Internal Medicine
The year in cardiology 2016: peripheral circulation
29 Mar, 2017 | 17:00h | UTCThe year in cardiology 2016: peripheral circulation – European Heart Journal (free)
Richard Lehman’s weekly review
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:50h | UTCRichard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals, 27 March 2017 – The BMJ Blogs (free)
Gastric Acid Suppression and Clostridium difficile Infection
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:54h | UTCAssociation of Gastric Acid Suppression with Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
“Another study that suggests gastric acid suppression may increase risk of recurrent Clostridium difficile” (RT @PreetiNMalani)
Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:55h | UTCImplementation and Evaluation of a Large-Scale Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services – JAMA Internal Medicine (free) (RT @PreetiNMalani)
Editorial: Seeing the Effect of Health Care Delivery Innovation in the Safety Net (free)
A large-scale telemedicine diabetic retinopathy screening program increased overall rates of screening by 16.3%, and wait times for screening were reduced by 89.2%.
Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:41h | UTCReview: Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension – European Respiratory Review (free)
ESPEN guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery
27 Mar, 2017 | 00:54h | UTCESPEN guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery – Clinical Nutrition (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Enhanced recovery after surgery
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:43h | UTC
Telehealth Doctor Visits
27 Mar, 2017 | 00:57h | UTCTelehealth Doctor Visits May Be Handy, But Aren’t Cheaper Overall – NPR Health News (free)
Link to original article abstract ($ required for full-text): Direct-To-Consumer Telehealth May Increase Access to Care But Does Not Decrease Spending – Health Affairs
Costs have increased in this study because 88 percent of telehealth visits represented people who would not have gone to a doctor otherwise.
Surgeries are being performed with the patient awake
27 Mar, 2017 | 00:59h | UTCGoing Under the Knife, With Eyes and Ears Wide Open – New York Times (free access to 10 articles per month)
“More and more surgeries are being performed with the patient awake and looking on, for financial and medical reasons”.
Revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile
27 Mar, 2017 | 00:48h | UTCRevised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile to Reflect Temporal Trends – Circulation (free)
“A revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile more accurate at predicting contemporary stroke risk”.
“Instant classic paper on stroke risk prediction?! Will patients be interested in this?” (RT @MaryCushmanMD)
#WorldTBDay, 24 March 2017
24 Mar, 2017 | 17:19h | UTC
#WorldTBDay, 24 March 2017 – Highlights from Today’s Campaigns and Resources
1 – #WorldTBDay – World Health Organization Campaign (free)
See also: WHO’s work on TB (free)
News Release: WHO issues ethics guidance to protect rights of TB patients (free)
3 – #WorldTBDay – The End TB Strategy – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Implementing the end TB strategy: the essentials (free)
4 – #WorldTBDay – Global tuberculosis report 2016 – World Health Organization (free)
News release: WHO report warns global actions and investments to end tuberculosis epidemic are falling far short (free)
5 #WorldTBDay – WHO treatment guidelines for drug-resistant tuberculosis (2016 update) – World Health Organization (free)
See also: WHO resources on drug-resistant tuberculosis (free)
6 – #WorldTBDay – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Campaign (free)
7 – #WorldTBDay – The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free registration required)
See also: Decades of TB progress threatened by drug-resistant bacteria, warn experts – The Guardian (free)
“Rise of multi-drug resistant strains of tuberculosis could derail global efforts to eradicate the disease, according to a new report”
8 – #WorldTBDay – Open Access Special collection from Elsevier Journals (free)
Alcohol and cardiovascular disease
27 Mar, 2017 | 00:46h | UTCEditorial: Alcohol and cardiovascular disease (free)
See also: Alcohol and the Heart: Moderation Still Best – Generally higher risks seen with no or heavy drinking – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017
23 Mar, 2017 | 17:06h | UTC10 open access review articles selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017.
Mechanical ventilation in obese ICU patients
23 Mar, 2017 | 17:05h | UTCReview: Mechanical ventilation in obese ICU patients: from intubation to extubation – Critical Care (free)
Pregabalin for Acute and Chronic Sciatica
23 Mar, 2017 | 17:15h | UTCTrial of Pregabalin for Acute and Chronic Sciatica – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
Pregabalin did not reduce pain and was associated with higher incidence of adverse events.
Dairy consumption and risk of hypertension
23 Mar, 2017 | 16:56h | UTCContradicting evidence from previous observational studies, dairy consumption was not associated with lower blood pressure.
Dementia Across the Lifespan and Around the Globe
23 Mar, 2017 | 16:59h | UTCPLOS Medicine special issue edited by Carol Brayne & Bruce Miller: Dementia Across the Lifespan and Around the Globe (free) (RT @tshakey)
Prosthetic joint infection management
23 Mar, 2017 | 16:57h | UTCComprehensive review with practical algorithm.