Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Expert Panel: Keep O2 Saturations at 96% or Below for Hospitalized Patients
8 Jan, 2019 | 21:06h | UTCKeep O2 saturations at 96% or below for hospitalized patients: expert panel – PulmCC (free)
Original Article: Oxygen therapy for acutely ill medical patients: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free study and commentary)
Guidelines for the Treatment of Pneumonia in Taiwan
8 Jan, 2019 | 16:03h | UTCRelated Guidelines: 2018 recommendations for the management of community acquired pneumonia – Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (free PDF) Guideline for Antibiotic Use in Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia – The Korean Society of Infectious Disease (free) AND Pneumonia: Diagnosis and Management of Community- and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Point and Counterpoint: Should the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Be Retired?
8 Jan, 2019 | 15:56h | UTCPOINT: Should the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Be Retired? Yes – Chest (free)
COUNTERPOINT: Should the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Be Retired? No – Chest (free)
Related: The 2018 Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s Treatment Bundle: When Guidelines Outpace the Evidence Supporting Their Use (free guideline and commentaries)
Position Statement: Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Hospitalists
8 Jan, 2019 | 06:23h | UTC
Review: Choice of Fluids in Critically Ill Patients
6 Jan, 2019 | 20:56h | UTCChoice of fluids in critically ill patients – BMC Anesthesiology (free)
Review: Acute Exacerbations of Progressive-fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases
6 Jan, 2019 | 20:54h | UTC
Position Statement: The Use of Diuretics in Heart Failure with Congestion
6 Jan, 2019 | 20:26h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
💊Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure vía ➡️The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of @escardio @secardiologia @IcaSemes 📎 https://t.co/rsyYtnYJza pic.twitter.com/ZnAdudtpVO
— Alfonso Valle (@ValleAlfonso) January 2, 2019
2018 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations
5 Jan, 2019 | 15:57h | UTC
Meta‐analysis: Prognostic Accuracy of the HEART Score for Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients Presenting With Chest Pain
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:50h | UTC
Systematic Review: Tranexamic Acid for Patients with Epistaxis
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:33h | UTCTranexamic acid for patients with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis) – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Tranexamic acid to help treat nosebleeds (epistaxis) – Cochrane Library (free)
Review: Clinical Management of Appendicitis
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:18h | UTCClinical Management of Appendicitis – Visceral Medicine (free)
Review: Scleroderma Renal Crisis
4 Jan, 2019 | 19:33h | UTCScleroderma Renal Crisis: Not so easy to diagnose and manage… – emDocs (free)
Meta-Analysis: Benzodiazepines May Increase Length of Stay and Chance of Delirium in Intensive Care
4 Jan, 2019 | 19:12h | UTCBenzodiazepines may increase length of stay and chance of delirium in intensive care – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Sedative drugs used for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – Current Medical Research and Opinion (free)
Review: Guidelines and Controversies in the Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:54h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Non-invasive Ventilation as a Strategy for Weaning from Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:37h | UTC
Review: Liver Transplantation for Critically Ill Cirrhotic Patients
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:25h | UTC
Review: Imaging and Endovascular Treatment of Bleeding Pelvic Fractures
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:49h | UTC
Review: Complications of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters in Critically Ill Patients
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:20h | UTC
IDSA Guideline: Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management of Seasonal Influenza
22 Dec, 2018 | 13:26h | UTCNews Release: Flu is Serious for Pregnant Women and Others at High Risk: Testing and Treatment are Key, Say IDSA Guidelines (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New in CID: Updated guidelines for seasonal #flu recommend that individuals at high-risk for complications from the flu, including pregnant women and the severely obese, should receive antiviral treatment ASAP @IDSAInfo #ClinInfectDishttps://t.co/XmkgwaNiYv pic.twitter.com/IFHztVX6SW
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) December 19, 2018
Guideline: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Acute High-Risk TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke
22 Dec, 2018 | 12:50h | UTCCommentary: Guidelines Recommend Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Immediately After TIA or Minor Stroke NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/RSiemieniuk/status/1075053957448376321
Systematic Review: Liberal vs. Conservative Fluid Therapy in Sepsis or Septic Shock
14 Dec, 2018 | 00:00h | UTCLiberal versus conservative fluid therapy in adults and children with sepsis or septic shock – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Different fluid therapy strategies for sepsis and septic shock – Cochrane Library (free)
Randomized Trial: Seven vs. Fourteen Days of Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated Gram-negative Bacteremia
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:56h | UTCCommentary: Study supports shorter antibiotic treatment for bacteremia – CIDRAP (free)
Study: Bacterial Contamination on Stethoscopes in an ICU
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:55h | UTCCommentaries: DNA study shows stethoscopes loaded with bacteria, including staphylococcus – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free) AND ICU Stethoscopes Teeming With Bacteria – MedPage Today (free)
Review: Management of Glucocorticoid-Induced Hyperglycaemia
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:18h | UTC
Review: Whole Body Computed Tomography in Multi Trauma Patients
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:39h | UTC


