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Review: Benefits of Non‐invasive Ventilation in Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

3 Feb, 2019 | 11:30h | UTC

Benefits of non‐invasive ventilation in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure – Respirology (free)

Related Guidelines: BTS/ICS guideline for the ventilatory management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in adults – Thorax (free) AND The Japanese Respiratory Society Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NPPV) Guidelines – Respiratory Investigation (free) AND Management of COPD exacerbations: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guideline – European Respiratory Journal (free)

Related Reviews: Non‐invasive ventilation for the management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free) AND Noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure: which recipe for success? – European Respiratory Review (free)

 


10 Myths About Frusemide

30 Jan, 2019 | 23:31h | UTC

10 myths about frusemide – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Note: if the above link is paywalled, try this one

 


Perspective: Debates in Sepsis

30 Jan, 2019 | 23:20h | UTC

Debates in sepsis – ACP Hospitalist (free)

Related: Point and Counterpoint: Should the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Be Retired? (free commentaries) AND The 2018 Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s Treatment Bundle: When Guidelines Outpace the Evidence Supporting Their Use (free commentaries)

 


Cohorty Study: Patient-reported Complications Related to Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters

28 Jan, 2019 | 23:55h | UTC

Patient-reported complications related to peripherally inserted central catheters: a multicentre prospective cohort study – BMJ Quality & Safety (free)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 


Review: Cardiorenal Syndrome in Acute Kidney Injury

28 Jan, 2019 | 23:40h | UTC

Cardiorenal Syndrome in Acute Kidney Injury – Seminars in Nephrology (free)

 


French Guidelines of Intubation and Extubation of the ICU Patient

27 Jan, 2019 | 20:43h | UTC

Experts’ guidelines of intubation and extubation of the ICU patient of French Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR) and French-speaking Intensive Care Society (SRLF) – Annals of Intensive Care (free)

 


Study: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes Associated With In-Hospital Acute Myocardial Infarction

27 Jan, 2019 | 20:22h | UTC

Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes Associated With In-Hospital Acute Myocardial Infarction – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: In-Hospital Acute MI: Despite Numerous Predictors, Solutions Remain Elusive – TCTMD (free) AND In-Hospital Acute MI Common, Outcomes Poor – MedPage Today (free registration required)

 


Systematic Review: Early Discontinuation of Antibiotics for Febrile Neutropenia vs. Continuation Until Neutropenia Resolution in People with Cancer

24 Jan, 2019 | 00:17h | UTC

Early discontinuation of antibiotics for febrile neutropenia versus continuation until neutropenia resolution in people with cancer – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Stopping antibiotic therapy early versus continuing until normal neutrophil count in people with cancer with fever and low neutrophil counts – Cochrane Library (free)

 


Study: Hospital Observation Upon Reversal (HOUR) With Naloxone

24 Jan, 2019 | 00:01h | UTC

Hospital Observation Upon Reversal (HOUR) With Naloxone: A Prospective Clinical Prediction Rule Validation Study – Academic Emergency Medicine (free)

Commentary: Study confirms 1-hour discharge rule for patients given naloxone after opiate overdose – Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (free)

 


Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Pearls and Pitfalls

23 Jan, 2019 | 10:25h | UTC

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Pearls and Pitfalls – emDocs (free)

Related: Clinical Cases Referring to Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Pathologies Involving the Aortic Arch (free guideline and clinical cases)

 


Missed injuries in trauma patients – an Emergency Medicine Perspective

23 Jan, 2019 | 10:18h | UTC

Missed injuries in trauma patients – an Emergency Medicine Perspective – emDocs (free)

Related Review: Missed traumatic injuries: A synopsis – International Journal of Academic Medicine (free)

 


A Review of Guidelines to Distinguish Between Gastric and Pulmonary Placement of Nasogastric Tubes

23 Jan, 2019 | 01:06h | UTC

A review of guidelines to distinguish between gastric and pulmonary placement of nasogastric tubes – Heart & Lung (free)

