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Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Newsletter 485 | March 30th 2021
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Welcome to the 485th Critical Care Reviews Newsletter, bringing you the best critical care research and open access articles from across the medical literature from last week, March 22nd to 28th.
The highlights of this edition are a randomised controlled trial comparing helmet noninvasive ventilation with high-flow nasal oxygen in patients with COVID-19, and two large international observational studies, on intubation practices and adverse peri-intubation events in critically ill patients & ventilator weaning and discontinuation practices. The European Resuscitation Council also released their 2021 guidelines on cardiac arrest, as well as a joint ESICM guideline on post-resuscitation care.
There are also narrative reviews on haemodynamic instability during acute kidney injury and acute renal replacement therapy & COVID-19-associated organ dysfunction in the ICU: opportunities for translational research; as well as commentaries on the Coronavirus pandemic 1 year on—what went wrong & how COVID-19 affects the brain.
If you only have time to read one review article this week, try this one on haemodynamically-guided therapy for cardiogenic shock.
Critical Care Reviews Podcast
Last week, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to chat with Vincenzo Russotto and Sheila Myatra about the INTUBE study. It's a fascinating description of intubation practices in the critically ill worldwide as well as a documentation of peri-intubation adverse events.
Research
Randomised Controlled Trials
- Grieco. Effect of Helmet Noninvasive Ventilation vs High-Flow Nasal Oxygen on Days Free of Respiratory Support in Patients With COVID-19 and Moderate to Severe Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. The HENIVOT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2021;epublished March 25th
- Martin. Standard versus Accelerated Speaking Valve Placement after Percutaneous Tracheostomy: A Randomized-Controlled Feasibility Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2021;epublished March 24th
- Fathy. The benefit of adding lidocaine to ketamine during rapid sequence endotracheal intubation in patients with septic shock: A randomised controlled trial. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2021;40(1):100731
- Dinh. Discontinuing β-lactam treatment after 3 days for patients with community-acquired pneumonia in non-critical care wards (PTC): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial. Lancet 2021;397(10280):1195-1203
Systematic Review & Meta Analyses
- Zhou. Renal replacement therapy modality in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury – A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Crit Care 2021;epublished March 25th
- Qin. Amikacin nebulization for the adjunctive therapy of gram-negative pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sci Rep 2021;11(1):6969
Observational Studies
- Russotto. Intubation Practices and Adverse Peri-intubation Events in Critically Ill Patients From 29 Countries. JAMA 2021;325(12):1164-1172
- Burns. Ventilator Weaning and Discontinuation Practices for Critically Ill Patients. JAMA 2021;325(12):1173-1184
- Martillo. Postintensive Care Syndrome in Survivors of Critical Illness Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019. Cohort Study From a New York City Critical Care Recovery Clinic. Crit Care Med 2021;epublished March 16th
- Papazian. National incidence rate and related mortality for acute respiratory distress syndrome in France. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2021;40(1):100795
Guidelines
- 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
- 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
Laursen. European Respiratory Society statement on thoracic ultrasound. Eur Respir J 2021;57:2001519 - 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
- Preprint: Schell. Essential Emergency and Critical Care – a consensus among global clinical experts. MedRxiv 2021;epublished March 25th
European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021
- Perkins. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Executive summary. Resuscitation 2021;161:1-60
- Gräsner. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Epidemiology of cardiac arrest in Europe. Resuscitation 2021;161:61-79
- Semeraro. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Systems saving lives. Resuscitation 2021;161:80-97
- Olasveengen. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Basic Life Support. Resuscitation 2021;161:98-114
- Soar. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Adult advanced life support. Resuscitation 2021;161:115-151
- Lott. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Cardiac arrest in special circumstances. Resuscitation 2021;161:152-219
- Nolan. European Resuscitation Council and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Guidelines 2021: Post-resuscitation care. Resuscitation 2021;161:220-269
- Zideman. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: First aid. Resuscitation 2021;161:270-290
- Madar. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Newborn resuscitation and support of transition of infants at birth. Resuscitation 2021;161:291-326
- Van de Voorde. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Paediatric Life Support. Resuscitation 2021;161:327-387
