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USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

11 Dec, 2019 | 08:29h | UTC

Recommendation Statement: Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – US Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Evidence Report: Primary Care Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – JAMA (free)

JAMA Editorials: Updated Guidelines on Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (free) AND Updated US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm—Are We Really Up To Date? (free) AND Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm—A Call to Arms? (free)

Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (free audio)

 


ESC Position Paper: Role and Safety of New Glucose‐lowering Drugs in Patients with Heart Failure

11 Dec, 2019 | 08:25h | UTC

European Society of Cardiology/Heart Failure Association position paper on the role and safety of new glucose‐lowering drugs in patients with heart failure – European Journal of Heart Failure (free)

 


Meta-Analysis Suggests Low Risk of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving a Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent

11 Dec, 2019 | 08:23h | UTC

Risk of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in Patients With Stage 4 or 5 Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving a Group II Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Invited Commentary: Risk of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in Chronic Kidney Disease—Is Zero Good Enough? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

 


Hyperkalemia: Pathophysiology, Risk Factors and Consequence

11 Dec, 2019 | 08:14h | UTC

Hyperkalemia: pathophysiology, risk factors and consequences – Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (free)

Related: Management of hyperkalemia in the acutely ill patient – Annals of Intensive Care (free) AND Acute Management of Hyperkalemia – Current Heart Failure Reports (free) AND Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free) AND Potassium Disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia – American Family Physician (free) AND Management of hyperkalemia in patients with kidney disease: a position paper endorsed by the Italian Society of Nephrology – Journal of Nephrology (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews

 


AHA Scientific Statement: Managing Older Adults in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

10 Dec, 2019 | 08:41h | UTC

Older Adults in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Factoring Geriatric Syndromes in the Management, Prognosis, and Process of Care: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

News Release: Treating more than just the heart is critical for geriatric patients – American Heart Association (free)

 


Infographics and Summaries of the New ACLS and PALS Updates

10 Dec, 2019 | 08:39h | UTC

Homepage: CPR Guidelines (free summaries and infographics)

– 2019 Highlights – Guidelines Update for CPR & ECC

– 2019 FAQ – Guidelines Update for CPR & ECC

– 2019 Infographic – ACLS Guidelines Update

– 2019 Infographic – PALS Guidelines Update

Original Guidelines: AHA Updates on Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (free) AND AHA Updates in Pediatric Life Support (free)

 

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Consensus Report: Lung–kidney Interactions in Critically Ill Patients

10 Dec, 2019 | 08:36h | UTC

Lung–kidney interactions in critically ill patients: consensus report of the Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) 21 Workgroup – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

 


Review: Missed Vaccinations and Critical Care Admission

10 Dec, 2019 | 08:35h | UTC

Missed vaccinations and critical care admission: all you may wish to know or rediscover—a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

 


Study: Even Light Alcohol Consumption Linked to Increased Cancer Risk

10 Dec, 2019 | 08:28h | UTC

Light to moderate amount of lifetime alcohol consumption and risk of cancer in Japan – Cancer (free)

Commentaries: Even light alcohol consumption linked to higher cancer risk in Japan – Wiley (free)

Related: Alcohol and Cancer: A Statement of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (free Statement and commentaries) AND Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies – The Lancet (free study and commentaries)

 


Review: The Chaos of Hypertension Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

9 Dec, 2019 | 01:39h | UTC

The chaos of hypertension guidelines for chronic kidney disease patients – Clinical Kidney Journal (free)

Original Guidelines: Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes Blood Pressure Work Group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for the management of blood pressure in chronic kidney disease (free PDF) AND 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension (free) AND 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (free)

 


Systematic Review: Corticosteroids for Treating Sepsis in Children and Adults

9 Dec, 2019 | 01:36h | UTC

Corticosteroids for treating sepsis in children and adults – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Corticosteroids for treating sepsis – Cochrane Library (free)

Related: Adjunctive Corticosteroid Treatment in Septic Shock (review, guideline and meta-analysis on the subject)

 


The Ketogenic Diet: Pros and Cons

9 Dec, 2019 | 01:30h | UTC

The ketogenic diet: Pros and cons – Atherosclerosis (free for a limited period)

