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Position Paper: Implementation of preventive and predictive BRCA testing in patients with breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancer.

26 May, 2022 | 10:42h | UTC

Implementation of preventive and predictive BRCA testing in patients with breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancer: a position paper of Italian Scientific Societies – ESMO Open

 

Top 100 most-cited articles on enhanced recovery after surgery.

24 May, 2022 | 10:38h | UTC

Top 100 Most-Cited Articles on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualized Study – Frontiers in Surgery

See also: Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines

 

Systematic Review: Immediate versus delayed postabortion insertion of contraceptive implant.

20 May, 2022 | 10:26h | UTC

Immediate versus delayed postabortal insertion of contraceptive implant – Cochrane Library

Summary: Inserting a contraceptive implant at the same visit as an abortion or at a follow-up visit – Cochrane Library

 

Systematic Review: Pain management for medical abortion before 14 weeks’ gestation.

20 May, 2022 | 10:25h | UTC

Pain management for medical abortion before 14 weeks’ gestation – Cochrane Library

Summary: Pain management for medical abortion before 14 weeks’ gestation – Cochrane Library

 

Guideline of guidelines: management of recurrent urinary tract infections in women.

18 May, 2022 | 10:59h | UTC

Guideline of guidelines: management of recurrent urinary tract infections in women – BJU International

 

European Guidelines on the management of female non-neurogenic lower urinary tract symptoms.

16 May, 2022 | 02:13h | UTC

European Association of Urology Guidelines on the Management of Female Non-neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms – European Association of Urology

 

AUA Guideline: Diagnosis and treatment interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.

13 May, 2022 | 11:07h | UTC

Diagnosis and Treatment Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (2022) – American Urological Association

 

AHA: Call to action for cardiovascular disease in women: epidemiology, awareness, access, and delivery of equitable health care.

11 May, 2022 | 11:22h | UTC

Call to Action for Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Epidemiology, Awareness, Access, and Delivery of Equitable Health Care: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association – Circulation

News Release: Investment, action urged to improve access, quality and equity in women’s heart health – American Heart Association

 

RCT: Doxycycline vs. azithromycin for treating anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women.

11 May, 2022 | 11:15h | UTC

Doxycycline versus azithromycin for the treatment of anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women concurrent with vaginal infection (CHLAZIDOXY study): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, superiority trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Doxycycline Bests Azithromycin for Anogenital Chlamydia in Women — Open-label randomized trial set out to duplicate results from prior studies in men – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Related:

Doxycycline Versus Azithromycin for the Treatment of Rectal Chlamydia in Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Azithromycin or Doxycycline for Asymptomatic Rectal Chlamydia trachomatis – New England Journal of Medicine

 

RCT: Topical imiquimod versus surgery for vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia.

3 May, 2022 | 10:30h | UTC

Topical imiquimod versus surgery for vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: a multicentre, randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Expert Consensus: Topical treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis.

29 Apr, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC

Topical Treatment of Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: An Expert Consensus – Women’s Health Reports

 

Study Commentary | Mesh surgery for prolapse: complications are uncommon.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:19h | UTC

Mesh surgery for prolapse: complications are uncommon – National Institute for Health and Care Research

Original Study: How common are complications following polypropylene mesh, biological xenograft and native tissue surgery for pelvic organ prolapse? A secondary analysis from the PROSPECT trial – BJOG

 

RCT: Uterine artery embolization vs. myomectomy for premenopausal women with uterine fibroids wishing to avoid hysterectomy.

26 Apr, 2022 | 08:08h | UTC

Uterine artery embolisation versus myomectomy for premenopausal women with uterine fibroids wishing to avoid hysterectomy: the FEMME RCT – Health Technology Assessment

 

USPSTF Draft Statement: Postmenopausal women should not use hormone therapy to prevent chronic health problems.

20 Apr, 2022 | 10:15h | UTC

Draft Recommendation Statement: Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Persons – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

News Release: Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Hormone Therapy for Preventing Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal People – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Commentary: USPSTF Advises Against Hormone Therapy to Prevent Chronic Conditions – HealthDay

 

Studies highlight meningitis vaccine’s potential against gonorrhea.

