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1 BOLETIN BIBLIOGRAFICO BIBLIOTECA MEDICA-HCG JUNIO 2014 Am J Clin Pathol Statement on Human Papillomavirus DNA Test Utilization. AJCP 141 (4): , abr Pathology Consultation on Electronic Crossmatch AJCP 141 (5): , mayo Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma : Current and Emerging Concepts AJCP 141 (4): , abr Anesthesiology 1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone Therapy in Pain Management Anesthesiology 120 (5): , mayo Vascular Access in Resuscitation : Is There a Role for the Intraosseous Route? Anesthesiology 120 (4): , abr Annals Internal Medicine 1. Association of Dietary, Circulating, and Supplement fatty Acids with Coronary Risk. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 160 (6): , mar Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Test for Detecting Albuminuria. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Intern Med 160 (8): , abr Junio 2014 Página 1

2 3. Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Ann Intern Med 160 (8): , abr Effectiveness of Combination Therapy with Statin and Another Lipid- Modifying Agent Compared with Intensified Statin Monotherapy. A Systematic Review. Ann Intern Med 160 (7): , abr Evidence Supporting a Systolic Blood Pressure Goal of Less than 150mm Hg in Patients Age 60years or Older : The Minority View. Ann Intern Med 160 (7): , abr High-Energy Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy for Treating Chronic Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder. A Systematic Review. Ann Intern Med 160 (8): , abr Primary Care Behavioral Interventions to Prevent or Reduce Illicit Drug Use and Nonmedical Pharmaceutical Use in Children and Adolescents : A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med 160 (9): , mayo Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Ann Intern Med 160 (6): , mar Update in Pulmonary, Sleep, and Critical Care Medicine : Evidence Published in 2013 Ann Intern Med 160 (9): , abr Update in Women s Health : Evidence Published in Ann Intern Med 160 (9): , mayo, 2014 Clinical OBSTETRICS AND Gynecology 1. Elective Induction of Labor Clin Obstet Gynecol 57 (2): jun Prevention Morbidity and Mortality from Cervical Cancer in the New Millennium Clin Obstet Gynecol 57 (2): jun Junio 2014 Página 2

3 Critical Care Medicine 1. Assessment of Limb Muscle Strength in Critical Ill Patients : A Systematic Review. Crit Care Med 42 (3): , mar The Efficacy and Safety of Prone Positional Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome : Update Study-Level Meta-Analysis of 11 Randomized Controlled Trials. Crit Care Med 42 (5): The Highs and Lower of Blood Pressure : Toward Meaningful Clinical Targets in Patients with Shock. Crit Care Med 42 (5): , mayo Liberal Versus Restricted Fluid Resuscitation Strategies in Trauma Patients : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Observational Studies. Crit Care Med 42 (4): , abr Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill : Myths and Misconceptions. Crit Care Med 42 (4): , abr Plasma Biomarkers for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med 42 (3) , mar Rehabilitation Interventions for Postintensive Care Syndrome : A Systematic Review. Crit Care Med 42 (5): , mayo Transfusion in Critically Ill Children : Indications, Risk, and Challenges. Critical Care Med 42 (3): , mar GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY 1. Evaluation and management of small-bowel tumors in the era of deep enteroscopy. GIE 79 (59: , mayo Junio 2014 Página 3

4 2. Systematic Review comparing radiofrequency ablation and complete endoscopic resection in treating dysplastic Barrett s esophagus : a critical assessment of histologic outcomes and adverse events. GIE 79 (5): , mayo JAMA 1. A Systematic Assessment of Benefits and Risks to Guide Breast Cancer Screening Decisions. JAMA 311 (13): , abr Idiopathic Short Stature : A Clinical Review JAMA 311 (17): , mayo The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Glaucoma : A Review. JAMA 311 (18): , mayo Screening for Prostate Cancer with the Prostate-Specific Antigen Test. A Review of Current Evidence. JAMA 311 (11): , mar JAMA Surgery 1. Palliative Surgery for Malignant Bowel Obstruction from Carcinomatosis. A Systematic Review. JAMA Surg 149 (4): , abr Surgery for Diverticulitis in the 21 st Century. A Systematic Review JAMA Surgery 149 (3): , mar Lancet 1. Adult haemophagocytic syndrome. Lancet 383 (9927): , abr Autism Lancet 383 (9920): , mar Junio 2014 Página 4

5 3. Burns in children : standard and new treatments. Lancet 383 (9923): , mar Cerebral palsy Lancet 383 (9924): abr Colorectal cancer. Lancet 383 (9927): , abr Delirium in elderly people Lancet 383 (9920): , mar Factitious disorders 1 : Early recognition and management of fabricated or induced illness in children. Lancet 383 (9926): , abr Factitious disorders 2 : Factitious disorders and malingering : challenges for clinical assessment and management. Lancet 383 (9926): , abr The Framingham Heart Study and the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease : a historical perspective. Lancet 383 (9921): , mar Intracranial atherosclerosis Lancet 383 (9921): , mar Male hypogonadism Lancet 383 (9924): , abr The many faces of diabetes : a disease with increasing heterogeneity. Lancet 383 (99229: , mar Pathophysiology and treatment of type 2 diabetes : perspectives on the past, present, and future. Lancet 383 (9922): , mar Junio 2014 Página 5

6 NEUROLOGY 1. Barriers to investigator-initiated deep brain stimulation and device research Neurology 82 (16): , abr Genetics of essential tremor : Meta-Analysis and Review Neurology 82 (11): , mar Meta-analysis of preclinical studies of mesenchymal stromal cells for ischemic stroke. Neurology 82 (14): , abr Systematic review : Efficacy and safety of medical marijuana in selected neurologic disorders : Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology 82 (17): , abr New England Journal Medicine 1. Acute Infectious Diarrhea in Immunocompetent Adults. N Eng J Med 370 (16): , abr Aortic Dilatation in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve N Engl J Med 370 (20): , mayo Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. N Engl J Med 370 (12): , mar Critical Care Medicine : ICU-Acquired Weakness and Recovery From Critical Illness N Engl J Med 370 (17): , abr Critical Care Medicine: Nutrition in the Acute Phase of Critical Illness N Engl J Med 370 (13): , mar Global Health : Global Health and the Law N Engl J Med 370 (18): mayo, 2014 Junio 2014 Página 6

7 7. Global Health : Pandemic Preparedness and Response Lessons from the H1N1 Influenza of N Engl J Med 370 (14): , abr Obliterative Bronchiolitis. N Engl J Med 370 (19): , mayo Obstetrics Gynecology 1. Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure and Risk of Preterm Birth : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol 123 (4): , abr Rehabilitación 1. Efectividad de la rehabilitación en la esclerosis múltiple. Rehabilitación 48 (1): 46-53, ene-mar Revisión bibliográfica del síndrome de Parsonage-Turner. Rehabilitación 48 (1): 54-60, ene-mar Junio 2014 Página 7

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