Internal Medicine
SR | Quality improvement strategies for diabetes care: Effects on outcomes for adults living with diabetes
15 Jun, 2023 | 14:57h | UTC
M-A | Comparing non-invasive tests, histology for predicting non-alcoholic fatty liver outcomes
15 Jun, 2023 | 14:50h | UTC
Review | Fluid therapy for critically ill adults with sepsis
14 Jun, 2023 | 14:51h | UTCFluid Therapy for Critically Ill Adults With Sepsis: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Audio clinical review: Fluid Therapy for Critically Ill Adults With Sepsis – JAMA
Review | Acute graft-versus-host disease
14 Jun, 2023 | 14:20h | UTCAcute graft-versus-host disease – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Tissue damage resulting from allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation conditioning regimens triggers cellular interactions and #inflammatory cascades that lead to acute #GraftVersusHost disease symptoms https://t.co/iHyUVoV75J pic.twitter.com/ob9X7zQWB8
— Nature Reviews Disease Primers (@DiseasePrimers) June 11, 2023
Cluster RCT | Effects of implementation of a supervised walking program in veterans affairs hospitals
14 Jun, 2023 | 14:17h | UTCEffects of Implementation of a Supervised Walking Program in Veterans Affairs Hospitals: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Supervised Walking Program Benefits Veterans Admitted to Hospital – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
A supervised #WalkingProgram known as #STRIDE reduced skilled nursing facility admissions among older adults. https://t.co/nvkzcx5eVE pic.twitter.com/UJnJMtaxXG
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) June 8, 2023
M-A | Oseltamivir fails to lower hospitalization risk in adult and adolescent influenza patients
13 Jun, 2023 | 14:12h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 RCTs, oseltamivir was not associated with reduced risk of first hospitalization compared with placebo or standard of care among influenza-infected adult and adolescent outpatients. https://t.co/UEqsbA2JQZ
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) June 12, 2023
Review | Post-intensive care syndrome
13 Jun, 2023 | 13:44h | UTCPost-intensive care syndrome (PICS): recent updates – Journal of Intensive Care
IDSA 2023 Guidance on the treatment of antimicrobial resistant gram-negative infections
12 Jun, 2023 | 13:58h | UTCRelated:
2ry Analysis of a RCT | Metformin linked to 41% reduction in long COVID incidence in outpatient treatment
12 Jun, 2023 | 13:55h | UTCNews Release: Study shows metformin lowers the risk of getting long COVID – University of Minnesota Medical School
Commentary on Twitter
These data not persuasive. There are 6 different arms. 3 drugs. This is not the primary endpoint. No adjustment for multiple testing.
Even USFDA would not accept these data for regulatory approval, and they are basically working for Pharma at this pthttps://t.co/FZoxo9shtG
— Vinay Prasad MD MPH (@VPrasadMDMPH) June 9, 2023
Review | Volume management with kidney replacement therapy in the critically ill patient
12 Jun, 2023 | 13:43h | UTC
SR | Effectiveness of anticholinergic drugs for treating people with overactive bladder syndrome
12 Jun, 2023 | 13:41h | UTC
Review | Acute dyspnea in the emergency department
12 Jun, 2023 | 13:33h | UTCAcute dyspnea in the emergency department: a clinical review – Internal and Emergency Medicine
Brief Review | Resistance to unfractionated heparin in the ICU: evaluation and management options
12 Jun, 2023 | 13:32h | UTCResistance to unfractionated heparin in the ICU: evaluation and management options – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
? Resistance to unfractionated heparin in #ICU, evaluation & management options
? monitoring UFH
? mechanisms of resistance
? how to manage UFH resistance
PS check supplement table on IV anticoagulants in ICU#FOAMcc @JerroldLevy @Dr_Cit @foamecmo
?️ https://t.co/ojQw5On5ZL pic.twitter.com/0uPQuwUmOr— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) June 7, 2023
Cohort Study | Pulmonary hypertension post-VTE linked to a twofold increase in long-term mortality
12 Jun, 2023 | 13:27h | UTC
Cohort Study | Prognostic model for predicting methotrexate toxicity in immune mediated inflammatory diseases
12 Jun, 2023 | 13:26h | UTCNews Release: New study reveals way to predict side-effect risk from common immune suppressant medication – University of Nottingham
Commentary: Prognostic model stratifies risk for methotrexate toxicity – ACP Internist
Review | Hemodynamic and respiratory support in pulmonary embolism
12 Jun, 2023 | 13:22h | UTC
RCT | Multivitamin supplementation may improve memory in aged adults
7 Jun, 2023 | 14:12h | UTCMultivitamin Supplementation Improves Memory in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Releases:
Multivitamin Improves Memory in Older Adults, Study Finds – Columbia University
Related Research: Effects of cocoa extract and a multivitamin on cognitive function: A randomized clinical trial – Alzheimer’s & Dementia
SR | Limited evidence for vitamin and mineral supplements in delaying dementia in people with mild cognitive impairment
7 Jun, 2023 | 14:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
? How does vitamin and mineral supplementation affect #cognitivefunction and progression to #dementia in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)?
Get the current evidence picture in this #systematicreview on @CochraneLibrary: https://t.co/YUsbjELIZq@NIH_ODS #NSHFD pic.twitter.com/hRl27Tm7op— Cochrane CAM (@CochraneCAM) May 31, 2023
AHA Scientific Advisory | Digital technologies in cardiac rehabilitation
7 Jun, 2023 | 14:23h | UTCTop Things to Know: Digital Technologies in CR – American Heart Association
JACC Scientific Statement | Remote monitoring for heart failure management at home
7 Jun, 2023 | 14:00h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New #JACC Scientific Statement spanning remote monitoring to integrated mgmt of #HeartFailure.
Updates in physiology of congestion, monitoring signals, & #DigitalHealth tech will support clinical teams to connect circles of care/self-care of #HF at home! https://t.co/TyaXT1P1hg pic.twitter.com/0u5STreIDQ
— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) June 6, 2023
M-A | Advance care planning for frail elderly: are we missing a golden opportunity?
7 Jun, 2023 | 13:53h | UTC
Review | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein in the ED
7 Jun, 2023 | 13:47h | UTCErythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-Reactive Protein in the ED – emDocs
Guideline Series | Prevention and management of diabetes-related foot disease
7 Jun, 2023 | 13:41h | UTCDefinitions and criteria for diabetes-related foot disease (IWGDF 2023 update)
Guidelines on the classification of foot ulcers in people with diabetes (IWGDF 2023 update)
Guidelines on offloading foot ulcers in persons with diabetes (IWGDF 2023 update)
RCT | Immediate vs. delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery: non-inferior in safety, higher cost-effectiveness
6 Jun, 2023 | 14:41h | UTCSafety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of immediate versus delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery in the Netherlands (BICAT-NL study): a multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Cataract surgery: two-sided treatment better than one-by-one approach – Maastricht University
RCT | Tirzepatide outperforms insulin glargine in HbA1c reduction and weight loss in type 2 diabetes
6 Jun, 2023 | 14:39h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The SURPASS-AP-Combo trial shows that addition of #tirzepatide as 2L or 3L therapy is non-inferior & superior to insulin glargine for glycemic outcomes at 40 weeks in an Asia-Pacific (mostly Chinese) population w/ type 2 #diabetes. https://t.co/RDh2WSJ1wZ pic.twitter.com/nm6pPpVdxH
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) June 2, 2023