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The best open access critical care guidelines published in 2021

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  1. Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation, and Intensive Care expert consensus statement on the use of lung ultrasound in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (ITACO). J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2021;1:16
  2. The Saudi Critical Care Society practice guidelines on the management of COVID-19 in the ICU: Therapy section. J Infect Public Health 2021;epublished October 20th
  3. Bassetti. Clinical Management of Adult Patients with COVID-19 Outside Intensive Care Units: Guidelines from the Italian Society of Anti-Infective Therapy (SITA) and the Italian Society of Pulmonology (SIP). Infect Dis Ther 2021;10:1837–1885
  4. Prevention of venous thromboembolism and haemostasis monitoring in patients with COVID-19: Updated proposals (April 2021): From the French working group on perioperative haemostasis (GIHP) and the French study group on thrombosis and haemostasis (GFHT), in collaboration with the French society of anaesthesia and intensive care (SFAR). Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2021;40(4):100919
  5. Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences. Intensive care triage under exceptional resource scarcity. Swiss Med Wkly 2021;151:w30077
  6. 2021 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2021;epublished October 13th
  7. Mass Critical Care Surge Response during COVID-19: Implementation of Contingency Strategies A Preliminary Report of findings from the Task Force for Mass Critical Care. Chest 2021;epublished September 6th
  8. Difficult Airway Management in Adult Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients: Statement by the Society of Airway Management. Anesth Analg 2021;133(4):876-890
  9. American Society of Hematology living guidelines on the use of anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis in patients with COVID-19: May 2021 update on the use of intermediate intensity anticoagulation in critically ill patients. Blood Adv 2021;epublished September 22nd
  10. Thoracic Anesthesia during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection Pandemic: 2021 Updated Recommendations for Airway Management by the EACTAIC Thoracic Subspecialty Committee. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021;epublished July 26th
  11. Verweij. Taskforce report on the diagnosis and clinical management of COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis. Intensive Care Med 2021;epublished June 23rd
  12. Nunnally. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: research priorities for the administration, epidemiology, scoring and identification of sepsis. Intensive Care Med Exp 2021;9(1):34
  13. European Society of Radiology. The role of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 disease. Insights Imaging 2021;12(1):81
  14. Malhotra. Second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and the surge of mucormycosis: Lessons learnt and future preparedness: Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA National) Advisory and Position Statement. Indian J Anaesth 2021;65:427-33
  15. Malin. Key summary of German national treatment guidance for hospitalized COVID-19 patients Key pharmacologic recommendations from a national German living guideline using an Evidence to Decision Framework (last updated 17.05.2021). Infection 2021;epublished July 6th
  16. Diagnosis and Management of Vaccine-Related Thrombosis following AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccination: Guidance Statement from the GTH. Hamostaseologie 2021;epublished April 1st
  17. Admission criteria and management of critical care patients in a pandemic context: position of the Ethics Commission of the French Intensive Care Society, update of April 2021. Annals of Intensive Care 2021;11:66
  18. Donato. Consensus for the management of analgesia, sedation and delirium in adults with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2021;33(1):48-67
  19. De Simone. The management of surgical patients in the emergency setting during COVID-19 pandemic: the WSES position paper. World J Emerg Surg 2021;16:14
  20. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Coronavirus Disease 2019: Expert Recommendations from The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. J Chest Surg 2021;54(1):2-8
  21. Nasa. Expert consensus statements for the management of COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure using a Delphi method. Crit Care 2021;25:106
  22. SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 and timing of elective surgery: A multidisciplinary consensus statement on behalf of the Association of Anaesthetists, the Centre for Peri-operative Care, the Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations, the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Anaesthesia 2021;epublished March 18th
  23. Lamontagne. A living WHO guideline on drugs to prevent covid-19. BMJ 2021;372:n526
  24. Awake Proning as an Adjunctive Therapy for Refractory Hypoxemia in Non-Intubated Patients with COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Failure: Guidance from an International Group of Healthcare Workers. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021;epublished March 11th
  25. Chalmers. Management of hospitalised adults with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19): A European Respiratory Society living guideline. Eur Respir J 2021;epublished March 10th
  26. Foley. Difficult Airway Management in Adult COVID-19 Patients: Statement by the Society of Airway Management. Anesth Analg 2021;epublished March 12th
  27. Akl. Use of Chest Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19: A WHO Rapid Advice Guide. Radiology 2021;298(2):E63-E69
  28. Sieswerda. Recommendations for antibacterial therapy in adults with COVID-19 - an evidence based guideline. Clin Microbiol Infect 2021;27(1):61-66
  29. Shetty. Pragmatic Recommendations for Therapeutics of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020;epublished December 29th
  1. Early management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a hospital without neurosurgical/neuroendovascular facilities: a consensus and clinical recommendations of the Italian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SIAARTI). J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2021;1:10
  2. Temesgen. Adult sedation and analgesia in a resource limited intensive care unit - A Systematic Review and evidence based guideline. Ann Med Surg 2021;66:102356
  3. Depreitere. Cerebrovascular Autoregulation Monitoring in the Management of Adult Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Delphi Consensus of Clinicians. Neurocrit Care 2021;epublished January 25th
  4. Prabhakar. Consensus Statement on Analgo-sedation in Neurocritical Care and Review of Literature. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(2):126-133

