Daily Archives: March 20, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Different Hemostatic Methods in Total Hip Arthroplasty
20 Mar, 2019 | 12:34h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program in Orthopedic Surgery
20 Mar, 2019 | 12:33h | UTC
Guideline: Endoscopic Surveillance After Surgical or Endoscopic Resection for Colorectal Cancer
20 Mar, 2019 | 12:24h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Endoscopic vs. Surgical Treatment for Pancreatic Pseudocysts
20 Mar, 2019 | 12:21h | UTC
Guideline: Endoscopic Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis
20 Mar, 2019 | 12:22h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Endoscopic Transluminal Approach vs. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Patients with Necrotizing Pancreatitis
20 Mar, 2019 | 12:20h | UTC
ASCO Guideline: Anticonvulsant Prophylaxis and Steroid Use in Adults with Metastatic Brain Tumors
20 Mar, 2019 | 03:36h | UTC
Large Observational Study Suggests High-Dose Nifedipine is Associated with Higher Cardiac Arrest Risk
20 Mar, 2019 | 03:29h | UTCPresented at the European Heart Rhythm Association 2019 Congress.
High-Dose Nifedipine Tied to Higher Cardiac Arrest Risk – TCTMD (free)
See also: Nifedipine linked with cardiac arrest – Pharmacy News (free) AND Common blood pressure drug may increase cardiac arrest risk – Medical News Today (free)
Wed, March 20 – 10 Stories of The Day!
20 Mar, 2019 | 03:39h | UTC
2 – Comparison of Dual Therapies for Lowering Blood Pressure in Black Africans – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Two-Drug Combos Using Popular Calcium Channel Blocker Show Superiority in Lowering Blood Pressure – American College of Cardiology (free)
3 – High-Dose Nifedipine Tied to Higher Cardiac Arrest Risk – TCTMD (free)
See also: Nifedipine linked with cardiac arrest – Pharmacy News (free) AND Common blood pressure drug may increase cardiac arrest risk – Medical News Today (free)
4 – Diagnostic Test Interpretation: Evaluating the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate – JAMA (free for a limited period)
5 – Outpatient treatment for people with cancer who develop a low‐risk febrile neutropaenic event – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Outpatient treatment for cancer patient with low-risk febrile neutropaenic event is effective – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Guideline: Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
6 – Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Clinical Outcomes – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Behavioral therapy appears more effective than pharmacologic therapy for urinary incontinence outcomes – ACP Internist (free) AND For Urinary Incontinence, Behavioral Therapies Outperform Meds – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Commentaries: A Rise In Depression Among Teens And Young Adults Could Be Linked To Social Media Use – NPR (free) AND Mental health issues increased significantly in young adults over last decade – American Psychological Association (free)
9 – Levels of Evidence Supporting American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and European Society of Cardiology Guidelines, 2008-2018 – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Many Guidelines For Heart Care Rely On Weak Evidence – NPR (free) AND Few heart care recommendations are based on rigorous study – News Medical (free)
“The findings suggest that Lung Ultrasonography is more sensitive than Chest Radiography in detecting pulmonary edema in ADHF”
Randomized Trial: Comparison of Dual Therapies for Lowering Blood Pressure in Black Africans
20 Mar, 2019 | 03:33h | UTCPresented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 Scientific Session.
Comparison of Dual Therapies for Lowering Blood Pressure in Black Africans – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Two-Drug Combos Using Popular Calcium Channel Blocker Show Superiority in Lowering Blood Pressure – American College of Cardiology (free)
Diagnostic Test Interpretation: Evaluating the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
20 Mar, 2019 | 03:25h | UTCEvaluating the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women
20 Mar, 2019 | 03:11h | UTCPharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Clinical Outcomes – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Behavioral therapy appears more effective than pharmacologic therapy for urinary incontinence outcomes – ACP Internist (free) AND For Urinary Incontinence, Behavioral Therapies Outperform Meds – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Systematic Review: Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Patients with Cancer
20 Mar, 2019 | 03:17h | UTCOutpatient treatment for people with cancer who develop a low‐risk febrile neutropaenic event – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Outpatient treatment for cancer patient with low-risk febrile neutropaenic event is effective – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Guideline: Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
Mental Health Issues Increased Significantly in Young Adults Over Last Decade
20 Mar, 2019 | 03:03h | UTCCommentaries: A Rise In Depression Among Teens And Young Adults Could Be Linked To Social Media Use – NPR (free) AND Mental health issues increased significantly in young adults over last decade – American Psychological Association (free)
Study: Levels of Evidence Supporting American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and European Society of Cardiology Guidelines
20 Mar, 2019 | 02:55h | UTCLevels of Evidence Supporting American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and European Society of Cardiology Guidelines, 2008-2018 – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Many Guidelines For Heart Care Rely On Weak Evidence – NPR (free) AND Few heart care recommendations are based on rigorous study – News Medical (free)
Consensus Statement: Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents in the Emergency Department
20 Mar, 2019 | 03:06h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasonography vs. Chest Radiography in Adults with Symptoms Suggestive of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
20 Mar, 2019 | 02:53h | UTC“The findings suggest that Lung Ultrasonography is more sensitive than Chest Radiography in detecting pulmonary edema in ADHF”.