Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Review: Management of Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:44h | UTC
Evidence-Based Approach: Evaluation and Management of the Febrile Child in the Emergency Department
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:45h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Epinephrine vs Norepinephrine for Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:35h | UTCEpinephrine Versus Norepinephrine for Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Epinephrine vs. Norepinephrine for Cardiogenic Shock – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Norepinephrine Bests Epinephrine in Battle of the Vasopressors in Cardiogenic Shock – TCTMD (free)
Cohort Study: Infectious and Noninfectious Complications Associated with Indwelling Urethral Catheters
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:25h | UTCCommentary: Foleys Aren’t Fun: Patient Study Shows Catheter Risks – University of Michigan, via NewsWise (free)
“More than half of patients surveyed while they had a urinary catheter, and again weeks later, reported a complication – and infections were only part of the problem” (from NewsWise)
Meta-Analysis: Out-Of-Hours Discharge from the ICU, In-Hospital Mortality and Intensive Care Readmission Rates
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:24h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
“Out-of-hours discharge from an ICU is strongly associated with both in-hospital death and ICU readmission. Whether these increases in mortality and readmission result from patient differences, differences in care, or a combination remains unclear”.
Review: Difficult Airway Management with Proposal of a Simplified Algorithm
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:21h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway – Anesthesiology (free)
Randomized Trial: Sodium Bicarbonate for Patients with Severe Metabolic Acidemia in the ICU
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:26h | UTCSodium bicarbonate therapy for patients with severe metabolic acidaemia in the intensive care unit (BICAR-ICU): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled, phase 3 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: BICAR-ICU – The Bottom Line (free)
“This study will reassure clinicians that already use sodium bicarbonate for correcting metabolic acidaemia, that this may delay and/or reduce the requirement for RRT. Equally, for those that opt to avoid sodium bicarbonate, there is no compelling evidence to change practice”
Review: What’s New in Severe Pulmonary Embolism?
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCWhat’s new in severe pulmonary embolism? – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period) (via @srrezaie)
Review: Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Women
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCRelated Review: Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Current Perspectives – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)
Related Guideline: Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free)
Review: How to Handle Patients with Bleeding Events While on Oral Antithrombotic Treatment
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Diuretic Resistance in Acute Heart Failure
22 Jun, 2018 | 01:59h | UTCDiuretic resistance in acute heart failure – European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care (free PDF)
Observational Study: Treatments for Acute Agitation in the Emergency Department Compared
22 Jun, 2018 | 01:52h | UTCIntramuscular Midazolam, Olanzapine, Ziprasidone, or Haloperidol for Treating Acute Agitation in the Emergency Department – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Agitation in ED: a comparative study of fast-acting sedatives – Univadis (free)
Commentary: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in the Critically Ill
19 Jun, 2018 | 22:26h | UTCIOTA – Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in the Critically Ill – The Bottom Line (free)
Original Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults (link to abstract and commentary)
“Hyperoxia is BAD –> Aim for lowest safest inspired O2 in critically ill pts & titrate FiO2 down if SpO2 >95%” (via @srrezaie see Tweet)
Consensus Document: Management of Arrhythmias and Cardiac Electronic Devices in the Critically Ill and Post-surgery Patient
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:22h | UTC
Review: Secondary Peritonitis
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCSecondary peritonitis: principles of diagnosis and intervention – The BMJ (free)
Randomized Trial: Medical Expulsive Therapy Not Effective for Kidney Stone Passage
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:18h | UTCEffect of Tamsulosin on Passage of Symptomatic Ureteral Stones: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Medical Expulsive Therapy for Ureteral Stones—Stone Age Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Recent Clinical Trial Finds Tamsulosin Not Effective in Kidney Stone Passage – George Washington University, via NewsWise (free) AND For Passing Smaller Ureteral Stones, Tamsulosin May Be No Better Than Placebo – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Pearls for Evaluating Patients with New Venous Thromboembolism
18 Jun, 2018 | 22:58h | UTCPearls for Evaluating Patients with New Venous Thromboembolism – American College of Cardiology (free)
Meta-Analysis: Effects of Restrictive Red Blood Cell Transfusion on the Prognoses of Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
18 Jun, 2018 | 06:32h | UTC
BTS Guideline: Outpatient Management of Pulmonary Embolism
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:26h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:24h | UTCClinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Does Infusion Rate Affect Neurologic Outcomes in Pediatric DKA? (free)
Commentaries: PEM Practice Changing Paper: Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric DKA – Aliem (free) AND The Rate of Resuscitation in Pediatric DKA – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free) AND Infusion Type Doesn’t Affect Brain Outcomes in Pediatric DKA – Medscape (free)
Randomized Trial: Coronary CT Angiography vs Stress Echocardiography in Acute Chest Pain
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:22h | UTCCoronary Computed Tomography Angiography Versus Stress Echocardiography in Acute Chest Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial – JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: The Patient Presenting With Chest Pain: Stress Echo Gives Coronary CTA a Run for Its Money – TCTMD (free)
Register-based Retrospective Cohort: Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions Associated with Venous Thromboembolism
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:16h | UTCAssociation of Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions With Venous Thromboembolism in a North American Registry – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Peri-Op RBC Transfusions Linked to Postoperative VTE – MPR (free) AND Risk for Clot Increases After Surgery With Transfusion – Medscape (free registration required) AND Post-Op VTE Risk Up After Intra-Op Blood Transfusion – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND VTE Risk Higher in Surgical Patients Who Get Transfusions – TCTMD (free)
Controversy: Is there still a place for the Swan-Ganz catheter?
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCControversy: Is there still a place for the Swan-Ganz catheter? – Intensive Care Medicine
YES (free for a limited period) / NO (free for a limited period) WE ARE NOT SURE (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy No Better Than Regular Dressing in Severe Open Fracture of the Lower Limb
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCEffect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Wound Management on 12-Month Disability Among Adults With Severe Open Fracture of the Lower Limb: The WOLLF Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: High-tech treatment of open leg wounds no better than using regular dressings – University of Warwick (free) AND Negative-Pressure Therapy No Better for Open Fractures – Medscape (free registration required)
“Negative pressure wound therapy did not improve 12-month disability for patients with severe open fracture of the lower limb compared with standard wound dressing”
Algorithm: Approach to Thrombocytopenia in the ICU
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:15h | UTC