Daily Archives: August 29, 2017
#ESCCongress – Study: Oxygen Therapy in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:15h | UTCOxygen Therapy in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: Is Oxygen Therapy Beneficial in Acute Myocardial Infarction? Simple Question, Complicated Mechanism, Simple Answer (free)
Commentaries: Oxygen therapy does not improve survival in patients with heart attack symptoms (DETO2X-AMI) – ESC Press Releases (free) AND Supplemental Oxygen Provides No Benefit to Patients With Suspected MI: DETO2X-AMI – TCTMD (free) AND Suspected MI and Normal Oxygen Saturation? Don’t Bother with Supplemental Oxygen – Physician’s First Watch (free)
#ESCCongress – Study: Screening for vascular disease saves one life for every 169 patients assessed
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:14h | UTCPopulation screening and intervention for vascular disease in Danish men (VIVA): a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Screening for vascular disease saves one life for every 169 patients assessed (VIVA) – ESC Press Releases (free) AND VIVA: Could Population-Wide Screening Trial for AAA, PAD, and Hypertension Save Lives at Low Cost? – TCTMD (free) AND VIVA: Overall Mortality Significantly Reduced Among Older Men Receiving Triple Vascular Screening – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
#ESCCongress – Study: drug-resistant hypertension – old drugs work best
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:13h | UTCPATHWAY-2 uncovers main cause of drug-resistant hypertension, finds old drugs work best – ESC Press Releases (free) (the results have not been published yet)
Commentary: Prevention And Treatment of Hypertension With Algorithm based therapY-2 – PATHWAY-2 – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
#ESCCongress – Study: Bag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in cardiac arrest
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:11h | UTCBag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in cardiac arrest (CAAM) – ESC Press Releases (free) (the results have not been published yet)
Commentary: CAAM: Is Bag-Mask Ventilation Superior to ETI During CPR? – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
#ESCCongress – Study: Risk factor driven upstream atrial fibrillation therapy improves sinus rhythm maintenance
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:08h | UTCRisk factor driven upstream atrial fibrillation therapy improves sinus rhythm maintenance (RACE 3) – ESC Press Releases (free) (the results have not been published yet)
Commentaries: Broad, Early AF Risk-Factor Intervention Preserves Sinus Rhythm: RACE-3 – Medscape (free registration required) AND Routine vs. Aggressive upstream rhythm Control for prevention of Early persistent atrial fibrillation in heart failure study – RACE 3 – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
#ESCCongress – Study: The Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcium
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:07h | UTCThe Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcium in the PROMISE Study – Circulation (free PDF)
Editorial: Computed Tomography or Functional Stress Testing for the Prediction of Risk: Can I Have My Cake and Eat It? (free PDF)
Commentary: Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain – PROMISE – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
#ESCCongress – Study: Closure of left atrial appendage during heart surgery protects the brain
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:09h | UTCClosure of left atrial appendage during heart surgery protects the brain (LAACS) – ESC Press Releases (free) (the results have not been published yet)
Commentary: LAACS: LAA Closure May Protect Against Long-Term Cerebral Ischemic Events – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Why developing countries must improve primary care
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:06h | UTCWhy developing countries must improve primary care – The Economist (free) (RT @AnjaNitzscheB see Tweet)
“The changing burden of disease requires a better approach to keeping people healthy”
Guidelines for emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:03h | UTC
Management Guidelines for Metal-on-metal Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:02h | UTC
Guidelines for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:05h | UTCNew guidelines for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia – Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia (free)
Review: Necrotizing pancreatitis
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:06h | UTCNecrotizing pancreatitis: Diagnose, treat, consult – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club (free resource to find articles of interest)
Systematic Review: Topical Antibiotics for Impetigo
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:01h | UTC
Guideline: diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in men
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:04h | UTC
Clinical practice guidelines for congenital hyperinsulinism
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:02h | UTCClinical practice guidelines for congenital hyperinsulinism – Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology (free)
Systematic Review: Deferasirox for managing iron overload in people with thalassaemia
29 Aug, 2017 | 14:56h | UTCDeferasirox for managing iron overload in people with thalassaemia – Cochrane Library (free)
Full review: Deferasirox for managing iron overload in people with thalassaemia – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Iron chelation with oral Deferasirox (instead of injected deferoxamine) may offer an important treatment option for people with thalassaemia and secondary iron overload.
Systematic Review: Benefits and harms of sugammadex versus neostigmine in reversing induced paralysis
29 Aug, 2017 | 14:59h | UTCFull review: Efficacy and safety of sugammadex versus neostigmine in reversing neuromuscular blockade in adults – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“sugammadex may work more rapidly than neostigmine to reverse neuromuscular block in adults” (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Study: Community-acquired Pneumonia Visualized on Computed Tomography but Not Chest X-Ray
29 Aug, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCCommunity-acquired Pneumonia Visualized on Computed Tomography but Not Chest X-Ray: Pathogens, Severity, and Clinical Outcomes – Chest (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club (free resource to find articles of interest)
“Adults hospitalized with CAP who had radiologic evidence of pneumonia on CT but not concurrent CXR had similar pathogens, disease severity, and outcomes compared with patients who had signs of pneumonia on CXR”.
