Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Research: Association Between Wait Time and 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCAssociation Between Wait Time and 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Delaying Surgery for Hip Fracture for More Than One Day Associated with Small Increased Risk of Death – The JAMA Network (free) AND Delaying Hip Fracture Surgery for 1 Day Tied to Higher Mortality Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Emergency Hip Surgery Best Done Within 24 Hours – Medscape (free registration required)
Computerised decision support can improve antibiotic prescribing in hospitals
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:13h | UTCComputerised decision support can improve antibiotic prescribing in hospitals – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: The effectiveness of computerised decision support on antibiotic use in hospitals: A systematic review – PLOS One (free)
Review: Novel clinical features of nonconvulsive status epilepticus
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:57h | UTCNovel clinical features of nonconvulsive status epilepticus – F1000 Research (free)
Review: Pediatric inhalation injury
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:42h | UTCPediatric inhalation injury – Burns & Trauma (free)
Review: Indications and practical approach to non-invasive ventilation in acute heart failure
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:47h | UTC
Review – Sinusitis Mimics: ED-relevant pearls and pitfalls
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:36h | UTCSinusitis Mimics: ED-relevant pearls and pitfalls – emDocs (free)
Review: Does contrast cause kidney injury?
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:34h | UTCDoes contrast cause kidney injury? The evidence – First10EM (free)
Meta-Analysis: Prolonged Infusion Piperacillin-Tazobactam Decreases Mortality and Improves Outcomes in Severely Ill Patients
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:27h | UTCProlonged Infusion Piperacillin-Tazobactam Decreases Mortality and Improves Outcomes in Severely Ill Patients: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: ACP Journal Wise ($)
“Receipt of prolonged infusion of piperacillin-tazobactam was associated with reduced mortality and improved clinical cure rates across diverse cohorts of severely ill patients”.
Research: Predictors of pneumonia in lower respiratory tract infections
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:26h | UTCCommentaries: Four clinical signs can improve GP pneumonia diagnosis, finds study – Pulse (free) AND Four simple tests could help GPs spot pneumonia and reduce unnecessary antibiotics – European Lung Fundation, via EurekAlert (free)
Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:29h | UTCCommentary: Updated International Guidelines for Ventilation During CPR – Journal Watch (free)
Meta-analysis: High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:20h | UTC
Meta-analysis Comparing Treatments for Acute Renal Colic
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:24h | UTCSystematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing the Efficacy of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Opioids, and Paracetamol in the Treatment of Acute Renal Colic – European Urology (free) (via @KariTikkinen and @EUplatinum)
“In kidney stone–related acute pain episodes in patients with adequate renal function, treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs offers effective and most sustained pain relief, with fewer side effects, when compared with opioids or paracetamol”.
Meta-Analysis: Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:13h | UTCOxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Nursing Studies (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Supplemental Oxygen Is Associated with Excess Risk for Recurrent Myocardial Infarction – Journal Watch ($)
See related article – “Oxygen Therapy in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction” – and commentaries in our August 29th issue (see #1)
“Supplemental Oxygen Associated w/ Excess Risk for Recurrent Myocardial Infarction. It’s time to stop the free flow of oxygen when not absolutely needed” (RT @JWatch see Tweet)
Guideline: Infection prevention and control measures and tools for the prevention of entry of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae into healthcare settings
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:13h | UTCRelated document: Guidelines for the prevention and control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosain health care facilities – World Health Organization (free)
Review: Pearls and pitfalls in comprehensive critical care echocardiography
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCPearls and pitfalls in comprehensive critical care echocardiography – Critical Care (free)
Research: Validation of the Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule in patients with acute headache
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:07h | UTCCommentaries: Thunderclap Headache: Ottawa Rule To Exclude Subarachnoid Bleeding – Medical Research (free) AND New tool identifies headache patients at risk of aneurysms in emergency department – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Timing of Angiography and Outcomes in High-Risk Patients With Non–ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:03h | UTC“High risk NSTEMI undergoing cath within 12 hours had lower risk of death and MI at 180 days” (RT @CircAHA see Tweet)
Review: Simple steps help prevent ICU delirium
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:59h | UTCSimple steps help prevent ICU delirium – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Review of Strategies to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) in Adult ICUs
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:00h | UTCReview of Strategies to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) in Adult ICUs – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free) (via @brhospitalist)
Endovascular strategy versus open repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:54h | UTCEditorial: Endovascular or open repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm? (free)
Commentary: Keyhole surgery more effective than open surgery for ruptured aneurysm – MedicalXpress (free)
Research: Noninvasive Cardiac Testing vs Clinical Evaluation Alone in Acute Chest Pain
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:48h | UTCEditorial: Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department (free)
Commentaries: Does Clinical Evaluation Plus Noninvasive Cardiac Testing Improve Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain? – The JAMA Network (free) AND Noninvasive Cardiac Testing No Better Than Clinical Eval for Low-Risk Acute Chest Pain – Physician’s First Watch (free)
“Non-invasive testing of chest pain patients in the ED – longer stay; more testing, radiation and cost; no benefit”. (RT @JAMA_current see Tweet)
Research: Outcomes after Angiography with Sodium Bicarbonate and Acetylcysteine
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:18h | UTCCommentaries: Neither Sodium Bicarbonate nor Oral Acetylcysteine Prevents Contrast-Induced Kidney Injury – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND PRESERVE: No Benefit from Sodium Bicarbonate, Acetylcysteine After Angiography – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:10h | UTCEditorial: A New DAWN for Imaging-Based Selection in the Treatment of Acute Stroke (free)
Commentaries: Landmark study may impact standard stroke treatment guidelines – MedicalXpress (free) AND Thrombectomy Works While Infarct Core is Small – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“DAWN data: Consider a “tissue window” rather than a “time window”” (from MedPage Today)
Review: Cardiocerebral and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:25h | UTCCardiocerebral and cardiopulmonary resuscitation – 2017 update – Acute Medicine & Surgery (free)
Review: Drug‐induced anaphylaxis in the emergency room
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:26h | UTCDrug‐induced anaphylaxis in the emergency room – Acute Medicine & Surgery (free)