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Practice Guidance | Six steps to better care for older people in acute hospitals

12 Jul, 2023 | 14:00h | UTC

Six steps to better care for older people in acute hospitals – British Geriatrics Society

News Release: New guidance outlines ‘Six steps to better care for older people in hospital’ – British Geriatrics Society

 


Myocarditis: a primer for intensivists

12 Jul, 2023 | 13:42h | UTC

Myocarditis: a primer for intensivists – Intensive Care Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Review | Head to toe ultrasound: a narrative review of experts’ recommendations of methodological approaches

12 Jul, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC

Head to toe ultrasound: a narrative review of experts’ recommendations of methodological approaches – Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care

 


AASLD Guidance | Use of TIPS, variceal embolization, and retrograde transvenous obliteration in variceal hemorrhage

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:59h | UTC

AASLD Practice Guidance on the Use of TIPS, Variceal Embolization, and Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration in the Management of Variceal Hemorrhage – Hepatology

 


Subarachnoid hemorrhage | ED presentation, evaluation, and management

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:49h | UTC

Subarachnoid hemorrhage: ED presentation, evaluation, and management – emDocs

Related:

RCT | Use of lumbar drains improves 6-month outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

AHA/ASA Guideline for the management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Consensus Recommendations: Early management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a hospital with neurosurgical/neuroendovascular facilities.

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Management in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Neurocritical Care

 


M-A | Catheter-directed thrombolysis vs. systemic thrombolysis and anticoagulation in intermediate- or high-risk pulmonary embolism

11 Jul, 2023 | 13:47h | UTC

Catheter-directed thrombolysis compared with systemic thrombolysis and anticoagulation in patients with intermediate- or high-risk pulmonary embolism: systematic review and network meta-analysis – Canadian Medical Association Journal

 


Guideline | Acute liver failure

10 Jul, 2023 | 13:59h | UTC

Acute Liver Failure Guidelines – The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Related:

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on acute-on-chronic liver failure – Journal of Hepatology

Guidelines for the management of adult acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure in the ICU

Acute-on-chronic liver failure: far to go—a review – Critical Care

 


RCT | Dual antiplatelet therapy proves noninferior to alteplase in minor ischemic stroke

10 Jul, 2023 | 13:58h | UTC

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy vs Alteplase for Patients With Minor Nondisabling Acute Ischemic Stroke: The ARAMIS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

See also: Visual Abstract

Commentary: ARAMIS Clinical Trial Demonstrates the Noninferiority of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Compared with Intravenous Activase in Patients with Minor Nondisabling Acute Ischemic Stroke – Practical Neurology

 


Review | Evaluation of acute adult disorders of consciousness for the general intensivist

10 Jul, 2023 | 13:37h | UTC

State-of-the-Art Evaluation of Acute Adult Disorders of Consciousness for the General Intensivist – Critical Care Medicine (free for a limited period)

 


Review | Acute-on-chronic liver failure

7 Jul, 2023 | 16:09h | UTC

Acute-on-chronic liver failure: far to go—a review – Critical Care

Related:

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on acute-on-chronic liver failure – Journal of Hepatology

Guidelines for the management of adult acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure in the ICU

 


M-A | Clinical tests for confirming tracheal intubation or excluding esophageal intubation

3 Jul, 2023 | 14:19h | UTC

Clinical tests for confirming tracheal intubation or excluding oesophageal intubation: a diagnostic test accuracy systematic review and meta-analysis – Anaesthesia

 


M-A | Higher versus lower blood pressure targets after cardiac arrest

3 Jul, 2023 | 14:18h | UTC

Higher versus lower blood pressure targets after cardiac arrest: Systematic review with individual patient data meta-analysis – Resuscitation

 


Update on transfusion-related acute lung injury: an overview of its pathogenesis and management

30 Jun, 2023 | 14:31h | UTC

Update on transfusion-related acute lung injury: an overview of its pathogenesis and management – Frontiers in Immunology

 


Clinical Trial Update | Equal long-term health and survival from restrictive vs. standard IV fluid therapy in septic shock patients

29 Jun, 2023 | 14:01h | UTC

Long-term effects of restriction of intravenous fluid in adult ICU patients with septic shock – Intensive Care Medicine

Original Study: RCT: A restrictive intravenous fluid strategy does not improve outcomes in ICU patients with septic shock.

