Fri, June 15 – 10 Stories of The Day!
15 Jun, 2018 | 00:21h | UTC
1 – Report: Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)
See also: Evidence Summary (free PDF) and Full Report (free PDF)
2 – The WHO essential diagnostic list: a tool for the future – BMJ Global Health Blog (free)
Related: The desperate global need for medical diagnostics – The Conversation (free) AND Health care is an essential human right – and so is a proper diagnosis – The Conversation (free)
See Original WHO Report: List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics First edition (2018) – World Health Organization (free report and news release)
3 – Oral Fluconazole in Pregnancy and Risk of Stillbirth and Neonatal Death – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: No link found between oral antifungal drug and stillbirth – Karolinska Institutet, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Antifungal Use During Pregnancy and Risk of Stillbirth: What’s the Link? – MPR (free) AND Study Finds No Link Between Fluconazole During Pregnancy and Stillbirth or Neonatal Death – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Oral Fluconazole for Thrush in Pregnancy Doesn’t Up Stillbirth – Medscape (free registration required)
4 – Controversy: Is there still a place for the Swan-Ganz catheter?
YES (free for a limited period) / NO (free for a limited period) WE ARE NOT SURE (free for a limited period)
5 – Draft Recommendation Statement: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentary: USPSTF Again Recommends Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adults – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
6 – Flynn effect and its reversal are both environmentally caused – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Researchers find IQ scores dropping since the 1970s – MedicalXpress (free) AND IQ Scores Are Falling in “Worrying” Reversal of 20th Century Intelligence Boom – Science Alert (free) AND IQ Scores Are Falling Due to Environmental Factors, Study Finds – TIME (free)
Related Guideline: The Management of Primary Aldosteronism: Case Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (free)
8 – Review: Optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy for coronary artery disease – Netherlands Heart Journal (free)
Related Guidelines: 2018 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Focused Update of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiplatelet Therapy (free) AND 2017 European Society of Cardiology focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease (free) AND 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (free)
9 – Invasive Procedures Associated With the Development of Infective Endocarditis – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Infective endocarditis risk increased after many types of medical procedures – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Many Invasive Procedures, Including Cardiovascular, Up Risk of Infective Endocarditis – TCTMD (free) AND Invasive procedures—including cardiovascular—boost risk of endocarditis – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Endocarditis: Any Invasive Procedure Is a Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
10 – Effect of Increased Inpatient Attending Physician Supervision on Medical Errors, Patient Safety, and Resident Education: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Effect of increased inpatient attending physician supervision on medical errors, patient safety, and resident education: a randomized clinical trial – PSNet (free) AND Increased attending supervision on rounds didn’t significantly reduce medical errors – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Additional physician resident supervision doesn’t improve patient safety – Modern Healthcare (free) AND Closer Resident Supervision Does Not Reduce Medical Errors – Medscape (free registration required) AND Is More Supervision of Medical Residents Always Better for Patient Care? – MedicalResearch.com (free)