Critical Care
Guideline | Use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma.
17 Aug, 2022 | 14:28h | UTC
Video laryngoscopy in the ED: a review of devices, techniques, and evidence.
17 Aug, 2022 | 14:03h | UTCVideo Laryngoscopy in the ED: A Review of Devices, Techniques, and Evidence – emDocs
Review | Why is my patient still in sinus tachycardia?
17 Aug, 2022 | 14:06h | UTCWhy Is My Patient Still In Sinus Tachycardia? – emDocs
Risk stratification in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: current evidence and perspectives.
17 Aug, 2022 | 13:55h | UTC
Review | Evaluation and management of emergencies in the patient with cirrhosis.
17 Aug, 2022 | 13:57h | UTC
Prolonged mechanical ventilation: outcomes and management.
17 Aug, 2022 | 13:53h | UTCProlonged Mechanical Ventilation: Outcomes and Management – Journal of Clinical Medicine
Left ventricular assist devices: a primer for the non-mechanical circulatory support provider.
17 Aug, 2022 | 13:51h | UTC
International clinical practice guidelines for pediatric ventilator liberation.
16 Aug, 2022 | 13:56h | UTC
Acute pericarditis: update.
16 Aug, 2022 | 13:28h | UTCAcute Pericarditis: Update – Current Cardiology Reports
M-A | Efficacy and safety of heparin full-dose anticoagulation in hospitalized non-critically ill COVID-19 patients.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:27h | UTCRelated:
Anticoagulants for people hospitalised with COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Review | Plasma exchange in the intensive care unit.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:19h | UTCPlasma exchange in the intensive care unit: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Therapeutic plasma exchange in #ICU
🟨 indications for urgent TPE
🟨 mechanisms, kinetics and therapeutic goals
🟨 diagnostic workup & monitoring
🟨 technical aspects
🟨 clinical response & complications
🟨 unanswered questions & research agenda#FOAMcc
📎 https://t.co/CojkcA81Dy pic.twitter.com/MsAdjgJhNL— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) August 13, 2022
RCT | A small study evaluated the safety and efficacy of prophylactic levetiracetam for prevention of epileptic seizures in the acute phase of intracerebral hemorrhage.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:01h | UTCSafety and efficacy of prophylactic levetiracetam for prevention of epileptic seizures in the acute phase of intracerebral haemorrhage (PEACH): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Small study that is not powered to answer this question but raises an interesting ❓ nonetheless: should we use prophylactic antiseizure 💊in #ich? Most recently updated guidelines recommend against this practice. https://t.co/NH45OCtzvv
— Richard Choi, DO, FNCS (@rkchoi) August 11, 2022
Review | Perioperative hypotension: causes and remedies.
15 Aug, 2022 | 11:53h | UTCPerioperative hypotension: causes and remedies – Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care
Review | Acute liver failure management and liver transplantation.
15 Aug, 2022 | 11:41h | UTCCAQ Corner: Acute liver failure management and liver transplantation – Liver Transplantation
Consensus Guidance | Thromboprophylaxis for venous thromboembolism prevention in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis.
12 Aug, 2022 | 14:54h | UTC
M-A | Diagnostic accuracy of urinary antigen tests for pneumococcal pneumonia among patients with acute respiratory failure suspected pneumonia.
12 Aug, 2022 | 14:28h | UTC
M-A | Effect of goal-directed fluid therapy on renal function in critically ill patients.
12 Aug, 2022 | 14:19h | UTC
Real-time monitoring of blood parameters in the intensive care unit: state-of-the-art and perspectives.
12 Aug, 2022 | 14:14h | UTC
Review | How can assessing hemodynamics help to assess volume status?
11 Aug, 2022 | 12:21h | UTCHow can assessing hemodynamics help to assess volume status? – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Review | Machines that save lives in the intensive care unit: the ultrasonography machine.
11 Aug, 2022 | 12:20h | UTCMachines that save lives in the intensive care unit: the ultrasonography machine – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one in PMC)
Commentary on Twitter
Ultrasonography saves lives in #ICU!!
🖥 CCUS in constraints: utility in limited resource environment
🖥 machine design for under‐resourced vs well‐resourced ICU
🖥 training challenges
🖥 evidence: does CCUS really save lives?#POCUS #FOAMcc #FOAMus
🖇 https://t.co/Ht5tCPEyny pic.twitter.com/QacQcYYV4X— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) August 9, 2022
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute respiratory failure: a review of potential indications, clinical practice and open research questions.
11 Aug, 2022 | 12:02h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal #ECCO2r: to date indications & risk-to-beneft ratio of this technique should now be carefully evaluated using structured national or international registries and large randomized trials. Here #FOAMcc narrative review
🖇️https://t.co/CN8OSha8uY https://t.co/zEFBMAF9dW pic.twitter.com/QqPG00QKPU— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) August 10, 2022
RCT | Among patients with symptomatic intracranial stenosis, the addition of stenting to medical therapy is not better at reducing the risk of stroke or death compared to medical therapy alone.
10 Aug, 2022 | 15:36h | UTCEditorial: Therapeutic Strategies for Intracranial Atherosclerosis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Stenting Hits Another Wall in Intracranial Stenosis Stroke – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Findings of this #RandomizedClinicalTrial do not support the addition of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting to medical therapy for the treatment of patients with symptomatic severe intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. https://t.co/X9qi3WQ0JC pic.twitter.com/rH6aDo4GjV
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 9, 2022
RCT | In patients with large vessel occlusion stroke, intravenous Tirofiban before endovascular thrombectomy does not improve functional outcomes.
10 Aug, 2022 | 15:34h | UTCEffect of Intravenous Tirofiban vs Placebo Before Endovascular Thrombectomy on Functional Outcomes in Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke: The RESCUE BT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
See also: Visual Abstract
Commentary: RESCUE BT: IV Tirofiban No Help During Stroke Thrombectomy – TCTMD
Review | Developments in procedural sedation for adults.
10 Aug, 2022 | 12:14h | UTCDevelopments in procedural sedation for adults – BJA Education
Guideline Synopsis | Treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection.
9 Aug, 2022 | 12:54h | UTCTreatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Guideline: ACG Clinical Guidelines: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections – American Journal of Gastroenterology
Related Guidelines:
Commentary on Twitter
A summary of @AmCollegeGastro’s 2021 guidelines on treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection. https://t.co/QzrMa71ttu
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 8, 2022