Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Supraventricular Arrhythmias: Clinical Framework and Common Scenarios for the Internist
16 Nov, 2018 | 02:18h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Review: The Misunderstood Coagulopathy of Liver Disease
16 Nov, 2018 | 01:38h | UTC
WHO Guide: Basic Emergency Care
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCBasic Emergency Care: approach to the acutely ill and injured – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Guideline Summary: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in ICU
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCRelated: Summary of the international clinical guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired and ventilator-acquired pneumonia (free) AND International ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia (free) AND Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society (free)
Systematic Review: Graduated Compression Stockings for Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis
9 Nov, 2018 | 01:45h | UTCGraduated compression stockings for prevention of deep vein thrombosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Graduated compression stockings for prevention of deep vein thrombosis during a hospital stay – Cochrane Library (free)
“There is high-quality evidence that GCS are effective in reducing the risk of DVT in hospitalised patients who have undergone general and orthopaedic surgery”
Systematic Review: Antibiotics for Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
9 Nov, 2018 | 01:38h | UTCAntibiotics for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Are antibiotics beneficial for flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? – Cochrane Library (free)
2018 AHA Focused Update on ACLS – Use of Antiarrhythmic Drugs During and Immediately After Cardiac Arrest
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:54h | UTC2018 American Heart Association Focused Update on Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Use of Antiarrhythmic Drugs During and Immediately After Cardiac Arrest: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (free PDF) (via @gonzaeperez)
2018 AHA Focused Update on Pediatric Advanced Life Support
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:53h | UTC
Review: Causes and Prevention of Postoperative Myocardial Injury
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:43h | UTCCauses and prevention of postoperative myocardial injury – European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (free)
Review: Update on Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:42h | UTCUpdate on Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free)
Review: Ascorbic Acid, Corticosteroids, and Thiamine in Sepsis
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:15h | UTC
Systematic Review: Diagnostic Value of Signs, Symptoms and Diagnostic Tests for Diagnosing Pneumonia in Children
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:07h | UTC
Review: Acute Kidney Injury Definition and Diagnosis
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:04h | UTCAcute Kidney Injury Definition and Diagnosis: A Narrative Review – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Things We Do for No Reason: Acute Treatment of Hypertensive Urgency
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:08h | UTCAcute Treatment of Hypertensive Urgency – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Review: Practical Approach to Diastolic Dysfunction in the Operating Room and the ICU
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:06h | UTC
Review: Management of Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:56h | UTCManagement of acute-on-chronic liver failure: an algorithmic approach – Hepatology International (free)
Guideline: Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:42h | UTCPediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Groups update joint guidance on pediatric emergency care (free)
Guidelines for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:21h | UTC
Guideline: Oxygen Therapy for Acutely Ill Medical Patients
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCOxygen therapy for acutely ill medical patients: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)
News Release: New guidance recommends minimal oxygen use for most people in hospital – The BMJ (free)
Randomized Trial: Proton-Pump Inhibitors Prophylaxis of Little Benefit in the ICU
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCPantoprazole in Patients at Risk for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the ICU – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Proton-Pump Inhibitor Prophylaxis in the ICU — Benefits Worth the Risks? (free for a limited period)
“Proton pump inhibitors are minimally effective to reduce GI bleeding among the critically ill folks at high risk for stress ulcers. Takeaways: no role for routine PPI for any patients on the WARDS, and shouldn’t be considered ‘routine’ in the ICU” (via @AnilMakam see Tweet)
Randomized Trial: Low vs Intermediate Tidal Volume Strategy in ICU Patients Without ARDS
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:39h | UTCEffect of a Low vs Intermediate Tidal Volume Strategy on Ventilator-Free Days in Intensive Care Unit Patients Without ARDS: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Lessons From ARDS for Non-ARDS Research: Remembrance of Trials Past (free)
“Among patients in the ICU receiving invasive ventilation, a strategy with low tidal volume was not more effective than a strategy using intermediate tidal volume.”
Prophylactic Hypothermia Questioned After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCEffect of Early Sustained Prophylactic Hypothermia on Neurologic Outcomes Among Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: The POLAR Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Hypothermia After Traumatic Brain Injury (free)
Commentary: Hypothermia for Severe TBI Called into Question – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Pulmonary Embolism: Contemporary Medical Management and Future Perspectives
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCReview: Pulmonary Embolism: Contemporary Medical Management and Future Perspectives – Annals of Vascular Disease (free PDF)
Study: Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCDiagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy: A Multicenter Prospective Management Outcome Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Algorithm Rules Out Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Algorithm Validated for Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis in Pregnancy – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Energy-Dense versus Routine Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill
26 Oct, 2018 | 01:59h | UTCEnergy-Dense versus Routine Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Energy-dense formulation for enteral delivery of nutrition was not associated with better outcomes.