Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (all articles)
Systematic review: Enteral tube feeding for people with severe dementia – “We found no evidence that tube feeding improves survival; improves quality of life; reduces pain; reduces mortality; decreases behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia”.
16 Aug, 2021 | 00:54h | UTCEnteral tube feeding for people with severe dementia – Cochrane Library
Summary: Enteral tube feeding for people with severe dementia – Cochrane Library
Related: Viewpoint: Tube Feeding and Deteriorating Patients (resources on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
??So happy our @CochraneUK review on enteral tube feeding in #dementia is now published – no evidence tube feeding improves #survival; improves quality of life; reduces #pain; reduces #mortality. But was evidence of increase risk of pressure ulcers https://t.co/uUHJEboNCd
— Nathan Davies (@NathanDavies50) August 13, 2021
Systematic review: Kinesio taping provides little or no benefit for rotator cuff disease.
16 Aug, 2021 | 00:52h | UTCKinesio taping for rotator cuff disease – Cochrane Library
Summary: Kinesio taping for rotator cuff disease – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
Kinesio taping is one possible conservative treatment for rotator cuff disease (painful shoulder disorders).
Is it effective & what possible harms might it have?
Read about the latest Cochrane evidence from @CochraneMSK: https://t.co/itvdrUuIBm #KinesioTaping #KinesioTape pic.twitter.com/hXqvjOCgf8
— Cochrane UK (@CochraneUK) August 14, 2021
Guideline: Non-surgical interventions for lumbar spinal stenosis leading to neurogenic claudication.
13 Aug, 2021 | 09:03h | UTC
Review: Oxygenation strategies after extubation of critically ill and postoperative patients.
13 Aug, 2021 | 08:49h | UTC
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTCRelated:
Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
Viewpoint: The road to addressing Long Covid.
Review: Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management.
Review: Symptoms, complications and management of long COVID.
Studies elucidate poorly understood long COVID.
Long Covid: Half of young adults with COVID-19 have persistent symptoms 6 months after, study finds.
[Preprint] Long Covid: Third of people infected have long term symptoms.
Almost 25% of COVID-19 patients develop long-lasting symptoms, according to a new report.
Perspective | The four most urgent questions about long COVID.
Systematic review: Frequency, signs and symptoms, and criteria adopted for long COVID-19.
Report: 376,000 people in UK have had long Covid symptoms for at least a year.
One third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have lung changes after a year
Perspective | They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms.
Cohort study: One in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19
Long Covid Implications for the workplace
Long Covid in the UK – More than a million affected in February, survey suggests
Covid-19: Middle aged women face greater risk of debilitating long term symptoms
Persistent neurologic symptoms and cognitive dysfunction in non‐hospitalized Covid‐19 “long haulers”
Review | Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
Long Covid | Four-month clinical status of a cohort of patients after hospitalization for COVID-19
Perspective | Long Covid isn’t as unique as we thought
Attributes and predictors of long COVID
WHO Report: Preparing for Long COVID 2021
Long Covid: Sequelae in adults at 6 Months after COVID-19 infection
How many people get ‘long COVID’ – and who is most at risk?
Managing the long term effects of covid-19: summary of NICE, SIGN, and RCGP rapid guideline
Patients, clinicians seek answers to the mystery of ‘Long COVID’
Long Covid: 6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital
NICE Guideline: Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19
Commentary on Twitter
Nuestro estudio sobre Covid ?Persistente o de Largo recorrido se ha publicado finalmente en @SciReports
?https://t.co/ATFO5QO3kF pic.twitter.com/qwBikXyqll— Sonia Villapol (@svillapol) August 10, 2021
New WHO toolkit promotes inclusion of people with dementia in society.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCNew WHO toolkit promotes inclusion of people with dementia in society – World Health Organization
See Guidance: Towards a dementia inclusive society: WHO toolkit for dementia-friendly initiatives (DFIs) – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
? toolkit to promote a #dementia-inclusive society launched. It will helps countries raise public awareness and understanding of dementia to support people living with dementia to remain in, and be a significant part of, their communities.
? https://t.co/blpDQHUSWM pic.twitter.com/D5MIM5jdlr
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 10, 2021
Systematic Review: Non-invasive ventilation used at night by people with COPD.
10 Aug, 2021 | 08:53h | UTCOriginal review: Chronic non‐invasive ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library
AARC Guideline: Management of pediatric patients with oxygen in the acute care setting.
8 Aug, 2021 | 23:43h | UTC
Pediatric asthma: The REGAP consensus.
8 Aug, 2021 | 23:45h | UTCPediatric asthma: The REGAP consensus – Anales de Pediatría
[Preprint] RCT: non-invasive respiratory strategies in acute respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19 – CPAP reduced the composite outcome of intubation or death within 30 days; high-flow nasal oxygenation was not associated with better outcomes.
6 Aug, 2021 | 10:18h | UTCCommentary: Covid: Pressured oxygen reduces ventilator need – BBC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
RECOVERY-RS results out, and confirm what most of us have been doing:
CPAP reduces intubation/mortality by 28% compared with no CPAP/HFNO (composite outcome, mostly intubation)
Nasal high flow not so successful1/https://t.co/bcB2sTdAsu pic.twitter.com/fvT8IbyxUr
— ??? ?????? ? (@LawtonTri) August 5, 2021
RCT: Decompression alone is non-inferior to decompression with fusion in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.
