Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Perspective: Pediatric Shock Management in Resource-limited Settings
10 May, 2018 | 17:54h | UTCOriginal article: Mortality after Fluid Bolus in African Children with Severe Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Guideline Retraction: Parts of New AHA/ASA Acute Stroke Guidelines Rescinded
10 May, 2018 | 17:51h | UTCCorrection to: 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 – Stroke (free PDF)
Commentaries: AHA Rescinds Large Sections of New Stroke Guidelines – Medscape (free registration required) AND AHA/ASA retracts large portion of new stroke guidelines – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Cohort Study: Preprocedural Fasting and Outcomes of Emergency Department Sedation in Children
10 May, 2018 | 17:49h | UTCAssociation of Preprocedural Fasting With Outcomes of Emergency Department Sedation in Children – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Preprocedural Fasting Not Necessary for Children in ED – Medscape (free registration required) AND Pre-Sedation Guidelines for Kids May Be Too Strict – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: NPO for sedation? Don’t swallow the myth – First10Em (free)
Review: Alternatives to the Swan–Ganz Catheter
10 May, 2018 | 17:36h | UTCAlternatives to the Swan–Ganz catheter – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period) (via @f_g_zampieri)
Consensus Statement: Cancer Patients Requiring Intensive Care Support
10 May, 2018 | 17:33h | UTCConsensus statement for cancer patients requiring intensive care support – Annals of Hematology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Statement: Comprehensive In‐hospital Monitoring in Acute Heart Failure
9 May, 2018 | 16:41h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Pulmonary Pearls & Pitfalls to Consider in Patients with Chest Trauma
9 May, 2018 | 16:24h | UTCThe Chest Bump: Pulmonary Pearls & Pitfalls to Consider in Patients with Chest Trauma – emDocs (free)
Review: Septic Cardiomyopathy
9 May, 2018 | 16:23h | UTC
Review: Management of Drowned Airway
9 May, 2018 | 16:22h | UTCDrowned Airway Algorithm: Cut to the chase – PulmCrit (free)
Review: Obesity Emergency Management
9 May, 2018 | 16:20h | UTCEM Cases: Obesity Emergency Management – emDocs (free)
Meta-Analysis: Flexible Versus Restrictive Visiting Policies in ICUs
9 May, 2018 | 16:17h | UTCFlexible Versus Restrictive Visiting Policies in ICUs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Flexible ICU visiting hours tied to less delirium and anxiety – Reuters (free)
Randomized Controlled Trial: Propranolol vs. Metoprolol for Treatment of Electrical Storm in Patients with ICD
9 May, 2018 | 16:18h | UTCPropranolol Versus Metoprolol for Treatment of Electrical Storm in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“The combination of IV amiodarone and oral propranolol is safe, effective, and superior to the combination of IV amiodarone and oral metoprolol in the management of ES in ICD patients”.
Review: Critical Care Management of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
9 May, 2018 | 16:12h | UTCAdvances in critical care management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults
4 May, 2018 | 02:13h | UTCMortality and morbidity in acutely ill adults treated with liberal versus conservative oxygen therapy (IOTA): a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Too liberal use of oxygen increases risk of death in acutely ill adult patients – McMaster University, via EurekAlert (free)
Review: 10 Strategies for the Prevention and Treatment of ICU Delirium
4 May, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundle: 2018 update
4 May, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCThe Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundle: 2018 update – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Opinion Against this Guideline: Petition to retire the surviving sepsis campaign guidelines – PulmCrit (free) (via @emdocsdotnet)
Expert Statement: Management of Hypovolemia in Sepsis
3 May, 2018 | 20:33h | UTCExpert statement for the management of hypovolemia in sepsis – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
3 May, 2018 | 20:34h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Randomized Controlled Trial: Effects of Omitting Antibiotics in Uncomplicated Acute Diverticulitis
3 May, 2018 | 20:27h | UTCLong-Term Effects of Omitting Antibiotics in Uncomplicated Acute Diverticulitis – American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Uncomplicated acute diverticulitis: omitting antibiotics found safe in DIABOLO – Univadis (free registration required)
AHA Scientific Statement: Indications for Intracranial Endovascular Neurointerventional Procedures
3 May, 2018 | 20:07h | UTCKey Points to Remember: Indications for Intracranial Endovascular Procedures – American College of Cardiology (free)
Randomized Controlled Trial: Tenecteplase vs Alteplase before Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke
3 May, 2018 | 19:52h | UTCTenecteplase versus Alteplase before Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Stroke: Which Clot Buster Drug Works Best? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Tenecteplase Appears Superior to Alteplase After Ischemic Stroke – Cardiology Advisor (free)
Meta-Analysis: Predictors of Post-stroke Fever and Infections
3 May, 2018 | 19:38h | UTCCommentary: Predictors of poststroke pneumonia clarified – Univadis (free)
Review: Goodpasture’s syndrome (anti-GBM disease) in the ED
3 May, 2018 | 19:22h | UTCGoodpasture’s syndrome (anti-GBM disease): ED presentations, evaluation, and management – emDocs (free)
Review: Shrug Technique for US-guided Subclavian Lines
3 May, 2018 | 18:48h | UTCShrug Technique for US-guided subclavian lines – PulmCrit (free)
Randomized Controlled Trial: BNP Guided Therapy in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCNT-proBNP (N-Terminal pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide)-Guided Therapy in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Systematic Review: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of serum B-type natriuretic peptide testing and monitoring in patients with heart failure in primary and secondary care: an evidence synthesis, cohort study and cost-effectiveness model – Health Technology Assessment (free) AND Commentary: Uncertain benefits of BNP blood tests to monitor heart failure treatment – NIHR Signal (free)
Related AHA Scientific Statement: Role of Biomarkers for the Prevention, Assessment, and Management of Heart Failure (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
“NT Pro BNP guided heart failure treatment no better than usual care”. (via @doctorvec)