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“Father of 2, retired car salesman and keen on football NOT the colon cancer in Bed 4 – social history brings humanity back to the bedside” (via @hospicedoctor see Tweet)

Study: Performance of Electronic Prediction Rules for Prevalent Delirium at Hospital Admission

2 Sep, 2018 | 02:23h | UTC

Performance of Electronic Prediction Rules for Prevalent Delirium at Hospital Admission – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentary: New prediction rule may help detect delirium at hospital admission – ACP Hospitalist (free)

Emergency Department Crowding: A Systematic Review of Causes, Consequences and Solutions

2 Sep, 2018 | 01:56h | UTC

Emergency department crowding: A systematic review of causes, consequences and solutions – PLOS One (free)

Randomized Trial: Telemedicine in Heart Failure Patients

31 Aug, 2018 | 02:04h | UTC

Efficacy of telemedical interventional management in patients with heart failure (TIM-HF2): a randomised, controlled, parallel-group, unmasked trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Telemedicine in Heart Failure Patients (TIM-HF2) – American College of Cardiology (free) AND ESC: Telemonitoring of HF Cuts Admissions, Mortality MedPage Today (free registration required)

Study: Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories

23 Aug, 2018 | 23:53h | UTC

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries: No level of alcohol consumption improves health – The Lancet (free) AND No amount of alcohol is good for your overall health, global study says – CNN (free) AND New scientific study: no safe level of alcohol – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

“Alcohol was responsible for nearly 3 million deaths in 2016, the study says. It was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death in men and women between the ages of 15 and 49 worldwide in 2016, accounting for nearly one in 10 deaths.” (from @cnni see Tweet)

Book: Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition – National Institutes of Health

17 Aug, 2018 | 02:01h | UTC

Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition – National Institutes of Health (free chapters)

News Release: New NIH reference book is one-stop resource for diabetes medical information – National Institutes of Health (free)

Guideline: Screening for Urinary Incontinence in Women

17 Aug, 2018 | 01:52h | UTC

Screening for Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Recommendation From the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Commentaries: WPSI says screen all women annually for urinary incontinence – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free)

Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older People

17 Aug, 2018 | 01:13h | UTC

Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Featured Review: Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community – Cochrane Library (free)

Systematic Review: Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes

26 Jul, 2018 | 18:32h | UTC

Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)

See also: Full Report (free PDF) AND Evidence Summary (free PDF)

Study: Quick Treatment May Improve Outcomes in Pediatric Sepsis

26 Jul, 2018 | 18:30h | UTC

Association Between the New York Sepsis Care Mandate and In-Hospital Mortality for Pediatric Sepsis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Pediatric sepsis care within an hour increases chances of survival, shows study – News Medical (free) AND “Rory’s Regulations” Improves Pediatric Sepsis Care – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Sepsis Survival Higher in Kids With Quick Bundle Completion – Medscape (free registration required)

Randomized Trial: E-Counseling for Hypertension

20 Jul, 2018 | 03:07h | UTC

Randomized Controlled Trial of E-Counseling for Hypertension: REACH – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)

Commentaries: Virtual counseling helps lower blood pressure – AHA News (free) AND E-counseling can lower blood pressure, heart disease risk – Medical News Today (free)

Randomized Trial: Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

20 Jul, 2018 | 03:19h | UTC

A Randomized Trial of Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: Testing Epinephrine for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free)

Commentary: Using adrenaline in cardiac arrests results in less than 1 percent more people leaving hospital alive – University of Warwick, via EurekAlert (free)

See also: Infographic detailing result findings (free)

“A clinical trial of the use of adrenaline in cardiac arrests has found that its use results in less than 1% more people leaving hospital alive – but almost doubles the risk of severe brain damage for survivors of cardiac arrest” (from University of Warwick).