Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Review: Benefits of Non‐invasive Ventilation in Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
3 Feb, 2019 | 11:30h | UTCBenefits 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 | UTC10 myths about frusemide – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
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Perspective: Debates in Sepsis
30 Jan, 2019 | 23:20h | UTCDebates 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
Related Commentary on Twitter
Three in four patients that receive a #PICC report a complication after discharge – yet very few are ever documented. Our new multicenter study in @BMJ_Qual_Saf exploring this issue is now out! #FOAMVa @AVATAR_grp @ISaveThatLine @ins1org #MAGIC https://t.co/sU3sL8aMGG
— Vineet Chopra (@vineet_chopra) January 26, 2019
Review: Cardiorenal Syndrome in Acute Kidney Injury
28 Jan, 2019 | 23:40h | UTCCardiorenal 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
Study: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes Associated With In-Hospital Acute Myocardial Infarction
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:22h | UTCCommentaries: 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 | UTCEarly discontinuation of antibiotics for febrile neutropenia versus continuation until neutropenia resolution in people with cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Study: Hospital Observation Upon Reversal (HOUR) With Naloxone
24 Jan, 2019 | 00:01h | UTCCommentary: 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 | UTCThoracic 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 | UTCMissed 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
Weaning Failure of Cardiovascular Origin: How to Suspect, Detect and Treat
21 Jan, 2019 | 23:38h | UTC
Study: Duration of Electrocardiographic Monitoring of Emergency Department Patients with Syncope
21 Jan, 2019 | 22:53h | UTCDuration 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 | UTCManagement 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 | UTCAdrenaline 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
Mechanisms and Diagnostic Evaluation of Persistent or Recurrent Angina Following Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:49h | UTCSummary: Angina After PCI – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Mechanisms and diagnostic evaluation of persistent or recurrent angina following percutaneous coronary revascularization https://t.co/c6nHh04UF9@escardio @TomLuscher #EHJ #ESCCoT #freeaccess pic.twitter.com/gb475w4rPF
— ESC Journals (@ESC_Journals) January 16, 2019
Korean Guidelines for the Management of Acute Heart Failure
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:38h | UTCKSHF 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 | UTCArtificial intelligence in the intensive care unit – Critical Care (free)
Recent Advances in Understanding and Managing Acute Pancreatitis
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:35h | UTCRecent advances in understanding and managing acute pancreatitis – F1000Research (free)
Opinion – Acute Infection & Myocardial Infarction: How Afraid Should We Be?
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:35h | UTCAcute 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 | UTCChallenges and unanswered questions in STEMI management – Hellenic Journal of Cardiology (free)
Guideline: Early Management of Severe Pelvic Injury
13 Jan, 2019 | 21:31h | UTC
Energy-Dense versus Routine Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill
13 Jan, 2019 | 20:17h | UTCEnergy-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)