The following articles are abstracted in ACP Journal Club. The declarative title of each abstract as published in ACP Journal Club precedes the article citation.

THERAPEUTICS

• Review: Oral drugs for gestational diabetes do not increase adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes more than insulin

Nicholson W, Bolen S, Witkop CT, et al. Benefits and risks of oral diabetes agents compared with insulin in women with gestational diabetes: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol. 2009:113:193–205.

• Irbesartan did not reduce all-cause death or hospitalization for CV events in heart failure and preserved ejection fraction

Massie BM, Carson PE, McMurray JJ, et al. Irbesartan in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. N Engl J Med 2008;359:2456–67.

• Selective decontamination of the digestive tract and selective oropharyngeal decontamination reduced mortality in the ICU

de Smet AM, Kluytmans JA, Cooper BS, et al. Decontamination of the digestive tract and …