Nursing
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
— Vascular Evidence (@Vasc_Evidence) 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
Patient Engagement Survey: Health Care Has a Lot to Learn from Consumer-Friendly Industries
21 Jan, 2019 | 10:15h | UTC
Study: Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation for Heart Failure has High Rates of Participation
20 Jan, 2019 | 13:28h | UTCHome-based cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure has high rates of participation – NIHR Signal (free)
Performance Improvement: Performing an Inadvertent Procedure
19 Jan, 2019 | 18:27h | UTCPerforming an Inadvertent Procedure – JAMA (free for a limited period)
How to Get Started in Quality Improvement
18 Jan, 2019 | 00:59h | UTCHow to get started in quality improvement – The BMJ (free)
Guidelines for the Use of Bowel Preparation in Elective Colon and Rectal Surgery
16 Jan, 2019 | 18:19h | UTC
Program Reduces Objective and Subjective Metrics of Nighttime Hospital Sleep Disruptors
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:16h | UTCCommentary: Hospital SIESTA project reduces inpatient sleep interruptions – University of Chicago Medical Center (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/FutureDocs/status/1082713046706020352
Effects of A Communication-And-Resolution Program on Hospitals’ Malpractice Claims and Costs
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:31h | UTCEffects of A Communication-And-Resolution Program on Hospitals’ Malpractice Claims and Costs – Health Affairs (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study finds hospital communication-and-resolution programs do not expand liability risk – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (free) AND Effects of a communication-and-resolution program on hospitals’ malpractice claims and costs – PSNet (free) AND It’s a win-win: Hospitals should apologize for mistakes – Stanford Law School (free)
Update: Patient Engagement in Safety
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:28h | UTCPatient Engagement in Safety – Patient Safety Network (free)
Randomized Trial: Home Modifications to Reduce Disability in Older Adults with Functional Disability
10 Jan, 2019 | 00:13h | UTCEffect of a Biobehavioral Environmental Approach on Disability Among Low-Income Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Home Modifications to Reduce Disability in Older Adults With Functional Disability – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Novel RCT shows that practical home based intervention that modifies environment in order to help older persons adapt to disability significantly improves independence and well being #geriatrics #hpm @JamaInternalMed https://t.co/Y802BEZC5i
— Ken Covinsky (@geri_doc) January 7, 2019
Position Statement: Evidence‐based Nurse Staffing
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:22h | UTCEvidence‐based Nurse Staffing: ICN’s New Position Statement – International Nursing Review (free)
Review: Nursing Interventions in the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery®
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:40h | UTC
Review: Complications of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters in Critically Ill Patients
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:20h | UTC