October 24, 2017 Issue of JAMA

October 24/31, 2017, Vol 318, No. 16, Pages 1517-1622

This Week in JAMA

Highlights

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1517-1519. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.13366

Podcast: Robotic surgery benefits and costs, urinary incontinence review, Bayesian RCT analysis, and more.

Original Investigation

Effect of Therapeutic Hypothermia Initiated After 6 Hours of Age on Death or Disability Among Newborns With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Abbot R. Laptook, MD; Seetha Shankaran, MD; Jon E. Tyson, MD, MPH; et al.

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1550-1560. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.14972

This randomized clinical trial compares the effects of whole-body cooling vs usual care on death or disability at 18 to 22 months among infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

Association of Robotic-Assisted vs Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy With Perioperative Outcomes and Health Care Costs, 2003 to 2015

In Gab Jeong, MD, PhD; Yash S. Khandwala, BS; Jae Heon Kim, MD, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1561-1568. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.14586

This cohort study uses commercially available health care improvement database data to compare trends in the use, outcomes, and costs of robotic-assisted vs laparoscopic nephrectomy in the United States between 2003 and 2015.

Editorial
Robotic-Assisted Surgery: Balancing Evidence and Implementation
Jason D. Wright, MD

JAMA

Effect of Robotic-Assisted vs Conventional Laparoscopic Surgery on Risk of Conversion to Open Laparotomy Among Patients Undergoing Resection for Rectal Cancer: The ROLARR Randomized Clinical Trial

David Jayne, MD; Alessio Pigazzi, PhD; Helen Marshall, MSc; et al.

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1569-1580. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.7219

This randomized clinical trial compares the effects of robotic-assisted vs conventional laparoscopic surgery on the risk of conversion to open laparotomy among patients undergoing resection for rectal cancer.

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Robotic-Assisted Surgery: Balancing Evidence and Implementation
Jason D. Wright, MD

JAMA

Association of Prehospital Blood Product Transfusion During Medical Evacuation of Combat Casualties in Afghanistan With Acute and 30-Day Survival

Stacy A. Shackelford, MD; Deborah J. del Junco, PhD; Nicole Powell-Dunford, MD; et al.

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1581-1591. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15097

This cohort study examines associations between prehospital blood product transfusion and injury survival among US military combat casualties in Afghanistan.

Editorial
Prehospital Blood Transfusion for Combat Casualties
Eric A. Elster, MD; Jeffrey Bailey, MD

JAMA

Research Letter

Excretion of the Herbicide Glyphosate in Older Adults Between 1993 and 2016

Paul J. Mills, PhD; Izabela Kania-Korwel, PhD; John Fagan, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1610-1611. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.11726

This study reports urinary levels of glyphosate, an herbicide sprayed onto genetically modified crops, among participants in the Rancho Bernardo Study of Healthy Aging between 1993 and 2016.

Viewpoint

An HIV Vaccine Is Essential for Ending the HIV/AIDS Pandemic

Anthony S. Fauci, MD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1535-1536. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.13505

In this Viewpoint, Anthony Fauci discusses the limits of current treatment and prevention approaches to the HIV epidemic and proposes that the addition of an HIV vaccine is necessary to slow and end it.

Ten Steps the Federal Government Should Take Now to Reverse the Opioid Addiction Epidemic

Andrew Kolodny, MD; Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1537-1538. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.14567

In this Viewpoint, former CDC Director Tom Frieden outlines 10 steps the federal government should take to prevent opioid addiction among nonusers and treat addiction and prevent overdoses among current users.

Reframing the Opioid Epidemic as a National Emergency

Lawrence O. Gostin, JD; James G. Hodge Jr, JD, LLM; Sarah A. Noe, BA

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1539-1540. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.13358

This Viewpoint discusses the president鈥檚 recent declaration of a public health emergency in response to the opioid crisis in the United States.

FDA Approval of Nonadjunctive Use of Continuous Glucose Monitors for Insulin Dosing: A Potentially Risky Decision

Alan R. Shapiro, MD, MSPH

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1541-1542. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.12075

This Viewpoint discusses the potential risks of the US Food and Drug Administration鈥檚 2016 approval of the Dexcom G5 Mobile continuous glucose monitor for making diabetes treatment decisions without confirmation of the device鈥檚 readings with fingerstick or laboratory testing.

