Plastic Surgery
Meta-Analysis: Evaluation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Rhinoplasty
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:37h | UTCEvaluation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Evaluation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Rhinoplasty (free)
Commentaries: Review: No support for use of postoperative antibiotics after rhinoplasty – CIDRAP (free) AND No Benefit From Preventive Antibiotics in Nose Jobs – MedPage Today (free)
Study: Long-term Outcomes of Silicone Breast Implants
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:10h | UTCCommentary: Long-term safety of silicone breast implants still unclear – Reuters (free)
Clinical Update: Management of Chronic Wounds
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:36h | UTCManagement of Chronic Wounds—2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Study: Autologous vs Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCLong-term Patient-Reported Outcomes in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Autologous vs Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction: Where Do We Stand? (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Long-term Patient-Reported Outcomes in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction (free audio)
Commentaries: Breast reconstruction more satisfying than implants after cancer, survey says – UPI (free) AND Flap vs Implant for Breast Reconstruction: How to Choose – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Study explores satisfaction, quality of life after breast reconstruction – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, via MedicalXpress (free)
Breast Reconstruction: Updated Overview for Primary Care Physicians
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:09h | UTCBreast reconstruction: Updated overview for primary care physicians – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Randomized Trial: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy No Better Than Regular Dressing in Severe Open Fracture of the Lower Limb
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCEffect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Wound Management on 12-Month Disability Among Adults With Severe Open Fracture of the Lower Limb: The WOLLF Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: High-tech treatment of open leg wounds no better than using regular dressings – University of Warwick (free) AND Negative-Pressure Therapy No Better for Open Fractures – Medscape (free registration required)
“Negative pressure wound therapy did not improve 12-month disability for patients with severe open fracture of the lower limb compared with standard wound dressing”
Perspective: Plastic Surgery’s Contributions to Surgical Ethics
4 May, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCPlastic Surgery’s Contributions to Surgical Ethics – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)
“Important for plastic surgeons in particular to remember: just because you *can* perform an operation, which might or might not be medically indicated, does not mean you *should* perform the operation” (via @JournalofEthics see Tweet)
Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCFDA In Brief: FDA updates public information about known risk of lymphoma from breast implants (free) AND Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma – FDA Update (free)
Commentaries: More Cases Are Reported of Unusual Cancer Linked to Breast Implants – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Implant-Related Lymphoma Cases Rise – More than 400 cases reported to FDA – MedPage Today (free)
“Some 400 to 500 women worldwide have an unusual type of lymphoma linked to breast implants with textured surfaces. Experts say women considering implants should be told”. (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)
Guidelines for Burn Care Under Austere Conditions
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:57h | UTCSee also: Guideline for Burn Care Under Austere Conditions: Special Care Topics (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Research: Breast Implants and the Risk of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma in the Breast
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:01h | UTCBreast Implants and the Risk of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma in the Breast – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Breast Implants Associated With Increased Risk of Breast Anaplastic Large-cell Lymphoma – Oncology Nurse Advisor (free) AND Dutch Study Links Implants to Increased Breast-ALCL Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Dressings and Topical Agents for Healing Pressure Ulcers
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:01h | UTC
Viewpoint: Public Reporting of Surgical Outcomes: Surgeons, Hospitals, or Both?
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:29h | UTCPublic Reporting of Surgical Outcomes: Surgeons, Hospitals, or Both? – JAMA Forum (free)
Sepsis in the burn patient
15 Aug, 2017 | 19:29h | UTCReview: Sepsis in the burn patient: a different problem than sepsis in the general population – Burns & Trauma (free)
Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults
10 Aug, 2017 | 20:48h | UTC
Current Therapeutic Approach to Hypertrophic Scars
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:33h | UTCClinical Review: Current Therapeutic Approach to Hypertrophic Scars – Frontiers in Medicine (free)
Optimal Perioperative Care in Breast Reconstruction: ERAS Society Recommendations
5 Jul, 2017 | 16:38h | UTCSee also other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines and Reviews in our collection and the ERAS Society Website.
Topical antimicrobial agents for treating foot ulcers in people with diabetes
25 Jun, 2017 | 13:56h | UTCTopical antimicrobial agents for treating foot ulcers in people with diabetes – Cochrane Library (link to summary – & for full-text)
“Topical antimicrobial dressing may increase foot ulcer healing in people with diabetes” (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Optimizing Breast Cancer Adjuvant Radiation and Integration of Breast and Reconstructive Surgery
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:32h | UTC
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:03h | UTCPractice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration – Anesthesiology, via Medscape (free registration required)
Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment
19 May, 2017 | 17:53h | UTCPressure ulcer prevention and treatment. Is ‘best practice’ evidence-based? – Cochrane Blogs: Evidence for Everyday Nursing (free) (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Evidence for the treatment of pressure ulcers reviewed.
Nutrition and metabolism in burn patients
18 May, 2017 | 17:45h | UTCReview: Nutrition and metabolism in burn patients – Burns & Trauma (free)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017
5 May, 2017 | 20:29h | UTCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) (RT @jankluytmans and @CIDRAP_ASP see Tweet)
Invited commentary: Surgical Site Infection Prevention – What We Know and What We Do Not Know – JAMA Surgery (free)
Commentary: ‘Long-Awaited’ CDC Guidelines on SSI Prevention Released – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection 2016 – World Health Organization (free)
The wound/burn guidelines – Japanese Dermatological Association
5 Apr, 2017 | 21:55h | UTCThe wound/burn guidelines – Japanese Dermatological Association (all guidelines are free)
Wounds in general / Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment for pressure ulcers / Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment for diabetic ulcer/gangrene / Guidelines for the management of skin ulcers associated with connective tissue disease/vasculitis / Guidelines for the management of lower leg ulcers/varicose veins / Guidelines for the management of burns
American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria Adds Topics
4 Apr, 2017 | 21:19h | UTCACR Appropriateness Criteria Adds Topics, Covers More Clinical Variants Than Ever Before (free)
Browse Appropriateness Criteria Topics (free)
Source: Newswise
This comprehensive guide from American College of Radiology (ACR) covers 230 topics with more than 1,100 clinical indications and has just been updated. It is a very useful resource for doctors in all specialties to guide which exam is most appropriate in each clinical situation.
Surgeries are being performed with the patient awake
27 Mar, 2017 | 00:59h | UTCGoing Under the Knife, With Eyes and Ears Wide Open – New York Times (free access to 10 articles per month)
“More and more surgeries are being performed with the patient awake and looking on, for financial and medical reasons”.