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Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Newsletter 538 | April 3rd 2022
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FIRST ABC Trial Result Livestream - Thursday April 7th, 19:30 UTC +1
Welcome to the 538th 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 the long term outcomes of the CS2 trial, comparing dexamethasone 12 mg with 6 mg in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia; a systematic review and meta analysis on brain tissue oxygen guided management on patient outcomes following severe traumatic brain injury; and a substudy of the BaSICS trial, investigating the association between the type of fluid received prior to enrollment, type of admission, and effect of balanced crystalloid in critically ill adults.
There are also guidelines on the management of heart failure & micronutrient administration; and narrative reviews on the early management of severe traumatic brain injury & airway pressure release ventilation. If you only have time to read one review article this week, try this one on acute coronary syndromes.
Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2022
This week we announced the addition of the results presentation of the PREPARE II trial to the CCR22 meeting programme. This multi-centre RCT evaluates the prevention of cardiovascular collapse with the administration of fluid resuscitation during induction and intubation in the critically ill. Already, we will be hosting the results of the CLASSIC trial, investigating a restrictive fluid approach in septic shock; the LOVIT trial, examining vitamin C in sepsis; the FIRST ABC trial (step up), comparing high flow nasal oxygen with continuous positive airway pressure in critically ill children with acute respiratory failure; and LONG-HOT, the one year outcomes of the HOT-ICU trial, testing restrictive and liberal oxygenation targets in patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure. If you haven't yet registered, don't miss out.
Next Trial Results Presentation Livestream - FIRST ABC Trial (step down)
On Thursday April 7th, at 19:30 UTC+1, Dr Padmanabhan Ramnarayan from Imperial College London will present the results of the FIRST ABC (step down) trial, comparing high flow nasal oxygen with continuous positive airway pressure in recently extubated critically ill children. Join us as we hear the results of the first component of this two trial project. The second will be presented in person at CCR22.
Research
Randomised Controlled Trials
- Granholm. Long-term outcomes of dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia. Intensive Care Med 2022;epublished March 31st
- Devereaux. Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. N Engl J Med 2022;epublished April 2nd
- Gao. Effect of Early vs Late Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg 2022;epublished March 16th
- Yan. Prophylactic Penehyclidine Inhalation for Prevention of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in High-risk Patients: A Double-blind Randomized Trial. Anesthesiology. 2022 Apr 1;136(4):551-566
- Maurice. General Anesthesia versus Sedation, Both with Hemodynamic Control, during Intraarterial Treatment for Stroke: The GASS Randomized Trial. Anesthesiology 2022;136:567-576
- Kaur. Identification and Prevention of Extubation Failure in Adults using an Automated Continuous Monitoring Alert vs Standard Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Respir Care 2022;epublished March 28th
Interventional Trial
Systematic Review & Meta Analyses
- Hays. Effects of brain tissue oxygen (PbtO2) guided management on patient outcomes following severe traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Neuroscience 2022;99:349-358
- Liang. Differential Prognostic Analysis of Higher and Lower PEEP in ARDS Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Healthc Eng 2022;epublished March 21st
- Li. Methods for Phenotyping Adult Patients in Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Scoping Review. Crit Care Explor 2022;4(4):e0672
Observational Studies
- Zampieri. Association Between Type of Fluid Received Prior to Enrollment, Type of Admission, and Effect of Balanced Crystalloid in Critically Ill Adults: A Secondary Exploratory Analysis of the Balanced Solutions in Intensive Care (BaSICS) Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022;epublished March 29th
- Ibarra-Estrada. Factors for success of awake prone positioning in patients with COVID-19-induced acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Crit Care. 2022;26(1):84
- Suzuki. Dopamine use and its consequences in the intensive care unit: a cohort study utilizing the Japanese Intensive care PAtient Database. Crit Care 2022;26:90
- von Stillfried. Intracranial hemorrhage in COVID-19 patients during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory failure: a nationwide register study report. Crit Care 2022;26:83
- Villacis-Nunez. Short-term Outcomes of Corticosteroid Monotherapy in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. JAMA Pediatr 2022;epublished March 28th
- Saito-Benz. Effects of Freshly Irradiated vs Irradiated and Stored Red Blood Cell Transfusion on Cerebral Oxygenation in Preterm InfantsA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr 2022;epublished March 28th
- Henderson. Evaluation of a health and social care programme to improve outcomes following critical illness: a multicentre study. Thorax 2022;epublished March 21st
- Le Neindre. Thoracic ultrasound influences physiotherapist’s clinical decision-making in respiratory management of critical care patients: a multicentre cohort study. Thorax 2022; epublished March 23rd
