Mon, November 5 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Randomized Trial of Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Lower threshold for platelet transfusions appears safer – HematologyTimes (free)

2 – The Blood Pressure Landscape: Schism Among Guidelines, Confusion Among Physicians, and Anxiety Among Patients – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)

Commentary: Disagreements in Blood Pressure Guidelines Lead to Physician, Patient Confusion – Clinical Advisor (free) AND Competing hypertension guidelines: what’s a clinician to do? – Univadis (free registration required)

3 – Deprescribing: the fightback against polypharmacy has begun – The Pharmaceutical Journal (1 free article per month) (via @Deprescribing)

Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject) AND Deprescribing recommendations: An essential consideration for clinical guideline developers – Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (free)

4 – Case Report: Fatal Measles Virus Infection After Rituximab-Containing Chemotherapy in a Previously Vaccinated Patient – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free)

Commentary: Fatal measles case highlights importance of herd immunity in protecting the vulnerable – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free)

5 – Things We Do For No Reason: Acute Treatment of Hypertensive Urgency – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)

6 – Perspective: Establishing the Effectiveness of Procedural Interventions: The Limited Role of Randomized Trials – JAMA (free for a limited period)

7 – Perspective: Accreditation, Quality, and Making Hospital Care Better – JAMA Forum (free)

Related: Questioning One of Healthcare’s Sacred Cows – Op-Med (free)

See Original Study: Hospital Accreditation not Associated with Better Outcomes in Observational Study (free study and commentaries)

8 – Practical approach to diastolic dysfunction in light of the new guidelines and clinical applications in the operating room and in the intensive care – Annals of Intensive Care (free)

9 – Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review Update – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)

Full Report: Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review Update (free PDF)

10 – Effect of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Health, Psychological Well-being, and Sleep-Related Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: E-therapy may help ease insomnia – Reuters (free) AND Some Apps May Help Curb Insomnia, Others Just Put You To Sleep – NPR (free) AND Insomnia symptoms, overall health improve with online insomnia program – Northwestern University (free)