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“A clinical trial of the use of adrenaline in cardiac arrests has found that its use results in less than 1% more people leaving hospital alive – but almost doubles the risk of severe brain damage for survivors of cardiac arrest” (from University of Warwick).

Review: Auscultation for Bowel Sounds in Patients with Ileus

20 Jul, 2018 | 02:46h | UTC

Auscultation for bowel sounds in patients with ileus: an outdated practice in the ICU? – Netherlands Journal of Critical Care (free PDF)

Editorial: It’s not a gut feeling: don’t listen to the bowels (free PDF)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Review: Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure

20 Jul, 2018 | 02:47h | UTC

Noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure: which recipe for success? – European Respiratory Review (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Study: Overprescription of Antibiotics in Urgent Care Clinics

20 Jul, 2018 | 02:43h | UTC

Comparison of Antibiotic Prescribing in Retail Clinics, Urgent Care Centers, Emergency Departments, and Traditional Ambulatory Care Settings in the United States – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Overprescription in Urgent Care Clinics—The Fast and the Spurious – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Urgent care centers often prescribe unnecessary antibiotics – Reuters (free) AND Study spotlights inappropriate prescribing in urgent care – CIDRAP (free)

Cohort Study: Inferior Vena Cava Filters and Mortality in Patients with Contraindication to Anticoagulation

20 Jul, 2018 | 02:17h | UTC

Association of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement for Venous Thromboembolic Disease and a Contraindication to Anticoagulation With 30-Day Mortality – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: Inferior Vena Cava Filters and Mortality: Is It the Underlying Process, the Patient, or the Device? (free)

“Could IVC filters be causing harm? They began being used before @US_FDA started approving devices. This article raises possibility of increased mortality. Maybe where we need trials to determine safety and effectiveness”. (via @hmkyale see Tweet)

Guideline: Management of Non ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

20 Jul, 2018 | 02:14h | UTC

2018 Guidelines of the Taiwan Society of Cardiology, Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine and Taiwan Society of Cardiovascular Interventions for the management of non ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome – Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (free)

Expert Consensus: Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction

20 Jul, 2018 | 02:13h | UTC

CVIT expert consensus document on primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in 2018 – Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics (free)

Study: Safety Planning Intervention With Follow-up vs Usual Care of Suicidal Patients

13 Jul, 2018 | 03:05h | UTC

Comparison of the Safety Planning Intervention With Follow-up vs Usual Care of Suicidal Patients Treated in the Emergency Department – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Association of Safety Planning Intervention With Subsequent Suicidal Behavior Among ER-Treated Suicidal Patients (free)

Commentaries: ED Intervention with Follow-Up Appears to Reduce Suicidal Behaviors – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND A Simple Emergency Room Intervention Can Help Cut Suicide Risk – NPR (free)

Related Studies: Suicide Prevention in an Emergency Department Population (free study and commentaries) AND Strategies to prevent death by suicide (link to abstract and commentaries)

Randomized Trial: Alteplase vs Aspirin for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Minor Nondisabling Neurologic Deficits

13 Jul, 2018 | 02:58h | UTC

Effect of Alteplase vs Aspirin on Functional Outcome for Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Minor Nondisabling Neurologic Deficits: The PRISMS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Stopping the Alteplase Indication Creep – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free) AND Alteplase unlikely to reduce disability after mild stroke without disabling deficits – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Lytic No Better Than Aspirin for Mild Ischemic Stroke – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Summary of the International Guidelines for the Management of Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-acquired Pneumonia

13 Jul, 2018 | 02:38h | UTC

Summary of the international clinical guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired and ventilator-acquired pneumonia – ERJ Open Research (free)

Editorial: Treating nosocomial pneumonia: what’s new (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

NICE Draft Guidance: Antibiotics Should be Restricted for COPD

13 Jul, 2018 | 02:36h | UTC

Antibiotics should be restricted for COPD – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Commentaries: Antibiotics should be restricted for COPD, says NICE – OnMedica (free) AND UK officials recommend limits on antibiotics for COPD – CIDRAP (free)

“The draft antimicrobial guidance recommends that antibiotics should be offered to people who have a severe flare up of symptoms, also known as a severe acute exacerbation”

Guideline: Management Of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

13 Jul, 2018 | 02:29h | UTC

Guidelines On The Management Of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Intensive Care Society (free PDF) (via @CritCareReviews)

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