Daily Archives: April 13, 2018
Meta-analysis: antibiotics for the treatment of skin and soft tissue abscesses
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCCommentary: Meta-Analysis Favors Antibiotics After Drainage of Skin Abscesses – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
See related guideline with infographic: Antibiotics after incision and drainage for uncomplicated skin abscesses: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Antibiotics for uncomplicated skin abscesses: systematic review and network meta-analysis – BMJ Open (free)
AHA scientific statement: evaluation and management of right-sided heart failure
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCCommentary: Taking the Good With the Bad – Assigning Value and Blame to the Right Heart in Cardiovascular Disease (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Evaluation and Management of Right-Sided Heart Failure (free PDF)
WHO guideline: supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCNews release: WHO and UNICEF issue new guidance to promote breastfeeding in health facilities globally (free)
Related guideline: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: Hospitals must support breastfeeding which saves lives – WHO, UNICEF – Reuters (free)
Guidelines for the antibiotic treatment of community-acquired urinary tract infections
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:40h | UTC
EULAR recommendations for the management of Behçet’s syndrome
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:38h | UTCCommentary: Behcet’s Syndrome: Treatment Guidelines Updated – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: the health, poverty, and financial consequences of a cigarette price increase
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:37h | UTCEditorial: The benefits of taxing cigarettes in middle income countries (free)
See also: To Improve Global Health, Tax the Things that are Killing Us (free policies, articles and commentaries) AND The Lancet Taskforce on NCDs and economics (free registration required for all articles and commentaries)
Research: respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:35h | UTCCommentaries: Flu and pneumonia infections increase risk of having a heart attack and stroke – European Respiratory Foundation, via Eurekalert (free) AND Do Pneumococcal and Respiratory Virus Infections Trigger Cardiovascular Morbidity? – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
See also: related study published recently showing a similar six-fold increase in myocardial infarctions in the week following a flu diagnosis (link to abstract and commentaries).
Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: March 2018
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:35h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: March 2018 – eCancer News (free)
EASL guideline: management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:29h | UTCEASL Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis (free PDF)
Cohort study: risk of unnatural mortality in people with epilepsy
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:32h | UTCRisk of Unnatural Mortality in People With Epilepsy – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Deaths in Epilepsy: What We Are Missing (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Patients with epilepsy have greater risk of unnatural death – OnMedica (free) AND Epilepsy Diagnosis Tied to Suicide, Accident Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Perspective: demand cancer drugs that truly help patients
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:26h | UTCPerspective: Demand cancer drugs that truly help patients – Nature (free)
“Drug regulators and trial designs should assess benefits that actually matter to people with cancer, says Ajay Aggarwal”
NCCN guideline: lung cancer screening
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:28h | UTCLung Cancer Screening, Version 3.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
See related guideline: Lung Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
SEOM position statement: management of older patients with cancer
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:25h | UTC
Guideline: management of pediatric pancreatitis
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:22h | UTCEPC/HPSG evidence-based guidelines for the management of pediatric pancreatitis – Pancreatology (free)
Source: New Clinical Practice Guidelines, April 2018 Edition – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: echocardiography in the cardiac screening of sports participants
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCSource: New Clinical Practice Guidelines, April 2018 Edition – Medscape (free registration required)
Cohort study: solid fuel use and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in rural China
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:20h | UTCAssociation of Solid Fuel Use With Risk of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Rural China – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Solid Fuels Used for Cooking and Heating Pose Cardiovascular and Mortality Risks – TCTMD (free) AND Solid fuel use linked to increased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Systematic review: antidepressants versus placebo for panic disorder in adults
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:17h | UTCAntidepressants versus placebo for panic disorder in adults – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Antidepressants for panic disorder in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentary: Antidepressants are moderately effective in panic disorder – Univadis (free registration required)
Cohort study: lingering negative affect in response to daily stressors and physical health years later
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCLet It Go: Lingering Negative Affect in Response to Daily Stressors Is Associated With Physical Health Years Later – Psychological Science (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lingering negative responses to stress linked with health a decade later – Association for Psychological Science, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Even minor stress can impact long-term health, study warns – Medical News Today (free)
Retrospective cohort: clinical usefulness of imaging and blood cultures in cellulitis evaluation
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCClinical Usefulness of Imaging and Blood Cultures in Cellulitis Evaluation – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Unnecessary blood tests and imaging common in cellulitis hospitalizations, study finds – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Review: how to tackle congestion in acute heart failure
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:04h | UTCReview: How to tackle congestion in acute heart failure – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Cluster-randomised crossover trial: effects of antibiotic cycling and mixing on antibiotic resistance in the ICU
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:06h | UTCThe effects of antibiotic cycling and mixing on antibiotic resistance in intensive care units: a cluster-randomised crossover trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antibiotic cycling, mixing don’t affect resistance, study says – CIDRAP (free) AND Antibiotic cycling no better than mixing for reducing Gram-negative resistance in the ICU – Univadis (free registration required)
Cohort study: vegetable consumption associated with reduced subclinical atherosclerosis in older women
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:09h | UTCCruciferous and Total Vegetable Intakes Are Inversely Associated With Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Older Adult Women – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Broccoli and sprouts linked to healthier arteries for older women – NHS Choices (free) AND These vegetables may promote artery health – Medical News Today (free)
Cross-sectional analysis: noise exposure in workplace tied to hypertension and high cholesterol
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCCardiovascular conditions, hearing difficulty, and occupational noise exposure within US industries and occupations – American Journal of Industrial Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)
Commentaries: Noisy workplace tied to high blood pressure and high cholesterol – Reuters (free) AND Noisy Workplace Linked to Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia – Medscape (free registration required)
Cohort study: multidrug-resistant organisms in newly admitted nursing facility patients
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:59h | UTCCommentaries: Study finds high rate of MDRO colonization in new nursing home patients – CIDRAP (free)
Systematic review: effective interventions for unintentional injuries
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:57h | UTC