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Expert Panel: Keep O2 Saturations at 96% or Below for Hospitalized Patients

8 Jan, 2019 | 21:06h | UTC

Keep O2 saturations at 96% or below for hospitalized patients: expert panel – PulmCC (free)

Original Article: Oxygen therapy for acutely ill medical patients: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free study and commentary)

Systematic Review: Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation for Maintaining Cognitive Function Mid and Late Life

8 Jan, 2019 | 20:12h | UTC

Vitamin and mineral supplementation for maintaining cognitive function in cognitively healthy people in mid and late life – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Vitamin and mineral supplementation for preventing cognitive deterioration in cognitively healthy people in mid and late life – Cochrane Library (free)

Commentary: Preventing dementia: do vitamin and mineral supplements have a role? – Evidently Cochrane (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

New @CochraneDCIG Review finds 'no good evidence to suggest that middle‐aged or older people can preserve cognitive function or prevent dementia by taking vitamin or mineral supplements' https://t.co/8cyuiG8mtw 28 studies, 83,000 participants. #CochraneEvidence pic.twitter.com/N1VK0C6BuR

— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) December 23, 2018

Guidelines for the Treatment of Pneumonia in Taiwan

8 Jan, 2019 | 16:03h | UTC

Recommendations and guidelines for the treatment of pneumonia in Taiwan – Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (free)

Point and Counterpoint: Should the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Be Retired?

8 Jan, 2019 | 15:56h | UTC

POINT: Should the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Be Retired? Yes – Chest (free)

COUNTERPOINT: Should the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Be Retired? No – Chest (free)

Systematic Review: Routine Preoperative Medical Testing for Cataract Surgery

8 Jan, 2019 | 13:40h | UTC

Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery – Cochrane Library (free)

“This review has shown that routine preoperative testing does not increase the safety of cataract surgery.”

NICE Guideline – Renal and Ureteric Stones: Assessment and Management

8 Jan, 2019 | 12:52h | UTC

Renal and ureteric stones: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Position Statement: Ultrasound Guidance for Adult Abdominal Paracentesis

8 Jan, 2019 | 07:19h | UTC

Recommendations on the Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Adult Abdominal Paracentesis: A Position Statement of the Society of Hospital Medicine – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)

Position Statement: Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Hospitalists

8 Jan, 2019 | 06:23h | UTC

Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Hospitalists: A Position Statement of the Society of Hospital Medicine – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)

Supplement: Patient Optimization Before Surgery

7 Jan, 2019 | 22:00h | UTC

Special Issue: Patient Optimization Before Surgery – Anaesthesia (free supplement)

Editorial: Patient optimisation before surgery: a clear and present challenge in peri‐operative care

– Risk prediction models for major surgery: composing a new tune

– Shared decision‐making in peri‐operative medicine: a narrative review

– Multi‐modal prehabilitation: addressing the why, when, what, how, who and where next?

– Pre‐operative nutrition and the elective surgical patient: why, how and what?

– Pre‐operative respiratory optimisation: an expert review

– Optimisation of pre‐operative anaemia in patients before elective major surgery – why, who, when and how?

– Pre‐operative optimisation of the surgical patient with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes: a practical review

– Pre‐operative cardiac optimisation: a directed review

– Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review

– Peri‐operative care pathways: re‐engineering care to achieve the ‘triple aim’

– Pre‐optimisation of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: a review of best practice

Meta-Analysis: How Does Exercise Treatment Compare with Antihypertensive Medications?

7 Jan, 2019 | 21:25h | UTC

How does exercise treatment compare with antihypertensive medications? A network meta-analysis of 391 randomised controlled trials assessing exercise and medication effects on systolic blood pressure – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Exercise ‘as good as medicine’ for controlling high blood pressure – NHS Choices (free) AND Exercise may be as good at lowering blood pressure as drugs – OnMedica (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/HuseyinNaci2/status/1075225444079800320

FDA Warns About Increased Risk of Aortic Dissection and Ruptures of Aortic Aneurism with Fluoroquinolones

7 Jan, 2019 | 21:26h | UTC

FDA warns about increased risk of ruptures or tears in the aorta blood vessel with fluoroquinolone antibiotics in certain patients – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Commentary: FDA: Fluoroquinolones may cause aortic rupture in some – CIDRAP (free)

Related: Meta-analysis: Fluoroquinolones and the Risk of Aortopathy (free) AND Fluoroquinolone use and risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection (free study and commentaries) AND Committee Recommends New Restrictions on the use of Fluoroquinolones (free report and commentaries) AND FDA Safety Alert: Warnings for Fluoroquinolones on Risks of Mental Health and Low Blood Sugar Adverse Reactions (free report and commentaries) AND When antibiotics turn toxic (free commentary)

Ann Robinson’s research reviews, 7 January 2019

7 Jan, 2019 | 21:20h | UTC

Ann Robinson’s research reviews, 7 January 2019 – The BMJ (free)

Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.

Clinical Update: Perioperative Glucose Control in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery

7 Jan, 2019 | 21:22h | UTC

Perioperative Glucose Control in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Viewpoint: Curbing Unnecessary and Wasted Diagnostic Imaging

7 Jan, 2019 | 21:15h | UTC

Curbing Unnecessary and Wasted Diagnostic Imaging – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Retrospective Cohort Study: Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Deaths After a Colonoscopy With Normal Findings

7 Jan, 2019 | 21:08h | UTC

Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Deaths After a Colonoscopy With Normal Findings – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: 10 years after negative colonoscopy, study shows lower risk of colorectal cancer and death – Kaiser Permanente (free) AND Study: Risk of cancer, death less likely 10 years after cancer-free colonoscopy – UPI (free) AND Negative colonoscopy: data support 10-year rescreening interval – Univadis (free registration required) AND Million-Strong Study Supports CRC Screening Every 10 Years – Medscape (free registration required)

Meta-Analysis: Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Hip Fracture

7 Jan, 2019 | 19:35h | UTC

Proton pump inhibitors and risk of hip fracture: a meta-analysis of observational studies – Osteoporosis International (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: PPIs up risk for hip fracture in large meta-analysis – Univadis (free registration required)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Metanalysis of 24 PPI studies, 319,568 hip fracture pts, suggests PPIs associated with a greater risk of hip fracture (RR 1.20, 95% CI 1.14–1.28, p < 0.0001) and may be greater with higher dose (RR 1.30, 95% CI 1.20–1.40, p < 0.0001). https://t.co/nbiEIPRaXg

— Dr. John Cush (@RheumNow) December 17, 2018

Study: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training can Improve Symptoms of Urinary Incontinence

7 Jan, 2019 | 18:55h | UTC

Pelvic floor muscle training can improve symptoms of urinary incontinence – NIHR Signal (free)

Original Study: Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women – Cochrane Library (free)