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Meta-Analysis: Effect of Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Treatment on Clinical Outcomes in ICU patients
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCCommentary: Procalcitonin guidance linked to improved sepsis survival – Univadis (free registration required)
AHA Guideline: Chagas Cardiomyopathy
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:20h | UTCAHA News Release: Chagas disease, caused by a parasite, has spread outside of Latin America and carries a high risk of heart disease (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Chagas Cardiomyopathy: An Update of Current Clinical Knowledge and Management (free PDF)
AAP Report: Want Creative, Curious, Healthier Children with 21st Century Skills? Let Them Play
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:19h | UTCClinical Report: The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Want Creative, Curious, Healthier Children with 21st Century Skills? Let Them Play – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: It’s come to this: A checkup with the pediatrician may soon include a prescription for play – Los Angeles Times (free) AND Let Kids Play – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND AAP Report Highlights Importance of Children’s Play for Development – Journal Watch (free)
WHO Rapid Communication: Key Changes to Treatment of Multidrug- and Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB)
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:18h | UTCNews Release: WHO announces landmark changes in MDR-TB treatment regimens (free)
Commentary: WHO revises MDR-TB treatment with focus on oral drugs – CIDRAP (free)
WHO: Measles Cases Hit Record High in the European Region
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:01h | UTCMeasles cases hit record high in the European Region – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Measles cases hit record high in Europe – BBC (free) AND Expert reaction to measles cases in Europe – Science Media Centre (free) AND Low MMR uptake blamed for surge in measles cases across Europe – The Guardian (free) AND Measles cases reach record high in Europe – CNN (free)
Cohort Study: Assessment of the Safety of Discharging Select Patients Directly Home From the ICU
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:01h | UTCAssessment of the Safety of Discharging Select Patients Directly Home From the Intensive Care Unit: A Multicenter Population-Based Cohort Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: The Complexity and Challenges of Intensive Care Unit Admissions and Discharges: Similarities With All Hospitalized Patients – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Clinical Update: Management of Groin Hernias in Adults—2018
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:00h | UTCManagement of Groin Hernias in Adults—2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Study: Rotavirus Vaccination and the Global Burden of Rotavirus Diarrhea
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:58h | UTC“Rotavirus-associated mortality has decreased by 48.2% in children under 5 between 1990 and 2016” (via @IHME_UW see Tweet with infographics)
Perspective: This Drug Is Safe and Effective. Wait. Compared With What?
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:59h | UTCThis Drug Is Safe and Effective. Wait. Compared With What? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Randomized Trial: Treatment Strategies for Untreated Major Depressive Disorder
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:37h | UTC
Study: Clinical Chemistry Score to Identify Patients at Low or High Risk for Myocardial Infarction or Death
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:36h | UTCCommentaries: Simple score to diagnose heart attacks is safer, faster than current methods – McMaster University (free) AND Clinical Chemistry Score Helps Rule Out Diagnosis of Heart Attack – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Randomized Trial: Oral Steroids for Resolution of Otitis Media with Effusion in Children
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:36h | UTCInvited commentary: Helping children with hearing loss from otitis media with effusion – The Lancet (free)
“Short-course oral prednisolone is not an effective treatment for most children aged 2–8 years with persistent otitis media with effusion but is well tolerated—findings from OSTRICH, the first placebo-controlled trial” (via @TheLancet see Tweet)
Report: E-Cigarettes
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:33h | UTCReport: E-Cigarettes – House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (free PDF)
Commentaries: Stop treating e-cigs like conventional cigarettes, MPs tell NHS – OnMedica (free) AND E-cigarettes can be key weapon against smoking, say MPs – BBC (free)
See also: related guidelines, reports and commentaries on e-cigarettes (all free)
Study: Association Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:35h | UTCAssociation Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Risk of heart attacks is double for daily e-cigarette users – University of California – San Francisco, via ScienceDaily (free)
“New analysis shows five-fold risk for people who use both cigarettes and e-cigarettes daily” (from ScienceDaily)
Perspective: Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:32h | UTCVitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) (via @CarlosdelRio7 see Tweet)
Related commentaries: Vitamin D Screening and Supplementation in Primary Care: Time to Curb Our Enthusiasm – American Family Physician (free) AND Your vitamin D tests and supplements are probably a waste of money – VOX (free) AND Why Are So Many People Popping Vitamin D? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Guideline: Vitamin D: supplement use in specific population groups – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
“Only test vitamin D status if someone has symptoms of deficiency or is at very high risk” (from NICE Guideline)
Meta-Analysis: Corticosteroids in Sepsis
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:32h | UTCCorticosteroids in Sepsis: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (free)
Related: Corticosteroid therapy for sepsis: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)
Review: Intravenous Fluid Therapy in Critically ill Adults
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:30h | UTCIntravenous fluid therapy in critically ill adults – Nature Reviews Nephrology (free for a limited period) (via @CritCareReviews)
Too Much Medicine: A Small Medical Conference with a Big Impact
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:31h | UTCToo Much Medicine: A small medical conference with a big impact – HealthNewsReview (free)
Cohort Study: Dietary Carbohydrate Intake and Mortality
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:25h | UTCCommentaries: Evolving evidence about diet and health – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at carbohydrate intake and health – Science Media Centre (free) AND Moderate carbohydrate intake may be best for health, study suggests – The Lancet, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Low-carb diets could shorten life, study suggests – BBC (free)
Review: Airway and Ventilation Management During CPR and After Successful Resuscitation
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:27h | UTC
WHO: Situation of the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:27h | UTCCommentaries: WHO Expects Ebola To Spread In Congo In Areas Too Dangerous To Send Workers – NPR (free) AND Health worker among 5 new cases in DRC Ebola outbreak – CIDRAP (free) AND Militia threat hampers Ebola fight in Congo as disease kills 47 – Reuters (free)
Study: Association of Body Mass Index With Blood Pressure
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:26h | UTCCommentary: As body mass index increases, blood pressure may as well – Yale University (free)
AHA/ACC Guideline: Management of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:37h | UTC2018 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease (free PDF)
News Release: Societies Release Updated Guideline for Treating Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients (free)
Key Points to Remember: 2018 AHA/ACC Guideline for Adults With Congenital Heart Disease – American College of Cardiology (free)
Systematic Review: Endovascular Coiling vs. Neurosurgical Clipping for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCEndovascular coiling versus neurosurgical clipping for people with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Endovascular coiling versus neurosurgical clipping for people with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage – Cochrane Library (free)
Cohort Studies: Smoking Cessation, Weight Change, Type 2 Diabetes, and Mortality
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCSmoking Cessation, Weight Change, Type 2 Diabetes, and Mortality – The New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Weight gain after smoking cessation linked with increased short-term diabetes risk – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Weight gain temporarily hikes diabetes risk when smokers quit – Reuters (free) AND Smokers Are Better Off After They Quit Even if They Gain Weight – Physician’s First Watch (free)