Urology
RCT: Among patients with complicated urinary tract infection, oral Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide was noninferior to intravenous Ertapenem and showed a similar safety profile.
7 Apr, 2022 | 09:53h | UTCOral Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide in Complicated Urinary Tract Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
For complicated UTI or acute pyelonephritis, oral tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide noninferior to IV ertapenem and has a similar safety profile. https://t.co/FRDMQOD0Pn pic.twitter.com/GFQz7SlciX
— NEJM (@NEJM) April 6, 2022
Systematic Review: Diagnostic and prognostic factors in patients with prostate cancer.
7 Apr, 2022 | 08:16h | UTCDiagnostic and prognostic factors in patients with prostate cancer: a systematic review – BMJ Open
Canadian recommendations on prostate cancer screening and early diagnosis.
6 Apr, 2022 | 09:47h | UTCSee also: Summary of changes
Systematic Review: Prostatic arterial embolization for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
5 Apr, 2022 | 08:10h | UTC
Systematic Review: There is insufficient evidence to support or refute the use of antibiotics for preventing infection following surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence in women.
4 Apr, 2022 | 00:26h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New review: do prophylactic antibiotics prevent infection after continence surgery in stress urinary incontinence in women? Read now via the @CochraneLibrary: https://t.co/tSIDgPU6UA pic.twitter.com/846iTjNyBH
— Cochrane Incontinence (@C_Incontinence) March 30, 2022
RCT: Shockwave lithotripsy compared with ureteroscopic stone treatment for adults with ureteric stones.
1 Apr, 2022 | 10:02h | UTCDownload: Full Report
Guideline for the management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury/disease.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:50h | UTCGuideline for the management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury/disease – Spinal Cord (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Evidence-based guideline recommendations on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:30h | UTC
RCT: Single-incision mini-slings for stress urinary incontinence in women.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:35h | UTCSingle-Incision Mini-Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Single-incision mini-slings effective for stress urinary incontinence in women – Healio (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
For stress urinary incontinence in women, mini-slings were noninferior to midurethral slings with respect to patient-reported success at 15 months. https://t.co/Ag5p2u2WZW pic.twitter.com/PcajqXTiLW
— NEJM (@NEJM) March 30, 2022
EAU Guidelines on renal cell carcinoma.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:19h | UTC
Before-and-after study: Effectiveness of implementing a preventive urinary catheter care bundle in hip fracture patients.
29 Mar, 2022 | 08:33h | UTCNews Release: Catheter infections went down after more preventive efforts – University of Gothenburg
German guidelines for diagnostics and prognostic evaluation in renal cell tumors.
25 Mar, 2022 | 08:25h | UTC
Guideline: Evaluation and medical management of the kidney stone patient.
24 Mar, 2022 | 08:46h | UTCRelated Guidelines:
M-A: The impact of cold ischemia time on outcomes of living donor kidney transplantation.
24 Mar, 2022 | 08:33h | UTC
Review: Testicular dysfunction among cancer survivors.
23 Mar, 2022 | 09:47h | UTC
Editorial: Pig-to-human transplants take a leap toward reality.
22 Mar, 2022 | 08:31h | UTCPig-to-human transplants take a leap toward reality – Nature Medicine
Current management of urachal carcinoma: an evidence-based guide for clinical practice.
22 Mar, 2022 | 08:09h | UTC
Summary: German evidence-based guidelines on focal therapy in localized prostate cancer.
17 Mar, 2022 | 08:47h | UTC
Cohort Study: adjuvant vs. early salvage radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy for pN1 prostate cancer.
17 Mar, 2022 | 08:09h | UTC
RCT: Methenamine Hippurate (a non-antibiotic preventive treatment) is noninferior to prophylactic antibiotics for treating recurrent urinary tract infections in women.
11 Mar, 2022 | 10:21h | UTCNews Release: Antiseptic drug as good as antibiotics for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections – BMJ Newsroom
Editorial: Methenamine hippurate for recurrent urinary tract infections – The BMJ
Commentaries:
Trial supports antibiotic alternative for recurrent urinary infections – CIDRAP
Nonantibiotic Prophylaxis Noninferior for Recurrent UTI – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
The antiseptic drug methenamine hippurate is as good as antibiotics for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections in women, finds this trial
Includes a visual abstract displaying the findings #BMJInfographic https://t.co/LJNx2OEKhO @chrisharding123 pic.twitter.com/CjxWtjao6r
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 10, 2022
Multiparametric ultrasound vs. multiparametric MRI to diagnose prostate cancer (CADMUS): a prospective, multicentre, paired-cohort, confirmatory study.
7 Mar, 2022 | 00:04h | UTCMultiparametric ultrasound versus multiparametric MRI to diagnose prostate cancer (CADMUS): a prospective, multicentre, paired-cohort, confirmatory study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Ultrasound scan can diagnose prostate cancer – Imperial College London
Commentary on Twitter
In a prospective confirmatory study comparing multiparametric US vs MRI for prostate cancer detection in 306 men with an abnormal PSA or DRE findings, US detected 4.3% fewer clinically significant cancers despite 11.1% more pts being referred for a biopsy: https://t.co/ZFkiUTFJ5Y
— NatureRevClinOncol (@NatRevClinOncol) March 3, 2022
Cancer risks other than female breast and ovarian cancers associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:14h | UTCCancer Risks Associated With BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants – Journal of Clinical Oncology
Commentary: Faulty BRCA genes linked to prostate and pancreatic cancers – University of Cambridge
(Epi)genetic predisposing factors found in one-third of children diagnosed with Wilms tumor.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:10h | UTC
M-A: Survival for waitlisted kidney failure patients receiving transplantation vs. remaining on waiting list.
2 Mar, 2022 | 08:46h | UTC
Guideline Update: Timing of elective surgery and risk assessment after SARS-CoV-2 infection – “The guidance remains that patients should avoid elective surgery within 7 weeks of infection, unless the benefits of doing so exceed the risk of waiting”.
1 Mar, 2022 | 08:58h | UTCTiming of elective surgery and risk assessment after SARS-CoV-2 infection: an update – Anaesthesia
Related:
Guideline: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery
BJS commission on surgery and perioperative care post-COVID-19.
ASA Guidance: Preoperative testing for COVID-19 is essential, regardless of vaccination.
Position statement: Perioperative management of post-COVID-19 surgical patients.