Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Randomized Trial: Is Internal Jugular or Subclavian Safer Under Ultrasound Guidance?
30 Aug, 2019 | 08:52h | UTCIs IJ or Subclavian Safer Under Ultrasound Guidance? – Journal Feed (free)
Original Article: Complications in internal jugular vs subclavian ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization: a comparative randomized trial – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Low-Dose Vasopressin on Need for Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:45h | UTCEffect of Low-Dose Supplementation of Arginine Vasopressin on Need for Blood Product Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Vasopressin as an Early Adjunct to Resuscitation in Hemorrhagic Shock: Crisis AVERTed? – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Giving trauma patients blood pressure stabilizing hormone cuts transfusions by half – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (free)
Author Interview: Arginine Vasopressin Supplementation in Early Traumatic Shock (free)
“Additional research is necessary to determine whether including AVP improves morbidity or mortality.”
Position Paper: Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Alcohol Intoxication and Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:25h | UTC
What’s New in Intensive Care: Tracheostomy
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:08h | UTC
Management of Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Myocardial Infarction: An Update 2019
27 Aug, 2019 | 01:57h | UTCRelated: Management of cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period) AND AHA Scientific Statement: Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock (free) AND Cardiogenic Shock – Journal of the American Heart Association (free) AND SCAI Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on the Classification of Cardiogenic Shock (free)
Thoracic Ultrasonography: A Narrative Review
27 Aug, 2019 | 01:52h | UTCThoracic ultrasonography: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Thoracic Ultrasound: What Non-radiologists Need to Know – Current Pulmonology Reports (free) AND Emergency Thoracic US: The Essentials – RadioGraphics (free) AND Incremental value of thoracic ultrasound in intensive care units: Indications, uses, and applications – World Journal of Radiology (free) AND Ultrasound of the Pleurae and Lungs – Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology (free) AND Lung ultrasound: routine practice for the next generation of internists – The Netherlands Journal of Medicine (free PDF)
Lazarus in Asystole: A Case Report of Autoresuscitation After Prolonged Cardiac Arrest
27 Aug, 2019 | 00:28h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
**From the brink of death** Lazarus syndrome: spontaneous return of circulation after asystolic cardiac arrest https://t.co/v6U8HBqeuB@escardio @johncamm #openaccess #EHJCaseReports #ESCCoT #ESCardioEd #CardioTwitter pic.twitter.com/E2LmIwywGc
— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) August 24, 2019
Editorial: How I Ventilate an Obese Patient
25 Aug, 2019 | 13:56h | UTCHow I ventilate an obese patient – Critical Care (free)
Related Reviews: Management of obese patients with respiratory failure – A practical approach to a health care issue of increasing significance – Respiratory Medicine (free) AND Mechanical ventilation in obese ICU patients: from intubation to extubation – Critical Care (free) AND The Crashing Obese Patient – West Journal of Emergency Medicine (free)
Less is More: Ten Reasons for Considering to Discontinue Unproven Interventions
22 Aug, 2019 | 10:59h | UTCRelated: What should we stop doing in the ICU? – ICU Management & Practice (free) AND “Less is More”: The New paradigm in Critical Care – EMCrit (free)
Observational Study: Hyperoxemia Linked to Increased Mortality Among Patients Admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
22 Aug, 2019 | 10:57h | UTCRelated: Guideline: Oxygen Therapy for Acutely Ill Medical Patients (free) AND Systematic Review: Effects of Hyperoxia in Acutely Ill Patients (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults (link to abstract and commentary)
New Guidelines on the Spinal Stabilization of Adult Trauma Patients
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:55h | UTCRelated: The Norwegian guidelines for the prehospital management of adult trauma patients with potential spinal injury (free) AND Cervical spine collar clearance in the obtunded adult blunt trauma patient: A systematic review and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (free) AND Prehospital Cervical Spinal Immobilization After Trauma – Neurosurgery (free) AND Pre-Hospital Care Management of a Potential Spinal Cord Injured Patient: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Evidence-Based Guidelines – Journal of Neurotrauma (free) AND Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Spine Immobilization in the Austere Environment (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis‐induced Coagulopathy and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:53h | UTCRelated Reviews: Diagnosis of sepsis‐induced disseminated intravascular coagulation and coagulopathy – Acute Medicine & Surgery (free) AND Sepsis-associated disseminated intravascular coagulation and its differential diagnoses – Journal of Intensive Care (free) AND Advance in the Management of Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Study: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Should be Used for 21 Days After Minor Ischemic Stroke or High-risk Transient Ischemic Attack
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:32h | UTCRelated Study: The Benefits of Clopidogrel-aspirin Combination after Minor Stroke/TIA occurs Predominantly Within the First 21 Days (free)
Related Guideline: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Acute High-Risk TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke – The BMJ (free)
Review: Difficult Airway Management Algorithms
