Nursing
Study: Soft Bedding Top Cause of Infant Suffocation During Sleep
23 Apr, 2019 | 01:42h | UTCSleep-Related Infant Suffocation Deaths Attributable to Soft Bedding, Overlay, and Wedging – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Study: Soft bedding top cause of infant suffocation during sleep – AAP News (free)
Commentaries: Soft bedding poses grave danger to sleeping babies, study shows – University of Virginia Health System (free) AND Soft bedding top cause of suffocation death for sleeping babies in U.S. – Reuters (free) AND Soft Bedding a Leading Cause of Infant Suffocation – U.S. News (free)
Reducing Surgical Mortality by Use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
18 Apr, 2019 | 07:56h | UTCReducing surgical mortality in Scotland by use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist – BJS (free)
Commentaries: Hospital deaths after surgery fall after launch of surgical safety checklists in Scotland – Wiley (free) AND Surgical safety checklist linked to decline in hospital deaths – UPI (free)
See also: WHO Surgical Safety Checklist – World Health Organization (free resources)
Review: Management of Accidental Intra-arterial Injection
15 Apr, 2019 | 02:02h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Prevention and Treatment of Surgical Site Infections
12 Apr, 2019 | 01:45h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (free)
Randomized Trial: Comic illustrations Improve Patient Comprehension and Periprocedural Anxiety Before Coronary Angiography
11 Apr, 2019 | 00:38h | UTCAnnals Graphic Medicine – Patient-Informed Consent – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
Original Article: Medical Graphic Narratives to Improve Patient Comprehension and Periprocedural Anxiety Before Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Comic illustrations enhance informed consent before coronary angiography – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Did you know medical graphic narratives may improve patient #comprehension and relieve anxiety before coronary #angiography? Read more: https://t.co/njrHuokbLG. #graphicmedicine pic.twitter.com/gOU9OLFaAf
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) April 10, 2019
The Perioperative Care of Older Patients: Time for a New, Interdisciplinary Approach
10 Apr, 2019 | 06:07h | UTCRelated: Optimal Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient: A Best Practices Guideline from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP and the American Geriatrics Society (free) AND Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review – Anaesthesia (free) AND Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults: What Geriatricians Need to Know – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (free) AND Peri-operative care of the elderly 2014: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (free)
Compression-only CPR Increases Survival of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
2 Apr, 2019 | 02:21h | UTCCommentaries: Compression-only CPR increases survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – American Heart Association (free) AND More people might survive cardiac arrest if more bystanders tried hands-only CPR – Reuters (free) AND Hands-only CPR doubles survival, boosts bystander intervention rates – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Hands-Only CPR for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Gaining Traction, With Good Results – TCTMD (free)
Consensus Statement: Peristomal Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury
30 Mar, 2019 | 17:06h | UTC
Opinion – “Things We Do for No Reason: Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Patients with Delirium”
25 Mar, 2019 | 00:24h | UTCSee Complete Series of Things We Do For No Reason (free articles)
Evaluation of the Collaborative Use of an Evidence-Based Care Bundle in Emergency Laparotomy
22 Mar, 2019 | 07:14h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
A collaborative approach using a quality improvement methodology and a care bundle appeared to be effective in reducing mortality and length of stay in emergency laparotomy. https://t.co/tr0esQxdWC
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) March 22, 2019
Perspective: Clinics Aim to Improve Post-ICU Recovery
28 Feb, 2019 | 05:48h | UTCClinics Aim to Improve Post-ICU Recovery – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Post-intensive care outpatient clinic: is it feasible and effective? A literature review – Revista Brasileira de Medicina Intensiva (free) AND Impact of follow-up consultations for ICU survivors on post-ICU syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Post-intensive Care Syndrome: an Overview – Journal of Translational Internal Medicine (free)
Opinion: Cancer Treatment at Home is Safe, Effective, and Closer to Happening Than You Think
11 Feb, 2019 | 21:18h | UTCCancer treatment at home is safe, effective, and closer to happening than you think – STAT (free)
Related: The Oncology Hospital at Home – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free) AND Home care—a safe and attractive alternative to inpatient administration of intensive chemotherapies – Supportive Care in Cancer (free)
Guideline: Best Practice Advice on Pre-hospital Emergency Anesthesia & Advanced Airway Management
7 Feb, 2019 | 23:20h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Automated Office Blood Pressure Readings vs. Other Methods of Blood Pressure Measurement for Identifying Patients with Possible Hypertension
