Daily Archives: May 11, 2017
Reducing brain injury following cardiopulmonary resuscitation
11 May, 2017 | 18:43h | UTCPractice guideline summary: Reducing brain injury following cardiopulmonary resuscitation (link to abstract – free PDF available)
Sources: Guideline: Offer Cooling After Cardiac Arrest – MedPage Today (free) AND Body Cooling Recommended for Some Comatose Patients After Cardiac Arrest – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Improved life expectancy of people living with HIV
11 May, 2017 | 18:39h | UTCInvited commentary: Improved life expectancy of people living with HIV: who is left behind? (free)
Source: Treatment now gives some HIV patients a normal life expectancy, study finds – STAT News (free)
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in India, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa
11 May, 2017 | 18:41h | UTCEstimating the future burden of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in India, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa: a mathematical modelling study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Drug Resistant TB Is Predicted To Steadily Spread In 4 Countries – NPR Goats and Soda (free) AND The Deadliest Form Of Tuberculosis Is Snowballing In Countries That Are Already Hard Hit – Huffington Post (free) AND Researchers Predict Increase in Drug-resistant TB – VOA News (free) AND Drug-resistant tuberculosis strains gain foothold – Science (free)
See also our coverage of #WorldTBDay in our March 24th issue
Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Narrowing
11 May, 2017 | 18:37h | UTCMeta-Analysis of Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Narrowing – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (source: EvidenceAlerts)
Related recent meta-analysis: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials – Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions (free) AND Percutaneous intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery in left main coronary artery stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMC Medicine (free)
PCI with drug-eluding stents seems to be a safe alternative to CABG in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis, but it is associated with higher rates of repeat revascularization.
Risk of acute myocardial infarction with NSAIDs
11 May, 2017 | 18:38h | UTCCommentaries: Meta-Analysis: Just a Week of NSAID Use Tied to Increased Heart Attack Risk – Journal Watch (free) AND Common painkillers linked to increased risk of heart attack, study says – CNN (free) All NSAIDs Linked to Increased MI Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Another study suggesting NSAIDs may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk.
Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: AUA/ASTRO/SUO Guideline
11 May, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCClinically Localized Prostate Cancer: AUA/ASTRO/SUO Guideline (free)
Source: Urologic Groups Offer New Prostate Cancer Management Guideline – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Ten Principles of Good Prescribing
11 May, 2017 | 18:42h | UTCTen Principles of Good Prescribing – by J K Aronson, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) (free)
How To Do A Really Good Job Washing Your Hands
11 May, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCHow To Do A Really Good Job Washing Your Hands – NPR Health News (free)
See also World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “Clean Hands” campaigns in our May 5th issue, see #2.
Thu, May 11 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
11 May, 2017 | 00:15h | UTC
1 – Practice guideline summary: Reducing brain injury following cardiopulmonary resuscitation (link to abstract – free PDF available)
Sources: Guideline: Offer Cooling After Cardiac Arrest – MedPage Today (free) AND Body Cooling Recommended for Some Comatose Patients After Cardiac Arrest – Physician’s First Watch (free)
2 – Ten Principles of Good Prescribing – by J K Aronson, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) (free)
3 – Estimating the future burden of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in India, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa: a mathematical modelling study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Drug Resistant TB Is Predicted To Steadily Spread In 4 Countries – NPR Goats and Soda (free) AND The Deadliest Form Of Tuberculosis Is Snowballing In Countries That Are Already Hard Hit – Huffington Post (free) AND Researchers Predict Increase in Drug-resistant TB – VOA News (free) AND Drug-resistant tuberculosis strains gain foothold – Science (free)
See also our coverage of #WorldTBDay in our March 24th issue
Invited commentary: Improved life expectancy of people living with HIV: who is left behind? (free)
Source: Treatment now gives some HIV patients a normal life expectancy, study finds – STAT News (free)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis: Just a Week of NSAID Use Tied to Increased Heart Attack Risk – Journal Watch (free) AND Common painkillers linked to increased risk of heart attack, study says – CNN (free) All NSAIDs Linked to Increased MI Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Another study suggesting NSAIDs may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk.
6 – Meta-Analysis of Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Narrowing – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (source: EvidenceAlerts)
Related recent meta-analysis: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials – Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions (free) AND Percutaneous intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery in left main coronary artery stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMC Medicine (free)
PCI with drug-eluding stents seems to be a safe alternative to CABG in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis, but it is associated with higher rates of repeat revascularization.
7 – How To Do A Really Good Job Washing Your Hands – NPR Health News (free)
See also World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “Clean Hands” campaigns in our May 5th issue, see #2.
8 – Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: AUA/ASTRO/SUO Guideline (free)
Source: Urologic Groups Offer New Prostate Cancer Management Guideline – Physician’s First Watch (free)
9 – Antibiotic Prescribing for Nonbacterial Acute Upper Respiratory Infections in Elderly Persons – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Half of all seniors who went to doctor for common cold prescribed unnecessary antibiotics – Science Magazine (free)
10 – Review: Current Trends in the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease – Gut and Liver (free PDF)