Related: Review of current evidence and clinical recommendations on the effects of low-carbohydrate and very-low-carbohydrate (including ketogenic) diets for the management of body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors: A scientific statement from the National Lipid Association Nutrition and Lifestyle Task Force – Journal of Clinical Lipidology (free) AND Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) in the management of metabolic diseases: systematic review and consensus statement from the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE) – Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (free) AND The Keto Diet Is Popular, but Is It Good for You? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

 


Cognitive Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease: Clinical Management and Prevention

9 Dec, 2019 | 01:28h | UTC

State of the Art Review: Cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease: clinical management and prevention – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

 


NICE Guideline: Menopause

6 Dec, 2019 | 10:50h | UTC

Menopause: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

 


New ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for IgG4‐Related Disease

6 Dec, 2019 | 10:26h | UTC

The 2019 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Classification Criteria for IgG4‐Related Disease – Arthritis & Rheumatology (free)

Commentary: ACR and EULAR release new classification criteria for IgG4-related disease – American College of Rheumatology (free)

 


Randomized Trial: Effect of Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage vs. Talc Slurry via Chest Tube on Pleurodesis Failure Rate Among Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusions

6 Dec, 2019 | 10:21h | UTC

Effect of Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage vs Talc Slurry via Chest Tube on Pleurodesis Failure Rate Among Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusions: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 

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Ann Robinson’s research reviews—5 December 2019

6 Dec, 2019 | 08:38h | UTC

Ann Robinson’s research reviews, 5 December 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals

 


Educational Review – Chest Imaging Using Signs, Symbols, and Naturalistic Images: A Practical Guide for Radiologists and Non-radiologists

6 Dec, 2019 | 08:42h | UTC

Chest imaging using signs, symbols, and naturalistic images: a practical guide for radiologists and non-radiologists – Insights into Imaging (free)

 


ASH Guideline: Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Hospitalized Patients

5 Dec, 2019 | 11:29h | UTC

American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical hospitalized patients – Blood Advances (free)

Related: European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (comprehensive resource on the subject) AND American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Prophylaxis for Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Medical Patients (free)

 


Consensus Statement on Fasting Before Procedural Sedation in Adults and Children

5 Dec, 2019 | 11:31h | UTC

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

See also (preoperative fasting guidelines): 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 (free) AND Perioperative fasting in adults and children: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology (free) AND Clear fluids fasting for elective paediatric anaesthesia: The European Society of Anaesthesiology consensus statement – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (free) AND Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society statement on clear fluid fasting for elective pediatric anesthesia – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free)

 

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Randomized Trial: Remote Ischemic Preconditioning May Have a Role in Reducing Myocardial Injury in Emergency Hip Fracture Surgery

5 Dec, 2019 | 11:07h | UTC

The effect of remote ischaemic preconditioning on myocardial injury in emergency hip fracture surgery (PIXIE trial): phase II randomised clinical trial – The BMJ (free)

Related Perspective: Remote ischaemic preconditioning: an intervention for anaesthetists? – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)

 

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ASH Guideline: Cardiopulmonary and Kidney Disease in Sickle Cell Disease

5 Dec, 2019 | 11:25h | UTC

American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for sickle cell disease: cardiopulmonary and kidney disease – Blood Advances (free)

 


ASH Guideline: Immune Thrombocytopenia

5 Dec, 2019 | 11:19h | UTC

American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for immune thrombocytopenia – Blood Advances (free)

Related: Consensus Report: Investigation and Management of Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia (guidelines and reviews on the subject)

 


Cohort Study: Maternal Diabetes During Pregnancy Linked to Early Onset of Cardiovascular Disease in Offspring

5 Dec, 2019 | 10:45h | UTC

Maternal diabetes during pregnancy and early onset of cardiovascular disease in offspring: population based cohort study with 40 years of follow-up – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Link between diabetes in mothers and heart disease in children – OnMedica (free) AND Preventing and treating diabetes in women of childbearing age could reduce heart disease risk in the next generation – The BMJ Opinion (free)

 


Study: Smoking Cessation is Associated with Lower Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

5 Dec, 2019 | 10:34h | UTC

Smoking cessation is associated with lower disease activity and predicts cardiovascular risk reduction in rheumatoid arthritis patients – Rheumatology (free)

Commentary: Smoking Cessation Lowers RA Disease Activity and CV Risks – RheumNow (free)

 


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