6 Feb, 2019 | 00:54h | UTCComparing Automated Office Blood Pressure Readings With Other Methods of Blood Pressure Measurement for Identifying Patients With Possible Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Automated BP Readings More Accurate Than Manual Measurements – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Automated office BP readings best routine measures – MDedge Cardiology (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Automated office blood pressure readings, when recorded properly with the patient sitting alone in a quiet place, are more accurate than office BP readings in routine clinical practice and are similar to awake ambulatory BP readings @JAMAInternalMed https://t.co/iY5v4my94d
— Joseph Ross (@jsross119) February 4, 2019
Editorial: Humanizing the Intensive Care Unit
3 Feb, 2019 | 15:51h | UTCHumanizing the intensive care unit – Critical Care (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Humanizing the intensive care unit#FOAMedhttps://t.co/PyQFWImRwe pic.twitter.com/b69IF9Anca
— Critical Care (@Crit_Care) January 29, 2019
Position Statement: Clear Fluids Fasting for Elective Pediatric Anesthesia
3 Feb, 2019 | 13:44h | UTC
Related Guidelines: Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration: Application to Healthy Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration (free) AND Perioperative fasting in adults and children: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology (free)
Related Systematic Review: Practice Guideline Recommendations on Perioperative Fasting – Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (free)
Related Narrative Review: Nothing by Mouth at Midnight: Saving or Starving? A Literature Review – Gastroenterology Nursing (free)
“‘It is safe and recommended for all children able to take clear fluids, to be allowed and encouraged to have them up to 1 h before elective general anaesthesia’.”
BMJ Collection: Solutions for Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Control
1 Feb, 2019 | 02:48h | UTCSolutions for non-communicable disease prevention and control – The BMJ (free articles)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a major global health challenge. This new collection examines the major obstacles to preventing and controlling these diseases and suggests scalable solutions https://t.co/mupvuqQoru @ajain247 @KamranAbbasi pic.twitter.com/lZ4b0mrW9e
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) January 29, 2019
Report: Problems with Medicines Behind 250,000 Hospital Admissions Annually in Australia
1 Feb, 2019 | 02:46h | UTCPSA’s Medicine Safety: Take Care – Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (free PDF)
News Release: Problems with medicines behind 250,000 hospital admissions annually (free)
“The report reveals that 250,000 Australians are hospitalised each year, with another 400,000 presenting to emergency departments, as a result of medication errors, inappropriate use, misadventure and interactions. At least half of this could have been prevented.”
European Practical and Patient-Centred Guidelines for Adult Obesity Management in Primary Care
29 Jan, 2019 | 00:07h | UTC
Cohorty Study: Patient-reported Complications Related to Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters
28 Jan, 2019 | 23:55h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Three in four patients that receive a #PICC report a complication after discharge – yet very few are ever documented. Our new multicenter study in @BMJ_Qual_Saf exploring this issue is now out! #FOAMVa @AVATAR_grp @ISaveThatLine @ins1org #MAGIC https://t.co/sU3sL8aMGG
— Vineet Chopra (@vineet_chopra) January 26, 2019
A Framework for Increasing Trust Between Patients and the Organizations That Care for Them
28 Jan, 2019 | 23:37h | UTCA Framework for Increasing Trust Between Patients and the Organizations That Care for Them – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Trust in Health Care (free for a limited period)
AAP Policy Statement – Principles of Pediatric Patient Safety: Reducing Harm Due to Medical Care
24 Jan, 2019 | 21:48h | UTCPrinciples of Pediatric Patient Safety: Reducing Harm Due to Medical Care – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Make pediatric patient safety a priority: AAP policy highlights common errors (free)
Systematic Review: Clinically‐indicated vs. Routine Replacement of Peripheral Venous Catheters
24 Jan, 2019 | 21:44h | UTCClinically‐indicated replacement versus routine replacement of peripheral venous catheters – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Replacing a peripheral venous catheter when clinically indicated versus routine replacement – Cochrane Library (free)
Here’s the latest evidence on replacing peripheral venous catheters https://t.co/XQb0xapuYl #eenursing @CochraneUK pic.twitter.com/IXQZt5fStq
— CochraneVasc (@CochraneVasc) January 23, 2019
The Herd to the Rescue: How an Invisible Shield Can Keep us Healthy
23 Jan, 2019 | 14:25h | UTCThe herd to the rescue: How an invisible shield can keep us healthy – STAT (free)
Related: Case Report: Fatal Measles Case Highlights Importance of Herd Immunity in Protecting the Vulnerable (free case report and commentary)
A Review of Guidelines to Distinguish Between Gastric and Pulmonary Placement of Nasogastric Tubes
23 Jan, 2019 | 01:06h | UTC