Systematic Reviews & Meta-analysis
Review: The Value of Preoperative Assessment Before Noncardiac Surgery in the Era of Value-Based Care
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:55h | UTCRelated guidelines: 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management (free) AND Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery – NICE Guideline (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 3rd Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (free)
Testing for chronic hepatitis B and C: a global perspective
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:39h | UTCTesting for chronic hepatitis B and C: a global perspective – BMC Infectious Diseases (free)
Systematic Review: Glucocorticosteroids for people with alcoholic hepatitis
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:30h | UTCGlucocorticosteroids for people with alcoholic hepatitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Original article: Glucocorticosteroids for people with alcoholic hepatitis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“We found no evidence of a difference between glucocorticosteroids and placebo or no intervention on all-cause mortality, health-related quality of life, and serious adverse events during treatment”.
Review: What We Know About Tuberculosis Transmission
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:33h | UTCWhat We Know About Tuberculosis Transmission: An Overview – The Journal of Infectious Diseases (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
Review: Point of Care Ultrasound
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:57h | UTCPoint of Care Ultrasound: An Overview – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Related reviews: Ultrasonography in the emergency department – Critical Care (free) AND Clinically integrated multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for undifferentiated respiratory difficulty, chest pain, or shock: a critical analytic review – Journal of Intensive Care (free) AND Common pitfalls in point-of-care ultrasound: a practical guide for emergency and critical care physicians – Critical Ultrasound Journal (free) AND Point-of-Care Ultrasonography by Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians – Pediatrics (free)
Systematic Review: Mefloquine for preventing malaria during travel to endemic areas
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:55h | UTCMefloquine for preventing malaria during travel to endemic areas – Cochrane Library (free)
News release: Can mefloquine prevent malaria during travel to areas where the disease is widespread? (free)
Commentary: Cochrane review provides clarity about safety of mefloquine for preventing malaria in travelers – News Medical (free)
Review – So you think it is sepsis: considerations beyond lung and urine in the sick patient without a source
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:27h | UTC
Systematic review: antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:37h | UTCOriginal article: Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Eeffect of maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation on stillbirth, birth outcomes, and infant mortality
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:26h | UTCCommentaries: Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation: benefits beyond iron-folic acid alone – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Multiple micronutrient supplements to mothers improve survival for newborn girls – Harvard School of Public health (free)
Related systematic review: Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy – Cochrane Library (free summary)
Systematic review: Protection of the house against Chagas disease, dengue, leishmaniasis, and lymphatic filariasis
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:51h | UTCProtection of the house against Chagas disease, dengue, leishmaniasis, and lymphatic filariasis: a systematic review – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
Review: Clinical Management of Insomnia Disorder
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:13h | UTCClinical Management of Insomnia Disorder – JAMA (free)
“Cognitive Behavior Therapy for insomnia is recommended as 1st-line Tx; pharmacotherapy, if used, should be on a short-term basis” (RT @JAMAInternalMed see Tweet)
Review: Surgical Management of Musculoskeletal Trauma
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:38h | UTCSurgical Management of Musculoskeletal Trauma – Surgical Clinics of North America (free)
Review: The challenge of Takotsubo syndrome
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:06h | UTCThe challenge of Takotsubo syndrome: heterogeneity of clinical features – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)
Guideline: When does atopic dermatitis warrant systemic therapy?
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:37h | UTC
Review: Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:32h | UTC
Reviews: Treatment of Intracranial Atherosclerosis
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:34h | UTCMedical Treatment of Intracranial Atherosclerosis: An Update – Journal of Stroke (free)
Review: Modern Cartilage Imaging of the Ankle
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:37h | UTCModern Cartilage Imaging of the Ankle – Rofo (free)
Recommendations on investigating children with global developmental delay
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:28h | UTC
Report: Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:48h | UTCInvited commentary: Global causes of vision loss in 2015: are we on track to achieve the Vision 2020 target? (free)
Related study: Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Invited Commentary: Universal eye health: are we getting closer? (free)
Review: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:46h | UTCSummary with 10 key points to remember: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
See also: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Original article: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Weight Gain in Women at Midlife
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:39h | UTCCommentary: Docs Call Attention to Women Piling on Pounds in Midlife – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: High-flow oxygen via nasal cannulae in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:20h | UTC“In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure HFNC was not associated with a difference in mortality compared to Noninvasive ventilation or standard oxygen”
Meta-analysis: Probiotics for the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Outpatients
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:32h | UTCAntibiotic-associated diarrhea ocurred in 8.0% of the probiotic group compared to 17.7% in the control group. The number needed to treat (NNT) to prevent one case of diarrhea was 11 (95% CI 6 to 13).
Review: Approach to recurrent fever in childhood
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:31h | UTCApproach to recurrent fever in childhood – Canadian medical Association Journal (free)
Review: How Low to Go With Glucose, Cholesterol, and Blood Pressure in Primary Prevention of CVD
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:28h | UTCSummary with 12 key points to remember: Glucose, Cholesterol, BP Targets for CVD Risk Factors – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)