Daily Archives: April 1, 2019
Women with Newly Discovered Gene Mutation Feels Almost no Pain
1 Apr, 2019 | 12:00h | UTCCommentaries: Woman with novel gene mutation lives almost pain-free – University College London (free) AND The case of a woman who feels almost no pain leads scientists to a new gene mutation – STAT (free) AND At 71, She’s Never Felt Pain or Anxiety. Now Scientists Know Why. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND The woman who doesn’t feel pain – BBC (free)
Standards and Guidelines for Perfusion Practice in Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Brazil
1 Apr, 2019 | 11:59h | UTCThe Brazilian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (SBCCV) and Brazilian Society for Extracorporeal Circulation (SBCEC) Standards and Guidelines for Perfusion Practice – Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (free PDF)
Editorial: The SBCCV/SBCEC Standards and Guidelines for Perfusion Practice: A Landmark for Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Brazil (free PDF)
Expert Consensus for Respiratory Physiotherapy Management of Mechanically Ventilated Adults with Community‐acquired Pneumonia
1 Apr, 2019 | 11:55h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Prehospital Analgesia With Intranasal Ketamine
1 Apr, 2019 | 11:57h | UTC
Approaches to the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial-Esophageal Fistula After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Arrhythmias
1 Apr, 2019 | 11:57h | UTC
ESC Position Paper: Overcoming Challenges in Digital Health Implementation in Cardiovascular Medicine
1 Apr, 2019 | 11:54h | UTC
Pathologic Differential Diagnosis of Metastatic Carcinoma in the Liver
1 Apr, 2019 | 11:53h | UTC
Systematic Review: Treatment and Clinical Outcome of Clinical T4 Esophageal Cancer
1 Apr, 2019 | 11:31h | UTC
Current Topics in Liver Surgery
1 Apr, 2019 | 11:32h | UTCCurrent topics in liver surgery – Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery (free)
Mon, April 1 – 10 Stories of The Day!
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:33h | UTC
Related Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by the Mexican College of Rheumatology – Reumatología Clinica (free) AND The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND First Latin American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Assessment and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – The Journal of Rheumatology (free PDF)
Related: Pharmacokinetics–pharmacodynamics issues relevant for the clinical use of beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients – Critical Care (free) AND Extended antibiotic infusions could save lives: Here’s how to do it – PulmCCM (free) AND Mortality lower with prolonged vs. short-term IV infusion of antipseudomonal beta-lactams (link to abstract and commentary)
Related Meta-analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Corticosteroids Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – PLOS One (free) AND Adjunctive Systemic Corticosteroids for Hospitalized Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2015 Update – Scientific Reports (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Is Treatment With Corticosteroids Beneficial for People With Pneumonia? (free)
Commentaries: Artificial intelligence can predict premature death, study finds – University of Nottingham (free) AND Using artificial intelligence to predict mortality – Medical News Today (free)
5 – Report: A Heavy Burden: The Productivity Cost of Illness in Africa – World Health Organization (free)
News Release: Diseases cost the African Region $2.4 trillion a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free)
6 – Valproate Use In Women and Girls Of Childbearing Years (free PDF)
News Release: Thirteen UK healthcare bodies launch ‘pragmatic’ guidance on valproate use – Royal College of General Practitioners (free)
Commentary: New guidance on valproate use in women – OnMedica (free)
Commentary: Are preventive drugs overused at the end of life in older adults with cancer? – Wiley (free)
8 – Screening for ‘hidden’ pancreatic cancer can put people in jeopardy – STAT (free)
Related: Overdiagnosis: Causes and Consequences in Primary Health Care (free reviews and opinions)
9 – Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome – European Respiratory Review (free)
Related Review: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a current review – Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (free)
10 – Maternal and perinatal mortality and complications associated with caesarean section in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentaries: Death rates from caesarean section far higher in developing countries, finds major global study – Queen Mary, University of London (free) AND C-section death rates highest in low-income countries – OnMedica (free)
Meta-Analysis: Corticosteroids for Patients with Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:14h | UTCRelated Meta-analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Corticosteroids Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – PLOS One (free) AND Adjunctive Systemic Corticosteroids for Hospitalized Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2015 Update – Scientific Reports (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Is Treatment With Corticosteroids Beneficial for People With Pneumonia? (free)
Study: Artificial intelligence for Prediction of Premature All-cause Mortality
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:12h | UTCCommentaries: Artificial intelligence can predict premature death, study finds – University of Nottingham (free) AND Using artificial intelligence to predict mortality – Medical News Today (free)
New EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:27h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by the Mexican College of Rheumatology – Reumatología Clinica (free) AND The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND First Latin American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Assessment and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – The Journal of Rheumatology (free PDF)
Guideline: Optimization of the Treatment with Beta-lactam Antibiotics in Critically Ill Patients
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:22h | UTCRelated: Pharmacokinetics–pharmacodynamics issues relevant for the clinical use of beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients – Critical Care (free) AND Extended antibiotic infusions could save lives: Here’s how to do it – PulmCCM (free) AND Mortality lower with prolonged vs. short-term IV infusion of antipseudomonal beta-lactams (link to abstract and commentary)
Diseases Cost the African Region $2.4 trillion a Year, Says WHO
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:10h | UTCReport: A Heavy Burden: The Productivity Cost of Illness in Africa – World Health Organization (free)
News Release: Diseases cost the African Region $2.4 trillion a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free)
Guideline: Valproate Use in Women and Girls Of Childbearing Years
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:06h | UTCValproate Use In Women and Girls Of Childbearing Years (free PDF)
News Release: Thirteen UK healthcare bodies launch ‘pragmatic’ guidance on valproate use – Royal College of General Practitioners (free)
Commentary: New guidance on valproate use in women – OnMedica (free)
Preventive Drugs in the Last Year of Life of Older Adults with Cancer: Is There Room for Deprescribing?
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:02h | UTCCommentary: Are preventive drugs overused at the end of life in older adults with cancer? – Wiley (free)
Meta-Analysis: Mortality and Complications Associated with Cesarean Section in Low and Middle-income Countries
1 Apr, 2019 | 01:53h | UTCMaternal and perinatal mortality and complications associated with caesarean section in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentaries: Death rates from caesarean section far higher in developing countries, finds major global study – Queen Mary, University of London (free) AND C-section death rates highest in low-income countries – OnMedica (free)
Review: Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
1 Apr, 2019 | 01:57h | UTCObesity Hypoventilation Syndrome – European Respiratory Review (free)
Related Review: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a current review – Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (free)
Perspective: Screening for ‘Hidden’ Pancreatic Cancer Can Put People in Jeopardy
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:00h | UTCScreening for ‘hidden’ pancreatic cancer can put people in jeopardy – STAT (free)
Related: Overdiagnosis: Causes and Consequences in Primary Health Care (free reviews and opinions)