Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Review: Antiepileptic Drugs in Critically Ill Patients
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:05h | UTCAntiepileptic drugs in critically ill patients – Critical Care (free)
Viewpoint: Progress in Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCProgress in Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury: Moving Beyond Kidney Attack – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Viewpoint: Type 2 Myocardial Infarction—Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:54h | UTCType 2 Myocardial Infarction—Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Review: Type 2 myocardial infarction due to supply–demand mismatch – Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine (free)
Research: Honey May Reduce Injury and Improve Outcomes After Accidental Button Battery Ingestion
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:51h | UTCCommentaries: Ingesting honey after swallowing button battery reduces injury and improves outcomes – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Honey + Sucralfate May Reduce Injury After Accidental Button Battery Ingestion – MPR (free)
Cohort Study: The Introduction of High-sensitive Troponins Had No Impact on Survival
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:40h | UTCHigh-Sensitivity Troponins and Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: High-Sensitivity Troponins and Outcomes After MI – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Advent of High-Sensitivity Troponin Tests in Sweden Leads to Only Small Uptick in MI Diagnoses – TCTMD (free)
The introduction of high-sensitive troponins was associated with an increased incidence of MI, although with no impact on survival.
Review: Heat Stroke
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:27h | UTCHeat stroke – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Acute Heart Failure Management
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCAcute Heart Failure Management – Korean Circulatory Journal (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Upper GI bleeding in the ICU
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCInterventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people on intensive care units – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Observational Study: H2 blockers prevented clinically important GI bleeding better than PPIs in ICU patients – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Review: Optimal Pharmacological Therapy in ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:34h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Implementation Guide: Eliminating Inappropriate Telemetry Monitoring
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCEliminating Inappropriate Telemetry Monitoring: An Evidence-Based Implementation Guide – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Continuing to Improve Appropriateness of Continuous Electrocardiographic Monitoring (Telemetry) (free for a limited period)
Performing CPR? Humming the Macarena Could Help
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:58h | UTCPerforming CPR? Humming the Macarena could help – The Guardian (free)
Related Commentary: La Macarena could be the answer to staying alive, heart study finds – The Telegraph (free)
“Using the song “La Macarena” to keep time improves the quality of chest compressions during cardiopulmonary rescuscitation” (via @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Guideline: Promoting Enteral Nutrition via a Nutrition Bundle
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:58h | UTCNew Nutrition Guidelines: Promoting Enteral Nutrition via a Nutrition Bundle – Critical Care Nurse (free)
Commentary: New guidelines address all components of nutrition for critically ill patients – News Medical (free)
Review: Prognostication After Cardiac Arrest
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:42h | UTCPrognostication after cardiac arrest – Critical Care (free)
Review: The Role of Adrenaline in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:40h | UTCThe role of adrenaline in cardiopulmonary resuscitation – Critical Care (free)
Mechanical CPR: Who? When? How?
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:41h | UTCMechanical CPR: Who? When? How? – Critical Care (free)
Things We Do For No Reason: Neutropenic Diet
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:37h | UTCThings We Do For No Reason: Neutropenic Diet – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free) (via @guptaarjun90 and @AnilMakam)
International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:42h | UTCPart I: Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Criteria, and Pathophysiology – European Heart Journal (free)
Part II: Diagnostic Workup, Outcome, and Management – European Heart Journal (free)
(via @JGrapsa and @TomLuscher)
Guideline: Management of Central Venous Catheters in Critically Ill Patients
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:25h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Randomized Trial: ECMO for Severe ARDS
29 May, 2018 | 20:16h | UTCExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: NEJM Tweet with visual abstract
Commentary: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – The Bottom Line (free)
“There is something very disturbing about a trial with HR=0.76, 95% CI 0.55-1.04 for the primary endpoint being stopped early for futility”. This TWEETORIAL by @ADAlthousePhD is a huge help in interpreting the results of this important trial (see more on the rise of “Tweetorial” here).
Review: Management of Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Myocardial Infarction
29 May, 2018 | 20:13h | UTCManagement of cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Acute Lung Injury
29 May, 2018 | 18:41h | UTCAcute lung injury: how to stabilize a broken lung – Critical Care (free)
Review: Principles of Fluid Management and Stewardship in Septic Shock
28 May, 2018 | 12:50h | UTCPrinciples of fluid management and stewardship in septic shock: it is time to consider the four D’s and the four phases of fluid therapy – Annals of Intensive Care (free) (via @Fluid_Academy)
Related Review: Expert statement for the management of hypovolemia in sepsis – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Review: Management of Complications Associated with Intravascular Devices in the Critically Ill
24 May, 2018 | 23:41h | UTCA state of the art review on optimal practices to prevent, recognize, and manage complications associated with intravascular devices in the critically ill – Critical Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Randomized Trial: Family-Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units
24 May, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCEditorial: Nurse-Led Communication in the Intensive Care Unit (free)
Commentary: Team Approach to Support Families Improves ICU Patient-Centered Care and Lowers Costs – University of Pittsburg (free)
Online Course: Introduction to Critical Care Medicine
24 May, 2018 | 23:04h | UTCNew Free Online Course: Introduction to Critical Care Medicine – University of Glasgow and FutureLearn (free) (via @classcentral)