Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)

“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 | UTC

Software-guided versus nurse-directed blood glucose control in critically ill patients: the LOGIC-2 multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial – Critical Care (free)

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club

Meta-analysis: fibrinolytic agents in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

1 Sep, 2017 | 17:44h | UTC

Comparative efficacy and safety of reperfusion therapy with fibrinolytic agents in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Fibrinolytic Agents for STEMI: Meta-analysis Explores the Differences – TCTMD (free)

Review: Acute aortic dissection: pathogenesis, risk factors and diagnosis

31 Aug, 2017 | 20:28h | UTC

Acute aortic dissection: pathogenesis, risk factors and diagnosis – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)

Meta-analysis: Drug-Free Interventions to Reduce Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty

31 Aug, 2017 | 15:43h | UTC

Drug-Free Interventions to Reduce Pain or Opioid Consumption After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Surgery (free)

Commentaries: Acupuncture, Electrotherapy after Knee Replacement Associated with Reduced and Delayed Opioid Use – The JAMA Network (free) AND Electrotherapy, Acupuncture Tied to Less Opioid Use After Knee Arthroscopy – Medscape (free registration required) AND Meta-Analysis: Electrotherapy, Acupuncture May Help Reduce Opioid Use After Knee Arthroplasty – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Systematic Review: Complete versus culprit-only revascularisation in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease

31 Aug, 2017 | 16:11h | UTC

How should we deal with non-culprit lesions during a STEMI? A mid-night conundrum – Evidently Cochrane (free)

Original article: Complete versus culprit-only revascularisation in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

#ESCCongress – Observational Study: Clopidogrel or ticagrelor in acute coronary syndrome patients treated with newer-generation drug-eluting stents

30 Aug, 2017 | 19:01h | UTC

#ESCCongress – Clopidogrel or ticagrelor in acute coronary syndrome patients treated with newer-generation drug-eluting stents: CHANGE DAPT – EuroIntervention (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Rethinking dual antiplatelet guidelines in acute coronary syndrome? (CHANGE-DAPT) – ESC Press Releases (free) AND Ticagrelor for DAPT Again Questioned in Current Era of PCI for ACS: CHANGE DAPT – Medscape (free registration required)

CHANGE DAPT: Study Contests Benefit of Ticagrelor Over Clopidogrel After PCI in ACS – TCTMD (free)

#ESCCongress – Study: Underweight associated with highest mortality and costs after cardiac catheterization

30 Aug, 2017 | 18:30h | UTC

Underweight associated with highest mortality and costs after cardiac catheterization (free) (the results have not been published yet)

Commentaries: Underweight and Overlooked: Low BMI Patients May Be Highest-Risk Post-PCI – TCTMD (free) AND Underweight Patients Fare Worse After Heart Catheterization – Medscape (free registration required) AND ESC 2017: Underweight Is Associated With Highest Mortality and Costs After Cardiac Catheterization – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)

#ESCCongress – Study confirms safety of rapid algorithm to rule-out and rule-in myocardial infarction

30 Aug, 2017 | 18:31h | UTC

Study confirms safety of rapid algorithm to rule-out and rule-in myocardial infarction – ESC Press Release (free) (the results have not been published yet)

Commentary: ESC Rapid Rule-In, Rule-Out Algorithm for NSTEMI Safe, Accurate – Medscape (free registration required)

Review: The role of nutritional support in the physical and functional recovery of critically ill patients

30 Aug, 2017 | 18:26h | UTC

The role of nutritional support in the physical and functional recovery of critically ill patients: a narrative review – Critical Care (free)

#ESCCongress – Study: Oxygen Therapy in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction

29 Aug, 2017 | 15:15h | UTC

Oxygen Therapy in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: Is Oxygen Therapy Beneficial in Acute Myocardial Infarction? Simple Question, Complicated Mechanism, Simple Answer (free)

Commentaries: Oxygen therapy does not improve survival in patients with heart attack symptoms (DETO2X-AMI) – ESC Press Releases (free) AND Supplemental Oxygen Provides No Benefit to Patients With Suspected MI: DETO2X-AMI – TCTMD (free) AND Suspected MI and Normal Oxygen Saturation? Don’t Bother with Supplemental Oxygen – Physician’s First Watch (free)

#ESCCongress – Study: Bag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in cardiac arrest

29 Aug, 2017 | 15:11h | UTC

Bag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in cardiac arrest (CAAM) – ESC Press Releases (free) (the results have not been published yet)

Commentary: CAAM: Is Bag-Mask Ventilation Superior to ETI During CPR? – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

Review: Necrotizing pancreatitis

29 Aug, 2017 | 15:06h | UTC

Necrotizing pancreatitis: Diagnose, treat, consult – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club (free resource to find articles of interest)

Study: Community-acquired Pneumonia Visualized on Computed Tomography but Not Chest X-Ray

29 Aug, 2017 | 14:54h | UTC

Community-acquired Pneumonia Visualized on Computed Tomography but Not Chest X-Ray: Pathogens, Severity, and Clinical Outcomes – Chest (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club (free resource to find articles of interest)

“Adults hospitalized with CAP who had radiologic evidence of pneumonia on CT but not concurrent CXR had similar pathogens, disease severity, and outcomes compared with patients who had signs of pneumonia on CXR”.

Review: DRESS: What does the emergency physician need to know?

29 Aug, 2017 | 14:54h | UTC

DRESS: What does the emergency physician need to know? – emDocs (free)

#ESCCongress – 2017 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation

27 Aug, 2017 | 20:11h | UTC

2017 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (free) (RT @rafavidalperez see Tweet)

Commentary: ESC Updates Guidelines for Treating STEMI Patients – TCTMD (free)

See also: #ESCCongress Slides (free PPT file)

Review: Candida auris: A rapidly emerging cause of hospital-acquired multidrug-resistant fungal infections globally

26 Aug, 2017 | 20:03h | UTC

Candida auris: A rapidly emerging cause of hospital-acquired multidrug-resistant fungal infections globally – PLOS Pathogens (free)

Consensus paper: The role of open abdomen in non-trauma patient

Review: Variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients

Review: New-onset acute thrombocytopenia in hospitalized patients

Review: Ileus in Adults: Pathogenesis, Investigation and Treatment

Study: Corticosteroid Premedication 5 Hours Before CT Compared with a 13-Hour Oral Regimen