 


Weaning Failure of Cardiovascular Origin: How to Suspect, Detect and Treat

21 Jan, 2019 | 23:38h | UTC

Weaning failure of cardiovascular origin: how to suspect, detect and treat—a review of the literature – Annals of Intensive Care (free)

 


Study: Duration of Electrocardiographic Monitoring of Emergency Department Patients with Syncope

21 Jan, 2019 | 22:53h | UTC

Duration of Electrocardiographic Monitoring of Emergency Department Patients with Syncope – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: How long do people need to be monitored after fainting? Study reveals best ways to catch life-threatening conditions – The Ottawa Hospital (free) AND 2 hours in the ER enough to rule out risky arrhythmias in most syncope patients – Cardiovascular Business (free)

 


Guideline: Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome

20 Jan, 2019 | 19:16h | UTC

Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (free PDF)

News Release: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons approves clinical practice guideline for management of acute compartment syndrome (free)

 


Systematic Review: Adrenaline and Vasopressin for Cardiac Arrest

20 Jan, 2019 | 17:52h | UTC

Adrenaline and vasopressin for cardiac arrest – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Adrenaline and vasopressin for cardiac arrest – Cochrane Library (free)

Related: Randomized Trial: Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Opinion: Epinephrine Harms/Helps in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free commentaries) AND Review: The Role of Adrenaline in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (free)

 


Randomized Trial: Enteral vs. Intravenous Approach for the Sedation of Critically Ill Patients

20 Jan, 2019 | 13:51h | UTC

Enteral versus intravenous approach for the sedation of critically ill patients: a randomized and controlled trial – Critical Care (free)

 


Mechanisms and Diagnostic Evaluation of Persistent or Recurrent Angina Following Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization

16 Jan, 2019 | 22:49h | UTC

Mechanisms and diagnostic evaluation of persistent or recurrent angina following percutaneous coronary revascularization – European Heart Journal (free)

Summary: Angina After PCI – American College of Cardiology (free)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 


Korean Guidelines for the Management of Acute Heart Failure

16 Jan, 2019 | 22:38h | UTC

KSHF Guidelines for the Management of Acute Heart Failure (free articles)

Part I. Definition, Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Acute Heart Failure

Part II. Treatment of Acute Heart Failure

Part III. Specific Management of Acute Heart Failure According to the Etiology and Co-morbidity

Related: The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology – European Journal of Heart Failure (free) AND Managing the Patient with Heart Failure in the Emergency Department – European Heart Journal (free)

 


Editorial: Artificial Intelligence in the Intensive Care Unit

16 Jan, 2019 | 18:56h | UTC

Artificial intelligence in the intensive care unit – Critical Care (free)

 


Recent Advances in Understanding and Managing Acute Pancreatitis

16 Jan, 2019 | 00:35h | UTC

Recent advances in understanding and managing acute pancreatitis – F1000Research (free)

 


Opinion – Acute Infection & Myocardial Infarction: How Afraid Should We Be?

15 Jan, 2019 | 00:35h | UTC

Acute infection & myocardial infarction: How afraid should we be? – PulmCrit (free)

Related Commentary: Acute Infection and Myocardial Infarction – American College of Cardiology (free)

Original Article: Acute Infection and Myocardial Infarction – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 


Challenges and Unanswered Questions in STEMI Management

15 Jan, 2019 | 00:17h | UTC

Challenges and unanswered questions in STEMI management – Hellenic Journal of Cardiology (free)

 


Guideline: Early Management of Severe Pelvic Injury

13 Jan, 2019 | 21:31h | UTC

Early management of severe pelvic injury (first 24 hours) – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine (free)

 


Energy-Dense versus Routine Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill

13 Jan, 2019 | 20:17h | UTC

Energy-Dense versus Routine Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill – The Bottom Line (free)

Original Study: Energy-Dense versus Routine Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill (free)

 


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