Urology
A National Implementation Project to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents
17 Aug, 2017 | 15:57h | UTCA National Implementation Project to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study Shows 54 Percent Drop in CAUTIs Among Nursing Home Residents – Infection Control Today (free) AND AHRQ safety program helps cut catheter infections by more than 50% among nursing home patients, JAMA study shows – Healthcare Finance (free) AND Implementing technical and socioadaptive bundles may decrease catheter-associated urinary tract infections in nursing homes – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Nursing homes cut urinary tract infections in half through focused effort on catheter care – Michigan University, via EurekAlert (free)
Related: Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free resources)
Pioglitazone may increase bladder cancer risk
16 Aug, 2017 | 15:07h | UTCComparative safety of pioglitazone versus clinically meaningful treatment alternatives concerning the risk of bladder cancer in older US adults with type 2 diabetes – Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Another Study Ties Pioglitazone to Bladder Cancer Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Diabetes Treatments Compared for Bladder Cancer Risk – MPR (free)
Management of urinary tract infections in patients with neurogenic bladder
15 Aug, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCReview: Management of urinary tract infections in patients with neurogenic bladder: challenges and solutions – Research and Reports in Urology (free)
Dual Kidney Transplantation: A Review of Past and Prospect for Future
15 Aug, 2017 | 15:36h | UTCReview: Dual Kidney Transplantation: A Review of Past and Prospect for Future – International Scholarly Research Notices (free)
Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of uric acid urolithiasis
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:41h | UTCReview: Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of uric acid urolithiasis: A narrative review – Journal of Advanced Research (free)
Nephrolithiasis more common in patients with gout
10 Aug, 2017 | 22:32h | UTCCommentaries: Gout Patients Run Higher Risk of Kidney Stones – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Gout associated with elevated risk for kidney stones – MedWire News (free)
“60% increased risk of first-time nephrolithiasis versus general population, with little protection from allopurinol” (from MedPage Today)
Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults
10 Aug, 2017 | 20:48h | UTC
Physical Activity and Mortality in Prostate Cancer
10 Aug, 2017 | 21:01h | UTCCommentary: Exercise linked to lower mortality with early prostate cancer – Reuters (free)
Guideline for the diagnosis, management, and followup of cryptorchidism
3 Aug, 2017 | 14:08h | UTC
Benefits and Harms of Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
3 Aug, 2017 | 14:04h | UTC“For most people, treatment was not beneficial and may be harmful. Antibiotic treatment did appear to benefit women in pregnancy and those about to undergo urological surgery”.
Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:33h | UTC
Guideline: Management of undescended testes
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:29h | UTC
KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:31h | UTC
Temporal trends in sperm count
28 Jul, 2017 | 16:08h | UTCCommentaries: Sperm counts among western men have halved in last 40 years: study – The Guardian (free) AND Sperm Concentrations Have Fallen 50% in Western World – Medscape (free registration required)
High prevalence of erectile dysfunction in diabetes
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:56h | UTCHigh prevalence of erectile dysfunction in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 145 studies – Diabetic Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Screening for Erectile Dysfunction Should Be Routine in Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required)
“Erectile dysfunction 3.5 times more common in diabetes” (RT @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
The Evolving Story of Overlapping Surgery
23 Jul, 2017 | 14:09h | UTCViewpoint: The Evolving Story of Overlapping Surgery – JAMA (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Commentary: 3 steps to restore patient trust in overlapping surgeries – FierceHealthcare (free)
This interesting viewpoint discusses the practice of scheduling overlapping surgeries, in which a qualified practitioner finishes noncritical parts of the first operation while the primary surgeon moves to the next surgery.
Effect of Electroacupuncture on Urinary Leakage Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:24h | UTCEffect of Electroacupuncture on Urinary Leakage Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Electroacupuncture linked to improvements for stress urinary incontinence – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Electroacupuncture May Decrease Stress Urinary Incontinence – Medscape (free registration required) AND Mixed Results on Effectiveness of Acupuncture to Treat Stress Urinary Incontinence, Infertility – The JAMA Network (free)
Novel immunotherapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:10h | UTCReview: Novel immunotherapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma – Investigative and Clinical Urology (free)
Association Between Vasectomy and Prostate Cancer
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:11h | UTCThe Association Between Vasectomy and Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Meta-Analysis: Vasectomy Likely Does Not Cause Prostate Cancer – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Weak Link Between Vasectomy, Prostate Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guideline: Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria in Women
18 Jul, 2017 | 23:08h | UTCGuideline: Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria in Women – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Recommendations and Conclusions (free)
Multiparametric MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:40h | UTCReview: Multiparametric MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adrenal Incidentaloma
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:42h | UTCClinical Guidelines for the Management of Adrenal Incidentaloma – Endocrinology and Metabolism (free)
Surgery for early prostate cancer may not save lives
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:40h | UTCFollow-up of Prostatectomy versus Observation for Early Prostate Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Long-term, surgery for localized prostate cancer offers little extra benefit – Reuters (free) AND No Benefit with Surgery for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer Doesn’t Improve Long-Term Survival – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Surgery for Early Prostate Cancer May Not Save Lives – Washington University in St. Louis, via NewsWise (free)
“Most men just as likely to survive with limited or no treatment” (from NewsWise)
Tall height and obesity are associated with an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer
13 Jul, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCCommentaries: Tall men at higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer – OnMedica (free) AND Tall men at bigger risk of aggressive prostate cancer, study suggests – The Guardian (free) AND Height, Weight Linked with High-Grade Prostate Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Management of Small Renal Masses
10 Jul, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCManagement of Small Renal Masses: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free)
Summary: National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)