6 Aug, 2021 | 09:54h | UTCCommentary: Decompression Noninferior for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis – HealthDay
International, multicenter observational study: Outcomes with percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy in high-risk ICU patients.
6 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTCPercutaneous dilatational tracheotomy in high-risk ICU patients – Annals of Intensive Care
M-A: Effects of early mobilization on the prognosis of critically ill patients.
6 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTCEffects of early mobilization on the prognosis of critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Nursing Studies (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Effects of Early Mobilization on ICU patients: Meta-Analysis incl 39 studies (23 studies from China!) showed benefits for weaning, LOS, physical function and others, but not for mortality, delirium, handgrip strengthhttps://t.co/w8ZWNxyz8z pic.twitter.com/YA8cJDps9N
— Peter Nydahl (@NydahlPeter) July 29, 2021
AAOS Guideline: Pharmacologic, physical, and cognitive pain alleviation for musculoskeletal extremity/pelvis surgery.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:49h | UTCEvidence summary: Pharmacologic, Physical, and Cognitive Pain Alleviation for Musculoskeletal Extremity/Pelvis Surgery
Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 – “Only 25 (1.8%) of 1379 children experienced symptoms for at least 56 days.”
4 Aug, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCInvited commentary: Citizen science and biomedical research (free registration required)
Commentaries:
Long Covid uncommon in children, analysis finds – King’s College London
Study finds long-term Covid symptoms rare in school-age children – The Guardian
Related:
Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
Commentary on Twitter
New @LancetChildAdol is a very reassuring prospective study of >250,000 children, >1700 with + covid test, age 5-17, that shows the risk for chronic Covid symptoms is quite low; 4.4% beyond 4 weekshttps://t.co/XVFs0UtHWC pic.twitter.com/XBVH5wmFve
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 3, 2021
AAP Guidance: Post-COVID-19 conditions in children and adolescents.
4 Aug, 2021 | 10:01h | UTCPost-COVID-19 Conditions in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Pediatrics
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Analgesia position statement – “Due to the lack of high-quality clinical evidence, the IASP does not currently endorse general use of cannabis and cannabinoids for pain relief.”
4 Aug, 2021 | 09:07h | UTCSee also:
Commentary:
More evidence needed to back cannabis as pain treatment, says review – Imperial College London
Medicinal cannabis to manage chronic pain? We don’t have evidence it works – The Conversation
Related:
NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products
Short Review: Drug Interactions with Cannabinoids
Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in patients diagnosed with covid-19: a case series with review of literature.
4 Aug, 2021 | 09:13h | UTC
RCT: Routine treatment with fluoxetine does not reduce the incidence of depression after stroke.
4 Aug, 2021 | 08:56h | UTCDepression Outcomes Among Patients Treated With Fluoxetine for Stroke Recovery: The AFFINITY Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Poststroke Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors—Do They Work for Anything? (free for a limited period)
Related:
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Fluoxetine does not improve functional recovery after acute stroke
Randomized Trial: Effects of Fluoxetine on Functional Outcomes After Acute Stroke
RCT: Effect of a sedation and ventilator liberation protocol vs. usual care on duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in pediatric intensive care units.
4 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTCEffect of a Sedation and Ventilator Liberation Protocol vs Usual Care on Duration of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
In this stepped-wedge, cluster RCT, among infants and children anticipated to require prolonged mechanical ventilation, a sedation & ventilator liberation protocol intervention resulted in a reduction in time to first successful extubation https://t.co/oNuOq9CCrs pic.twitter.com/n9l3MOJlop
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 3, 2021
M-A: Noninvasive respiratory support outside the intensive care unit for acute respiratory failure related to coronavirus-19 disease.
3 Aug, 2021 | 09:09h | UTC
Covid: Pulse oxygen monitors work less well on darker skin, experts say.
3 Aug, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCCovid: Pulse oxygen monitors work less well on darker skin, experts say – BBC
Related:
FDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias
Viewpoint: The road to addressing Long Covid.
30 Jul, 2021 | 12:09h | UTCThe road to addressing Long Covid – Science (a few articles per month are free)
Related: Review: Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management.
Commentary on Twitter
On #LongCovid, @Dr2NisreenAlwan, a leading authority on this condition, has an exceptional perspective @ScienceMagazine today reviewing what we know, which is grossly insufficient, and what we need to do https://t.co/R7Mf5yEQCx pic.twitter.com/MNWsetLakP
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 29, 2021
Study: Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 may have persistent cognitive symptoms.
30 Jul, 2021 | 12:03h | UTCCognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19 – EClinicalMedicine
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
We assessed thousands and saw clear evidence of cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19. Took a while to appease peer reviewers, but the results stand. Brilliantly led by @HampshireHub. @Amy2Jolly @JoeBarnby @srchamb @neurohellyer https://t.co/AnbhanixRk
— mitul mehta (@mehta_mitul72) July 23, 2021
Self-reported memory problems 8 months after COVID-19 infection.
30 Jul, 2021 | 12:02h | UTCSelf-reported Memory Problems 8 Months After COVID-19 Infection – JAMA Network Open
Commentary: Post-acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Subjective Memory Problems – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Concerning data out now in @JAMANetworkOpen about cognitive symptoms in #LongCovid among *non-hospitalized* adults.
Researchers in Norway invited 35,000 adults at the time of #coronavirus testing as well as a 20,000 person untested random sample to a prospective cohort.
(1/6) pic.twitter.com/AaU5rrwaPw
— F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE (@fperrywilson) July 29, 2021