Daily Archives: February 3, 2019
Report on the Health of Refugees and Migrants in the WHO European Region
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:55h | UTCNews Release: Migrants and refugees at higher risk of developing ill health than host populations, reveals first-ever WHO report on the health of displaced people in Europe (free)
Related: 10 things to know about the health of refugees and migrants – World Health Organization (free) AND Knowledge Hub on Health and Migration (free resources)
The Global Commission on the Future of Work Calls for Fundamental Changes in Health at Work
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:54h | UTCOriginal Report: Work for a brighter future: Global Commission on the Future of Work – International Labour Organization (free)
Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemic: How do We Deal with It?
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:52h | UTCChronic kidney disease epidemic: How do we deal with it? – Nephrology (free)
Related: Analysis: Global Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease (free article and commentaries)
Review: Fetal Toxicity of Immunosuppressive Drugs in Pregnancy
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:53h | UTCFetal Toxicity of Immunosuppressive Drugs in Pregnancy – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Examination of the Patient with Dizziness or Imbalance
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:51h | UTCExamination of the Patient with Dizziness or Imbalance – Medical Clinics of North America (free)
When Continuous Outcomes are Measured Using Different Scales: Guide for Meta-analysis and Interpretation
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:49h | UTCWhen continuous outcomes are measured using different scales: guide for meta-analysis and interpretation – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Non-cirrhotic Liver: A Comprehensive Review
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:47h | UTC
Rectal Foreign Bodies: Not always a Simple ED Diagnosis
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:46h | UTCRectal Foreign Bodies: Not always a Simple ED Diagnosis – emDocs (free)
Brazilian Guidelines for the Indication, Interpretation and Performance of Nailfold Capillaroscopy
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:48h | UTC
Retrospective Cohort: Variation in Revascularization Practice in Asymptomatic Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:45h | UTCVariation in Revascularization Practice and Outcomes in Asymptomatic Stable Ischemic Heart Disease – JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Variation in revascularization for asymptomatic SIHD unexplained – MedicalXpress (free) AND Wide Variance in Revascularization of Stable Myocardial Ischemia – Medscape (free registration required)
Study: Assessment of a Watch-and-Wait Strategy for Rectal Cancer in Patients With a Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Therapy
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:45h | UTCAssessment of a Watch-and-Wait Strategy for Rectal Cancer in Patients With a Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Therapy – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Watch-and-Wait Strategy for Rectal Cancer With Complete Clinical Response After Neoadjuvant Therapy – The ASCO Post (free)
Consensus: Assessment and Management of Measurable Residual Disease in Adults with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:44h | UTC
Choosing Wisely Recommendations for Glaucoma and Wet Age‐related Macular Degeneration
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:43h | UTC
Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: The 2019 Update
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:41h | UTCEpidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: The 2019 Update – Frontiers in Medicine (free)
Perspective: The Unsung Role of the Pharmacist in Patient Health
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:42h | UTCThe Unsung Role of the Pharmacist in Patient Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Randomized Trial: Effect of a Pharmacist-Led Educational Intervention on Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions in Older Adults (link to abstract and video summary)
Guidelines on Analgesia and Sedation in Newborn Infants Undergoing Assisted Ventilation and Endotracheal Intubation
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:39h | UTC
A Rising Threat to Pregnant Women: Syphilis
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:40h | UTCA Rising Threat to Pregnant Women: Syphilis – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Randomized Trial: Premature Babies Have Fewer Complications if a Lower Platelet Count is Accepted
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:38h | UTCPremature babies have fewer complications if a lower platelet count is accepted – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Randomized Trial: Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates (link to abstract and commentaries)
AGS 2019 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:02h | UTCNews Release: For older people, medications are common; AGS Beers Criteria aims to make them appropriate, too (free)
Commentary: AGS: Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Med Use in Older Adults Updated – MPR (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
The #AGSBeersCriteria includes lists of medications that may be inappropriate or unsafe for older adults. See the latest updates for 2019: https://t.co/qGB5Y1cD7S pic.twitter.com/ow0xds2gN7
— American Geriatrics Society (@AmerGeriatrics) February 1, 2019
Polypharmacy Guideline: Getting it Right for People Prescribed Many Medicines
3 Feb, 2019 | 15:53h | UTCPolypharmacy: Getting our medicines right – Royal Pharmaceutical Society (free)
Shorter Version: Polypharmacy (free)
Commentary: Pharmacists call for regular reviews of medicines – BBC (free)
Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
Editorial: Humanizing the Intensive Care Unit
3 Feb, 2019 | 15:51h | UTCHumanizing the intensive care unit – Critical Care (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Humanizing the intensive care unit#FOAMedhttps://t.co/PyQFWImRwe pic.twitter.com/b69IF9Anca
— Critical Care (@Crit_Care) January 29, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Statin Therapy in Older People
3 Feb, 2019 | 15:43h | UTCCommentaries: Never too old for statin treatment? – The Lancet (free) AND Efficacy and safety of statin therapy in older people – expert comment – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Expert reaction to meta-analysis looking at statins and cardiovascular events in all ages – Science Media Centre (free) AND Statin therapy reduces cardiovascular disease risk in older people – University of Oxford (free) AND Statins Lower Risk for CV Events in Elders, But Benefits for Primary Prevention Still in Question – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
“However, when stratified by history of vascular disease, a significant benefit among those aged 71 and older was limited to those with prior vascular disease.” (from NEJM Journal Watch)
ATS Guideline: Home Oxygen Therapy for Children
3 Feb, 2019 | 15:48h | UTCNews Release: ATS Publishes New Clinical Guideline on Home Oxygen for Children (free)
Position Statement: Clear Fluids Fasting for Elective Pediatric Anesthesia
3 Feb, 2019 | 13:44h | UTC
Related Guidelines: Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration: Application to Healthy Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration (free) AND Perioperative fasting in adults and children: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology (free)
Related Systematic Review: Practice Guideline Recommendations on Perioperative Fasting – Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (free)
Related Narrative Review: Nothing by Mouth at Midnight: Saving or Starving? A Literature Review – Gastroenterology Nursing (free)
“‘It is safe and recommended for all children able to take clear fluids, to be allowed and encouraged to have them up to 1 h before elective general anaesthesia’.”
Perspective: When Is the Surgeon Too Old to Operate?
3 Feb, 2019 | 12:37h | UTCWhen Is the Surgeon Too Old to Operate? – The New York Times (free)
Related: Perspective: Assessing the Performance of Aging Surgeons (free for a limited period) AND Observational Study: Age and Sex of Surgeons and Mortality of Older Surgical Patients (free study and commentary) AND The Elderly and Driving: When Is It Time to Hit the Brakes? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Interesting and provocative issue. We have a generation of baby boomer surgeons for whom being a surgeon became their primary identity and therefore extremely difficult for them to walk away from. https://t.co/UVYLPzLv6m
— T. Sloane Guy, MD, MBA (@sloaneguy) February 2, 2019