Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Seasonal influenza: managing cases in critical care units
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:35h | UTCGuideline: Seasonal influenza: managing cases in critical care units – Public Health England (free PDF)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Suicide Prevention in an Emergency Department Population
10 Aug, 2017 | 22:27h | UTCSuicide Prevention in an Emergency Department Population: The ED-SAFE Study – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – Free Full Text PDF via @unpaywall)
Commentaries: Intervention Phone Calls May Save The Lives Of Suicidal Patients, Reduce New Attempts, Trial Finds – Medical Daily (free) AND National study shows interventions like telephone calls can reduce suicides – EurekAlert (free) AND Intervention Curbs New Suicide Attempts in At-Risk ED Patients – Medscape (free registration required)
Source: Psychiatry Research Review
“Patients who received a multifaceted intervention that included follow-up telephone calls resulted in a 30 percent reduction in future suicide attempts” (from Medical Daily)
Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults
10 Aug, 2017 | 20:48h | UTC
Ventilation in Extremely Preterm Infants and Respiratory Function at 8 Years
10 Aug, 2017 | 20:04h | UTCCommentaries: Long-Term Lung Function in Children Born Premature – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND Benefit of newer NICU ventilation strategies questioned – Medical Xpress (free)
Continuous glucose monitoring in the ICU: clinical considerations and consensus
10 Aug, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCReview: Continuous glucose monitoring in the ICU: clinical considerations and consensus – Critical Care (free)
Alternatives to hospital admission for people aged over 65 years
9 Aug, 2017 | 17:58h | UTCA systematic review to identify and assess the effectiveness of alternatives for people over the age of 65 who are at risk of potentially avoidable hospital admission – BMJ Open (free) (RT @NIHR_DC)
Alternatives to hospital admission for people aged over 65 years can be safe and reduce costs across a range of acute and chronic conditions.
Acute mesenteric ischemia: guidelines
9 Aug, 2017 | 16:57h | UTC
Clinical management of hypercholesterolaemia in patients with acute coronary syndromes
9 Aug, 2017 | 17:01h | UTC
Advances in the diagnosis of pneumonia in children
7 Aug, 2017 | 22:13h | UTCState of The Art Review: Advances in the diagnosis of pneumonia in children – The BMJ (free)
Optimal timing of an invasive strategy in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome
7 Aug, 2017 | 21:55h | UTCOptimal timing of an invasive strategy in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomised trials – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Optimal Timing of an Invasive Strategy in NSTE-ACS Patients – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
An early invasive strategy does not reduce mortality compared with a delayed invasive strategy in most patients with NSTE-ACS, but seems to reduce mortality in high-risk patients.
Mechanical clot removal for stroke reduces disability at two years
3 Aug, 2017 | 22:07h | UTCMechanical clot removal for stroke reduces disability at two years – NIHR Signal (free)
“Mechanical thrombectomy within six hours of stroke onset provides a sustained reduction of disability for patients” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Discover and defeat your diagnostic errors
3 Aug, 2017 | 20:33h | UTCDiscover and defeat your diagnostic errors – ACP Internist (free) (RT @acpinternist see Tweet)
“Experts explain the causes and solutions for common mistakes in diagnosis”.
Peri-operative myocardial injury and infarction in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery
3 Aug, 2017 | 14:09h | UTCSummary with 10 key points to remember: Perioperative Myocardial Injury and Infarction After CABG – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Resuscitation medicine – Singapore Guidelines
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:54h | UTCResuscitation medicine – Singapore Guidelines
– Basic Cardiac Life Support (free)
– Defibrillation (free)
– Advanced Cardiac Life Support (free)
– Paediatric Resuscitation (free)
– Neonatal Resuscitation (free)
– Post-resuscitation care (free)
– Therapeutic temperature management (TTM): post-resuscitation care for adult cardiac arrest (free)
– Bystander First Aid (free)
Predicting Risk of Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Children in the Emergency Department
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:40h | UTCPredicting Risk of Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Children in the Emergency Department – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: UK researchers fine-tune diagnostic tool for serious bacterial infections – CIDRAP (free) AND Clinical and biomarker-based diagnostic model identifies serious bacterial infections – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) or open aortic cross-clamping by resuscitative thoracotomy in non-compressible torso hemorrhage patients
1 Aug, 2017 | 21:31h | UTCThis meta-analysis, mainly from observational studies and including 1276 patients, suggests a positive effect of REBOA on mortality among non-compressible torso hemorrhage patients.
Efficacy of corticosteroid treatment for severe community-acquired pneumonia: A meta-analysis
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:39h | UTCEfficacy of corticosteroid treatment for severe community-acquired pneumonia: A meta-analysis – American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: More Evidence That Steroids Are Beneficial in Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Journal Watch ($)
In this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia, corticosteroid treatment was associated with reduced in-hospital mortality and length of hospital stay.
Targeted Temperature Management for 48 vs 24 Hours and Neurologic Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:38h | UTCTargeted Temperature Management for 48 vs 24 Hours and Neurologic Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Targeted Temperature Management for 24 vs. 48 Hours After OHCA – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Longer Induced Cooling Not Better After Cardiac Arrest – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“Small trial shows no advantage to an additional day of cooling” (from MedPage Today)
A ‘perfect storm’ superbug: How an invasive fungus got health officials’ attention
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:35h | UTCA ‘perfect storm’ superbug: How an invasive fungus got health officials’ attention – STAT (free)
Related: CDC keeping a watchful eye on Candida auris – CIDRAP (free) AND CDC reports uptick in Candida auris cases – CIDRAP (free)
Diagnostic Stewardship – Leveraging the Laboratory to Improve Antimicrobial Use
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:37h | UTCDiagnostic Stewardship – Leveraging the Laboratory to Improve Antimicrobial Use – JAMA (free)
“This Viewpoint discusses the potential benefits and harms of diagnostic stewardship – modifying the ordering, performance, and reporting of diagnostic tests to improve antimicrobial use”
Clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:26h | UTCThe clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter (free)
Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: for Whom? When?and Why?
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:10h | UTCReview: Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: for Whom? When?and Why? – Current Trauma Reports (free)
Percutaneous short-term active mechanical support devices in cardiogenic shock
28 Jul, 2017 | 00:22h | UTCPercutaneous short-term active mechanical support devices in cardiogenic shock: a systematic review and collaborative meta-analysis of randomized trials – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text))
Commentary with 10 key points to remember: Mechanical Support Devices in Cardiogenic Shock – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
“Based on contemporary evidence, it appears prudent to restrict the use of active percutaneous MCS to selected patients” (from Latest in Cardiology)
“Results of this collaborative meta-analysis do not support the unselected use of active MCS patients with CS complicating AMI” (from original article)
Approach to Patient with Sarcoidosis in the ED setting
27 Jul, 2017 | 17:41h | UTCPractical Review: Approach to Patient with Sarcoidosis in the ED setting – emDocs (free)
Update in Management of Severe Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure – Chest
27 Jul, 2017 | 01:17h | UTC