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The best open access critical care guidelines published in 2022

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  1. Liu. Guidelines for the prevention and management of children and adolescents with COVID-19. Eur J Pediatr 2022;181(12):4019-4037
  2. Yamakawa. Japanese rapid/living recommendations on drug management for COVID-19: updated guidelines. Acute Medicine & Surgery 2022;9(1):e789
  3. Shang. Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of severe and critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). J Intensive Med 2022;2(4):199-222
  4. ISTH guidelines for antithrombotic treatment in COVID-19. J Thromb Haemost 2022;20(10):2214-2225
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines From the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB): COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma. Ann Intern Med 2022;175(9):1310-1321
  6. Shang. Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of severe and critical coronavirus disease 2019. Chin Med J 2022;epublished September 12th
  7. Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19. Clin Infect Dis 2022;epublished September 5th
  8. Roche. Update June 2022: management of hospitalised adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a European Respiratory Society living guideline. Eur Respir J 2022;60(2):2200803
  9. American Society of Hematology living guidelines on the use of anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis in patients with COVID-19: March 2022 update on the use of anticoagulation in critically ill patients. Blood Adv 2022;epublished June 24th
  10. Definition, diagnosis, and management of COVID-19-associated pulmonary mucormycosis: Delphi consensus statement from the Fungal Infection Study Forum and Academy of Pulmonary Sciences, India. Lancet Infect Dis 2022;epublished April 4th
  11. Fiest. Evidence-informed consensus statements to guide COVID-19 patient visitation policies: results from a national stakeholder meeting. Can J Anaesth 2022;epublished April 1st
  12. Timing of elective surgery and risk assessment after SARS-CoV-2 infection: an update: A multidisciplinary consensus statement on behalf of the Association of Anaesthetists, Centre for Perioperative Care, Federation of Surgical Specialty. Anaesthesia 2022;epublished February 22nd
  13. Moores. Thromboprophylaxis in Patients with COVID-19. A Brief Update to the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report. Chest 2022;epublished February 12th
  14. 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 2022;161(2):429-447
  15. SIMEU position paper on non-invasive respiratory support in COVID-19 pneumonia. Intern Emerg Med 2022;epublished February 1st
  16. Update of the recommendations of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Cuidados Intensivos and the Infection and Sepsis Group for the approach to COVID-19 in Intensive Care Medicine. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2021;33(4):487-536
  1. Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Acute Stroke Management, 7th Edition Practice Guidelines Update, 2022. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 2022;epublished December 19th
  2. NICE guideline. Subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm: diagnosis and management. NICE 2022;epublished November 23rd
  3. Yu. Chinese multidisciplinary guideline for management of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage. Chin Med J 2022;epublished October 31st
  4. Japan Stroke Society Guideline 2021 for the Treatment of Stroke. Int J Stroke. 2022;17(9):1039–1049
  5. Rasulo. Processed Electroencephalogram-Based Monitoring to Guide Sedation in Critically Ill Adult Patients: Recommendations from an International Expert Panel-Based Consensus. Neurocrit Care 2022;epublished July 27th
  6. Møller. Use of dexmedetomidine for sedation in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients: a rapid practice guideline. Intensive Care Med 2022;epublished May 19th
  7. European Stroke Organisation (ESO)–European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) expedited recommendation on indication for intravenous thrombolysis before mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke and anterior circulation large vessel occlusion. J NeuroIntervent Surg 2022;14:209
  8. Picetti. Early management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a hospital with neurosurgical/neuroendovascular facilities: a consensus and clinical recommendations of the Italian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SIAARTI)–Part 1. J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2022;2:13
  9. 2021 KSCCM clinical practice guidelines for pain, agitation, delirium, immobility, and sleep disturbance in the intensive care unit. Acute Crit Care 2022;37(1):1-25
  1. Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Older Adult Population: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2022;epublished December 12th
  2. ISCCM Guidelines for Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Critically Ill. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(S2):S66–S76
  3. Kulkarni. Management of hypertensive crisis: British and Irish Hypertension Society Position document. J Hum Hypertens 2022;epublished November 22nd
