Systematic Reviews & Meta-analysis
Systematic Review: Surgery for Patellar Tendinopathy (Jumper’s Knee)
4 Oct, 2019 | 07:25h | UTCSurgery for patellar tendinopathy (jumper’s knee) – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Surgery for patella tendinopathy (jumper’s knee) – Cochrane Library (free)
Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials Suggests Marine Omega‐3 Supplementation Reduces Cardiovascular Disease
3 Oct, 2019 | 07:25h | UTCCommentary: Omega-3 fish oil supplements linked with lower cardiovascular disease risk – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Latest fish oil analysis suggests omega-3s promote heart health – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Meta-Analysis: Carotid Artery Stenting vs. Carotid Endarterectomy
3 Oct, 2019 | 01:12h | UTC
Systematic Review: Can People Stop Smoking by Cutting Down the Amount they Smoke First?
2 Oct, 2019 | 01:51h | UTCSmoking reduction interventions for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Can people stop smoking by cutting down the amount they smoke first? – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Management of Diabetic Foot Based on Clinical Practice Guidelines
1 Oct, 2019 | 00:49h | UTCRelated: Diabetic foot problems: prevention and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND The management of diabetic foot: A clinical practice guideline by the Society for Vascular Surgery in collaboration with the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine (free) AND Diabetic foot – The BMJ (free) AND Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Foot Complications – American Diabetes Association (free)
Systematic Review: Azathioprine and 6‐mercaptopurine for Maintenance of Surgically‐induced Remission in Crohn’s Disease
1 Oct, 2019 | 00:34h | UTCAzathioprine and 6‐mercaptopurine for maintenance of surgically‐induced remission in Crohn’s disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine for the maintenance of surgically-induced remission in Crohn’s disease – Cochrane Library (free)
[Abstract Only] Systematic Review: A Majority of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Can Be Prevented by Injury Prevention Programs
30 Sep, 2019 | 00:06h | UTCA Majority of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Can Be Prevented by Injury Prevention Programs: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Cluster–Randomized Controlled Trials With Meta-analysis – American Journal of Sports Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Systematic Review: Beta-blockers to Prevent Death or Serious Events After Non-Cardiac Surgery
27 Sep, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCPerioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity in adults undergoing non‐cardiac surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Beta-blockers to prevent death or serious events after surgery not involving the heart – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout
27 Sep, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCRelated: Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several resources on the subject)
Meta-analysis: Therapies for Preventing Cardiotoxicity in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
26 Sep, 2019 | 08:35h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Efficacy of Neurohormonal Therapies to Prevent Cardiotoxicity in Pts w/ Cancer
Featured in Inaugural Issue @JACCJournals
#JACCCardioOnc w/@Hirji1987 @ambarish4786Meta-analysis (n=17): ~4% attenuation of LVEF decline, unmet need for large powered RCTshttps://t.co/TCC4NnxQli pic.twitter.com/G1yLF4b83T
— Muthu Vaduganathan (@mvaduganathan) September 24, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Effects of Antihypertensives, Lipid-modifying Drugs, Glycemic Control Drugs and Sodium Bicarbonate on the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:28h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Inherited Thrombophilia and the Risk of Arterial Ischemic Stroke
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:13h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Association Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCAssociation Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to screen media use and academic performance – Science Media Centre (free) AND Not all screen time causes kids to underperform in school, study says – CNN (free)
Systematic Review: Perioperative Beta‐blockers in Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCPerioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity in adults undergoing cardiac surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Beta-blockers to prevent death or serious events after heart surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Non‐steroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:10h | UTCNon‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs safe and effective for treating heavy menstrual bleeding? – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Delayed Cord Clamping May Reduce the Risk of Death Before Discharge for Babies Born Preterm
23 Sep, 2019 | 01:03h | UTCEffect of timing of umbilical cord clamping and other strategies to influence placental transfusion at preterm birth on maternal and infant outcomes – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Does delaying cord clamping or using cord milking at birth improve the health of babies born too early? – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Delayed umbilical cord clamping reduces hospital mortality for preterm infants (free) AND Cohort Study: Delayed Cord Clamping is Associated with Reduced Odds of Severe Neurological Injury or Mortality in Extremely Low-gestational-age Neonates (free) AND Randomized Trial: Delayed Clamping vs Milking of Umbilical Cord in Preterm Infants (link to abstract)
Related Commentary on Twitter
For babies who are born #preterm: delayed, rather than early #cordclamping, may reduce the risk of death before discharge. Updated #CochraneEvidence from @CochranePCG https://t.co/8nLKiPZvuW @CochraneNeonate
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) September 20, 2019
Systematic Review: Exercise for Dysmenorrhea
22 Sep, 2019 | 23:00h | UTCExercise for dysmenorrhea – Cochrane Library (free)
Meta-analysis: Preoxygenation Before Intubation in Adult Patients with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:14h | UTCPreoxygenation before intubation in adult patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a network meta-analysis of randomized trials – Critical Care (free) (via Park M, MD)
Meta-Analysis: Transcatheter vs. Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:07h | UTCTranscatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis of TAVR vs. SAVR in Low-Risk Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND TAVR Survival Surpasses SAVR in Low-Risk Patients: Meta-analysis – Medscape (free registration required)
“The one clear unknown that everyone points to is valve durability” (form Medscape)
“longer follow-up regarding valve degeneration will be needed to confirm TAVR as the preferred treatment for low-risk patients with severe AS.” (from American College of Cardiology)
Cochrane Special Collection: Diagnosing Dementia
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:06h | UTCCochrane Special Collection: Diagnosing Dementia – Cochrane Library (free articles)
Commentary: Dementia diagnosis: a decade of evidence – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Systematic Review: The Association Between Headache and Low Back Pain
20 Sep, 2019 | 07:45h | UTCCommentary: Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other – University of Warwick (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Treating Brain Arteriovenous Malformations in Adults
18 Sep, 2019 | 02:33h | UTCInterventions for treating brain arteriovenous malformations in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions for treating abnormal tangles of blood vessels in the brain in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Meta-Analysis: Epilepsy Duration and Seizure Outcome in Epilepsy Surgery
17 Sep, 2019 | 01:07h | UTCCommentary: Epilepsy surgery: The earlier the better, overview study shows – University of Gothenburg (free)
Meta-Analysis: Parenteral Methotrexate Better Than Oral MTX for Achieving Reduction in Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
15 Sep, 2019 | 23:59h | UTCCommentary: Rheumatoid arthritis: parenteral MTX tops pills for efficacy – Univadis (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Strategies to Reduce Diagnostic Errors
15 Sep, 2019 | 23:44h | UTCRelated: Discover and defeat your diagnostic errors – ACP Internist (free)