Annals of internal medicine
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Multicenter Study
Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease Progression After Acute Kidney Injury: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study.
Prior studies associating acute kidney injury (AKI) with more rapid subsequent loss of kidney function had methodological limitations, including inadequate control for differences between patients who had AKI and those who did not. ⋯ National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Genotype-guided drug prescribing vs. usual care reduced clinically relevant adverse drug reactions at 12 wk.
Swen JJ, van der Wouden CH, Manson LE, et al; Ubiquitous Pharmacogenetics Consortium. A 12-gene pharmacogenetic panel to prevent adverse drug reactions: an open-label, multicentre, controlled, cluster-randomised crossover implementation study. Lancet. 2023;401:347-356. 36739136.
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Comment Multicenter Study
In persons with constipation or IBS-C, kiwifruit vs. psyllium increased spontaneous bowel movements.
Gearry R, Fukudo S, Barbara G, et al. Consumption of 2 green kiwifruits daily improves constipation and abdominal comfort-results of an international multicenter randomized controlled trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 9 Jan 2023. [Epub ahead of print]. 36537785.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Facilitating Shared Decision Making Among Black Patients at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest : A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Racial disparities in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation are multifactorial and are partly explained by higher refusal rates. ⋯ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
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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.