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Daily Archives: November 11, 2017

Book: Major Infectious Diseases – Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:22h | UTC

Book: Major Infectious Diseases: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (free)

Press Release: Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition Launches Major Infectious Diseases Volume (free)

Previous volumes: 1 – Essential Surgery / 2 – Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health / 3 – Cancer / 4 – Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders / 5 – Injury Prevention and Environmental Health (all free)

 


Guideline: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:21h | UTC

Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 4th Edition – Australian Guidelines for General Practitioners and Physicians (free PDF)
Source: Gastroenterology Research Review Australia

 


Research: Symptomatic treatment of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections in the ambulatory setting

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:20h | UTC

Symptomatic treatment of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections in the ambulatory setting: randomised, double blind trial- The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Antibiotics or NSAIDs for uncomplicated urinary tract infection? (free)

Commentary: NSAID Compared to Antibiotic for Symptomatic Treatment of UTI – MPR (free)

 


Opinion: The case against hospital beds

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:18h | UTC

The case against hospital beds – Politico (free)

 


Research: Regeneration of the entire human epidermis using transgenic stem cells

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:19h | UTC

Regeneration of the entire human epidermis using transgenic stem cells – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: A Dying Boy Gets a New, Gene-Corrected Skin – The Atlantic (free) Gene Therapy Creates Replacement Skin to Save a Dying Boy – The New York Times (free) AND ‘Extraordinary’ tale: Stem cells heal a young boy’s lethal skin disease – STAT (free) AND Scientists grow replacement skin for boy suffering devastating genetic disorder – The Guardian (free) Boy with rare disease gets brand new skin with gene therapy – Associated Press (free)

 


Research: Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Long-term Risk Classification in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:15h | UTC

Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Long-term Risk Classification in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis – JAMA (free)

Commentaries: Risk Classification by CAC Score in Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND CAC Score Aids in CVD Risk Prediction in Diabetes – MedPage Today (free)

 


Systematic Review: International variations in primary care physician consultation time

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:19h | UTC

International variations in primary care physician consultation time: a systematic review of 67 countries – BMJ Open (free)

Commentary: Primary care consultations last less than 5 minutes for half the world’s population – BMJ, via ScienceDaily (free)

“Global assessment of the length of doctor visits (primary care): range of 48 seconds to 22 minutes” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

 


Meta-Analysis: Medications That Cause Dry Mouth As an Adverse Effect in Older People

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:16h | UTC

Medications That Cause Dry Mouth As an Adverse Effect in Older People: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (free)

Commentaries: Dry mouth symptoms can be side effect of certain medications for older adults – American Geriatrics Society, via EurekAlert (free) AND Certain medication use associated with dry mouth in older adults – Clinical Advisor (free)

 


European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:14h | UTC

European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (free PDF articles):

– Editorial

– Executive Summary

– Intensive care

– Mechanical prophylaxis

– Patients with preexisting coagulation disorders and after severe perioperative bleeding

– Inferior vena cava filters

– Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

– Neurosurgery

– Surgery in the elderly

– Surgery in the obese patient

– Surgery during pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period

– Day surgery and fast-track surgery

– Chronic treatments with antiplatelet agents

– Aspirin

 


Viewpoint: Placebo Effect of the Heart

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:14h | UTC

Viewpoint: Placebo Effect of the Heart – The Atlantic (free)

Related viewpoints: 12 Seconds of Placebo – An Outsider’s View of ORBITA – The HealthCare Blog (free) AND ORBITA Trial Puts Interventional Cardiologists On The Defensive – Cardiobrief (free) AND ORBITA: Another clinical trial demonstrating the need for sham controls in surgical trials – Science-Based Medicine (free) AND Coronary Stents Humbled Yet Again in Stable CAD – Medscape (free)

See original ORBITA trial and commentaries in our November 3rd issue (see #1)

 


Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:11h | UTC

2017 Comprehensive Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure (free)

 


Meta-analysis: Vancomycin Plus Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Acute Kidney Injury in Adults

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:09h | UTC

Vancomycin Plus Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Acute Kidney Injury in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam associated with higher AKI risk – ACP Hospitalist (free)

Related article: Association of Acute Kidney Injury With Concomitant Vancomycin and Piperacillin/Tazobactam Treatment Among Hospitalized Children – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 


Research: Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-negative persons with partners living with HIV

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:17h | UTC

Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-negative persons with partners living with HIV: uptake, use, and effectiveness in an open-label demonstration project in East Africa – Gates Open Research (free)

