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ACP Guideline: Appropriate Use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen in Hospitalized Patients – “use high-flow nasal oxygen rather than noninvasive ventilation in hospitalized adults for the management of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure”

29 Apr, 2021 | 08:34h | UTC

Appropriate Use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen in Hospitalized Patients for Initial or Postextubation Management of Acute Respiratory Failure: A Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine

News release: ACP releases new recommendations for appropriate use of high-flow nasal oxygen in hospitalized patients with acute respiratory failure – American College of Physicians

 

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

 

Clinical Manifestation, Evaluation, and Rehabilitative Strategy of Dysphagia Associated With COVID-19

27 Apr, 2021 | 08:29h | UTC

Clinical Manifestation, Evaluation, and Rehabilitative Strategy of Dysphagia Associated With COVID-19 – American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

 

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

 

Review: Perioperative Management of the Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

21 Apr, 2021 | 06:18h | UTC

Perioperative Management of the Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Narrative Review – Anesthesia & Analgesia

 

Podcast: Management of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

20 Apr, 2021 | 05:23h | UTC

#269 Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS) and the Didgeridoo with Dr Aneesa Das – The Curbsiders

 

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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M-A: Post-extubation oxygenation strategies in acute respiratory failure – NPPV or HFNC may reduce the risk of endotracheal reintubation but not mortality

12 Apr, 2021 | 00:42h | UTC

Post-extubation oxygenation strategies in acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – Critical Care

 

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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Prone position in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19: a multi-centric study of more than 1000 patients

12 Apr, 2021 | 01:23h | UTC

Prone position in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19: a multi-centric study of more than 1000 patients – Critical Care

 

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RCT: Effect of High-frequency (10-kHz) Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

9 Apr, 2021 | 03:18h | UTC

Effect of High-frequency (10-kHz) Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology

Author Interview: Effect of High-Frequency (10 kHz) Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

 

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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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Cohort study: One in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19

8 Apr, 2021 | 09:12h | UTC

One in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19 – Karolinska Institutet

Original study: Symptoms and Functional Impairment Assessed 8 Months After Mild COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers – JAMA

 

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RCT: Among patients with peripheral artery disease, low-intensity exercise was significantly less effective than high-intensity exercise for improving 6-minute walk distance

7 Apr, 2021 | 01:31h | UTC

Effect of Low-Intensity vs High-Intensity Home-Based Walking Exercise on Walk Distance in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The LITE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentary: No pain, no gain in exercise for peripheral artery disease – ‘You’ve got to walk with pain to reap benefits’ – Northwestern University

 

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M-A: High versus low PEEP levels for mechanically ventilated adult patients with acute lung injury and ARDS

5 Apr, 2021 | 01:19h | UTC

High versus low positive end‐expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels for mechanically ventilated adult patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome – Cochrane Library

Summary: Effects of higher versus lower levels of pressure in the lungs at the end of each breath during mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) – Cochrane Library

 

Long Covid in the UK – More than a million affected in February, survey suggests

2 Apr, 2021 | 09:31h | UTC

Long Covid: More than a million affected in February, survey suggests – BBC

Report: Prevalence of ongoing symptoms following coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the UK: 1 April 2021 – Office for National Statistics

 

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Post-covid syndrome in individuals admitted to hospital with covid-19: retrospective cohort study

1 Apr, 2021 | 03:43h | UTC

Post-covid syndrome in individuals admitted to hospital with covid-19: retrospective cohort study – The BMJ

 

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COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment, and Human Performance

30 Mar, 2021 | 03:14h | UTC

COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment, and Human Performance – Anesthesiology

 

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