Daily Archives: March 14, 2019
Axial Spondyloarthritis Treatment Recommendations
14 Mar, 2019 | 02:00h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management – NICE Updated Guideline (free) AND 2016 update of the ASAS-EULAR management recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis (free) Treating axial spondyloarthritis and peripheral spondyloarthritis, especially psoriatic arthritis, to target: 2017 update of recommendations by an international task force – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)
Study: Conceiving Within a Year of Stillbirth Does Not Increase Risks for Next Pregnancy
14 Mar, 2019 | 01:59h | UTCAssociation between interpregnancy interval and adverse birth outcomes in women with a previous stillbirth: an international cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Conceiving within a year of stillbirth does not increase risks for next pregnancy – The Lancet (free) AND No added health risks for pregnancy within a year of a stillbirth – Reuters (free) AND Quick pregnancy safe after stillbirth, study finds – BBC News (free)
Guideline: Stepwise En Bloc Resection of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
14 Mar, 2019 | 01:56h | UTCCommentary: Treatment guidelines for breast implant-associated lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) – eCancer News (free)
Related: 2019 NCCN Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) – Aesthetic Surgery Journal (free) AND FDA Report: 660 Cases of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (free report and commentaries)
Systematic Review: Ultrasound Guidance for Perioperative Neuraxial and Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Children
14 Mar, 2019 | 02:02h | UTCThe use of ultrasound guidance for perioperative neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks in children – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Ultrasound guidance for injecting local anaesthetics in children to block pain transmission – Cochrane Library (free)
Thu, March 14 – 10 Stories of The Day!
14 Mar, 2019 | 01:15h | UTC
1 – One Month of Rifapentine plus Isoniazid to Prevent HIV-Related Tuberculosis – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Ending Tuberculosis through Prevention (free)
Commentary: Ultrashort TB Therapy Found Just As Effective as 6 Month Course – MedicalResearch.com (free)
2 – A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Video Summary: Prophylactic Antibiotics before Miscarriage Surgery (free)
Commentaries: Research shines light on preventing infection after miscarriage – University of Birmingham (free) AND Antibiotics before miscarriage surgery not tied to fewer infections – CIDRAP (free)
Commentaries: Improving adolescent health: an evidence-based call to action – The Lancet (free) AND The Lancet: Disease, violence and inequality threaten more adolescents worldwide than ever before – The Lancet (free) AND The world’s adolescents: large unmet needs and growing inequalities – University of Melbourne (free) AND Adolescent health, education needs unmet in many countries, study says – UPI (free)
Commentaries: Shedding light on a million annual deaths in mid-childhood – The Lancet (free) AND Most deaths in children aged 5 to 14 in India, China, Brazil, Mexico are preventable – St. Michael’s Hospital (free)
5 – Risk reduction and management of delirium – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) (free guideline and summary)
News Release: First delirium clinical guidelines for Scotland published on World Delirium Awareness Day (free)
6 – EAN guideline on trigeminal neuralgia – European Journal of Neurology (free PDF)
Related Research: Randomized Trial: Resuscitation Strategy Targeting Peripheral Perfusion Status vs Serum Lactate Levels in Patients with Septic Shock (link to abstract $ for full-text)
8 – Pro/Con Debate: Should Asymptomatic Patients with Moderate-to-severe OSA be Treated?
Pro: should asymptomatic patients with moderate-to-severe OSA be treated? – Breathe (free)
Con: should asymptomatic patients with moderate-to-severe OSA be treated? – Breathe (free)
Related: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Multidisciplinary Clinical Management Strategy (free reviews) AND Positive airway pressure doesn’t reduce cardiovascular events and death in adults with sleep apnea (link to abstract and commentaries)
9 – Ten myths around open scholarly publishing – PeerJ Preprints (free)
Related: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several commentaries on the subject)
10 – Infectious Diseases in Transplantation Guidelines
– BK Polyomavirus in Solid Organ Transplantation
– Adenovirus in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
– Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation
– Nocardia Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation
– Urinary Tract Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
– Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation
– RNA Respiratory Viral Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
– Interactions between Anti‐infective Agents and Immunosuppressants
– Travel Medicine, Transplant Tourism, and the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient
– Solid Organ Transplantation in the HIV‐Infected Patient
– Cytomegalovirus in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
– Human Herpesvirus 6, 7 and 8 in Solid Organ Transplantation
– Strategies for Safe Living Following Solid Organ Transplantation
– Emerging Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
ASTRO Releases Updated Radiation Oncology Safety Guide
14 Mar, 2019 | 01:57h | UTCNews Release: ASTRO releases updated radiation oncology safety guide (free)
Randomized Trial: One Month of Rifapentine plus Isoniazid vs. 9 months of Isoniazid Alone for Preventing Tuberculosis in HIV-infected Patients with Latent Tuberculosis Infection
14 Mar, 2019 | 01:06h | UTCOne Month of Rifapentine plus Isoniazid to Prevent HIV-Related Tuberculosis – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Ending Tuberculosis through Prevention (free)
Commentary: Ultrashort TB Therapy Found Just As Effective as 6 Month Course – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Treatment of latent #tuberculosis infection is an important control measure, especially in patients coinfected with #HIV. In this international phase 3 trial, 1 month of isoniazid plus rifapentine was noninferior to the standard 9 months of isoniazid in HIV-infected patients.
