Systematic Reviews & Meta-analysis
Review: The Low FODMAP Diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
16 Sep, 2017 | 17:52h | UTCThe Low FODMAP Diet: Recent Advances in Understanding Its Mechanisms and Efficacy in IBS – Gut, via Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Tuberculosis: Presentation and ED Management
16 Sep, 2017 | 17:51h | UTCTuberculosis: Presentation and ED Management – emDocs (free)
Review: Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of tachycardiomyopathy
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:15h | UTCPathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of tachycardiomyopathy – Heart (free)
Source: Critical Care Review Newsletter
Review: Osteoporosis drug treatment: duration and management after discontinuation
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:09h | UTC
Review: Digital innovations and emerging technologies for enhanced recovery programmes
14 Sep, 2017 | 19:50h | UTCRelated: Enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgical patients improves outcomes, reduces cost – ACS, via EurekAlert (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery From the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (free) AND Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines and Reviews in our collection (free) AND ERAS Society Website (free).
Review: Present and future perspectives for medical therapy of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:55h | UTC
Review: Polycystic ovary syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:55h | UTCPolycystic ovary syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)
Review: Fever in Children: Pearls and Pitfalls
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:52h | UTCFever in Children: Pearls and Pitfalls – Children (free)
Review: The Nephrotoxicity of Vancomycin
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:53h | UTCThe Nephrotoxicity of Vancomycin – Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (free)
Review: Uremic pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and constrictive pericarditis in end-stage renal disease
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:51h | UTC
Review: Alcohol Intoxication Mimics
11 Sep, 2017 | 15:20h | UTCAlcohol Intoxication Mimics: ED DDx + Approach to Management – emDocs (free)
Review: Comprehensive primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women
11 Sep, 2017 | 00:29h | UTCComprehensive primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women – Clinical Cardiology (free)
Review: Sepsis with Comorbidities: Management Strategies
10 Sep, 2017 | 01:40h | UTCSepsis with Comorbidities: Management Strategies – emDocs (free)
Review: Multiple Myeloma Emergencies
9 Sep, 2017 | 22:43h | UTCMultiple Myeloma Emergencies – emDocs (free)
Meta-analysis: Effectiveness of Apneic Oxygenation During Intubation
9 Sep, 2017 | 22:54h | UTCRelated meta-analysis: Apneic oxygenation during intubation in the emergency department and during retrieval: A systematic review and meta-analysis – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Meta-analysis Apneic oxygenation reduces the incidence of hypoxemia during emergency intubation: A systematic review and meta-analysis – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full text)
Source: ACP Journal Wise ($)
Systematic Review: Toxicity of Extended Adjuvant Therapy With Aromatase Inhibitors in Early Breast Cancer
9 Sep, 2017 | 21:29h | UTCToxicity of Extended Adjuvant Therapy With Aromatase Inhibitors in Early Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Extended AI Use Linked to CV Events and Bone Fractures – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Recent insights into clinical decision-making in severe alcoholic hepatitis
9 Sep, 2017 | 21:25h | UTCRelated review: Treatment of severe alcoholic hepatitis: past, present and future – European Journal of Clinical Investigation (free)
Systematic Review: Tailored interventions based on sputum eosinophils versus clinical symptoms for asthma in children and adults
9 Sep, 2017 | 17:04h | UTCOriginal article: Tailored interventions based on sputum eosinophils versus clinical symptoms for asthma in children and adults – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Tailoring asthma interventions based on sputum eosinophils is beneficial in reducing the frequency of asthma exacerbations in adults with asthma. Adults with frequent exacerbations and severe asthma may derive the greatest benefit from this additional monitoring test”.
Review: ANCA Glomerulonephritis and Vasculitis
9 Sep, 2017 | 16:18h | UTCANCA Glomerulonephritis and Vasculitis – Clinical Journal of The American Society of Nephrology (free)
Meta-analysis: Use of supplemental long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and risk for cardiac death
9 Sep, 2017 | 16:03h | UTCCommentary: Omega-3 Intake Reduces Cardiac Death Risk – Pharmacy Practice Reviews (free registration required)
Related guideline and commentaries: Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (Fish Oil) Supplementation and the Prevention of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory from the American Heart Association (free PDF) AND Commentary: Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements – Taking Stock and Awaiting Vital New Studies (free) AND AHA News: Fish oil supplements provide some benefit after heart attack, heart failure (free) AND News Release: Fish oil supplements may help prevent death after a heart attack but lack evidence of cardiovascular benefit for the general population – American Heart Association Science Advisory (free) AND Top Ten Things to Know (free PDF)
Review: Endovascular or Open Surgical Therapy for Critical Limb Ischemia
8 Sep, 2017 | 01:35h | UTC
Meta-analysisis: vitamin D supplementation in chronic widespread pain
8 Sep, 2017 | 01:55h | UTCEffect of vitamin D supplementation in chronic widespread pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Clinical Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Vitamin D Supplementation Reduces Pain Scores in Chronic Widespread Pain – Practice Update (free registration required)
Systematic Review: The Global Incidence of Appendicitis
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:05h | UTCSource: Medscape
Meta-analysis: Intravenous Versus Nonintravenous Benzodiazepines for the Cessation of Seizures
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:25h | UTCIntravenous Versus Nonintravenous Benzodiazepines for the Cessation of Seizures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
“Should you give your preferred benzo by the fastest means possible? Or establish an IV and administer via that route? The short answer provided by this study, is to give your benzo IM or IN. While seizures stopped sooner after IV administration, the additional time needed to establish an IV resulted in overall longer seizure time when administered via that method” (by Jeremy Fried in Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 182).
Review: Role of Combination Antimicrobial Therapy for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Infections
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:15h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club