Internal Medicine
Research: D-dimer to guide the intensity of anticoagulation after mechanical heart valve replacement
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:24h | UTCD-dimer to guide the intensity of anticoagulation in Chinese patients after mechanical heart valve replacement: a randomized controlled trial – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: ACP Journal Wise ($)
Short commentary: Death by Fluids
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:21h | UTCShort commentary: iSepsis – Death by Fluids, Part 1 – EMCrit (free)
Original article: Effect of an Early Resuscitation Protocol on In-hospital Mortality Among Adults With Sepsis and Hypotension: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free) AND Editorial: Trying to Improve Sepsis Care in Low-Resource Settings (free)
Systematic Review: Self-monitoring of blood pressure in hypertension
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:14h | UTCCommentary: Home blood pressure monitoring works best with extra support – Reuters (free)
Research: Association of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder with incident systemic lupus erythematosus
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:16h | UTCAssociation of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder with incident systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a longitudinal cohort of women – Arthritis & Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: A Stress Link to Lupus – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND PTSD linked with increased lupus risk – Willey, via EurekAlert (free) AND Lupus risk almost three times higher after trauma – Medical News Today (free)
Research: Prevalence of Anemia 10 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:18h | UTCPrevalence of Anemia 10 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Single Veterans Affairs Medical Center – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Long-Term Follow-up after Weight-Loss Surgery Finds High Rate of Anemia – The JAMA Network (free)
Research: Association of Vision Loss With Cognition in Older Adults
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:11h | UTCAssociation of Vision Loss With Cognition in Older Adults – JAMA Ophthalmology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Vision and Hearing Loss Are Tied to Cognitive Decline – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Visual impairment among older adults associated with poor cognitive function – Medical News Today (free)
Research: Effect of a Community Health Worker–Led Multicomponent Intervention on Blood Pressure Control
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:13h | UTCEffect of a Community Health Worker–Led Multicomponent Intervention on Blood Pressure Control in Low-Income Patients in Argentina: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Community Intervention among Low-Income Patients Results in Improved Blood Pressure Control – The JAMA Network (free)
“The proportion of patients with controlled hypertension (BP <140/90 mm Hg) increased from 17 percent at baseline to 73 percent in the intervention group and from 18 percent to 52 percent in the usual care group”.
Research: Evaluation of telephone first approach to demand management in English general practice
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:08h | UTCEditorial: Telephone first consultations in primary care (free)
Commentaries: Phone-first GP consults ‘no panacea for reducing workload’ – OnMedica (free) AND No evidence to support claims that telephone consultations reduce GP workload or hospital referrals – University of Cambridge (free)
Related study: Direct-To-Consumer Telehealth May Increase Access To Care But Does Not Decrease Spending – Health Affairs (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentaries: Telehealth Doctor Visits May Be Handy, But Aren’t Cheaper Overall – NPR (free) AND Are Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective? Not So Much, Study Says – Health News Florida (free)
Systematic Review: Whole grain cereals for cardiovascular disease
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:24h | UTCWhole grain cereals for cardiovascular disease – The Cochrane Library (free)
Original article: Whole grain cereals for the primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: What can studies tell us about whole grains and the heart? – Reuters (free)
Research: Effects of sleep changes on pain-related health outcomes in the general population
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:21h | UTCEffects of sleep changes on pain-related health outcomes in the general population: A systematic review of longitudinal studies with exploratory meta-analysis – Sleep Medicine Reviews (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Poor sleep associated with higher risk of chronic pain – Reuters (free)
Systematic Review: Impact of Transitional Care Services for Chronically Ill Older Patients
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:19h | UTCImpact of Transitional Care Services for Chronically Ill Older Patients: A Systematic Evidence Review – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Role Troponin‐T in Predicting Outcomes in Sepsis
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:13h | UTCCommentary: Elevations in troponin T levels, but not changes, associated with mortality in sepsis patients – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Review: Respiratory support in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:14h | UTCRelated article published recently: Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free) AND Editorial: Lung Recruitment and Titrated PEEP in Moderate to Severe ARDS: Is the Door Closing on the Open Lung? (free)
Review – Psychosis Mimics: ED Differential Diagnosis and Keys to Management
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:10h | UTCPsychosis Mimics: ED Differential Diagnosis and Keys to Management – emDocs (free)
Review: Chronic heart failure
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:06h | UTCChronic heart failure – Australian Prescriber (free)
Source: Cardiology Research Review Australia
Review: Lipid lowering in renal disease
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:06h | UTCLipid lowering in renal disease – Australian Prescriber (free)
Source: Cardiology Research Review Australia
Research: Lorazepam With Haloperidol vs Haloperidol Alone on Agitated Delirium in Patients Receiving Palliative Care
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:04h | UTCEffect of Lorazepam With Haloperidol vs Haloperidol Alone on Agitated Delirium in Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lorazepam, Haloperidol, and Delirium – Pallimed (free) AND Drug Combo Found Helpful in End-of-Life Delirium – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Lorazepam Plus Haloperidol Improves Agitation in Cancer-Related Delirium – OncologyNurse Advisor (free)
Meta-Analysis: Antidepressant Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:01h | UTCMeta-Analysis of the Antidepressant Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Summary of studies on sleep deprivation didn’t caution that depression benefits are short lived – HealthNewsReview (free) AND Sleep Deprivation May Treat Depression. But Would It Ever Be Prescribed? – Forbes (free) AND Sleep Deprivation a Rapid, Effective Depression Treatment – Medscape (free registration required) AND Sleep deprivation rapidly reduces depression symptoms in nearly half of depressed patients – News Medical (free)
Review: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with lung cancer
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:50h | UTC
Review: Small airways disease
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:48h | UTC
Review – Concussion: Evaluation and management
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:44h | UTCConcussion: Evaluation and management – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Review: Combined hormonal contraceptives and migraine
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:45h | UTC
Review: Delirium in hospitalized patients: Risks and benefits of antipsychotics
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:43h | UTC
Review: Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:47h | UTCA Review of Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome – Journal of Kidney Cancer and VHL (free)
Local nerve blocks can improve outcomes for people with hip fracture
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:43h | UTCLocal nerve blocks can improve outcomes for people with hip fracture – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Peripheral nerve blocks for hip fractures – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“One case of pneumonia prevented for every 7 hip fracture patients given pain relief with nerve block” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)