Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Study: Combustible vs. Electronic Cigarettes Alterations in Vascular Function
11 May, 2020 | 00:10h | UTCCommentary: Like Tobacco, Long-term E-Cigarettes Harm Vascular Function – TCTMD AND Vascular Damage Similar With E-cigarettes, Traditional Cigarettes – American College of Cardiology
Large Observational Study Finds Hydroxychloroquine Provides no Benefit in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19
8 May, 2020 | 10:41h | UTCEditorial: The Urgency of Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic — Learning as We Go
Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia During the COVID-19 Pandemic
8 May, 2020 | 10:35h | UTC
RCEM Position Statement COVID-19: Resetting Emergency Department Care
8 May, 2020 | 10:32h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Endovascular Thrombectomy with or without Intravenous Alteplase in Acute Stroke
8 May, 2020 | 10:17h | UTCCommentary: Endovascular thrombectomy alone noninferior in ischemic stroke – MedicalXpress
Guideline Synopsis: Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis
8 May, 2020 | 10:12h | UTCInitial Management of Acute Pancreatitis – JAMA
Original Guideline: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis
New IDSA Statement Raises Concerns Over Sepsis Bundle of Care that May Lead to Excess Use of Antibiotics
8 May, 2020 | 10:04h | UTCNews Release: New IDSA Statement Raises Concerns, Offers Recommendations to Improve National Quality Measure for Sepsis Care
IDSA Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19
7 May, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCInfectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19
Related IDSA Coronavirus Guidelines: Part 1: Treatment and Management AND Part 2: Infection Prevention
Interpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2
7 May, 2020 | 09:28h | UTCInterpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 – JAMA
AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age‐Related Considerations in the COVID‐19 Era
7 May, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCNews Release: Position statement addresses difficult issue: allocating scare resources in COVID-19 era – American Geriatrics Society
“Age should never be used as a means for categorically excluding someone from what is ordinarily the standard of care, nor should age “cut-offs” be used in allocation strategies.”
NICE COVID-19 Guideline: Acute Kidney Injury in Hospital
7 May, 2020 | 09:30h | UTC
Autopsies Find High Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Covid-19
7 May, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCRelated Study: Pathological evidence of pulmonary thrombotic phenomena in severe COVID-19 – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Observational Study: Anticoagulation Linked to Increased Survival Among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
7 May, 2020 | 09:16h | UTCCommentaries: Giving blood thinners to severely ill Covid-19 patients is gaining ground – STAT AND Blood thinners may improve survival among hospitalized COVID-19 patients – Mount Sinai Hospital AND Anticoagulation Associated With Improved Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients – American College of Cardiology AND Expert reaction to study looking at blood thinners in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
Case Reports: Acute Limb Ischemia in Two Young Patients with COVID-19
7 May, 2020 | 09:15h | UTCAcute limb ischaemia in two young, non-atherosclerotic patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet
Opinion – Awake Proning for COVID-19
6 May, 2020 | 03:53h | UTCAwake Proning for COVID-19 – PulmCrit
Systematic Review: Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine as a Treatment for COVID‐19
6 May, 2020 | 03:44h | UTC“Pending further results from more extensive studies with more stringent study parameters, clinicians should defer from routine use of HCQ and CQ.”
Report: Management of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with COVID-19
6 May, 2020 | 03:45h | UTC
Despite Anticoagulation, Patients with Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection are at Increased Risk of Developing Thrombosis
6 May, 2020 | 03:40h | UTC
Critical Conversations: Say This, Not That
5 May, 2020 | 04:32h | UTCCritical Conversations: Say This, Not That – CHEST
Cohort Study: Respiratory Pathophysiology of Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19
3 May, 2020 | 22:25h | UTCCommentary: PulmCrit – Is COVID-19 ARDS, pseudoARDS, L, or H? Physiology data from Boston – PulmCrit
Related Commentary on Twitter
COVID-19 patients do not fall into distinct "phenotypes" of high and low compliance. They exhibit a continuum of compliance, mostly low, and entirely consistent with non-COVID ARDS cohorts.
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— Robert Dickson (@robertpdickson) April 30, 2020
Case Series: Characteristics of Ischemic Stroke Associated with COVID-19
3 May, 2020 | 22:18h | UTCCommentary: Expert reaction to study looking at COVID-19, ischaemic stroke and blood clots – Science media Centre
Related: Large-Vessel Stroke as a Presenting Feature of Covid-19 in the Young – New England Journal of Medicine AND Coronavirus’s new mystery: It’s causing strokes in healthy people – Vox AND What’s Behind the Sharp Increase in Large-Vessel Stroke Risk in Young, Healthy COVID-19 Patients? – Neurology Today
Short Review: Coagulopathy Associated with COVID-19
3 May, 2020 | 22:09h | UTCCoagulopathy associated with COVID-19 – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Case Series: QT Intervals in Patients with COVID-19 Treated with Hydroxychloroquine Alone or in Combination with Azithromycin
3 May, 2020 | 22:01h | UTCCommentary: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Related Studies: The Effect of Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin on the Corrected QT Interval in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection – Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND [Preprint] QT Interval Prolongation and Torsade De Pointes in Patients with COVID-19 treated with Hydroxychloroquine/Azithromycin – medRxiv
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for the Use of Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19
3 May, 2020 | 22:03h | UTCSee also: Remdesivir: A Non-Antiviral Antiviral Drug? – Forbes
Randomized Trial: Fluid Response Evaluation in Sepsis Hypotension and Shock
3 May, 2020 | 21:47h | UTCFluid Response Evaluation in Sepsis Hypotension and Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial – Chest