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RCT | Comparable 1-year outcomes for intramedullary nail vs. sliding hip screw in trochanteric fractures

22 Jun, 2023 | 15:06h | UTC

Intramedullary Nailing vs Sliding Hip Screw in Trochanteric Fracture Management: The INSITE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

Invited Commentary: A Gap Between Evidence-Based Research and Clinical Practice in Management of Hip Fractures – JAMA Network Open

Commentary on Twitter

INSITE RCT: No significant benefit to using more costly intramedullary devices over sliding hip screws for the majority of patients with trochanteric hip fractures, adding to the body of evidence that the increasing use of these implants is unwarranted. https://t.co/15iJRW5xIS

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 6, 2023

Editorial | Who should judge treatment effects as unimportant?

22 Jun, 2023 | 15:05h | UTC

Who should judge treatment effects as unimportant? – Journal of Physiotherapy

Review | Early lead extraction for infected implanted cardiac electronic devices

22 Jun, 2023 | 15:03h | UTC

Early Lead Extraction for Infected Implanted Cardiac Electronic Devices: JACC Review Topic of the Week – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Review | Intracranial pressure monitoring and management in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

22 Jun, 2023 | 15:02h | UTC

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Management in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Neurocritical Care

M-A | No significant difference between thrombo-aspiration and stent-retrieval thrombectomy in ischemic stroke treatment

22 Jun, 2023 | 15:00h | UTC

Different types of percutaneous endovascular interventions for acute ischemic stroke – Cochrane Library

Summary: Different types of percutaneous endovascular treatments for acute ischemic stroke – Cochrane Library

Cohort Study | Steady reduction in breast cancer mortality from 1993-2015 in England

22 Jun, 2023 | 14:58h | UTC

Breast cancer mortality in 500 000 women with early invasive breast cancer in England, 1993-2015: population based observational cohort study – The BMJ

Invited Commentary: Risk of breast cancer death after a diagnosis of early invasive breast cancer – The BMJ

News Release: Women diagnosed with early breast cancer today are much less likely to die from the disease than 20 years ago – University of Oxford

Commentary on Twitter

NEW research finds that most women diagnosed with early breast cancer can expect to become long term cancer survivors https://t.co/TaYqRJD6Lu pic.twitter.com/V15bLdmI2H

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) June 14, 2023

SCORE2-Diabetes | 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation in type 2 diabetes in Europe

22 Jun, 2023 | 14:57h | UTC

SCORE2-Diabetes: 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation in type 2 diabetes in Europe – European Heart Journal

Commentary: SCORE2- diabetes prediction model estimates the 10 year risk of cardiovascular disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes – News Medical

Commentary on Twitter

SCORE2-Diabetes: 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation in type 2 diabetes in Europe https://t.co/lkPTzqk0Kg @escardio #EHJ #ESCYoung pic.twitter.com/5TxesSwN1t

— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) June 14, 2023

Questions in mild asthma | An Official American Thoracic Society research statement

22 Jun, 2023 | 14:56h | UTC

Questions in Mild Asthma: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Questions in Mild Asthma: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement

🔓 Open Access
🔗 https://t.co/qqMxWpqafX pic.twitter.com/XHrhpa73XI

— ATS Blue Journal (@ATSBlueEditor) June 13, 2023

M-A | Anticoagulation options for continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients

22 Jun, 2023 | 14:54h | UTC

Anticoagulation options for continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Critical Care

Updated Guidance | Diagnosis and treatment of Early and locally advanced breast cancer

22 Jun, 2023 | 14:52h | UTC

Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

ESTRO-ACROP guideline | Recommendations on implementation of breath-hold techniques in radiotherapy

22 Jun, 2023 | 14:51h | UTC

ESTRO-ACROP guideline: Recommendations on implementation of breath-hold techniques in radiotherapy – Radiotherapy and Oncology

SR | Supportive care interventions for managing gastrointestinal symptoms following treatment for colorectal cancer

22 Jun, 2023 | 14:49h | UTC

Supportive care interventions for managing gastrointestinal symptoms following treatment for colorectal cancer: a systematic review – Journal of Cancer Survivorship

RCT | LMWH does not increase live birth rates in women with thrombophilia and recurrent miscarriage

21 Jun, 2023 | 13:39h | UTC

Heparin for women with recurrent miscarriage and inherited thrombophilia (ALIFE2): an international open-label, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Study recommends ending heparin use for women with recurrent miscarriage and inherited thrombophilia – National Institute for Health and Care Research

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

New study: Many women with recurrent miscarriage are tested for inherited thrombophilia. If confirmed positive, daily subcutaneous low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is given.

This is despite an absence of evidence that such treatment is beneficial 🧵 https://t.co/0IuFhvjlZr

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) June 2, 2023

Acute heart failure: differential diagnosis and treatment

21 Jun, 2023 | 13:37h | UTC

Acute heart failure: differential diagnosis and treatment – European Heart Journal Supplements

Qualitative Study | International perspectives on modifications to the surgical safety checklist

21 Jun, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC

International Perspectives on Modifications to the Surgical Safety Checklist – JAMA Network Open

Invited Commentary: Modifications of the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist—Ways Forward to Ensure Sustainable Implementation – JAMA Network Open

Commentary on Twitter

Qualitative study: >10 years after the surgical safety checklist was developed, systems should consider checklist modification to improve safety, teamwork & buy-in. https://t.co/5xisRqzWkf @N8turl3y @MaryEBrindle @ucalgarymed @ariadnelabs

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 7, 2023

Cohort Study | Dengue patients at high risk of cholecystitis and pancreatitis within 30 days

21 Jun, 2023 | 13:34h | UTC

Risks of Acute Cholecystitis, Acute Pancreatitis, and Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Dengue Fever: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan

Brief Review | Selection bias due to conditioning on a collider

21 Jun, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC

Selection bias due to conditioning on a collider – The BMJ

Review | Antifungal dosing in critically ill patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

21 Jun, 2023 | 13:31h | UTC

Antifungal Dosing in Critically Ill Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation – Clinical Pharmacokinetics

M-A | CRP at 5 mg/L cut-off efficient for tuberculosis screening in HIV outpatients

21 Jun, 2023 | 13:30h | UTC

Clinical utility of WHO-recommended screening tools and development and validation of novel clinical prediction models for pulmonary tuberculosis screening among outpatients living with HIV: an individual participant data meta-analysis – European Respiratory Review

Commentary on Twitter

ERR: C-reactive protein at a 5 mg cut-off and two newly developed clinical prediction models from this study show clinical utility for TB screening among outpatient PLHIV, while the WHO-recommended four-symptom screen showed suboptimal clinical utility https://t.co/msm13KXR0Y pic.twitter.com/O0wS1Xv4da

— ERS publications (@ERSpublications) June 11, 2023