Internal Medicine
Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Primer for Emergency Medicine Physicians
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:01h | UTCPortal Vein Thrombosis: A Primer for Emergency Medicine Physicians – emDocs (free)
Meta-Analysis: Somatostatin Analogues on Postoperative Outcomes Following Pancreatic Surgery
31 Dec, 2017 | 15:50h | UTC
Guidelines for Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Endometriosis
31 Dec, 2017 | 15:39h | UTC
Guideline: Variceal Bleeding
31 Dec, 2017 | 15:35h | UTC
Best 10 ICU Trials of 2017
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:44h | UTCBest 10 ICU Trials of 2017 – from The Bottom Line (free)
(via @azevedo_lcp and @Gas_Craic see Tweet with infographic summarizing the review)
Consensus Decision Pathway for Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:41h | UTCCommentaries: New Guidance Issued to Optimize Heart Failure Treatment – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Expert Consensus on Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND HFrEF Tx Guidelines Catch Up with New Therapies – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Opinion – The Evidence Keeps Piling Up: E-Cigarettes are Definitely Safer Than Smoking
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:43h | UTCThe evidence keeps piling up: e-cigarettes are definitely safer than smoking – The Guardian Science (free)
Related guidelines and reports: Balancing risks and opportunities – British Medical Association (free PDF) AND Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm reduction – Royal College of Physicians (free summary and PDF) AND RCGP Position Statement on the use of electronic nicotine vapour products (E-Cigarettes) – Royal College of General Practitioners (free PDF)
See related STAT News story addressing the question: “Should we settle for lesser harms?”.
Infographic: Date Night with the Electronic Health Record
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:38h | UTCInfographic: Date Night with the EHR – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Related Guideline: Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free)
Related Commentary: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Guidelines to Eliminate Repetitive Laboratory Testing
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:39h | UTCEvidence-Based Guidelines to Eliminate Repetitive Laboratory Testing – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Experts Recommend Fewer Lab Tests for Hospitalized Patients – Johns Hopkins Medicine, via NewsWise (free) AND Experts devise plan to slash unnecessary medical testing – MedicalXpress (free)
Review: Phenobarbital Monotherapy for Alcohol Withdrawal
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:32h | UTCPhenobarbital monotherapy for alcohol withdrawal: Reloaded – PulmCrit (free)
Related review: Management of Acute Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Critically Ill Patients – Pharmacotherapy (free)
Related systematic review: Patient Outcomes Associated With Phenobarbital Use With or Without Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Systematic Review – Hospital Pharmacy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Meta-Analysis: Implementation Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCComparative Effectiveness of Implementation Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis: It Takes a Team to Optimize Hypertension Tx – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Blood pressure control best achieved with a multilevel, multicomponent approach – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Association of GERD With Malignancy of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:50h | UTCAssociation of Gastroesophageal Reflux With Malignancy of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract in Elderly Patients – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head &Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: GERD Associated With Increased Risk of Malignancy of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract – MedicalResearch (free) AND First-of-its-kind study of upper aerodigestive cancers – MedicalXpress (free) AND Chronic Heartburn Tied to Higher Odds for Head, Neck Cancers – Drugs.com (free)
Performance Improvement: Insulin Dosing Error in a Patient With Severe Hyperkalemia
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:48h | UTCInsulin Dosing Error in a Patient With Severe Hyperkalemia – JAMA (free)
Research: Regional Variation of CT Imaging and the Risk of Nephrectomy
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:45h | UTCEditorial: Use of Advanced Imaging Tests and the Not-So-Incidental Harms of Incidental Findings (free)
Commentary: Trunk Imaging Tied to Higher Nephrectomy Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“The remarkable number of unnecessary CT scans and their downstream risk from incidental findings” (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Research: Safety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cardiac Devices
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:43h | UTCSafety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cardiac Devices – The New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: MRI scan safe for most people with older pacemakers, defibrillators – Reuters (free) AND Even Thoracic MRI Safe for ‘Legacy’ ICDs, Pacemaker Systems: Large Cohort Study – Medscape (free registration required) AND MRIs safe with older pacemakers, study finds – MedicalXpress (free)
Meta-Analysis: Calcium or Vitamin D Supplementation and Fracture Incidence in Older Adults
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:08h | UTCCommentaries: Do Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements Cut Fracture Risk in Older Patients? – MPR (free) AND Vitamin D and Calcium Don’t Prevent Bone Fractures – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Calcium And Vitamin D Supplements Still Do Not Prevent Fractures – American Council on Science and Health (free)
Research: Restless Legs Syndrome and Total and Cardiovascular Mortality Among Women
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:09h | UTCCommentaries: Restless legs syndrome may raise cardiovascular death risk – Medical News Today (free) AND Restless Legs Syndrome Linked to Higher CV Death in Women – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Association of Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Mortality in Older Adults
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:06h | UTCAssociation of Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Mortality in Older Adults – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution linked with premature death among US seniors – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via EurekAlert (free) AND Even ‘Safe’ Levels of Air Pollution Tied to Higher Mortality – Medscape (free registration required) AND Low-Level Pollution Exposures Increase Death Risk Among Elderly – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Hearing Aids Make Communication Easier for People With Mild Hearing Loss
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:02h | UTCHearing aids make communication easier for people with mild hearing loss – NIHR Signal (free)
See original article: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Summary: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults (free) AND Commentary: Hearing aids: evidence, equity and rationing – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Research: Varenicline Use Tied to Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Hospitalizations
29 Dec, 2017 | 16:59h | UTCVarenicline Use Tied to Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Hospitalizations – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text).
Commentaries: Smoking Cessation Drug May Increase Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Event – American Thoracic Society, via NewsWise (free) AND Varenicline Use Tied to Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Hospitalizations – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Varenicline May Increase Cardiovascular Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“Observational study found 34% higher rates of CV events after starting stop-smoking drug” (from MedPage Today)
The Struggle to Do No Harm in Clinical Trials
29 Dec, 2017 | 16:54h | UTCThe struggle to do no harm in clinical trials – Nature (free)
“The struggle to do no harm: the unexplained deaths in #cancer immunotherapy trials” (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Guideline: Treating Axial Spondyloarthritis and Peripheral Spondyloarthritis
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:32h | UTC
Guideline: Interventions to Address Sexual Problems in People With Cancer
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:31h | UTC
Research: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis with Doxycycline to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men Who Have Sex With Men
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:26h | UTCPost-exposure prophylaxis with doxycycline to prevent sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men: an open-label randomised substudy of the ANRS IPERGAY trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Post Exposure Doxycycline in PReP Users May Reduce Risk of Syphilis and Chlamydiae – MedicalResearch (free) AND Doxycycline After Condomless Sex Lowers STI Risk in High-Risk Men – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Antibiotics could dramatically reduce STIs, study says, raising tough new questions – STAT (free) AND Antibiotics could ‘dramatically reduce’ STIs, STAT says, though findings apply to small group of men – HealthNewsReview (free) AND
Opinion: Are Hospital Readmission Penalties a Good Idea?
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:23h | UTCThe data are in, but debate rages: Are hospital readmission penalties a good idea? – STAT (free)