Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Debate: Nonconvulsive Seizures and Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus in the Neuro ICU Should or Should Not be Treated Aggressively?
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:29h | UTC
Liberal vs. Restrictive Fluid Therapy in Critically Ill Patients
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:20h | UTCLiberal versus restrictive fluid therapy in critically ill patients – Intensive Care Medicine (free PDF)
Guideline: Management of Acute Liver Failure
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:27h | UTCManagement of acute liver failure. Clinical guideline from the Catalan Society of Digestology – Gastroenterología y Hepatología (free for a limited period)
Related Guideline: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Liver Failure – Gastroenterology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Myocardial Injury in the Era of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assays: A Practical Approach for Clinicians
11 Aug, 2019 | 21:18h | UTCMyocardial Injury in the Era of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assays: A Practical Approach for Clinicians – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Related: Turkish Society of Cardiology Consensus Paper on The Rational Use of Cardiac Troponins in Daily Practice – The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (free PDF) AND Randomized Trial: High-Sensitivity Troponin in the Evaluation of Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome (free study and commentaries) AND Cohort Study: The Introduction of High-sensitive Troponins Had No Impact on Survival (free study and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy vs. Conventional Oxygen Therapy After Planned Extubation
11 Aug, 2019 | 21:09h | UTC
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome Prevention and Management
11 Aug, 2019 | 21:09h | UTCRelated: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Hemodialysis Emergencies – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
Review: Chronic Pain in Critical Care Survivors
9 Aug, 2019 | 07:15h | UTCChronic pain in critical care survivors: a narrative review – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)
Related: Recovery after critical illness: putting the puzzle together—a consensus of 29 – Critical Care (free) AND Surviving critical illness: what is next? An expert consensus statement on physical rehabilitation after hospital discharge – Critical Care (free)
Meta-Analysis: Assessment of Therapeutic Interventions and Lung Protective Ventilation in Patients with Moderate to Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
7 Aug, 2019 | 01:49h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Formal guidelines: management of acute respiratory distress syndrome – Annals of Intensive Care (free) AND Guidelines on the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome – BMJ Open Respiratory Research (free) AND Guidelines On The Management Of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Intensive Care Society (free PDF) AND The clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan – Journal of Intensive Care (free) AND An Official American Thoracic Society/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (free)
Related Review: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Nature Reviews Disease Primer (free PDF)
“This network meta-analysis supports the use of prone positioning and venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in addition to lung protective ventilation in patients with ARDS.”
Podcast: Stroke and TIA Deconstructed
6 Aug, 2019 | 08:04h | UTC#164 Stroke and TIA Deconstructed – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio)
Artificial Intelligence in Intensive Care: Are We There Yet?
5 Aug, 2019 | 01:53h | UTCArtificial intelligence in intensive care: are we there yet? – Intensive Care Medicine (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Artificial intelligence inintensive care: are we there yet?
Read about AI in intensive care in this interesting contribution to our "What's New in Intensive Care" series by @matkomorowski.
