Critical Care Medicine covers all aspects of care for the critically ill or injured patient. Official journal of
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019
Joint effort by
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Pre-print version to be co-published in
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Current Issue: Association of Driving Pressure With Mortality Among Ventilated Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis*
Conway et al: Ketamine use for induction during tracheal intubation in
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may be protective against adverse hemodynamic events.
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Fig: Multivariable Analysis: Hemodynamic Adv Events w' Ketamine
Prolonged Infusion Piperacillin-Tazobactam Decreases Mortality and Improves Outcomes in Severely Ill Patients: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Hurth et al: Re-emerging support for ketamine use in pts w' pain, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, status epilepticus, & acute agitation-literature review.
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Laryngeal injury common after prolonged mechanical ventilation, may contribute to post-intensive care syndrome with voice & breathing dysfunction
Shinn et al
Editorial : Revisiting the known unknowns.
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Gomez et al: Large vol resuscitation w' 5% alb + Saline vs 0.9 Saline alone
👉Retrospective study in 18,629 pts in 13 ICUs
⬇️ Mortality
No ⬆️ persistent renal dysfunction or ⬆️need for dialysis
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Caught up in steroid controversy in septic shock? Read 3 viewpoints in
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from investigators of ADRENAL, APROCCHSS & VANISH trials.
Russell et al: Toward Increased Understanding of Steroid Controversy in Septic Shock
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Skrifvars et al: Early use of mannitol, but not hypertonic saline, independently associated w' ⬆️
#AKI
- post hoc analysis of RCT
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Fig: Cumulative proportion of pts w'
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after day 2 indexed by early use of mannitol
Breaking news! Post hoc analysis of the ATHOS-3 trial suggests that vasodilatory shock patients with acute kidney injury requiring RRT have a significant survival benefit from angiotensin 2. Read the paper here, now, for FREE.
TWO new systematic reviews on the use of procalcitonin to guide antibiotic use in confirmed or suspected sepsis. Here a link to the FIRST of these reviews:
Gershengorn et al: Care by intensivists working fewer consecutive days is associated with reduced ICU length of stay without negatively impacting mortality
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Fig: Association bw consec days worked and severity-adjusted ICU LOS
Lee et al: Improving oxygenation after 1st prone position >> significant survival predictor in mod-to-severe
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Editorial:
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Fig: Mean PF ratios during 1st prone
The FDA approved Giapreza (Angiotensin 2). Read the latest safety information about this new agent for distributive shock, and share with your colleagues!
Counter point by Wischmeyer : Range of recent trials demonstrated safety & clinical outcome benefit of enteral feeding on vasopressors
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Fig : Evidenced-Based Methods to Address Enteral Nutrition Feeding Patients on Vasopressors
Steroid controversy in septic shock
Gordon & Antcliffe : Why understanding sepsis endotypes is important for steroid trials in septic shock?
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Ahead of Print: Early Identification of Acute Respiratory Distress Disorder in the Absence of Positive Pressure Ventilation: Implications for Revision of the Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Ahead of Print: Oxygen Exposure Resulting in Arterial Oxygen Tensions Above the Protocol Goal Was Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Kayser & Kaplan : Conflict Management in the ICU
A concise review on origin, elements, causes, management and literature on conflict in ICU
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Fig: Conflict Trigger Matrix
Association of Driving Pressure With Mortality Among Ventilated Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Smith et al :
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Critical care for med students. What do they need to know and do prior to entering residency?
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Fig : Highly Recommended Elements Grouped by Organ System
Santacruz et al : Systematic Review of 212 trials - Many RCTs showing decrease in mortality studied interventions that reduced iatrogenic conditions, notably in
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rather than effect of a new therapy on mortality.
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Vasopressin didnt improve survival in cancer patients with septic shock as compared with norepinephrine: VANCS II RCT
Hajjar et al
Editorial : Match the right therapy to the right patient.
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Published Ahead of Print: Association of Driving Pressure With Mortality Among Ventilated Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Cho et al : Neurocritical care for ECMO patients- addressing knowledge gaps & challenges in neurocritical care of ECMO patients
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View point by Arabi et al : Enteral Nutrition Should Not Be Given to Patients on Vasopressor Agents
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Fig : Suggested Approach to Enteral Nutrition in Patients on Vasopressor Agents
Stollings et al: Conducting high-quality interprofessional team rounds in the ICU is a key strategy to support ICU Liberation Bundle use
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Fig: ICU interprofessional team deemed critical to execute delivery of
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Association Between Elevated Mean Arterial Blood Pressure and Neurologic Outcome After Resuscitation From Cardiac Arrest: Results From a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study*
Santoro et al: HOPE-COVID19 study
Anticoagulation therapy in general
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population was not associated w' better survival rates but w' higher bleeding risk.
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Fig: Rates of occurrence of death and bleeding
Zou et al: APACHE II score was an effective clinical tool to predict hospital mortality in pts with
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compared with SOFA score & CURB65 score.
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Fig: ROC -predictive value of APACHE II, SOFA & CURB65 scores