Daily Archives: February 20, 2019
Randomized Trial: Bag-Mask Ventilation vs. No-ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults
20 Feb, 2019 | 03:11h | UTCBag-Mask Ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Preventing Dogma from Driving Practice (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Is pure RSI a failed paradigm in critical illness? The primacy of pressure – PulmCrit (free) Higher O2 Sats With Manual Vent During Intubation of Critically Ill – Drugs.com (free) AND Helping patients breathe during dangerous procedure prevents complications – Vanderbilt University Medical Center (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Original Article: Bag-Mask Ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults (PreVent) https://t.co/r3FFnXcQtt
Editorial: Preventing Dogma from Driving Practice https://t.co/nLGDAE0v2d #CCC48 pic.twitter.com/15IupOqCr3
— NEJM (@NEJM) February 19, 2019
Wed, February 20 – 10 Stories of The Day!
20 Feb, 2019 | 05:31h | UTC
1 – Bag-Mask Ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Preventing Dogma from Driving Practice (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Is pure RSI a failed paradigm in critical illness? The primacy of pressure – PulmCrit (free) AND Higher O2 Sats With Manual Vent During Intubation of Critically Ill – Drugs.com (free) AND Helping patients breathe during dangerous procedure prevents complications – Vanderbilt University Medical Center (free)
2 – Adjunctive Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for Venous Thromboprophylaxis – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
3 – Challenges in the management of septic shock: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Note: if the link above is paywalled, try this one
4 – Ann Robinson’s research reviews, 19 February 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
5 – Neurodevelopmental outcome at 5 years of age after general anaesthesia or awake-regional anaesthesia in infancy (GAS): an international, multicentre, randomised, controlled equivalence trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Having Anesthesia Once as a Baby Does Not Cause Learning Disabilities, New Research Shows – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
6 – Choosing Wisely Canada: Six Things Clinicians and Patients Should Question – Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
7 – A Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Febrile Infants 60 Days and Younger at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infections – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: New protocol could ease diagnosis of bacterial infections in infants – NIH News Release (free) AND Model derived to rule out bacteria in feverish infants – CIDRAP (free)
8 – Unresolved questions on venous thromboembolic disease. Consensus statement of the French Society for Vascular Medicine (SFMV) – JMV-Journal de Médecine Vasculaire (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Risk of Spontaneous Abortion & Birth Defects with Oral Yeast Drug During Pregnancy – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Common yeast infection pill tied to miscarriages – Reuters (free) AND Oral antifungal drug used to treat yeast infections linked to higher rates of miscarriage – CMAJ (free)
Related Research (just published): Analysis of postmarketing safety data for proton-pump inhibitors reveals increased propensity for renal injury, electrolyte abnormalities, and nephrolithiasis – Scientific Reports (free) AND Commentary: Common acid reflux medications linked to increased kidney disease risk – University of California (free)
See also: Proton Pump Inhibitors: Review of Emerging Concerns (free reviews) AND Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors (free guidelines and reviews)
Randomized Trial: Pneumatic Compression for DVT Prophylaxis in ICU Patients Receiving Pharmacologic Therapy
20 Feb, 2019 | 03:09h | UTCAdjunctive Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for Venous Thromboprophylaxis – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Review: Challenges in the Management of Septic Shock
20 Feb, 2019 | 03:08h | UTCChallenges in the management of septic shock: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Note: if the link above is paywalled, try this one
Randomized Trial: General Anesthesia in Infancy Does Not Seem to Impair Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
20 Feb, 2019 | 03:03h | UTCNeurodevelopmental outcome at 5 years of age after general anaesthesia or awake-regional anaesthesia in infancy (GAS): an international, multicentre, randomised, controlled equivalence trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Having Anesthesia Once as a Baby Does Not Cause Learning Disabilities, New Research Shows – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
General #anesthesia unlikely to have lasting effects on developing #brains of young children via @TheLancetNeuro. Safety of longer, repeated anesthesia remains unknown. Read more. https://t.co/BMqDj2IIy8
— Neurology Today (@NeurologyToday) February 19, 2019
Ann Robinson’s research reviews – 19 February 2019
20 Feb, 2019 | 03:06h | UTCAnn Robinson’s research reviews, 19 February 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Hospital Pharmacy: Choosing Wisely Canada New Recommendations Released
20 Feb, 2019 | 03:00h | UTCChoosing Wisely Canada: Six Things Clinicians and Patients Should Question – Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Study: Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infections
20 Feb, 2019 | 02:57h | UTCA Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Febrile Infants 60 Days and Younger at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infections – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: New protocol could ease diagnosis of bacterial infections in infants – NIH News Release (free) AND Model derived to rule out bacteria in feverish infants – CIDRAP (free)
Study: Fluconazole Linked to Increased Risk of Spontaneous Abortion
20 Feb, 2019 | 02:52h | UTCCommentaries: Risk of Spontaneous Abortion & Birth Defects with Oral Yeast Drug During Pregnancy – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Common yeast infection pill tied to miscarriages – Reuters (free) AND Oral antifungal drug used to treat yeast infections linked to higher rates of miscarriage – CMAJ (free)
Consensus Statement: Unresolved Questions on Venous Thromboembolic Disease
20 Feb, 2019 | 02:56h | UTCUnresolved questions on venous thromboembolic disease. Consensus statement of the French Society for Vascular Medicine (SFMV) – JMV-Journal de Médecine Vasculaire (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Proton Pump Inhibitors use and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
20 Feb, 2019 | 02:48h | UTCRelated Research (just published): Analysis of postmarketing safety data for proton-pump inhibitors reveals increased propensity for renal injury, electrolyte abnormalities, and nephrolithiasis – Scientific Reports (free) and Commentary: Common acid reflux medications linked to increased kidney disease risk – University of California (free)
See also: Proton Pump Inhibitors: Review of Emerging Concerns (free reviews) AND Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors (free guidelines and reviews)