Annals of internal medicine
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In higher-risk, statin-intolerant adults with diabetes, bempedoic acid reduced MACE at a median 3 y.
Ray KK, Nicholls SJ, Li N, et al; CLEAR OUTCOMES Committees and Investigators. Efficacy and safety of bempedoic acid among patients with and without diabetes: prespecified analysis of the CLEAR Outcomes randomised trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2024;12:19-28. 38061370.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Clinical Outcomes With Electronic Nudges to Increase Influenza Vaccination : A Prespecified Analysis of a Nationwide, Pragmatic, Registry-Based, Randomized Implementation Trial.
In the NUDGE-FLU (Nationwide Utilization of Danish Government Electronic letter system for increasing inFLUenza vaccine uptake) trial, electronic letters incorporating cardiovascular (CV) gain-framing and repeated messaging increased influenza vaccination by approximately 1 percentage point. ⋯ Sanofi.
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Meta Analysis
Low-dose ketamine safely reduces acute pain in the ED with a more rapid and shorter effect than morphine.
Guo J, Zhao F, Bian J, et al. Low-dose ketamine versus morphine in the treatment of acute pain in the emergency department: a meta-analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials. Am J Emerg Med. 2024;76:140-149. 38071883.
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In patients with coma due to acute poisoning, withholding intubation improved clinical outcomes.
Freund Y, Viglino D, Cachanado M, et al. Effect of noninvasive airway management of comatose patients with acute poisoning: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2023;330:2267-2274. 38019968.