Internal Medicine
Randomized Trial: Cricoid Pressure vs. Sham Procedure in Elective Intubation
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:11h | UTCEffect of Cricoid Pressure Compared With a Sham Procedure in the Rapid Sequence Induction of Anesthesia: The IRIS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Is 30 Newtons of Prevention Worth a Pound of a Cure?—Cricoid Pressure – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND The Case of the Inferior Superiority – EMNerd (free)
Cohort Study: Aspirin vs. Other Anticoagulants for Prevention of VTE After Total Knee Arthroplasty
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:06h | UTCAssociation of Aspirin With Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared With Other Anticoagulants: A Noninferiority Analysis – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Research Supports Use of Aspirin Alone to Prevent VTE After Knee Replacement Surgery – TCTMD (free) AND Aspirin Noninferior to Other Anticoagulants in Knee Arthroplasty – Journal Watch (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Aspirin Starting Five Days After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty for VTE Prophylaxis (link to abstract, video summary and commentary)
Perspective: Australia is responding to the complex challenge of overdiagnosis
17 Oct, 2018 | 19:19h | UTCAustralia is responding to the complex challenge of overdiagnosis – The Medical Journal of Australia (free for 7 days)
Commentaries: Overdiagnosis: a deep cultural problem – MJA InSight (free) AND Overdiagnosis is harming patients and action is required, says chief medical officer – The Sidney Morning Herald (free)
Related: Overdiagnosis: causes and consequences in primary health care – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Overdiagnosis across medical disciplines: a scoping review – The BMJ Open (free) AND Too much medical care: bad for you, bad for health care systems – STAT News (free) AND Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t – BMJ Evidence Based Medicine (free) AND Screening: How overdiagnosis and other harms can undermine the benefits – Health News Review (free) AND Position Paper on Overdiagnosis and Action to be Taken – Wonca (free PDF)
NCCN Survivorship Care Guideline 2018
17 Oct, 2018 | 13:36h | UTCRelated: Cardiovascular Toxicity in Cancer Survivors (free review and guidelines) AND Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease in childhood cancer survivors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND The cumulative burden of surviving childhood cancer (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Endocrine Late Effects in Survivors of Cancer in Adolescence and Young Adulthood (free study and commentaries) AND Endocrine Disorders in Survivors of Childhood Cancer (free guideline and commentaries)
Review: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:37h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Perspective: What Should we Stop Doing in the ICU?
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCWhat should we stop doing in the ICU? – ICU Management & Practice (free)
Review: Treatments Targeting Inotropy
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:37h | UTCTreatments targeting inotropy – European Heart Journal (free)
The New Age of Patient Autonomy: Implications for the Patient-Physician Relationship
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:35h | UTCThe New Age of Patient Autonomy: Implications for the Patient-Physician Relationship – JAMA (free for a limited period) (via @EricTopol)
Retrospective Cohort: Bariatric Surgery Tied to Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Obesity
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:34h | UTCAssociation Between Bariatric Surgery and Macrovascular Disease Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Obesity – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Video Summary: How Does Bariatric Surgery Compare With Medical Care for Reducing Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes? (free)
Commentary: Obesity surgery may lower heart attack danger in diabetics – Associated Press (free)
Podcast: Nutrition Pearls
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:33h | UTC#119 Nutrition Pearls, Heart Health, Bacon – Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio and summary)
Cohort Study: Hospital Readmission Following Takotsubo Syndrome
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:32h | UTCHospital Readmission Following Takotsubo Syndrome – European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Takotsubo Syndrome Linked to Heart Failure Admissions and Mortality Risk in Nationwide Study – TCTMD (free) AND Avoiding Broken-Heart Syndrome Readmissions – MedPage Today (free)
Related International Registry: Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome (link to abstract and commentaries)
Current Aspects in Sepsis Approach. Turning Things Around
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:33h | UTCCurrent aspects in sepsis approach. Turning things around – Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Sarcopenia: Consensus on Definition and Diagnosis
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:31h | UTCSarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis – Age and Ageing (free)
Review: Demystifying Serotonin Syndrome
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:23h | UTCDemystifying serotonin syndrome (or serotonin toxicity) – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Review: Approach to Oliguria in Critically Ill Patients
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:22h | UTCOliguria in critically ill patients: a narrative review – Journal of Nephrology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Approach to the Detection and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:22h | UTC
Ann Robinson’s Research Reviews – 15 October 2018
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:19h | UTCAnn Robinson’s research reviews, 15 October 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Guidelines for Chronic Cough in Adults and Children
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:10h | UTCRelated: Managing Patients with Chronic Cough (free CHEST guidelines on the subject)
Review of Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:11h | UTC
Study: Unapproved Pharmaceutical Ingredients Included in Dietary Supplements
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:07h | UTCEditorial: The FDA and Adulterated Supplements—Dereliction of Duty – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: Nearly 800 dietary supplements contained unapproved drug ingredients, study finds – CNN (free) AND No Wonder It Works So Well – NPR (free) AND Hundreds of Dietary Supplements Are Tainted with Prescription Drugs – Scientific American (free) AND Hundreds of health, weight loss products contain unapproved ingredients: Study – UPI (free) AND Some dietary supplements contain potentially harmful drugs – Reuters (free)
Review: Diabetic Gastroparesis
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:45h | UTC
Review: Cancer-Associated Thrombosis
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:45h | UTCCancer-Associated Thrombosis: An Overview of Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Treatment – Cancers (free)
Review: Modalities in Managing Postherpetic Neuralgia
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:42h | UTCModalities in managing postherpetic neuralgia – The Korean Journal of Pain (free)
Meta-Analysis: Therapeutic Alternatives in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:42h | UTC
Review: Diagnostic Insights Into Chronic-Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathies
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:35h | UTC