Thu, January 10 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – 2018 WSES/SIS-E consensus conference: recommendations for the management of skin and soft-tissue infections – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

2 – Antibiotic use in patients with abdominal injuries: guideline by the Korean Society of Acute Care Surgery – Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research (free)

3 – Booklet: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

Original Report: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet (free articles)

4 – The best dose of aspirin for cardiovascular protection may depend on body weight – NIHR Signal (free)

Original Article: Effects of Aspirin for CV Disease Prevention According to Bodyweight and Dose (free study and commentaries)

5 – Effect of a Biobehavioral Environmental Approach on Disability Among Low-Income Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Home Modifications to Reduce Disability in Older Adults With Functional Disability – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

6 – Association of Corticosteroid Treatment With Outcomes in Adult Patients With Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Steroids Associated With Reduced Mortality in Adults with Sepsis – MedicalResearch.com (free)

Related Guideline: Corticosteroid Therapy for Sepsis – The BMJ (free)

Related Meta-Analysis: Corticosteroids in Sepsis (link to abstract) AND Corticosteroids for Patients with Septic Shock (free)

7 – State of The Art Review: Sepsis associated acute kidney injury – The BMJ (free)

8 – Perspective: Are medical editors responsible if articles they publish cause harm? – CMAJ News (free)

9 – Temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations: FAST – Health Technology Assessment (free)

10 – Cardiac Troponin Elevation in Patients Without a Specific Diagnosis – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Non-ACS Troponin Elevation and Outcomes – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Don’t Dismiss High Troponin Without Classical MI – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Cardiac troponin elevation without definitive diagnosis associated with higher mortality – 2 Minute Medicine (free)