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Cohort Study: Preprocedural Fasting and Outcomes of Emergency Department Sedation in Children
10 May, 2018 | 17:49h | UTCAssociation of Preprocedural Fasting With Outcomes of Emergency Department Sedation in Children – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Preprocedural Fasting Not Necessary for Children in ED – Medscape (free registration required) AND Pre-Sedation Guidelines for Kids May Be Too Strict – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: NPO for sedation? Don’t swallow the myth – First10Em (free)
Canadian Guideline: Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children
10 May, 2018 | 17:47h | UTC
USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Prostate Cancer
10 May, 2018 | 17:46h | UTCScreening for Prostate Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)
Editorials: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening for Prostate Cancer: Revisiting the Evidence (free) AND USPTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations—A Step in the Right Direction (free) AND Implications of the New USPSTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation—Attaining Equipoise (free) AND Prostate Cancer Screening—A New Recommendation for Meaningful Physician-Patient Conversations (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Prostate Cancer (free)
Video Summary: PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer: The 2018 USPSTF Recommendation Statement (free)
Infographic with key Facts: Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? Understanding the Potential Benefits vs. Harms for Men 55-69 (free)
Commentary: Prostate cancer screening: the decision is up to you – Reuters (free)
Canadian Guideline: Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy
10 May, 2018 | 17:47h | UTC
Cohort Study: Association of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury with Later Dementia
10 May, 2018 | 17:44h | UTCAssociation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury With and Without Loss of Consciousness With Dementia in US Military Veterans – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Risk of Dementia Outcomes Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury During Military Service (free)
Commentaries: Dementia Risk Doubles Following Concussion, UCSF Study Shows – University of California San Francisco (free) AND Vets with Head Injury More Likely To Develop Dementia – MedicalResearch.com (free)
See two recent cohort studies with similar results: Long-term risk of dementia among people with traumatic brain injury (link to abstract and free commentaries) AND Traumatic Brain Injury and the Risk of Dementia Diagnosis (free article and commentaries)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Increased Water Intake on Kidney Function Decline in Adults with CKD
10 May, 2018 | 17:45h | UTCEffect of Coaching to Increase Water Intake on Kidney Function Decline in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: The CKD WIT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Drinking more water does not slow decline of kidney function for kidney disease patients – Lawson Health Research Institute, via EurekAlert (free) AND Study: Drinking more water doesn’t slow kidney disease – UPI (free)
Guideline: Investigation and Management of a Raised Serum Ferritin
10 May, 2018 | 17:43h | UTCGuideline: Investigation and management of a raised serum ferritin – British Journal of Haematology (free)
WHO News: Ebola Outbreak Declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo
10 May, 2018 | 17:43h | UTCNew Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: New Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo: UN health agency scales up response – UN News (free) AND Seventeen deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed – Reuters (free) AND DRC confirms 2 Ebola infections, probes suspected cases – CIDRAP (free)
Richard Lehman’s Journal Review – 8 May 2018
10 May, 2018 | 17:42h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 8 May 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Randomized Controlled Trial: Folic Acid for Stroke Prevention in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients
10 May, 2018 | 17:40h | UTCPlatelet Count Affects Efficacy of Folic Acid in Preventing First Stroke – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Folic acid ‘may help reduce stroke risk in people with high blood pressure’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Folic Acid Supplements May Reduce Stroke Risk in Hypertensive Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Folic Acid Cut Strokes in Hypertensive Patients on Enalapril – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Folic acid supplementation may help prevent first stroke in high-risk patients with hypertension – ACP Internist (free)
Perspective: Advanced Health Directives for Patients with Dementia
10 May, 2018 | 17:41h | UTCAlzheimer’s? Your Paperwork May Not Be in Order – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: New Document for Patients: Advanced Health Directive for Dementia (free document and commentaries)
Review: Alternatives to the Swan–Ganz Catheter
10 May, 2018 | 17:36h | UTCAlternatives to the Swan–Ganz catheter – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period) (via @f_g_zampieri)
Observational Study: Management of Type 1 Diabetes With a Very Low–Carbohydrate Diet
10 May, 2018 | 17:39h | UTCManagement of Type 1 Diabetes With a Very Low–Carbohydrate Diet – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: How Low Can You Go? Does Lower Carb Translate to Lower Glucose? – Pediatrics (free) AND Very-low-carb diet shows promise in type 1 diabetes – Boston Children’s Hospital, via ScienceDaily (free) AND How a Low-Carb Diet Might Aid People With Type 1 Diabetes – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Is Exceptional Control of Type 1 Diabetes Possible with a Low-Carbohydrate Diet? – Dr. David Ludwig Blog (free)
*Randomized controlled trials are warranted.
Position Statement: Exercise in Cancer Care
10 May, 2018 | 17:38h | UTCCommentaries: Every cancer patient should be prescribed exercise medicine – The Conversation (free) AND Cancer: ‘If exercise was a pill it would be prescribed to every patient’ – The Guardian (free)
SIGN Guideline: Management of Stable Angina
10 May, 2018 | 17:37h | UTCGuideline: Management of stable angina – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free)
SIGN Guideline: Pharmacological Management of Migraine
10 May, 2018 | 17:37h | UTCGuideline: Pharmacological management of migraine – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free)
Clinical Handbook: Care of Girls and Women Living with Female Genital Mutilation
10 May, 2018 | 17:35h | UTCCare of girls and women living with female genital mutilation – World Health Organization (free)
Perspective: Questionable Admissions
10 May, 2018 | 17:36h | UTCQuestionable Admissions – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
WHO Campaign: Clean Your Hands
10 May, 2018 | 17:34h | UTCSAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 5 May 2018 – World Health Organization Campaign (free guidelines, implementation tools, infographics, videos and more)
“It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care”
Position Statement: Type 2 diabetes and Heart Failure
10 May, 2018 | 17:34h | UTC
Consensus Statement: Cancer Patients Requiring Intensive Care Support
10 May, 2018 | 17:33h | UTCConsensus statement for cancer patients requiring intensive care support – Annals of Hematology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Perspective: Eyeglasses are a Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives
9 May, 2018 | 16:46h | UTCA Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives: Eyeglasses – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“It’s the biggest health crisis you’ve never heard of. Doctors, philanthropists and companies are trying to solve it”.
Opinion: Can We Say Who has Died Because of the Breast-Screening Appointment Error?
9 May, 2018 | 16:40h | UTCCan we say who has died because of the breast-screening appointment error? – by David Spiegelhalter (free) (via @RichardLehman1 and @d_spiegel, see Tweet with infographic)
Related opinions: Breast cancer screening scandal must prompt review of mammograms – The Guardian (free) AND Breast cancer screening programme ‘does more harm than good’ – BBC (free) AND Did Breast Cancer Screening Error Cause Major Health Harm? – Medscape (free registration required)
Statement: Comprehensive In‐hospital Monitoring in Acute Heart Failure
9 May, 2018 | 16:41h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Perspective: University of Twitter?
9 May, 2018 | 16:38h | UTCUniversity of Twitter? Scientists give impromptu lecture critiquing nutrition research – CBC (free)
Related: Twitter-Based Medicine: How Social Media is Changing the Public’s View of Medicine – The Health Care Blog (free) AND What’s your doctor reading? How social media is disrupting medical education – National Post (free)