  4. Lin. Perioperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric congenital heart disease: Chinese expert consensus. World J Pediatr 2022;epublished November 22nd
  5. 2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2022;epublished November 2nd
  6. Gevaert. Evaluation and management of cancer patients presenting with acute cardiovascular disease: a Clinical Consensus Statement of the Acute CardioVascular Care Association (ACVC) and the ESC council of Cardio-Oncology—part 2: acute heart failure, acute myocardial diseases, acute venous thromboembolic diseases, and acute arrhythmias. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2022;epublished October 13th
  7. Management of Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2022;epublished August 31st
  8. 2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death: Developed by the task force for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Endorsed by the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC). Eur Heart J 2022;epublished August 26th
  9. 2022 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: Developed by the task force for cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Endorsed by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC). Eur Heart J 2022;epublished August 26th
  10. 2022 ESC Guidelines on cardio-oncology developed in collaboration with the European Hematology Association (EHA), the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) and the International Cardio-Oncology Society (IC-OS): Developed by the task force on cardio-oncology of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Eur Heart J 2022;epublished August 26th
  11. Sindone. Consensus statement on the current pharmacological prevention and management of heart failure. Med J Aust 2022;epublished July 31st
  12. Joannes-Boyau. Guidelines for the choice of intravenous fluids for vascular filling in critically ill patients. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2022;41(3):101058
  13. Clinical indications and triaging for adult transthoracic echocardiography: a consensus statement by the British Society of Echocardiography in collaboration with British Heart Valve Society. Echo Res Pract 2022;9:5
  14. 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2022;epublished April 1st
  15. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Guidelines for Fluid Overload, Acute Kidney Injury, and Electrolyte Management. ASAIO Journal 2022;epublished March 29th
  16. Assmann. Use of extracorporeal circulation (ECLS/ECMO) for cardiac and circulatory failure -A clinical practice Guideline Level 3. ESC Heart Fail 2022 Feb;9(1):506-518
  17. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Association for Thoracic Surgery clinical practice guidelines on the management of type B aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Soc 2022;163(4):1231-1249
  18. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Guideline for Transport and Retrieval of Adult and Pediatric Patients with ECMO Support. ASAIO J 2022;epublished February 15th
  19. Criteria, Processes, and Determination of Competence in Basic Critical Care Echocardiography Training: A Delphi Process Consensus Statement by the Learning Ultrasound in Critical Care (LUCC) Initiative. Chest 2022;161(2):492-503
  20. SCAI SHOCK Stage Classification Expert Consensus Update: A Review and Incorporation of Validation Studies: This statement was endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), American Heart Association (AHA), European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care (ACVC), International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in December 2021. J Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2022;1(1):100008
  21. Girardis. Levosimendan in intensive care and emergency medicine: literature update and expert recommendations for optimal efficacy and safety. J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2022;2:4
  22. 2021 ELSO Adult and Pediatric Anticoagulation Guidelines. ASAIO Journal 2022;epublished January 19th
  1. Dorfman. Near Hanging: evaluation and management, CHEST 2022;epublished November 10th
  2. 2022 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces. Circulation 2022;epublished November 3rd
  3. The Australasian ANZSCTS/ANZICS guidelines on cardiothoracic advanced life support (CALS-ANZ). Crit Care Resusc 2022;24(3):218-23
  4. Joint British Societies' guideline on management of cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheter laboratory. Heart 2022;epublished April 25th
  5. EAACI guidelines: Anaphylaxis (2021 update). Allergy 2022;77(2):357-377
  6. Li. A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Emergency Management of Anaphylaxis (2020). Front Pharmacol 2022;13:845689
  7. Sandroni. ERC-ESICM guidelines on temperature control after cardiac arrest in adults. Intensive Care Med 2022;epublished January 28th
  1. Preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation: a consensus guideline from the Project for Universal Management of Airways and international airway societies. Anaesthesia 2022;epublished August 17th
