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Randomized Trial: Parent-Child Psychotherapy Targeting Emotion Development for Early Childhood Depression
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCA Randomized Controlled Trial of Parent-Child Psychotherapy Targeting Emotion Development for Early Childhood Depression – The American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Parent-Child Psychotherapy Leads to Improvements in Young Children With Depression – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Psychotherapeutic intervention shows promise for treating depression in preschool-aged children – NIH News Releases (free) AND Parent-child therapy helps young children with depression – Washington University School of Medicine, via ScienceDaily (free)
Related Study: Talking therapy given by parents shows promise for childhood anxiety disorders (free research, editorial and commentaries)
Systematic Review: Saline Irrigation for Allergic Rhinitis
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCSaline irrigation for allergic rhinitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Nasal saline for allergic rhinitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Randomized Trial: Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy No Better Than Open Radical Cystectomy in Patients with Bladder Cancer
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:18h | UTCRobot-assisted radical cystectomy versus open radical cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer (RAZOR): an open-label, randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Robotic, Open Cystectomy Offer Comparable Bladder Cancer Outcomes – Renal & Urology News (free) AND RAZOR study: No differences in robotic vs open surgery for bladder cancer – Coloproctology News (free) AND Robotic surgery is no better than traditional surgery, bladder cancer study finds – The Washington Post (free)
Review: Difficult Airway Management with Proposal of a Simplified Algorithm
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:21h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway – Anesthesiology (free)
Meta-Analysis: Oxygen Saturation Targets and Death or Disability in Extremely Preterm Infants
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:15h | UTCAssociation Between Oxygen Saturation Targeting and Death or Disability in Extremely Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Oxygenation Prospective Meta-analysis Collaboration – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Oxygen for preterm infants, what dose of this toxic drug is the right dose? #NeoEBM – Neonatal Research (free) AND Lower and higher oxygen saturation targets result in equal but contrasting outcomes for extremely preterm infants – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Review: Imaging of Abnormal Liver Function Tests
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:09h | UTCImaging of abnormal liver function tests – Clinical Liver Disease (free)
Systematic Review: Non-pharmacological Interventions to Improve Nighttime Sleep Among Residents of Long-Term Care Settings
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:10h | UTC
Cross-Sectional Study: Portable Music Players Associated with Hearing Loss in Children
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:11h | UTCAssociation Between Portable Music Player Use and Hearing Loss Among Children of School Age in the Netherlands – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Portable music players tied to hearing loss in kids – Reuters (free) AND Portable Music Player Use Linked to Hearing Loss in Children – MPR (free)
Review: The Venous Ulcer Continues to be a Clinical Challenge
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:08h | UTCThe venous ulcer continues to be a clinical challenge: an update – Burns & Trauma (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Dressings and topical agents for treating venous leg ulcers (free) AND Summary (free)
Commentary: Some Science Journals That Claim to Peer Review Papers Do Not Do So
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:05h | UTCSome science journals that claim to peer review papers do not do so – The Economist (a few articles per month are free)
Guideline: Management of Patients with Cervical Cancer
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:04h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:06h | UTC
ESMO Guideline: Diarrhea in Adult Cancer Patients
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:34h | UTCDiarrhoea in adult cancer patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Oncology (free)
Consensus Statement: Core Competencies in Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:29h | UTCEditorial: Interprofessional Evidence-Based Practice Competencies: Equalizing the Playing Field (free)
“68 core competencies for evidence-based practice for health professionals, developed using systematic review & Delphi consensus process” (via @hildabast see Tweet)
Systematic Reviews: Neonatal Interventions for Preventing Cerebral Palsy
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:33h | UTCSummary: Interventions for babies from birth to one month of life for preventing cerebral palsy: an overview of Cochrane Systematic Reviews (free)
Scientific Statement: Educational Strategies to Improve Outcomes From Cardiac Arrest
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:31h | UTCSee also: Highlights (free PDF) AND FAQs (free PDF) AND Infographic (free PDF)
Systematic Review: Prophylactic Abdominal Drainage for Pancreatic Surgery
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:32h | UTCProphylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Drain use after pancreatic surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Perspective: Breathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:30h | UTCBreathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“One-third of patients over age 65 die in the hospital after they are put on ventilators. Doctors are beginning to wonder if the procedure should be used so often”.
Retrospective Observational Study: Basal Insulin Analogs vs NPH Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:27h | UTCAssociation of Initiation of Basal Insulin Analogs vs Neutral Protamine Hagedorn Insulin With Hypoglycemia-Related Emergency Department Visits or Hospital Admissions and With Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Revisiting NPH Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes: Is a Step Back the Path Forward? (free for a limited period)
Clinical Review Audio: Health Care Spending Gone Wild: Using Expensive Insulin Analogs With Few Clinical Advantages (free)
“Long-acting insulin analogs not associated with reduced hypoglycemia-related ED visits or hospital admissions when compared with NPH insulin, despite costing 5-10x as much” (via @jsross119 see Tweet)
Report: Effects of Sodium and Potassium Intake on Chronic Disease Outcomes and Risks
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCSee also: Evidence Summary (free PDF) AND Full Report (free PDF)
Randomized Trial: Sodium Bicarbonate for Patients with Severe Metabolic Acidemia in the ICU
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:26h | UTCSodium bicarbonate therapy for patients with severe metabolic acidaemia in the intensive care unit (BICAR-ICU): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled, phase 3 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: BICAR-ICU – The Bottom Line (free)
“This study will reassure clinicians that already use sodium bicarbonate for correcting metabolic acidaemia, that this may delay and/or reduce the requirement for RRT. Equally, for those that opt to avoid sodium bicarbonate, there is no compelling evidence to change practice”
Meta-Analysis: Determinants of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Angina but Without Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:23h | UTCCommentaries: Outcomes in Patients With Angina but Without Obstructive CAD – American College of Cardiology (free)
NICE Guideline: Hearing Loss in Adults
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:52h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs Not Effective for Osteoarthritis
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:51h | UTCCommentary: OA: DMARDs fail to relieve pain in meta-analysis – Univadis (free registration required)
Review: What’s New in Severe Pulmonary Embolism?
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCWhat’s new in severe pulmonary embolism? – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period) (via @srrezaie)