Wed January 15 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – News Release: American College of Radiology Releases New and Updated ACR Appropriateness Criteria (free)

See also: Complete list of ACR Appropriateness Criteria topics and ratings tables (free)

2 – Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) infection in the critically ill: an expert statement – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)

Related: Clostridioides Difficile: Diagnosis and Treatments (free BMJ review and guidelines on the subject)

3 – European Respiratory Society guideline on long-term management of children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia – European Respiratory Journal (free)

4 – Effectiveness of Combined Behavioral and Drug Therapy for Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Men: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: What Works Best to Help Men With Overactive Bladder? – HealthDay News (free) AND For Overactive Bladder in Men, Start with Behavioral Strategies – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

5 – Physician Time Spent Using the Electronic Health Record During Outpatient Encounters: A Descriptive Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Doctors average 16 minutes on the computer for every patient – Reuters (free) AND How Doctors May Be Spending More Time With Electronic Health Records Than Patients – Forbes (free)

Related: Opinion – “The EMR has changed the doctor-patient duet into a ménage-à-trois” (free resources on the subject)

6 – Safety clinical trial shows possible increased risk of cancer with weight-loss medicine Belviq, Belviq XR (lorcaserin) – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Commentaries: CV Safety Trial for Lorcaserin Picks Up Cancer Signal: FDA – TCTMD (free) AND FDA Warning: Weight Loss Drug Belviq May Increase Cancer Risk- Forbes (free)

7 – Changes in Quality of Care after Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Hospital mergers don’t improve readmissions, mortality or experience, study – Modern Healthcare (free) AND Patient satisfaction may decline after hospital acquisition – Reuters (free)

8 – The Effect of Coconut Oil Consumption on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials – Circulation (free PDF for a limited period)

9 – Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Reduces Hospital Costs and Improve Clinical Outcomes in Liver Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (free)

Related: Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Liver Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations – World Journal of Surgery (free)

Related: Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (free articles)

10 – The application of enhanced recovery after surgery for upper gastrointestinal surgery: Meta-analysis – BMC Surgery (free)

Related: Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (free articles)