Daily Archives: February 23, 2018
Review: Haemodynamic assessment and support in sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:13h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Are you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates?
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCAre you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates? – emDocs (free)
Related: Infographic: ATLS Trauma Update 2018
Guidelines and Review: Management of ARDS in Adults
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:12h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Management of ARDS in Adults – JAMA (free)
Related Review: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment – JAMA (free)
Research: Aspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:09h | UTCAspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Preventing VTE after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty (free)
“Among patients who received 5 days of rivaroxaban prophylaxis after total hip or total knee arthroplasty, extended prophylaxis with aspirin was not significantly different from rivaroxaban in the prevention of symptomatic venous thromboembolism”.
Fri, February 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:10h | UTC
See also: Commentary: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Making strides, long journey ahead! (free) AND Top Ten Things to Know (free PDF)
Commentaries: More data, more answers: picking the optimal antidepressant – The Lancet (free) AND All antidepressants are more efficacious than placebo – OnMedica (free) AND Expert reaction to largest review of antidepressants – Science Media Centre (free) AND Antidepressants can help adults with major depression – The Mental Elf (free)
Commentaries: New rotavirus vaccine to curb child deaths in developing countries – New Zealand Doctor (free) AND Researchers successfully develop a rotavirus vaccine which could benefit millions of children – MedicalXpress (free)
5 – Potential workload in applying clinical practice guidelines for patients with chronic conditions and multimorbidity: a systematic analysis – BMJ Open (free) (via @acpatient and @MaryDixonWoods)
6 – The Origin of Spousal Resemblance for Alcohol Use Disorder – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For Better or Worse: Risk of Alcohol Use Disorder Rises When Spouse is Diagnosed – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Spouses have strong influence on risk for alcohol abuse – Reuters (free)
7 – Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Women Who Clean at Home or Work Face Increased Lung Function Decline – American Thoracic Society, via NewsWise (free) AND Cleaning Chemicals ‘Likely Cause Substantial Damage To Women’s Lungs’, Study Finds – Huffpost (free) AND Cleaning at home or work linked to faster lung function decline in women – Univadis (free registration required)
8 – Perspective: Our Other Prescription Drug Problem – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related opinion: Benzodiazepines: our other prescription drug epidemic – STAT (free)
9 – Perspective: The Psychology of Clinical Decision Making — Implications for Medication Use – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentary: After-effects not necessarily reduced with robotic prostate surgery – Reuters (free)
Related Cochrane Review with similar results: Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Guideline: Perioperative Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:07h | UTC
Potential workload in applying clinical practice guidelines for patients with chronic conditions and multimorbidity
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:08h | UTCPotential workload in applying clinical practice guidelines for patients with chronic conditions and multimorbidity: a systematic analysis – BMJ Open (free) (via @acpatient and @MaryDixonWoods)
Guideline: Peripheral arterial disease: diagnosis and management
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:04h | UTCGuideline: Peripheral arterial disease: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
Update on Diabetic Nephropathy
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:02h | UTCUpdate on Diabetic Nephropathy: Core Curriculum 2018 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Guideline Synopsis: Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:05h | UTC
Research: Effect of Low-Fat vs Low-Carbohydrate Diet on 12-Month Weight Loss in Overweight Adults
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCCommentaries: Low-Carb And Low-Fat Diets Battle To A Draw – Cardiobrief (free) AND Matching DNA to a diet doesn’t work: ‘We didn’t even come close,’ researcher says – STAT (free) AND Counting Calories Is Not the Key to Weight Loss, New Study Finds – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Debating low-fat vs low-carb diets? New study found a draw – Scope (free)
Review: Adverse pregnancy outcomes and future maternal cardiovascular disease
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:01h | UTCReview: Adverse pregnancy outcomes and future maternal cardiovascular disease – Clinical Cardiology (free)
Guideline: Heavy menstrual bleeding: assessment and management
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCGuideline: Heavy menstrual bleeding: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
Opinion: It’s poverty, not individual choice, that is driving extraordinary obesity level
23 Feb, 2018 | 00:58h | UTCIt’s poverty, not individual choice, that is driving extraordinary obesity level – The Conversation (free)
“Statistics point remorselessly towards obesity being a symptom with an underlying social cause”.
Guideline: recommendations for high altitude exposure of individuals with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions
23 Feb, 2018 | 00:59h | UTCCommentaries: European experts release guidelines about high-altitude exposure for cardiovascular patients – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND A trip to the mountains despite a heart condition? – Eurac Research, via ScienceDaily (free)
Sex Differences in Ischemic Heart Disease: Advances, Obstacles, and Next Steps
23 Feb, 2018 | 00:56h | UTCSex Differences in Ischemic Heart Disease: Advances, Obstacles, and Next Steps – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free for a limited period)
Related AHA Scientific Statement: Preventing and Experiencing Ischemic Heart Disease as a Woman: State of the Science (free)
Research: Contribution of alcohol use disorders to the burden of dementia
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:00h | UTCCommentaries: Alcohol and dementia: a complex relationship with potential for dementia prevention – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at alcohol use disorders and dementia risk – Science Media Centre (free) AND Heavy Drinking Tied to Early-Onset Dementia in French Study – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“Of 57,000 people diagnosed before age 65 with early-onset dementia, 39% had alcohol-related dementia by definition, and 18% had an additional diagnosis of alcohol use disorders” (via @medpagetoday see Tweet)
Current Concepts of Fluid Management in Enhanced Recovery Pathways
23 Feb, 2018 | 00:56h | UTCCurrent concepts of fluid management in enhanced recovery pathways – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)
See other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines and Reviews
Research: The Origin of Spousal Resemblance for Alcohol Use Disorder
23 Feb, 2018 | 00:55h | UTCThe Origin of Spousal Resemblance for Alcohol Use Disorder – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For Better or Worse: Risk of Alcohol Use Disorder Rises When Spouse is Diagnosed – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Spouses have strong influence on risk for alcohol abuse – Reuters (free)
Research: Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction
23 Feb, 2018 | 00:54h | UTCCleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Women Who Clean at Home or Work Face Increased Lung Function Decline – American Thoracic Society, via NewsWise (free) AND Cleaning Chemicals ‘Likely Cause Substantial Damage To Women’s Lungs’, Study Finds – Huffpost (free) AND Cleaning at home or work linked to faster lung function decline in women – Univadis (free registration required)