Daily Archives: May 22, 2019
Wed May 22 – 10 Stories of The Day!
22 May, 2019 | 06:19h | UTC
1 – Mucolytic agents versus placebo for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Mucolytic agents for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
2 – Galactomannan detection in broncho‐alveolar lavage fluid for invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Measuring galactomannan in lung-washing fluid to diagnose invasive aspergillosis in patients with an impaired immune system – Cochrane Library (free)
3 – A Contrarian View of Digital Health – Quillette (free)
6 – Current concepts in acute liver failure – Annals of Hepatology (free)
7 – What’s new in oxygen therapy? – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Guideline: Oxygen Therapy for Acutely Ill Medical Patients (free) AND Review: Oxygen Treatment in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults (link to abstract and commentary)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
8 – Eight things we would never do regarding end-of-life care in the ICU – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Limitation of Life-Sustaining Care in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Literature – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF) AND Dying with Dignity in the Intensive Care Unit – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Palliative care in intensive care units: why, where, what, who, when, how – BMC Anesthesiology (free) AND Ten key points about ICU palliative care – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Guidelines for the withdrawal of life-sustaining measures – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND End-of-life in the ICU: moving from ‘withdrawal of care’ to a palliative care, patient-centred approach – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND New concepts in palliative care in the intensive care unit – Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva (free) AND The Changing Role of Palliative Care in the ICU – Critical Care Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
9 – Infant Deaths in Sitting Devices – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Large study sheds light infant deaths in sitting devices – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Car seat danger: Babies shouldn’t sleep in car seats when not traveling – Today (free) AND Sleep-Related Car Seat Deaths Occur Most Often Outside of Travel – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Commentaries: Increasing Suicide Rates in Early Adolescent Girls in the United States and the Equalization of Sex Disparity in Suicide: The Need to Investigate the Role of Social Media – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND Suicide rates in girls are rising, study finds, especially in those age 10 to 14 – CNN (free)
Systematic Review: Galactomannan Detection in Broncho‐alveolar Lavage Fluid for Invasive Aspergillosis in Immunocompromised Patients
22 May, 2019 | 06:11h | UTCGalactomannan detection in broncho‐alveolar lavage fluid for invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Measuring galactomannan in lung-washing fluid to diagnose invasive aspergillosis in patients with an impaired immune system – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Mucolytic Agents for Chronic Bronchitis or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
22 May, 2019 | 06:16h | UTCMucolytic agents versus placebo for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Mucolytic agents for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Current Concepts in Acute Liver Failure
22 May, 2019 | 06:00h | UTCCurrent concepts in acute liver failure – Annals of Hepatology (free)
Perspective: A Contrarian View of Digital Health
22 May, 2019 | 06:10h | UTCA Contrarian View of Digital Health – Quillette (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Smart Watch health apps are hypochondriac's nightmare.
Doing enough measurements will make anyone feel sick.
Will cause even more harmful over testing/treatment.
We must save normal from this dangerous new toy.
Prescient piece by the wise @drjohnm.https://t.co/JBROlnpjh5
— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) May 19, 2019
Consensus Statement on Optimal Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Programming and Testing
22 May, 2019 | 06:03h | UTC
Update in Surveillance Recommendations in Individuals with Conventional Adenomas
22 May, 2019 | 06:02h | UTC
Editorial: What’s New in Oxygen therapy?
22 May, 2019 | 05:57h | UTCWhat’s new in oxygen therapy? – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Guideline: Oxygen Therapy for Acutely Ill Medical Patients (free) AND Review: Oxygen Treatment in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults (link to abstract and commentary)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Study: Suicide Rates Increasing Among Early Adolescent Girls
22 May, 2019 | 05:49h | UTCCommentaries: Increasing Suicide Rates in Early Adolescent Girls in the United States and the Equalization of Sex Disparity in Suicide: The Need to Investigate the Role of Social Media – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND Suicide rates in girls are rising, study finds, especially in those age 10 to 14 – CNN (free)
Large Study Shows Most Infant Deaths in Sitting Devices Occur Outside of Travel
22 May, 2019 | 05:51h | UTCInfant Deaths in Sitting Devices – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Large study sheds light infant deaths in sitting devices – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Car seat danger: Babies shouldn’t sleep in car seats when not traveling – Today (free) AND Sleep-Related Car Seat Deaths Occur Most Often Outside of Travel – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Perspective: Eight Things We Would Never do Regarding End-of-life Care in the ICU
22 May, 2019 | 05:53h | UTCEight things we would never do regarding end-of-life care in the ICU – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Limitation of Life-Sustaining Care in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Literature – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF) AND Dying with Dignity in the Intensive Care Unit – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Palliative care in intensive care units: why, where, what, who, when, how – BMC Anesthesiology (free) AND Ten key points about ICU palliative care – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Guidelines for the withdrawal of life-sustaining measures – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND End-of-life in the ICU: moving from ‘withdrawal of care’ to a palliative care, patient-centred approach – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND New concepts in palliative care in the intensive care unit – Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva (free) AND The Changing Role of Palliative Care in the ICU – Critical Care Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter