Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Newsletter 464 | November 1st 2020
Randomised Controlled Articles
- Ha Baek. Risk of Overcorrection in Rapid Intermittent Bolus vs Slow Continuous Infusion Therapies of Hypertonic Saline for Patients With Symptomatic HyponatremiaThe SALSA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med 2020;epublished October 26th
- Lehtiranta. Risk of Electrolyte Disorders in Acutely Ill Children Receiving Commercially Available Plasmalike Isotonic FluidsA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr 2020;epublished October 26th
- Ziegler. Efficacy of prehospital administration of fibrinogen concentrate in trauma patients bleeding or presumed to bleed (FIinTIC): A multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised pilot study. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2020;epublished October 27th
- Chen. SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody LY-CoV555 in Outpatients with Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2020;epublished October 28th
- Sadeghi. Sofosbuvir and daclatasvir compared with standard of care in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with moderate or severe coronavirus infection (COVID-19): a randomized controlled trial. J Antimicrob Chemother 2020;75(11):3379-3385
Systematic Reviews & Meta Analyses
- Barbarawi. Targeted Temperature Management in Cardiac Arrest Patients With an Initial Non-Shockable Rhythm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Shock 2020;54(5):623-630
- Zayed. Noninvasive Oxygenation Strategies in Immunocompromised Patients With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Pairwise and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Intensive Care Med 2020;35(11):1216-1225
- Vijenthira. Outcomes of patients with hematologic malignancies and COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 3377 patients. Blood 2020 October 28th
- Snow. Effect of Extracorporeal Blood Purification on Mortality in Sepsis: A Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis. Blood Purif 2020;epublished October 28th
- Hasan. Venous thromboembolism in critically ill COVID-19 patients receiving prophylactic or therapeutic anticoagulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2020;50(4):814-821
Observational Studies
Cochrane Reviews
- Flumignan. Prophylactic anticoagulants for people hospitalised with COVID-19. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue10. Art.No.:CD013739
- Chai. Convalescent plasma or hyperimmune immunoglobulin for people with COVID-19: a living systematic review. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD013600
- Lewis. Interventions to reduce body temperature to 35 ⁰C to 37 ⁰C in adults and children with traumatic brain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue10. Art.No.:CD006811
- Ho. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for respiratory distress in preterm infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD002271
- Ho. Early versus delayed continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for respiratory distress in preterm infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD002975
- Young. Vena caval filters for the prevention of pulmonary embolism. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue10. Art.No.:CD006212
- Alhazzani. Neuromuscular blockade in patients with ARDS: a rapid practice guideline. Intensive Care Med 2020;epublished October 26th
- Ley. Updated guidelines to reduce venous thromboembolism in trauma patients: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):971-981
- Perioperative nutrition: Recommendations from the ESPEN expert group. Clinical Nutrition 2020;39(11):3211-3227
- Intensive Care Society. Clinical guide for the management of critical care for adults with COVID-19 during the Coronavirus pandemic. ICS 2020;epublished October 28th
- Update on perioperative hypersensitivity reactions: joint document from the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology (SBA) and Brazilian Association of Allergy and Immunology (ASBAI) – part II: etiology and diagnosis. Braz J Anesthesiol 2020;epublished November 1st
Clinical
COVID-19
- Bansal. Hydroxychloroquine: A comprehensive review and its controversial role in coronavirus disease 2019. Ann Med 2020;epublished October 23rd
- Oxford. Endothelial Cell Contributions to COVID-19. Pathogens 2020;9(10):785
- Rastogi. Covid 19 and its cardiovascular effects. Ann Card Anaesth 2020;23:401-8
- Kant. The COVID-19 nephrology compendium: AKI, CKD, ESKD and transplantation. BMC Nephrol 2020;21:449
- Gencer. Immunoinflammatory, Thrombohaemostatic, and Cardiovascular Mechanisms in COVID-19. Thromb Haemost 2020;epublished October 29th
- Dubey. Race to arsenal COVID-19 therapeutics: Current alarming status and future directions. Chem Biol Interact 2020;epublished October 26th
Neurological
- Garcia-Ballestas. Etiopathogenic Factors of Cerebrovascular Disease in Young Adults: A Review of the Literature. J Transl Crit Care Med 2019;1:76-80
- Valerio. The neurological sequelae of pandemics and epidemics. J Neurol 2020;epublished October 26th
- Kapoor. Neurological dysfunction after cardiac surgery and cardiac intensive care admission: A narrative review part 1: The problem; nomenclature; delirium and postoperative neurocognitive disorder; and the role of cardiac surgery and anesthesia. Ann Card Anaesth 2020;23(4):391-400
- Kapoor. Neurological dysfunction after cardiac surgery and cardiac intensive care admission: A narrative review part 2: Cognitive dysfunction after critical illness; potential contributors in surgery and intensive care; pathogenesis; and therapies to prevent/treat perioperative neurological dysfunction. Ann Card Anaesth 2020;23(4):391-400
Circulatory
- Fernando. Antithrombotic Therapy in Myocardial Infarction: Historic Perils and Current Challenges—A 70-Year Journey. Thromb Haemost 2020;120(10):1352-1356
- Khatib. Managing drug-induced QT prolongation in clinical practice. Postgrad Med J 2020;epublished October 29th
Respiratory
Gastrointestinal
Renal
Endocrine
Haematological
- Beurskens . The Anticoagulant and Nonanticoagulant Properties of Heparin. Thromb Haemost 2020; 120(10):1371-1383
- McBane. Thromboembolism and the Pandemic. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020;76(18):2073–2075
Sepsis
- Lo. Controversies in Sepsis Management—What is the Way Forward? Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020;49:661–68
- Sun. Gut Immunity – Homeostasis and Dysregulation in Sepsis. J Transl Crit Care Med 2019;1:89-95
Perioperative
Miscellaneous
- Wacker. Measuring and monitoring perioperative patient safety: a basic approach for clinicians. Curr Opin Anaesth 2020;33(6):815-822
- Culwick. The Bowtie diagram: a simple tool for analysis and planning in anesthesia. Curr Opin Anaesth 2020;33(6):808-814
Pre-Clinical
- Casaer. Clinical validation of precision medicine protocols: the last mile is the longest. Intensive Care Med 2020;epublished October 29th
- Maas. Tranexamic acid in traumatic brain injury: systematic review and meta-analysis trumps a large clinical trial?. Intensive Care Med 2020;epublished October 31st
- Jaber. Acute respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: why a special issue in ICM? Intensive Care Med 2020;epublished October 29th
- De Backer. Corticosteroids in severe COVID-19: a critical view of the evidence. Crit Care 2020;24(1):627
- Drouet. The Multiple Faces of Heparin: Opportunities in COVID-19 Infection and Beyond. Thromb Haemost 2020;120(10):1347-1350
- Carr. The Emerging Role of Vitamin C in the Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19. Nutrients 2020;12(11):E3286
- Ferguson. Law, litigation and learning: a legacy from COVID-19. Anaesthesia 2020;75(11):1428-1431
- Jung. Ten tips to optimize weaning and extubation success in the critically ill. Intensive Care Med 2020;epublished October 26th
- Landucci. A pandemic of cognitive bias. Intensive Care Med 2020;epublished October 27th
- Powers. De-adopting Low-Value Care. Evidence, Eminence, and Economics. JAMA 2020;324(16):1603-1604
- Shatz. A speck of sand. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):843-847
- Lerner. Preventing the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 With Masks and Other “Low-tech” Interventions. JAMA 2020;epublished October 26th
- Parks Taylor. Shear Forces. JAMA 2020;epublished October 28th
- Wu. Elective Surgery during the Covid-19 Pandemic. N Engl J Med 2020;383(18):1787-1790
- Ferreira. Why the Use of Angiotensin II May be a Fatal Mistake in COVID-19. Shock 2020;54(5):697-699
- Bawaskar. Scorpion Sting With ST-Segment Elevation. JAMA Intern Med 2020;epublished October 26th
- Lazard. Nocardial cerebral miliary due to massive inoculation. Neurology 2020;95(17):789-790
- Ng. Black Pleural Effusion: When Lung White(out) Turns Black. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020;49:717-719
- Kim. Percutaneous bicaval dual lumen cannula for extracorporeal life support. Acute Crit Care 2020;35(3):207-212
- Kim. Early laparoscopic exploration for acute mesenteric ischemia after cardiac surgery. Acute Crit Care. 2020;35(3):213-217
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