Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
ACEP Clinical Policy: Evaluation and Management of Suspected Acute Venous Thromboembolism
24 May, 2018 | 23:06h | UTCSummary: ACEP Clinical Policy on Acute VTE 2018 – R.E.BE.L.em (free)
Related: Should We Anticoagulate Patients with Isolated Subsegmental Pulmonary Emboli? – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Review: Management of Acute Respiratory Failure in Interstitial Lung Diseases
24 May, 2018 | 22:49h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Risk Stratification Tools in Emergency General Surgery
24 May, 2018 | 22:47h | UTCRisk stratification tools in emergency general surgery – Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
AACN Practice Alert: Managing Alarms in Acute Care Across the Life Span
24 May, 2018 | 22:43h | UTCAACN Practice Alert: Managing Alarms in Acute Care Across the Life Span: Electrocardiography and Pulse Oximetry – American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (free registration required)
News Release: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Outlines Expected Practices to Manage Clinical Alarms – American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, via NewsWise (free)
“AACN Practice Alert aims to improve patient safety, minimize alarm fatigue”
Review: Orthopedic Traumatology for the Acute Care Surgeon
24 May, 2018 | 22:46h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guide for the Management of Malignant Hyperthermia
24 May, 2018 | 22:38h | UTCUpdated guide for the management of malignant hyperthermia – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free for a limited period)
Review: Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
24 May, 2018 | 22:24h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Updates in Refractory Status Epilepticus
24 May, 2018 | 22:22h | UTCUpdates in Refractory Status Epilepticus – Critical Care Research and Practice (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Randomized Trial: Procalcitonin-Guided Therapy Did Not Reduce the Use of Antibiotics
23 May, 2018 | 12:43h | UTCCommentaries: Procalcitonin-Guided Care Doesn’t Reduce Antibiotics for Lower Respiratory Tract Infection – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Infection blood test of limited value in reducing antibiotic use – MedicalXpress (free)
Guideline: Clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta
23 May, 2018 | 12:44h | UTCCommentary: EMCrit Guest Post – The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Joint Statement on REBOA by Zaffer Qasim (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Meta-Analysis: Corticosteroids for Patients with Septic Shock
23 May, 2018 | 12:28h | UTCLow-dose corticosteroids for adult patients with septic shock: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis – Critical Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
“In adults with septic shock treated with low dose corticosteroids, short- and longer-term mortality are unaffected, adverse events increase, but duration of shock, mechanical ventilation and ICU stay are reduced”.
Guideline: Use of Atraumatic Needles in All Patients Undergoing Lumbar Puncture
23 May, 2018 | 12:32h | UTCRapid Recommendations: Atraumatic (pencil-point) versus conventional needles for lumbar puncture: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)
“We issue a strong recommendation for use of atraumatic needles in all patients (adults and children) undergoing lumbar puncture because they decrease complications and are no less likely to work than conventional needles”
Perspective: Ten Dubious Beliefs in Neurocritical Care
23 May, 2018 | 12:26h | UTCTen dubious beliefs in neurocritical care – PulmCrit (free)
Review: Management of Cold Related Injuries
23 May, 2018 | 12:16h | UTCBrrr! ED Presentation, Evaluation, and Management of Cold Related Injuries – emDocs (free)
Randomized Trial: Comparison of Intubation Techniques in Patients with Difficult Airways
21 May, 2018 | 13:18h | UTCEffect of Use of a Bougie vs Endotracheal Tube and Stylet on First-Attempt Intubation Success Among Patients With Difficult Airways Undergoing Emergency Intubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: JC: Don’t blame it on the Bougie – St Emlyn’s (free) AND EM Nerd-The Peculiar Case of the Parallel Pathways – EmNerd (free) AND The humble bougie markedly boosts first-pass intubation success – Univadis (free registration required)
Cohort Study: Risk of Suicide Following an Alcohol-related Emergency Hospital Admission
21 May, 2018 | 13:19h | UTCCommentaries: Emergency hospital admissions for alcohol a red flag for suicide risk – new study – Public Health Wales (free) AND Alcohol-Related Emergency Admissions: A Marker for Suicide Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Randomized Controlled Trial: Tranexamic Acid for Hyperacute Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage
18 May, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCEditorial: Haemostatic treatment for intracerebral haemorrhage (free)
Commentaries: Study: Drug to treat bleeding may reduce stroke deaths – UPI (free) AND Drug to treat bleeding may benefit some stroke patients, study finds – University of Nottingham, via EurekAlert (free)
Randomized Trial: MRI-Guided Thrombolysis for Stroke with Unknown Time of Onset
18 May, 2018 | 02:37h | UTCMRI-Guided Thrombolysis for Stroke with Unknown Time of Onset – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: MRI-Guided Intravenous Alteplase for Stroke — Still Stuck in Time (free)
Commentary: New treatment option for ‘wake-up’ stroke patients – University of Glasgow, via MedicalXpress (free)
Randomized Trial: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke and High-Risk TIA
18 May, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCClopidogrel and Aspirin in Acute Ischemic Stroke and High-Risk TIA – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: Antiplatelet Therapy after Ischemic Stroke or TIA (free)
Commentary: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy or Aspirin Alone After TIA or Minor Stroke? – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Opinion: The Ten Pitfalls of Lactate Clearance in Sepsis
18 May, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCThe ten pitfalls of lactate clearance in sepsis – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Management of Acute Right Ventricle Failure
16 May, 2018 | 01:22h | UTCDiagnostic workup, etiologies and management of acute right ventricle failure – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Intensive Care for Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
16 May, 2018 | 01:21h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Acute Pulmonary Embolism Review: Focus on the Clinical Picture
16 May, 2018 | 00:49h | UTCAcute Pulmonary Embolism: Focus on the Clinical Picture – Korean Circulatory Journal (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Randomized Trial: Restrictive vs. Liberal Fluids for Major Abdominal Surgery
15 May, 2018 | 05:05h | UTCEditorial: Finding the Right Balance (free)
Commentaries: Restrictive fluids tied to kidney injury after major abdominal surgery – MDedge (free) AND Restricting Fluids During Abdominal Surgery Shows No Benefit, Possible Renal Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Cluster-Randomized, Crossover Study: Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Glycemic Control in ICU Patients
14 May, 2018 | 11:30h | UTCNear-Continuous Glucose Monitoring Makes Glycemic Control Safer in ICU Patients – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Hypoglycemia reduced with continuous glucose monitoring in small trial of ICU patients – ACP Diabetes (free)