Cites & Bytes November 2021

"Sound" bytes (synopses)

1. Known adverse effects of messenger RNA covid-19 vaccines as of mid-2021

- Prescrire Int 2021;30(231):264-5.

2. Safety culture as a patient safety practice for alarm fatigue

- JAMA 2021;326(12):1207-8.

3. Treatments for poorly controlled asthma

- BMJ 2021;375:n2355.

4. Metabolic emergencies in pregnancy

- Clin Med 2021;21(5):e438-40.

5. Penicillin allergy: look for supporting evidence

- Prescrire Int 2021;30(230):245-7.

6. Infectious keratitis in 2021

- JAMA 2021;326(13):1319-20.

7. Clinician tips for virtually connecting dying patients with loved ones #423

- J Palliat Med 2021;24(10):1568-9.

Review articles

8. Community-acquired pneumonia

- Lancet 2021;398(10303):906-19.

9. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: essentials of diagnosis and management

- Mayo Clin Proc 2021;96(11):2861-78.

10. Does this adult patient have hypertension? The rational clinical examination systematic review

- JAMA 2021;326(4):339-47.

PubMed Abstract

11. Vaccination in pregnancy – the when, what and how?

- Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2021;265:1-6.

12. Interventions for preventing falls and fall-related fractures in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

- J Am Geriatr Soc 2021;69(10):2973-84.

13. Treating the chronic disease of obesity

- Med Clin NA 2021;105(6):983-1016.

14. Onychomycosis: rapid evidence review

- Am Fam Physician 2021;104(4):359-67.

15. Point-of-care ultrasonography

- NEJM 2021;385(17):1593-602.

16. Continuation of antidepressants vs sequential psychological interventions to prevent relapse in depression: an individual participant data meta-analysis

- JAMA Psychiatry 2021;78(8):868-75.

PubMed Abstract

17. New therapies for lowering triglyceride-rich lipoproteins: JACC focus seminar 3/4

- J Am Coll Cardiol 2021;78(18):1817-30.

PubMed Abstract

18. A systematic review and network meta-analysis of the safety of early interventional treatments in rheumatoid arthritis

- Rheumatology 2021;60(10):4450-62.

19. Minimizing the risk of exercise-induced glucose fluctuations in people living with type 1 diabetes using continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion: an overview of strategies

- Can J Diabetes 2021;45(7):666-76.

20. Evaluation and management of otalgia

- Med Clin NA 2021;105(5):813-26.

21. Liver cirrhosis

- Lancet 2021;398(10308):1359-76.

22. Direct-aging oral anticoagulant choice for stroke prevention in obese patients with atrial fibrillation

- Can J Cardiol 2021;37(9):1489-92.

23. Newer biologic and small-molecule therapies for inflammatory bowel disease

- NEJM 2021;385(14):1302-15.

24. Hereditary hemochromatosis: rapid evidence review

- Am Fam Physician 2021;104(3):263-70.

25. Borderline personality disorder

- Lancet 2021;398(10310):1528-40.

26. Screening and prevention of colorectal cancer

- BMJ 2021;374:n1855.

27. Management of abdominal aortic aneurysms

- NEJM 2021;385(18):1690-8.

28. Why we should target small airways disease in our management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

- Mayo Clin Proc 2021;96(9):2448-63.

29. Gait disorders [pediatric]

- Prim Care 2021;48(3):395-415.

30. Treatment of fibrotic interstitial lung disease: current approaches and future directions

- Lancet 2021;398(10309):1450-60.

31. State of the art approach to managing angina and ischemia: tailoring treatment to the evidence

- Eur J Intern Med 2021;92:40-7.

32. Abdominal pain mimics

- Emerg Med Clin NA 2021;39(4):839-50.

33. Recent advances in early esophageal cancer: diagnosis and treatment based on endoscopy

- Postgrad Med 2021;133(6):665-73.

PubMed Abstract

34. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in special circumstances

- Lancet 2021;398(10307):1257-68.

35. Umbilical cord prolapse: revisiting its definition and management

- Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021;225(4):357-66.

36. Autoimmune hemolytic anemias

- NEJM 2021;385(15):1407-19.

37. Safety of anti-TNF agents in pregnancy

- J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021;148(3):661-7.

38. Treatment of acute uncomplicated appendicitis

- NEJM 2021;385(12):1116-23.

From the specialties

39. Diagnosis and management of myocarditis: an evidence-based review for the emergency medicine clinician

- J Emerg Med 2021;61(3):222-33.

40. Factors associated with the development, progression, and outcome of Dupuytren disease treatment: a systematic review

- Plast Reconstr Surg 2021;148(5):753e-63e.

41. AHA/ACC vs ESC guidelines for management of adults with congenital heart disease: JACC guideline comparison

- J Am Coll Cardiol 2021;78(19):1904-18.

PubMed Abstract

42. Evaluating and managing the painful total ankle replacement

- Foot Ankle Int 2021;42(10):1347-61.

PubMed Abstract

43. Cardiac surgery in women in the current era: what are the gaps in care?

- Circulation 2021;144(14):1172-85.

Research studies

44. Efficacy of a cell-culture-derived quadrivalent influenza vaccine in children

- NEJM 2021;385(16):1485-95.

PubMed Abstract

45. Focused, radial and combined shock wave therapy in treatment of calcific shoulder tendinopathy

- Phys Sportsmed 2021;49(4):480-87.

PubMed Abstract

46. Effect of C reactive protein point-of-care testing on antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections in nursing home residents: cluster randomised controlled trial

- BMJ 2021;374:n2198.

47. Trial of intensive blood-pressure control in older patients with hypertension

- NEJM 2021;385(14):1268-79.

PubMed Abstract

48. Discrimination of COVID-19 from inflammation-induced cytokine storm syndromes using disease-related blood biomarkers

- Arthritis Rheumatol 2021;73(10):1791-9.

49. Improved clinical outcome with biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stents compared to durable polymer drug-eluting stents for primary percutaneous coronary intervention

- Postgrad Med J 2021;97(1152):638-43.

Practice guidelines

50. Guideline no. 422a: menopause: vasomotor symptoms, prescription therapeutic agents, complementary and alternative medicine, nutrition, and lifestyle

- J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2021;43(10):1188-1204.