Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Review: Empirical Antimicrobial Treatment in Hemato-/Oncological Patients with Neutropenic Sepsis
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:15h | UTCRelated Guidelines: SEOM clinical practice guideline: management and prevention of febrile neutropenia in adults with solid tumors (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free) AND Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free) AND Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients: guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) (free) AND Management of febrile neutropaenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Children With Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2017 Update (free)
Review: Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:16h | UTC
Review: Use of Sodium Bicarbonate and Blood Gas Monitoring in Diabetic Ketoacidosis
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:00h | UTC
Review: Caring for the Critically Ill Patients Over 80
7 Dec, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCCaring for the critically ill patients over 80: a narrative review – Annals of Intensive Care (free)
Meta-Analysis: Enteral vs. Parenteral Nutrition in Patients with Severe Acute Pancreatitis
7 Dec, 2018 | 01:58h | UTC
Review: Confounders of Severe Asthma
5 Dec, 2018 | 00:01h | UTC
Study: Validation of a Risk Scale for Patients with COPD Managed in the Emergency Department
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:55h | UTCNews Release: Tool identifies which patients with COPD are at risk of death, serious complications (free)
Commentary: Tool quickly identifies risk for deadly COPD complications – UPI (free)
Meta-Analysis: Aerosolized Antibiotics for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:47h | UTC
Editorial: Focus on Randomised Clinical Trials
4 Dec, 2018 | 00:05h | UTCFocus on randomised clinical trials – Intensive Care Medicine (free PDF) (via @CritCareReviews)
Related: What should we stop doing in the ICU? – ICU Management & Practice (free)
“Their results add to what appears to be a constant theme in critical care, ‘less is more’ based on RCT results”
Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Antiepileptic Medications as Prophylaxis of Early Seizure in Traumatic Brain Injury
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:44h | UTCThe Effectiveness of Antiepileptic Medications as Prophylaxis of Early Seizure in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Compared to Placebo or No Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – World Neurosurgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Early seizure prophylaxis with antiepileptics in TBI has only modest effects – Univadis (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Intensive Glucose Control for Critically Ill Patients
2 Dec, 2018 | 21:16h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:27h | UTCRelated: NICE Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidelines (free guidelines and resources)
Guideline: Febrile Neutropenia in Adults with Solid Tumors
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCRelated: Guideline: Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy (free guidelines on the subject)
Acute Liver Failure: Evidence-Based Evaluation and Management
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:55h | UTCAcute Liver Failure: Evidence-Based Evaluation and Management – emDocs (free)
Cohort Study: Anxiety, Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder After Critical Illness
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:49h | UTCCommentaries: Over half of former ICU patients in the UK report symptoms of psychological disorders – BioMed Central (free) AND ICU stay can lead to depression – Reuters (free)
Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury Prevention Methods
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:39h | UTC
Systematic Review: Management and Disposition of Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:28h | UTC
Study: Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:23h | UTCNonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis Among Privately Insured Patients – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Treating the Patient With Appendicitis, Not Just the Appendicitis (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Antibiotic Therapy Alone Seems Reasonable for Uncomplicated Appendicitis (link to abstract, commentaries and resources on the subject)
Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, Resistance, and Treatment of Infections by Candida Auris
20 Nov, 2018 | 14:48h | UTC
Review: Hemodynamic Support in the Early Phase of Septic Shock
20 Nov, 2018 | 14:47h | UTC
Review: Left Ventricular Assist Device Management in the Emergency Department
20 Nov, 2018 | 14:46h | UTC
Consensus Protocol for the Treatment of Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus
18 Nov, 2018 | 00:05h | UTCConsensus Protocol for the Treatment of Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus – Acta Médica Portuguesa (free)
Review: Interruption and Reversal of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Preprocedural and Acute Settings
16 Nov, 2018 | 03:28h | UTCSource: Medscape
Randomized Trial: Prophylactic Intravenous Hydration to Protect Renal Function From Intravascular Iodinated Contrast Material
16 Nov, 2018 | 03:23h | UTCRelated: Post-Contrast Acute Kidney Injury (free reviews) AND Does contrast cause kidney injury? The evidence (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Acute Kidney Injury After Computed Tomography (link to abstract and commentaries)
Study: Safe Outpatient Management of Emergency Department Patients With Pulmonary Embolism
16 Nov, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCIncreasing Safe Outpatient Management of Emergency Department Patients With Pulmonary Embolism: A Controlled Pragmatic Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Electronic Decision Support Facilitates Home Discharge of Some PE Patients From ER – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND EMR-Integrated Tool Lets More PE Patients Be Discharged from the ED – NEJM Journal Watch (free)