Internal Medicine
The Geriatric Patient: Special Aspects of Peri-operative Management
25 Jun, 2019 | 05:59h | UTCThe geriatric patient: special aspects of peri-operative management – Effort Open Reviews (free)
Related: Optimal Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient: A Best Practices Guideline from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP and the American Geriatrics Society (free) AND The Perioperative Care of Older Patients: Time for a New, Interdisciplinary Approach – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free) AND Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review – Anaesthesia (free) AND Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults: What Geriatricians Need to Know – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (free) AND Peri-operative care of the elderly 2014: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (free)
Practical Guide to the Management of Chronic Pancreatitis
24 Jun, 2019 | 01:09h | UTCPractical guide to the management of chronic pancreatitis – Frontline Gastroenterology (free)
Related guidelines: Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND United European Gastroenterology evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of chronic pancreatitis (free) AND Guidelines for the understanding and management of pain in chronic pancreatitis – Pancreatology (free)
Meta-analysis: Effects of Treatment of Metabolic Acidosis in CKD
24 Jun, 2019 | 01:06h | UTCRelated: Sodium Bicarbonate for Metabolic Acidosis Slows CKD Progression – Renal & Urology News (free)
ESC Practical Guidance on the Use of Natriuretic Peptide Concentrations
24 Jun, 2019 | 01:13h | UTCHeart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology practical guidance on the use of natriuretic peptide concentrations – European Journal of Heart Failure (free) (via @paomorejon)
Systematic Review: Band Ligation for Primary Prevention of Upper GI Bleeding in Adults with Cirrhosis and Esophageal Varices
24 Jun, 2019 | 01:02h | UTCBand ligation versus no intervention for primary prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in adults with cirrhosis and oesophageal varices – Cochrane Library (free)
Metabolic Acidosis in CKD: Core Curriculum 2019
24 Jun, 2019 | 01:05h | UTCMetabolic Acidosis in CKD: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Adrenal Crisis: Prevention and Management in Adult Patients
24 Jun, 2019 | 00:59h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Effect of a Home-Based Exercise Program on Subsequent Falls Among High-Risk Older Adults
24 Jun, 2019 | 00:56h | UTCEffect of a Home-Based Exercise Program on Subsequent Falls Among Community-Dwelling High-Risk Older Adults After a Fall: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Home exercise program reduces rate of falling in at-risk seniors – University of British Columbia (free) AND Home Based Physical Therapy Can Help Prevent Falls in the Elderly – MedicalResearch.com (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: A Magnetic Resonance Perfusion Based Strategy for Stable Angina Resulted in Less Coronary Revascularization Procedures than an FFR Based Strategy with Similar Outcomes
21 Jun, 2019 | 09:05h | UTCMagnetic Resonance Perfusion or Fractional Flow Reserve in Coronary Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cardiac MRI Safely Reduces Invasive Tx for Stable Angina – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Study: Prevalence of Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors
21 Jun, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCPrevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors in the United States – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Nearly 5.4 million cancer survivors suffer chronic pain – American Cancer Society (free) AND One-third of cancer survivors experiences chronic pain, study says – UPI (free)
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—20 May 2019
21 Jun, 2019 | 08:01h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 20 May 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Opinion – “Debating Whether Checkups Are Time Wasted or Time Misused”
20 Jun, 2019 | 06:38h | UTCDebating Whether Checkups Are Time Wasted or Time Misused – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Cochrane Review: General Health Checks for Reducing Illness and Mortality (free)
Meta-Analysis: Vitamin D Not Effective for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
20 Jun, 2019 | 06:17h | UTCVitamin D Supplementation and Cardiovascular Disease Risks in More Than 83 000 Individuals in 21 Randomized Clinical Trials: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: The Demise of Vitamin D for Cardiovascular Prevention – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period) AND Does Vitamin D Supplementation Provide Cardiovascular Protection? – MPR (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#VitaminD supplementation does not confer cardio-protection and is not indicated for this purpose. https://t.co/pkAZByVrRG
— JAMA Cardiology (@JAMACardio) June 19, 2019
USPSTF Draft Statement: Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurism
19 Jun, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCScreening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurism – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentary: USPSTF Reaffirms Recommendations on AAA Screening in Draft Statement – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Systolic Blood Pressure and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
19 Jun, 2019 | 07:55h | UTCSystolic Blood Pressure and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Systolic Blood Pressure and Systolic Heart Failure Outcomes – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Lower Systolic BP in HFrEF Patients Linked to Mortality – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
“There is an urgent need for randomized controlled trials to evaluate optimal SBP reduction goals in patients with HFrEF.”
State of The Art Review: Advances in Rehabilitation for Chronic Diseases
18 Jun, 2019 | 06:59h | UTCAdvances in rehabilitation for chronic diseases: improving health outcomes and function – The BMJ (free)
Cohort Study: Cardiovascular Disease After Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Largely Explained by Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factors
18 Jun, 2019 | 06:42h | UTCCommentary: Hypertension During Pregnancy Increases Later CVD Risk by More Than 50% – TCTMD (free)
Related: All Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Increase the Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease (free) AND Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and the Risk of Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease (free) AND Gestational Hypertension and Future Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (free) Research: Conjoint Associations of Gestational Diabetes and Hypertension With Diabetes, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease in Parents (free) AND Cohort Study: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Maternal Cardiovascular Disease (link to abstract and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] New Index for Preoperative Cardiovascular Evaluation
18 Jun, 2019 | 06:38h | UTCNew Index for Preoperative Cardiovascular Evaluation – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Article: A New Index for Pre-Operative Cardiovascular Evaluation – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
FDA Safety Alert: Fecal Transplant May Have Caused a Patient’s Death Due to Transmission of a Multi-Drug Resistant Organism
17 Jun, 2019 | 01:48h | UTCCommentaries: Fecal Transplant Is Linked to a Patient’s Death, the F.D.A. Warns – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND This Poop Transplant Resulted In A Death, FDA Warning – Forbes (free) AND Be Careful Of Fecal Transplants, Warns FDA, After Patient Death – NPR (free) AND FDA issues alert after fecal microbiota transplant death – CIDRAP (free)
Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease: Conclusions from a KDIGO Controversies Conference
17 Jun, 2019 | 01:50h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Safety and Efficacy of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cancer
17 Jun, 2019 | 01:44h | UTC“Our study did not find any significant reductions in cancer-related mortality or cancer incidence when compared aspirin use with placebo or no aspirin.”
Review: Adenosine Deaminase Diagnostic Testing in Pericardial Fluid
17 Jun, 2019 | 01:40h | UTCAdenosine Deaminase Diagnostic Testing in Pericardial Fluid – JAMA (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Clinical Metagenomic Sequencing for Diagnosis of Meningitis and Encephalitis
17 Jun, 2019 | 01:35h | UTCClinical Metagenomic Sequencing for Diagnosis of Meningitis and Encephalitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Metagenomic Sequencing Enhanced Diagnosis of Meningitis and Encephalitis Infections – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Superfast gene sequencing helps diagnose critically ill patients – University of California – San Francisco (free) AND Rapid DNA analysis helps diagnose mystery diseases – The Conversation (free)
2019 WSES guidelines for the Management of Severe Acute Pancreatitis
14 Jun, 2019 | 07:05h | UTCRelated Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)
Guideline: Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
14 Jun, 2019 | 06:57h | UTCFormal guidelines: management of acute respiratory distress syndrome – Annals of Intensive Care (free)
Related: Guidelines on the Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)