{"title":"Thiazolidinediones increased risk for heart failure, myocardial infarction, and death in older patients with type 2 diabetes.","authors":"Raj Padwal","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79388,"journal":{"name":"ACP journal club","volume":"148 4","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40431509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Low-dose hydrocortisone did not improve survival in patients with septic shock but reversed shock earlier.","authors":"Francois Lamontagne, Maureen O Meade","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79388,"journal":{"name":"ACP journal club","volume":"148 4","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40431502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CT pulmonary angiography was not inferior to ventilation-perfusion lung scanning for ruling out pulmonary embolism.","authors":"Andrew Dunn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79388,"journal":{"name":"ACP journal club","volume":"148 4","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40431506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACP journal clubPub Date : 2008-06-17DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-148-12-200806170-02004
Deborah Cook, Lauralyn McIntyre
{"title":"Intensive insulin therapy and starch (HES 200/0.5) had some risk and no clear benefit in severe sepsis.","authors":"Deborah Cook, Lauralyn McIntyre","doi":"10.7326/0003-4819-148-12-200806170-02004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-148-12-200806170-02004","url":null,"abstract":"Questions In critically ill patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, how does intensive insulin therapy (IIT) compare with conventional therapy for mortality? How does fluid resuscitation with hydroxyethyl starch (HES) compare with Ringer's lactate (RL)? Methods Design Randomized, 2 2 factorial design, controlled trial (Efficacy of Volume Substitution and Insulin Therapy in Severe Sepsis [VISEP] study). Allocation {Concealed}.* Blinding {Unblinded}.* Follow-up period 28 days. Setting 18 intensive care units (ICUs) in Germany. Patients 537 patients (mean age 65 y, 60% men) with severe sepsis or septic shock developing < 24 hours before ICU admission or < 12 hours after admission if condition developed in the ICU. Exclusion criteria included receipt of HES >1000 mL in the 24 hours before randomization. Intervention IIT (n =247) or conventional therapy (n =290) and fluid resuscitation with HES (n =262) or RL (n =275). IIT consisted of insulin infusion when plasma glucose levels were >110 mg/dL, then adjusted to maintain euglycemia (80 to 110 mg/dL). Conventional therapy consisted of continuous insulin infusion when glucose levels were >200 mg/dL, then adjusted to maintain levels at 180 to 200 mg/dL. Outcomes All-cause mortality and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score. Secondary outcomes included length of ICU stay, acute renal failure, renal replacement therapy (RRT), hypoglycemia (40 mg/dL), and development of 1 adverse event and 1 serious adverse event. Patient follow-up 89% (intention-to-treat analysis). Main results The trial was stopped early by the safety committee. More patients in the IIT group had hypoglycemia, 1 adverse event, and 1 serious adverse event than the conventional therapy group (Table), but groups did not differ for all-cause mortality (Table), SOFA scores, length of ICU stay, acute renal failure, or RRT. Cumulative median dose of HES was 70.4 mL/kg; 38% of patients in the HES group exceeded the maximum dose of 20 mL/kg/d. HES led to more acute renal failure and RRT than RL (Table); groups did not differ for mortality (Table), SOFA scores, length of ICU stay, hypoglycemia, or adverse events. Conclusions Intensive insulin therapy increased hypoglycemia and adverse events compared with conventional therapy. Fluid resuscitation with hydroxyethyl starch increased acute renal failure and renal replacement therapy compared with Ringer's lactate. Intensive insulin therapy (IIT) vs conventional insulin therapy (CIT) and fluid resuscitation with hydroxyethyl starch (HES) vs Ringer's lactate (RL) in severe sepsis or septic shock Outcomes at 28 d IIT CIT RRR (95% CI) NNT All-cause mortality 25% 26% 4.8% (27 to 29) Not significant RRI (CI) NNH (CI) Hypoglycemia (40 mg/dL) 17% 4.1% 311% (124 to 658) 8 (6 to 13) 1 adverse event 22% 8.6% 158% (67 to 301) 8 (6 to 14) 1 serious adverse event 11% 5.2% 111% (16 to 285) 18 (10 to 83) HES RL All-cause mortality 27% 24% 11% (17 to 48) Not significant Acute renal failure 35% 23% 53% ","PeriodicalId":79388,"journal":{"name":"ACP journal club","volume":"148 4","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40431500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dirk Bassler, Jason W Busse, Paul J Karanicolas, Gordon H Guyatt
{"title":"Evidence-based medicine targets the individual patient. Part 1: how clinicians can use study results to determine optimal individual care.","authors":"Dirk Bassler, Jason W Busse, Paul J Karanicolas, Gordon H Guyatt","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79388,"journal":{"name":"ACP journal club","volume":"148 4","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40431498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review: epoetin and darbepoetin reduce need for blood transfusions but increase risk for thrombosis in patients with cancer.","authors":"David P Steensma","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79388,"journal":{"name":"ACP journal club","volume":"148 4","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40431503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review: risk for stroke is high at 2, 30, and 90 days after transient ischemic attack.","authors":"David Tong","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79388,"journal":{"name":"ACP journal club","volume":"148 4","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40431508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review: organized stroke unit care reduces mortality more than other forms of care in patients hospitalized with stroke.","authors":"David Tong","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79388,"journal":{"name":"ACP journal club","volume":"148 4","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40431499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}