Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Review: Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in the Patient Who Is Critically Ill
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:30h | UTCHeparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in the Patient Who Is Critically Ill – Chest (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:31h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Diagnosis and Therapy of Sepsis
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:30h | UTCDiagnosis and therapy of sepsis – Journal of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Research: New Prognostic Tool for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
23 Jan, 2018 | 13:47h | UTCSee prognostic calculator: Prediction models for 3 month outcome after aSAH
Guideline: Beta-Blockers and Traumatic Brain Injury
23 Jan, 2018 | 13:40h | UTCBeta-Blockers and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Guideline – Annals of Surgery, via Medscape (free registration required)
Case Report – Snap, Crackle and Pop: When Sneezing Leads to Crackling in the Neck
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:08h | UTCSnap, crackle and pop: when sneezing leads to crackling in the neck – BMJ Case Reports (free)
Commentaries: Man Ruptures His Throat By Stifling A Big Sneeze, Prompting Doctors’ Warning – NPR (free) AND Here Is What Can Happen If You Hold In A Sneeze – Forbes (free)
European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:16h | UTCEuropean Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation: 2017 update (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Related guidelines: 2017 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations Summary – Resuscitation (free) 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Adult Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF)
Research: Antipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:48h | UTCAntipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary: Antipsychotics May Increase Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Related: Antipsychotic use in elderly patients and the risk of pneumonia – Expert Opinion on Drug Safety (free) AND Antipsychotic drug exposure and risk of pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies – Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety (free)
Which Stent is Best for Heart Attacks?
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:28h | UTCWhich stent is best for heart attacks? – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Original article: Drug-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents for acute coronary syndrome – Cochrane Library (free)
“The current review suggests that using DES rather than BMS may reduce the need for future coronary procedures but there is no evidence that it saves lives or reduces major cardiovascular events”.
Research: Predictors of Moral Distress in a US Sample of Critical Care Nurses
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:18h | UTCCommentary: Improving the Work Environment Could Reduce Moral Distress Among ICU Nurses – American Association of Critical Care Nurses, via NewsWise (free)
Review: Acute Pyelonephritis in Adults
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:09h | UTCAcute Pyelonephritis in Adults – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Most ICU Monitoring Alarms Are Not Clinically Relevant
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:06h | UTCCommentary: Most ICU Monitoring Alarms Are Not Clinically Relevant, Even as Technology Becomes More Accurate – American Association of Critical Care Nurses, via NewsWise (free)
Review: Acute Chest Syndrome in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:05h | UTC
Review: Injection Drug Use Complications
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:00h | UTCInjection Drug Use Complications – emDocs (free)
Review: Intraabdominal Hypertension, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, and the Open Abdomen
16 Jan, 2018 | 16:56h | UTCIntraabdominal Hypertension, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, and the Open Abdomen – Chest (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Postpartum Endometritis in the ED setting
16 Jan, 2018 | 16:58h | UTCPostpartum Endometritis in the ED setting: presentation, evaluation, and management – emDocs (free)
Review: Ultrasound for Pleural Procedures in Critically Ill Patients
16 Jan, 2018 | 16:55h | UTCBetter With Ultrasound: Pleural Procedures in Critically Ill Patients – Chest (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review of the Extra-Pulmonary Complications of Influenza Infection
16 Jan, 2018 | 16:43h | UTCSource: Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free)
Meta-Analysis: Chemical Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Neurosurgical Patients
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:13h | UTCChemical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in neurosurgical patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Neurosurgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Chemical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis seems to be effective and safe in neurosurgical patients.
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Research: Triple Antiplatelet Therapy After Acute Cerebral Ischemia
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:00h | UTCCommentaries: Learning from TARDIS: time for more focused trials in stroke prevention – The Lancet (free) AND Triple Antiplatelets for Reducing Dependency After Ischaemic Stroke – TARDIS – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
“Among patients with recent cerebral ischaemia, intensive antiplatelet therapy did not reduce the incidence and severity of recurrent stroke or TIA, but did significantly increase the risk of major bleeding. Triple antiplatelet therapy should not be used in routine clinical practice”.
12 Must-Know EM Pharmacotherapy Articles of 2017
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:47h | UTC12 Must-Know EM Pharmacotherapy Articles of 2017 – Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (free)
Review – Phenotyping of Acute Kidney Injury: Beyond Serum Creatinine
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:45h | UTCPhenotyping of Acute Kidney Injury: Beyond Serum Creatinine – Seminars in Nephrology (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Review: Steroids in Sepsis
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:46h | UTCSteroids in Sepsis – The Bottom Line (free)
Review : ARDS in Traumatic Brain Injury
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:26h | UTC
Research: Machine Learning Model Predicts Sepsis in ICU Patients up to 12 hours Before Diagnosis
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:08h | UTCOriginal article: An Interpretable Machine Learning Model for Accurate Prediction of Sepsis in the ICU – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)