Research

Guidelines

• JCS 2017/JHFS 2017 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure　- Digest Version. Circ J 2019;epublished September 10th
• Recommendations and guidelines for the treatment of pneumonia in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2019;52(1):172-199
• Knowledge Gaps and Research Priorities in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–related Pneumonitis. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;200(6):e31–e43

Review Articles

Editorials

• Young. Balanced crystalloids or 0.9% saline in sepsis: beyond reasonable doubt? Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;epublished September 12th
• Rubin. Changing Principals, Keeping Principles. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1069-1070
• Miller. Pediatric solid organ injury management: the role of initial hematocrit in lean times. J Emerg Crit Care Med 2019;3:39
• Mansfield. Nasal high‐flow therapy: Established roles and emerging opportunities. Respirology 2019;epublished September 5th

Commentaries

• Ball. Heart recovery after circulatory determination of death: time for public engagement. Can J Anaesth 2019;66(10):1147-1150
• Bernardo. Updates in pulmonary hypertension and other pulmonary vascular diseases. Breathe 2019;15(3):241-243
• Michard. Shedding light on perioperative hemodynamic monitoring. J Clin Monit Comput 2019;epublished September 10th

Miscellaneous

CCR20 Meeting

Now in it's 8th year, the Critical Care Reviews Meeting brings the chief investigators for the best critical care trials of the previous year to Titanic, Belfast, to discuss their studies. We aim to decide whether these trials are sufficiently robust to support their findings and if we should consider changing practice on the basis of them. To help in this endeavour we invite world leading experts to provide independent editorial overviews and have panel discussions to delve deep into the specifics of each trial. In addition, we also have detailed discussions on research methodology, to encourage critical thinking about the scientific findings which form the basis of our clinical practice. It's not just about specific trials though; for 2020, we have a distinguished panel of trialists, methodologists, statisticians and clinicians provide insight into the mysteries of clinical trial interpretation. We also have the annual honorary John Hinds Lecture, to be delivered by Prof Kathryn Maitland, entitled "A Higher Calling: Two Decades of Emergency Research in Africa", and finish the meeting with the incredibly popular "Informal Chat", where the faculty and delegates congregate in the bar and an enormous, meandering discussion about all things critical care takes place.

Based on our feedback from last year, we've reverted to keeping everyone on the same floor during breaks. In addition, we will also provide a sleeping area for those post-call to rest for a few hours as needed. As before, we are offering free childcare and a baby feeding area, where the meeting will live streamed. All dietary requirements are catered for also. Please get in touch if you have any specific needs. We sold out last year, so please don't delay if you want to attend. As usual, CPD points will be applied for in due course.

CCH Journal

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.  If you have an idea for a paper, and can say it in an engaging manner, please get in touch. We also need peer reviewers.

COI - I am the editor-in-chief of this new journal, but work in a voluntary capacity, as do all the editors.