Full available at https://t.co/X4qCwpvEEj@ClinMedJournals@Dr_Cit@ESICM@Pbhjortrup pic.twitter.com/TXS9CHGyGW— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) August 2, 2019
[Abstract Only] Observational Study: Digoxin Discontinuation After Heart Failure Exacerbation Linked to Poor Outcomes
1 Aug, 2019 | 08:50h | UTCDigoxin Discontinuation and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Stopping digoxin after a heart failure exacerbation associated with risk of readmission – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Digoxin Swings Toward Benefit in HFrEF, But Lack of Clarity Remains – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Stop digoxin? #JACC paper reports discontinuation has worse outcomes among hospitalized patients with #HFrEF receiving contemporary guideline-directed medical therapies. https://t.co/8oGnNSbfH5 @DCVAMC @gcfmd pic.twitter.com/VntWsVsvLv
— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) July 31, 2019
Consensus Document: Cardiac Arrhythmias in the Emergency Settings of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Revascularization
31 Jul, 2019 | 02:10h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs. Restrictive Red Blood Cell Transfusion Strategy in Sepsis or Septic Shock
31 Jul, 2019 | 01:44h | UTCRelated Systematic Review: Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Guideline: Guidelines on the management of anaemia and red cell transfusion in adult critically ill patients – British Committee for Standards in Haematology (free)
Meta-Analysis: Infection Rate Among Nutritional Therapies for Acute Pancreatitis
31 Jul, 2019 | 01:15h | UTCRelated Meta-Analysis: Efficacy comparisons of enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition in patients with severe acute pancreatitis: a meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials – Bioscience Reports (free) AND Enteral nutrition provided within 48 hours after admission in severe acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Medicine (free)
Related Guidelines: 2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)
Consensus Paper: Management of Severe Bleeding in Patients Treated with Oral Anticoagulants
30 Jul, 2019 | 01:39h | UTCRelated: 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants (free guideline and summary)
Review: Pharmacologic Considerations Surrounding Sedation, Delirium, and Sleep in Critically Ill Adults
29 Jul, 2019 | 20:16h | UTC
Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal for Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
27 Jul, 2019 | 16:37h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
[Abstract Only] Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Large Observational Study Suggests Early Endovascular Treatment May Reduce the Risk of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia and Poor Functional Outcomes
27 Jul, 2019 | 15:01h | UTCEndovascular treatment of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via Besen BA)
Advances in Non‐invasive Positive Airway Pressure Technology
27 Jul, 2019 | 14:05h | UTCAdvances in non‐invasive positive airway pressure technology – Respirology (free) (via Park M, MD)
Meta-analysis: Diagnosis of Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Critically Ill Adults
26 Jul, 2019 | 01:08h | UTCCommentary: Review examines methods for diagnosis of elevated ICP in critically ill – MedicalXpress (free)
Related Guidelines: Management of severe traumatic brain injury (first 24 hours) – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine (free) AND Consensus statement from the International Consensus Meeting on the Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury – Acta Neurochirurgica (free)
Related Reviews: Emergency Neurological Life Support: Intracranial Hypertension and Herniation – Neurocritical Care (free) AND Acute Management of Traumatic Brain Injury – Surgical Clinics of North America (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
A question we often ask in the ED/ICU: Does this patient have increased ICP?
Our @bmj_latest study found that traditional physical exam and CT signs had poor accuracy for elevated ICP. If suspected, consider treatment & transfer for invasive monitoring.https://t.co/1Eb8PtYLFJ pic.twitter.com/bQFIgWnuur
— Shannon Fernando (@shanfernands) July 25, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Impact of Furosemide on Mortality and the Requirement for Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury
26 Jul, 2019 | 00:45h | UTC
Review: Renal Replacement Therapy in the Critical Care Setting
25 Jul, 2019 | 01:51h | UTCRenal Replacement Therapy in the Critical Care Setting – Critical Care Research and Practice (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Early Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Early vs. Delayed Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury (link to abstract and commentaries)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Influenza Virus-related Critical Illness: Pathophysiology and Epidemiology
25 Jul, 2019 | 01:01h | UTCInfluenza virus-related critical illness: pathophysiology and epidemiology – Critical Care (free)
Related: Influenza virus-related critical illness: prevention, diagnosis, treatment – Critical Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Randomized Trial: Intensive Treatment of Hyperglycemia Does Not Improve Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
24 Jul, 2019 | 09:18h | UTCIntensive vs Standard Treatment of Hyperglycemia and Functional Outcome in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: The SHINE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Researchers get a handle on how to control blood sugar after stroke – NIH News Releases (free) AND Study Doesn’t Support Intensive Glucose Control in Patients with Stroke and Hyperglycemia – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Review: Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults
24 Jul, 2019 | 08:44h | UTCAspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)