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“Accelerated intravenous premedication with corticosteroids beginning 5 hours before contrast-enhanced CT has a breakthrough reaction rate noninferior to that of a 13-hour oral premedication regimen”.

Meta-analysis: fibrinolytic agents in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

1 Sep, 2017 | 17:44h | UTC

Comparative efficacy and safety of reperfusion therapy with fibrinolytic agents in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Fibrinolytic Agents for STEMI: Meta-analysis Explores the Differences – TCTMD (free)

Studies: Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control

31 Aug, 2017 | 20:35h | UTC

Original articles: Cost-Effectiveness of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Analyses from SPRINT examine cost-effectiveness, patient-reported outcomes with intensive BP control – ACP Internist (free) AND Intensive BP Management Well Tolerated, Cost-effective: SPRINT – Medscape (free registration required) AND Can SPRINT Be Used To Inform Hypertension Treatment? – Cardiobrief (free)

Be sure to measure the patient’s blood pressure in the same way it was done in the SPRINT trial before adopting this results to clinical practice (see Cardiobrief commentary)

Study: Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer May be Safe

31 Aug, 2017 | 22:34h | UTC

Natural History and Tumor Volume Kinetics of Papillary Thyroid Cancers During Active Surveillance – JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery (free for a week)

Author interview audio: Natural History and Tumor Volume Kinetics of Papillary Thyroid Cancers (free)

Commentaries: Findings Support Use of Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer – The JAMA Network (free) AND Many People Can Delay Treatment For Thyroid Cancer, Study Finds – NPR (free)

Systematic Review: Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in adults aged 18 to 59 years

31 Aug, 2017 | 20:44h | UTC

Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in adults aged 18 to 59 years – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Antihypertensive Tx Analyzed in Younger, Predominantly Healthy Adults – MPR (free)

Preventing Teen Suicide: What Does the Evidence Shows

31 Aug, 2017 | 21:06h | UTC

Preventing Teen Suicide: What Does the Evidence Shows – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

31 Aug, 2017 | 19:27h | UTC

Brazilian guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis – Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia (free)

Meta-analysis: Drugs in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

31 Aug, 2017 | 20:33h | UTC

Drug treatment effects on outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Heart (free)

Commentary: Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Treatments Compared – MPR (free)

Source: ACP Journal Wise ($)

This study suggests a reduction in all-cause mortality with beta-blocker therapy in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. The authors recommend further trials to confirm the benefits of beta-blockers in this patient group.

Guideline: Vitamin D Supplementation

31 Aug, 2017 | 19:42h | UTC

Public Health Guideline: Vitamin D: supplement use in specific population groups – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)

“Only test vitamin D status if someone has symptoms of deficiency or is at very high risk”

Review: Acute aortic dissection: pathogenesis, risk factors and diagnosis

31 Aug, 2017 | 20:28h | UTC

Acute aortic dissection: pathogenesis, risk factors and diagnosis – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)

Review article: hepatitis E—a concise review of virology, epidemiology, clinical presentation and therapy

31 Aug, 2017 | 16:44h | UTC

Review article: hepatitis E—a concise review of virology, epidemiology, clinical presentation and therapy – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (free)

Source: Medscape

Study: Impact of Obesity on Intensive Care Unit Resource Utilization After Cardiac Operations

31 Aug, 2017 | 16:31h | UTC

Impact of Obesity on Intensive Care Unit Resource Utilization After Cardiac Operations – The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Obese cardiac patients a drain on ICU resources – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Obese Cardiac Surgery Patients a Burden on ICU Resources – TCTMD (free) AND Post–Cardiac Surgery ICU Usage Rises With Increasing Obesity – Medscape (free registration required)

Meta-analysis: Drug-Free Interventions to Reduce Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty

31 Aug, 2017 | 15:43h | UTC

Drug-Free Interventions to Reduce Pain or Opioid Consumption After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Surgery (free)

Commentaries: Acupuncture, Electrotherapy after Knee Replacement Associated with Reduced and Delayed Opioid Use – The JAMA Network (free) AND Electrotherapy, Acupuncture Tied to Less Opioid Use After Knee Arthroscopy – Medscape (free registration required) AND Meta-Analysis: Electrotherapy, Acupuncture May Help Reduce Opioid Use After Knee Arthroplasty – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Systematic Review: Complete versus culprit-only revascularisation in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease

31 Aug, 2017 | 16:11h | UTC

How should we deal with non-culprit lesions during a STEMI? A mid-night conundrum – Evidently Cochrane (free)

Original article: Complete versus culprit-only revascularisation in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Review: Chest CT Signs in Pulmonary Disease

31 Aug, 2017 | 15:19h | UTC

Chest CT Signs in Pulmonary Disease: A Pictorial Review – Chest (free)

Source: Critical Care Review Newsletter (free)

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