  2. A Decision Tree Approach to Airway Management Pathways in the 2022 Difficult Airway Algorithm of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Anesth Analg 2022;epublished February 16th

National Association of EMS Physicians

  1. Prehospital Airway Management Training and Education: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 3-13
  2. Quality Management of Prehospital Airway Programs: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 14-22
  3. Lyng. Prehospital Manual Ventilation: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. Prehosp Emerg Care 2022;26(sup1):23-31
  4. Prehospital Supraglottic Airways: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 32-41
  5. Prehospital Drug Assisted Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 42-53
  6. Prehospital Cardiac Arrest Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 54-63
  7. Prehospital Trauma Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 64-71
  8. Optimizing Physiology During Prehospital Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 72-79
  9. Prehospital Noninvasive Ventilation: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 80-87
  10. Prehospital Mechanical Ventilation: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 88-95
  11. Prehospital Surgical Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 96-101
  12. Prehospital Pediatric Respiratory Distress and Airway Management Training and Education: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 102-110
  13. Quality Management of Prehospital Pediatric Respiratory Distress and Airway Programs: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 111-117
  14. Prehospital Pediatric Respiratory Distress and Airway Management Interventions: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 118-128
  15. Novel Technologies and Techniques for Prehospital Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. 129-136
  1. 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension: Developed by the task force for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS). Endorsed by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) and the European Reference Network on rare respiratory diseases (ERN-LUNG). Eur Heart J 2022;epublished August 26th
  2. ARDS clinical practice guideline 2021. Respir Invest 2022;60(4):446-495
  3. ERS clinical practice guidelines: high-flow nasal cannula in acute respiratory failure. Eur Respir J 2022;59(4):2101574
  4. Haaksma. EXpert consensus On Diaphragm UltraSonography in the critically ill (EXODUS): a Delphi consensus statement on the measurement of diaphragm ultrasound-derived parameters in a critical care setting. Crit Care 2022;26(1):99
  5. International consensus recommendations for anesthetic and intensive care management of lung transplantation. An EACTAIC, SCA, ISHLT, ESOT, ESTS, and AST approved document. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021;40(11):1327-1348
  6. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Position Statement on Acute Oxygen Use in Adults: 'Swimming between the flags'. Respirology 2022;epublished February 17th
  1. Beyer. Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2022;119(29-30):495–501
  2. Bala. Acute mesenteric ischemia: updated guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery. World J Emerg Surg 2022;17:54
  3. Guidelines for the management of patients with severe acute pancreatitis, 2021. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2022;41(3):101060
  1. Dresen. Medical Nutrition Therapy in ECMO Patients: Evidence-Based Guidance for Clinical Practice. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2022;epublished December 10th
  2. Davies. Core outcome measures for clinical effectiveness trials of nutritional and metabolic interventions in critical illness: an international modified Delphi consensus study evaluation (CONCISE). Crit Care 2022;26(1):240
  3. ESPEN micronutrient guideline. Clin Nutr 2022;epublished February 26th
  1. Chen. Clinical application of artificial liver and blood purification: expert consensus recommendations. Hepatol Int 2022;epublished November 2nd
  2. Saliba. Artificial liver support in patients with liver failure: a modified DELPHI consensus of international experts. Intensive Care Med 2022;epublished September 6th
  3. Seshadri. Management of Decompensated Cirrhosis in the Surgical ICU: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2022;7:e000936
  4. Flamm. AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Evaluation and Management of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Cirrhosis: Expert Review. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022;epublished September 5th
  5. Lv. Expert consensus on liver transplantation perioperative evaluation and rehabilitation for acute-on-chronic liver failure. Liver Research 2022;epublished August 18th
  6. Xu. Portopulmonary hypertension: Current developments and future perspectives. Liver Research 2022;6(1):10-20
  7. Roberts. Thromboprophylaxis for venous thromboembolism prevention in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis: Guidance from the SSC of the ISTH. J Thromb Haemost 2022;epublished July 25th
  8. Qi. Practice guidance for the use of terlipressin for liver cirrhosis–related complications. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2022;15:17562848221098253
