Daily Archives: September 30, 2017
Position Statement: Energy and sports drinks in children and adolescents
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:42h | UTCEnergy and sports drinks in children and adolescents – Canadian Paediatric Society (free)
Commentaries: Energy, sports drinks should be avoided by children and teens, Canadian Paediatric Society warns – The Globe and Mail (free) AND Sports drinks and energy drinks unhealthy for kids and teens, Canadian pediatricians say – CBCNews (free)
Local nerve blocks can improve outcomes for people with hip fracture
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:43h | UTCLocal nerve blocks can improve outcomes for people with hip fracture – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Peripheral nerve blocks for hip fractures – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“One case of pneumonia prevented for every 7 hip fracture patients given pain relief with nerve block” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
World Rabies Day (28 September)
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:41h | UTCWorld Rabies Day (28 September) – World Health Organization (free news release and infographics)
Updated Fact Sheet: Rabies – World Health Organization (free)
Related Website: Global Alliance for Rabies Control
See also: How to end human deaths from rabies: lessons from Kenya – The Conversation (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)
Risk factors for admission to hospital with laboratory-confirmed influenza in young children
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:39h | UTCRisk factors for admission to hospital with laboratory-confirmed influenza in young children: birth cohort study – European Respiratory Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Protect babies from flu by getting older siblings vaccinated, parents advised – The Guardian (free) AND Older Siblings a Risk Factor for Serious Flu Infections in Infants – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Systematic Review: Methods to improve healthcare worker hand hygiene to decrease infection in patient care
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:40h | UTCOriginal article: Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:38h | UTCCommentaries: Worldwide, an estimated 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimating abortion safety: advancements and challenges – The Lancet (free) AND More than 25 million unsafe abortions performed worldwide each year – STAT (free)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Systematic Intensive Care Unit Triage Among Critically Ill Elderly Patients
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:35h | UTC#LIVES2017 – Effect of Systematic Intensive Care Unit Triage on Long-term Mortality Among Critically Ill Elderly Patients in France: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)
Editorial: Admitting Elderly Patients to the Intensive Care Unit—Is it the Right Decision? (free)
Randomized Trial: Age of Red Cells for Transfusion and Outcomes in Critically Ill Adults
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:37h | UTC#LIVES2017 – Age of Red Cells for Transfusion and Outcomes in Critically Ill Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Red blood cells for transfusion like a good red: A little older, a little better – Monash University, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Is Older Blood OK to Use in a Transfusion? – WebMD (free)
Randomized Trial: Individualized vs Standard Blood Pressure Management in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Surgery
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:33h | UTCEditorial: Perioperative Management of High-Risk Patients: Going Beyond “Avoid Hypoxia and Hypotension” (free)
Commentary: Individualized SBP tx cuts risk for post-op organ dysfunction – MedicalXpress (free)
Randomized Trial: Routine Low-Dose Oxygen Supplementation in Adults With Acute Stroke
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:30h | UTCEffect of Routine Low-Dose Oxygen Supplementation on Death and Disability in Adults With Acute Stroke: The Stroke Oxygen Study Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Low-dose oxygen no benefit in adults with acute stroke – MedicalXpress (free) AND UK study ‘settles debate’ over whether to give routine oxygen to stroke patients – Nursing Times (free)
Routine oxygen was also of no benefit in a recent trial in patients with acute myocardial infarction, see Original Article (link to abstract – $ for full-text) and Quick Take Video Summary (free)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated PEEP on Mortality in Patients with ARDS
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:32h | UTCEditorial: Lung Recruitment and Titrated PEEP in Moderate to Severe ARDS: Is the Door Closing on the Open Lung? (free)
Commentary: Open Lung Ventilation May Worsen ARDS Mortality – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“A strategy using a lung recruitment maneuver and titrated PEEP, in association with volume-assist control ventilation, increased mortality of patients with moderate to severe ARDS”.
Guideline: Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:27h | UTCNICE Guideline: Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management (free)
News Release: Test children’s urine before prescribing antibiotics for UTIs, says NICE (free)
Review: Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:30h | UTCState of the Art Review: Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome: pathogenesis, clinical features, and therapeutic targets – The BMJ (free)
Guideline – Faltering growth: recognition and management of faltering growth in children
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:28h | UTCNICE Guideline: Faltering growth: recognition and management of faltering growth in children (free)
News Release: Allow underweight children to be ‘messy’ with their food, says NICE (free)
See also: Faltering growth in children: summary of NICE guidance – The BMJ (free infographic and key points – $ for full-text)
Report: Preparing Airports for Communicable Diseases on Arriving Flights
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:24h | UTCPreparing Airports for Communicable Diseases on Arriving Flights – The National Academies Press (free PDF)
A Scientific Statement: Meditation and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:26h | UTCNews releases: Meditation may decrease the risk of heart disease – AHA News (free) AND Meditation might be useful addition to heart-healthy lifestyle and medical treatment – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free)
Commentary: AHA: Meditation Might Lower Cardiovascular Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Systematic Review: Needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing hepatitis C transmission
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:22h | UTCNews release: Interventions for reducing hepatitis C infection in people who inject drugs – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic review: benefits and risks of phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors in COPD
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:21h | UTCOriginal Article: Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text))
Systematic Review: Strategies for detecting colon cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:23h | UTCStrategies for detecting colon cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Original article: Strategies for detecting colon cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Statement on the Impact of Utilization Management Policies for Cancer Drug Therapies
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:20h | UTCCommentary: ASCO on Utilization Policies for Ca Therapy – Oncology Practice (free registration required)
Death and Cardiac Arrest in U.S. Triathlon Participants
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:16h | UTCDeath and Cardiac Arrest in U.S. Triathlon Participants, 1985 to 2016: A Case Series – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Triathlon deaths not rare, and risks rise with age – Reuters (free) AND Risk of death and cardiac arrest during triathlon may be higher in older males – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Study Highlights Hazards of Triathlons – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Randomized Trial: Once-Daily Triple Therapy for Patients with COPD
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:19h | UTCFULFIL Trial: Once-Daily Triple Therapy for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Once-Daily Triple Therapy Effective in Patients With COPD – Pulmonology Advisor (free)
Source: Journal Watch ($)
Randomized Trial: Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Multiple Daily Insulin Injections
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:15h | UTCContinuous Glucose Monitoring Versus Usual Care in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Multiple Daily Insulin Injections: A Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Continuous glucose monitoring associated with better glucose control for patients receiving insulin for type 2 diabetes – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Can continuous glucose monitoring help with type 2 diabetes? – Reuters (free)
Review: Continuous Spinal Anesthesia for Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:14h | UTCContinuous Spinal Anesthesia for Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia – Frontiers in Medicine (free)
Review – Behçet’s syndrome: providing integrated care
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:12h | UTCBehçet’s syndrome: providing integrated care – Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare (free)