Critical Care
Sodium and water perturbations in patients who had an acute stroke: clinical relevance and management strategies for the neurologist.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:06h | UTC
Encephalitis: diagnosis, management and recent advances in the field of encephalitides.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:05h | UTC
Brief Review | Source control in the management of sepsis and septic shock.
20 Sep, 2022 | 13:32h | UTCSource control in the management of sepsis and septic shock – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Source control to eliminate origin of infection, control contamination, restore premorbid anatomy/function in #sepsis & septic shock
? think outside (abdominal) box
? have multidisciplinary approach
? first do NO (additional) harm#FOAMcc on @yourICM
? https://t.co/GrA0oR5lf0 pic.twitter.com/ZyPaFF3qFH— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) September 15, 2022
Update | Management of hepatorenal syndrome in liver cirrhosis.
19 Sep, 2022 | 12:27h | UTC
Study | The specificity and positive predictive value of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction are reduced in older individuals.
16 Sep, 2022 | 12:57h | UTCInfluence of Age on the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction – Circulation
Transesophageal echocardiography in the emergency department: a comprehensive guide for acquisition, implementation, and quality assurance.
16 Sep, 2022 | 12:54h | UTC
RCT | In patients with acute pancreatitis, early aggressive hydration resulted in a higher incidence of fluid overload without improvement in clinical outcomes.
15 Sep, 2022 | 13:15h | UTCAggressive or Moderate Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review | Postoperative acute kidney injury.
15 Sep, 2022 | 13:00h | UTCPostoperative AKI – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Pregnancy-related acute myocardial infarction: a review of the recent literature.
15 Sep, 2022 | 12:59h | UTC
Head CT for the intensivist: 10 tips and pearls.
15 Sep, 2022 | 12:58h | UTCHead CT for the intensivist: 10 tips and pearls – Minerva Anestesiologica
Traumatic cardiac arrest: scoping review of utilization of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta.
15 Sep, 2022 | 12:57h | UTC
M-A of randomized trials | In patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, corticosteroids reduce the need for mechanical ventilation without significant effects on mortality, treatment failure, or adverse events.
14 Sep, 2022 | 13:16h | UTCEffect of corticosteroids on mortality and clinical cure in community-acquired pneumonia: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of randomized control trials – CHEST Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Perspective | Redefining critical illness.
14 Sep, 2022 | 13:13h | UTCRedefining critical illness – Nature Medicine
Cohort Study | Aerosol precautions and airway complications.
14 Sep, 2022 | 12:57h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
?FFP2/3 mask use by anaesthetists was associated with increased patient airway complications?@t_Potter_1 @john_n_cronin @justin_kua @EvieNurmi @dannyjnwong @dr_imranahmad @doctimcook @elboghdadly @PeriopResearch @STAResearch @SQuAResNet @NWRAG
?https://t.co/NnJZqGzU4R pic.twitter.com/PhSsU0KcGC
— ??????????? (@Anaes_Journal) September 8, 2022
RCT | Anti-C5a antibody (vilobelimab) therapy for critically ill, invasively mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19.
13 Sep, 2022 | 13:16h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
Interesting results in the #PANAMO trial of vilobelimab, an anti-C5a antibody, in critically ill ICU patients w/ COVID19.
People on MV (n=386) randomized to vilobelimab vs placebo. Mortality was (maybe) reduced in a subgroup w/ more severe illness…?https://t.co/bO5XiRptag
1/ pic.twitter.com/EUNda67T9j— Nick Mark MD (@nickmmark) September 11, 2022
NEW Research—In addition to SOC, vilobelimab improves survival of invasive mechanically ventilated patients w/ #COVID19 and leads to a significant decrease in mortality
Read the PANAMO study from Prof Alexander Vlaar & colleagues here https://t.co/k5UuqQtqyE pic.twitter.com/Xmrb76ZpzW
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) September 8, 2022
RCT | Dipeptidyl peptidase-1 inhibition does not improve outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
13 Sep, 2022 | 13:15h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Research—Brensocatib treatment did not improve clinical status at day 29 in patients hospitalised with #COVID19
Being presented at #ERSCongress, ALERT 3 session, Sept 5 from 13:15 BST
From @profjdchalmers, @keirholly, @meretelong & colleagueshttps://t.co/Vlqhfs6qtj pic.twitter.com/5CY0LS4Bvy
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) September 5, 2022
Artificial liver support in patients with liver failure: a modified DELPHI consensus of international experts.
13 Sep, 2022 | 13:13h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Artificial liver support
? albumin dialysis
? acute failure
? decompensated cirrhosis/acute‑on‑chronic failure
? refractory pruritus
? hypoxic injury
? post‑hepatectomy failure
? graft failure post #Tx
? drug overdose
? technique/safety#FOAMcc
? https://t.co/d841FcTHEd pic.twitter.com/gO79gLs60a— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) September 7, 2022
Review | Acute pancreatitis: diagnosis and treatment.
13 Sep, 2022 | 13:04h | UTCAcute Pancreatitis: Diagnosis and Treatment – Drugs
Commentaries:
Evidence-Based Disposition of Acute Pancreatitis – emDocs
Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
M-A of randomized trials | High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy vs. non-invasive ventilation for patients with acute exacerbation of COPD after extubation.
13 Sep, 2022 | 13:00h | UTC
RCT | In patients with severe burns, supplemental glutamine did not improve outcomes.
11 Sep, 2022 | 22:59h | UTCA Randomized Trial of Enteral Glutamine for Treatment of Burn Injuries – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
RE-ENERGIZE Study: In this trial involving critically ill patients with burn injuries, enteral glutamine supplementation did not reduce the time to discharge alive from the hospital. @DarenHeyland #europeanburnsassociation #eba #burns https://t.co/f69MDVmsNv pic.twitter.com/fMWr675aCJ
— NEJM (@NEJM) September 9, 2022
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during respiratory pandemics: past, present, and future.
11 Sep, 2022 | 22:53h | UTC
Guideline | Perioperative care of patients undergoing major complex spinal instrumentation surgery.
11 Sep, 2022 | 22:49h | UTC
M-A | Combination therapy with rifaximin and lactulose in hepatic encephalopathy.
11 Sep, 2022 | 22:33h | UTCCommentary: Rifaximin Plus Lactulose Linked to Greater Effectiveness, Decreased Mortality in HE – AJMC
Study suggests many stable patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction may not require routine admission to a cardiac intensive care unit following PCI reperfusion.
8 Sep, 2022 | 14:45h | UTC
Systematic Review | Reexamining the role of postoperative ICU admission for patients undergoing elective craniotomy.
8 Sep, 2022 | 14:38h | UTCReexamining the Role of Postoperative ICU Admission for Patients Undergoing Elective Craniotomy: A Systematic Review – Critical Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Optimizing healthcare resources is more important now than ever
Reviewing 2,469 patients, @tdazad @pav_shah+ found only 2.1% of elective craniotomies triaged to non-ICU required care escalation, potential huge savings
See the full results @CritCareMed:https://t.co/uJu3gXolD6 pic.twitter.com/wQuKes9hpn
— Johns Hopkins Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes Lab (@NeuroOncSurgery) June 12, 2022