Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Systematic Review: Interventions to Reduce the Overuse of Imaging for Pulmonary Embolism
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:04h | UTCInterventions to Reduce the Overuse of Imaging for Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Commentary: Clinical decision support may be best strategy to reduce imaging for pulmonary embolism – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Research: Endoscopic or Surgical Step-up Approach for Infected Necrotising Pancreatitis
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:01h | UTCEndoscopic or surgical step-up approach for infected necrotising pancreatitis: a multicentre randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Endoscopic vs Surgical Step-Up Approach for Treating Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
Checklists are no Substitute for Experience in Spotting Patients who are Deteriorating
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:51h | UTCChecklists are no substitute for experience in spotting patients who are deteriorating – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Early warning systems and rapid response to the deteriorating patient in hospital: A systematic realist review – Journal of Advanced Nursing (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Malnutrition Diagnosis during Adult Inpatient Hospitalizations
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:29h | UTCMalnutrition Diagnosis during Adult Inpatient Hospitalizations: Analysis of a Multi-Institutional Collaborative Database of Academic Medical Centers – Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Malnutrition remains underdiagnosed, undertreated for decades among hospitalized patients – News Medical (free)
Giving Oxygen Routinely After a Stroke Does Not Improve Outcomes
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:22h | UTCGiving oxygen routinely after a stroke does not improve outcomes – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effect of Routine Low-Dose Oxygen Supplementation on Death and Disability in Adults With Acute Stroke: The Stroke Oxygen Study Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related guideline: BTS Guideline for oxygen use in healthcare and emergency settings – British Thoracic Society (free)
Guideline: Antibiotic Use in Adults with Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:50h | UTC
Guidelines for the Management of Tracheal Intubation in Critically ill Adults
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:47h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guidelines: Treatment of Community-Acquired Skin and Soft Tissue Infection
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:48h | UTC
Systematic Review: Modifiable Risk Factors for Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness
4 Jan, 2018 | 19:51h | UTC
Thyroid Storm: A Japanese Perspective
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:08h | UTCThyroid Storm: A Japanese Perspective – Thyroid (free)
Commentary: New diagnostic criteria and treatment guidelines proposed for thyroid storm – EurekAlert (free)
Research: Co-administration of Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Renal Dysfunction
4 Jan, 2018 | 16:55h | UTCSee also related meta-analysis: Vancomycin Plus Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Acute Kidney Injury in Adults
Transfusing blood Close to its use-by date does not increase deaths in critically ill adults
3 Jan, 2018 | 14:23h | UTCTransfusing blood close to its use-by date does not increase deaths in critically ill adults – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Age of Red Cells for Transfusion and Outcomes in Critically Ill Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
ECG Pointers: AV Blocks
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:16h | UTCECG Pointers: AV Blocks – Part I – emDocs (free) AND ECG Pointers: AV blocks – Part II – emDocs (free)
Systematic Review: Probiotics to Prevent Clostridium Difficile Diarrhea Associated with Antibiotic Use
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:33h | UTCSee related meta-analysis: Timely Use of Probiotics in Hospitalized Adults Prevents Clostridium difficile Infection
“Based on this systematic review and meta-analysis of 31 randomized controlled trials including 8672 patients, moderate certainty evidence suggests that probiotics are effective for preventing C. difficile-associated diarrhea”
Meta-Analysis: Antimicrobials for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant A. Baumannii Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:29h | UTC
Consensus Statement: Management of Perceived Devastating Brain Injury After Hospital Admission
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:25h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Consensus Statement: Unanticipated Difficult Airway Management in Children
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:00h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Consensus Report: Ultrasound in the Critically Ill
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:58h | UTCRelated: Lung ultrasound in the critically ill (LUCI): A translational discipline – Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy (free PDF)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Position Statement: Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Stewardship in the ICU
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:59h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: High-Fow Nasal Oxygen Therapy in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:57h | UTCHigh-flow nasal oxygen therapy in intensive care and anaesthesia – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free for a period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Management of Arrhythmia in Sepsis and Septic Shock
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:56h | UTCManagement of arrhythmia in sepsis and septic shock – Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy (free PDF)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Managing Mental Health Emergencies in the ED
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:52h | UTCManaging Mental Health Emergencies in the ED – American Nurse Today, via Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Neoplastic Meningitis
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:53h | UTCClinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Radiological Findings of Neoplastic Meningitis – Cancer Control, via Medscape (free registration required)
“Less is More”: The New paradigm in Critical Care
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:29h | UTC“Less is More”: The New paradigm in Critical Care – by Paul Marik, in EMCrit (free)
Systematic Review: Nebulised Hypertonic Saline for Acute Bronchiolitis in Infants
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:26h | UTCIs hypertonic saline solution via nebuliser effective and safe for infants with acute bronchiolitis? – Cochrane Library (free summary)
Original article: Nebulised hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @CochraneUK see Tweet with Infographic)