Anesthesiology (all articles)
Randomized Trial: Cricoid Pressure vs. Sham Procedure in Elective Intubation
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:11h | UTCEffect of Cricoid Pressure Compared With a Sham Procedure in the Rapid Sequence Induction of Anesthesia: The IRIS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Is 30 Newtons of Prevention Worth a Pound of a Cure?—Cricoid Pressure – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND The Case of the Inferior Superiority – EMNerd (free)
Cohort Study: Aspirin vs. Other Anticoagulants for Prevention of VTE After Total Knee Arthroplasty
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:06h | UTCAssociation of Aspirin With Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared With Other Anticoagulants: A Noninferiority Analysis – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Research Supports Use of Aspirin Alone to Prevent VTE After Knee Replacement Surgery – TCTMD (free) AND Aspirin Noninferior to Other Anticoagulants in Knee Arthroplasty – Journal Watch (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Aspirin Starting Five Days After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty for VTE Prophylaxis (link to abstract, video summary and commentary)
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Esophagectomy
5 Oct, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCGuidelines for Perioperative Care in Esophagectomy: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations – World Journal of Surgery (free for a limited period)
Consensus: Targeted Temperature Management in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, or Acute Ischemic Stroke
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:46h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Meta-Analysis: Restrictive vs. Liberal Transfusion Strategies in Cardiac Surgery
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCRelated study: Outcomes after Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery (link to abstract)
Review: Perioperative Lung Protective Ventilation
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCPerioperative lung protective ventilation – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Outcomes after Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery
31 Aug, 2018 | 03:05h | UTCSix-Month Outcomes after Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
“In moderate-to-high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery, six-month outcomes show that a restrictive red-cell transfusion strategy is noninferior to a liberal strategy” (via @NEJM see Tweet with Visual Abstract)
Review: Difficult Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:48h | UTCDifficult tracheal intubation in critically ill – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Review: Intravenous Fluid Therapy in Critically ill Adults
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:30h | UTCIntravenous fluid therapy in critically ill adults – Nature Reviews Nephrology (free for a limited period) (via @CritCareReviews)
Guideline: Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in the ICU
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCClinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU – Critical Care Medicine (free) (via @Abraham_RMI)
Study: Mortality Effects of Timing Alternatives for Hip Fracture Surgery
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCCommentaries: Lower death rate when senior hip fractures are repaired quickly – Reuters (free) AND Delayed surgery for hip fractures cause of preventable deaths, study finds – The Globe and Mail (free) AND The sun should not set twice before hip fracture repair – CMAJ, via ScienceDaily (free)
Guideline: Viscoelastic Hemostatic Assays in the Management of Major Bleeding
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Oxygen Treatment in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCOxygen Treatment in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (free)
Systematic Review: Colloids vs Crystalloids for Fluid Resuscitation in Critically Ill People
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCColloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill people – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Colloids or crystalloids for fluid replacement in critically people – Cochrane Library (free)
“Using starches, dextrans, albumin or FFP (moderate-certainty evidence), or gelatins (low-certainty evidence), versus crystalloids probably makes little or no difference to mortality. Starches probably slightly increase the need for blood transfusion and RRT (moderate-certainty evidence), and albumin or FFP may make little or no difference to the need for renal replacement therapy (low-certainty evidence)”.
Randomized Trial: Preoperative Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition and Outcomes
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:42h | UTCCommentary: Omitting ACE inhibitor before surgery reduced intraoperative hypotension, study finds – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Meta-Analysis: Enhanced Recovery After Gastric Cancer Surgery
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:50h | UTCCommentary: Enhanced recovery programmes after stomach cancer surgery reduce hospital stay without increasing complications – NIHR Signals (free)
See also: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines and Reviews (all free)
Systematic Review: To Continue Taking or To Stop Taking Antiplatelet Drugs Before Non-Cardiac Surgery
20 Jul, 2018 | 03:31h | UTCTo continue taking or to stop taking antiplatelet drugs for a few days before non-cardiac surgery in adults – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: To continue taking or to stop taking antiplatelet drugs for a few days before non-cardiac surgery in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
“We found low-certainty evidence that either continuation or discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy before non-cardiac surgery may make little or no difference to mortality, bleeding requiring surgical intervention, or ischaemic events”.
Systematic Review: Anticoagulation for Perioperative Thromboprophylaxis in People with Cancer
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCAnticoagulation for perioperative thromboprophylaxis in people with cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Blood thinners for the prevention of blood clots in people with cancer undergoing surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Review: Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:21h | UTCPerioperative Acute Kidney Injury: Prevention, Early Recognition, and Supportive Measures – Nephron (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Intraoperative Management of Adult Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:58h | UTC
Review: Difficult Airway Management with Proposal of a Simplified Algorithm
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:21h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway – Anesthesiology (free)
Consensus Document: Management of Arrhythmias and Cardiac Electronic Devices in the Critically Ill and Post-surgery Patient
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:22h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Effects of Restrictive Red Blood Cell Transfusion on the Prognoses of Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
18 Jun, 2018 | 06:32h | UTC
Expert Analysis: Acute Coronary Syndrome Management in a Patient in Need of Noncardiac Surgery
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:23h | UTCACS Management in a Patient in Need of Noncardiac Surgery – American College of Cardiology (free)
Register-based Retrospective Cohort: Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions Associated with Venous Thromboembolism
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:16h | UTCAssociation of Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions With Venous Thromboembolism in a North American Registry – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Peri-Op RBC Transfusions Linked to Postoperative VTE – MPR (free) AND Risk for Clot Increases After Surgery With Transfusion – Medscape (free registration required) AND Post-Op VTE Risk Up After Intra-Op Blood Transfusion – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND VTE Risk Higher in Surgical Patients Who Get Transfusions – TCTMD (free)