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Welcome to the 572nd Critical Care Reviews Newsletter, bringing you the best critical care research and open access articles from across the medical literature over the past seven days.
The highlights of this week's edition are randomised controlled trials on postextubation noninvasive ventilation with active humidification vs high-flow nasal cannula & nebulized versus intravenous tranexamic acid for hemoptysis; systematic reviews and meta analyses on higher blood pressure versus normotension targets to prevent acute kidney injury & hypertonic saline for traumatic brain injury; and observational studies on the global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019 & a substudy from the COCA trial, investigating the effect of calcium in patients with pulseless electrical activity and electrocardiographic characteristics potentially associated with hyperkalemia and ischemia. There are also guidelines on hypertensive crises & the prevention of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the surgical ICU; plus narrative reviews on temperature control after cardiac arrest & posthepatectomy liver failure.
If you only have time to read one review article this week, try this one on lessons learned in mechanical ventilation/oxygen support in COVID19.
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Research
Randomised Controlled Trials
- Hernández. Effect of postextubation noninvasive ventilation with active humidification vs high-flow nasal cannula on reintubation in patients at very high risk for extubation failure: a randomized trial. Intensive Care Med 2022;epublished November 18th
- NIHR Global Research Health Unit on Global Surgery. Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection (ChEETAh): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial in seven low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet 2022;400(10365):1767-1776
- Sengupta. Comparison of Different Tidal Volumes for Ventilation in Patients with an Acute Traumatic Cervical Spine Injury. Neurol India 2022;70(Supplement):S282-S287
- Bao. The effects of external diaphragmatic pacing on diaphragm function and weaning outcomes of critically ill patients with mechanical ventilation: a prospective randomized study. Ann Transl Med 2022;10(20):1100
- Gopinath. Nebulized versus intravenous tranexamic acid for hemoptysis: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Chest 2022;epublished November 18th
Systematic Review & Meta Analyses
- Tran. Efficacy and Safety of Anti-Xa Guided versus Fixed Dosing of Low Molecular Weight Heparin for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Trauma Patients - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Surg 2022;epublished November 22nd
- Hayes. Prothrombin complex concentrate in cardiac surgery for the treatment of coagulopathic bleeding. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022;11:CD013551
- Tran. Higher blood pressure versus normotension targets to prevent acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials. Crit Care 2022;26:364
- Fayad. Timing of kidney replacement therapy initiation for acute kidney injury. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD010612
- Gao. Prevalence of Venous Thromboembolism in Intensive Care Units: A Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2022;11(22):6691
- Bogossian. The Impact of Invasive Brain Oxygen Pressure Guided Therapy on the Outcome of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neurocrit Care 2022;37(3):779-789
- Gharizadeh. Hypertonic saline for traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Med Res 2022;27:254
- Gao. Prevalence of Venous Thromboembolism in Intensive Care Units: A Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2022;11(22):6691
Observational Studies
- Peetermans. Impact of BMI on outcomes in respiratory ECMO: an ELSO registry study. Intensive Care Med 2022;epublished November 22nd
- van Meenen. Effect of mechanical power on mortality in invasively ventilated ICU patients without the acute respiratory distress syndrome: An analysis of three randomised clinical trials. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2022;epublished November 21st
- Moore. Stress response during early sedation with dexmedetomidine compared with usual-care in ventilated critically ill patients. Crit Care 2022;26:359
- Filippini. Latent class analysis of imaging and clinical respiratory parameters from patients with COVID-19-related ARDS identifies recruitment subphenotypes. Crit Care 2022;26:363
- Wald. Fluid balance and renal replacement therapy initiation strategy: a secondary analysis of the STARRT-AKI trial. Crit Care 2022;26:360
- GBD 2019 Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators. Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet 2022;epublished November 21st
- Rubulotta. Prevalence of skin pressure injury in critical care patients in the UK: results of a single-day point prevalence evaluation in adult critically ill patients. BMJ Open 2022;12:e057010
- Vallentin. Effect of Calcium in Patients with Pulseless Electrical Activity and Electrocardiographic Characteristics Potentially Associated with Hyperkalemia and Ischemia-Sub-study of the Calcium for Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (COCA) trial. Resuscitation 2022;epublished November 17th
