Mon July 22 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Buffered solutions versus 0.9% saline for resuscitation in critically ill adults and children – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Buffered solutions versus 0.9% saline for resuscitation in critically ill adults and children – Cochrane Library (free)

Related Meta-Analysis: Choice of Intravenous Crystalloid Fluid and Mortality in Critically Ill Adult Patients – Southern Medical Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Related Randomized Trials: Balanced Crystalloids vs Saline in Hospitalized Patients (free studies and commentary)

“The three ongoing studies once published and assessed may alter the conclusions of the review.”

2 – Cancer and heart disease: associations and relations – European Journal of Heart Failure (free)

3 – Antimicrobial Stewardship in Cancer Patients: The Time is Now – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (free)

4 – Deep Learning to Assess Long-term Mortality from Chest Radiographs – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: Prediction and Prevention Using Deep Learning – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Chest X-rays contain information that can be harvested with AI – Massachusetts General Hospital (free)

5 – ESCMID-EUCIC clinical guidelines on decolonization of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria carriers – Clinical Microbiology and Infection (free)

6 – Distinguishing opinion from evidence in guidelines – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

7 – Evidence vs Consensus in Clinical Practice Guidelines – JAMA (free for a limited period)

8 – A bird’s-eye view of clinical trials provides new perspectives on drug research and development – STAT (free)

9 – Series: Oral Health – The Lancet (free articles and commentaries – registration required)

10 – Comparative efficacy and tolerability of 32 oral antipsychotics for the acute treatment of adults with multi-episode schizophrenia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Study Distinguishes Schizophrenia Drug Effects Among Patients – MD Magazine (free) AND New Guidance on Antipsychotic Choice – Medscape (free registration required)

“These findings will aid clinicians in balancing risks versus benefits of those drugs available in their countries. They should consider the importance of each outcome, the patients’ medical problems, and preferences.”