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Roux‐en‐Y versus Billroth‐I reconstruction after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

19 Sep, 2021 | 23:24h | UTC

Roux‐en‐Y versus Billroth‐I reconstruction after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer – Cochrane Library

CDC Report: Using Wastewater Surveillance Data to Support the COVID-19 Response — United States, 2020–2021.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:15h | UTC

Using Wastewater Surveillance Data to Support the COVID-19 Response — United States, 2020–2021 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Rapid, large-scale wastewater surveillance and automated reporting system enabled early detection of nearly 85% of COVID-19 cases on a University campus.

[Preprint] Wastewater genomic testing can effectively track COVID-19 variants of concern.

Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19 – TIME

Next steps for wastewater testing to help end this pandemic — and prevent the next one – STAT

Sewage sleuths helped an Arizona town beat back Covid-19. For wastewater epidemiology, that’s just the start – STAT

The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature

Testing sewage can give school districts, campuses and businesses a heads-up on the spread of COVID-19 – The Conversation

It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT

Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC

Development of wastewater pooled surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 from congregate living settings – high sensitivity, but unable to distinguish new infectious cases from persistent convalescent shedding.

Commentary on Twitter

New @CDCMMWR shows how untreated wastewater is used to detect #COVID19 infection trends in communities. The National Wastewater Surveillance System serves as an early detection system for tracking the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. https://t.co/0RXAncRZdw pic.twitter.com/ehgNR55gu7

— CDC (@CDCgov) September 9, 2021

RCT: Rivaroxaban does not have an impact on disease progression and symptoms resolution in high-risk adults with mild COVID-19.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:19h | UTC

Randomized study of rivaroxaban vs. placebo on disease progression and symptoms resolution in high-risk adults with mild COVID-19 – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Vaccine passports are coming. But are they ethical?

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:10h | UTC

Vaccine passports are coming. But are they ethical? – The Conversation

Infographic: Vaccine passports around the world.

WHO panel comes out against requiring vaccination proof for travel

Opinion | How to lose friends and alienate people? On the problems of vaccine passports (several texts on the subject)

How the Delta variant’s remarkable ability to replicate threw new twists into the Covid-19 pandemic.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:09h | UTC

How the Delta variant’s remarkable ability to replicate threw new twists into the Covid-19 pandemic – STAT

Management of COVID-19 ICU-survivors in primary care: – a narrative review.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:13h | UTC

Management of COVID-19 ICU-survivors in primary care: – a narrative review – BMC Family Practice

COVID-19 in gastroenterology: Where are we now? Current evidence on the impact of COVID-19 in gastroenterology.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:11h | UTC

COVID-19 in gastroenterology: Where are we now? Current evidence on the impact of COVID-19 in gastroenterology – UEG Journal

As Covid Cases Rise, So Do Hospital-Related Infections.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:08h | UTC

As Covid Cases Rise, So Do Hospital-Related Infections – Wired

WSES-AAST Guidelines: Anorectal Emergencies.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:06h | UTC

Anorectal emergencies: WSES-AAST guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Systematic Review: Interventional treatments for acute and chronic pain.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:01h | UTC

Interventional Treatments for Acute and Chronic Pain: Systematic Review – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Full report

Evidence summary

AAN Position Statement: Ethical Considerations in Dementia Diagnosis and Care.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:04h | UTC

Ethical Considerations in Dementia Diagnosis and Care: AAN Position Statement – Neurology

Guideline: Diagnosis, evaluation, and management of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and hepatorenal syndrome.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:07h | UTC

Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Ascites, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis and Hepatorenal Syndrome: 2021 Practice Guidance by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – Hepatology

RCT: The addition of telemedicine to improve standard care for medically complex children was associated with improved clinical outcomes and reduced costs.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:00h | UTC

Telemedicine for Children With Medical Complexity: A Randomized Clinical Trial – Pediatrics

RCT: Tamsulosin may prevent postoperative urinary retention following female pelvic reconstructive surgery.

17 Sep, 2021 | 09:56h | UTC

Tamsulosin vs placebo to prevent postoperative urinary retention following female pelvic reconstructive surgery: a multicenter randomized controlled trial – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Exertional Heat Illness: Recognition, Management, and Return to Activity.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:03h | UTC

ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Exertional Heat Illness: Recognition, Management, and Return to Activity – Current Sports Medicine Reports

Review | Prevention of unintentional injuries in children under five years.

17 Sep, 2021 | 09:58h | UTC

Prevention of unintentional injuries in children under five years – BMC Pediatrics

Review | Functional gastrointestinal disorders: History taking skills in practice.

17 Sep, 2021 | 09:54h | UTC

Functional gastrointestinal disorders: History taking skills in practice – Clinical Medicine Journal

The use of head helmets to deliver noninvasive ventilatory support: a comprehensive review of technical aspects and clinical findings.

17 Sep, 2021 | 09:57h | UTC

The use of head helmets to deliver noninvasive ventilatory support: a comprehensive review of technical aspects and clinical findings – Critical Care

Review | Thrombophilia testing in the era of direct oral anticoagulants.

17 Sep, 2021 | 09:53h | UTC

Thrombophilia testing in the era of direct oral anticoagulants – Clinical Medicine Journal

Continuous Medical Education in Obstetric Medicine – Short reviews on key topics: 1) Tachycardia in Pregnancy; 2) Metabolic Emergencies; 3) Liver Diseases; 4) Covid-19; 5) Severe Hypertension.

17 Sep, 2021 | 09:55h | UTC

Homepage – Clinical Medicine Journal

Tachycardia in pregnancy: when to worry?

Metabolic emergencies in pregnancy

Liver diseases in pregnancy

COVID-19 in pregnancy

Severe hypertension in pregnancy

Case series: Vaccine-induced thrombocytopenia with severe headache may precede cerebral venous sinus thrombosis by several days – patients with severe headache 5 to 20 days after adenovirus vector vaccination against Covid-19 should undergo immediate testing for thrombocytopenia and d-dimer levels and, if available, testing for anti–PF4–heparin IgG antibodies.

16 Sep, 2021 | 10:14h | UTC

Vaccine-Induced Thrombocytopenia with Severe Headache – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Experience with 11 patients suggests that elements of VITT (severe headache, elevated d-dimer levels, and positivity for anti-PF4 antibodies) after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination may precede VITT. #Covid19Vaccines #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #IDTwitter https://t.co/mzBgjJIE6l pic.twitter.com/wGqb1gKFXk

— NEJM (@NEJM) September 15, 2021