Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Association of Frailty With Failure to Rescue After Low-Risk and High-Risk Inpatient Surgery
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:39h | UTCAssociation of Frailty With Failure to Rescue After Low-Risk and High-Risk Inpatient Surgery – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Frailty associated with failure to rescue after surgery, study finds – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Selected Articles from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2018
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCSelected Articles from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2018 – BMC (free) (via @CritCareReviews)
Guideline: Tracheotomy in the intensive care unit
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:48h | UTC
Venous thromboembolism in over 16s: reducing the risk of hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:51h | UTC
Imaging is the only way to diagnose blood clots in pregnancy
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:39h | UTCCommentary: Imaging is the only way to diagnose blood clots in pregnancy – NIHR Signal (free)
“No blood test can accurately tell if a pregnant or recently pregnant woman has a blood clot. All pregnant women with a suspected clot should continue to have imaging investigations” (via @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Meta-analysis: The efficacy and safety of pre-hospital cooling after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:55h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Bedside ultrasound to detect central venous catheter misplacement and associated iatrogenic complications
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:45h | UTC
APROCCHSS: Hydrocortisone plus Fludrocortisone for Adults with Septic Shock
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:40h | UTCCommentary: APROCCHSS: Hydrocortisone plus Fludrocortisone for Adults with Septic Shock – The Bottom Line (free)
Original article: Hydrocortisone plus Fludrocortisone for Adults with Septic Shock – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Aromatherapy Versus Oral Ondansetron for Antiemetic Therapy
16 Mar, 2018 | 03:29h | UTCAromatherapy Versus Oral Ondansetron for Antiemetic Therapy Among Adult Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Practice Changing: Inhaled Isopropyl Alcohol Superior to Oral Ondansetron as an Antiemetic – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Wake Up And Smell the Isopropyl – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free)
Guidelines for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:41h | UTC
Research: Endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke in routine clinical practice
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCRelated guideline: 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association (free PDF) AND Summary for ED-relevant care: 2018 AHA/ASA Ischemic Stroke Updates – emDocs (free)
“In routine clinical practice, endovascular treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke is at least as effective and safe as in the setting of a randomized controlled trial”.
Research: BNP in the emergency department
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:22h | UTCN-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Emergency Department – Journal of the Americana College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: NT-proBNP cutpoints validated for diagnosing and ruling out heart failure in the ED – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Related review: BNP in the emergency department: The evidence – First10EM (free)
“In acutely dyspneic patients seen in the ED setting, age-stratified NT-proBNP cutpoints may aid in the diagnosis of acute HF. An NT-proBNP <300 pg/ml strongly excludes the presence of acute HF”.
Research: Time to Epinephrine Administration and Survival from Non-Shockable Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:04h | UTCTime to Epinephrine Administration and Survival from Non-Shockable Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Among Children and Adults – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Every Minute Counts with Epinephrine in Nonshockable Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Hemorrhagic Shock: Pearls and Pitfalls for the Resuscitation Room
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCHemorrhagic Shock: Pearls and Pitfalls for the Resuscitation Room – emDocs (free)
Management of acute aortic dissection and thoracic aortic rupture
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:08h | UTCManagement of acute aortic dissection and thoracic aortic rupture – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Management of patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:05h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Vasoplegia treatments: the past, the present, and the future
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:07h | UTCVasoplegia treatments: the past, the present, and the future – Critical Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Transfusion Practices in Traumatic Brain Injury
16 Mar, 2018 | 00:59h | UTCTransfusion practices in traumatic brain injury – Current Opinion in Anesthesiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Predicting acute kidney injury: current status and future challenges
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:04h | UTCPredicting acute kidney injury: current status and future challenges – Journal of Nephrology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
A Practical Review of the Emerging Direct Anticoagulants, Laboratory Monitoring, and Reversal Agents
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:01h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Management of Civilian Abdominal Vascular Trauma
16 Mar, 2018 | 00:58h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria
8 Mar, 2018 | 22:33h | UTCTreatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: report of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy/Healthcare Infection Society/British Infection Association Joint Working Party – Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (free) (via @ABsteward)
New Guide to Infection Control in The Hospital
8 Mar, 2018 | 22:31h | UTCNew Guide to Infection Control in The Hospital – International Society for Infectious Diseases (free)
A free, online resource on the principles and interventions needed to reduce healthcare associated infections, with suggested control measures across different resource levels.
2018 AHA/ASA Ischemic Stroke Updates
8 Mar, 2018 | 22:26h | UTCSummary for ED-relevant care: 2018 AHA/ASA Ischemic Stroke Updates – emDocs (free)
Original guideline: 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (free PDF)
ESC position paper on spontaneous coronary artery dissection
8 Mar, 2018 | 22:19h | UTCCommentary with key points to remember: European Position Paper on Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Related position statement: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Current State of the Science: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free)