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#MarchIssue | Read our #Review on the clinical features and risk factors of erosive hand #osteoarthritis (an aggressive condition with poor outcomes), and progress in biomarkers, imaging, classification and treatmenthttps://t.co/GSvgnXYYPS pic.twitter.com/PSzeucO0cH

— NatRevRheumatol (@NatRevRheumatol) February 28, 2022

Postcraniotomy Headache: Etiologies and treatments.

3 Mar, 2022 | 07:55h | UTC

Postcraniotomy Headache: Etiologies and Treatments – Current Pain and Headache Reports

Prescribing Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir for Covid-19: How to recognize and manage drug–drug interactions.

2 Mar, 2022 | 09:01h | UTC

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

Statement on potential drug-drug interactions between Ritonavir-boosted Nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) and concomitant medications; antiarrhythmics, oral anticoagulants, immunosuppressants, anticonvulsants, antineoplastics, and neuropsychiatric drugs are among the drugs of concern.

Pfizer antiviral pills may be risky with other medications – NBC News

The New COVID-19 Pill, Paxlovid, Interacts with Many Medications: Cardiac Patients Take Note – The Skeptical Cardiologist

Cluster RCT: In adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, placement of a supraglottic airway device resulted in similar rates of sustained return of spontaneous circulations compared to endotracheal intubation.

2 Mar, 2022 | 09:07h | UTC

Effect of Placement of a Supraglottic Airway Device vs Endotracheal Intubation on Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Adults With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Taipei, Taiwan: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Cardiac Arrest Patients Don’t Necessarily Do Better With Intubation— Debate on prehospital advanced airway management continues – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Commentary on Twitter

RCT of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients randomized to intubation or supraglottic airways, finds no difference in the rate of sustained return of spontaneous circulation, survival to hospital discharge or favorable neurologic outcomes. https://t.co/GX80iczmHC

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) February 18, 2022

Anticoagulation in Patients With COVID-19: JACC Review Topic of the Week.

2 Mar, 2022 | 09:03h | UTC

Anticoagulation in Patients With COVID-19: JACC Review Topic of the Week – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Commentary: Review of Anticoagulation in Patients With COVID-19: Key Points – American College of Cardiology

Educational Review: Multiparametric MRI evaluation of bone sarcomas in children.

3 Mar, 2022 | 07:54h | UTC

Multiparametric MRI evaluation of bone sarcomas in children – Insights into Imaging

RCT: Arthroscopic hip surgery compared with personalized hip therapy in people over 16 years old with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.

2 Mar, 2022 | 09:04h | UTC

Abstract: Arthroscopic hip surgery compared with personalised hip therapy in people over 16 years old with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: UK FASHIoN RCT – Health Technology Assessment

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SEOM clinical guidelines for the prophylaxis of infectious diseases in cancer patients.

2 Mar, 2022 | 08:51h | UTC

SEOM clinical guidelines for the prophylaxis of infectious diseases in cancer patients – Clinical and Translational Oncology

Wuhan market was epicenter of pandemic’s start, studies suggest.

2 Mar, 2022 | 08:59h | UTC

Wuhan market was epicentre of pandemic’s start, studies suggest – Nature

[Preprint] SARS-like viruses may jump from animals to people hundreds of thousands of times a year.

Did the coronavirus jump from animals to people twice? – Nature

The Origins of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review.

The animal origin of SARS-CoV-2 – “Trading of animals susceptible to bat coronaviruses is the likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic”.

Fauci says natural origins theory of coronavirus is still the most likely.

Commentary on Twitter

A trio of new preprint research articles add to evidence that the #pandemic originated in #Wuhan’s massive Huanan Seafood Wholesale market, supporting a zoonotic origin story similar to that of HIV, Zika, and Ebola. https://t.co/LqvCXV6WYY

— Global Health NOW (@ghn_news) February 28, 2022

NICE Guideline: Mental wellbeing at work.

2 Mar, 2022 | 08:57h | UTC

Mental wellbeing at work – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Review: Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis.

2 Mar, 2022 | 08:50h | UTC

Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)

ERS clinical practice guidelines on treatment of sarcoidosis.

ATS Guideline: Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis

WASOG statement on the diagnosis and management of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension.

Sarcoidosis: A clinical overview from symptoms to diagnosis.

Podcast: Sarcoidosis

Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sarcoidosis

Systematic Review: Postcholecystectomy diarrhea rate and predictive factors.

2 Mar, 2022 | 08:48h | UTC

Postcholecystectomy diarrhoea rate and predictive factors: a systematic review of the literature – BMJ Open

The management of diabetic ketoacidosis in adults—An updated guideline from the Joint British Diabetes Society for Inpatient Care.

1 Mar, 2022 | 09:00h | UTC

The management of diabetic ketoacidosis in adults—An updated guideline from the Joint British Diabetes Society for Inpatient Care

M-A: Survival for waitlisted kidney failure patients receiving transplantation vs. remaining on waiting list.

2 Mar, 2022 | 08:46h | UTC

Survival for waitlisted kidney failure patients receiving transplantation versus remaining on waiting list: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ

Guideline Update: Timing of elective surgery and risk assessment after SARS-CoV-2 infection – “The guidance remains that patients should avoid elective surgery within 7 weeks of infection, unless the benefits of doing so exceed the risk of waiting”.

1 Mar, 2022 | 08:58h | UTC

Timing of elective surgery and risk assessment after SARS-CoV-2 infection: an update – Anaesthesia

Perioperative cardiovascular considerations prior to elective noncardiac surgery in patients with a history of Covid-19.

Guideline: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery

Study from 116 countries suggests surgery should be delayed for at least seven weeks following a COVID-19 diagnosis to reduce mortality risk

BJS commission on surgery and perioperative care post-COVID-19.

The risk of postoperative complications following major elective surgery in active or resolved COVID-19 in the United States – Major, elective surgery 0–4 weeks after Covid-19 is associated with greatly increased risk of postoperative complications; surgery performed 4–8 weeks after infection is still associated with an increased risk of pneumonia.

ASA Guidance: Preoperative testing for COVID-19 is essential, regardless of vaccination.

Position statement: Perioperative management of post-COVID-19 surgical patients.

Cohort study: Postoperative in-hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 infection was more than double that in patients without COVID-19

Systematic review on inappropriate use of clinical practices in Canada identified 144 underused practices, 109 overused practices, and 25 practices that were both under- and overused.

1 Mar, 2022 | 08:52h | UTC

Inappropriate use of clinical practices in Canada: a systematic review – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Commentary: What problems in health care quality should we target as the world burns around us? – Canadian Medical Association Journal

News Release: Inappropriate use of 228 clinical practices in Canada – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Retrospective cohort: Serial high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I after coronary artery bypass grafting may add prognostic information for post-operative decision-making.

1 Mar, 2022 | 08:48h | UTC

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I after coronary artery bypass grafting for post-operative decision-making – European Journal of Cardiology

Commentary: High-Sensitivity Troponin I After CABG for Postop Decision-Making – American College of Cardiology

Commentary on Twitter

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I after coronary artery bypass grafting for post-operative decision-making https://t.co/sTUfRSBeWl @escardio #EHJ #ESCYoung #cardiotwitter @ehj_ed @rladeiraslopes pic.twitter.com/aYsepPazwe

— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) February 23, 2022