Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
RCT: Sub dissociative dose of ketamine with haloperidol vs. fentanyl on pain reduction in patients with acute pain in the emergency department.
21 Feb, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCSub dissociative dose of ketamine with haloperidol versus fentanyl on pain reduction in patients with acute pain in the emergency department; a randomized clinical trial – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review | Acute traumatic brain injury in frail patients: the next pandemic.
21 Feb, 2022 | 08:31h | UTCAcute traumatic brain injury in frail patients: the next pandemic – Current Opinion in Critical Care
Overview of Allergy and Anaphylaxis.
21 Feb, 2022 | 08:28h | UTCOverview of Allergy and Anaphylaxis – Emergency Clinics of North America
A Decision Tree Approach to Airway Management Pathways in the 2022 Difficult Airway Algorithm of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
21 Feb, 2022 | 08:16h | UTCOriginal article: 2022 ASA Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway.
A clinical update on vasoactive medication in the management of cardiogenic shock.
21 Feb, 2022 | 08:14h | UTC
Arrhythmias in female patients: incidence, presentation and management.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:31h | UTCArrhythmias in Female Patients: Incidence, Presentation and Management – Circulation Research (free for a limited period)
Bioterrorism: An analysis of biological agents used in terrorist events.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC
M-A: In patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA), referral to a TIA clinic that can provide urgent investigation and initiation of preventive measures may be as effective for preventing stroke compared to impatient care.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:29h | UTC
RCT: Oral Nirmatrelvir for high-risk adults with Covid-19 reduces the risk of hospitalization by 89%.
17 Feb, 2022 | 10:14h | UTCAudio Interview: A New Antiviral against Covid-19 – new England Journal of Medicine
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Commentary on Twitter
The Paxlovid pill (Nirmatrelvir) randomized, placebo-controlled trial published @NEJM:
89% efficacy vs Covid hospitalizations or deaths, and quick reduction of viral load.
The active pills had less serious adverse events or discontinuations than placebohttps://t.co/HBMRZt4wBo pic.twitter.com/LDQv41O56c— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 16, 2022
Review: Diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndromes.
17 Feb, 2022 | 10:04h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Audio clinical review: Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes – JAMA
SIMEU position paper on non-invasive respiratory support in COVID-19 pneumonia.
17 Feb, 2022 | 10:01h | UTCRelated:
Management of the first stage of convulsive status epilepticus in adults: a systematic review of current randomized evidence.
17 Feb, 2022 | 08:37h | UTC
Central vs. peripheral vision loss in emergency medicine.
17 Feb, 2022 | 08:32h | UTCCentral vs. Peripheral Vision Loss – emDocs
M-A: Impact of pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship on appropriate antibiotic prescribing in the emergency department.
17 Feb, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCImpact of Pharmacist-Led Antimicrobial Stewardship on Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Hot off the Press: Impact of Pharmacist-Led Antimicrobial
Stewardship on Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing
in the Emergency Department: A Systematic
Review and Meta-Analysis https://t.co/NsZIubli8z pic.twitter.com/V2Sf6tLoKI— AnnalsofEM (@AnnalsofEM) January 24, 2022
Prone positioning during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a pooled individual patient data analysis.
17 Feb, 2022 | 08:19h | UTC
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) for severe respiratory failure in adult cancer patients: a retrospective multicenter analysis.
16 Feb, 2022 | 08:30h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
VV #ECMO in adults with cancer developing severe respiratory failure: survival remains poor, no significant advantage, carefully select! Low PLT, elevated lactate, disease status: adverse prognostic factors to be considered as deciding to provide #ECLS.
🖇️ https://t.co/igatEJH3VS pic.twitter.com/vl7UQKauB0— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) February 12, 2022
Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis with D-dimer adjusted to clinical probability: prospective diagnostic management study.
16 Feb, 2022 | 08:39h | UTC
Perspective: Providing compassionate care in the intensive care unit.
16 Feb, 2022 | 08:19h | UTC
Systematic Review: Efficacy of antiviral therapies for COVID-19.
15 Feb, 2022 | 10:02h | UTC
RCT: A supraclavicular ultrasound-guided right subclavian venous catheterization approach was non-inferior in terms of safety compared to an ultrasound-guided infraclavicular approach.
15 Feb, 2022 | 09:46h | UTCSupraclavicular versus infraclavicular approach for ultrasound-guided right subclavian venous catheterisation: a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial – Anaesthesia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
A practical guide to the evaluation of small bowel bleeding.
15 Feb, 2022 | 09:49h | UTCA Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Small Bowel Bleeding – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Review: Classic and exertional heatstroke.
15 Feb, 2022 | 08:43h | UTCClassic and exertional heatstroke – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Cooling of patients with #heatstroke includes evaporative strategies and conductive methods that aim to establishing the largest possible temperature gradient between the body core and the skin https://t.co/i53jyJBTl5 pic.twitter.com/tofUjiDJYG
— Nature Reviews Disease Primers (@DiseasePrimers) February 8, 2022
Conflicting reports raise questions about whether any monoclonals work against Omicron’s sister variant.
13 Feb, 2022 | 22:49h | UTCRelated:
FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs. Omicron.
RCT: Primary Norfloxacin prophylaxis prevents bacterial infections in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure.
13 Feb, 2022 | 22:37h | UTCPrimary Norfloxacin Prophylaxis for APASL-Defined Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Randomized Trial – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
AAST Consensus: Rhabdomyolysis.
13 Feb, 2022 | 22:21h | UTC