Systematic Reviews & Meta-analysis
A Practical Review of the Emerging Direct Anticoagulants, Laboratory Monitoring, and Reversal Agents
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:01h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Management of Civilian Abdominal Vascular Trauma
16 Mar, 2018 | 00:58h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Meta-Analysis: Mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting for coronary artery disease
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:49h | UTCThis meta-analysis of randomized trials showed CABG had a mortality benefit over PCI in patients with multivessel disease, particularly those with diabetes and higher coronary complexity. There was no mortality benefit in patients with left main disease.
Meta-Analysis: Clinical course of untreated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 under active surveillance
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:51h | UTCEditorial: Treatment or surveillance for CIN2? (free)
Commentaries: Treatment or surveillance for CIN2: when less is more – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Some irregular cervical lesions could be monitored rather that treated immediately – OnMedica (free) AND Regular monitoring rather than immediate treatment justified for some cervical lesions – EurekAlert (free)
Meta-analysis: Long-Term Outcomes of On- Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCMeta-analysis: Long-Term Outcomes of On- Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Long-Term Outcomes of On- vs. Off-Pump CABG – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
“Off pump CABG. probably best used in a limited set of patients…” (via @keaglemd see Tweet)
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: pathogenesis and management
2 Mar, 2018 | 00:58h | UTCIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: pathogenesis and management – Respiratory Research (free)
Related guidelines: An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline: Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (free) AND German Guideline for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis – Update on Pharmacological Therapies 2017 – Pneumologie (free) AND Diagnosis and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: French practical guidelines – European Respiratory Review (free) AND Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adults: diagnosis and management – NICE (free)
Review: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement and stroke
1 Mar, 2018 | 21:59h | UTC
Review: Antithrombotic therapy in TAVI
1 Mar, 2018 | 21:57h | UTCAntithrombotic therapy in TAVI – Journal of Geriatric Cardiology (free)
Review: Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis
1 Mar, 2018 | 21:58h | UTC
Recommendations for the detection and diagnosis of Niemann-Pick disease type C
1 Mar, 2018 | 21:56h | UTC
Review: Approach to Hemoptysis in the Modern Era
1 Mar, 2018 | 21:54h | UTCApproach to Hemoptysis in the Modern Era – Canadian Respiratory Journal (free)
Review: Aging in HIV-Infected Subjects
1 Mar, 2018 | 21:55h | UTCAging in HIV-Infected Subjects: A New Scenario and a New View – BioMed Research International (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions to prevent hemodynamic instability during renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients
27 Feb, 2018 | 17:24h | UTC
Review – Multiple Sclerosis: Mechanisms and Immunotherapy
27 Feb, 2018 | 17:16h | UTCReview: Multiple Sclerosis: Mechanisms and Immunotherapy – Neuron (free)
Systematic Review: Surgery for Trigger Finger
27 Feb, 2018 | 17:10h | UTCSurgery for trigger finger – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Takotsubo Syndrome
27 Feb, 2018 | 16:39h | UTCTakotsubo syndrome – Indian Heart Journal (free)
Related articles: Stress cardiomyopathy of the critically ill: Spectrum of secondary, global, probable and subclinical forms – Indian Heart Journal (free) AND Clinical Features and Outcomes of Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND The challenge of Takotsubo syndrome: heterogeneity of clinical features – Swiss Medical Weekly (free) AND Clinical Management of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy – Circulation Journal (free)
Review: Skin Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus
27 Feb, 2018 | 16:37h | UTCSkin Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus – Endotext (free)
Meta-Analysis: Association of Vegetation Size With Embolic Risk in Patients With Infective Endocarditis
27 Feb, 2018 | 16:25h | UTCAssociation of Vegetation Size With Embolic Risk in Patients With Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Infective Endocarditis Vegetation Size vs. Embolic Risk – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Larger Endocarditis Vegetations More Likely to Embolize, Kill – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:53h | UTCInterventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Update on Diabetic Nephropathy
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:02h | UTCUpdate on Diabetic Nephropathy: Core Curriculum 2018 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Review: Anaphylaxis
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:24h | UTCReview: Anaphylaxis – Chest (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Breast Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:02h | UTCRelated position statement: Cardiovascular Disease and Breast Cancer: Where These Entities Intersect: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)
Meta-Analysis: Lithium vs Other Mood Stabilizers in Monotherapy and in Combinations
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:59h | UTC
Systematic Reviews – Vaccines for Preventing Influenza and Its Complications
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:30h | UTCNew Cochrane Systematic Reviews – Vaccines for Preventing Influenza and Its Complications
In Healthy Children (free) / Summary (free)
In The Elderly (free) / Summary (free)
In Immunosuppressed Adults With Cancer (free) / Summary (free)
In Healthy Adults (free) / Summary (free)
Meta-Analysis: Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients at Low Surgical Risk
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:48h | UTCTranscatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients at low surgical risk: A meta-analysis of randomized trials and propensity score matched observational studies – Catheterization Cardiovascular Interventions (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Meta-Analysis Raises ‘Red Flag’ on TAVR in Low-Risk Patients – TCTMD (free)
“Data from six studies show that while short-term mortality is similar between TAVR and SAVR, more low-risk TAVR patients die by 2 years” (from TCTMD)