A Piece of My Mind

A Death in the Family

Asif Khan, MD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1543-1544. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.13531

Editorial

Robotic-Assisted Surgery: Balancing Evidence and Implementation

Jason D. Wright, MD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1545-1547. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.13696

Prehospital Blood Transfusion for Combat Casualties

Eric A. Elster, MD; Jeffrey Bailey, MD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1548-1549. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15096

Review

Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Review

Emily S. Lukacz, MD; Yahir Santiago-Lastra, MD; Michael E. Albo, MD; et al.

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1592-1604. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.12137

This narrative review summarizes evaluation and treatment of urinary incontinence in women, including use of exercises, lifestyle modifications, medications, and surgical approaches to manage the condition.

Podcast: Incontinence in Women: How We Talk About It and What Can Be Done

JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods

Bayesian Analysis: Using Prior Information to Interpret the Results of Clinical Trials

Melanie Quintana, PhD; Kert Viele, PhD; Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1605-1606. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15574

This JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods discusses the Bayesian approach to integrating or updating information from previous studies with newly obtained data to yield a final quantitative summary of the information.

Podcast: JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods
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From The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics

Prasterone (Intrarosa) for Dyspareunia

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1607-1608. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.14981

This Medical Letter review summarizes treatment options for dyspareunia, focusing on use of intravaginal prasterone for treatment of moderate to severe dyspareunia in postmenopausal women.

Medical News & Perspectives

Could a New Method to Detect Coronary Inflammation Prevent Heart Attacks?

Jennifer Abbasi

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1527-1528. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.13413

This Medical News article discusses preventing heart attacks by analyzing perivascular fat content.

The JAMA Forum

Long-term Care: Investing in Models That Work

Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1529-1530. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15230

News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Hispanic Kids Shoulder High Leukemia Burden

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1533. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15335

Brucella in Raw Milk Prompts Health Warning in Texas

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1533. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15338

Clinical Trials Update

Liraglutide May Reduce Diabetic Kidney Disease

Anita Slomski, MA

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1532. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15293

Intervention Improves Adherence to Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

Anita Slomski, MA

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1532. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15789

Baby-Led Weaning Does Not Reduce Risk of Overweight

Anita Slomski, MA

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1532. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15793

Lay Workers Can Ease Distress in Women Exposed to Violence

Anita Slomski, MA

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1532. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15796

PCPs Can Manage Genomic Results but Clinical Utility Is Limited

Anita Slomski, MA

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1532. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15798

Health Agencies Update

NIH Funds 鈥淭issue Chip鈥� Models for Drug Screening

Jeff Lyon

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1531. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15522

Federal Task Force to Address Pain Management

Jeff Lyon

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1531. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15980

New Data on Suicide Risk Among Military Veterans

Jeff Lyon

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1531. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15982

Poetry and Medicine

Lear as an Aging Musician

Thomas Dorsett, MD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1616. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.7266

JAMA Revisited

Treatment of the Opium Neurosis: By Stephen Lett, M.D., Ont., Canada

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1617. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.10492

JAMA Patient Page

Urinary Incontinence in Women

Christopher C. Muth, MD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1622. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15571

Comment & Response

Prediabetes Prevalence in China

Nanlin Fu, MD, PhD; Yan Jiang, MS; Wenjie Sun, MD, PhD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1611-1613. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.13744

Prediabetes Prevalence in China鈥擱eply

Pei Gao, PhD; Xun Tang, PhD; Yonghua Hu, MD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1612-1613. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.13752

Improving Direct-to-Consumer Medical Testing

Ann M. Gronowski, PhD; Shannon Haymond, PhD; Stephen R. Master, MD, PhD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1613. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.13733

Improving Direct-to-Consumer Medical Testing鈥擱eply

Kimberly Lovett Rockwell, MD, JD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1613-1614. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.13756

PET Scans With ¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose to Diagnose Adrenal Tumors

Brock O鈥橬eil, MD; William T. Lowrance, MD, MPH; Marta E. Heilbrun, MD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1614. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.13748

PET Scans With ¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose to Diagnose Adrenal Tumors鈥擱eply

David Taïeb, MD, PhD; Karel Pacak, MD, PhD

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1614-1615. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.13759

Correction

Incorrect Dosage Information in Table

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JAMA. 2017;318(16):1615. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.11827

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