Newsletter 172 / March 22nd 2015
Welcome to the 172nd Critical Care Reviews Newsletter, bringing you the best critical care research published in the past week, plus a wide range of free full text review articles, guidelines, commentaries, editorials, study critiques, correspondence and case reports from hundreds of clinical and scientific journals.
The highlights of this week's newsletter are a Canadian guideline on the use of vasopressors and inotropes in the ED, an interesting case report and literature review on the use of Cytosorb™ haemabsorption column as an adjunct in managing severe sepsis, plus review articles on hepatorenal syndrome and the interface between monitoring and physiology at the bedside. In addition, the latest issue of ICU Management is out, with numerous excellent articles, as is the traditional collection of open access papers from the wonderful Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2015, which forms this week's Topic of the Week, starting with a paper on β blockade in the critically ill in tomorrow's Paper of the Day.
The latest two vodcasts from the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2015 are Prof Danny McAuley (NI), discussing his randomized controlled trial HARP-2, investigating statins in ARDS, and Dr Mark Reid (NI), critiquing the ALBIOS study.
Upcoming Meetings
Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2016
Preparations for the 2016 meeting are well underway. Once again, we plan to review the major studies of the previous year, aiming to answer the question clinicians want to know - "should I implement the results of this trial into my daily practice?" To help with this, we will have a combination of chief investigators for some of these studies plus major international intensivists to provide commentary. The event will be held at the stunning, new multi-million pound Titanic Centre, birthplace of RMS Titanic, voted Europe's top tourist attraction just last week.
If you haven't yet attended this modern, niche meeting, then put the date Friday January 29th in your diary. Both delegate and speaker feedback from previous meetings has been incredibly positive, allowing the event to grow and attract some of the biggest global names in critical care. The Titanic Centre is just minutes from Belfast City Airport, with a hotel within 3 minutes walking distance, and is a 20 minute walk from the city centre, including the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast's cultural centre full of great restaurants and pubs. Talks are given in the setting of the rebuilt famous staircase from the great ship, while both the hugely popular "informal chat" session and dinner overlook the floodlite slipways where Titanic and Olympic were launched. With exciting new innovations planned, this meeting promises to delivery on its burgeoning reputation. Further details will emerge over the coming months, but already some of the biggest names in critical care have been confirmed to speak.
SMACC Chicago
There are just three months to one of the biggest, and definitely the best, critical care conference in the world. The next SMACC Conference is on June 23rd to 26th, in Chicago, USA. With its informal manner and flat hierarchy, this event delivers on its promise to provide top class critical care education in a fun, modern way. Speakers are deliberately chosen for their ability to present and convey information, rather than their academic or social media status, marking this as the field leader in medical conferencing. With an emphasis on TED-like presentation styles, minimal slides and maximal social media involvement, this is the future of medical meetings. In addition to numerous world-leading academics, many active in the altruistic social media world of FOAM are there to contribute, including helping deliver a massive set of workshops the day before the main meeting begins. Just like the Critical Care Reviews Meeting, this is a not-for-profit event, run by a team interested in sharing knowledge in a fun, modern way. It's a conference like no other. I hope to see you there.
Intensive Care Society of Ireland - Regional Lung ESICM Meeting
The ICSI host a superb three day ESICM meeting at Dubin Castle on June 11th to 13th, focusing on every aspect of respiratory critical care, from mechanical ventilation to ARDS to heart-lung interactions. This event is ideal for anyone interested in updating their knowledge, under the guidance of some of the leading names in the field.
Critical Care Horizons
Critical Care Horizons is a fresh new voice in the critical care literature, offering thought-provoking, cutting-edge commentary and opinion papers, plus state-of-the-art review articles. The journal is free to publish with and free to read, opening authorship opportunity to all. The energetic editorial board consists of a deliberate mix of clinicians active in social media and world renowned academics, all driven by a desire to improve the care we offer our patients, and operate without financial gain or incentive. A call for papers has been issued, so if you have something interesting to say, and can say it in an engaging manner, please get in touch.
COI - I am the editor-in-chief of this new journal, but work in a voluntary capacity, as do all the editors.
