Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in patients diagnosed with covid-19: a case series with review of literature.
4 Aug, 2021 | 09:13h | UTC
Clinical practice recommendations on the management of perioperative cardiac arrest.
4 Aug, 2021 | 09:03h | UTC
M-A: Noninvasive respiratory support outside the intensive care unit for acute respiratory failure related to coronavirus-19 disease.
3 Aug, 2021 | 09:09h | UTC
Covid: Pulse oxygen monitors work less well on darker skin, experts say.
3 Aug, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCCovid: Pulse oxygen monitors work less well on darker skin, experts say – BBC
Related:
FDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias
2021 Update in the diagnosis and management of acute coronary syndromes for the perioperative clinician.
3 Aug, 2021 | 02:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Great review by @kjkunkelmd et al. 2021 Update in the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes For the Perioperative Clinician
? https://t.co/mPcUTX43TT@PedroMDMSc @HenryFordNews @JCVAonline pic.twitter.com/4K0XjO4kGK
— Alejandro Lemor MD, MS (@AlejandroLemor) July 24, 2021
Guideline: Clinical management of adult patients with COVID-19 Outside Intensive Care Units.
2 Aug, 2021 | 00:26h | UTC
What every intensivist should know about Tocilizumab.
2 Aug, 2021 | 00:25h | UTCWhat every intensivist should know about Tocilizumab – Critical Care
Related:
Tocilizumab in COVID-19 therapy: who benefits, and how?
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of colonic volvulus and acute colonic pseudo-obstruction.
2 Aug, 2021 | 00:13h | UTCNews release: American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Publishes New Guidelines for Colonic Volvulus and Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis.
30 Jul, 2021 | 12:14h | UTCNews release: NICE publishes new rapid guideline to diagnose and treat rare blood clotting condition associated with COVID-19 vaccination – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Related: Very rare cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after AstraZeneca vaccine: a global safety database analysis – the estimated rate of TTS after the first dose was 8.1 per million vaccinees; after the second dose, the estimated rate was 2.3 per million vaccinees. (several articles and resources on the subject)
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia: what we know and do not know.
30 Jul, 2021 | 12:12h | UTCVaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia: what we know and do not know – Blood
Related: Very rare cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after AstraZeneca vaccine: a global safety database analysis – the estimated rate of TTS after the first dose was 8.1 per million vaccinees; after the second dose, the estimated rate was 2.3 per million vaccinees. (several articles and resources on the subject)
Observational study: Positive Fluid balance linked to worse outcomes in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury.
1 Aug, 2021 | 23:57h | UTCFluid balance and outcome in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury (CENTER-TBI and OzENTER-TBI): a prospective, multicentre, comparative effectiveness study – The Lancet Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Traumatic Brain Injury: Fluid Overload Tied to Higher Mortality in ICU Patients – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
Happy with our paper in @TheLancetNeuro on comparative effectiveness of fluid management strategies in TBI patients in the ICU. Successful example of treatment effect estimation in observational data. @CenterTBI @Menon_Cambridge @Dr_Cit @ESteyerberghttps://t.co/TMzhkd1SZz
— Hester Lingsma (@hesterlingsma) July 23, 2021
Risk of acute myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke following COVID-19 in Sweden – “the true risk is increased by between three and eight times for acute myocardial infarction and by between three and seven times for ischaemic stroke following COVID-19.”
30 Jul, 2021 | 12:06h | UTCInvited commentary: What is the association of COVID-19 with heart attacks and strokes? – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Is Covid a risk factor for heart attack and stroke?https://t.co/6KRaKzPgI5 @TheLancet
This new paper says yes, but the absolute increased risk is small, and likely due to predisposition to clotting in the post-infection phase pic.twitter.com/HQjxo63Yby— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 29, 2021
Study: Recommended approaches to minimize aerosol dispersion of SARS-CoV-2 during noninvasive ventilatory support can cause ventilator performance deterioration.
30 Jul, 2021 | 11:59h | UTC
Brazilian Guidelines on Unstable Angina and Acute Myocardial Infarction without ST-Segment Elevation – 2021.
30 Jul, 2021 | 11:54h | UTC
Review: Changing paradigms in the management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis.
30 Jul, 2021 | 11:37h | UTCRelated:
Review: Elective surgical management of diverticulitis
State of the Art Review | Management of colonic diverticulitis
Drains, germs, or steel: Multidisciplinary management of acute colonic diverticulitis
Systematic review: Management of colonic diverticulitis
WSES Guidelines for the Management of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis
ASCRS Guidelines for the Treatment of Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis
Commentary on Twitter
Interested in recent trends in the management of acute diverticulitis? Brand new review ? #openaccess https://t.co/hdA60Ko3sI@PaulinaSalminen @villesallinen @henrikthorlaci1 @KariTikkinen @MalinASund @YaqubSheraz @PeterStalberg @me4_so pic.twitter.com/HLDBoc9WSo
— Scandinavian Journal of Surgery (@ScandJSurg) July 29, 2021
Systematic review: no evidence to support the use of Ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19.
