Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Review: Alcohol Intoxication Mimics
11 Sep, 2017 | 15:20h | UTCAlcohol Intoxication Mimics: ED DDx + Approach to Management – emDocs (free)
A fatal outbreak of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in China
11 Sep, 2017 | 14:28h | UTCA fatal outbreak of ST11 carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Chinese hospital: a molecular epidemiological study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hypervirulent, highly resistant Klebsiella identified in China – CIDRAP (free) AND Triple Threat: New Pneumonia Is Drug-Resistant, Deadly And Contagious – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
Review: Sepsis with Comorbidities: Management Strategies
10 Sep, 2017 | 01:40h | UTCSepsis with Comorbidities: Management Strategies – emDocs (free)
Review: Multiple Myeloma Emergencies
9 Sep, 2017 | 22:43h | UTCMultiple Myeloma Emergencies – emDocs (free)
Meta-analysis: Effectiveness of Apneic Oxygenation During Intubation
9 Sep, 2017 | 22:54h | UTCRelated meta-analysis: Apneic oxygenation during intubation in the emergency department and during retrieval: A systematic review and meta-analysis – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Meta-analysis Apneic oxygenation reduces the incidence of hypoxemia during emergency intubation: A systematic review and meta-analysis – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full text)
Source: ACP Journal Wise ($)
Does This Child Have Pneumonia? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review
9 Sep, 2017 | 18:55h | UTCDoes This Child Have Pneumonia? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Hypoxia, increased work of breathing outweigh tachypnea, auscultatory findings in diagnosing pneumonia – Clinical Advisor (free)
Review: Recent insights into clinical decision-making in severe alcoholic hepatitis
9 Sep, 2017 | 21:25h | UTCRelated review: Treatment of severe alcoholic hepatitis: past, present and future – European Journal of Clinical Investigation (free)
Study: Impact of early in-hospital medication review by clinical pharmacists on health services utilization
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:16h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Review: Endovascular or Open Surgical Therapy for Critical Limb Ischemia
8 Sep, 2017 | 01:35h | UTC
Humidified oxygen linked to increased chest infections
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:10h | UTCHumidified oxygen linked to increased chest infections – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Is humidified better than non-humidified low-flow oxygen therapy? A systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Advanced Nursing (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Study: patients who survive ARDS may suffer from prolonged post-intensive care syndrome
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:42h | UTCUnderstanding patient outcomes after acute respiratory distress syndrome: identifying subtypes of physical, cognitive and mental health outcomes – Thorax (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ICU patients who survive ARDS may suffer from prolonged post-intensive care syndrome – Intermountain Medical Center, via EurekAlert (free)
Meta-analysis: Intravenous Versus Nonintravenous Benzodiazepines for the Cessation of Seizures
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:25h | UTCIntravenous Versus Nonintravenous Benzodiazepines for the Cessation of Seizures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
“Should you give your preferred benzo by the fastest means possible? Or establish an IV and administer via that route? The short answer provided by this study, is to give your benzo IM or IN. While seizures stopped sooner after IV administration, the additional time needed to establish an IV resulted in overall longer seizure time when administered via that method” (by Jeremy Fried in Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 182).
Guideline: diagnosis and treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis
7 Sep, 2017 | 20:17h | UTC
Guideline: Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients
6 Sep, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Management of febrile neutropaenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Children With Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2017 Update (free)
Comprehensive geriatric assessment may reduce risk of delirium after hip fracture
6 Sep, 2017 | 18:34h | UTCComprehensive assessment may reduce risk of delirium after hip fracture – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Prevention of Delirium After Hip Fracture: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials – Journal of The American Geriatrics society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Comprehensive geriatric assessment reduced the risk of delirium by 20% in patients having hip fracture surgery” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Review: Gastroenteritis Mimics
4 Sep, 2017 | 13:43h | UTCGastroenteritis Mimics: What should the emergency physician consider? – emDocs (free)
Guideline: noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure
3 Sep, 2017 | 21:21h | UTCOfficial ERS/ATS clinical practice guidelines: noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Review: Mechanical Ventilation
3 Sep, 2017 | 21:21h | UTCMechanical Ventilation: State of the Art – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Review: Angioedema: An Interdisciplinary Emergency
1 Sep, 2017 | 20:46h | UTCAngioedema: An Interdisciplinary Emergency – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Consensus paper: The role of open abdomen in non-trauma patient
1 Sep, 2017 | 20:43h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients
1 Sep, 2017 | 20:38h | UTCVariceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients – Gastroenterology Report (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: New-onset acute thrombocytopenia in hospitalized patients
1 Sep, 2017 | 20:40h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Ileus in Adults: Pathogenesis, Investigation and Treatment
1 Sep, 2017 | 20:36h | UTCIleus in Adults: Pathogenesis, Investigation and Treatment – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Study: Corticosteroid Premedication 5 Hours Before CT Compared with a 13-Hour Oral Regimen
1 Sep, 2017 | 17:57h | UTCIntravenous Corticosteroid Premedication Administered 5 Hours Before CT Compared with a Traditional 13-Hour Oral Regimen – Radiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Journal Watch ($)
“Accelerated intravenous premedication with corticosteroids beginning 5 hours before contrast-enhanced CT has a breakthrough reaction rate noninferior to that of a 13-hour oral premedication regimen”.
Study: Software-guided versus nurse-directed blood glucose control in critically ill patients
1 Sep, 2017 | 18:47h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club