European Resuscitation Council Cardiac Arrest Guidelines

  1. Perkins. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Executive summary. Resuscitation 2021;161:1-60
  2. Gräsner. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Epidemiology of cardiac arrest in Europe. Resuscitation 2021;161:61-79
  3. Semeraro. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Systems saving lives. Resuscitation 2021;161:80-97
  4. Olasveengen. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Basic Life Support. Resuscitation 2021;161:98-114
  5. Soar. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Adult advanced life support. Resuscitation 2021;161:115-151
  6. Lott. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Cardiac arrest in special circumstances. Resuscitation 2021;161:152-219
  7. Nolan. European Resuscitation Council and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Guidelines 2021: Post-resuscitation care. Resuscitation 2021;161:220-269
  8. Zideman. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: First aid. Resuscitation 2021;161:270-290
  9. Madar. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Newborn resuscitation and support of transition of infants at birth. Resuscitation 2021;161:291-326
  10. Van de Voorde. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Paediatric Life Support. Resuscitation 2021;161:327-387
  11. Greif. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Education for resuscitation. Resuscitation 2021;161:388-407
  12. Mentzelopoulos. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Ethics of resuscitation and end of life decisions. Resuscitation 2021;161:408-432

Other

  1. 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2021;epublished December 9th
  2. 2021 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Resuscitation 2021;epublished November 11th
  3. Intraoperative Management of Adult Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Expert Consensus Statement From the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists—Part I, Technical Aspects of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Anesth Analg 2021;eoublished September 24th
  4. Intraoperative Management of Adult Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Expert Consensus Statement From the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists—Part II, Intraoperative Management and Troubleshooting. Anesth Analg 2021;epublished September 24th
  5. Gai. Guidance on the management of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) supported patients for the non-LVAD specialist healthcare provider: executive summary. Eur J Heart Fail 2021;epublished August 18th
  6. 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy: Developed by the Task Force on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) With the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). Eur Heart J 2021;epublished August 29th
  7. 2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease: Developed by the Task Force for the management of valvular heart disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Eur Heart J 2021;epublished August 28th
  8. McDonagh. 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure. Eur Heart J 2021;epublished August 27th
  9. Chalkias. Clinical practice recommendations on the management of perioperative cardiac arrest: A report from the PERIOPCA Consortium. Crit Care 2021;25:265
  10. 2021 Korean Society of Myocardial Infarction Expert Consensus Document on Revascularization for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Korean Circ J 2021;51(4):289-307
  11. Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;epublished July 7th
  12. Arslan. 2020 ESC Guidelines on acute coronary syndrome without ST-segment elevation. Recommendations and critical appraisal from the Dutch ACS and Interventional Cardiology working groups. Netherlands Heart Journal 2021;epublished July 7th
  13. Goodloe. Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services Management of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2021;epublished June 23rd
  14. Recommendations From the Professional Advisory Committee on Nursing Practice in the Care of ECMO–Supported Patients. Crit Care Nurse 2021;41(3):e1–e8
  15. Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;epublished June 15th
  16. Joint EAPCI/ACVC expert consensus document on percutaneous ventricular assist devices. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2021;epublished May 31st
  17. Werdan. Infarction-Related Cardiogenic Shock— Diagnosis, Monitoring and Therapy. A German-Austrian S3 guideline. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021;118:88-95
  18. Nadarajah. The management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: key points from the ESC 2020 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the general and emergency physician. Clin Med 2021;21:e206-e211
