Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Mechanical Thrombectomy Outcomes With and Without Intravenous Thrombolysis in Stroke Patients
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:41h | UTCMechanical Thrombectomy Outcomes With and Without Intravenous Thrombolysis in Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis – Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Better outcomes seen in patients who received IV thrombolysis before thrombectomy – ACP Hospitalist (free)
“The results support current guideline recommendations to give intravenous thrombolysis to eligible patients even if they are being considered for mechanical thrombectomy, according to the meta-analysis authors” (from ACP)
Hyperventilation Therapy for Control of Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:49h | UTCReview: Hyperventilation Therapy for Control of Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension – Frontiers in Neurology (free)
Procalcitonin: a promising diagnostic marker for sepsis and antibiotic therapy
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:37h | UTC“it is unlikely that a single biomarker serve as an effective diagnosis tool”
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)