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Count the cost of disability caused by COVID-19 – “Focusing only on cases and deaths hides the pandemic’s lasting health burden on people, societies and economies”.

27 May, 2021 | 08:35h | UTC

Count the cost of disability caused by COVID-19 – Nature

 

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.

27 May, 2021 | 08:37h | UTC

Assessment of the Frequency and Variety of Persistent Symptoms Among Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Seven out of ten hospitalized COVID-19 patients will have long-haul symptoms – MedicalXpress

 

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

27 May, 2021 | 08:34h | UTC

COVID Morbidity – Science-Based Medicine

 

M-A: A biofeedback‐guided program or pelvic floor muscle electric stimulation can improve early recovery of urinary continence after radical prostatectomy.

26 May, 2021 | 08:13h | UTC

A biofeedback‐guided programme or pelvic floor muscle electric stimulation can improve early recovery of urinary continence after radical prostatectomy: A meta‐analysis and systematic review – The International Journal of Clinical Practice

 

Cohort study: 14% of adults aged 65 years or less who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 had at least one new type of clinical sequelae that required medical care after the acute phase of the illness.

20 May, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC

Risk of clinical sequelae after the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection: retrospective cohort study – The BMJ

Editorial: Unpacking post-covid symptoms – The BMJ

 

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Systematic review: Prognostic factors for pain chronicity in low back pain – “Higher pain intensity, higher body weight, carrying heavy loads at work, difficult working positions, and depression were the most frequently observed risk factors for chronic low back pain”

20 May, 2021 | 08:32h | UTC

Prognostic factors for pain chronicity in low back pain: a systematic review – Pain Reports

 

Guideline: Early intervention for children aged 0 to 2 years with or at high risk of cerebral palsy.

19 May, 2021 | 08:35h | UTC

Early Intervention for Children Aged 0 to 2 Years With or at High Risk of Cerebral Palsy: International Clinical Practice Guideline Based on Systematic Reviews – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Early Intervention in Cerebral Palsy and Beyond (free for a limited period)

 

The catastrophization effects of an MRI report on the patient and surgeon and the benefits of ‘clinical reporting’: results from an RCT and blinded trials.

19 May, 2021 | 08:25h | UTC

The catastrophization effects of an MRI report on the patient and surgeon and the benefits of ‘clinical reporting’: results from an RCT and blinded trials – European Spine Journal

Related: You cannot unsee your MRI report AND Direct communication between radiologists and patients improves the quality of imaging reports – European Radiology

 

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Large cohort study confirms the renal toxicities of anti-inflammatories, suggesting Ibuprofen may be the safest option among them.

19 May, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC

Comparative Risks of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on CKD – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Study: Ibuprofen Found Safest NSAID for the Kidney – MPR

 

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#ACC21 – RCT: Tailored, earlier heart failure rehabilitation program has physical and emotional benefits for older patients.

17 May, 2021 | 08:23h | UTC

Physical Rehabilitation for Older Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentaries: Tailored, earlier heart failure rehab has physical, emotional benefits for patients – National institutes of Health AND REHAB-HF: Tailored Cardiac Rehab Program Improved Function and Quality of Life in Older HF Patients – American College of Cardiology AND Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients – REHAB-HF – American College of Cardiology

Video: A Novel Physical Rehabilitation Intervention For Older Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: The REHAB-HF Trial

 

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2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis

13 May, 2021 | 05:49h | UTC

2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases

Commentary: EULAR issues recommendations on self-management strategies for inflammatory arthritis – MedwireNews

 

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.