  19. Puelacher. Expert consensus on peri-operative myocardial injury screening in noncardiac surgery. A literature review. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2021;38(6):600-608
  20. Invasive Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;epublished March 4th
  21. Opioid-Associated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Distinctive Clinical Features and Implications for Health Care and Public Responses: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;epublished March 8th
  22. Universal Definition and Classification of Heart Failure. A Report of the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Japanese Heart Failure Society and Writing Committee of the Universal Definition of Heart Failure. J Cardiac Failure 2021;epublished March 1st
  23. Chinese Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesiology. 2020 expert consensus statement on neuro-protection after cardiac arrest in China. Ann Transl Med 2021;9(2):175
  24. Post-cardiac arrest care and targeted temperature management: A consensus of scientific statement from the Taiwan Society of Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Taiwan Society of Critical Care Medicine and Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine. J Formos Med Assoc 2021;120(1):569-587
  25. Pristipino. European position paper on the management of patients with patent foramen ovale. Part II - Decompression sickness, migraine, arterial deoxygenation syndromes and select high-risk clinical conditions. Eur Heart J 2021;epublished January 28th
  1. 2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway. Anesthesiology 2021;epublished November 12th
  2. Law. Canadian Airway Focus Group updated consensus-based recommendations for management of the difficult airway: part 1. Difficult airway management encountered in an unconscious patient. Can J Anaesth 2021;epublished June 18th
  3. AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Adult Patients with Tracheostomy in the Acute Care Setting. Respir Care 2021;66(1):156-169
  4. Foley. Difficult Airway Management in Adult COVID-19 Patients: Statement by the Society of Airway Management. Anesth Analg 2021;epublished March 12th
  1. German S3 Guideline: Oxygen Therapy in the Acute Care of Adult Patients. Respiration 2021;epublished December 21st
  2. de Moya. Evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022;92(1):103-107
  3. A Research Agenda for Precision Medicine in Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021;204(8):891–901
  4. Beitler. Advancing precision medicine for acute respiratory distress syndrome. Lancet Respir Med 2021;epublished July 23rd
  5. Understanding the Host in the Management of Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2021;18(7):1087–1097
  6. AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Pediatric Patients With Oxygen in the Acute Care Setting. Respir Care 2021;66:1214-1223
  7. Griffiths. RAND appropriateness panel to determine the applicability of UK guidelines on the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and other strategies in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thorax 2021;epublished May 27th
  8. European Society of Radiology. The role of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 disease. Insights Imaging 2021;12(1):81
  9. Recommendations From the Professional Advisory Committee on Nursing Practice in the Care of ECMO–Supported Patients. Crit Care Nurse 2021;41(3):e1–e8
  10. Appropriate Use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen in Hospitalized Patients for Initial or Postextubation Management of Acute Respiratory Failure: A Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med 2021;epublished April 27th
  11. Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Treated With Extracorporeal Life Support: Interim Guidelines Consensus Statement From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. ASAIO J 2021;67(2):113-120
  12. Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report. Chest 2021;epublished April 13th
  13. Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report − Executive Summary. Chest 2021;epublished April 15th
  14. Laursen. European Respiratory Society statement on thoracic ultrasound. Eur Respir J 2021;57:2001519
  15. De Luca. Surfactant therapies for pediatric and neonatal ARDS: ESPNIC expert consensus opinion for future research steps. Crit Care 2021;25:75
  16. Halpin. Global Initiative for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. The 2020 GOLD Science Committee Report on COVID-19 and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021;203(1):24–36

General

  1. Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: Part 1-Preoperative: Diagnosis, Rapid Assessment and Optimization. World J Surg 2021;45(5):1272-1290
  2. Clinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults. Clin Infect Dis 2021;epublished June 24th