  9. Castro-Narro. Position statement on the use of albumin in liver cirrhosis. Ann Hepatol 2022;epublished May 9th
  10. EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of hepatic encephalopathy. J Hepatology 2022;77(3):807-824
  1. Peng. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Update for Management of Acute Kidney Injury Associated With Cardiac Surgery. Anesth Analg 2022;135(4):744-756
  2. Gray. Consensus Obtained for the Nephrotoxic Potential of 167 Drugs in Adult Critically Ill Patients Using a Modified Delphi Method. Drug Saf 2022;epublished April 7th
  1. Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline. Chest 2022;epublished August 11th
    1. Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline Executive Summary. Chest 2022;epublished August 11th
  1. Communication from the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis on sepsis-induced coagulopathy in the management of sepsis. J Thromb Haemost 2022;epublished December 6th
  2. The revised recommendation for administering vitamin C in septic patients: The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2020. Acute Med Surg 2022;9(1):e801
  3. Sieswerda. The 2021 Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy (SWAB) guidelines for empirical antibacterial therapy of sepsis in adults. BMC Infect Dis 2022;22:687
  4. Infectious Diseases Society of America 2022 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 Infectious Dis 2022;epublished April 19th
  5. Clinical practice guidelines for therapeutic drug monitoring of teicoplanin: a consensus review by the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and the Japanese Society of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. J Antimicrob Chemother 2022;77(4):869–879
  1. Antibiotic prophylaxis for tube thoracostomy placement in trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2022;7:e000886
  2. Vrancken. Advanced bleeding control in combat casualty care: An international, expert-based Delphi consensus. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022;93(2):256-264
  3. Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Major Complex Spinal Instrumentation Surgery: Clinical Practice Guidelines From the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2022;34(3):257-276
  4. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in Canada: a context-specific position paper from the Canadian Collaborative for Urgent Care Surgery (CANUCS). Can J Surg 2022;65(3):E310-E316
  5. Kodadek. Rhabdomyolysis: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2022;7(1):e000836
  6. Smyth. WSES guidelines on blunt and penetrating bowel injury: diagnosis, investigations, and treatment. World J Emerg Surg 2022;17:13
  1. ESPNIC clinical practice guidelines: intravenous maintenance fluid therapy in acute and critically ill children- a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med 2022;epublished October 26th
  2. Guidelines for treatment of acute pain in children - the consensus statement of the Section of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther 2022;54(3):197-218
  3. Goldstein. Consensus-Based Recommendations on Priority Activities to Address Acute Kidney Injury in Children: A Modified Delphi Consensus Statement. JAMA Netw Open 2022;5(9):e2229442
  4. Executive Summary: International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pediatric Ventilator liberation, A PALISI Network Document. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022;epublished August 15th
  5. ERS statement on paediatric long-term noninvasive respiratory support. Eur Respir J 2022;59:2101404
  6. Bartkowska-Śniatkowska. Guidelines regarding ineffective maintenance of organ functions (futile therapy) in paediatric intensive care units. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther 2021;53(5):369–375
  7. Kornblith. Development of a Consensus-Based Definition of Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma in Children. JAMA Netw Open 2022;5(3):e222922
  8. PCRRT Expert Committee ICONIC Position Paper on Prescribing Kidney Replacement Therapy in Critically Sick Children With Acute Liver Failure. Front Pediatr 2022;9:833205
  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 3. Arthritis Rheumatol 2022;epublished February 3rd
  10. 2022 Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Delirium in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients With Consideration of the ICU Environment and Early Mobility. Ped Crit Care Med 2022;23(4):e74-e110
  11. Executive Summary of Recommendations and Expert Consensus for Plasma and Platelet Transfusion Practice in Critically Ill Children: From the Transfusion and Anemia EXpertise Initiative—Control/Avoidance of Bleeding (TAXI-CAB). Ped Crit Care Med 2022;23(1):34-51
  12. Tabbutt. Standardized Training for Physicians Practicing Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. Ped Crit Care Med 2022;23(1):60-64
  13. Algarni. Clinical practice guidelines in multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) related to COVID-19: a critical review and recommendations. World J Pediatr 2022;epublished January 4th

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