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Daily Archives: November 22, 2018

Review of Guidelines for Perioperative Diabetes Management

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:57h | UTC

Critical appraisal and systematic review of guidelines for perioperative diabetes management: 2011–2017 – Endocrine (free)

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club

 


USPSTF Draft Statement: HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:58h | UTC

Draft Recommendation Statement: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Commentaries: Panel recommends everyone at high risk of getting HIV be offered a prevention pill – STAT (free) AND U.S. officials recommend use of PrEP pills to stop spread of HIV – UPI (free)

Related Clinical Guidelines: HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (free articles)

 


Cohort Study: Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:56h | UTC

Intermediate Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Diabetes outcomes similar when primary care provided by NPs, PAs, or physicians, study finds – ACP Internist Weekly (free) AND Diabetics Cared for by NPs, PAs Do as Well as Those in Physicians’ Care – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

 


Randomized Trial: Overall Survival with Palbociclib and Fulvestrant in Advanced Breast Cancer

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:54h | UTC

Overall Survival with Palbociclib and Fulvestrant in Advanced Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Drug improves survival in metastatic breast cancer – Northwestern University (free)

 


Recommendations for Preoperative Fasting in Children

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:56h | UTC

Preoperative fasting in children: review of existing guidelines and recent developments – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)

 


Report: 2018 Access to Medicine Index

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:54h | UTC

2018 Access to Medicine Index – Access to Medicine Foundation (free PDF)

Commentaries: Big pharma leaves big gaps: drugmakers urged to do more for poor – Reuters (free) AND Big pharma ‘failing to develop urgent drugs for poorest countries’ – The Guardian (free)

 


Study: Replication Failures in Psychology Not Due to Differences in Study Populations

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:55h | UTC

Replication failures in psychology not due to differences in study populations – Nature (free)

See also: 28 classic and contemporary psychology findings replicated in more than 60 laboratories each across three dozen nations and territories – Centers for Open Science (free)

Related: Evaluating the Replicability of Social Science Experiments (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Essay: The Experiments Are Fascinating. But Nobody Can Repeat Them – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

 


Systematic Review: Ezetimibe for the Prevention of Heart Disease and Death

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:53h | UTC

Ezetimibe for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and all‐cause mortality events – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Ezetimibe for the prevention of heart disease and death – Cochrane Library (free)

In individuals with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Ezetimibe has modest beneficial effects, primarily driven by a reduction in non‐fatal MI and non‐fatal stroke, but with little or no effect on clinical fatal endpoints.

 


Study: Cost-Effectiveness of an Optimized Intervention for Residents with Clinically Significant Agitation in Dementia

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:52h | UTC

Improving the quality of life of care home residents with dementia: Cost-effectiveness of an optimized intervention for residents with clinically significant agitation in dementia – Alzheimer’s & Dementia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Care homes with dementia ‘carer champions’ reduce agitation and antipsychotics – carehome.co.uk (free) AND Improving dementia care and treatment saves thousands of pounds in care homes – University of Exeter (free)

 


European Consensus Statement on Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult ADHD

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:52h | UTC

Updated European Consensus Statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD – European Psychiatry (free)

 


Cohort Study: Association of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With Quality of Life Outcomes at 30 Days and 1 Year

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:39h | UTC

Association of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With Quality of Life Outcomes at 30 Days and 1 Year: Analysis of the Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)

 


Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury Prevention Methods

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:39h | UTC

Effectiveness of contrast-associated acute kidney injury prevention methods; a systematic review and network meta-analysis – BMC Nephrology (free)

 


Systematic Review: The Effect of Pacifier Sucking on Orofacial Structures

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:38h | UTC

The effect of pacifier sucking on orofacial structures: a systematic literature review – Progress in Orthodontics (free)

 


Systematic Review: Interventions to Prevent Lyme Disease in Humans

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:38h | UTC

Interventions to prevent Lyme disease in humans: A systematic review – Preventive Medicine Reports (free)

 


Study: Intravenous Catheter-Related Adverse Events Exceed Drug-Related Adverse Events in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:35h | UTC

Intravenous catheter-related adverse events exceed drug-related adverse events in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy – Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (free)

 


A Comprehensive Review of Skull Base Osteomyelitis

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:37h | UTC

A Comprehensive Review of Skull Base Osteomyelitis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges among Various Presentations – Asian Journal of Neurosurgery (free)

 


Comprehensive Review of Fetal Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:33h | UTC

Comprehensive review of fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung – Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy (free)

 


Review: Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:35h | UTC

Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency: Diagnosis, Management, and New Therapies – International Journal of Pediatrics (free)

 


Review: Silicosis and Lung Cancer

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:34h | UTC

Silicosis and lung cancer: current perspectives – Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy (free)

 


Review: Self-Care and Self-Management Among Adolescent T2DM Patients

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:32h | UTC

Self-Care and Self-Management Among Adolescent T2DM Patients: A Review – Frontiers in Endocrinology (free)

 


Review: Pediatric Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit and Questions of Quality

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:32h | UTC

Pediatric palliative care in the intensive care unit and questions of quality: a review of the determinants and mechanisms of high-quality palliative care in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) – Translational Pediatrics (free)

 


Systematic Review: Physical and Mechanical Therapies for Lower Limb Symptoms in Children with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:30h | UTC

Physical and mechanical therapies for lower limb symptoms in children with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: a systematic review – Journal of Foot and Ankle Research (free)

 


Systematic Review: Interventions to Improve School-Based Eye-Care Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:31h | UTC

Interventions to improve school-based eye-care services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review – Bulletin of the World Health Organization (free)

 


Systematic Review: Management and Disposition of Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:28h | UTC

Management and Disposition of Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review – Journal of Atrial Fibrillation (free)

 


Meta-Analysis: Mild Pulmonary Hypertension Is Associated With Increased Mortality

22 Nov, 2018 | 21:27h | UTC

Mild Pulmonary Hypertension Is Associated With Increased Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)

Commentary: People with Mild Pulmonary Hypertension Have Increased Risk of Death, Study Indicates – Pulmonary Hypertension News (free)

 


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