Urology
Study: People Leave Hospital After Surgery Sooner if Hospitals Follow ‘Enhanced Recovery Protocols’
3 Mar, 2020 | 07:55h | UTCPeople leave hospital after surgery sooner if hospitals follow ‘enhanced recovery protocols’ – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Multicomponent hospital-led interventions to reduce hospital stay for older adults following elective surgery: a systematic review – Health Services and Delivery Research (free)
Review: Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment
26 Feb, 2020 | 07:03h | UTCPreoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related guidelines: Preoperative evaluation of adult patients before elective, noncardiothoracic surgery – Der Anaesthesist (free) AND 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)
Clinical Update – Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines
23 Feb, 2020 | 22:21h | UTCPreventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND APSIC guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections – Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control (free) AND Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Systematic Review: Water for Preventing Urinary Stones
13 Feb, 2020 | 07:58h | UTCWater for preventing urinary stones – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Increased water intake for preventing urinary stones – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Fluid Intake and Dietary Factors and the Risk of Incident Kidney Stones in UK Biobank: A Population-based Prospective Cohort Study – European Urology Focus (free) AND Dietary and Pharmacologic Management to Prevent Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Increased Fluid Intake to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections
11 Feb, 2020 | 01:48h | UTCIncreased fluid intake to prevent urinary tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis – British Journal of General Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Randomized Trial: Drinking More Water Prevents Recurrent Cystitis (free study and commentaries)
Evaluation and Treatment of Overactive Bladder in Women
7 Feb, 2020 | 07:52h | UTCEvaluation and Treatment of Overactive Bladder in Women – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
AUA Best Practice Statement on Urologic Procedures and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:52h | UTC
Consensus Conference: Management of Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:05h | UTC
ASCO Guideline: Bone Health and Bone-Targeted Therapies for Prostate Cancer
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:26h | UTC
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Women
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:22h | UTCRecurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Women – JAMA (free for a limited period)
A Systematic Review of Renal Functional Reserve in Adult Living Kidney Donors
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:00h | UTC
ASCO Guideline: Molecular Biomarkers in Localized Prostate Cancer
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:00h | UTCMolecular Biomarkers in Localized Prostate Cancer: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Cabazitaxel vs. Abiraterone or Enzalutamide in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
23 Jan, 2020 | 01:48h | UTCCabazitaxel versus Abiraterone or Enzalutamide in Metastatic Prostate Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ESMO 2019: Cabazitaxel vs Abiraterone or Enzalutamide in Previously Treated Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#VisualAbstract: Cabazitaxel in Metastatic Prostate Cancer. See more NEJM Visual Abstracts now: pic.twitter.com/nUeb6dqRYi
— NEJM (@NEJM) December 26, 2019
Cohort Study: Association of Baseline Prostate-Specific Antigen Level with Long-term Diagnosis of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Among Patients Aged 55 to 60 Years
17 Jan, 2020 | 09:31h | UTCCommentary: PSA repeat screening strategy should be tailored to baseline PSA – MedwireNews (free)
ASCO Guideline: Optimum Imaging Strategies for Advanced Prostate Cancer
17 Jan, 2020 | 02:54h | UTC
Review: Perioperative Antithrombotic (Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant) Therapy in Urological Practice
17 Jan, 2020 | 02:19h | UTC
Review: CT and MR Imaging of Cystic Renal Lesions
17 Jan, 2020 | 01:53h | UTCCT and MR imaging of cystic renal lesions – Insights into Imaging (free)
Observational Study: Patient-Reported Outcomes Through 5 Years for Active Surveillance, Surgery, Brachytherapy, or External Beam Radiation for Localized Prostate Cancer
16 Jan, 2020 | 08:53h | UTCPatient-Reported Outcomes Through 5 Years for Active Surveillance, Surgery, Brachytherapy, or External Beam Radiation With or Without Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Ten-year Outcomes in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer from the ProtecT Randomized Controlled Trial According to Treatment Received (free)
Commentaries: Prostatectomy-associated urinary incontinence disparities persist at 5 years – MedwireNews (free) AND Prostate Cancer Treatment Side Effects Worse With Prostatectomy – Renals & Urology News (free)
Randomized Trial: Behavioral Intervention to Increase Vegetable Consumption Does Not Affect Cancer Progression Among Men with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
16 Jan, 2020 | 08:55h | UTCEffect of a Behavioral Intervention to Increase Vegetable Consumption on Cancer Progression Among Men With Early-Stage Prostate Cancer: The MEAL Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Eating more vegetables provides no extra protection for men with prostate cancer – News Medical (free) AND Does Increased Vegetable Consumption Affect Prostate Cancer Progression? – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Among men with early-stage #prostatecancer managed with active surveillance, a behavioral intervention that increased vegetable consumption did not reduce risk of prostate cancer progression https://t.co/lUMNmHL6qG
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) January 15, 2020
Position Statement on the Role of Percutaneous Ablation in Renal Cell Carcinoma
16 Jan, 2020 | 02:36h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Effectiveness of Combined Behavioral and Drug Therapy for Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Men
15 Jan, 2020 | 08:07h | UTCEffectiveness of Combined Behavioral and Drug Therapy for Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Men: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: What Works Best to Help Men With Overactive Bladder? – HealthDay News (free) AND For Overactive Bladder in Men, Start with Behavioral Strategies – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Behavioral therapy for overactive bladder in men as effective as 2-drug therapy, combination of the two not much better than either alone. Great opportunity for drug-sparing management. But, how many places offer this? https://t.co/057Zj65Tpk pic.twitter.com/oToxXxI8lI
— Mike Steinman (@MikeSteinman) January 14, 2020
Systematic Review: New Possibilities on Transplanting Kidneys from Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donors
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:42h | UTCRelated: Favorable 1-Year Outcomes with Transplantation of HCV-Viremic Kidneys (studies and commentaries on the subject)
Study: One Cycle of Bleomycin/Etoposide/Cisplatin May Be as Effective as Two for Patients With Testicular Cancer
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:04h | UTC
Study: Less-than-perfect Kidneys from Donors with Acute Kidney Injury can be Used for Transplantation
12 Jan, 2020 | 21:27h | UTCAssociation of Deceased Donor Acute Kidney Injury With Recipient Graft Survival – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: Less-than-perfect kidneys can be successfully used for transplants, study shows – Johns Hopkins Medicine (free) AND Less than perfect kidneys safe for transplant, study shows – UPI (free) AND Greater Use of Deceased Donor AKI Kidneys Urged – Renal & Urology News (free)
EAU-ESMO Consensus Statements on the Management of Advanced and Variant Bladder Cancer
12 Jan, 2020 | 21:04h | UTC