ACLF-specific prediction models show better discrimination than general models for mortality risk assessment
Specific prediction models show better accuracy for liver failure patients
This meta-analysis evaluated 185 studies regarding prognostic prediction models for mortality in patients with acute on chronic liver failur…
New data shows that specialized tools can better predict survival for people with acute on chronic liver failure.
Multidisciplinary competency framework for outpatient dental sedation and anesthesia nurses improves perioperative safety
New framework improves safety for dental sedation nursing care
This guideline uses a mixed-methods Delphi and AHP study to develop a multidisciplinary competency framework for specialist nurses in outpat…
A new competency framework identifies the specific skills and knowledge needed to keep patients safe during outpatient dental sedation and a…
Naive pooling of RCTs and non-randomized studies in network meta-analyses is common and problematic
Improving the Quality of Evidence Used in Medical Network Meta-Analyses
This protocol describes a meta-epidemiological study that will examine how often network meta-analyses naively pool randomized and non-rando…
Researchers plan to check if medical studies are mixing different types of evidence without proper adjustments, which could affect treatment…
Long-term personalized exercise therapy shows potential cost-effectiveness for patients with axial spondyloarthritis
Personalized exercise therapy shows promise for axial spondyloarthritis patients
Researchers evaluated the cost-utility of long-term, personalized exercise therapy compared to usual care in patients with axial spondyloart…
New research looks at whether personalized, long-term exercise programs are a cost-effective way to manage severe axial spondyloarthritis.
Structured exercise improves 6-minute walk distance by 38.62 m in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Structured exercise improves endurance for people with lung scarring
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 503 patients found that structured exercise, particularly mind-body integrated training, signifi…
Specific types of structured exercise can improve walking distance and breathing for people living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Esketamine significantly reduces postoperative anxiety (SMD -1.23) and depressive symptoms (SMD -0.92) in adult patients
Esketamine reduces anxiety and depression after surgery
This meta-analysis of 1,312 adults undergoing general anesthesia found that esketamine significantly reduced both anxiety and depression pos…
New data shows esketamine can significantly lower feelings of anxiety and depression in adults following surgery.
Machine learning and postoperative indicators improve AUC for predicting anastomotic leak in gastric cancer surgery
Machine Learning Models May Better Predict Gastric Cancer Complications
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies involving 15,783 patients evaluated risk prediction models for anastomotic leak. The …
New analysis shows machine learning models may offer better accuracy in predicting surgical complications for patients with gastric cancer.
Structured physical activity improves FEV1% predicted by 5.79 and PAQLQ scores in patients with asthma
Structured Physical Activity Shows Benefits for People with Asthma
This meta-analysis of trials involving structured physical activity for at least 6 weeks found significant improvements in FEV1% predicted (…
Structured physical activity programs of at least 6 weeks may improve lung function and quality of life for people living with asthma.
EmiratesMEDs competency framework establishes 9 thematic roles and 14 EPAs for UAE medical education
New UAE framework sets 85 competencies for medical graduates
This guideline outlines the EmiratesMEDs competency framework designed to harmonize undergraduate medical education in the United Arab Emira…
A national competency framework for UAE medical graduates defines 85 skills and 14 clinical tasks to standardize education.
Dapirolizumab pegol increases BICLA response rate by 14.6% over placebo in moderate-to-severe SLE
Trial shows dapirolizumab pegol improves symptoms for lupus patients
This Phase 3 randomized controlled trial of 321 patients with moderate-to-severe, active SLE found that dapirolizumab pegol added to standar…
A new clinical trial found that dapirolizumab pegol significantly improved disease activity for adults with moderate to severe systemic lupu…
Sepsis Mortality Prediction Models Show Moderate Performance
Prediction models show moderate success in forecasting sepsis deaths
A meta-analysis of 84 studies finds that externally validated models for sepsis mortality achieve a pooled AUC of 0.794, but most studies ha…
New data from millions of records helps identify which factors most accurately predict if a patient with sepsis will survive.
Large language models provide automated feedback to improve diagnostic accuracy and report quality in radiology training
AI feedback helps radiology trainees learn faster, review finds
This systematic review of 7 studies examines the use of large language models (LLMs) for providing automated feedback in medical imaging edu…
A review of 7 studies finds AI feedback improves radiology trainees' report quality and accuracy, but experts still needed.