Fri, April 6 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Improving the Safety of Opioid Use for Acute Noncancer Pain in Hospitalized Adults: A Consensus Statement From the Society of Hospital Medicine – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free)

Commentary: New guidance for safe opioid prescribing for hospitalized patients with acute pain – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, via EurekAlert (free)

2 – Guideline: Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic Therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (free)

3 – Guideline: Interventional Spine and Pain Procedures in Patients on Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Medications – American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (free)

4 – Meta-analysis: Nasal vs Oronasal CPAP for OSA Treatment – CHEST (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts

5 – Management of Patients With Aortic Valve Stenosis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

6 – Metabolic recovery from heavy exertion following banana compared to sugar beverage or water only ingestion: A randomized, crossover trial – PLOS One (free)

Commentary: Bananas vs. Sports Drinks? Bananas Win in Study – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

7 – Sleep deficiency and motor vehicle crash risk in the general population: a prospective cohort study – BMC Medicine (free)

Commentary: Sleep deficiency increases risk of a motor vehicle crash – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, via ScienceDaily (free)

“Study finds that sleep deficiency due to either sleep apnea or insufficient sleep duration is strongly associated with motor vehicle crashes, regardless of one’s self-reported sleepiness level” (from ScienceDaily)

8 – Breast Cancer Screening in Women at Higher-Than-Average Risk: Recommendations From the ACR – Journal of the American College of Radiology (free)

Commentaries: ACR Recommends More Aggressive Breast Cancer Screening for Higher-Than-Average-Risk Women – Imaging Technology News (free) AND New ACR/SBI Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Call for Significant Changes to Screening Process – American College of Radiology, via NewsWise (free)

See related guideline with a more conservative approach: Breast Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

9 – Multisociety Consensus Quality Improvement Revised Consensus Statement for Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke – Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (free)

Related guideline: 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association (free PDF)

10 – Cognitive Aging and Long-Term Maintenance of Attentional Improvements Following Meditation Training – Journal of Cognitive Enhancement (free)

Commentary: Seven-year follow-up shows lasting cognitive gains from meditation – University of California, via ScienceDaily (free)