Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Podcast: Dialysis for the Internist
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:04h | UTC#192 Dialysis for the Internist with Joel Topf MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
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Evolving Issues in Oxygen Therapy in Acute Care Medicine
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:53h | UTCEvolving Issues in Oxygen Therapy in Acute Care Medicine – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Systematic Review: Higher vs. Lower Fraction of Inspired Oxygen or Targets of Arterial Oxygenation for Adults Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (several studies on the subject)
Consensus Statement: A Management Algorithm for Adult Patients with Both Brain Oxygen and Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:50h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Observational Study: Morphine may Interact with Clopidogrel and is Linked to Higher Rates of Ischemic Events Among Patients with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Coronary Angiography
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:48h | UTCMorphine and Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Coronary Angiography – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Clopidogrel Interaction With Morphine in ACS Linked to More Ischemic Events – TCTMD (free)
Meta-Analysis: Treatment for Ascites in Adults with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:36h | UTCTreatment for ascites in adults with decompensated liver cirrhosis: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Treatments for ascites in people with advanced liver disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Over-Testing for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Departments: The Continuing Epidemic
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:15h | UTCCommentary: Overuse of CT Scans for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Persists – TCTMD (free)
Severe Flu Management: A Point of View
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCSevere flu management: a point of view – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Summary with 10 Key Points to Remember: 2019 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Supraventricular Tachycardia
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:08h | UTCOriginal Guideline: The Task Force for the management of patients with supraventricular tachycardia of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC): Developed in collaboration with the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) (free)
Review: Mortality Prediction Models in the Adult Critically Ill
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:04h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Study: Patients with Myocardial Infarction and Low-Normal (90% to 94%) Oxygen Saturation Do Not Benefit from Oxygen Therapy
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:07h | UTCCommentary: Oxygen of No Benefit, Even in MI Patients With Low-Normal Saturation – TCTMD (free)
Related: Systematic Review: Higher vs. Lower Fraction of Inspired Oxygen or Targets of Arterial Oxygenation for Adults Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (several studies on the subject)
ACR/NKF Consensus Statement: “The Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Developing in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function Following Exposure to Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media has Been Overstated”
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCCommentary: Risk of kidney injury in contrast CT imaging overstated, experts say – UPI (free)
Related: Another Study Questions the Association of Contrast Use and Acute Kidney Injury (studies on the subject)
Position Paper: Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCDiagnosis and risk stratification of chest pain patients in the emergency department: focus on acute coronary syndromes. A position paper of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association – European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care (free for a limited period)
AHA Recommendations: Prehospital Activation of Hospital Resources in Patients with Suspected ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:42h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Hydroxyethyl Starch vs. Saline for Volume Replacement Therapy in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCEffect of Hydroxyethyl Starch vs Saline for Volume Replacement Therapy on Death or Postoperative Complications Among High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery: The FLASH Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Hydroxyethyl Starch for Fluid Replacement Therapy in High-Risk Surgical Patients: Context and Caution (free for a limited period)
Related Cochrane Review: Colloids vs Crystalloids for Fluid Resuscitation in Critically Ill People (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
FLASH trial published today in @JAMA_current, comparing saline versus HES in high risk surgical patients.https://t.co/5xet1jOtEA
Our accompanying editorial, which hopefully helps to contextualizing the results can be found at:https://t.co/Ebl9ieG5Sp— Fernando Zampieri (@f_g_zampieri) January 21, 2020
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis: Pathophysiological Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Treatment
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:15h | UTCRelated: Cardiotoxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors – ESMO Open (free) AND Cardiotoxicity from immune checkpoint inhibitors – IJC Heart & Vasculature (free) AND Cardiovascular toxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients: A review when cardiology meets immuno-oncology – Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (free) AND Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Fulminant Myocarditis and Cardiogenic Shock – JACC: CardioOncology (free)
Palliative Sedation: A Safety Net for the Relief of Refractory and Intolerable Symptoms at the End of Life
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:06h | UTC
Pain and Delirium: Mechanisms, Assessment, and Management
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCPain and delirium: mechanisms, assessment, and management – European Geriatric Management (free)
Review: Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Individuals
21 Jan, 2020 | 03:01h | UTCAcute Myocardial Infarction in Young Individuals – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Study – Troponin Testing and Coronary Syndrome in Geriatric Patients with Nonspecific Complaints: Are We Overtesting?
21 Jan, 2020 | 02:58h | UTCCommentaries: Study questions routine troponin testing for ACS in geriatric patients with NSCs – Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (free) AND This Old Heart of Mine and Troponin Testing – The Skeptics Guide to EM (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Unwitnessed or Extended Therapeutic Time Window
21 Jan, 2020 | 01:15h | UTCThrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in the unwitnessed or extended therapeutic time window – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
The PEPTIC Randomized Clinical Trial: Similar Outcomes with Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis with Proton Pump Inhibitors vs. Histamine-2 Receptor Blockers Among ICU Patients Receiving Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
19 Jan, 2020 | 21:42h | UTCEditorial: Proton Pump Inhibitors vs Histamine-2 Receptor Blockers for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: Issues of Interpretability in Pragmatic Trials (free for a limited period)
Conference Presentation: Effect of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis With PPIs vs H2RBs on Mortality in Ventilated ICU Patients (free)
Commentaries: JC: The PEPTIC study PPI vs H2RBs on the ICU – St Emlyn’s (free) AND Risks And Benefits Of Proton Pump Inhibitors To Prevent Gi Bleeds In Intensive Care Patients – MedicalResearch.com (free)
The VITAMINS Randomized Clinical Trial: Vitamin C, Hydrocortisone, and Thiamine Not beneficial for Patients with Sepsis
19 Jan, 2020 | 21:44h | UTCEffect of Vitamin C, Hydrocortisone, and Thiamine vs Hydrocortisone Alone on Time Alive and Free of Vasopressor Support Among Patients With Septic Shock: The VITAMINS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Lack of Benefit of High-Dose Vitamin C, Thiamine, and Hydrocortisone Combination for Patients With Sepsis (free)
Conference Presentation: Effect of Vitamin C and Thiamine on Time Alive and Free of Vasopressor Support Among Patients With Septic Shock (free)
Commentaries: JC: The Vitamins trial. Hydrocortisone, Vit C and Thiamine (Marik protocol – or not?) in sepsis – St Emlyn’s (free) AND Vitamin Treatment For Sepsis Fails In Large Trial – NPR (free) AND Metabolic Resuscitation: Was the answer inside us all along? – PulmCrit (free)
Position Statement on Endovascular Intervention for Trauma
19 Jan, 2020 | 20:57h | UTC
Chest Radiography in Adult Critical Care Unit: A Pictorial Review
19 Jan, 2020 | 20:47h | UTC
Respiratory Muscle Ultrasonography: Methodology, Basic and Advanced Principles and Clinical Applications in ICU and ED Patients
19 Jan, 2020 | 20:42h | UTC