Daily Archives: February 21, 2019
Thu, February 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!
21 Feb, 2019 | 04:58h | UTC
1 – Current use of vasopressors in septic shock – Annals of Intensive Care (free)
Related Guidelines: Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway – Anesthesiology (free)
“Despite several national guidelines on management of the anticipated and unanticipated difficult airway, with separate guidelines for pediatric, obstetric, and intensive care settings, only limited effort has been directed towards developing specific suggestions regarding the contents of a Difficult Airway Trolley”
Related Summaries: Ten Commandments of the 2018 ESC/ESH Hypertension Guidelines (free) AND 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for Management of Arterial Hypertension – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Guideline: ESC/ESH Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension (free)
4 – Association of Primary Care Physician Supply With Population Mortality in the United States, 2005-2015 – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Primary care physicians associated with longevity, new research finds – Stanford Medicine (free) AND Greater primary care physician supply associated with longer life spans – News Medical (free)
5 – Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration Based on Ischemic and Bleeding Risks After Coronary Stenting – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: PRECISE-DAPT Score and Complex PCI – American College of Cardiology (free) AND After Stenting, Long-Term DAPT Benefits Those at Low Bleeding Risk More – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Guidelines: 2018 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Focused Update of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiplatelet Therapy (free) AND 2017 European Society of Cardiology focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease (free) AND 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease(free)
“Prospective studies are needed to verify whether patients at high bleeding risk derive net benefit from a shorter duration of DAPT after stenting, regardless of procedural complexity.” (from American College of Cardiology)
6 – Draft Recommendation Statement: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Issues Draft Recommendation on BRCA Risk Assessment and Testing – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND New recommendations say not all women need genetic testing for cancer. Critics say it could cost lives – CNN (free)
8 – Understanding Lung Cancer Screening – BMJ EBM Spotlight (free)
See other reviews from the same Special Issue: Sudden Cardiac Death and Ventricular Arrhythmias – State of the Art (free articles)
Invited Commentary: An unparalleled assessment of the global burden of epilepsy (free)
Current Use of Vasopressors in Septic Shock
21 Feb, 2019 | 04:13h | UTCCurrent use of vasopressors in septic shock – Annals of Intensive Care (free)
The Difficult Airway Trolley: A Narrative Review and Practical Guide
21 Feb, 2019 | 04:10h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway – Anesthesiology (free)
“Despite several national guidelines on management of the anticipated and unanticipated difficult airway, with separate guidelines for pediatric, obstetric, and intensive care settings, only limited effort has been directed towards developing specific suggestions regarding the contents of a Difficult Airway Trolley”
What’s New in the ESC 2018 Guidelines for Arterial hypertension: The Ten Most Important Messages
21 Feb, 2019 | 04:08h | UTCRelated Summaries: Ten Commandments of the 2018 ESC/ESH Hypertension Guidelines (free) AND 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for Management of Arterial Hypertension – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Guideline: ESC/ESH Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension (free)
Observational Study Suggests Greater Primary Care Physician Supply is Associated with Reduced Mortality
21 Feb, 2019 | 04:04h | UTCAssociation of Primary Care Physician Supply With Population Mortality in the United States, 2005-2015 – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Primary care physicians associated with longevity, new research finds – Stanford Medicine (free) AND Greater primary care physician supply associated with longer life spans – News Medical (free)
Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration Based on Ischemic and Bleeding Risks After Coronary Stenting
21 Feb, 2019 | 04:01h | UTCDual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration Based on Ischemic and Bleeding Risks After Coronary Stenting – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: PRECISE-DAPT Score and Complex PCI – American College of Cardiology (free) AND After Stenting, Long-Term DAPT Benefits Those at Low Bleeding Risk More – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Guidelines: 2018 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Focused Update of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiplatelet Therapy (free) AND 2017 European Society of Cardiology focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease (free) AND 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease(free)
“Prospective studies are needed to verify whether patients at high bleeding risk derive net benefit from a shorter duration of DAPT after stenting, regardless of procedural complexity.” (from American College of Cardiology)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Patients undergoing complex PCI benefit of long DAPT only if high bleeding risk is not present (PRECISE-DAPT score <25), suggesting that when concordant, bleeding, more than ischemic risk, should inform DAPT duration. Full Results in @JACCJournals https://t.co/spfjRBvMdQ @vlgmrc pic.twitter.com/T1RT0n06QC
— Francesco Costa (@Costa_F_8) February 19, 2019
Perspective: Understanding Lung Cancer Screening
21 Feb, 2019 | 03:54h | UTCUnderstanding Lung Cancer Screening – BMJ EBM Spotlight (free)
Consensus: Decision Tree for Diagnosis of Osteoarthritis in Primary Care
21 Feb, 2019 | 03:56h | UTC
USPSTF Draft Statement: BRCA-Related Cancer Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing
21 Feb, 2019 | 03:59h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Issues Draft Recommendation on BRCA Risk Assessment and Testing – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND New recommendations say not all women need genetic testing for cancer. Critics say it could cost lives – CNN (free)
Review: Pharmacological Therapy for Ventricular Arrhythmias
21 Feb, 2019 | 03:51h | UTCSee other reviews from the same Special Issue: Sudden Cardiac Death and Ventricular Arrhythmias – State of the Art (free articles)
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Epilepsy
21 Feb, 2019 | 03:48h | UTCInvited Commentary: An unparalleled assessment of the global burden of epilepsy (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Now online from the @IHME_UW GBD 2016 Epilepsy Collaborators: Global, regional, and national burden of epilepsy, 1990–2016https://t.co/iONNqZ8zTj
And expert Commentary: https://t.co/LRbWIsOUSv#GBDStudy pic.twitter.com/ytyZdS0Ur0— The Lancet Neurology (@TheLancetNeuro) February 15, 2019