Fri, January 11 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis: Japan Gastroenterological Association – Digestion (free)

Related Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Management of Acute Diverticulitis – Gastroenterology (free) AND Colorectal surgeon consensus with diverticulitis clinical practice guidelines – World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (free) AND WSES Guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

2 – British Thoracic Society Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults – Thorax (free)

3 – Hybrid Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Fewer complications found with hybrid surgery for esophageal cancer – MedicalXpress (free) AND Should Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Now Be Standard? – Medscape (free registration required)

4 – HIV Viral Load and Transmissibility of HIV Infection: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related: Negligible Risk of Transmitting HIV During Sex When Viral Load is Suppressed (free study and commentary) AND UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE (free report and commentaries)

5 – Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Video Summary: How Effective are Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain? (free)

Commentaries: Opioids unlikely to provide clinically meaningful reduction in chronic non-cancer pain – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Opioids offer little chronic pain benefit and wane over time, study says – CNN (free)

Related: Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain (free study, guideline and commentaries)

6 – Effects of A Communication-And-Resolution Program on Hospitals’ Malpractice Claims And Costs – Health Affairs (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Study finds hospital communication-and-resolution programs do not expand liability risk – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (free) AND Effects of a communication-and-resolution program on hospitals’ malpractice claims and costs – PSNet (free) AND It’s a win-win: Hospitals should apologize for mistakes – Stanford Law School (free)

7 – Update: Patient Engagement in Safety – Patient Safety Network (free)

8 – Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Heart Failure: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Catheter ablation better than drug therapy for a-fib, heart failure – UPI (free) AND Catheter Ablation Boosts Outcomes in Patients With A-fib and Heart Failure: Meta-analysis – TCTMD (free)

9 – ACC/AHA/SCAI/SIR/SVM 2018 Appropriate Use Criteria for Peripheral Artery Intervention – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)

Commentary: New Appropriate Use Criteria for Peripheral Artery Interventions: A Multisociety Collaboration – TCTMD (free) AND 2018 Appropriate Use Criteria for Peripheral Artery Intervention – American College of Cardiology (free)

10 – Optimal Exercise Programs for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

Top Ten Things to Know: Optimal Exercise Programs for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (free)

Commentaries: AHA Scientific Statement: Get PAD Patients Moving to Improve Symptoms and QoL – TCTMD (free) AND Promoting Exercise Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease: Time to Get Moving – AHA News (free)