20 Apr, 2022 | 10:06h | UTC

Commentary: Studies highlight meningitis vaccine’s potential against gonorrhea – CIDRAP

News Release: Threat of untreatable gonorrhoea could be tackled using an existing meningitis vaccine – The Lancet

Study 1: Effectiveness of a serogroup B outer membrane vesicle meningococcal vaccine against gonorrhoea: a retrospective observational study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Study 2: Effectiveness and impact of the 4CMenB vaccine against invasive serogroup B meningococcal disease and gonorrhoea in an infant, child, and adolescent programme: an observational cohort and case-control study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Study 3: Public health impact and cost-effectiveness of gonorrhoea vaccination: an integrated transmission-dynamic health-economic modelling analysis – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

 

Cohort Study: Infertility in women linked to increased risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

20 Apr, 2022 | 09:44h | UTC

Infertility and Risk of Heart Failure in the Women’s Health Initiative – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Podcast: Infertility and Risk of Heart Failure in the Women’s Health Initiative

Commentaries:

Infertility in Women Linked to Subsequent Risk of HFpEF – TCTMD

MGH study finds infertility associated with increased risk of heart failure – MedicalResearch

 

National, regional, and global estimates of anemia by severity in women and children for 2000–19.

20 Apr, 2022 | 09:25h | UTC

National, regional, and global estimates of anaemia by severity in women and children for 2000–19: a pooled analysis of population-representative data – The Lancet Global Health

Invited Commentary: Sustainable Development Goals for anaemia: 20 years later, where are we now? – The Lancet Global Health

 

Advanced testing for human papillomavirus infection improves prognostic evaluation in cervical cancer.

18 Apr, 2022 | 09:33h | UTC

Human Papillomavirus Infection Determines Prognosis in Cervical Cancer – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Editorial: Testing for High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in Lower Genital Tract Tumors: If Knowledge Does Not Translate to an Action That Helps Patients—Why Do It? – Journal of Clinical Oncology

Commentary: Study Confirms Favorable Prognosis for HPV-Positive Cervical Cancer— RNA sequencing identified more HPV+ tumors, showed 43% mortality disparity for HPV- tumors – MedPage Today (free registration required)

 

Cohort Study: Mifepristone and misoprostol for undesired pregnancy of unknown location.

14 Apr, 2022 | 07:53h | UTC

Mifepristone and Misoprostol for Undesired Pregnancy of Unknown Location – Obstetrics & Gynecology

Commentary: Medication abortion pills safe for early use in patients even if ectopic pregnancy has not been ruled out – Brigham and Women’s Hospital

 

RCT: Single-dose HPV vaccination found effective among young African women.

12 Apr, 2022 | 10:08h | UTC

Efficacy of Single-Dose Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Young African Women – NEJM Evidence

News Releases:

Study boosts support for single-dose HPV vaccine regimen – University of Washington

One-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers solid protection against cervical cancer – World Health Organization

Related:

Three-year follow-up of 2-dose versus 3-dose HPV vaccine

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

M-A: The clinical effect and safety of new preoperative fasting time guidelines for elective surgery.

12 Apr, 2022 | 09:51h | UTC

The clinical effect and safety of new preoperative fasting time guidelines for elective surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Gland Surgery

Related:

An international multidisciplinary consensus statement on fasting before procedural sedation in adults and children – Anaesthesia

Does my hospitalized patient need an NPO-after-midnight order preoperatively?

ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery – “Preoperative fasting from midnight is unnecessary in most patients. Patients undergoing surgery, who are considered to have no specific risk of aspiration, shall drink clear fluids until 2 h before anesthesia. Solids shall be allowed until 6 h before anesthesia.”

Pro-Con Debate: 1- vs 2-Hour Fast for Clear Liquids Before Anesthesia in Children.

Editorial: The rationale for the recommendations of the European Pediatric Fasting Guideline – “the authors of the 2021 ESAIC pediatric guideline have found reasons to recommend reductions to the minimum fasting times for infant formula to 4 h, for breast milk to 3 h and for clear fluids to 1 h”.

Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration: Application to Healthy Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration

Perioperative fasting in adults and children: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology

Clear fluids fasting for elective paediatric anaesthesia: The European Society of Anaesthesiology consensus statement – European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society statement on clear fluid fasting for elective pediatric anesthesia – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free)

 

UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

11 Apr, 2022 | 01:33h | UTC

UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis – Archives of Osteoporosis

 

M-A: Risk of recurrence in women with venous thromboembolism related to estrogen-containing contraceptives.

6 Apr, 2022 | 10:55h | UTC

Risk of recurrence in women with venous thromboembolism related to estrogen-containing contraceptives: Systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

 

Systematic Review: There is insufficient evidence to support or refute the use of antibiotics for preventing infection following surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence in women.

4 Apr, 2022 | 00:26h | UTC

Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing infection after continence surgery in women with stress urinary incontinence – Cochrane Library

Summary: Antibiotics for preventing infection following surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence in women – Cochrane Library

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT: Single-incision mini-slings for stress urinary incontinence in women.

31 Mar, 2022 | 08:35h | UTC

Single-Incision Mini-Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Single-incision mini-slings effective for stress urinary incontinence in women – Healio (free registration required)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

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