colon cancer.

28 Apr, 2022 | 08:20h | UTC

The Conventional Technique Versus the No-Touch Isolation Technique for Primary Tumor Resection in Patients With Colon Cancer (JCOG1006): A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized, Phase III Trial – Annals of Surgery

 

Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors in acute heart failure: A review of the available evidence and practical guidance on clinical use.

28 Apr, 2022 | 08:15h | UTC

Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors in Acute Heart Failure: A Review of the Available Evidence and Practical Guidance on Clinical Use – Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Systematic Review: The problem of appetite loss after major abdominal surgery.

28 Apr, 2022 | 08:22h | UTC

The Problem of Appetite Loss After Major Abdominal Surgery – Annals of Surgery

 

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