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RCT – 2ry Analysis | Elevated intracranial bleeding risk with low-dose aspirin in older adults

27 Jul, 2023 | 13:09h | UTC

Low-Dose Aspirin and the Risk of Stroke and Intracerebral Bleeding in Healthy Older People: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

See also: Visual Abstract

News Release: Low dose aspirin won’t help some older adults trying to avoid a stroke: study – Monash University

Commentary: Daily aspirin doesn’t prevent strokes in older, healthy people after all – The Conversation

Original Study: Randomized Trial: Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly

Related Guideline: USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease.

Related Randomized Trials:

Randomized Trial: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Randomized Trial: Effects of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Persons with Diabetes

Related Meta-Analysis:

Meta-Analysis: Association of Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention with Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding Events

Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events

Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis with a particular focus on subgroups – BMC Medicine

Related Opinions:

Aspirin for Primary Prevention: Is This the End of the Road?

Evidence evolving on aspirin as prevention – ACP Internist

#347 USPSTF Update: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of CVD – The Curbsiders

 


Prospective Study | Intelligence likely remains intact after pediatric concussion

20 Jul, 2023 | 11:06h | UTC

IQ After Pediatric Concussion – Pediatrics (free for a limited period)

Commentaries:

IQ After Pediatric Concussion: Clinical Considerations – Pediatrics

No Evidence Seen for Differences in IQ After Pediatric Concussion – HealthDay

Concussions do not affect IQ in children, study finds – News Medical

 


Subarachnoid hemorrhage | ED presentation, evaluation, and management

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:49h | UTC

Subarachnoid hemorrhage: ED presentation, evaluation, and management – emDocs

Related:

RCT | Use of lumbar drains improves 6-month outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

AHA/ASA Guideline for the management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Consensus Recommendations: Early management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a hospital with neurosurgical/neuroendovascular facilities.

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Management in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Neurocritical Care

 


Cohort Study | Significant traumatic brain injury rates in e-scooter accidents in France

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC

Comparison of Injuries Associated With Electric Scooters, Motorbikes, and Bicycles in France, 2019-2022 – JAMA Network Open

Related: E-Scooter users more likely to suffer serious trauma compared to bicycle users: a nationwide study in England and Wales

 


Review | Respiratory challenges and ventilatory management in different types of acute brain-injured patients

3 Jul, 2023 | 14:17h | UTC

Respiratory challenges and ventilatory management in different types of acute brain-injured patients – Critical Care

 


Editorial | How to become a good surgeon

22 Jun, 2023 | 15:12h | UTC

How to become a good surgeon – Advances in Ophthalmology Practice and Research

 


Review | Intracranial pressure monitoring and management in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

22 Jun, 2023 | 15:02h | UTC

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Management in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Neurocritical Care

 


RCT | Use of lumbar drains improves 6-month outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

20 Jun, 2023 | 12:55h | UTC

Effectiveness of Lumbar Cerebrospinal Fluid Drain Among Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology

See also: Visual Abstract

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


RCT | In chronic subdural hematoma, dexamethasone fails to match surgery for functional outcomes

20 Jun, 2023 | 12:53h | UTC

Dexamethasone versus Surgery for Chronic Subdural Hematoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Dexamethasone Compared to Burr-Hole Drainage for Chronic Subdural Hematoma – HealthDay

 


Guidelines for the management of trigeminal neuralgia

20 Jun, 2023 | 12:43h | UTC

Guidelines for the management of trigeminal neuralgia – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

 


M-A | Mechanical ventilation in patients with acute brain injury

16 Jun, 2023 | 14:03h | UTC

Mechanical ventilation in patients with acute brain injury: a systematic review with meta-analysis – Critical Care

 


Consensus Statement | Concussion in sport

15 Jun, 2023 | 15:14h | UTC

Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport–Amsterdam, October 2022 – British Journal of Sports Medicine

News Release: International expert panel revises management of concussion in sport for optimal care of athletes at all levels of participation – BMJ

 


RCT | Care bundle with intensive blood pressure control improves outcomes in acute cerebral hemorrhage

30 May, 2023 | 12:04h | UTC

The third Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial (INTERACT3): an international, stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial – The Lancet

News Release: Tens of thousands of lives a year could be saved by new treatment protocol for brain hemorrhage – George Institute for Global Health

 


RCT | Preliminary evidence for right median nerve stimulation in awakening from acute traumatic coma

30 May, 2023 | 11:36h | UTC

Acute traumatic coma awakening by right median nerve electrical stimulation: a randomised controlled trial – Intensive Care Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


AHA/ASA Guideline for the management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

29 May, 2023 | 11:16h | UTC

2023 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association – Stroke

Top Things to Know: 2023 Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Guideline – American Heart Association

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Guideline | Targeted temperature management in intracerebral, subarachnoid hemorrhage and acute ischemic stroke

29 May, 2023 | 10:48h | UTC

Targeted temperature management in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage, subarachnoid haemorrhage, or acute ischaemic stroke: updated consensus guideline recommendations by the Neuroprotective Therapy Consensus Review (NTCR) group – British Journal of Anaesthesia

 


Guideline | Assessment and early management of head injury

23 May, 2023 | 13:11h | UTC

Head injury: assessment and early management – NICE

Commentary: NICE head injury guidelines 2023: Now who do we scan? – St Emilyn’s

 


Neurosurgical interventions for cerebral metastases of solid tumors

11 May, 2023 | 11:48h | UTC

Neurosurgical Interventions for Cerebral Metastases of Solid Tumors – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International


Review | Early switch to oral antimicrobials in brain abscess

10 May, 2023 | 15:55h | UTC

Early switch to oral antimicrobials in brain abscess: A narrative review – Clinical Microbiology and Infection

 


ESTES recommendation on thoracolumbar spine fractures

10 May, 2023 | 15:40h | UTC

ESTES recommendation on thoracolumbar spine fractures – European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery


RCT | Craniotomy and decompressive craniectomy yield comparable outcomes in acute subdural hematoma

2 May, 2023 | 13:51h | UTC

Decompressive Craniectomy versus Craniotomy for Acute Subdural Hematoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: International study recommends replacing skull section after treatment for a brain bleed – University of Cambridge

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


M-A | Pain management interventions for the treatment of chronic low back pain

2 May, 2023 | 13:26h | UTC

Pain Management Interventions for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – The Clinical Journal of Pain

 


M-A | Efficacy of erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia lumbar surgery

26 Apr, 2023 | 13:53h | UTC

Efficacy of erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia lumbar surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMC Anesthesiology

 


M-A | Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for sciatica

25 Apr, 2023 | 14:39h | UTC

Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for sciatica: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – The BMJ

Editorial: Early surgery for sciatica – The BMJ

News Release: Surgery for sciatica reduces leg pain and disability, but benefits are short-lived – University of Oxford

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Brief Review | Management of pituitary incidentalomas

25 Apr, 2023 | 14:14h | UTC

Management of pituitary incidentalomas – Clinical Medicine Journal

 


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