Daily Archives: August 22, 2017
Review: Incidence, prevalence, and management of MRSA bacteremia
22 Aug, 2017 | 20:04h | UTC
Guidelines: diagnosis and management of noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
22 Aug, 2017 | 20:27h | UTC
Guideline: Systemic Therapy for Stage IV Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
22 Aug, 2017 | 20:25h | UTCCommentary: ASCO Guideline on Stage IV NSCLC Therapy Updated – ASCO Post (free)
Guideline: Prevention of acute kidney injury and protection of renal function in the intensive care unit
22 Aug, 2017 | 19:48h | UTCExpert opinion of the Working Group on Prevention, AKI section, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Study: “Liquid Biopsy” for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Using Tumor-Educated Platelets
22 Aug, 2017 | 19:26h | UTCCommentary: Liquid Biopsy Reads RNA Collected by Platelets to Diagnose Cancer – Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (free) AND Blood biopsy test reads platelets to detect human lung cancer – Cell Press, via EurekAlert (free)
Related: Analysis of Plasma Epstein–Barr Virus DNA to Screen for Nasopharyngeal Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Video – EBV DNA Screening for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (free) AND Can a ‘liquid biopsy’ detect cancer and save lives? – STAT (free) AND Plasma Epstein–Barr virus DNA useful for nasopharyngeal carcinoma screening – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Study: Weight Loss Associated with Less Progression of Changes in Knee Articular Cartilage
22 Aug, 2017 | 19:58h | UTCCommentaries: Weight Loss Can Slow Down Knee Joint Degeneration – RSNA Press Release (free) AND Osteoarthritis: Knee joint degeneration slowed with weight loss, study confirms – Medical News Today (free)
Guideline: Newly diagnosed and relapsed mantle cell lymphoma
22 Aug, 2017 | 19:16h | UTC
Guideline: Chronic myeloid leukemia
22 Aug, 2017 | 19:14h | UTCChronic myeloid leukaemia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (free)
Related: NCCN Guidelines Insights: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Version 1.2017 (free)
Review: Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiotoxicity Monitoring
22 Aug, 2017 | 19:01h | UTCRelated Guidelines and Reviews: Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free) AND Radiation Associated Cardiac Disease – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Cardiac Toxicity Of Cancer Chemotherapy – US Cardiology Review (free)
Study: Particulate Matter Exposure and Stress Hormone Levels
22 Aug, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCCommentaries: Air pollution ups stress hormones, alters metabolismo – Reuters (free) AND AND Novel Study Shows How Air Pollution Increases CVD Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Air pollution linked to cardiovascular disease; air purifiers may lessen impact – American Heart Association, via Science Daily (free)
Related: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 – The Lancet (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
Global Burden of Sugar-Related Dental Diseases in 168 Countries and Corresponding Health Care Costs
22 Aug, 2017 | 18:55h | UTCGlobal Burden of Sugar-Related Dental Diseases in 168 Countries and Corresponding Health Care Costs – Journal of Dental Research (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: High sugar consumption gives rise to dental treatment costs in the billions – Science Daily (free)
“Worldwide, people are eating far too much sugar. This has negative consequences for their teeth and for their purses: seen at the global level, the costs of dental treatment are currently running at around $172 billion”
Study: Reductions in Acute Gastroenteritis–Related Hospitalizations and Associated Costs After Implementation of Rotavirus Vaccines
22 Aug, 2017 | 19:06h | UTCCommentary: Rotavirus vaccines continue to reduce diarrhea hospitalizations, medical costs in US kids – Medical News Today (free) AND Study: Rotavirus vaccine cuts healthcare costs in US children – CIDRAP (free)
Cancer treatment: sorting the good news from the hype
22 Aug, 2017 | 14:20h | UTCCancer treatment: sorting the good news from the hype – The Guardian (free)
“The newspapers love a cancer research story, but many are misleading or won’t affect patients for many years. But there is plenty of progress worth reporting”
Study: Dexamethasone vs Placebo on Acute Sore Throat in Adults
22 Aug, 2017 | 15:00h | UTCMultimedia: Author Interview (free) AND JAMA Report Video (free)
Commentaries: Study Examines Effectiveness of Steroid Medication for Sore Throat – The JAMA Network (free) AND Corticosteroids for sore throat: a mixed bag of results – Clinical Advisor (free)
Source: ACP Journal Club ($)
Dexamethasone increased complete symptom resolution at 48 hours (35.4% vs 27.1%), but not at 24 hours. Trade-offs between the benefits and risks of dexamethasone in this situation are uncertain.
Study: Gastrointestinal safety of celecoxib versus naproxen in patients with cardiothrombotic diseases and arthritis after upper gastrointestinal bleeding
22 Aug, 2017 | 15:19h | UTCGastrointestinal safety of celecoxib versus naproxen in patients with cardiothrombotic diseases and arthritis after upper gastrointestinal bleeding (CONCERN): an industry-independent, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: ACP Journal Club
In this study, patients at high risk of both cardiovascular and gastrointestinal events who required concomitant aspirin and NSAID, celecoxib associated with a proton pump inhibitor led to less recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding when compared to naproxen associated with a proton pump inhibitor (5.6% vs 12.3%).
Viewpoint: Considerations on the Off-Label Use of Ketamine as a Treatment for Mood Disorders
22 Aug, 2017 | 14:33h | UTCViewpoint: Considerations on the Off-Label Use of Ketamine as a Treatment for Mood Disorders – JAMA (free)
Systematic Review: Benefits and Harms of Osteoporosis Medications in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
22 Aug, 2017 | 15:32h | UTCBenefits and Harms of Osteoporosis Medications in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Benefits and harms of osteoporosis medications unclear for patients with CKD – Medical News Today (free) AND Benefits and harms of osteoporosis medications unclear for patients with CKD – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Source: ACP Journal Club ($)
Guideline: Antenatal Corticosteroid Therapy for Fetal Maturation
22 Aug, 2017 | 14:21h | UTCSee also: Summary
Related: Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND A dose of corticosteroids benefit most women anticipating a preterm delivery – NIHR Signals (free)
Study: Risk of Arterial Thromboembolism in Patients With Cancer
22 Aug, 2017 | 14:44h | UTCRisk of Arterial Thromboembolism in Patients With Cancer – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cancer Patients at Heightened Risk for Arterial Thromboembolism – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Thromboembolism Risk Doubled in Cancer Patients – Medscape (free registration required) AND Cancer patients carry double the short-term risk of arterial thromboembolism – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Short-Term Risk of Arterial Thromboembolism in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Cancer – ASCO Post (free)
Guideline: Gastrointestinal Sarcomas (GIST)
22 Aug, 2017 | 14:13h | UTCGEIS guidelines for gastrointestinal sarcomas (GIST) – Cancer Treatment Reviews (free)
Related: UK clinical practice guidelines for the management of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) – Clinical Sarcoma Research (free) AND SEOM Clinical Guideline for gastrointestinal sarcomas (GIST) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)
Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline
22 Aug, 2017 | 14:18h | UTC
Guideline: Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
22 Aug, 2017 | 14:16h | UTCGuideline: Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
See also: Summary
Guideline: Treatment of older patients with acute myeloid leukemia
22 Aug, 2017 | 14:19h | UTC
Guideline: Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipient
22 Aug, 2017 | 14:12h | UTC
Review: Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung
22 Aug, 2017 | 14:07h | UTC