Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Research: Antibiotic susceptibility testing in less than 30 min using direct single-cell imaging
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:02h | UTCCommentary: Rapid Test for Antibiotic Susceptibility – JAMA (free)
Long Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:57h | UTCLong Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs – Scientific American (free)
Related guideline: Healthcare Personnel Attire in Non-Operating-Room Settings – Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (free) AND Commentaries: Goodbye to the Doctor’s White Coat? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete – ScienceDaily (free) AND Should Doctors Still Be Allowed to Wear White Coats? You Decide – HIV and ID Observations (free)
Review: Recent Updates of the Diagnosis and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with a Hip Fracture
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:58h | UTC
Systematic review: management protocols for status epilepticus in the pediatric emergency room
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:57h | UTC
Review: Sedation and analgesia for procedures in the pediatric emergency room
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:55h | UTCSedation and analgesia for procedures in the pediatric emergency room – Jornal de Pediatria (free)
Guideline: Candida auris
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCCandida auris Clinical Update – September 2017 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Commentary: CDC Updates Guidance as Candida auris Cases Grow – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Candida auris: A rapidly emerging cause of hospital-acquired multidrug-resistant fungal infections globally – PLOS Pathogens (free) AND A ‘perfect storm’ superbug: How an invasive fungus got health officials’ attention – STAT (free) AND CDC keeping a watchful eye on Candida auris – CIDRAP (free) AND CDC reports uptick in Candida auris cases – CIDRAP (free)
Review: The Treatment of Illnesses Arising in Pregnancy
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:34h | UTCThe Treatment of Illnesses Arising in Pregnancy – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Review: The Sick ESRD Patient
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:23h | UTCThe Sick ESRD Patient – emDocs Cases (free)
Systematic review: Diagnostic and therapeutic treatment modalities for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:23h | UTC
Research: Percutaneous cholecystostomy in the management of high-risk patients presenting with acute cholecystitis
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:19h | UTCPercutaneous cholecystostomy in the management of high-risk patients presenting with acute cholecystitis: Timing and outcome at a single institution – American Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Percutaneous Cholecystostomy: An Alternative to Urgent Surgery for Cholecystitis? – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: acute kidney injury in critically ill patient
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:49h | UTC
Research: Predicting 30-Day Mortality for Patients With Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:38h | UTCPredicting 30-Day Mortality for Patients With Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Tool may help accurately predict 30-day mortality for emergency department patients with acute heart failure – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Simple tool accurately predicts 30-day mortality for patients with acute heart failure in the ER – MedicalXpress (free)
See Calculator: MEESSI-AHF RISK MODEL
Review: Current Practice of State-of-the-Art Surgical Coronary Revascularization
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:41h | UTCCurrent Practice of State-of-the-Art Surgical Coronary Revascularization – Circulation (free)
Review – Rib Fractures: To Fix or Not to Fix? An Evidence-Based Algorithm
7 Oct, 2017 | 21:59h | UTC
Review: Multiple Sclerosis in the ED
7 Oct, 2017 | 21:45h | UTCMultiple Sclerosis in the ED: Pearls & Pitfalls – emDocs (free)
Managing Head Trauma in Children
3 Oct, 2017 | 21:55h | UTCManaging Head Trauma in Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Articles: Reducing Head CT Use for Children With Head Injuries in a Community Emergency Department – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Development and Internal Validation of a Clinical Risk Score for Treating Children With Mild Head Trauma and Intracranial Injury – JAMA Pediatrics (free PDF) AND Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort stud – The Lancet (free PDF)
Review: Acute Coronary Syndromes: The Way Forward From Mechanisms to Precision Treatment
3 Oct, 2017 | 21:50h | UTCAcute Coronary Syndromes: The Way Forward From Mechanisms to Precision Treatment – Circulation (free)
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency
3 Oct, 2017 | 21:54h | UTC
Short commentary: Death by Fluids
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:21h | UTCShort commentary: iSepsis – Death by Fluids, Part 1 – EMCrit (free)
Original article: Effect of an Early Resuscitation Protocol on In-hospital Mortality Among Adults With Sepsis and Hypotension: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free) AND Editorial: Trying to Improve Sepsis Care in Low-Resource Settings (free)
Review – Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle: Pearls and Pitfalls of ED Management
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:12h | UTCPedestrian Struck by Vehicle: Pearls and Pitfalls of ED Management – emDocs (free)
Research: Role Troponin‐T in Predicting Outcomes in Sepsis
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:13h | UTCCommentary: Elevations in troponin T levels, but not changes, associated with mortality in sepsis patients – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Review: Respiratory support in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:14h | UTCRelated article published recently: Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free) AND Editorial: Lung Recruitment and Titrated PEEP in Moderate to Severe ARDS: Is the Door Closing on the Open Lung? (free)
Review – Psychosis Mimics: ED Differential Diagnosis and Keys to Management
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:10h | UTCPsychosis Mimics: ED Differential Diagnosis and Keys to Management – emDocs (free)
Research: Association of Guideline-Adherent Antibiotic Treatment With Readmission of Children With Acute Chest Syndrome
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:53h | UTCAssociation of Guideline-Adherent Antibiotic Treatment With Readmission of Children With Sickle Cell Disease Hospitalized With Acute Chest Syndrome – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Acute Chest Syndrome in Pediatric Sickle-cell Disease: Antibiotic Guidelines Matter – Medscape (free registration required) AND Antibiotic Rx adherence varies widely in sickle cell care – MedicalXpress (free)
Related guideline: Guideline on the management of acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease – British Journal of Haematology (free)
Review – Concussion: Evaluation and management
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:44h | UTCConcussion: Evaluation and management – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)