Annals of internal medicine
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In older patients receiving aspirin, H pylori eradication reduced hospitalization or death due to peptic ulcer bleeding at 2.5 y.
Hawkey C, Avery A, Coupland CAC, et al; HEAT trialists. Helicobacter pylori eradication for primary prevention of peptic ulcer bleeding in older patients prescribed aspirin in primary care (HEAT): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2022;400:1597-1606. 36335970.
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Estimates of cardiac arrest occurring during delivery guide evidence-based strategies to reduce pregnancy-related death. ⋯ None.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Comparison of Over-the-Scope Clips to Standard Endoscopic Treatment as the Initial Treatment in Patients With Bleeding From a Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Cause : A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Current endoscopic methods in the control of acute nonvariceal bleeding have a small but clinically significant failure rate. The role of over-the-scope clips (OTSCs) as the first treatment has not been defined. ⋯ General Research Fund to the University Grant Committee, Hong Kong SAR Government.
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Comment Meta Analysis
In BPPV, canalith repositioning maneuver increased symptom resolution vs. vestibular suppressants.
Sharif S, Khoujah D, Greer A, et al. Vestibular suppressants for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Acad Emerg Med. 2022. [Epub ahead of print.] 36268806.