— NEJM (@NEJM) March 13, 2019
A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery
14 Mar, 2019 | 01:00h | UTCA Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Video Summary: Prophylactic Antibiotics before Miscarriage Surgery (free)
Commentaries: Research shines light on preventing infection after miscarriage – University of Birmingham (free) AND Antibiotics before miscarriage surgery not tied to fewer infections – CIDRAP (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Antibiotic prophylaxis before miscarriage surgery did not result in a significantly lower risk of pelvic infection, as defined by pragmatic broad criteria, than placebo. However, benefit was observed in a secondary analysis that defined pelvic infection by strict criteria.
— NEJM (@NEJM) March 13, 2019
Progress in Adolescent Health and Wellbeing: Tracking 12 Headline Indicators for 195 Countries and Territories
14 Mar, 2019 | 00:58h | UTCCommentaries: Improving adolescent health: an evidence-based call to action – The Lancet (free) AND Disease, violence and inequality threaten more adolescents worldwide than ever before – The Lancet (free) AND The world’s adolescents: large unmet needs and growing inequalities – University of Melbourne (free) AND Adolescent health, education needs unmet in many countries, study says – UPI (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
First study to track progress in 12 indicators of #adolescenthealth in 195 countries, incl. risk factors & social issues impacting health, highlights slow pace of change in health, education & legal systems, leaving #adolescent needs unmet @LancetYouth https://t.co/UdM5owjI9Q pic.twitter.com/OPCTdF23kj
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) March 13, 2019
Trends in Cause-specific Mortality Among Children Aged 5–14 years in India, China, Brazil, and Mexico
14 Mar, 2019 | 00:55h | UTCCommentaries: Shedding light on a million annual deaths in mid-childhood – The Lancet (free) AND Most deaths in children aged 5 to 14 in India, China, Brazil, Mexico are preventable – St. Michael’s Hospital (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Most deaths that occurred between 2005 & 2016 in children aged 5–14 years in #India, #China, #Brazil & #Mexico arose from preventable or treatable conditions: finding from new analysis of nationally representative mortality studies @WHO @UofThttps://t.co/KfcylsWDu0 pic.twitter.com/A9n1kvhhtv
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) March 12, 2019
SIGN Guideline: Risk Reduction and Management of Delirium
14 Mar, 2019 | 00:52h | UTCRisk reduction and management of delirium – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) (free guideline and summary)
News Release: First delirium clinical guidelines for Scotland published on World Delirium Awareness Day (free)
EAN Guideline on Trigeminal Neuralgia
14 Mar, 2019 | 00:50h | UTCEAN guideline on trigeminal neuralgia – European Journal of Neurology (free PDF)
Review: Clinical Assessment of Peripheral Tissue Perfusion in Septic Shock
14 Mar, 2019 | 00:47h | UTCRelated Research: Randomized Trial: Resuscitation Strategy Targeting Peripheral Perfusion Status vs Serum Lactate Levels in Patients with Septic Shock (link to abstract $ for full-text)
Ten Myths Around Open Scholarly Publishing
14 Mar, 2019 | 00:38h | UTCTen myths around open scholarly publishing – PeerJ Preprints (free PDF)
Related: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several commentaries on the subject)
Special Issue: Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation Guidelines
14 Mar, 2019 | 00:35h | UTCInfections in Solid Organ Transplantation – Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice (free PDF articles)
– BK Polyomavirus in Solid Organ Transplantation
– Adenovirus in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
– Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation
– Nocardia Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation
– Urinary Tract Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
– Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation
– RNA Respiratory Viral Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
– Interactions between Anti‐infective Agents and Immunosuppressants
– Travel Medicine, Transplant Tourism, and the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient
– Solid Organ Transplantation in the HIV‐Infected Patient
– Cytomegalovirus in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
– Human Herpesvirus 6, 7 and 8 in Solid Organ Transplantation
– Strategies for Safe Living Following Solid Organ Transplantation
– Emerging Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Pro/Con Debate: Should Asymptomatic Patients with Moderate-to-severe OSA be Treated?
14 Mar, 2019 | 00:43h | UTCPro: should asymptomatic patients with moderate-to-severe OSA be treated? – Breathe (free)
Con: should asymptomatic patients with moderate-to-severe OSA be treated? – Breathe (free)
Related: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Multidisciplinary Clinical Management Strategy (free reviews) AND Positive airway pressure doesn’t reduce cardiovascular events and death in adults with sleep apnea (link to abstract and commentaries)