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Review: Nosocomial infection in the ICU setting

9 Feb, 2021 | 01:05h | UTC

Nosocomial Infection – Critical Care Medicine

 

Mitigating inequities and saving lives with ICU triage during the COVID-19 pandemic

9 Feb, 2021 | 01:29h | UTC

Mitigating Inequities and Saving Lives with ICU Triage during the COVID-19 Pandemic – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Commentary: More on the allocation of scarce medical resources during the pandemic, and a lack of consensus among bioethicists about how to proceed

 

Telehealth’s critics have it right: The industry must evolve

9 Feb, 2021 | 00:46h | UTC

Telehealth’s critics have it right: The industry must evolve – STAT

 

RCT: Day-of-surgery video calls and phone calls increase patient satisfaction with outpatient surgery experience

9 Feb, 2021 | 00:44h | UTC

Day-of-Surgery Video Calls and Phone Calls Increase Patient Satisfaction with Outpatient Surgery Experience: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Postoperative Communication Modalities – The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Commentary: Day-of-Surgery Post-op Talks with Patients Worth the Effort – OrthoBuzz

 

Survey: Prevalence of and factors associated with nurse burnout in the US

7 Feb, 2021 | 20:51h | UTC

Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Nurse Burnout in the US – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Nurse Burnout Remains an Issue in the United States – HealthDay

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Telemedicine and team-based care: The perils and the promise

5 Feb, 2021 | 01:23h | UTC

Telemedicine and Team-Based Care – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 

Randomized trial: Chlorhexidine + alcohol better at prevention of short-term peripheral venous catheter infection compared to iodine + alcohol. Innovative devices were associated with less catheter failure

3 Feb, 2021 | 01:26h | UTC

Chlorhexidine plus alcohol versus povidone iodine plus alcohol, combined or not with innovative devices, for prevention of short-term peripheral venous catheter infection and failure (CLEAN 3 study): an investigator-initiated, open-label, single centre, randomised-controlled, two-by-two factorial trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicenter, prospective cohort study in 82 countries

25 Jan, 2021 | 01:21h | UTC

Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries – The Lancet

Commentary: Better post-surgical care would boost cancer survival chances – University of Birmingham

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – Click for more)

https://twitter.com/ewenharrison/status/1352401851711418372

 

Cohort study: Tomographic radiation in patients who underwent appendectomy linked to increased risk of hematologic malignant neoplasms

22 Jan, 2021 | 08:25h | UTC

Risk of Hematologic Malignant Neoplasms From Abdominopelvic Computed Tomographic Radiation in Patients Who Underwent Appendectomy – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Optimizing the Gold Standard—Low-Dose Computed Tomography Modalities as a Part of Clinical Practice in Acute Appendicitis Imaging – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Risk of Hematologic Malignant Neoplasms From Abdominopelvic CT Radiation

 

Allocating scarce intensive care resources during the COVID-19 pandemic: practical challenges to theoretical frameworks

21 Jan, 2021 | 01:22h | UTC

Allocating scarce intensive care resources during the COVID-19 pandemic: practical challenges to theoretical frameworks – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

 

Study: Crowded ICUs linked to increased mortality from COVID-19

20 Jan, 2021 | 01:53h | UTC

Association of Intensive Care Unit Patient Load and Demand With Mortality Rates in US Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA Network Open

Commentaries: Intensive Care Unit Strain and Mortality Risk Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19—There Is No “Me” in COVID – JAMA Network Open AND Crowded ICUs tied to higher risk of COVID-19 death – CIDRAP

 

Review: Polypharmacy management in older patients

19 Jan, 2021 | 01:26h | UTC

Polypharmacy Management in Older Patients – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 

Masks and face coverings for the lay public: A narrative update

13 Jan, 2021 | 02:23h | UTC

Masks and Face Coverings for the Lay Public: A Narrative Update – Annals of Internal Medicine

Related: Update Alert 4: Masks for Prevention of Respiratory Virus Infections, Including SARS-CoV-2, in Health Care and Community Settings – Annals of Internal Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19

13 Jan, 2021 | 02:26h | UTC

An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19 – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1348771993949151232

 

ACP Policy Paper: A comprehensive policy framework to understand and address disparities and discrimination in health and health care

13 Jan, 2021 | 02:07h | UTC

A Comprehensive Policy Framework to Understand and Address Disparities and Discrimination in Health and Health Care: A Policy Paper From the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine

Commentary: ACP releases policy to address disparities, discrimination in health care – ACP Internist

 

Opinion: Even during a pandemic, hospitals must make family visits and communication the standard of care

12 Jan, 2021 | 01:58h | UTC

Even during a pandemic, hospitals must make family visits and communication the standard of care – STAT

 

Randomized trial: Effectiveness of a nurse-led multidisciplinary intervention vs. usual care on advance care planning for vulnerable older adults

12 Jan, 2021 | 01:45h | UTC

Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Intervention vs Usual Care on Advance Care Planning for Vulnerable Older Adults in an Accountable Care Organization: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine

Editorial: Advance Care Planning and the Cost of Pragmatism (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Nurse Navigation Increases Advance Care Planning – Oncology Nursing News

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Randomized trial: Early interdisciplinary supportive care in patients with previously untreated metastatic esophagogastric cancer

12 Jan, 2021 | 01:36h | UTC

Early Interdisciplinary Supportive Care in Patients With Previously Untreated Metastatic Esophagogastric Cancer: A Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial – Journal of Clinical Oncology

 

Commentaries on Twitter

 

Open Access: Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:34h | UTC

Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management – Springer

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/helenbevan/status/1343127378650935298

 

Editorial – Two decades since “To Err Is Human”: Progress, but still a “chasm”

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:33h | UTC

Two Decades Since “To Err Is Human”: Progress, but Still a “Chasm” – JAMA

Author interview: To Err Is Human: 20 Years of Health Care Quality

 

Toward a bias-free and inclusive medical curriculum: Development and implementation of student-initiated guidelines and monitoring mechanisms at one institution

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:28h | UTC

Toward a Bias-Free and Inclusive Medical Curriculum: Development and Implementation of Student-Initiated Guidelines and Monitoring Mechanisms at One Institution – Academic Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Systematic review: Effectiveness of hospital clowns for symptom management in pediatrics

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:24h | UTC

Effectiveness of hospital clowns for symptom management in paediatrics: systematic review of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials – The BMJ

Commentaries: Clowns may help children cope with the pain and anxiety of hospital treatment – The BMJ AND Clowns Make Hospitals Less Scary For Young Patients – Forbes AND Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope – U.S News

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Meta-analysis: Effectiveness of bundle interventions on ICU delirium

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:16h | UTC

Effectiveness of Bundle Interventions on ICU Delirium: A Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine

Commentary: ICU bundles do not appear to improve delirium but may help other outcomes – ACP Hospitalist

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

“Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement”. In two large cohorts, Black patients had nearly three times the frequency of occult hypoxemia that was not detected by pulse oximetry as White patients

18 Dec, 2020 | 10:01h | UTC

Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Devices Used In COVID-19 Treatment Can Give Errors For Patients With Dark Skin – NPR

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Survey study: Sleep-related impairment among doctors linked to increased clinically significant medical errors

17 Dec, 2020 | 08:53h | UTC

Assessment of Physician Sleep and Wellness, Burnout, and Clinically Significant Medical Errors – JAMA Network Open

Commentaries: Lack of sleep tied to physician burnout, medical errors – MedicalXpress AND Poor Physician Sleep Associated with More Medical Errors – NEJM Journal Watch

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

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