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‘Do not resuscitate’ decision recorded for only 1 in 5 very sick hospitalized older patients, study finds

14 Sep, 2021 | 08:40h | UTC

‘Do not resuscitate’ decision recorded for only 1 in 5 very sick older patients, study finds – News Medical

Original study: Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions for older medical inpatients: a cohort study – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care

 

Ten strategies to optimize early mobilization and rehabilitation in intensive care.

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:14h | UTC

Ten strategies to optimize early mobilization and rehabilitation in intensive care – Critical Care

 

Tube feeding for people with severe dementia: making decisions.

7 Sep, 2021 | 10:39h | UTC

Tube feeding for people with severe dementia: making decisions – Evidently Cochrane

Original article: Systematic review: Enteral tube feeding for people with severe dementia – “We found no evidence that tube feeding improves survival; improves quality of life; reduces pain; reduces mortality; decreases behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia”.

 

Care of the adult cancer patient at the end of life: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines.

7 Sep, 2021 | 10:34h | UTC

Care of the adult cancer patient at the end of life: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines – ESMO Open

 

[Preprint] Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:30h | UTC

Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19 – NBC News

Original study: The Impact of Community Masking on COVID-19: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Bangladesh – Innovations for Poverty Action

See also: A Study In Bangladesh Tripled The Rate Of Mask-Wearing. Can It Help In The U.S.? – NPR

 

Commentaries on Twitter (thread – click for more)

(thread from the author – click for more)

 

Study: Patients, not staff, source of most hospital COVID spread.

1 Sep, 2021 | 09:52h | UTC

Study: Patients, not staff, source of most hospital COVID spread – CIDRAP

Original article: Superspreaders drive the largest outbreaks of hospital onset COVID-19 infections – eLife

 

New CDC Guidance says influenza and Covid vaccines can be given together – “COVID-19 vaccines and other vaccines may now be administered without regard to timing”

29 Aug, 2021 | 18:51h | UTC

Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2021–22 Influenza Season – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Related: Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the United States – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentary: Flu shot and a COVID jab? New 2021-2022 flu vaccine guidance points to both – McKnight’s

 

WHO Guide | Support for rehabilitation: self-management after COVID-19-related illness.

26 Aug, 2021 | 09:21h | UTC

Support for rehabilitation: self-management after COVID-19-related illness, 2nd ed. – World Health Organization

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

New WHO Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults.

26 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTC

Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults – World Health Organization

Related: WHO: More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension – Number of people living with hypertension has doubled to 1.28 billion since 1990.

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

WHO: More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension – Number of people living with hypertension has doubled to 1.28 billion since 1990.

26 Aug, 2021 | 08:54h | UTC

More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension – World Health Organization

Original study: Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants.

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Systematic review: The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health.

25 Aug, 2021 | 08:58h | UTC

The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health: systematic review – European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Related: M-A: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)

 

New USPSTF statement recommends overweight and obese individuals should undergo screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes at age 35 instead of 40.

25 Aug, 2021 | 08:54h | UTC

Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Editorials:

New USPSTF Recommendations for Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: An Opportunity to Create National Momentum – JAMA

Updated USPSTF Screening Recommendations for Diabetes: Identification of Abnormal Glucose Metabolism in Younger Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine

Author interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes – JAMA

Evidence report: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA

JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

 

Preventing stillbirth: What’s the latest evidence?

25 Aug, 2021 | 08:38h | UTC

Preventing stillbirth: What’s the latest evidence? – Evidently Cochrane

Special collection: Stillbirth prevention and respectful bereavement care – Cochrane Library

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

RCT: Awake prone positioning reduces the need for intubation in patients with COVID-19.

23 Aug, 2021 | 00:03h | UTC

Awake prone positioning for COVID-19 acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a randomised, controlled, multinational, open-label meta-trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Invited commentary: Awake prone positioning in COVID-19: is tummy time ready for prime time?

Related:

RCT: Awake prone positioning in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 – no difference in intubation rates compared to standard care.

M-A: Prone positioning of nonintubated patients with Covid-19 improve oxygenation variables without any reported serious adverse events – randomized trials with patient-relevant outcomes such as the need for intubation or mortality rates are required

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

The assessment of blood pressure in pregnant women: pitfalls and novel approaches.

22 Aug, 2021 | 22:12h | UTC

The assessment of blood pressure in pregnant women: pitfalls and novel approaches – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

NICE Guideline: Antenatal care.

19 Aug, 2021 | 08:53h | UTC

Antenatal care – National Institutes for Health and Care Excellence

 

Delirium in critical illness: clinical manifestations, outcomes, and management.

18 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC

Delirium in critical illness: clinical manifestations, outcomes, and management – Intensive Care Medicine (if this link does not work, try this one)

Related:

M-A: Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium in critically ill patients.

ICU Survivorship—The relationship of delirium, sedation, dementia, and acquired weakness.

Systematic review: In hospitalized non‐ICU patients, multicomponent non-pharmacological interventions are estimated to reduce the incidence of delirium by 43% compared to usual care.

