Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Case-Control Study: Outcomes and risk factors for delayed-onset postoperative respiratory failure.
30 Jun, 2022 | 10:34h | UTC
Retrospective Cohort Study: Key characteristics impacting survival of COVID-19 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
29 Jun, 2022 | 11:54h | UTC
Brief Review: Noninvasive respiratory support in intensive care medicine.
29 Jun, 2022 | 11:06h | UTCNoninvasive respiratory support in intensive care medicine – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Noninvasive respiratory support in #ICU
💨 hypercapnic failure
🫀respiratory failure due to acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema
⚠️ weaning or extubation in high-risk or obese pts
💨 de novo hypoxemic respiratory failure if careful pt selection/monitoring
🖇 https://t.co/pTdzEEW2Xf pic.twitter.com/S3oEpUppNC— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) June 28, 2022
Retrospective Cohort Study: Atrial fibrillation after surgery is linked to an increased risk of hospitalization for heart failure.
29 Jun, 2022 | 10:52h | UTCOriginal Study: Post-operative atrial fibrillation and risk of heart failure hospitalization – European Heart Journal
Commentary on Twitter
Excited to have been part of this study with @ParagGoyalMD and our @WeillCornell colleagues
We found post-operative AF is associated with a higher long-term risk of HF hospitalization 👇https://t.co/X9eh2D9V71 @ESC_Journals @WCMCNeurology pic.twitter.com/5HlsGfOq1j
— Hooman Kamel (@hoomankamel) June 29, 2022
RCT: Two-day vs. seven-day course of levofloxacin in acute COPD exacerbation.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:19h | UTCCommentary: Antibiotics in COPD Exacerbations – 2 days vs 7 days – RebelEM
Guideline for the emergency management of anaphylaxis.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCRelated:
EAACI guidelines: Anaphylaxis (2021 update) – European Journal of Allergy and Immunology
Systematic Review: Antibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:56h | UTCAntibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis – Cochrane Library
Summary: Antibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis – Cochrane Library
Related:
Efficacy and Safety of Non-Antibiotic Outpatient Treatment in Mild Acute Diverticulitis (DINAMO-study): A Multicentre, Randomised, Open-Label, Non-Inferiority Trial – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Elective surgical management of diverticulitis – Current Problems in Surgery
Management of Colonic Diverticulitis – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Commentary on Twitter
The benefits of antibiotics in diverticulitis are uncertain with respect to complications, emergency✂️, recurrence, elective colonic resections&long‐term complications. This may be because diverticulitis is❌an infectious disorder, but an inflammatory onehttps://t.co/0HmAllw5Af
— John Damianos, M.D. (@john_damianosMD) June 26, 2022
Use of pragmatic and explanatory trial designs in acute care research: lessons from COVID-19.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:49h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Personal View—Use of pragmatic and explanatory trial designs in acute care research: lessons from #COVID19
From Jonathan Casey & colleagues https://t.co/3vJs5j6Q1Q pic.twitter.com/hEUFYxNKRf
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) June 14, 2022
M-A: Hypothermic vs. normothermic temperature control after cardiac arrest.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:51h | UTCHypothermic versus Normothermic Temperature Control after Cardiac Arrest – NEJM Evidence
Related:
ERC-ESICM guidelines on temperature control after cardiac arrest in adults – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Systematic Review: Parenteral Vitamin C in patients with severe infection.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:49h | UTCParenteral Vitamin C in Patients with Severe Infection: A Systematic Review – NEJM Evidence
Related:
Is shorter always better? The pros and cons of treating Gram-negative bloodstream infections with 7 days of antibiotics.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:38h | UTC
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: literature review, epidemiology, clinical picture and pathogenesis.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:02h | UTC
Tips for avoiding common mistakes in out-of-hospital diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning.
24 Jun, 2022 | 10:57h | UTC
Study Commentary | How FAST can you spot a pneumothorax? breaking down a surprising result comparing ultrasound and chest radiograph in traumatic pneumothorax.
24 Jun, 2022 | 10:39h | UTCOriginal Study: Not so FAST—Chest ultrasound underdiagnoses traumatic pneumothorax – Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Ivermectin for COVID-19 Cochrane review update: 11 trials and no evidence of benefit shown.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:38h | UTCNews Release: Ivermectin for COVID-19 review update: 11 trials and no evidence of benefit shown – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Original Article: Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Summary: Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID-19 – Cochrane Library
M-A: Early versus delayed complete revascularization in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:11h | UTC
Consensus Recommendations: Early management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a hospital with neurosurgical/neuroendovascular facilities.
22 Jun, 2022 | 11:25h | UTC
Position Paper: Diagnosis and management of infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria.
22 Jun, 2022 | 11:23h | UTCRelated Guideline:
Review: Advanced interventions in the pre-hospital resuscitation of patients with non-compressible hemorrhage after penetrating injuries.
22 Jun, 2022 | 11:21h | UTC
RCT: High-flow nasal cannula vs. conventional oxygen therapy in acute COPD exacerbation with mild hypercapnia.
22 Jun, 2022 | 11:09h | UTC
Randomized cross-over study: closed-loop oxygen control improves oxygen therapy in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure patients under high flow nasal oxygen.
22 Jun, 2022 | 11:08h | UTC
RCT: Low-dose methylprednisolone does not improve outcomes in critically ill patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia.
21 Jun, 2022 | 11:04h | UTC
Guidelines for the management of patients with severe acute pancreatitis.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:57h | UTCRelated:
Evidence-Based Disposition of Acute Pancreatitis – emDocs
Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Summary of the new 2022 AHA/ASA Guideline on intracerebral hemorrhage.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:54h | UTCIntracerebral Hemorrhage 2022 Guideline Update – emDocs
Original Guideline: 2022 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association – Stroke
Top Things to Know: 2022 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage – American Heart Association
News Release: New guideline refines care for brain bleeds: compression socks, some meds not effective – American Heart Association
RCT: A restrictive intravenous fluid strategy does not improve outcomes in ICU patients with septic shock.
20 Jun, 2022 | 10:51h | UTCRestriction of Intravenous Fluid in ICU Patients with Septic Shock – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: No Fewer Deaths Seen With Restricted IV Fluid for Septic Shock – HealthDay
Related:
Fluid administration and monitoring in ARDS: which management? – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
In this trial, a restrictive approach to intravenous fluid administration in critically ill patients with septic shock did not reduce mortality. #CCR22 https://t.co/UfY1936Qwb pic.twitter.com/FtSaDIIroj
— NEJM (@NEJM) June 17, 2022


