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Randomized trial: Out-of-hospital tranexamic acid does not improve neurologic outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury

9 Sep, 2020 | 09:20h | UTC

Effect of Out-of-Hospital Tranexamic Acid vs Placebo on 6-Month Functional Neurologic Outcomes in Patients With Moderate or Severe Traumatic Brain Injury – JAMA

Editorial: Out-of-Hospital Tranexamic Acid for Traumatic Brain Injury

Commentary on Twitter

In this phase II RCT prehospital tranexamic acid, which inhibits breakdown of fibrin clot, did not improve neurologic outcomes at 6 months vs placebo in patients with moderate to severe TBI https://t.co/PHK91YYxK3 @SusanRowellMD

— JAMA (@JAMA_current) September 8, 2020

Randomized trial: Negative-pressure wound therapy compared with standard dressings following surgical treatment of major trauma to the lower limb

6 Sep, 2020 | 21:33h | UTC

Negative-pressure wound therapy compared with standard dressings following surgical treatment of major trauma to the lower limb: the WHiST RCT – Health Technology Assessment

Source: EvidenceAlerts

Commentaries on Twitter

Should we use “Negative Pressure Dressings” in high risk major trauma wounds?

Paper early 2020 in JAMA https://t.co/I3SZfy62K1

Blow-by-blow account today (all 114 pages!) https://t.co/V6UbWItCmN

Spoiler: No – no difference@BritOrthopaedic @OrthoFolks @bota_uk @JAMA_current pic.twitter.com/PUQoCwz4Zr

— Dan Perry (@MrDanPerry) August 24, 2020

https://twitter.com/NIHRevidence/status/1298609160238628865

Consensus recommendations on the prehospital care of the injured athlete with a suspected catastrophic cervical spine injury

21 Aug, 2020 | 02:16h | UTC

Consensus Recommendations on the Prehospital Care of the Injured Athlete With a Suspected Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injury – Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine

ESGE Position Statement: Diagnosis and management of iatrogenic endoscopic perforations

14 Aug, 2020 | 01:00h | UTC

Diagnosis and management of iatrogenic endoscopic perforations: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement – Update 2020 – Endoscopy

[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Surgery vs. cast immobilization for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist

10 Aug, 2020 | 01:54h | UTC

Surgery versus cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist (SWIFFT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, randomised superiority trial – The Lancet

Commentary: ‘Avoid surgery’ for most cases of common wrist fracture in young people, urge researchers – National Institute for Health Research

Commentary on Twitter

Another high quality RCT from U.K. orthopaedic surgeons…in the Lancet.

What to do this fracture..?

The infographic reveals all…https://t.co/ArvSirJ6S4

Spoiler…put it in a cast.@NIHRresearch @TheLancet @BritOrthopaedic @bota_uk @YorkTrialsUnit pic.twitter.com/hZPwG7k6gL

— Dan Perry (@MrDanPerry) August 8, 2020

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury: 2020 update of the decompressive craniectomy recommendations

10 Aug, 2020 | 01:46h | UTC

Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2020 Update of the Decompressive Craniectomy Recommendations – Neurosurgery

[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Point-of-care ultrasonography for the diagnosis of skin and soft tissue abscesses

3 Aug, 2020 | 01:18h | UTC

Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: POCUS for Abscess – A Large Meta-Analysis – Journal Feed

Randomized trial: Robotic vs. laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

31 Jul, 2020 | 08:35h | UTC

Robotic versus laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: multicenter, blinded randomized controlled trial – The BMJ

Commentary: #VisualAbstract: Robotic vs. laparoscopic ventral hernia repair – 2 Minute Medicine

Observational study: 67.1% success rate with nonoperative management of children with uncomplicated appendicitis

28 Jul, 2020 | 07:38h | UTC

Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Success of Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: A Matter of Perspective (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Treating Pediatric Appendicitis Nonoperatively

Commentary: Antibiotics alone successfully treat uncomplicated appendicitis in children – Nationwide Children’s Hospital

[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with sphincterotomy vs. conservative treatment in predicted severe acute gallstone pancreatitis

20 Jul, 2020 | 07:44h | UTC

Urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with sphincterotomy versus conservative treatment in predicted severe acute gallstone pancreatitis (APEC): a multicentre randomised controlled trial – The Lancet

Related Commentary on Twitter

Routine or on-demand ERCP in pred severe biliary #pancreatitis? APEC trial today @TheLancet: major complications 38%/117 pts urgent ERCP incl sphincterotomy vs 44%/113 pts with ERCP on-demand. ERCP can be reserved for cholangitis/ persistent cholestasis. https://t.co/kz1jfTQIf8 pic.twitter.com/ZfkARKwvGv

— Marc Besselink (@MarcBesselink) July 17, 2020