Systematic Reviews & Meta-analysis
Systematic Review: The Impact of Social Activities on the Cognitive Functioning of Healthy Older Adults
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:49h | UTC
Review: Management of Venous Thromboembolism
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:47h | UTCUpdate on the management of venous thromboembolism – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Systematic Review: Incidence, Diagnosis, and Management of QT Prolongation Induced by Cancer Therapies
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:45h | UTC
Systematic Review: Music Therapy for Depression
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:16h | UTCMusic therapy for depression – Cochrane Library (free)
Original Article: Music Therapy for Depression (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Music therapy may help ease depression – Reuters Health (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions to Increase the Number of Tuberculosis Cases Being Diagnosed
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:02h | UTCInterventions to increase tuberculosis case detection at primary healthcare or community-level services – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions to increase the number of tuberculosis cases being diagnosed – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Commentary: Cochrane review of effectiveness of strategies to improve access to treatment for TB – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)
Review: What Works in Inclusion Health
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:01h | UTCReview: What works in inclusion health: overview of effective interventions for marginalised and excluded populations – The Lancet (free registration required)
Related Article: Morbidity and mortality in homeless individuals, prisoners, sex workers, and individuals with substance use disorders in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet (free) AND Commentary: Inclusion health: addressing the causes of the causes (free)
Review: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapies
27 Dec, 2017 | 20:53h | UTC
Review: New Trends in Anaphylaxis
27 Dec, 2017 | 20:51h | UTCNew trends in anaphylaxis – Allergo Journal International (free)
Review – SDHx mutations: beyond pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas
27 Dec, 2017 | 20:44h | UTCSDHx mutations: beyond pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)
Review – 18-Oxocortisol and 18-hydroxycortisol: is there clinical utility of these steroids?
27 Dec, 2017 | 20:43h | UTC
Systematic Review: Is Treatment With Corticosteroids Beneficial for People With Pneumonia?
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:35h | UTCRelated: Corticosteroids for Pneumonia: Ready for Primetime? – emDocs (free)
“Corticosteroid therapy reduced mortality and morbidity in adults with severe CAP; the number needed to treat for an additional beneficial outcome was 18 patients (95% CI 12 to 49) to prevent one death. Corticosteroid therapy reduced morbidity, but not mortality, for adults and children with non-severe CAP”
Review – Healthcare-Acquired Infections: Prevention Strategies
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:29h | UTCHealthcare-acquired infections: prevention strategies – Internal Medicine Journal (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Review: Diagnostic Value of the Physical Examination in Patients With Dyspnea
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:17h | UTCReview: Diagnostic value of the physical examination in patients with dyspnea – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Meta-Analysis: Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Treatment of Unprotected Left Main Stenosis
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:09h | UTC“PCI is associated with a reduction in the risk of major cardiovascular outcomes at short-term follow-up in patients with LMCA stenosis; but at long term, MACCE rate is increased for PCI”
Review: Severe COPD and the Transition to a Palliative Approach
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:06h | UTCSevere COPD and the transition to a palliative approach – Breathe (free)
See more on palliative care in chronic respiratory disorders in our Decembe 6th issue (see #10)
Meningococcal Disease, a Clinical and Epidemiological Review
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:16h | UTC
Review: Prevention and Management of Gastroesophageal Varices
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:08h | UTCPrevention and management of gastroesophageal varices – Clinical and Molecular Hepatology (free PDF)
Meta-Analysis: Procalcitonin Testing and Antibiotic Use and Clinical Outcomes in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:01h | UTC
Review: Cellulitis Pathophysiology and Clinical Management
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:04h | UTC
Review: Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension with Left Heart Disease
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:02h | UTC
Review: Neurofeedback for Tinnitus Treatment
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:46h | UTCNeurofeedback for Tinnitus Treatment – Review and Current Concepts – Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (free)
Review: Drug Resistance and Treatment Failure in Leishmaniasis
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:36h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in Low- To Intermediate-Surgical-Risk Candidates
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:32h | UTC
Review: HIV-Associated Nephropathy in Africa
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:35h | UTC
Review – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Common Reproductive Syndrome With Long-Term Metabolic Consequences
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:31h | UTCPolycystic ovary syndrome: a common reproductive syndrome with long-term metabolic consequences – Hong Kong Medical Journal (free)