 


Position Statement | Prehospital hemorrhage control and treatment by clinicians

27 Jun, 2023 | 14:02h | UTC

Prehospital Hemorrhage Control and Treatment by Clinicians: A Joint Position Statement – Annals of Emergency Medicine

 


EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on acute-on-chronic liver failure

27 Jun, 2023 | 14:00h | UTC

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on acute-on-chronic liver failure – Journal of Hepatology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Position Paper | Assessing and managing frailty in emergency laparotomy

27 Jun, 2023 | 13:45h | UTC

Assessing and managing frailty in emergency laparotomy: a WSES position paper – World Journal of Emergency Surgery

 


Special Series | Emergencies in vascular surgery

27 Jun, 2023 | 13:41h | UTC

Homepage – Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Descending thoracic aortic emergencies: Past, present, and future

Thoracic aortic emergencies involving the aortic arch: An integrated cardiovascular surgical treatment approach

Ruptured abdominal aorto-iliac aneurysms: Diagnosis, treatment, abdominal compartment syndrome, and role of simulation-based training

Contemporary multimodal approach to diagnosis and treatment of vascular graft and endograft infections

Acute management of mesenteric emergencies: Tailoring the solution to the problem

Resuscitative balloon occlusion of the aorta in the modern era: Expanding indications, optimal techniques, unresolved issues, and current results

Acute perioperative complications after arterial and venous femoral access in major vascular and cardiac procedures: Ischemic or hemorrhagic patterns and how to solve them

 


Review | Therapeutic drug monitoring of antimicrobials in critically ill obese patients

26 Jun, 2023 | 00:29h | UTC

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antimicrobials in Critically Ill Obese Patients – Antibiotics

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Scientific Advisory | Expedited CT scanning with iodinated contrast when necessary favored over renal concerns in emergencies

22 Jun, 2023 | 15:19h | UTC

Joint Advisory Statement between Royal College of Radiologists & Royal College Emergency Medicine regarding Emergency Computed Tomography scans and the use of Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Agents

Related:

Radiographic Contrast Media and the Kidney – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury – Journal of Clinical Medicine

Canadian Association of Radiologists Guidance on Contrast Associated Acute Kidney Injury – Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Use of Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media in Patients with Kidney Disease: Consensus Statements from the American College of Radiology and the National Kidney Foundation – Radiology

SIRM-SIN-AIOM: appropriateness criteria for evaluation and prevention of renal damage in the patient undergoing contrast medium examinations—consensus statements from Italian College of Radiology (SIRM), Italian College of Nephrology (SIN) and Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) – La radiologia medica

Association of Intravenous Radiocontrast With Kidney Function: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine

 


Review | Nonsurgical management of major hemorrhage

22 Jun, 2023 | 15:16h | UTC

Nonsurgical management of major hemorrhage – Canadian Medical Association Journal

 


M-A | No significant difference between thrombo-aspiration and stent-retrieval thrombectomy in ischemic stroke treatment

22 Jun, 2023 | 15:00h | UTC

Different types of percutaneous endovascular interventions for acute ischemic stroke – Cochrane Library

Summary: Different types of percutaneous endovascular treatments for acute ischemic stroke – Cochrane Library

 


Acute heart failure: differential diagnosis and treatment

21 Jun, 2023 | 13:37h | UTC

Acute heart failure: differential diagnosis and treatment – European Heart Journal Supplements

Related: Acute Heart Failure: Diagnostic–Therapeutic Pathways and Preventive Strategies—A Real-World Clinician’s Guide – Journal of Clinical Medicine

 


Review | Deadly drug rashes: early recognition and multidisciplinary care

21 Jun, 2023 | 13:28h | UTC

Deadly drug rashes: Early recognition and multidisciplinary care – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

 


Review | Update in the treatment of the complications of cirrhosis

21 Jun, 2023 | 13:20h | UTC

Update in the Treatment of the Complications of Cirrhosis – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

 


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