Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Meta-Analysis: Airway Pressure Release Ventilation During Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
20 Apr, 2019 | 15:20h | UTCRelated Review: The time-controlled adaptive ventilation protocol: mechanistic approach to reducing ventilator-induced lung injury – European Respiratory Review (free)
Guidelines for Endovascular Recanalization Therapy in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCRelated: Guideline: Indications for Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke from Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion (free guidelines)
Observational Study Suggests Many Patients with STEMI Treated with Rapid Reperfusion are Being Needlessly Treated in the ICU
18 Apr, 2019 | 07:48h | UTCIntensive Care Utilization in Stable Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated with Rapid Reperfusion – JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions (link to abstract – $ for full-text)’
Commentaries: Many heart attack patients may be needlessly treated in ICU, study suggests – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Reperfusion Timing May Predict Post-PCI ICU Complication Rate in Stable STEMI – Cardiology Advisor (free) AND Most STEMI Patients Head to ICU After PCI, but Not All Need to Go – TCTMD (free) AND ICUs overused for STEMI patients – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Cardiac ICUs – make space for those who actually need it!
Analysis of STEMI patients treated at ICUs (>80%!), <20% actually needed ICU support (still surprisingly high number?)
whats your procedure?#CICU #CCU #Cardiology #Cardiotwitter https://t.co/252FzN2rmH pic.twitter.com/lhCIm75qo5
— Konstantin Krychtiuk (@krychtiukmd) April 15, 2019
Update in Neurocritical Care
17 Apr, 2019 | 06:25h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Propofol vs. Barbiturates for Refractory Status Epilepticus
15 Apr, 2019 | 02:17h | UTC
Guideline: Prevention of Rhabdomyolysis‐induced Acute Kidney Injury
15 Apr, 2019 | 00:46h | UTCPrevention of rhabdomyolysis‐induced acute kidney injury – A DASAIM/DSIT clinical practice guideline (free)
Review: Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access in Critical Illness
15 Apr, 2019 | 00:37h | UTCUltrasound-guided vascular access in critical illness – Intensive Care Medicine (free PDF)
Guideline: Practical Management of Invasive Candidiasis in Critically Ill Patients
11 Apr, 2019 | 00:49h | UTC
Systematic Review: Non‐invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation for Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
10 Apr, 2019 | 06:12h | UTCNon‐invasive positive pressure ventilation (CPAP or bilevel NPPV) for cardiogenic pulmonary oedema – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: A breathing intervention for shortness of breath due to heart failure – Cochrane Library (free)
Guideline: Sepsis During Pregnancy and the Puerperium
9 Apr, 2019 | 02:24h | UTCNews Release: Experts issue new recommendations for the diagnosis & treatment of maternal sepsis – Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (free)
Study: Cost Avoidance Associated with Clinical Pharmacist Presence in a Medical Intensive Care Unit
9 Apr, 2019 | 02:16h | UTCCost Avoidance Associated with Clinical Pharmacist Presence in a Medical Intensive Care Unit – Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (free PDF) (via @ABsteward)
10 Tips for Intensive Care Management of Transplanted Patients
9 Apr, 2019 | 02:03h | UTC10 Tips for Intensive Care Management of Transplanted Patients – Intensive Care Medicine (free articles)
– 10 tips for intensive care management of transplanted heart patients
– 10 tips for intensive care management of transplanted liver patients
– 10 tips for the intensive care management of transplanted lung patients
– 10 tips to manage renal transplant recipients
Review: Cardiogenic Shock
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:06h | UTCCardiogenic Shock – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)
Related Guideline: AHA Guideline: Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock (free)
Related Review: Reconsidering Vasopressors for Cardiogenic Shock: Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler – Chest (free PDF)
Dysphagia in the Intensive Care Unit: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Clinical Management
4 Apr, 2019 | 01:52h | UTC
Review: Management Options for Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage
4 Apr, 2019 | 01:49h | UTCManagement Options for Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Japanese Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome
3 Apr, 2019 | 01:05h | UTCJCS 2018 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome – Circulation Journal (free)
Cerebral Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: A Review
3 Apr, 2019 | 00:58h | UTCCerebral Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Compression-only CPR Increases Survival of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
2 Apr, 2019 | 02:21h | UTCCommentaries: Compression-only CPR increases survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – American Heart Association (free) AND More people might survive cardiac arrest if more bystanders tried hands-only CPR – Reuters (free) AND Hands-only CPR doubles survival, boosts bystander intervention rates – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Hands-Only CPR for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Gaining Traction, With Good Results – TCTMD (free)
Meta-Analysis: Corticosteroids for Patients with Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:14h | UTCRelated Meta-analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Corticosteroids Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – PLOS One (free) AND Adjunctive Systemic Corticosteroids for Hospitalized Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2015 Update – Scientific Reports (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Is Treatment With Corticosteroids Beneficial for People With Pneumonia? (free)
Guideline: Optimization of the Treatment with Beta-lactam Antibiotics in Critically Ill Patients
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:22h | UTCRelated: Pharmacokinetics–pharmacodynamics issues relevant for the clinical use of beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients – Critical Care (free) AND Extended antibiotic infusions could save lives: Here’s how to do it – PulmCCM (free) AND Mortality lower with prolonged vs. short-term IV infusion of antipseudomonal beta-lactams (link to abstract and commentary)
Meta-Analysis: Corticosteroids Increase Mortality in Patients with Influenza Pneumonia
29 Mar, 2019 | 07:51h | UTC
European Guideline on Management of Major Bleeding and Coagulopathy Following Trauma
29 Mar, 2019 | 07:53h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Cefazolin vs. Anti-staphylococcal Penicillins for the Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
29 Mar, 2019 | 07:47h | UTC
AHA Scientific Statement: Management of Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
28 Mar, 2019 | 07:37h | UTCRelated: Review: Management of Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (free) AND Cohort Study: Presentation, Clinical Profile, and Prognosis of Young Patients with Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
📌MINOCA
AHA SCIENTIFIC STATEMENT
Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery DiseaseVía @CircAHA #CardioTwitter #FOAMedhttps://t.co/Z4LWgtaxwp pic.twitter.com/3WYlUogaOR
— Paola Morejón Barragán (@paomorejon) March 27, 2019
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Review
28 Mar, 2019 | 07:31h | UTCIn-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)