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Newsletter 593 | April 23rd, 2023
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Research
Randomised Controlled Trials
- Roquilly. Interferon gamma-1b for the prevention of hospital-acquired pneumonia in critically ill patients: a phase 2, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial. Intensive Care Med 2023;epublished April 18th
- Hansen. Cerebral Oximetry Monitoring in Extremely Preterm Infants. N Engl J Med 2023; 388:1501-1511
- Olthuis. Endovascular treatment versus no endovascular treatment after 6–24 h in patients with ischaemic stroke and collateral flow on CT angiography (MR CLEAN-LATE) in the Netherlands: a multicentre, open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2023;401:1371-1380
Systematic Review & Meta Analyses
- Covello. Meta-Analysis of Glucocorticoids for Covid-19 Patients Not Receiving Oxygen. N Engl J Med. 2023;epublished April 18th
- Pitre. Corticosteroids in Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia: a Systematic Review, Pairwise and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis. J Gen Intern Med 2023;epublished April 19th
- Geng. Different Concentrations of Albumin Versus Crystalloid in Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. J Intensive Care Med 2023;epublished April 20th
- Pitre. Non-invasive oxygenation strategies in adult patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Chest 2023;epublished April 19th
- Yan. Therapeutic effects of vasopressin on cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2023;13(4):e065061
- Mhanna. Hypothermia as an Adjunctive Therapy in Cardiogenic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag 2023;epublished April 18th
- Radosevich. Tris-Hydroxymethyl Aminomethane in Critically Ill Adults: A Systematic Review. Anesth Analg 2023;epublished April 19th
Observational Studies
- Horst. Cryoprecipitate for the treatment of life-threatening hemorrhage in children. Transfusion 2023;epublished April 18th
- Bossers et al. Association between prehospital end-tidal carbon dioxide levels and mortality in patients with suspected severe traumatic brain injury. Intensive Care Med 2023;epublished April 19th
- Harder. Early Signs of Elevated Intracranial Pressure (ICP) on Computed Tomography Correlate with Measured ICP in the Intensive Care Unit and Six-Month Outcome Following Moderate to Severe TBI. J Neurotrauma 2023;epublished April 21st
- Reyes. Risk factors for developing ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infection in patients with severe COVID-19: a multinational, multicentre study, prospective, observational study. Sci Rep 2023;13(1):6553.
- Blette. Causal Bayesian machine learning to assess treatment effect heterogeneity by dexamethasone dose for patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxemia. Sci Rep 2023;13(1):6570.
- Wetterslev. Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB) in the ICU: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes: The International AFIB-ICU Cohort Study. Crit Care Med 2023;epublished April 20th
- Silver. Inter-rater Reliability of the 2015 PALICC Criteria for Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Chest 2023;epublished April 14th
- Selewski. Impact of the Magnitude and Timing of Fluid Overload on Outcomes in Critically Ill Children: A Report From the Multicenter International Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury, Renal Angina, and Epidemiology (AWARE) Study. Crit Care Med 2023;51(5):606-618
- Lee. Comparison of Propylthiouracil vs Methimazole for Thyroid Storm in Critically Ill Patients. JAMA Netw Open 2023;6(4):e238655.
