Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Review: Optimised Care of Elderly Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:39h | UTCOptimised care of elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome – European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care (free) (via @krychtiukmd see Tweet)
Meta-Analysis: Probiotics for the Prevention of Clostridium difficile
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCCommentary: Probiotics may be safe, low-cost prevention tool for Clostridium difficile infections – News Medical (free)
Related Articles: The use of probiotics to prevent Clostridium difficile diarrhea associated with antibiotic use – Cochrane Library (free) AND Probiotics for the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Outpatients—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Antibiotics (free) AND Timely Use of Probiotics in Hospitalized Adults Prevents Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review With Meta-Regression Analysis – Gastroenterology (free)
AHA Scientific Statement: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Infants and Children With Cardiac Disease
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCNews release: New guidance issued for treating cardiac arrest in children with heart disease (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Infants and Children with Cardiac Disease (free PDF)
Research: Avoid Piperacillin-tazobactam When Treating BSI Caused by Ceftriaxone-resistant Pathogens
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:25h | UTC28th ECCMID: The MERINO Trial: piperacillin-tazobactam versus meropenem for the definitive treatment of bloodstream infections caused by third-generation cephalosporin nonsusceptible Escherichia coli or Klebsiella spp.: an international multi-centre openlabel non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (free abstract)
Commentaries: Avoid piperacillin-tazobactam when treating BSI cause by ceftriaxone-resistant pathogens – European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, via EurekAlert (free) AND Combo antibiotic found inferior for MDR bloodstream infections – CIDRAP (free)
Perspective: Improving Emergency Department Care for Low-Risk Chest Pain
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:28h | UTCImproving Emergency Department Care for Low-Risk Chest Pain – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Meta-Analysis: Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:20h | UTC
Cluster Randomized Trial: Effect of Physician Cross-checking on Reducing Adverse Events in the ED
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:08h | UTCEffect of Systematic Physician Cross-checking on Reducing Adverse Events in the Emergency Department: The CHARMED Cluster Randomized Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Systematic crosschecking between emergency physicians may decrease adverse events – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Case-Sharing in ED Puts Dent in Medical Errors, With Serious Caveat – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Procalcitonin-Guidance vs Usual Care for Antimicrobial Management in Critically Ill Patients
24 Apr, 2018 | 18:05h | UTCRelated Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Cessation, not initiation, of antibiotics is when procalcitonin guidance cuts mortality – Univadis (free registration required) AND Procalcitonin guidance reduces antibiotic duration in critically ill adults: meta-analysis – Univadis (free)
Hypokalemia: A Clinical Update
23 Apr, 2018 | 21:16h | UTCHypokalemia: a clinical update – Endocrine Connections (free)
New Glasgow Coma Scale–Pupils Score
23 Apr, 2018 | 21:10h | UTCSimplifying the use of prognostic information in traumatic brain injury – Journal of Neurosurgery
Part 1: The GCS-Pupils score: an extended index of clinical severity (free)
Part 2: Graphical presentation of probabilities (free)
Commentaries: New Glasgow Coma Scale–Pupils Score and Multifactor Probability Outcome Charts for Use in Patients with TBI – Journal of Neurosurgery, via NewsWise (free) AND New scoring system will speed up assessment of brain injuries – OnMedica (free) AND Glasgow Coma Scale Gets an Eye-Opening Update – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Lower Extremity Traumatic Amputations
23 Apr, 2018 | 21:04h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Pancreatitis: Pearls & Pitfalls
23 Apr, 2018 | 20:59h | UTCPancreatitis: Pearls & Pitfalls – emDocs (free)
Related guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis – Gastroenterology (free) AND Clinical practice guideline: management of acute pancreatitis – Canadian Journal of Surgery (free)
Guideline: Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Pediatric Minor Head Injury
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:52h | UTC
Guideline: Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:47h | UTCNews Release: New Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk Aims to Fundamentally Improve Suicide Care Delivered Nationwide (free PDF)
Commentary: First-Ever Suicide Prevention Recommendations Released – Medscape (free registration required)
BTS Quality Standards for Acute Non-invasive Ventilation in Adults
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:32h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Clinical practice guidelines for the use of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation and noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure in the acute care setting – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) AND BTS/ICS guideline for the ventilatory management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in adults – Thorax (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Systematic Review: Lorazepam Confirmed as First-line Treatment for Prolonged Seizures in Children
20 Apr, 2018 | 00:55h | UTCOriginal article: Drug management for acute tonic-clonic convulsions including convulsive status epilepticus in children – Cochrane Library (free)
Research: ECMO versus Prone Position in ARDS
20 Apr, 2018 | 00:51h | UTCUnproven and Expensive before Proven and Cheap: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation versus Prone Position in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Few patients with ARDS in ECMO trials undergo prone positioning, though it saves lives – Univadis (free registration required)
Review: Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Cardiovascular Intensive Care
17 Apr, 2018 | 20:06h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Opinion: The Case Against Thrombolytic Therapy in Stroke
18 Apr, 2018 | 01:01h | UTCThe Case Against Thrombolytic Therapy in Stroke – By John Mandrola, in Medscape (free registration required)
Related: For Many Strokes, There’s an Effective Treatment. Why Aren’t Some Doctors Offering It? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Meta-Analysis: Lung Ultrasound vs Chest Radiograph in Critically Ill Patients With Respiratory Symptoms
17 Apr, 2018 | 20:04h | UTCDiagnostic Accuracy of Chest Radiograph, and When Concomitantly Studied Lung Ultrasound, in Critically Ill Patients With Respiratory Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Lung ultrasound accuracy beats X-ray in critically ill patients with respiratory symptoms – Univadis (free registration required)
Review: Hypomagnesemia in Critically ill Patients
16 Apr, 2018 | 22:09h | UTCHypomagnesemia in critically ill patients – Critical Care (free)
Systematic Review: Indicators of Intensive Care Unit Capacity Strain
15 Apr, 2018 | 23:42h | UTCIndicators of intensive care unit capacity strain: a systematic review – Critical Care (free)
Guideline: Haemostatic Aspects of Peripartum Haemorrhage
15 Apr, 2018 | 23:37h | UTCPeripartum Haemorrhage: Haemostatic Aspects of the New German PPH Guideline – Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy (free) (Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter)
Related: Updated WHO Recommendation on Tranexamic Acid for the Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage (free PDF) AND Updated WHO recommendation on intravenous tranexamic acid for the treatment of post-partum haemorrhage – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Antifibrinolytic drugs for treating primary postpartum haemorrhage – Cochrane Library (free) Effect of treatment delay on the effectiveness and safety of antifibrinolytics in acute severe haemorrhage: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data from 40 138 bleeding patients – The Lancet (free)
Review: Emergency Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
15 Apr, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCEM Cases: Emergency Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage – The Golden Hour – emDocs (free)