Daily Archives: January 7, 2019
Supplement: Patient Optimization Before Surgery
7 Jan, 2019 | 22:00h | UTCSpecial Issue: Patient Optimization Before Surgery – Anaesthesia (free supplement)
Editorial: Patient optimisation before surgery: a clear and present challenge in peri‐operative care
– Risk prediction models for major surgery: composing a new tune
– Shared decision‐making in peri‐operative medicine: a narrative review
– Multi‐modal prehabilitation: addressing the why, when, what, how, who and where next?
– Pre‐operative nutrition and the elective surgical patient: why, how and what?
– Pre‐operative respiratory optimisation: an expert review
– Pre‐operative cardiac optimisation: a directed review
– Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review
– Peri‐operative care pathways: re‐engineering care to achieve the ‘triple aim’
– Pre‐optimisation of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: a review of best practice
Cluster Randomized Trial: Sustainability of Blood Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:56h | UTCSustainability of Blood Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops – Circulation (free PDF)
Commentaries: One year later, barbershop intervention continues to lower blood pressure – American Heart Association (free) AND Barbershop Intervention for High BP Has Lasting Effects – TCTMD (free) AND How barbershops could help lower blood pressure – CNN (free)
Related Studies: Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries) AND Community-Based Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients (free study and commentaries)
Study: Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program May Increase Deaths
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:55h | UTCAssociation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program With Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized for Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, and Pneumonia – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Did This Health Care Policy Do Harm? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Study Finds Implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Associated With Increase in Patient-Level Mortality – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (free) AND Penalties For Hospital Readmissions May Boost Deaths, Study Finds – CommonHealth (free)
Meta-Analysis: How Does Exercise Treatment Compare with Antihypertensive Medications?
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:25h | UTCCommentaries: Exercise ‘as good as medicine’ for controlling high blood pressure – NHS Choices (free) AND Exercise may be as good at lowering blood pressure as drugs – OnMedica (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
** New paper thread **
1/ Today we publish the findings of a very large systematic review and network meta-analysis in @BJSM_BMJ comparing exercise and medications for blood pressure lowering.https://t.co/y4BISD8qeQ pic.twitter.com/De7cxkdBE4
— Huseyin Naci (@HuseyinNaci2) December 19, 2018
FDA Warns About Increased Risk of Aortic Dissection and Ruptures of Aortic Aneurism with Fluoroquinolones
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:26h | UTCCommentary: FDA: Fluoroquinolones may cause aortic rupture in some – CIDRAP (free)
Related: Meta-analysis: Fluoroquinolones and the Risk of Aortopathy (free) AND Fluoroquinolone use and risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection (free study and commentaries) AND Committee Recommends New Restrictions on the use of Fluoroquinolones (free report and commentaries) AND FDA Safety Alert: Warnings for Fluoroquinolones on Risks of Mental Health and Low Blood Sugar Adverse Reactions (free report and commentaries) AND When antibiotics turn toxic (free commentary)
Ann Robinson’s research reviews, 7 January 2019
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:20h | UTCAnn Robinson’s research reviews, 7 January 2019 – The BMJ (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Clinical Update: Perioperative Glucose Control in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:22h | UTCPerioperative Glucose Control in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in the Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function in Nonvalvular Heart Disease
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:17h | UTCCommentary: New AUC: Multimodality Imaging in Assessing Cardiac Structure and Function in Structural Heart Disease – American College of Cardiology (free)
Viewpoint: Curbing Unnecessary and Wasted Diagnostic Imaging
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:15h | UTCCurbing Unnecessary and Wasted Diagnostic Imaging – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Global Burden of Disease Study: Influenza Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
7 Jan, 2019 | 20:46h | UTCInvited Commentary: Reconciling estimates of the global influenza burden – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Lower respiratory tract infections due to #influenza accounted for an estimated 145000 deaths and 9.5 million hospitalisations in 2017 – new #GBDstudy in @LancetRespirMed https://t.co/pHCWToEypK pic.twitter.com/0XRDNjpHNt
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) December 13, 2018
Study: Global, Regional, and Country-Specific Lifetime Risks of Stroke
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:10h | UTCCommentaries: New study reveals ‘startling’ risk of stroke – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND 1 in 4 globally will have a stroke at age 25 or older, according to new study – CNN (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