Research
Randomized Controlled Trials
- Full Text: Stucker. Efficacy and safety of citrate-based anticoagulation compared to heparin in patients with acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement therapy: a randomized controlled trial. Critical Care 2015;19:91
- Full Text: Garner. The Head Injury Retrieval Trial (HIRT): a single-centre randomised controlled trial of physician prehospital management of severe blunt head injury compared with management by paramedics only. Emerg Med J 2014;epublished March 20th
American College of Cardiology Meeting
- Full Text: Jolly. Randomized Trial of Primary PCI with or without Routine Manual Thrombectomy (TOTAL Trial). N Engl J Med 2015;epublished March 16th
- Full Text: Bangalore. Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Multivessel Coronary Disease. N Engl J Med 2015;epublished March 16th
- Full Text: Park. Trial of Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Coronary Disease (BEST Trial). N Engl J Med 2015;epublished March 16th
- Full Text: Mack. 5-year outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement or surgical aortic valve replacement for high surgical risk patients with aortic stenosis (PARTNER 1): a randomised controlled trial (PARTNER 1 trial). Lancet 2015;epublished March 15th
- Full Text: Valgimigli. Radial versus femoral access in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing invasive management: a randomised multicentre trial. Lancet 2015;epublished March 16th
- Full Text: Kereiakes. Antiplatelet Therapy Duration Following Bare Metal or Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents. The Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Randomized Clinical Trial (DAPT Study). JAMA 2015;;313(11):1113-1121
- Full Text: Han. Bivalirudin vs Heparin With or Without Tirofiban During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial InfarctionThe BRIGHT Randomized Clinical Trial (BRIGHT Study). JAMA 2015;epublished March 16th
Meta Analyses
- Abstract: Badhiwala. Cervical Spine Clearance in Obtunded Patients After Blunt Traumatic Injury: A Systematic Review. Ann Intern Med 2015;162(6):429-437
- Abstract: El-Hayek. Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Multi-vessel vs Culprit Only Revascularization for Patients with ST Elevation Infarction and Multi-vessel Disease Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Am J Cardiol 2015;epublished March 11th
- Abstract: Wang. Intraoperative mechanical ventilation strategies for obese patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews 2015;epublished March 18th
Observational Studies
- Abstract: Niven. Effect of Published Scientific Evidence on Glycemic Control in Adult Intensive Care Units. JAMA Intern Med 2015;epublished March 16th
- Abstract: Wang. Responses of Specialist Societies to Evidence for Reversal of Practice. JAMA Intern Med 2015;epublished March 16th
- Abstract: Holmes. Clinical Outcomes at 1 Year Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (STS/ACC TVT Registry). JAMA 2015;313(10):1019-1028
- Full Text: Van der Linden. Efficacy and safety of 6% hydroxyethyl starches 130/0.4 (Voluven®) for perioperative volume replacement in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a propensity-matched analysis. Critical Care 2015;19:87
- Abstract: Bailly. Failure of Empirical Systemic Antifungal Therapy in Mechanically-ventilated Critically Ill Patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2015;epubished March 17th
Cochrane Reviews
Updated
Guidelines & Position Statements
- Djogovic. Vasopressor and Inotrope Use in Canadian Emergency Departments: Evidence Based Consensus Guidelines. CJEM 2015;17(S1):1-16
- Albert. Transitions of Care in Heart Failure. A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation: Heart Failure 2015;8:384-409
- Torossian. Preventing Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2015;112(10):166-72
Study Critiques
- Clinkard. Targeted temperature management: It is not yet time to change your target temperature. CJEM 2015:1–3
- Mottillo. Should family members witness cardiopulmonary resuscitation? CJEM 2014;16(06):497-501
- Botnaru. Epinephrine compared to placebo in cardiac arrest resuscitation. CJEM 2014;16(02):151-154
- Kuuskne. Oral rivaroxaban for the treatment of symptomatic pulmonary embolism: are we ready? CJEM 2014;16(02):155-157