- Greif. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Education for resuscitation. Resuscitation 2021;161:388-407
- Mentzelopoulos. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Ethics of resuscitation and end of life decisions. Resuscitation 2021;161:408-432
Reviews
Clinical
COVID-19
- Wang. Understanding COVID-19-associated coagulopathy: From PIC to SIC or DIC. JIM 2021;epublished March 27th
- Fergie. Immunity to SARS-CoV-2: Lessons Learned. Front Immunol 2021;12:654165
- Nalbandian. Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. Nat Med 2021;epublished March 22nd
- Verhoef. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Associated Coronavirus 2 Infection and Organ Dysfunction in the ICU: Opportunities for Translational Research. Crit Care Explor 2021;3(3):e0374
Circulatory
- De Maria. Novel device-based therapies to improve outcome in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2021;epublished March 24th
- Isseh. A Critical Review of Hemodynamically Guided Therapy for Cardiogenic Shock: Old Habits Die Hard. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 2021;23(5):29
- Papadimitriou. Novel Therapies in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: from Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase Stimulators to Cardiac Myosin Activators. Curr Treat Options Cardio Med 2021;23:33
- Voudris. Complete Revascularization in Patients With STEMI and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: Is It Beneficial? Curr Treat Options Cardio Med 2021;23:15
Renal
Sepsis
- Valente. Progress and Pitfalls of Bacteriophage Therapy in Critical Care: A Concise Definitive Review. Crit Care Explor 2021;3(3):e0351
- Rizvi. New Decade, Old Debate: Blocking the Cytokine Pathways in Infection-Induced Cytokine Cascade. Crit Care Explor 2021;3(3):e0364
Burns
Surgery (Oxford) Series: Critical illness and intensive care – I
- Clancy. Design, organization and staffing of the intensive care unit. Surgery (Oxf) 2021;39(1):7-14
- Martin. Transporting the adult critically ill patient. Surgery (Oxf) 2021;39(1):15-21
- Stretch. Criteria for intensive care unit admission and severity of illness. Surgery (Oxf) 2021;39(1):22-28
- Jackson. Care of the critically ill patient. Surgery (Oxf) 2021;39(1):29–36
- Avery. Management of and indications for tracheostomy in care of the critically ill patient. Surgery (Oxf) 2021;39(1):37-47
- Savjani. Measuring quality and outcomes in intensive care. Surgery (Oxf) 2021;39(1):48-52
- Morgan. Long-term outcomes from critical care. Surgery (Oxf) 2021;39(1):53-57
Journal of Thoracic Disease series on Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Ali. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery—a Fad or the Future?. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):1882-1885
- White. Anesthesia for minimally invasive cardiac surgery. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):1886-1898
- Akowuah. Endoscopic vein harvesting. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):1899-1908
- Anastasiadis. From less invasive to minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):1909-1921
- Bonatti. Minimally invasive and robotic coronary artery bypass grafting—a 25-year review. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):1922-1944
- Di Bacco. Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):1945-1959
- Abu-Omar. Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):1960-1970
- Toolan. Robotic mitral valve surgery: a review and tips for safely negotiating the learning curve. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):1971-1981
- Abdelbar. Minimally invasive tricuspid valve surgery. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):1982-1992
- Kenawy. Minimally invasive resection of benign cardiac tumors. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):1993-1999
- Witkowska. Insights from advancements and pathbreaking research on the minimally invasive treatment of atrial fibrillation. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):2000-2009
- Al-Naamani. Minimally invasive ventricular assist device implantation. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(3):2010-2017
Pre-Clinical
Commentaries
- Gostin. The Coronavirus Pandemic 1 Year On—What Went Wrong? JAMA 2021;325(12):1132-1133
- Chan. Is dexamethasone an effective treatment for severe COVID-19 patients: Journal Club review. CJEM 2021;23(2):159-161
- Boldrini. How COVID-19 Affects the Brain. JAMA Psychiatry 2021;epublished March 26th
- Cadd. An A-E assessment of post-ICU COVID-19 recovery. J Intensive Care 2021;9:29
Correspondence
Case Reports
- Best. Progressive neurological symptoms following a fall. Clin Med 2021;21:153-154
- Mullarkey. Lessons of the month: A challenging presentation of hypopituitarism secondary to an intracerebral aneurysm. Clin Med 2021;21:e228-e230
- Hesford. Lessons of the month: ANCA-associated vasculitis – granulomatosis with polyangiitis: ‘the great mimic’. Clin Med 2021;21:e231-e233
- Manning. Lessons of the month: Acute liver failure: a case close to the heart. Clin Med 2021;21:e234-e236
- Hokama. Image of the month: Target the bugs: Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection. Clin Med 2021;21:e239-e240
- Zilio. Cardiac arrest complicating cardiogenic shock: from pathophysiological insights to Impella-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a pheochromocytoma-induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy—a case report. Euro Heart J Case Reports 2021;5(3):ytab092