Thu, December 13 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2019 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms (free)

2 – Clinical Practice Guideline: Obesity Surgery and the Treatment of Metabolic Diseases – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

3 – Statin Safety and Associated Adverse Events: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (free PDF)

News Release: Statins have low risk of side effects (free)

4 – Assessment of Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Not Using Insulin – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Millions of low-risk people with diabetes may be testing their blood sugar too often – University of Michigan (free) AND Many diabetics needlessly test blood sugar at home – Reuters (free)

5 – Death and readmissions after hospital discharge during the December holiday period: cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: Hospital discharge during December holidays tied to more readmissions, deaths – Reuters (free)

6 – Incretin based drugs and risk of cholangiocarcinoma among patients with type 2 diabetes: population based cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: Do incretin-based drugs cause cholangiocarcinoma? – Univadis (free registration required)

7 – Geriatrics update 2018: Challenges in mental health, mobility, and postdischarge care – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)

8 – Coronary Artery Calcium and Long-Term Risk of Death, Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke: The Walter Reed Cohort Study – JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Calcium Score and Long-Term ASCVD Outcomes – American College of Cardiology (free)

9 – Medication administration errors and mortality: Incidents reported in England and Wales between 2007 ̶ 2016 – Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (free)

Commentary: New study sheds light on medication administration errors leading to death — omission is a common cause – University of Eastern Finland (free)

10 – Systematic review of high-cost patients’ characteristics and healthcare utilization – BMJ Open (free)

Related: Effectiveness of interventions for managing multiple high-burden chronic diseases in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) AND Multimorbidity: a priority for global health research – The Academy of Medical Sciences (free) AND The global burden of multiple chronic conditions: A narrative review – Preventive Medicine Reports (free) AND Designing a High-Performing Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs: Ten Recommendations for Policymakers – The Commonwealth fund (free) AND Redesigning Care for High-Cost, High-Risk Patients – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free) AND Caring for High-Need, High-Cost Patients — An Urgent Priority – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management – NICE Guideline (free) AND Multimorbidity in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Focusing on High-Cost Patients — The Key to Addressing High Costs? – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Richard Smith: The challenge of high need, high cost patients – The BMJ Blogs (free) AND Playbook: Better Care for People with Complex Needs – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (free)