Tue, November 27 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Guideline: Urinary tract infection (catheter-associated): antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Related: NICE Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidelines (free guidelines and resources)

2 – SEOM clinical practice guideline: management and prevention of febrile neutropenia in adults with solid tumors (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)

Related: Guideline: Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy (free guidelines on the subject)

3 – Genome-edited baby claim provokes international outcry – Nature (free)

See also: A Reckless and Needless Use of Gene-Editing on Human Embryos – The Atlantic (free) AND Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies – Associated Press (free) AND EXCLUSIVE: Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies – MIT Technology Review (free) AND Expert reaction to reports of the first genome edited baby – Science Media Centre (free) AND What we know — and what we don’t — about the claim of world’s first gene-edited babies – STAT (free)

4 – Implant Files – The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (free articles)

News Releases: Medical Devices Harm Patients Worldwide As Governments Fail On Safety (free) AND ICIJ publishes new investigation: the Implant Files (free) AND About The Implant Files Investigation (free)

Commentaries: How lobbying blocked European safety checks for dangerous medical implants – The BMJ (free) AND Revealed: faulty medical implants harm patients around world – The Guardian (free) AND Medical device rules need ‘drastic change’ to protect patients – BBC (free)

5 – Clinical Practice Guideline: Maintenance Intravenous Fluids in Children – Pediatrics (free)

News Release: Evidence-based guideline recommends isotonic solutions for children who need intravenous fluids – AAP News (free)

6 – Podcast: #127 STIs: Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Chlamydia – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)

7 – Ann Robinson’s research reviews, 26 November 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.

8 – Guideline Synopsis: Diagnosis and Management of Nonalcoholic Liver Disease – JAMA (free for a limited period)

9 – Acute Liver Failure: Evidence-Based Evaluation and Management – emDocs (free)

10 – 2018 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Novel Therapies for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)