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Randomized Trial: Misoprostol Heals Small Bowel Ulcers in Aspirin Users With Small Bowel Bleeding
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:30h | UTCMisoprostol Heals Small Bowel Ulcers in Aspirin Users With Small Bowel Bleeding – Gastroenterology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Misoprostol Helps Heal Small Bowel Ulcers – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews: Incidence, Causes, and Consequences of Preventable Adverse Drug Reactions Occurring in Inpatients
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:31h | UTC
Consensus Recommendations: Patient-Centered Therapy in Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:29h | UTC
Position Statement: Ethics of Outbreaks
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:26h | UTCPart 2: Family-Centered Care (free)
Perspective: Should You Have Knee Replacement Surgery?
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:28h | UTCShould You Have Knee Replacement Surgery? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Some experts question whether the surgery is being done too often or too soon on patients who have not adequately explored less invasive approaches.”
Antibiotics May Soon Become Useless. Now What?
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:27h | UTCAntibiotics May Soon Become Useless. Now What? – WIRED (a few articles per month are free)
Cohort Study: Outcomes of Patients With Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:25h | UTCCommentaries: Study IDs predictors of mortality in asymptomatic aortic stenosis – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Silent Aortic Stenosis Outcomes Good With Close Surveillance – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Study: Screening with Breast Tomosynthesis vs. Mammography
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:25h | UTCOne-view breast tomosynthesis versus two-view mammography in the Malmö Breast Tomosynthesis Screening Trial (MBTST): a prospective, population-based, diagnostic accuracy study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: 3D mammography detected 34% more breast cancers in screening – Lund University (free)
Study: Biomarkers of Dairy Fat Consumption and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:24h | UTCCommentaries: Could cheese help prevent type 2 diabetes? – The Conversation (free) AND Markers of dairy fat consumption linked to lower risk of type two diabetes – Medical Research Council (free)
Meta-Analysis: Effect of Antidepressants and Psychological Therapies in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:23h | UTCEffect of Antidepressants and Psychological Therapies in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Antidepressants and psychological therapies reduce IBS symptoms, meta-analysis finds – ACP Gastroenterology (free) AND Antidepressants, psychotherapy may help ease irritable bowel syndrome – Reuters (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Depression with Risk of Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:22h | UTCAssociation of Depression With Risk of Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Women Assessed Across 2 Decades – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Depression May Increase Risk of Developing an Autoimmune Disease – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Depression Tied to Double the Risk for Lupus in Women – Medscape (free registration required)
CDC Report: Current Tobacco Smoking, Quit Attempts, and Knowledge About Harm in 28 Countries
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:22h | UTC
How to Prevent Brain-Sapping Delirium in the ICU
12 Oct, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCHow To Prevent Brain-Sapping Delirium In The ICU – NPR (free text and podcast)
Related: ABCDEF Bundle – Society of Critical Care Medicine (free resource) AND The ABCDEF Bundle: Science and Philosophy of How ICU Liberation Serves Patients and Families – Critical Care Medicine (free)
Review: What Treatments are Effective for Common Cold in Adults and Children?
12 Oct, 2018 | 01:51h | UTCWhat treatments are effective for common cold in adults and children? – The BMJ (free review and infographic)
Commentaries: What works for treating children’s colds? – BBC (free) AND Doctors should steer young children away from decongestants – OnMedica (free)
Perspective: The Approach to Predictive Medicine that is Taking Genomics Research by Storm
12 Oct, 2018 | 01:49h | UTCThe approach to predictive medicine that is taking genomics research by storm – Nature (free)
“Polygenic risk scores represent a giant leap for gene-based diagnostic tests. Here’s why they’re still so controversial.”
Correspondence: Real-Time Patient–Provider Video Telemedicine Integrated with Clinical Care
12 Oct, 2018 | 01:49h | UTC
Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region
12 Oct, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCEnvironmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region (2018) – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentary: Noise: The other pollution hurting our health – CNN (free)
Review: A New Vaccine for Shingles
12 Oct, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCShingrix: A New Vaccine for Shingles – Therapeutics Initiative (free)
“Need to vaccinate 31 people to prevent one instance of HZ; Need to vaccinate 358 people to prevent one instance on post herpetic neuralgia” (via @amtejani)
Consensus Statement: Management of Cutaneous Adverse Events in Patients on Targeted Anticancer Therapies and Immunotherapies
12 Oct, 2018 | 01:42h | UTC
Evidence-Based Analysis: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis May Cause More Harm than Benefit
12 Oct, 2018 | 01:45h | UTCVenous thromboembolism prophylaxis may cause more harm than benefit: an evidence-based analysis of Canadian and international guidelines – Thrombosis Journal (free) (via @amtejani)
Randomized Trial: Effectiveness of the Stand More AT (SMArT) Work intervention
12 Oct, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCEditorial: Reducing sedentary behaviour in the workplace (free)
Commentaries: Standing-desk workers ‘less tired, more engaged’ – BBC (free) AND Sit-stand desks may improve job performance, psychological health – UPI (free)
Cohort Study: Long-term Outcomes of Unrecognized MI
12 Oct, 2018 | 01:40h | UTCAssociation of Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction With Long-term Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The ICELAND MI Study – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Silent Infarcts Have Similar Mortality Over 10 Years as Clinically Recognized MI – TCTMD (free) AND Association of Unrecognized MI With Long-Term Outcomes – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related Study: Silent Myocardial Infarction and Long-Term Risk of Heart Failure (link to abstract and commentaries)
Early vs. Delayed Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:57h | UTCTiming of Renal-Replacement Therapy in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Sepsis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Video Summary: Renal-Replacement Therapy for AKI (free)
Commentary: Is Kidney Dialysis Always Needed When Septic Shock Strikes? – HealthDay (free)
“Trial comparing early vs. delayed strategies of renal-replacement therapy in patients with early-stage septic shock who had severe acute kidney injury finds no significant between-group difference in overall mortality at 90 days.” (via @NEJM see Tweet)
Canadian Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:58h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Immediate vs Delayed Pushing on Rates of Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery Among Nulliparous Women
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:56h | UTCEffect of Immediate vs Delayed Pushing on Rates of Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery Among Nulliparous Women Receiving Neuraxial Analgesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Video Summary: Immediate vs Delayed Pushing During Second Stage of Labor (free)
Commentaries: When Giving Birth For The First Time, Push Away – NPR (free) AND In childbirth, when to begin pushing does not affect C-section rates – Washington University in St. Louis (free) AND Vaginal delivery not affected by delayed pushing, study says – UPI (free)