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Effect of early palliative care on end-of-life health care costs: a population-based, propensity score–matched cohort study.

18 Aug, 2021 | 08:30h | UTC

Effect of Early Palliative Care on End-of-Life Health Care Costs: A Population-Based, Propensity Score–Matched Cohort Study – JCO Oncology Practice

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Support surfaces for managing pressure ulcers: which to choose?

18 Aug, 2021 | 08:26h | UTC

Support surfaces for managing pressure ulcers: which to choose? – Evidently Cochrane

 

M-A: Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium in critically ill patients.

13 Aug, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium in critically ill patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – Intensive Care Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19.

11 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC

More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Scientific Reports

Related:

Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 – “Only 25 (1.8%) of 1379 children experienced symptoms for at least 56 days.”

Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.

Viewpoint: The road to addressing Long Covid.

Review: Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management.

Review: Symptoms, complications and management of long COVID.

Long Covid: fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and cognitive dysfunction are the most common symptoms, according to an international survey.

Studies elucidate poorly understood long COVID.

Long-term Symptoms After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents – “This study found a low prevalence of symptoms compatible with long COVID in a randomly selected cohort of children assessed 6 months after serologic testing”.

Long Covid: 39% of patients report persistent symptoms more than seven months after diagnosis of COVID-19 in an outpatient setting.

[Preprint] Long Covid: Persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection in a random community sample of 508,707 people.

Long COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC): An overview of biological factors that may contribute to persistent symptoms.

Long Covid: Half of young adults with COVID-19 have persistent symptoms 6 months after, study finds.

[Preprint] Long Covid: Third of people infected have long term symptoms.

Opinion | Causation or confounding: why controls are critical for characterizing long COVID – “Many of the self-reported symptoms, such as intermittent headaches or tiredness, are nonspecific and prevalent in the general population”.

Almost 25% of COVID-19 patients develop long-lasting symptoms, according to a new report.

Perspective | The four most urgent questions about long COVID.

Systematic review: Frequency, signs and symptoms, and criteria adopted for long COVID-19.

Report: 376,000 people in UK have had long Covid symptoms for at least a year.

Systematic review of 45 studies including 9751 participants, most of which were hospitalized, found 73% had at least 1 persistent symptom for weeks after Covid-19.

COVID Morbidity – The emerging burden of long COVID is significant, and needs to be considered when evaluating the risk vs. benefit of pandemic measures.

One year after hospital discharge due to SARS-CoV-2 Infection, the prevalence of long-term cough, chest pain, dyspnea, and fatigue was 2.5%, 6.5%, 23.3%, and 61.2%, respectively

Population-based cohort study: Non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients have low-risk of serious long-term effects, but visits to general practitioners and outpatient hospital visits are increased.

One third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have lung changes after a year

Long Covid: Largest post-acute COVID-19 study to date examined the health outcomes in more than 73,000 people who’d had COVID-19 and were not hospitalized

Study shows low incidence of post-acute COVID-19 symptoms (“Long Covid”) in children after mild disease

Perspective | They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms.

Large study finds 1 in 3 Covid-19 survivors have subsequent mental health and neurological conditions

Cohort study: One in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19

Long Covid Implications for the workplace

Long Covid in the UK – More than a million affected in February, survey suggests

Covid-19: Middle aged women face greater risk of debilitating long term symptoms

Persistent neurologic symptoms and cognitive dysfunction in non‐hospitalized Covid‐19 “long haulers”

Opinion | We need to start thinking more critically — and speaking more cautiously — about long Covid

Review | Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome

Long Covid | Four-month clinical status of a cohort of patients after hospitalization for COVID-19

Perspective | Long Covid isn’t as unique as we thought

Attributes and predictors of long COVID

WHO Report: Preparing for Long COVID 2021

Long Covid: Sequelae in adults at 6 Months after COVID-19 infection

How many people get ‘long COVID’ – and who is most at risk?

Long Covid: Respiratory and psychophysical sequelae among patients with COVID-19 four months after hospital discharge

Managing the long term effects of covid-19: summary of NICE, SIGN, and RCGP rapid guideline

Patients, clinicians seek answers to the mystery of ‘Long COVID’

Long Covid: 6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital

[Preprint] Characterizing Long COVID in an International Cohort: 7 Months of Symptoms and Their Impact

NICE Guideline: Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/svillapol/status/1425032774793285648

 

New WHO toolkit promotes inclusion of people with dementia in society.

11 Aug, 2021 | 08:31h | UTC

New WHO toolkit promotes inclusion of people with dementia in society – World Health Organization

See Guidance: Towards a dementia inclusive society: WHO toolkit for dementia-friendly initiatives (DFIs) – World Health Organization

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

M-A: Effects of early mobilization on the prognosis of critically ill patients.

6 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTC

Effects of early mobilization on the prognosis of critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Nursing Studies (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

How to wear a mask and not fog up your glasses.

5 Aug, 2021 | 08:56h | UTC

How to wear a mask and not fog up your glasses – The Philadelphia Inquirer

 

WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030.

5 Aug, 2021 | 08:51h | UTC

Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 – World Health Organization

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

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