- Lau. Health economic evaluation alongside the Probiotics to Prevent Severe Pneumonia and Endotracheal Colonization Trial (E-PROSPECT): a cost-effectiveness analysis. Can J Anaesth 2022;69(12):1515-1526
Guidelines
- Kulkarni. Management of hypertensive crisis: British and Irish Hypertension Society Position document. J Hum Hypertens 2022;epublished November 22nd
- Lin. Perioperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric congenital heart disease: Chinese expert consensus. World J Pediatr 2022;epublished November 22nd
- 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
- Seshadri. Prevention of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the surgical ICU: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2022;7(1):e001010
Reviews
Clinical
COVID-19
- Broadhurst. The optimal management of the patient with COVID-19 pneumonia: HFNC, NIV/CPAP or mechanical ventilation? Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med 2022;28(3):10.7196/AJTCCM2022.v28i3.241
- Marginean. Challenges in the Differential Diagnosis of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Pictorial Review. Diagnostics 2022;12:2823
Circulatory
- Sandroni. Temperature control after cardiac arrest. Crit Care 2022;26:361
- Raasveld. Knowledge gaps and research priorities in adult veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a scoping review. ICMx 2022;10:50
- Wiedermann. Moderator Effect of Hypoalbuminemia in Volume Resuscitation and Plasma Expansion with Intravenous Albumin Solution. Int J Mol Sci 2022;23(22):14175
Respiratory
Gastrointestinal
Hepatobiliary
- Sparrelid. Current evidence on posthepatectomy liver failure: comprehensive review. BJS Open 2022;6(6):zrac142
- Sharma. A brief history of liver transplantation and transplant anesthesia. BMC Anesthesiol 2022;22(1):363
Renal
- Li. Organ Crosstalk in Acute Kidney Injury: Evidence and Mechanisms. J Clin Med 2022;11(22):6637
- Li. Effect of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy with the oXiris Hemofilter on Critically Ill Patients: A Narrative Review. J Clin Med 2022;11(22):6719
Sepsis
- Akkerman. Potential pandemic pathogens series: Ebola virus. Neth J Crit Care 2022;30(6)
- Truant. Superantigens, a Paradox of the Immune Response. Toxins 2022;14(11):800
Toxicology
Obstetrics
Miscellaneous
Clinics in Chest Medicine series on COVID-19
- Sharifi. COVID-19 Pneumonia: Clinical Manifestations. Clin Chest Med 2022;epublished November 22nd
- Swenson. Pathophysiology of hypoxemia in COVID-19 lung disease. Clin Chest Med 2022;epublished November 22nd
- Dragoi. Lessons learned in mechanical ventilation/oxygen support in COVID19. Clin Chest Med 2022;epublished November 22nd
- Bertini. COVID-19 in the Immunocompromised Host. Clin Chest Med 2022;epublished November 22nd
- McManus. Immunomodulatory agents for COVID-19 pneumonia. Clin Chest Med 2022;epublished November 22nd
- Cerier. Lung Transplantation in COVID-19 patients: What we have learned so far. Clin Chest Med 2022;epublished November 22nd
- Avella. Lung Transplantation for COVID-19 patients and COVID-19 in Lung Transplant Recipients. Clin Chest Med 2022;epublished November 3rd
- Diaz. "Lessons learned from health disparities in COVID-19 in the US". Clin Chest Med 2022;epublished November 22nd
- Kaminsky. What Have We Learned About Transmission of COVID-19: Implications for PFT and Pulmonary Procedures. Clin Chest Med 2022;epublished November 22nd
- Rojas-Suarez. COVID-19 in Pregnancy. Clin Chest Med 2022;epublished November 22nd
- Waghmare. SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in children. Clin Chest Med 2022;epublished November 21st
Editorials
Commentaries
Correspondence
- Maimone. Response to: A randomized-controlled trial comparing 20% albumin to plasmalyte in patients with cirrhosis and sepsis-induced hypotension. J Hepatology 2022;77(6):1731-1732
- Furzan. What is New in ECMO for COVID-19? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022;epublished November 3rd
- Granholm. Mass casualty CPR: Flawed, futile or a first responder mandate? Resuscitation 2022;181:132
Case Reports
- Gill. Isoflurane therapy in a case of status asthmaticus requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Front Med 2022;9:1051468
- Eckhardt. Challenges in managing a multifactorial eosinophilic pneumonia: daptomycin vs strongyloidiasis case report. BMC Infect Dis 2022;22:873
- de Castro. Acute Post-Traumatic Aortic Regurgitation. JACC Case Rep 2022;4(21):1432-1434
- Thevathasan. Case report: Refractory cardiac arrest supported with veno-arterial-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and left-ventricular Impella CP®-Physiological insights and pitfalls of ECMELLA. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022;9:1045601
- de Grunt,. At least he didn’t miss his train… Neth J Crit Care 2022;30(6)
- Laumans. Treat the lungs and wait for the brain in COVID-19: a case report of severe COVID-19 encephalopathy. Neth J Crit Care 2022;30(6)
- Jongbloed. An 85-year old patient with severe ongoing bleeding. Neth J Crit Care 2022;30(6)
- Plaisier. What is this CVVHD device telling you about your patient? Neth J Crit Care 2022;30(6)
- Khan. Effect of positive pressure ventilation on lymphatic flow in pediatric patients. J Perinatol 2022;epublished November 25th
I hope you find this newsletter useful.
Until next week
Rob