Emergency Medicine
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
Left ventricular assist devices: a primer for the non-mechanical circulatory support provider.
17 Aug, 2022 | 13:51h | 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
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 (@rkchoi) August 11, 2022
Review | Acute liver failure management and liver transplantation.
15 Aug, 2022 | 11:41h | UTCCAQ Corner: Acute liver failure management and liver transplantation – Liver Transplantation
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
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
RCT | Effect of adjunctive acupuncture on pain relief among emergency department patients with acute renal colic due to urolithiasis.
11 Aug, 2022 | 12:06h | UTCCommentary: Adjunctive Acupuncture May Speed Relief From Pain of Renal Colic – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In this #RCT of emergency department patients with renal colic who received IM NSAIDs, acupuncture provided additional fast short-term pain relief for compared with sham acupuncture. #OrigInvestigation https://t.co/7i2wk86hif pic.twitter.com/VHNDFqOcOx
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 9, 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
Changes to the European Resuscitation Council guidelines for adult resuscitation.
9 Aug, 2022 | 12:50h | UTCChanges to the European Resuscitation Council guidelines for adult resuscitation – BJA Education
Related:
2021 Resuscitation Guidelines – Resuscitation Council UK
Position statement | Use of albumin in liver cirrhosis.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:58h | UTCPosition statement on the use of albumin in liver cirrhosis – Annals of Hepatology
Guidelines for the choice of intravenous fluids for vascular filling in critically ill patients.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:45h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
?GUIDELINES for THE CHOICE of INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS for VASCULAR FILLING in CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS ?
?Sepsis/septic shock
? Haemorrhagic shock
?Acute brain failure
? Peri-partum
✨New #guidelines published in #OpenAccess?https://t.co/UJyr3tToKS#CriticalCare #Emergency https://t.co/OhcXGL19Au pic.twitter.com/G8QjKFKn9e
— Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine (ACCPM) (@AccpmJ) May 31, 2022
RCT | Temporary transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation does not benefit difficult-to-wean patients in the ICU.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:41h | UTC
Position Paper | Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:43h | UTC
Review | Recognizing and managing eating disorders in the emergency department.
5 Aug, 2022 | 14:22h | UTCRecognising and managing eating disorders in the emergency department – Postgraduate Medical Journal
Recommendations on controversial issues in diagnosis and management of hyponatremia.
4 Aug, 2022 | 14:07h | UTC