Hepatobiliary

  1. Yoshiji. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for Liver Cirrhosis 2020. J Gastroenterol 2021;epublished July 7th
  2. Expert consensus on perioperative management of liver transplantation in adults with acute-on-chronic liver failure. Liver Research 2021;epublished April 20th
  3. Drug-induced liver injury: A management position paper from the Latin American Association for Study of the liver. Ann Hepatol 2021;epublished February 17th
  1. Guidelines for the provision of nutrition support therapy in the adult critically ill patient: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2021;epublished November 16th
  1. Prowle. Postoperative acute kidney injury in adult non-cardiac surgery: joint consensus report of the Acute Disease Quality Initiative and PeriOperative Quality Initiative. Nat Rev Nephrol 2021;epublished May 11th
  2. Use of Intravenous Gadolinium-Based Contrast Media in Patients With Kidney Disease: Consensus Statements from the American College of Radiology and the National Kidney Foundation. Kidney Med 2021;3(1):142–150
  1. Transfusion strategies in bleeding critically ill adults: a clinical practice guideline from the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Intensive Care Med 2021;epublished October 22nd
  2. Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: Second Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report – Executive Summary. Chest 2021;epublished August 2nd
  3. Song. Chinese expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment of trauma-induced hypercoagulopathy. Mil Med Res 2021;8(1):25
  4. Gandhi. Patient blood management in India - Review of current practices and feasibility of applying appropriate standard of care guidelines. A position paper by an interdisciplinary expert group. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 2021;37:3-13
  1. Mensa. Recommendations for antibiotic selection for severe nosocomial infections. Rev Esp Quimioter 2021;34(5):511–524
  2. Evans. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. Intensive Care Med 2021;epublished October 2nd
  3. Clinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults. Clin Infect Dis 2021;73(5):755–757
  4. The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2020 (J-SSCG 2020). J Intensive Care 2021;9:53
  5. DeMerle. Sepsis Subclasses: A Framework for Development and Interpretation. Crit Care Med 2021;49(5):748-759
  6. Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidance on the Treatment of Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase Producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E), Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Difficult-to-Treat Resistance (DTR-P. aeruginosa). Clin Infect Dis 2021;72(7):1109–1116
  7. Nunnally. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: research priorities for the administration, epidemiology, scoring and identification of sepsis. Intensive Care Med Exp 2021;9(1):34
  8. Pappas. The Evidence Supporting the Revised EORTC/MSGERC Definitions for Invasive Fungal Infections. Clin Infect Dis 2021;72(S2):S77–S78
  9. Alexander. Guidance on Imaging for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis: From the Imaging Working Group for the Revision and Update of the Consensus Definitions of Fungal Disease from the EORTC/MSGERC. Clin Infect Dis 2021;72(S2):S79–S88
  10. Mercier. Defining Galactomannan Positivity in the Updated EORTC/MSGERC Consensus Definitions of Invasive Fungal Diseases. Clin Infect Dis 2021;72(S2):S89–S94
  11. White. Aspergillus Polymerase Chain Reaction—An Update on Technical Recommendations, Clinical Applications, and Justification for Inclusion in the Second Revision of the EORTC/MSGERC Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease. Clin Infect Dis 2021;72(S2):S95–S101
  12. Lamoth. Assessment of the Role of 1,3-β-d-Glucan Testing for the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections in Adults. Clin Infect Dis 2021;72(S2):S102–S108
  1. Lindbeck. Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Pain Management: Recommendations. Prehospital Emergency Care 2021;epublished December 20th
  2. THOR-AABB Working Party Recommendations for a Prehospital Blood Product Transfusion Program. Prehosp Emerg Care 2021;epublished November 19th
  3. Emergent Truncal Hemorrhage Control Study Group. Determination of optimal deployment strategy for REBOA in patients with non-compressible hemorrhage below the diaphragm. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2021;6:e000660
  4. Rappold. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the trauma intensive care unit: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2021;6:e000643
  1. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Position Paper on the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Acute Liver Failure. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr 2021;epublished August 3rd 
  2. Clinical practice guideline on the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children: Endorsement by the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2021;epublished July 26th
  3. Schlapbach. Best Practice Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Children With Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated With SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS; Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, MIS-C) in Switzerland. Front Pediatr 2021;9:667507
  4. Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;epublished July 7th
  5. AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Pediatric Patients With Oxygen in the Acute Care Setting. Respir Care 2021;66:1214-1223
  6. Bussolin. The management of pediatric severe traumatic brain injury: Italian Guidelines. Minerva Anestesiologica 2021;87(5):567-79