12 May, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC

Post-acute effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals not requiring hospital admission: a Danish population-based cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Commentaries: Non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Low-risk of serious long-term effects, but more visits to doctor – The Lancet AND Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds – HealthDay AND Those with mild COVID-19 seek more primary care than uninfected peers – CIDRAP

 

Editorial | “Peeling off musculoskeletal labels: sticks and stones may break my bones, but diagnostic labels can hamstring me forever”

11 May, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC

Peeling off musculoskeletal labels: sticks and stones may break my bones, but diagnostic labels can hamstring me forever – British Journal of Sports Medicine

 

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Consensus on pre-operative total knee replacement education and prehabilitation recommendations: a UK-based modified Delphi study

28 Apr, 2021 | 08:01h | UTC

Consensus on pre-operative total knee replacement education and prehabilitation recommendations: a UK-based modified Delphi study – BMC Musculoskeletal Diseases

 

SARS-CoV-2 and Stroke Characteristics – higher rate of large vessel occlusions and stroke in young patients

25 Apr, 2021 | 22:01h | UTC

SARS-CoV-2 and Stroke Characteristics: A Report From the Multinational COVID-19 Stroke Study Group – Stroke

 

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RCT: Promising results with vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for upper limb motor function after ischemic stroke

25 Apr, 2021 | 21:10h | UTC

Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for upper limb motor function after ischaemic stroke (VNS-REHAB): a randomised, blinded, pivotal, device trial – The Lancet

Commentary: Vagus nerve stimulation: a potential new treatment for ischaemic stroke – The Lancet

 

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Guide to Enhanced Recovery for Cancer Patients Undergoing Liver Surgery

25 Apr, 2021 | 20:53h | UTC

Guide to Enhanced Recovery for Cancer Patients Undergoing Liver Surgery – Annals of Surgical Oncology

See also: Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Liver Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations – World Journal of Surgery AND Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines

 

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

23 Apr, 2021 | 08:48h | UTC

High-dimensional characterization of post-acute sequalae of COVID-19 – Nature

Commentary: Among COVID-19 survivors, an increased risk of death, serious illness – Washington University School of Medicine

 

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Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Phase of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

22 Apr, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC

Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Phase of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Review – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

See also: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines

 

M-A: Prevalence of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder in health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

20 Apr, 2021 | 06:00h | UTC

Prevalence of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder in health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One

 

Study shows antihistamines may impair response to exercise training

16 Apr, 2021 | 06:06h | UTC

Histamine H1 and H2 receptors are essential transducers of the integrative exercise training response in humans – Science Advances

Commentary: Histamine-suppressing drugs found to reduce benefits of exercise – MedicalXpress

 

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M-A: Effectiveness of treatments for acute and subacute mechanical non-specific low back pain

14 Apr, 2021 | 01:39h | UTC

Effectiveness of treatments for acute and subacute mechanical non-specific low back pain: a systematic review with network meta-analysis – British Journal of Sports Medicine

 

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

13 Apr, 2021 | 05:23h | UTC

They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms. – Kaiser Health News

 

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NICE Guideline: Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain in Over 16s

8 Apr, 2021 | 08:54h | UTC

Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: assessment of all chronic pain and management of chronic primary pain – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

News release: NICE recommends range of effective treatments for people with chronic primary pain and calls on healthcare professionals to recognise and treat a person’s pain as valid and unique to them

 

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

8 Apr, 2021 | 09:14h | UTC

6-month neurological and psychiatric outcomes in 236 379 survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records – The Lancet Psychiatry

Commentaries: 1 in 3 Covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a neuropsychiatric condition in the next six months, large study finds – STAT AND A longer look at COVID-19 and neuropsychiatric outcomes – The Lancet Psychiatry AND Largest study to date suggests link between COVID-19 infection and subsequent mental health and neurological conditions – The Lancet AND Covid-19: One in three has neurological or psychiatric condition diagnosed after covid infection, study finds – The BMJ AND One in three survivors of severe Covid diagnosed with mental health condition – The Guardian AND Covid-19 linked to depression and dementia, study suggests – BBC AND Expert reaction to observational study looking at neurological and psychiatric outcomes 6 months after COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND 1 in 3 COVID Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Issues Months Later – HealthDay

 

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