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Antibiotics alone for uncomplicated appendicitis: Oral Moxifloxacin almost as good as intravenous Ertapenem + oral Levofloxacin
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:57h | UTCEditorial: Evolving Issues in the Use of Antibiotics for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Appendicitis
Commentary: More Support for Single-Drug Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Appendicitis – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
In this RCT comparing 7d oral moxifloxacin vs 2d IV ertapenam 5d oral levofloxacin metronidazole for adults w uncomplicated #appendicitis, Tx success was >65% for both, but oral #antibiotics did not meet noninferiority criteria vs IV PO https://t.co/SwcopsGZTm #VisualAbstract
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) January 12, 2021
Imaging of Pulmonary Hypertension in Adults: A Position Paper from the Fleischner Society
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:51h | UTC
ACR Consensus Statement: Use of intravenous gadolinium-based contrast media in patients with kidney disease
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:52h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The potential harms of delaying or withholding group II GBCM for an MRI likely outweigh the risks of NSF in patients with acute kidney injury or moderate-to-severe loss of kidney function. This study in @radiology_rsna explains why. https://t.co/yZV38mpuLN #AbdRad pic.twitter.com/i46pK2FyB7
— RSNA (@RSNA) December 11, 2020
Systematic review into city interventions to address obesity
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:50h | UTCSystematic review into city interventions to address obesity – EClinicalMedicine
Global, regional, and national dengue burden from 1990 to 2017: A systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2017
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:48h | UTC
Systematic review: Does behavioral support help people to stop smoking?
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:46h | UTCSummary: Does behavioural support help people to stop smoking? – Cochrane Library
Guideline: Malignant hyperthermia 2020
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:45h | UTCMalignant hyperthermia 2020: Guideline from the Association of Anaesthetists – Anaesthesia
Guideline: Update on perioperative hypersensitivity reactions
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:44h | UTCUpdate on perioperative hypersensitivity reactions: joint document of the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology (SBA) and Brazilian Association of Allergy and Immunology (ASBAI) – Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Part I: post-crisis guidelines and treatment
Part II: etiology and diagnosis
ATS Research Statement: Informing healthcare decisions with observational research assessing causal effect
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:43h | UTC
A randomized trial of albumin infusion to prevent intradialytic hypotension in hospitalized hypoalbuminemic patients
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:42h | UTC
Randomized trial: Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy after laparotomy for gynecologic surgery did not lower the wound complication rate but did increase skin blistering
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:39h | UTC
Ethical issues in using ambient intelligence in health-care settings
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:41h | UTCEthical issues in using ambient intelligence in health-care settings – The Lancet Digital Health
Meta-analysis of mortality risk in octogenarians undergoing emergency general surgery operations
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:36h | UTCMeta-analysis of mortality risk in octogenarians undergoing emergency general surgery operations – Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of yellow fever vaccines: A randomized, double-blind, non-inferiority trial
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:38h | UTCInvited commentary: Public health role for fractional dosage of yellow fever vaccine – The Lancet
New study highlights cost-effectiveness of bans on pesticides as a suicide prevention strategy
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:35h | UTC
Systematic review: Immunotherapy vs. chemotherapy for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who have not been previously treated
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:30h | UTC
#Immunotherapy vs #chemotherapy for people with advanced non‐small cell #lungcancer who have not been not previously been treated https://t.co/RJlDp1SHTc New @CochraneLibrary systematic review includes 7 studies with 5893 participants.
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) December 21, 2020
Cancer Statistics, 2021. Cancer mortality dropping due to improved lung cancer treatment
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:33h | UTCCancer Statistics, 2021 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/CAonline/status/1349020525889282062
Short review: How Dangerous are new COVID-19 strains?
13 Jan, 2021 | 02:31h | UTCHow Dangerous Are New COVID-19 Strains? – Council on Foreign Relations
Commentary on Twitter
How dangerous are the B.1.1.7 and 501Y.V2 hyper-transmissible strains?
by @AdamJKucharski @CFR_orghttps://t.co/aycWMN3b5h
h/t @Karl_Lauterbach pic.twitter.com/JlaFzzP06t— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 11, 2021
NCCN Guideline: Genetic/familial high-risk assessment: breast, ovarian, and pancreatic
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:28h | UTC
Confirmed reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 variant VOC-202012/01
13 Jan, 2021 | 02:30h | UTCConfirmed Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Variant VOC-202012/01 – Clinical Infectious Diseases
Commentary on Twitter
A new case report of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 with the second episode due to the ‘new variant’ VOC-202012/01 of lineage B.1.1.7. The initial infection was mild illness while the second infection caused severe and critical illness. @InfectiousDz #CID https://t.co/hhP3gUnQSZ
— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) January 9, 2021
Masks and face coverings for the lay public: A narrative update
13 Jan, 2021 | 02:23h | UTCMasks and Face Coverings for the Lay Public: A Narrative Update – Annals of Internal Medicine
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Masks work.
A new and comprehensive update from @trishgreenhalgh
et al."Evidence that the virus can be airborne (and therefore be inhaled) and that masking policies, when effectively delivered, save lives is now strong."https://t.co/Tl9VrmPNlW pic.twitter.com/zfuV774jyN
— Laura McCall #NoMassInfection (@equibotanica) December 29, 2020
Randomized trial: First-line treatment with infliximab vs. conventional treatment in children with newly diagnosed moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:27h | UTC
Six RCTs to answer one question: what is the role of tocilizumab in COVID-19?
13 Jan, 2021 | 02:28h | UTCSix RCTs to answer one question: what is the role of tocilizumab in COVID-19? – PulmCrit
Related (study and commentaries): Randomized trial: Arthritis drugs improve survival in critically ill patients with Covid-19
Video (3 min): Which Covid vaccine is better? Pfizer v Oxford v Moderna
13 Jan, 2021 | 02:21h | UTCWhich Covid vaccine is better? Pfizer v Oxford v Moderna – BBC
An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19
13 Jan, 2021 | 02:26h | UTCAn evidence review of face masks against COVID-19 – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Commentary on Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1348771993949151232