  7. P-COSCA (Pediatric Core Outcome Set for Cardiac Arrest) in Children. An Advisory Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Resuscitation 2021;162:351-364
  8. Deep. Acute Kidney Injury and Special Considerations during Renal Replacement Therapy in Children with Coronavirus Disease-19: Perspective from the Critical Care Nephrology Section of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care. Blood Purif 2021;50:150–160
  9. American College of Rheumatology Clinical Guidance for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated With SARS-CoV-2 and Hyperinflammation in Pediatric COVID-19: Version 2. Arthritis Rheumatol 2021;73(4):e13-e29
  10. Nutritional Management of the Critically ill Neonate: A Position Paper of the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2021;epublished February 16th
  11. Alabbas. Canadian Association of Paediatric Nephrologists COVID-19 Rapid Response: Guidelines for Management of Acute Kidney Injury in Children. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2021;8:2054358121990135
American College of Radiology Series
Toxicology
  1. Bouchard. Extracorporeal treatment for poisoning to beta-adrenergic antagonists: systematic review and recommendations from the EXTRIP workgroup. Crit Care 2021;25:201
Organ Donation
  1. Domínguez-Gil. Expanding controlled donation after the circulatory determination of death: statement from an international collaborative. Intensive Care Med 2021;epublished February 26th
  2. Shemie. Heart donation and transplantation after circulatory determination of death: expert guidance from a Canadian consensus building process. Can J Anaesth 2021;epublished February 5th
  3. Brazilian guidelines for the management of brain-dead potential organ donors. The task force of the AMIB, ABTO, BRICNet, and the General Coordination of the National Transplant System. Ann Intensive Care 2020;10:169
Perioperative
  1. Recommendations for standards of monitoring during anaesthesia and recovery 2021: Guideline from the Association of Anaesthetists. Anaesthesia 2021;76(9):1212-1223
  2. Chalkias. Clinical practice recommendations on the management of perioperative cardiac arrest: A report from the PERIOPCA Consortium. Crit Care 2021;25:265
  3. Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: Part 1-Preoperative: Diagnosis, Rapid Assessment and Optimization. World J Surg 2021;45(5):1272-1290
  4. Srivastava. Surgery and opioids: evidence-based expert consensus guidelines on the perioperative use of opioids in the United Kingdom. Br J Anaesth 2021;126(6):1208-1216
  5. Alyamani. Perioperative pain management in COVID-19 patients: Considerations and recommendations by the Saudi Anesthesia Society (SAS) and Saudi Society of Pain Medicine (SSPM). Saudi J Anaesth 2021;15:59-69
Trial Methodology
  1. Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Minority Populations for Clinical Research in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021;204(3):e26–e50
  2. French. Reducing bias in trials due to reactions to measurement: experts produced recommendations informed by evidence. J Clin Epi 2021;epublished July 3rd
  3. Orkin. Guidelines for Reporting Trial Protocols and Completed Trials Modified Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Extenuating CircumstancesThe CONSERVE 2021 Statement. JAMA 2021;epublished June 21st
  4. Design of Clinical Trials Evaluating Sedation in Critically Ill Adults Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation: Recommendations From Sedation Consortium on Endpoints and Procedures for Treatment, Education, and Research (SCEPTER) Recommendation III. Crit Care Med 2021;epublished April 28th
  5. Page. The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. J Clin Epi 2021;epublished March 28th
Various
  1. Basic ultrasound head-to-toe skills for intensivists in the general and neuro intensive care unit population: consensus and expert recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Intensive Care Med 2021;epublished October 5th
  2. Losonczy. White Paper on Early Critical Care Services in Low Resource Settings. Ann Glob Health 2021;87(1):105
  3. Schell. Essential Emergency and Critical Care: a consensus among global clinical experts. BMJ Global Health 2021;6:e006585
  4. Meert. Critically ill cancer patient’s resuscitation: a Belgian/French societies’ consensus conference. Intensive Care Med 2021;epublished September 20th
  5. Wang. Expert consensus of perioperative intensive care and management of critically ill cancer patients (2021). Ann Palliat Med 2021;epublished September 4th
  6. Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Minority Populations for Clinical Research in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021;204(3):e26–e50
  7. South African guidelines on the determination of death. South Afr J Crit Care 2021;37(1b):41-54
  8. Agizew. Evidence-Based Guideline on Critical Patient Transport and Handover to ICU. Anesthesiol Res Pract 2021:6618709
  9. Fire safety and emergency evacuation guidelines for intensive care units and operating theatres: for use in the event of fire, flood, power cut, oxygen supply failure, noxious gas, structural collapse or other critical incidents. Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists and the Intensive Care Society. Anaesthesia 2021;epublished May 13th
  10. Guideline on the peri-operative management of patients with sickle cell disease. Guideline from the Association of Anaesthetists. Anaesthesia 2021;76:805–817
  11. Clinical staging of accidental hypothermia: The Revised Swiss System. Recommendation of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom). Resuscitation 2021;162:182-187
  12. Zimmerman. Choosing Wisely For Critical Care. The Next Five. Crit Care Med 2021;epublished January 28th
  13. Informing Healthcare Decisions with Observational Research Assessing Causal Effect. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021;203(1):14-23

Last updated December 23rd