Novel Statistical Methods: Bayesian Analysis
29 Aug, 2017 | 14:55h | UTCNovel Statistical Methods: Bayesian Analysis: A Practical Approach to Interpret Clinical Trials and Create Clinical Practice Guidelines – Circulation (free)
Editor’s Perspective: When Bayes Comes to Town (free)
Guideline: Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clical Care Standard
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:00h | UTCOsteoarthritis of the Knee Clical Care Standard – Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (PDF Guideline and other resources)
Source: Research Review Australia (free resource to find articles of interest)
Review: DRESS: What does the emergency physician need to know?
29 Aug, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCDRESS: What does the emergency physician need to know? – emDocs (free)
What We Are Watching—Top Global Infectious Disease Threats
29 Aug, 2017 | 14:53h | UTCWhat We Are Watching—Top Global Infectious Disease Threats, 2013-2016: An Update from CDC’s Global Disease Detection Operations Center – Health Security (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
Tue, August 29 – 10 Stories of The Day!
29 Aug, 2017 | 00:18h | UTC
#ESCCongress – Highlights from the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2017 – Part II
1 – #ESCCongress – Oxygen Therapy in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: Is Oxygen Therapy Beneficial in Acute Myocardial Infarction? Simple Question, Complicated Mechanism, Simple Answer (free)
Commentaries: Oxygen therapy does not improve survival in patients with heart attack symptoms (DETO2X-AMI) – ESC Press Releases (free) AND Supplemental Oxygen Provides No Benefit to Patients With Suspected MI: DETO2X-AMI – TCTMD (free) AND Suspected MI and Normal Oxygen Saturation? Don’t Bother with Supplemental Oxygen – Physician’s First Watch (free)
2 – #ESCCongress – Population screening and intervention for vascular disease in Danish men (VIVA): a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Screening for vascular disease saves one life for every 169 patients assessed (VIVA) – ESC Press Releases (free) AND VIVA: Could Population-Wide Screening Trial for AAA, PAD, and Hypertension Save Lives at Low Cost? – TCTMD (free) AND VIVA: Overall Mortality Significantly Reduced Among Older Men Receiving Triple Vascular Screening – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
3 – #ESCCongress – PATHWAY-2 uncovers main cause of drug-resistant hypertension, finds old drugs work best – ESC Press Releases (free) (the results have not been published yet)
Commentary: Prevention And Treatment of Hypertension With Algorithm based therapY-2 – PATHWAY-2 – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
4 – #ESCCongress – Bag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in cardiac arrest (CAAM) – ESC Press Releases (free) (the results have not been published yet)
Commentary: CAAM: Is Bag-Mask Ventilation Superior to ETI During CPR? – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
5 – #ESCCongress – Closure of left atrial appendage during heart surgery protects the brain (LAACS) – ESC Press Releases (free) (the results have not been published yet)
Commentary: LAACS: LAA Closure May Protect Against Long-Term Cerebral Ischemic Events – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
6 – #ESCCongress – Risk factor driven upstream atrial fibrillation therapy improves sinus rhythm maintenance (RACE 3) – ESC Press Releases (free) (the results have not been published yet)
Commentaries: Broad, Early AF Risk-Factor Intervention Preserves Sinus Rhythm: RACE-3 – Medscape (free registration required) AND Routine vs. Aggressive upstream rhythm Control for prevention of Early persistent atrial fibrillation in heart failure study – RACE 3 – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
7 – #ESCCongress – The Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcium in the PROMISE Study – Circulation (free PDF)
Editorial: Computed Tomography or Functional Stress Testing for the Prediction of Risk: Can I Have My Cake and Eat It? (free PDF)
Commentary: Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain – PROMISE – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
8 – Why developing countries must improve primary care – The Economist (free) (RT @AnjaNitzscheB see Tweet)
“The changing burden of disease requires a better approach to keeping people healthy”
9 – Necrotizing pancreatitis: Diagnose, treat, consult – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club (free resource to find articles of interest)
10 – Using mesh does not improve results in vaginal prolapse surgery – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Mesh, graft, or standard repair for women having primary transvaginal anterior or posterior compartment prolapse surgery: two parallel-group, multicentre, randomised, controlled trials (PROSPECT) – The Lancet (free) AND Commentary: Mesh, graft, or standard repair for prolapse surgery? – The Lancet (free)
“About 12% of vaginal prolapse patients had complications from surgery using mesh” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Meta-analysis: Effectiveness of Light Therapy in Cognitively Impaired Persons
29 Aug, 2017 | 14:52h | UTCEffectiveness of Light Therapy in Cognitively Impaired Persons: A Metaanalysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Journal of The American Geriatric Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: ACP Journal Wise ($)