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M-A | Cognitive rehabilitation may improve everyday activities in mild to moderate dementia

12 Jul, 2023 | 13:34h | UTC

Cognitive rehabilitation for people with mild to moderate dementia – Cochrane Library

 


RCT | Supplementing CPVI with low-voltage-area ablation lowers atrial arrhythmia recurrence in elderly with paroxysmal AF

12 Jul, 2023 | 13:31h | UTC

Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Isolation With vs Without Additional Low-Voltage-Area Ablation in Older Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

See also: Visual Abstract

 


Review | Head to toe ultrasound: a narrative review of experts’ recommendations of methodological approaches

12 Jul, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC

Head to toe ultrasound: a narrative review of experts’ recommendations of methodological approaches – Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care

 


USPSTF | Routine depression screening recommended for adults including pregnant and postpartum women

11 Jul, 2023 | 14:09h | UTC

Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA

Evidence Report: Depression and Suicide Risk Screening: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA

Patient Page: Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults – JAMA

Editorials:

Reframing the Key Questions Regarding Screening for Suicide Risk – JAMA

Suicidality Screening Guidelines Highlight the Need for Intervention Studies – JAMA Network Open

Related:

USPSTF Recommendations | Screen for anxiety disorders in adults, including pregnant and postpartum women

USPSTF Statement | Screening for anxiety is recommended in children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years.

USPSTF Statement | Screening for depression and suicide risk is recommended in children and adolescents aged 12 to 18 years.

 


M-A | P2Y12 inhibitors show superior efficacy over aspirin for secondary prevention in CAD

11 Jul, 2023 | 14:06h | UTC

P2Y12 Inhibitor or Aspirin Monotherapy for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Events – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Related:

Monotherapy with a P2Y12 inhibitor or aspirin for secondary prevention in patients with established atherosclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

RCT | Clopidogrel is better than Aspirin for chronic maintenance monotherapy after percutaneous coronary intervention.

Meta-analysis of randomized trials: Clopidogrel is better than aspirin for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events.

#ACC21 – RCT: Clopidogrel better than aspirin for chronic maintenance monotherapy after percutaneous coronary intervention.

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Cohort Study | Long-term use of menopausal hormone therapy linked to heightened dementia risk

11 Jul, 2023 | 14:04h | UTC

Menopausal hormone therapy and dementia: nationwide, nested case-control study – The BMJ

Editorial: Menopausal hormone therapy and dementia – The BMJ

News Release: Menopausal hormone therapy linked to increased rate of dementia – BMJ Newsroom

Commentaries: Expert reaction to observational study on HRT and dementia – Science Media Centre

 


Health advisory on social media use in adolescence

11 Jul, 2023 | 14:03h | UTC

Health advisory on social media use in adolescence – American Psychological Association

News Release: APA panel issues recommendations for adolescent social media use – American Psychological Association

 


Cohort Study | Fewer than half of new drugs add substantial therapeutic value over existing treatments

11 Jul, 2023 | 14:01h | UTC

News Release: Fewer than half of new drugs add substantial therapeutic value over existing treatments – BMJ Newsroom

Article: Therapeutic value of first versus supplemental indications of drugs in US and Europe (2011-20): retrospective cohort study – The BMJ

Editorial: Patients need better treatments, not just more of the same – The BMJ

 


AASLD Guidance | Use of TIPS, variceal embolization, and retrograde transvenous obliteration in variceal hemorrhage

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:59h | UTC

AASLD Practice Guidance on the Use of TIPS, Variceal Embolization, and Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration in the Management of Variceal Hemorrhage – Hepatology

 


AHA Scientific Statement | Pulmonary hypertension in congenital heart disease

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:57h | UTC

Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation: Heart Failure

Commentary: It’s Classified: The Complexity of Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Heart Disease – American Heart Association

 


Recommendations on the structure, personal, and organization of intensive care units

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:56h | UTC

Recommendations on the structure, personal, and organization of intensive care units – Frontiers in Medicine

News Release: German recommendations on the structure of intensive care units published internationally – Deutsche Interdisziplinäre Vereinigung für Intensiv