- Cui. Venovenous vs. Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Infection-Associated Severe Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study. Front Pediatr 2022;10:832776
Guidelines
- 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
- 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
- Velez. SUNBURN: a protocol for delivering bad news in trauma and acute care surgery. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2022;7(1):e000851
- ESPEN micronutrient guideline. Clin Nutr 2022;epublished February 26th
- 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
- 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
- Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Guidelines for Fluid Overload, Acute Kidney Injury, and Electrolyte Management. ASAIO Journal 2022;epublished March 29th
Reviews
Clinical
COVID-19
Neurological
Circulatory
- Bergmark. Acute coronary syndromes. Lancet 2022;399(10332):1347-1358
- Fu. Pathophysiologic Basis and Diagnostic Approaches for Ischemia With Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries: A Literature Review. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022;9:731059
- Attinger-Toller. Ventricular Unloading Using the ImpellaTM Device in Cardiogenic Shock. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022;9:856870
- Kim. Integrating palliative care into the modern cardiac intensive care unit: a review. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2022;epublished April 1st
- Sato. Exploration of the Utility of Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography During Mechanical Ventilation and Mechanical Circulatory Support. Crit Care Explor 2022;4(4):e0666
Respiratory
- Cheng. Does airway pressure release ventilation offer new hope for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome? J Intensive Med 2022;epublished March 28th
- Goetz. Mucus Clearance Strategies in Mechanically Ventilated Patients. Front Physiol 2022;13:834716
- Cammarota. Comfort During Non-invasive Ventilation. Front Med 2022;9:874250
Renal
- Soranno. Artificial Intelligence for AKI!Now: Let’s Not Await Plato’s Utopian Republic. Kidney360 2022;3(2):376–381
- Velez. Hepatorenal Syndrome Type 1: From Diagnosis Ascertainment to Goal-Oriented Pharmacologic Therapy. Kidney360 2022;3(2):382–395
- Reisinger. Quantitative Lung Ultrasonography for the Nephrologist: Applications in Dialysis and Heart Failure. Kidney360 2022;3(1):176–184
Endocrine
Haematological
Sepsis
- Bartal. Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Colonization, Infection and Current Treatment Options. Infect Dis Ther 2022;11:683–694
- Crum. Coccidioidomycosis: A Contemporary Review. Infect Dis Ther 2022;11:713–742
- Nederstigt. Potential pandemic pathogens series: Zika virus. Neth J Crit Care 2022;30(2):54-57
Paediatrics
- Kollisch-Singule. Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric and Neonatal Patients. Front Physiol 2022;epublished March 17th
- Variane. Current Status and Future Directions of Neuromonitoring With Emerging Technologies in Neonatal Care. Front Pediatr 2022;9:755144
Obstetrics
Perioperative
- De Iaco. Equianalgesia, opioid switch and opioid association in different clinical settings: a narrative review. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022;26(6):2000-2017
- Larach. Perioperative Opioids, the Opioid Crisis, and the Anesthesiologist. Anesthesiology 2022;136:594–608
Non-Clinical
Editorials
Commentaries
- Gostin. Attacks on Health Care in the War in Ukraine. International Law and the Need for Accountability. JAMA 2022;epublished April 1st
- Sage. Reducing “COVID-19 Misinformation” While Preserving Free Speech. JAMA 2022;epublished March 31st
- Stokes. Vancomycin-Associated Cast Nephropathy: Reality or Fantasy? Kidney360 2022;3(2):372–375
- Dziuba. Staying optimistic in the face of war. Intensive Care Med 2022;epublished April 1st
- Induruwa. Sepsis-driven atrial fibrillation and ischaemic stroke. Is there enough evidence to recommend anticoagulation? Eur J Intern Med 2022;98:32–36
Correspondence
- Muzaffar. Vitamin C therapy in septic shock. Crit Care 2022;26:87
- Cour. Recruitment-to-inflation ratio measured with modern intensive care unit ventilators: How accurate is it?. Crit Care 2022;26:85
- Condello. Magnetic levitation pumps for cell-free hemoglobin prevention during VV ECMO. Crit Care 2022;26:86
- Mang. Awake Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19–induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022;205(7):847–851
- Florio. A Physiological Hypothesis to Support the Use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure at Extubation among Patients with Obesity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022;205(7):854–855
Case Reports
- Hogenkamp. Euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis as a severe complication of dapagliflozin. Neth J Crit Care 2022;30(2):71-73
- Jansen. Methaemoglobinaemia following intravenous regional anaesthesia: Blue lips and brown blood. Neth J Crit Care 2022;30(2):67-70
- van der Bent. Intoxication with lump formation in the oesophagus. Neth J Crit Care 2022;30(2):74-75
- Akcasu. Fever, Dysuria, and AKI in a Kidney Transplant Patient. Kidney360 2022;3(2):403–404
- Rehan. Severe AKI in a Patient on Multiple Antimicrobial Agents for Leg Infection. Kidney360 2022;3(2):405–406
- Wang. Case Report: Clostridial Gas Gangrene of Pelvic Wall After Laparoscopic Rectal Cancer Surgery Induced Fatal Sepsis. Front Surg 2022;9:822605
- Panjwani. Lung herniation following a severe traumatic chest wall injury. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2022;7(1):e000880
- Tejero-Aranguren. Pulmonary Air Embolism in a COVID-19 Patient with ECMO Support. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022;epublished March 30th