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Position Statement: Consumer Sleep Technology
24 May, 2018 | 22:42h | UTCConsumer Sleep Technology: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position Statement (free)
Commentary: Sleep-tracking wearables and apps no substitute for sleep tests – Reuters (free)
AACN Practice Alert: Managing Alarms in Acute Care Across the Life Span
24 May, 2018 | 22:43h | UTCAACN Practice Alert: Managing Alarms in Acute Care Across the Life Span: Electrocardiography and Pulse Oximetry – American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (free registration required)
News Release: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Outlines Expected Practices to Manage Clinical Alarms – American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, via NewsWise (free)
“AACN Practice Alert aims to improve patient safety, minimize alarm fatigue”
Review: Orthopedic Traumatology for the Acute Care Surgeon
24 May, 2018 | 22:46h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Cohort Study: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Have Higher Risk of Parkinson’s disease
24 May, 2018 | 22:37h | UTCCommentary: Inflammatory bowel disease may raise Parkinson’s risk – Medical News Today (free)
Review: Management Pathways for Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
24 May, 2018 | 22:41h | UTCManagement pathways for solitary pulmonary nodules – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)
Review: Managing Portal Hypertension in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
24 May, 2018 | 22:40h | UTCManaging portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis – F1000 Research (free)
Guide for the Management of Malignant Hyperthermia
24 May, 2018 | 22:38h | UTCUpdated guide for the management of malignant hyperthermia – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free for a limited period)
ACOG Committee Opinion: Evaluating the Endometrium in Postmenopausal Bleeding
24 May, 2018 | 22:39h | UTCCommentary: Endometrial Evaluation in Women with Postmenopausal Bleeding – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Review: Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
24 May, 2018 | 22:31h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Meta-Analysis: Smoking and Death from Prostate Cancer
24 May, 2018 | 22:35h | UTCAssociation of Smoking Status With Recurrence, Metastasis, and Mortality Among Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer Undergoing Prostatectomy or Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Smoking and Death From Prostate Cancer JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period) AND Current Smokers at Risk for Worse Prostate Cancer Outcomes – Renal & Urology News (free)
Randomized Trial: In Black Infants Who Were Born Preterm, Vitamin D Reduced Recurrent Wheezing
24 May, 2018 | 22:32h | UTCEffect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Recurrent Wheezing in Black Infants Who Were Born Preterm: The D-Wheeze Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Vitamin D Supplementation May Help Reduce Wheezing in Black Preemies – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
In the Media: London Hospitals to Replace Doctors and Nurses with AI for Some Tasks
24 May, 2018 | 22:33h | UTCLondon hospitals to replace doctors and nurses with AI for some tasks – The Guardian (free)
AHA Scientific Advisory: Strategies to Advance Guideline-Based Diet Counseling by Physicians
24 May, 2018 | 22:27h | UTCNews Release: New strategies needed to help healthcare providers gain knowledge to counsel patients on diet (free)
Review: Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
24 May, 2018 | 22:24h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Cohort Study: Orthostatic Hypotension and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
24 May, 2018 | 22:30h | UTCOrthostatic Hypotension and Risk of Clinical and Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Middle‐Aged Adults – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Orthostatic hypotension: red flag for CVD – Univadis (free registration required)
Review: Updates in Refractory Status Epilepticus
24 May, 2018 | 22:22h | UTCUpdates in Refractory Status Epilepticus – Critical Care Research and Practice (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Laboratory Diagnosis of Platelet Function Disorders
24 May, 2018 | 22:25h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Randomized Trial: Effectiveness of Text Message Based, Diabetes Self-management Support
24 May, 2018 | 22:19h | UTCCommentaries: The potential of mobile health—reaching those in need – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Research: Antibiotic Resistance Increases with Local Temperature
24 May, 2018 | 22:28h | UTCAntibiotic resistance increases with local temperature – Nature Climate Change (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: A Warming Climate May Produce More Drug-Resistant Infections – Scientific American (free) AND Study finds antibiotic resistance rise tied to hotter temps – CIDRAP (free)
Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
24 May, 2018 | 22:21h | UTCIntroduction to systematic review and meta-analysis – Korean Journal of Anesthesiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Retrospective Cohort: Atrial Fibrillation Burden and Risk of Stroke in Adults with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
23 May, 2018 | 12:48h | UTCCommentaries: Atrial Fibrillation Burden and Stroke Risk – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Greater burden of atrial fibrillation linked to higher stroke risk – Kaiser Permanente, via EurekAlert (free)
Opinion: “Don’t Put That in My Heart Until You’re Sure It Really Works”
23 May, 2018 | 12:46h | UTCDon’t Put That in My Heart Until You’re Sure It Really Works – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Commentary: Cardiologist wants more rigorous testing before devices, techniques are adopted – Cardiovascular Business (free)
See also: commentaries (PRO and Con) on the CABANA Trial
Review: Managing Depression in Patients with CAD
23 May, 2018 | 12:47h | UTCCommentaries: Depression in Patients With CAD – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Early Depression Diagnosis is Deadly Serious for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease – Florida State University, via NewsWise (free)
Disease Outbreak News: WHO Supports Ebola Vaccination of High Risk Populations in the DRC
23 May, 2018 | 12:44h | UTCCommentaries: Experimental Ebola Vaccinations, Considered ‘Paradigm Shift,’ Begin In Congo – NPR (free) AND Ebola vaccine drive launches in DRC as cases rise to 49 – CIDRAP (free) AND Congo begins giving experimental Ebola vaccine to medics – Reuters (free)
See also: Frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease vaccine – World Health Organization (free)
“Health workers operating in affected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are being vaccinated today and community outreach has started to prepare for the ring vaccination” (via @WHO see Tweet)
Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder
23 May, 2018 | 12:46h | UTCAutism spectrum disorder: advances in diagnosis and evaluation – The BMJ (free for a limited period)