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RCT | Safety of integrated MDA of azithromycin, albendazole and ivermectin vs. standard treatment regimens

10 May, 2023 | 15:24h | UTC

Safety of integrated mass drug administration of azithromycin, albendazole and ivermectin versus standard treatment regimens: a cluster-randomised trial in Ethiopia – eClinicalMedicine

Consensus Statement | Comprehensive type 2 diabetes management algorithm – 2023 update

9 May, 2023 | 15:10h | UTC

American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm – 2023 Update – Endocrine Practice

Consensus | Addressing stigma/bias in diagnosing, managing obesity-based chronic disease, and evaluating determinants of severity

9 May, 2023 | 15:08h | UTC

American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Addressing Stigma and Bias in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Obesity/Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease and Assessing Bias and Stigmatization as Determinants of Disease Severity – Endocrine Practice

Study shows unenhanced CT shows 30% lower diagnostic accuracy in abdominal pain evaluation

9 May, 2023 | 15:02h | UTC

Diagnostic Accuracy of Unenhanced Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Intravenous Contrast in Computed Tomography Imaging for Acute Abdominal Pain – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

News Release: Bypassing contrast in patients with kidney disease and contrast allergies may lead to less accurate scans – University of Michigan

Commentary: New data suggest clinicians should think twice before foregoing contrast-enhanced imaging – Health Imaging

Commentary on Twitter

In a general population of emergency department patients with abdominal pain, using unenhanced CT to avoid risks of intravenous contrast medium administration is associated with a large diagnostic penalty. https://t.co/CVg04763yd

— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) May 3, 2023

Video | Keeping up with the literature: special discussion of masking evidence

9 May, 2023 | 14:56h | UTC

Keeping up with the literature | Special discussion of Masking Evidence

RCT | Early treatment of gestational diabetes slightly lowers risk of adverse neonatal outcomes

9 May, 2023 | 14:55h | UTC

Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosed Early in Pregnancy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Early treatment of gestational diabetes for those at higher risk beneficial, study finds – Western Sidney University

RCT | Morning discharge prioritization fails to shorten hospital stay or expedite orders

9 May, 2023 | 14:58h | UTC

Discharge in the a.m.: A randomized controlled trial of physician rounding styles to improve hospital throughput and length of stay – Journal of Hospital Medicine

Commentary: “Discharge Before Noon”: Time to Jump Off the Bandwagon? – Physician’s First Watch

Review | Therapeutics for COVID-19

9 May, 2023 | 14:53h | UTC

Therapeutics for COVID-19 – Nature Microbiology

Commentary on Twitter

?New Perspective out now:

Therapeutics for COVID-19

By Sima Toussi, Jennifer Hammond, Brian Gerstenberger & Annaliesa Andersonhttps://t.co/WNJzkFMFuF

— Nature Microbiology (@NatureMicrobiol) May 5, 2023

New ACR breast cancer screening guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

9 May, 2023 | 14:50h | UTC

News Release: New ACR Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women – American College of Radiology

Guideline: Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Higher-than-Average Risk: Updated Recommendations from the ACR

Cohort Study | Limited evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to menstrual disturbance or postmenopausal bleeding

9 May, 2023 | 14:52h | UTC

Association between SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and healthcare contacts for menstrual disturbance and bleeding in women before and after menopause: nationwide, register based cohort study – The BMJ

News Release: New study finds no increased risk of menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination – BMJ Newsroom

Commentary: Large study shows no changes to menstrual cycles after COVID vaccination – CIDRAP

Editorial: Menstruation and Covid-19 vaccination.

Commentary on Twitter

The findings of this new study do not provide substantial support for a causal association between SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and healthcare contacts related to menstrual or bleeding disordershttps://t.co/Tsw2hjIiIz

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) May 4, 2023

Effects of intraoperative fluorescence guidance for breast cancer lumpectomy surgery

9 May, 2023 | 14:48h | UTC

Intraoperative Fluorescence Guidance for Breast Cancer Lumpectomy Surgery – NEJM Evidence

News Release: Study finds fluorescent guide can help detect tumor left behind after breast cancer surgery – Mass General Brigham

EASL-ILCA Clinical practice guidelines on the management of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

9 May, 2023 | 14:47h | UTC

EASL-ILCA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma – Journal of Hepatology

Commentary on Twitter

?#CPG in press❕

EASL-ILCA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of #IntrahepaticCholangiocarcinoma

?Find it here?https://t.co/buM8rgBU1F @EASLedu @EASLnews #iCCA #LiverTwitter pic.twitter.com/raR983x0qk

— Journal of Hepatology (@JHepatology) April 20, 2023

M-A | Prevalence and outcomes of frailty in unplanned hospital admissions

9 May, 2023 | 14:45h | UTC

Prevalence and outcomes of frailty in unplanned hospital admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of hospital-wide and general (internal) medicine cohorts – eClinicalMedicine

M-A | Enhanced Recovery after Surgery in patients with peritoneal malignancies undergoing cytoreductive surgery

9 May, 2023 | 14:43h | UTC

Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Program for Patients with Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with or without HIPEC: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis – Cancers

Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) with or without hyperthermic IntraPEritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC): Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations — Part II: Postoperative management and special considerations

Consensus Statement | Development of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) surgical safety checklist

Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines

Top 100 Most-Cited Articles on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualized Study – Frontiers in Surgery

Review | Pediatric pericarditis

9 May, 2023 | 14:42h | UTC

Pediatric Pericarditis: Update – Current Cardiology Reports

Proposal of a new diagnostic algorithm for adult-onset Still’s disease

9 May, 2023 | 14:41h | UTC

Proposal of a new diagnostic algorithm for adult-onset Still’s disease – Clinical Rheumatology

Commentary on Twitter

Multicenter study of 80 AOSD & 60 controls used to develop AOSD criteria:
– 3 pts rash
– 3pts fever ≥ 39C
– 2 pts pharyngitis
– 2 pts arthritis
– 2 pts NLR ≥ 4
– 1 pt glycosyl ferritin ≤ 20%
7 pts = Dx (sens 92.5%) vs Yamaguchi(79%), Fautrel (76%) https://t.co/Amew1RHaA1 pic.twitter.com/dnJ6zVyfOW

— Dr. John Cush (@RheumNow) February 8, 2023