 


Podcast | Overuse injuries in pediatrics

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:52h | UTC

#86: Overuse Injuries – The Leg Bone’s Connected to the Foot Bone! – The Cribsiders

 


Podcast | EKG pearls in children

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:50h | UTC

#88: The EKG with Mike Fah-EY – The Cribsiders

 


Subarachnoid hemorrhage | ED presentation, evaluation, and management

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:49h | UTC

Subarachnoid hemorrhage: ED presentation, evaluation, and management – emDocs

Related:

RCT | Use of lumbar drains improves 6-month outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

AHA/ASA Guideline for the management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Consensus Recommendations: Early management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a hospital with neurosurgical/neuroendovascular facilities.

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Management in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Neurocritical Care

 


M-A | Catheter-directed thrombolysis vs. systemic thrombolysis and anticoagulation in intermediate- or high-risk pulmonary embolism

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:47h | UTC

Catheter-directed thrombolysis compared with systemic thrombolysis and anticoagulation in patients with intermediate- or high-risk pulmonary embolism: systematic review and network meta-analysis – Canadian Medical Association Journal

 


RCT | Butylphthalide may enhance functional outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing reperfusion therapy

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:46h | UTC

Efficacy and Safety of Butylphthalide in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

See also: Visual Abstract

 


Systematic Review | Ethical perspectives on surgical video recording for patients, surgeons and society

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:44h | UTC

Ethical perspectives on surgical video recording for patients, surgeons and society: systematic review – BJS Open

 


Case Series | Ambroxol therapy improves hematologic parameters in Gaucher disease patients

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:42h | UTC

Use of Ambroxol as Therapy for Gaucher Disease – JAMA Network Open

Editorial: Ambroxol as Therapy for Gaucher Disease—Ambitious but Ambivalent – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Ambroxol Repurposing Improves Biochemical Markers in Gaucher Disease – HCP Live

 


Phase 2b RCT | Therapeutic ammonia oxidising bacteria B244 shows promising efficacy in atopic dermatitis

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:40h | UTC

Efficacy and safety of topically applied therapeutic ammonia oxidising bacteria in adults with mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis and moderate-to-severe pruritus: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging, phase 2b trial – eClinicalMedicine

 


New tool OxSATS may accurately predict 12-month suicide risk after self-harm

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:39h | UTC

Risk of death by suicide following self-harm presentations to healthcare: development and validation of a multivariable clinical prediction rule (OxSATS) – BMJ Mental Health

News Release: Newly developed scoring system can correctly predict suicide risk after self harm – BMJ Newsroom

 


Clinical Trial Update | 5-year follow-up validates efficacy of sorafenib maintenance in FLT3-ITD AML

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:37h | UTC

Sorafenib maintenance after allogeneic haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation in patients with FLT3-ITD acute myeloid leukaemia: long-term follow-up of an open-label, multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Haematology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Review | Human-centered visualization technologies for patient monitoring are the future

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:34h | UTC

Human-centered visualization technologies for patient monitoring are the future: a narrative review – Critical Care

 


Cohort Study | Significant traumatic brain injury rates in e-scooter accidents in France

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC

Comparison of Injuries Associated With Electric Scooters, Motorbikes, and Bicycles in France, 2019-2022 – JAMA Network Open

Related: E-Scooter users more likely to suffer serious trauma compared to bicycle users: a nationwide study in England and Wales

 


Practice Recommendation | Strategies to prevent MRSA transmission and infection in hospitals

10 Jul, 2023 | 14:02h | UTC

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

News Release: Updated guidance shows how hospitals should protect patients from resistant infections – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Commentary: New guidelines recommend antibiotic stewardship for preventing MRSA – CIDRAP

 


Guideline | Acute liver failure

10 Jul, 2023 | 13:59h | UTC

Acute Liver Failure Guidelines – The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Related:

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on acute-on-chronic liver failure – Journal of Hepatology

Guidelines for the management of adult acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure in the ICU

Acute-on-chronic liver failure: far to go—a review – Critical Care

 


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