- Lee. Analysis of Anxiety or Depression and Long-term Mortality Among Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA Netw Open 2023;6(4):e237809
Protocols
- Herrick. Providing Oxygen during Intubation in the NICU Trial (POINT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in the neonatal intensive care unit in the USA. BMJ Open 2023;13(4):e073400
- Yan. Therapeutic effects of vasopressin on cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2023;13(4):e065061
- Schmid. Conventional versus video-assisted laryngoscopy for perioperative endotracheal intubation (COVALENT) - a randomized, controlled multicenter trial. BMC Anesthesiol 2023;23:128
Guidelines
- Lulla. Prehospital Guidelines for the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury - 3rd Edition. Prehosp Emerg Care 2023;epublished April 20th
- Xiang. Expert Consensus on the Use of Human Serum Albumin in Adult Cardiac Surgery. Chin Med J 2023;epublished April 22nd
- Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Japan Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2020. Circ J 2023;epublished April 20th
- ESTES recommendation on thoracolumbar spine fractures. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2023;epublished April 13th
- Korean Society of Heart Failure Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure: Treatment. Int J Heart Fail. 2023;5:e9
Reviews
Clinical
COVID-19
- Li. Therapeutic strategies for COVID-19: progress and lessons learned. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2023;epublished April 19th
- Pereira. Oxygen therapy alternatives in COVID-19: From classical to nanomedicine. Heliyon 2023;9(4):e15500
- Ceja-Gálvez. Severe COVID-19: Drugs and Clinical Trials. J Clin Med 2023;12(8):2893
- Rêgo. Cardiovascular and Neurological Complications of COVID-19: A Narrative Review. J Clin Med 2023;12(8):2819
Circulatory
- Flower. Management of acute aortic dissection in critical care. J Intensive Care Soc 2023;epublished March 29th
- Mazzaccaro. Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury. J Clin Med 2023;12(8):2903
- Tavazzi. How to unload the left ventricle during veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023;epublished April 19th
- Cai. The effects of ECMO on neurological function recovery of critical patients: A double-edged sword. Front Med 2023;10:1117214
- Ballantyne. Paradigm Shifts in Cardiac Pacing: Where Have We Been and What Lies Ahead? J Clin Med 2023;12(8):2938
- Pham. Revascularization and Medical Therapy for Chronic Coronary Syndromes: Lessons Learnt from Recent Trials, a Literature Review. J Clin Med 2023;12(8):2833
- Avvedimento. Acute advanced aortic stenosis. Heart Fail Rev 2023;epublished April 21st
Resuscitation
Respiratory
- Marini. Practical assessment of risk of VILI from ventilating power: a conceptual model. Crit Care 2023;27(1):157
- Luján. Ventilators, Settings, Autotitration Algorithms. J Clin Med 2023;12(8): 2942
- Truschel. Optimizing Tracheal Oxygen Tension and Diffusion Ratio When Choosing High-Flow Oxygen Therapy or CPAP for the Treatment of Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: Insights from Ex Vivo Physiologic Modelling. J Clin Med 2023;12(8):2878
- Duan. Perioperative fluid management for lung transplantation is challenging. Heliyon 2023;9(4):e14704
Gastrointestinal
Hepatobiliary
Renal
- Rosner. Uremic Toxins: Toward a Greater Understanding and Classification. Blood Purif 2023;52:219–220
- Husain-Syed. Critical Appraisal of Limitations in the Current Definition/Classification of Uremic Toxins. Blood Purif 2023;52:221–232
- Kashani. Proposal for a New Classification of Solutes of Interest in Uremia and Hemodialysis. Blood Purif 2023;52:233–241
- Reis. Rationale for a New Classification of Solutes of Interest in Chronic Kidney Disease and Hemodialysis. Blood Purif 2023;52:242–254
Sepsis
- Marques. Treatment Advances in Sepsis and Septic Shock: Modulating Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms. J Clin Med 2023;12(8):2892
- Wang. Precision immunotherapy treatment for sepsis. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023;27(7):3142-3149
- Maneta. Endothelial dysfunction and immunothrombosis in sepsis. Front Immunol 2023;14:1144229
- Chancharoenthana. The leaky gut and the gut microbiome in sepsis - targets in research and treatment. Clin Sci 2023;137(8):645-662
Trauma
Toxicology
Veterinary Critical Care
Commentaries
- Joannidis. Acute kidney injury. Intensive Care Med 2023;epublished April 18th
- Sutt, Early versus late tracheostomy: what do patients want?. Crit Care 2023;27:151
- Janssen. Towards adequate and automated antibiotic dosing. Intensive Care Med 2023;epublished April 20th
- Mills. What’s new in reducing the impact of tracheostomy on communication and swallowing in the ICU. Intensive Care Med 2023;epublished April 20th
- Maggiore. The use of high-flow nasal oxygen. Intensive Care Med 2023;epublished April 20th
- Artzner. Liver transplantation for patients with severe acute on chronic liver failure: it is time to change paradigms. Intensive Care Med 2023;epublished April 18th
- Sur. Practical Aspects of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Children. J Clin Med 2023;12(8):2921
Correspondence
Case Reports
- Mafi. An Esophagopleural Fistula Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. JACC Case Rep. 2023;11:101769
- Al-Halawani. Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia. N Engl J Med 2023;388:1512.
- Bisson. T Waves May Not Be What They Seem! J Am Coll Cardiol Case Rep 2023;epublished April 12th
- Pata. Abdominal Pain and Hypotension in a 70-Year-Old Woman. JAMA 2023;epublished April 21st
I hope you find this newsletter useful.
Until next week
Rob