Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)

Shorter Versus Longer Courses of Antibiotics for Infection in Hospitalized Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club

Systematic Review: Peritoneal Dialysis for Acute Kidney Injury

30 Jan, 2018 | 19:20h | UTC

Peritoneal dialysis for acute kidney injury – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

26 Jan, 2018 | 01:44h | UTC

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)

Commentaries: More stroke patients eligible for crucial treatments under new guidelines – American Heart Association News (free) AND More stroke patients may receive crucial treatments under new guideline – AHA/ASA Newsroom (free)

“A new guideline for treating acute ischemic stroke recommends an increased treatment window for mechanical clot removal from six hours to up to 24 hours in certain patients with clots in large vessels”. (from AHA/ASA Newsroom)

Research: Association of Time to Treatment With Short-term Outcomes for Pediatric Patients With Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus

26 Jan, 2018 | 01:39h | UTC

Association of Time to Treatment With Short-term Outcomes for Pediatric Patients With Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus – JAMA Neurology (free for a period)

Editorial: Time May Be of the Essence in the Treatment of Pediatric Patients With Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus (free)

Commentary: Delays Raise Death Risk in Kids with Status Epilepticus – MedPage Today (free registration required)

“These findings may change the perception of acute seizure and status epilepticus treatment, tentatively converting it into an extremely time-sensitive emergency that is similar to stroke or other cardiovascular events”.

Research: Thrombectomy for Stroke at 6 to 16 Hours with Selection by Perfusion Imaging

26 Jan, 2018 | 01:43h | UTC

Thrombectomy for Stroke at 6 to 16 Hours with Selection by Perfusion Imaging – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Brain-scan guided emergency stroke treatment can save more lives – NIH News Releases (free) AND Study confirms late clot extraction can save brain cells of stroke victims – Reuters (free) AND New Findings Could Save Lives of More Stroke Patients – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Related article: Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Guideline: Duration of Contact Precautions for Acute-Care Settings

26 Jan, 2018 | 00:26h | UTC

Guideline: Duration of Contact Precautions for Acute-Care Settings – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) (free)

Summary and commentary: New guidelines issued on contact precautions for C. diff, resistant infections – ACP Hospitalist (free)

Review: Fluid Balance Concepts in Medicine

26 Jan, 2018 | 00:16h | UTC

Fluid balance concepts in medicine: Principles and practice – World Journal of Nephrology (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Guideline: Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients

25 Jan, 2018 | 21:02h | UTC

An Iranian Consensus Document for Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients, Recommendations and Initial Steps toward Regional Guidelines – Tanaffos (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Review: Cardiorenal Syndrome in Sepsis

25 Jan, 2018 | 21:00h | UTC

Cardiorenal syndrome in sepsis: A narrative review – Journal of Critical Care (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Guideline: Leptospirosis

25 Jan, 2018 | 20:59h | UTC

Leptospirosis: Report from the task force on tropical diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine – Journal of Critical Care (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Research: Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock

23 Jan, 2018 | 16:58h | UTC

Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: The Definitive Word on Steroids in Septic Shock – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free) AND Adrenal – The Bottom Line (free)

“For the primary outcome, there was no statistically significance difference in mortality at 90 days – 27.9% in the hydrocortisone cohort, and 28.8% with placebo. Looking at secondary outcomes, the results here tended to favor hydrocortisone – a slightly faster resolution of shock, shorter ICU stays, and, oddly, decreased transfusion requirements”. (from Emergency Medicine Literature of Note Blog)