A new infographic explores findings from our latest #GBDstudy on the lifetime stroke risk, defined as the probability of a person developing a stroke at some point during their remaining lifespan, after accounting for other risks of death. Learn more: https://t.co/RdUq3PIk7m pic.twitter.com/qrEfValJ4g
— IHME at UW (@IHME_UW) December 21, 2018
Retrospective Cohort Study: Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Deaths After a Colonoscopy With Normal Findings
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:08h | UTCLong-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Deaths After a Colonoscopy With Normal Findings – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: 10 years after negative colonoscopy, study shows lower risk of colorectal cancer and death – Kaiser Permanente (free) AND Study: Risk of cancer, death less likely 10 years after cancer-free colonoscopy – UPI (free) AND Negative colonoscopy: data support 10-year rescreening interval – Univadis (free registration required) AND Million-Strong Study Supports CRC Screening Every 10 Years – Medscape (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer Compared
7 Jan, 2019 | 20:44h | UTCFOLFIRINOX or Gemcitabine as Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Modified FOLFIRINOX results in longer disease-free survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer patients compared to gemcitabine – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Pancreatic Cancer: mFOLFIRINOX After Surgery Improves Survival – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Visual Abstract on Twitter
New #VisualAbstract: FOLFIRINOX or Gemcitabine as Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer https://t.co/PTCVF4PBVe pic.twitter.com/tpornS1b5A
— NEJM (@NEJM) December 20, 2018
Meta-Analysis: Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Hip Fracture
7 Jan, 2019 | 19:35h | UTCProton pump inhibitors and risk of hip fracture: a meta-analysis of observational studies – Osteoporosis International (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: PPIs up risk for hip fracture in large meta-analysis – Univadis (free registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Metanalysis of 24 PPI studies, 319,568 hip fracture pts, suggests PPIs associated with a greater risk of hip fracture (RR 1.20, 95% CI 1.14–1.28, p < 0.0001) and may be greater with higher dose (RR 1.30, 95% CI 1.20–1.40, p < 0.0001). https://t.co/nbiEIPRaXg
— Dr. John Cush (@RheumNow) December 17, 2018
Study: Rise in “Unstable Angina” Diagnosis Codes for Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
7 Jan, 2019 | 20:20h | UTCTemporal Trends in Unstable Angina Diagnosis Codes for Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Interventions – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Study suggests upcoding to unstable angina is prevalent in outpatient PCI – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW in @JAMAInternalMed.
PCIs coded for unstable angina in the outpatient setting ⬆ from 2010 to 2014. This ⬆ was most dramatic in NY (14x).
Have diagnostic/coding patterns changed in response to efforts to reduce inappropriate PCIs? @d_sukul @rwyehhttps://t.co/SykIkgoaDM pic.twitter.com/MAn006uMLw
— Rishi Wadhera (@rkwadhera) December 17, 2018
Highlights of the Updated Dutch Evidence‐ and Consensus‐based Guideline on Psoriasis 2017
7 Jan, 2019 | 19:30h | UTC
Position Statement: Bronchoscopic Lung Cryobiopsy
7 Jan, 2019 | 19:22h | UTCBronchoscopic lung cryobiopsy: An Indian association for bronchology position statement – Lung India (free)
Study: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training can Improve Symptoms of Urinary Incontinence
7 Jan, 2019 | 18:55h | UTCPelvic floor muscle training can improve symptoms of urinary incontinence – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women – Cochrane Library (free)
Podcast: Urinary Tract Infections Delirium and Voltaire
7 Jan, 2019 | 17:30h | UTC#134 Urinary Tract Infections Delirium and Voltaire – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Study: Suicidal Death Within a Year of a Cancer Diagnosis
7 Jan, 2019 | 16:48h | UTCSuicidal death within a year of a cancer diagnosis: A population‐based study – Cancer (free)
Commentary: Suicide risk increases significantly following a cancer diagnosis – Wiley (free)
Related Research: Risk of Suicide After Cancer Diagnosis in England (free study and commentary)
Guideline: Control of Confounding and Reporting of Results in Causal Inference Studies
7 Jan, 2019 | 13:41h | UTCControl of Confounding and Reporting of Results in Causal Inference Studies. Guidance for Authors from Editors of Respiratory, Sleep, and Critical Care Journals – Annals of the American Thoracic Society (free) (via @Abraham_RMI)
Study: Prevalence and Severity of Food Allergies Among US Adults
7 Jan, 2019 | 15:06h | UTCPrevalence and Severity of Food Allergies Among US Adults – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: Study: Half of people who think they have allergies are wrong – UPI (free) AND Do You Think You Have A Food Allergy? New Study Says There Is A 50% Chance You Don’t – Forbes (free)
Cohort Study: Social Media Use and Adolescent Mental Health
7 Jan, 2019 | 13:58h | UTCCommentaries: Social media is more detrimental to girls’ mental health than for boys’ – News Medical (free) AND Depression in girls linked to higher use of social media – The Guardian (free)
Related Research: Gender differences in the associations between age trends of social media interaction and well-being among 10-15 year olds (free study and commentaries)
WHO’s Tedros: Experimental Ebola Vaccine in the DRC Has Saved Countless Lives
7 Jan, 2019 | 13:02h | UTCWHO’s Tedros: Experimental Ebola vaccine in the DRC has saved countless lives – STAT (free)
Too Much Medicine: Not Enough Trust?
7 Jan, 2019 | 11:55h | UTCToo much medicine: not enough trust? – Journal of Medical Ethics (free) (via @Dr_A_Rashid)