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:10h | UTCDifficult airway management algorithms: a directed review – Anaesthesia (free)
Related Guidelines: Difficult intubation and extubation in adult anaesthesia – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine (free) AND Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway – Anesthesiology (free) AND The difficult airway with recommendations for management – Part 1 – Difficult tracheal intubation encountered in an unconscious/induced patient – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free) AND The difficult airway with recommendations for management – Part 2 – The anticipated difficult airway – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free) AND Guidelines for the management of tracheal intubation in critically ill adults – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND S1 guidelines on airway management – German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (free)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: ‘Silent’ Strokes Common After Non-cardiac Surgery, Linked to Cognitive Decline
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:07h | UTCPerioperative covert stroke in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery (NeuroVISION): a prospective cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: ‘Silent’ strokes common after surgery, linked to cognitive decline – McMaster University (free) AND ‘Silent’ strokes after elective surgeries in older adults double their risk of later cognitive decline, study finds – The Globe and Mail (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW: Perioperative covert stroke is associated with increased risk of cognitive decline 1 year after non-cardiac surgery & occurred in 1 in 14 patients aged ≥65 years undergoing non-cardiac surgery: findings from NeuroVISION, a prospective cohort study https://t.co/jWXkl6GllU pic.twitter.com/w3mDziUPSR
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 16, 2019
Editorial Commentary: Lactate Guided Resuscitation—Nothing is More Dangerous than Conscientious Foolishness
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:05h | UTCRelated Opinion: The ten pitfalls of lactate clearance in sepsis – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Resuscitation Strategy Targeting Peripheral Perfusion Status vs Serum Lactate Levels in Patients with Septic Shock (free)
Editorial: Focus on Blood Pressure Targets and Vasopressors in Critically Ill Patients
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:37h | UTCRelated: CCCS-SSAI WikiRecs Clinical Practice Guideline: vasopressor blood pressure targets in critically ill adults with hypotension – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free) AND A systematic review of vasopressor blood pressure targets in critically ill adults with hypotension – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free) Blood Pressure Targets For Vasopressor Therapy: A Systematic Review – Shock (free) AND Optimizing mean arterial pressure in septic shock: a critical reappraisal of the literature – Critical Care (free)
Alveolar Recruitment in ARDS: Should we Open the Lung (No Matter What) or May Accept (Part of) the Lung Closed?
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:36h | UTC
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Acidosis
16 Aug, 2019 | 08:15h | UTC
Study: Optimal Combination of Compression Rate and Depth During CPR for Functionally Favorable Survival
15 Aug, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCOptimal Combination of Compression Rate and Depth During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Functionally Favorable Survival – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Push Hard, Push Fast, Do Not Stop—Optimal Chest Compression Rate and Depth – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period) AND Study Details Optimal CPR Speed, Depth – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related: Performing CPR? Humming the Macarena Could Help (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Ibuprofen Administered at Doses of 400, 600, and 800 mg Had Similar Analgesic Efficacy in Acute Pain.
15 Aug, 2019 | 06:58h | UTCComparison of Oral Ibuprofen at Three Single-Dose Regimens for Treating Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Don’t Use More Than 400 mg of Ibuprofen for Pain Control – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Hot off the Press: Comparison of Oral Ibuprofen at Three Single-Dose Regimens for Treating Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial https://t.co/Wq6PCgRaUw @painfreeED pic.twitter.com/7PLtD3IJ7I
— AnnalsofEM (@AnnalsofEM) August 13, 2019
Review: Extracorporeal Life Support for Adults With Respiratory Failure and Related Indications
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCExtracorporeal Life Support for Adults With Respiratory Failure and Related Indications: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Review: Mechanisms for Hemodynamic Instability Related to Renal Replacement Therapy
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:27h | UTC
Review: Adjunctive Corticosteroid Treatment in Septic Shock
13 Aug, 2019 | 06:17h | UTCAdjunctive Corticosteroid Treatment in Septic Shock – Anesthesiology (free)
Related Guideline: Corticosteroid therapy for sepsis: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Corticosteroids in Sepsis: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Low-dose corticosteroids for adult patients with septic shock: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis – Critical Care Medicine (free) AND Association of Corticosteroid Treatment With Outcomes in Adult Patients With Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
When Less is More in the Active Management of Elevated Body Temperature of ICU Patients
13 Aug, 2019 | 05:45h | UTCRelated: Fever control in critically ill adults. An individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – Intensive Care Medicine (free)