Critical Care
Overview of Allergy and Anaphylaxis.
21 Feb, 2022 | 08:28h | UTCOverview of Allergy and Anaphylaxis – Emergency Clinics of North America
A Decision Tree Approach to Airway Management Pathways in the 2022 Difficult Airway Algorithm of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
21 Feb, 2022 | 08:16h | UTCOriginal article: 2022 ASA Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway.
A clinical update on vasoactive medication in the management of cardiogenic shock.
21 Feb, 2022 | 08:14h | UTC
Arrhythmias in female patients: incidence, presentation and management.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:31h | UTCArrhythmias in Female Patients: Incidence, Presentation and Management – Circulation Research (free for a limited period)
Bioterrorism: An analysis of biological agents used in terrorist events.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC
Review: Diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndromes.
17 Feb, 2022 | 10:04h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Audio clinical review: Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes – JAMA
SIMEU position paper on non-invasive respiratory support in COVID-19 pneumonia.
17 Feb, 2022 | 10:01h | UTCRelated:
Management of the first stage of convulsive status epilepticus in adults: a systematic review of current randomized evidence.
17 Feb, 2022 | 08:37h | UTC
Prone positioning during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a pooled individual patient data analysis.
17 Feb, 2022 | 08:19h | UTC
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) for severe respiratory failure in adult cancer patients: a retrospective multicenter analysis.
16 Feb, 2022 | 08:30h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
VV #ECMO in adults with cancer developing severe respiratory failure: survival remains poor, no significant advantage, carefully select! Low PLT, elevated lactate, disease status: adverse prognostic factors to be considered as deciding to provide #ECLS.
🖇️ https://t.co/igatEJH3VS pic.twitter.com/vl7UQKauB0— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) February 12, 2022
Perspective: Providing compassionate care in the intensive care unit.
16 Feb, 2022 | 08:19h | UTC
Systematic Review: Efficacy of antiviral therapies for COVID-19.
15 Feb, 2022 | 10:02h | UTC
RCT: A supraclavicular ultrasound-guided right subclavian venous catheterization approach was non-inferior in terms of safety compared to an ultrasound-guided infraclavicular approach.
15 Feb, 2022 | 09:46h | UTCSupraclavicular versus infraclavicular approach for ultrasound-guided right subclavian venous catheterisation: a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial – Anaesthesia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
A practical guide to the evaluation of small bowel bleeding.
15 Feb, 2022 | 09:49h | UTCA Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Small Bowel Bleeding – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Review: Classic and exertional heatstroke.
15 Feb, 2022 | 08:43h | UTCClassic and exertional heatstroke – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Cooling of patients with #heatstroke includes evaporative strategies and conductive methods that aim to establishing the largest possible temperature gradient between the body core and the skin https://t.co/i53jyJBTl5 pic.twitter.com/tofUjiDJYG
— Nature Reviews Disease Primers (@DiseasePrimers) February 8, 2022
RCT: Primary Norfloxacin prophylaxis prevents bacterial infections in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure.
13 Feb, 2022 | 22:37h | UTCPrimary Norfloxacin Prophylaxis for APASL-Defined Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Randomized Trial – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
AAST Consensus: Rhabdomyolysis.
13 Feb, 2022 | 22:21h | UTC
RCT: In patients with cardiogenic shock receiving VA-ECMO, moderate hypothermia did not significantly reduce 30-day mortality. 42% of patients in the moderate hypothermia group died vs. 51% in the normothermia group (adjusted odds ratio, 0.71 [95% CI, 0.45 to 1.13], P = .15).
13 Feb, 2022 | 22:11h | UTCEffect of Moderate Hypothermia vs Normothermia on 30-Day Mortality in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Receiving Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Hypothermia vs. Normothermia for Cardiogenic Shock Patients on VA-ECMO – American College of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
In this RCT, for patients with cardiogenic shock receiving venoarterial ECMO, moderate hypothermia for 24 hours compared with normothermia did not significantly decrease 30-day mortality. https://t.co/0LKYJ1bNB3 pic.twitter.com/KmXPAlvqh9
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) February 2, 2022
Sleep assessment in critically ill adults: established methods and emerging strategies.
13 Feb, 2022 | 21:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#CritCareExplore @SCCM Critically ill patients sleep poorly while in the ICU with potential implications for several important outcomes. This review summarizes both current methods and new strategies to measure sleep in these challenging environments. https://t.co/2jtpHe4MKp pic.twitter.com/c5jnqwR3Mh
— Critical Care Explorations (@CritCareExplore) February 12, 2022
Review: Management of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy.
13 Feb, 2022 | 21:57h | UTCManagement of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy – Thrombosis Research
Related:
Management of high-risk pulmonary embolism in pregnancy.
Study: Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy
Imaging is the only way to diagnose blood clots in pregnancy
IDSA guidance and ESCMID guidelines: complementary approaches toward a care standard for MDR Gram-negative infections.
11 Feb, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCOriginal Guidelines:
IDSA Guidance on the Treatment of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections.
RCT: In patients with acute stroke with a large ischemic region, endovascular therapy resulted in better functional outcomes compared to medical care alone but was associated with increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage.
11 Feb, 2022 | 08:49h | UTCEndovascular Therapy for Acute Stroke with a Large Ischemic Region – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Endovascular Stroke Therapy Works for Large Infarcts: RESCUE-Japan LIMIT – TCTMD
AHA Scientific Statement: Identifying best practices to improve evaluation and management of in-hospital stroke.
10 Feb, 2022 | 10:13h | UTCNews Release: Five elements to optimize treatment of in-hospital stroke – American Heart Association
Commentary on Twitter
Identifying Best Practices to Improve Evaluation and Management of In-Hospital #Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association #AHAJournals #ISC22 https://t.co/e6zcLMeyBZ @American_Heart @AHAScience pic.twitter.com/eBgLc7OrBK
— Stroke AHA/ASA (@StrokeAHA_ASA) February 9, 2022
IDSA Updated Covid-19 Guideline now supports the use of convalescent plasma in ambulatory patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 at high risk for progression to severe disease.
9 Feb, 2022 | 10:15h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Update Alert: Revised recommendation on the use of #convalescentplasma in ambulatory patients w/ COVID-19 at high risk of progression to severe disease w/ no other treatment options.
📄: https://t.co/YRCxtdilXT#COVID19Guidelines @JGPharmD @adarsh_bhimraj @RMKGandhi @ShohamTxID pic.twitter.com/KpXnywH362
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) February 8, 2022
European guidelines for the treatment of infections caused by Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli.
9 Feb, 2022 | 10:18h | UTCRelated: IDSA Guidance on the Treatment of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections.