Daily Archives: November 16, 2018 | LinksMedicus Free Medical News & Perspectives

“Prednisone treatment during the first 4 weeks after the initiation of ART for HIV infection resulted in a lower incidence of tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome than placebo, without evidence of an increased risk of severe infections or cancers.”

Interventions During Pregnancy to Prevent Preterm Birth: An Overview of Cochrane Systematic Reviews

16 Nov, 2018 | 03:24h | UTC

Interventions during pregnancy to prevent preterm birth: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Ways to help pregnant women avoid preterm birth – Cochrane Library (free)

Perspective: Are Medical Errors a Huge Problem That’s Simple to Fix?

16 Nov, 2018 | 02:55h | UTC

Benjamin Mazer: Are medical errors a huge problem that’s simple to fix? – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Randomized Trial: Prophylactic Intravenous Hydration to Protect Renal Function From Intravascular Iodinated Contrast Material

16 Nov, 2018 | 03:23h | UTC

Prophylactic Intravenous Hydration to Protect Renal Function From Intravascular Iodinated Contrast Material (AMACING): Long-term Results of a Prospective, Randomised, Controlled Trial – EclinicalMedicine (free)

Related: Post-Contrast Acute Kidney Injury (free reviews) AND Does contrast cause kidney injury? The evidence (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Acute Kidney Injury After Computed Tomography (link to abstract and commentaries)

Study: Safe Outpatient Management of Emergency Department Patients With Pulmonary Embolism

16 Nov, 2018 | 02:57h | UTC

Increasing Safe Outpatient Management of Emergency Department Patients With Pulmonary Embolism: A Controlled Pragmatic Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Electronic Decision Support Facilitates Home Discharge of Some PE Patients From ER – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND EMR-Integrated Tool Lets More PE Patients Be Discharged from the ED – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Meta-Analysis: Comparative Safety of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancer

16 Nov, 2018 | 02:54h | UTC

Comparative safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer: s ystematic review and network meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)

Review: Neuroinfections Caused by Fungi

16 Nov, 2018 | 02:51h | UTC

Neuroinfections caused by fungi – Infection (free)

USPSTF Statement: Screening and Behavioral Counseling to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use

16 Nov, 2018 | 02:26h | UTC

Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)

Editorials: Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use (free) AND Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care—The Elephant in the Examination Room (free)

Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening and Interventions for Unhealthy Alcohol Use (free audio)

JAMA Patient Page: Screening and Counseling to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use (free)

Randomized Trial: Long-term Survival following Multivessel Revascularization in Patients with Diabetes

16 Nov, 2018 | 02:50h | UTC

Long-term Survival following Multivessel Revascularization in Patients with Diabetes (FREEDOM Follow-On Study) – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Long-term FREEDOM: At Nearly 8 years, CABG Maintains Mortality Benefit Over PCI – TCTMD (free) AND FREEDOM Follow-On Study Findings Further Support CABG Over PCI in DM Patients With CAD – American College of Cardiology (free) AND AHA: CABG Still Better for Multivessel Disease in Diabetes – MedPage Today (free registration required)

IDSA Guideline: Management of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

16 Nov, 2018 | 02:24h | UTC

2018 IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free) (via @ABsteward)

Commentary: Updated Guidelines Advise on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy – Pharmacy Times (free) AND ID specialist input improves outcomes for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free)

Meta-Analysis: Antipsychotic Drug Use and Pneumonia

16 Nov, 2018 | 02:49h | UTC

Antipsychotic drug use and pneumonia: Systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Psychopharmacology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Antipsychotics May Increase Risk of Pneumonia, Meta-Analysis Suggests – Psychiatric News Alert (free)

“Although antipsychotic use was associated with a higher risk of pneumonia, the researchers stopped short of claiming causality, citing a lack of data from randomized, controlled trials and a failure of observational studies to control for relevant confounders like tobacco use and weight.” (from Psychiatric News Alert)