Editorials
Clinical
Commentaries
Clinical
- La Calle. Humanizing Intensive Care. ICU Management 2015;15(1)
- Wendon. Liver Intensive Care. ICU Management 2015;15(1)
- Alper. Thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke: time for a rethink? BMJ 2015;350:h1075
Non-Clinical
- Gates. The Next Epidemic — Lessons from Ebola. N Engl J Med 2015;epublished March 18th
- Wong. Getting Started with Twitter. ICU Management 2015;15(1)
- Various. 35 Years of ISICEM. ICU Management 2015;15(1)
- Wilkinson. The NHS: what are the UK's political parties promising? Lancet 2015;385(9973):1059-1062
- Morris. Early report: The use of Cytosorb™ haemabsorption column as an adjunct in managing severe sepsis: initial experiences, review and recommendations. JICS 2015;epublished March 18th
- Hall. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory ventricular fibrillation. A rescue bridge to reperfusion. Acta Anaesth Belg 2014;65:175-178
- Shah. Crack Lung: Cocaine induced lung injury. QJM 2015;epublished March 13th
Neurological
Circulatory
- Ghijselings. Hydroxyethyl Starches in the Perioperative Period. A review on the efficacy and safety of starch solutions. Acta Anaesth Belg 2014;65:9-22
- Minasiana. Preservation of the donor heart: from basic science to clinical studies. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2015;20(4):510-519
Respiratory
- O’Connell. How I treat incidental pulmonary embolism. Blood 2015;125(12):1877-1882
- Blum. Clinical and Billing Review of ECMO. Chest 2015;epublished March 20th
Hepatobiliary
Renal
Endocrine
- Mukherjee. Glycemic control in critically ill surgical patients: risks and benefits. Open Access Surgery 2015;8:27-42
- Boscolo. Perioperative management of hyperglycemia : the diabetologist’s point of view. Acta Anaesth Belg 2014;65:167-174
Haematological
- Konstantinides. Acute phase treatment of venous thromboembolism: advanced therapy. Thromb Haemost 2015;epublished March 19th
- Kuriakose. Anemia: An approach to evaluation. CHRISMED J Health Res 2015;2:95-9
Obstetrics
Miscellaneous
- Bose. The Interface between Monitoring and Physiology at the bedside. Crit Care Clin 2015;31(1):1–24
- Agmy. Cancer-related medical emergencies. Egypt J Bronchol 2015;9:1-9
- Veld. Need-to-Know’ emergency medicine articles of 2014. International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2015;8:5
- Croskerry. ED cognition: any decision by anyone at any time. CJEM 2014;16(1):13-19
Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2015
- Pepe. Prehospital endotracheal intubation: elemental or detrimental? Critical Care 2015;19:121
- Coppola. β-blockers in critically ill patients: from physiology to clinical evidence. Critical Care 2015;19:119
- Ghassemi. State of the art review: the data revolution in critical care. Critical Care 2015;19:118
- Morimont. Update on the role of extracorporeal CO2 removal as an adjunct to mechanical ventilation in ARDS. Critical Care 2015;19:117
- Montero. Combatting resistance in intensive care: the multimodal approach of the Spanish ICU “Zero Resistance” program. Critical Care 2015;19:114
- Sandroni. Rapid response systems: are they really effective? Critical Care 2015;19:104
- Vaity. Cooling techniques for targeted temperature management post-cardiac arrest. Critical Care 2015;19:103
- Varrie. Long-term sequelae from acute kidney injury: potential mechanisms for the observed poor renal outcomes. Critical Care 2015;19:102
- Schmidt. Extracorporeal gas exchange for acute respiratory failure in adult patients: a systematic review. Critical Care 2015;19:99
- Corrêa. Angiotensin II in septic shock. Critical Care 2015;19:98
ICU Management
- Demoule. Noninvasive Ventilation. ICU Management 2015;15(1)
- Lagunes. Nosocomial Pneumonia. ICU Management 2015;15(1)
- Thomas. Physiotherapy Services in the Australian ICU. ICU Management 2015;15(1)
- Teboul. Fluids for the Patient with Leaky Lungs. ICU Management 2015;15(1)
- Winter. Improved Microbial Diagnostics for the Critically Ill Patient with PCR/ESI-MS. ICU Management 2015;15(1)
- Lockie. Infection Prevention in the ICU. ICU Management 2015;15(1)
- Preiser. Water Administration in the ICU. ICU Management 2015;15(1)
Non-Clinical Review Articles
I hope you find these links useful.
Until next week