 


Guideline: Multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria for Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:07h | UTC

2017 Multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria for Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging: Expert Consensus of the Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging – Korean Journal of Cardiology (free)

 


Clinical Practice Guideline of The Korean Diabetes Association

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:08h | UTC

Clinical Practice Guideline of The Korean Diabetes Association (free articles):

– Antihyperglycemic Agent Therapy for Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 2017

– Insulin Therapy for Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

– Monotherapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

– Combination Therapy of Oral Hypoglycemic Agents in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

 


Research: Drivers not always told about their prescriptions’ potentially impairing effects

11 Nov, 2017 | 18:56h | UTC

Receipt of Warnings Regarding Potentially Impairing Prescription Medications and Associated Risk Perceptions in a National Sample of U.S. Drivers – Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (free)

Commentaries: Drivers not always told about their prescriptions’ potentially impairing effects – ACP Internist (free)

Many People Prescribed Drugs That Could Impair Driving Aren’t Warned About Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)

 


Research: Cardiovascular Effects of Long‐Term Exposure to Air Pollution

11 Nov, 2017 | 18:33h | UTC

Cardiovascular Effects of Long‐Term Exposure to Air Pollution: A Population‐Based Study With 900 845 Person‐Years of Follow‐up – Journal of The American Heart Association (free)

Commentaries: Air pollution as great a risk as hypertension, obesity, diabetes for CVD – Cardiovascular Business (free)

 


2017 American Heart Association Focused Updates on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

11 Nov, 2017 | 17:16h | UTC

News Release and Summary: More Cardiac Arrest Victims Could Survive with Dispatcher CPR Instruction, Rescue Breaths for Children (free)

See Guidelines: 2017 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations Summary (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Adult Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF)

Top Ten Things to Know: AHA Focused Update on Adult and Pediatric Basic Life Support and CPR Quality (free PDF)

 


WHO guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals

11 Nov, 2017 | 17:15h | UTC

WHO guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals – World Health Organization (free)

News release: Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance (free)

Related Article: Restricting the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals and its associations with antibiotic resistance in food-producing animals and human beings: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Planetary Health (free) and Editorial: Antimicrobial use and resistance in animals and human beings (free)

Commentaries: WHO calls for restrictions on use of antibiotics in food animal production – STAT (free) AND WHO Moves to Contain Superbugs on the Farm – Scientific American (free) WHO calls for an end to antibiotic use in healthy animals – CIDRAP (free)

 


Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research

11 Nov, 2017 | 19:06h | UTC

Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research – The Lancet Neurology (free registration required)

 


Being overweight or obese is linked with heart disease even without other metabolic risk factors

11 Nov, 2017 | 18:57h | UTC

Being overweight or obese is linked with heart disease even without other metabolic risk factors – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Separate and combined associations of obesity and metabolic health with coronary heart disease: a pan-European case-cohort analysis – European Heart Journal (free)

 


Consensus Statement: Pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart defects

11 Nov, 2017 | 18:33h | UTC

Pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart defects: a European consensus statement – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (free)

Commentaries: All babies in Europe should be screened for heart defects at birth – OnMedica (free) AND Call for Europe-wide screening of babies for heart defects – MedicalXpress (free)

 


Draft Recommendation: Screening Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures

11 Nov, 2017 | 17:12h | UTC

Draft Recommendation Statement: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Commentary: New USPSTF Draft Recommendations for Osteoporosis Screening – Medscape (free registration required)

 


Meta-analysis – Tranexamic acid: is it about time?

11 Nov, 2017 | 17:14h | UTC

Effect of treatment delay on the effectiveness and safety of antifibrinolytics in acute severe haemorrhage: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data from 40 138 bleeding patients – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries: Tranexamic acid: is it about time? – The Lancet (free) Rapid use of blood drug could save thousands of lives, study finds – The Guardian (free) AND Severely bleeding patients must receive lifesaving drug within minutes, not hours – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)

 


Research: Oral Opioid vs Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Pain

11 Nov, 2017 | 17:11h | UTC

Effect of a Single Dose of Oral Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Extremity Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: No Significant Difference in Pain Relief for Opioids vs Non-Opioid Analgesics for Treating Arm or Leg Pain – The JAMA Network (free) AND Acetaminophen plus Ibuprofen Noninferior to Low-Dose Oral Opioids for Acute Extremity Pain – Journal Watch (free)

 


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