General Surgery & Trauma
Systematic Review: Point‐of‐care Ultrasonography for Diagnosing Thoracoabdominal Injuries in Patients with Blunt Trauma
8 Jan, 2019 | 11:18h | UTCPoint‐of‐care ultrasonography for diagnosing thoracoabdominal injuries in patients with blunt trauma – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: How accurate is bedside ultrasound for the diagnosis of injuries to the abdomen or chest in patients with blunt injuries? – Cochrane Library (free)
Review: Imaging and Endovascular Treatment of Bleeding Pelvic Fractures
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:49h | UTC
WHO Manual: Preventing Surgical Site Infections
14 Dec, 2018 | 00:03h | UTCPreventing surgical site infections: implementation approaches for evidence-based recommendations – World Health Organization (free PDF) (via @onisillos)
Study: Ultrarestrictive Opioid Prescription Protocol for Pain Management After Gynecologic and Abdominal Surgery
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:22h | UTCCommentaries: Striving for Evidence-Based Postoperative Opioid Prescribing While Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management—Shifting to Conservative Prescribing – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Opioid Prescriptions Can Be Drastically Reduced After Surgery with No Increase in Pain, Study Shows – Roswell Park (free)
Study: Patients Nondisclosure of Medically Relevant Information to Clinicians
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:17h | UTCCommentaries: Threats to the Validity of the Clinical Interview: Can Anything Be Done? – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Patients often withhold relevant information from doctors – Reuters (free) AND Most Patients Have Held Back the Truth From Doctors, JAMA Results Show – AJMC (free) AND Why patients lie to their doctors – University of Utah Health (free) AND Majority of Patients Withhold Important Information From Their Health Care Providers – MedicalResearch.com (free)
The Current Status of Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:03h | UTCThe Current Status of Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury – Current Trauma Reports (free)
Review: Endoscopic Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:51h | UTCEndoscopic Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free)
Review: Whole Body Computed Tomography in Multi Trauma Patients
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:39h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Nasointestinal Tubes vs. Nasogastric Tubes in the Management of Small-Bowel Obstruction
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:07h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Antiepileptic Medications as Prophylaxis of Early Seizure in Traumatic Brain Injury
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:44h | UTCThe Effectiveness of Antiepileptic Medications as Prophylaxis of Early Seizure in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Compared to Placebo or No Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – World Neurosurgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Early seizure prophylaxis with antiepileptics in TBI has only modest effects – Univadis (free registration required)
Global Burden of Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:40h | UTCInvited commentary: Global burden of traumatic brain and spinal cord injury (free)
Guidelines for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:21h | UTC
Perspective: Surgical Value — Beyond Bundled Payments
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:22h | UTCSurgical Value — Beyond Bundled Payments – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Updated German Polytrauma Guideline
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:38h | UTCLevel 3 guideline on the treatment of patients with severe/multiple injuries – German Trauma Society (free)
News Release: The updated German “Polytrauma – Guideline”: an extensive literature evaluation and treatment recommendation for the care of the critically injured patient (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Randomized Trial: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy vs. Percutaneous Catheter Drainage for Acute Cholecystitis in High Risk Patients
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:32h | UTC“Laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared with percutaneous catheter drainage reduced the rate of major complications in high risk patients with acute cholecystitis.”
Randomized Trial: Laparoscopic Lavage vs. Resection as Treatment for Perforated Diverticulitis
28 Sep, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCCommentary: Comparing Laparoscopic Lavage vs Resection for Perforated Diverticulitis – Medscape (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Antibiotic Therapy Alone Seems Reasonable for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
28 Sep, 2018 | 00:55h | UTCFive-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in the APPAC Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Podcast: Treating Appendicitis Without Surgery – 5-Year Follow-up from a Randomized Clinical Trial of Antibiotic Treatment (free)
Video Summary: Five-Year Follow-up of Patients Given Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis (free)
Commentaries: Pills for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed, study says – STAT (free) AND Antibiotics Alone Seem Reasonable for Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Appendicitis? Antibiotics May Be All You Need – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Randomized clinical trial of antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated appendicitis (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Antibiotics Versus Surgical Therapy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Antibiotic Therapy versus Appendectomy for Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis (free study and commentaries) AND New appendicitis guideline incorporates the possibility of non-operative treatment for uncomplicated disease (free guideline)
Clinical Update: Management of Chronic Wounds
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:36h | UTCManagement of Chronic Wounds—2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Study: Infant Walker–Related Injuries Still Sending Children to the ED
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:29h | UTCInfant Walker–Related Injuries in the United States – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Study: Infant walker injuries support AAP’s call for a ban (free)
Commentaries: As Injuries Continue, Doctors Renew Call For Ban On Infant Walkers – NPR (free) AND Injuries associated with infant walkers still sending children to the emergency department – Nationwide Children’s Hospital (free)
NICE Guideline: Pancreatitis
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:30h | UTCPancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
CDC Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCCommentaries: CDC releases updated guideline on diagnosis and management of pediatric mTBI – Kennedy Krieger Institute, via EurekAlert (free) AND CDC Seeks to Standardize Mild TBI Management in Kids – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND New advice on kids’ concussions calls for better tracking – Associated Press (free) AND CDC issues first guidelines to treat youth concussions – CNN (free)
Guideline: Clinical Imaging for Hemoptysis
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:48h | UTC2018 Korean Clinical Imaging Guideline for Hemoptysis – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Randomized Trial: Endovascular vs. Open Repair for Patients with Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:27h | UTCCommentary: Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) surgery more beneficial for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms than open repair – NIHR Signal (free)
Randomized Trial: Endovascular vs. Open Repair for Patients with Clinical Diagnosis of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCCommentary: Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) surgery more beneficial for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms than open repair – NIHR Signal (free)
Systematic Review: Topical Hemostats in Trauma and Emergency Surgery
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCA systematic review on the use of topical hemostats in trauma and emergency surgery – BMC Surgery (free)