Daily Archives: January 10, 2019
Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:57h | UTCRelated Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Management of Acute Diverticulitis – Gastroenterology (free) AND Colorectal surgeon consensus with diverticulitis clinical practice guidelines – World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (free) AND WSES Guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
British Thoracic Society Guideline for Bronchiectasis in Adults
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:55h | UTCBritish Thoracic Society Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults – Thorax (free)
Randomized Trial: Hybrid Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:49h | UTCHybrid Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Fewer complications found with hybrid surgery for esophageal cancer – MedicalXpress (free) AND Should Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Now Be Standard? – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:44h | UTCOpioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Video Summary: How Effective are Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain? (free)
Commentaries: Opioids unlikely to provide clinically meaningful reduction in chronic non-cancer pain – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Opioids offer little chronic pain benefit and wane over time, study says – CNN (free)
Related: Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain (free study, guideline and commentaries)
Effects of A Communication-And-Resolution Program on Hospitals’ Malpractice Claims and Costs
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:31h | UTCEffects of A Communication-And-Resolution Program on Hospitals’ Malpractice Claims and Costs – Health Affairs (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study finds hospital communication-and-resolution programs do not expand liability risk – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (free) AND Effects of a communication-and-resolution program on hospitals’ malpractice claims and costs – PSNet (free) AND It’s a win-win: Hospitals should apologize for mistakes – Stanford Law School (free)
HIV Viral Load and Transmissibility of HIV Infection: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:47h | UTCHIV Viral Load and Transmissibility of HIV Infection: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Negligible Risk of Transmitting HIV During Sex When Viral Load is Suppressed (free study and commentary) AND UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE (free report and commentaries)
Update: Patient Engagement in Safety
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:28h | UTCPatient Engagement in Safety – Patient Safety Network (free)
Meta-Analysis: Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Heart Failure
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:26h | UTCCatheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Heart Failure: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Catheter ablation better than drug therapy for a-fib, heart failure – UPI (free) AND Catheter Ablation Boosts Outcomes in Patients With A-fib and Heart Failure: Meta-analysis – TCTMD (free)
ACC/AHA/SCAI/SIR/SVM 2018 Appropriate Use Criteria for Peripheral Artery Intervention
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:23h | UTCCommentary: New Appropriate Use Criteria for Peripheral Artery Interventions: A Multisociety Collaboration – TCTMD (free) AND 2018 Appropriate Use Criteria for Peripheral Artery Intervention – American College of Cardiology (free)
AHA Statement: Optimal Exercise Programs for Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:21h | UTCTop Ten Things to Know: Optimal Exercise Programs for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (free)
Commentaries: AHA Scientific Statement: Get PAD Patients Moving to Improve Symptoms and QoL – TCTMD (free) AND Promoting Exercise Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease: Time to Get Moving – AHA News (free)
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance: A Primary Care Guide
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:03h | UTC
Hypertension Guidelines: Treat Patients, Not Numbers
10 Jan, 2019 | 20:46h | UTCHypertension guidelines: Treat patients, not numbers – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Meta-Analysis: Pharmacological Treatments and Pain Control in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
10 Jan, 2019 | 19:50h | UTCAssociation of Pharmacological Treatments With Long-term Pain Control in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Medications may not heal long-term knee pain, study says – UPI (free) AND Knee osteoarthritis: 31 medications provide only uncertain pain control in large meta-analysis – Univadis (free registration required)
Cancer Statistics, 2019
10 Jan, 2019 | 18:57h | UTCCancer statistics, 2019 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Commentary: US cancer death rate hits 25 years of decline, study says – CNN (free) AND 27% Drop in Overall U.S. Cancer Mortality Rate From 1991 to 2016 – The ASCO Post (free)
Randomized Trial: Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment for Resistant Hypertension
10 Jan, 2019 | 20:31h | UTCCommentary: Resistant hypertension: intensive treatment reduces MACE – Univadis (free registration required)
Study: Assessment of Pharmaceutical Company and Device Manufacturer Payments to Gastroenterologists and Their Participation in Clinical Practice Guideline Panels
10 Jan, 2019 | 19:18h | UTCInvited Commentary: The Call for Greater Transparency in Conflicts of Interest (free)
Study: Reassessment of Risk for Stroke During Follow-up of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
10 Jan, 2019 | 18:21h | UTCReassessment of Risk for Stroke During Follow-up of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Stroke Risk Increases Over Time in Many Patients With A-fib – TCTMD (free) AND Researchers recommend evaluating stroke risk annually in AFib patients – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Stroke Risk Should Be Measured Annually in Patients with AF, Researchers Say – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Study: Association of Prescribed Opioids With Increased Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
10 Jan, 2019 | 17:43h | UTCAssociation of Prescribed Opioids With Increased Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Among Patients With and Without HIV – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Prescribed opioids raise risk of pneumonia in patients with and without HIV – Yale University (free)
A Virus Even More Dangerous Than Zika to Pregnant Woman
10 Jan, 2019 | 17:45h | UTCA Virus Even More Dangerous Than Zika to Pregnant Woman – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Consensus: Management of Skin and Soft-tissue Infections
10 Jan, 2019 | 00:18h | UTC
Antibiotic Resistance, The 3As and the Road Ahead
10 Jan, 2019 | 17:30h | UTCAntibiotic resistance, the 3As and the road ahead – Gut Pathogens (free)
Thu, January 10 – 10 Stories of The Day!
10 Jan, 2019 | 00:25h | UTC
3 – Booklet: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Original Report: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet (free articles)
4 – The best dose of aspirin for cardiovascular protection may depend on body weight – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Effects of Aspirin for CV Disease Prevention According to Bodyweight and Dose (free study and commentaries)
5 – Effect of a Biobehavioral Environmental Approach on Disability Among Low-Income Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Home Modifications to Reduce Disability in Older Adults With Functional Disability – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
6 – Association of Corticosteroid Treatment With Outcomes in Adult Patients With Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Steroids Associated With Reduced Mortality in Adults with Sepsis – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Guideline: Corticosteroid Therapy for Sepsis – The BMJ (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Corticosteroids in Sepsis (link to abstract) AND Corticosteroids for Patients with Septic Shock (free)
7 – State of The Art Review: Sepsis associated acute kidney injury – The BMJ (free)
8 – Perspective: Are medical editors responsible if articles they publish cause harm? – CMAJ News (free)
10 – Cardiac Troponin Elevation in Patients Without a Specific Diagnosis – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Non-ACS Troponin Elevation and Outcomes – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Don’t Dismiss High Troponin Without Classical MI – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Cardiac troponin elevation without definitive diagnosis associated with higher mortality – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Guideline: Antibiotic Use in Patients with Abdominal Injuries
10 Jan, 2019 | 00:16h | UTC
Booklet: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study
10 Jan, 2019 | 00:15h | UTCFindings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Original Report: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet (free articles)
Study: The Best Dose of Aspirin for Cardiovascular protection may Depend on Body Weight
10 Jan, 2019 | 00:14h | UTCThe best dose of aspirin for cardiovascular protection may depend on body weight – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Effects of Aspirin for CV Disease Prevention According to Bodyweight and Dose (free study and commentaries)