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Cohort Study | Long-term beta-blocker use in MI patients without heart failure or LVSD not linked to better cardiovascular outcomes
5 May, 2023 | 15:29h | UTCEditorial: Should beta-blockers be recommended after myocardial infarction when left ventricular ejection fraction is normal? – Heart (free for a limited period)
News Release: Study questions long term beta blocker use for heart attack patients – BMJ Newsroom
Related Systematic Review: Beta‐blockers in patients without heart failure after myocardial infarction – Cochrane Library.
M-A | Effectiveness of handwashing with soap for preventing acute respiratory infections in low-income and middle-income countries
5 May, 2023 | 15:28h | UTCNews Release: Handwashing during ‘normal times’ can reduce burden of respiratory disease – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Commentary from the author: New meta-analysis – handwashing promotion reduces respiratory infections by 17%
Commentary from the author on Twitter
Our new meta-analysis in @TheLancet : promoting handwashing with soap reduces respiratory infections by 17%.
Paper
? https://t.co/83RnQFbZoiBlogpost
? https://t.co/YZi91FGpo2Handwashing is not just for pandemics.
Endemic pneumonia kills 2.5m every year. pic.twitter.com/ulOUljLZUO— Ian Ross (@IanRossUK) April 28, 2023
Review | The global burden of liver disease
5 May, 2023 | 15:23h | UTCThe Global Burden of Liver Disease – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Review | Approach to treating older adults with chronic kidney disease
5 May, 2023 | 15:25h | UTC
Expert Panel | Appropriate use criteria for the management of aortic stenosis
5 May, 2023 | 15:22h | UTC
Guidelines | Prevention and treatment of nonfreezing cold injuries and warm water immersion tissue injuries
5 May, 2023 | 15:21h | UTCRelated:
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Spinal Cord Protection
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Management
Consensus Statement | Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for COVID-19 with severe ARDS
5 May, 2023 | 15:19h | UTC
Cohort Study | Idiopathic CD4 Lymphocytopenia linked to increased infection risk and cancer prevalence
5 May, 2023 | 15:16h | UTCReappraisal of Idiopathic CD4 Lymphocytopenia at 30 Years – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia was initially described approximately 30 years ago as #HIV infections were emerging. In this report, longer-term characteristics of this syndrome are described. https://t.co/kV45SKmRQv#InfectiousDisease
— NEJM (@NEJM) May 3, 2023
Review | Transforming tuberculosis diagnosis
5 May, 2023 | 15:18h | UTCTransforming tuberculosis diagnosis – Nature Microbiology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Diagnosis is the weakest aspect of tuberculosis care and control. A Comment article in @NatureMicrobiol describes seven critical transitions that can close the diagnostic gap and enable TB programmes worldwide to recover from the pandemic setbacks. ? https://t.co/hZyBmVJfRR pic.twitter.com/NDgXF8O9W5
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) May 2, 2023
Cohort Study | Skin biopsy yields 88% sensitivity in detecting meningococcal Purpura Fulminans
5 May, 2023 | 15:15h | UTC
RCT | Adding Bevacizumab to trifluridine–tipiracil enhances overall survival in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer
5 May, 2023 | 15:13h | UTCTrifluridine–Tipiracil and Bevacizumab in Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, treatment with trifluridine–tipiracil plus bevacizumab as third-line therapy resulted in longer overall survival than trifluridine–tipiracil alone (SUNLIGHT trial). https://t.co/C4DZvyiZiD pic.twitter.com/gHTR9jbJS5
— NEJM (@NEJM) May 3, 2023
Transparent reporting of multivariable prediction models for individual prognosis or diagnosis: checklist for SR and M-A
5 May, 2023 | 15:11h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Systematic reviews or meta-analyses of prediction model studies have unique challenges.
This article describes a new guideline to help ensure this type of reporting is complete, transparent, and accuratehttps://t.co/TkDcMAAjmB pic.twitter.com/Hnfhm0JMUv
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) May 3, 2023
Pre-post study | Effects of a standardized perioperative management protocol in acute abdominal surgery
5 May, 2023 | 15:10h | UTC
Review | Combined extracorporeal lung and kidney support in fluid overload
5 May, 2023 | 15:08h | UTCCombined Extracorporeal Lung and Kidney Support in Fluid Overload – ICU Management & Practice
Review | Prone positioning for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS
5 May, 2023 | 15:09h | UTCA Review Prone Positioning for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and ARDS: A Review – Chest
Commentary on Twitter
"Belly down, sats up!" Read this CHEST Review to learn more about #PronePositioning. Read the full research in the February @journal_CHEST issue: https://t.co/3DGBeKhnMG#MedTwitter #CritCare #MedEd pic.twitter.com/KUY2TYYCx6
— CHEST (@accpchest) February 21, 2023
Review | Which vasopressors and inotropes to use in the intensive care unit
5 May, 2023 | 15:06h | UTCWhich Vasopressors and Inotropes to Use in the Intensive Care Unit – ICU Management & Practice
Review | A very old patient in the ICU: Much more than an acute organ dysfunction
5 May, 2023 | 15:05h | UTCA Very Old Patient in the ICU: Much More Than an Acute Organ Dysfunction – ICU Management & Practice
Review | Early mobilization in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
5 May, 2023 | 15:02h | UTC
Review | Kidney replacement therapy in the intensive care unit
5 May, 2023 | 15:04h | UTCKidney Replacement Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit – ICU Management & Practice
Review | Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
5 May, 2023 | 15:01h | UTCHeparin-Induced Thrombocytopaenia – ICU Management & Practice
21-y clinical trial update | Effects of a PSA–based screening on morbidity and mortality of prostate cancer
5 May, 2023 | 14:56h | UTC
Consensus Statement | Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia: new treatments and clinical guidance
5 May, 2023 | 14:58h | UTC
Review | Updated salivary gland immunohistochemistry
5 May, 2023 | 14:55h | UTCUpdated Salivary Gland Immunohistochemistry: A Review – Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) society guidelines for gynecologic oncology: addressing implementation challenges
5 May, 2023 | 14:53h | UTC
International consensus on standardized clinic blood pressure measurement – a call to action
4 May, 2023 | 14:03h | UTCNews Release: KDIGO Announces Publication of International Consensus Statement on Standardized Blood Pressure Measurement
Commentary on Twitter
KDIGO is pleased to announce the publication of "International Consensus on Standardized Clinic Blood Pressure Measurement − A Call to Action" in The American Journal of Medicine. Read the News Release: https://t.co/OJbN0Lp8Et
Read the full statement: https://t.co/AmlVAVVcDD…
— KDIGO (@goKDIGO) May 1, 2023