29 Jul, 2021 | 11:38h | UTCIvermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Summary: Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID-19 – Cochrane Library
Commentary: Ivermectin treatment in humans for COVID-19 – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Related:
Why was a major study on ivermectin for covid-19 just retracted?
RCT: Ivermectin does not prevent hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19.
RCT: Ivermectin does not improve time to resolution of symptoms among adults with mild COVID-19
What’s new in intensive care: environmental sustainability.
30 Jul, 2021 | 11:32h | UTCWhat’s new in intensive care: environmental sustainability – Intensive Care Medicine
PRINCIPLE RCT: Doxycycline does not improve outcomes in outpatients with suspected COVID-19 at high risk for adverse outcomes.
29 Jul, 2021 | 11:36h | UTCCommentary: PRINCIPLE: a community-based COVID-19 platform trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Research—In suspected #COVID19 in the community, doxycycline was not associated with clinically meaningful reductions in time to recovery or hospital admissions or deaths, and should not be used as a routine treatment
Read the PRINCIPLE trial here https://t.co/Osw1hZLCaY pic.twitter.com/Q3VrpAO9cm
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) July 28, 2021
Evidence Analysis: Is piperacillin-tazobactam safe in patients with penicillin allergy?
29 Jul, 2021 | 11:05h | UTCIs piperacillin-tazobactam safe in patients with penicillin allergy? – PulmCrit
M-A: Global prevalence of turnover intention among intensive care nurses – “27% of the intensive care nurses had the intention to leave worldwide”.
29 Jul, 2021 | 11:07h | UTCGlobal prevalence of turnover intention among intensive care nurses: A meta-analysis – Nursing in Critical Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Every fourth ICU nurse has the intention to leave, according to a meta-analysis incl 23,140 nurses from 23 countries in 18 studies (2007-2020), even higher in younger nurses.
Authors recommend social support, better working conditions, and evaluationshttps://t.co/f19iD0GLPL pic.twitter.com/NIM9nrVKiL— Peter Nydahl (@NydahlPeter) July 28, 2021
COVID-19 and mucormycosis superinfection: the perfect storm.
28 Jul, 2021 | 10:09h | UTCCOVID-19 and mucormycosis superinfection: the perfect storm – Infection
Related:
What is mucormycosis, the fungal infection affecting COVID patients in India?
[Preprint] The Emergence of COVID-19 Associated Mucormycosis: Analysis of Cases From 18 Countries.
Mucormycosis: The ‘black fungus’ maiming Covid patients in India
Global Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Mucormycosis
RCT: 7 days of antibiotic therapy as good as 14 days for afebrile men with urinary tract infection.
28 Jul, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCEffect of 7 vs 14 Days of Antibiotic Therapy on Resolution of Symptoms Among Afebrile Men With Urinary Tract Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Shorter Courses of Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infection in Men (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Study Supports Shorter Antibiotic Course for Afebrile Men With UTI – MPR
Commentary on Twitter
Practice changing study, we always consider UTI in men as a complicated disease and we usually treat for longer time sometimes even more than 14 days, this study found that you can treat for shorter time ~7 days #IDTwitter #medtwitter #TwitteRx https://t.co/LSWYTAG15y
— Antibiotic Steward ??? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) July 27, 2021
CDC Report: Transmission of pan-resistant Candida auris in health care facilities.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:59h | UTCCommentaries:
CDC reports two outbreaks of pan-resistant Candida auris – CIDRAP
U.S. sees first cases of dangerous fungus resistant to all drugs in untreated people – STAT
Related:
Case reports: Multidrug-resistant Candida auris infections in critically ill Covid-19 patients
Candida auris: A Review of Recommendations for Detection and Control in Healthcare Settings
Global Epidemiology of Emerging Candida Auris (reviews and commentaries on the subject)
The superbug Candida auris is giving rise to warnings — and big questions – STAT
Candida Auris – “A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy” (reviews and commentaries on the subject)
Commentaries on Twitter
⛔Breaking⛔
For the 1st time ever, CDC researchers reported 5 cases of people carrying pan-resistant
Candida.auris "3 Washington,D.C.2:Texas" resistant to all classes of antifungal drugs none had been treated with antifungal drugs prior to the diagnosishttps://t.co/uzj6wGI6Ps— Antibiotic Steward ??? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) July 22, 2021
Candida auris is a fungus that spreads easily and can cause dangerous infections. New evidence is emerging that cases of C. auris resistant to all classes of antifungal drugs are spreading in health care settings. Read the report: https://t.co/olhWJZM4r5. #Cauris pic.twitter.com/1MgMSLsKyc
— CDC (@CDCgov) July 23, 2021
M-A of randomized trials: Conservative oxygen therapy for critically ill patients.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:41h | UTC
NICE Guideline | Clostridioides difficile infection: antimicrobial prescribing.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:34h | UTCInfographic: Clostridioides difficile infection: antimicrobial prescribing
Related:
Review | My Treatment Approach to Clostridioides difficile Infection.