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Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Newsletter 577 | January 1st, 2023
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Happy New Year
Welcome to the 577th 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 whether point-of-care ultrasonography improves the diagnostic accuracy of patients with undifferentiated hypotension in the Emergency Department & adjunctive granisetron therapy in patients with sepsis or septic shock; systematic reviews and meta analyses on transfusion thresholds for acute coronary syndromes & the efficacy and safety of prone positioning in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure; and observational studies on mechanical ventilation in patients with cardiogenic pulmonary edema & electrocardiographic changes at the early stage of status epilepticus.
There are also guidelines on burn mass casualty incidents & topical application of anti-microbial agents for lower respiratory tract infection; narrative reviews on balancing the risks and benefits of anesthetics in status epilepticus & viscoelastic testing; commentaries on combatting medical misinformation & how to assess systemic venous congestion with point of care ultrasound; as well as correspondence on the host/organ unregulated response & if albumin really holds an unrealised physiological promise as a resuscitation fluid.
If you only have time to read one review article this week, try this one on advanced diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for anaesthetists in thoracic trauma.
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Research
Randomised Controlled Trials
- Peach. Does point-of-care ultrasonography improve diagnostic accuracy in emergency department patients with undifferentiated hypotension? An international randomized controlled trial from the SHOC-ED investigators. CJEM 2022;epublished December 29th
- Guan. Adjunctive granisetron therapy in patients with sepsis or septic shock (GRANTISS): A single-center, single-blinded, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Front Pharmacol 2022;13:1013284
- Rigatto. Melatonin for prevention of acute kidney injury in patients treated with intravenous polymyxin B: a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised clinical trial. Clin Microbiol Infect 2022;epublished December 28th
- Schmitt. Effect of clinical peer review on mortality in patients ventilated for more than 24 hours: a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Qual Saf 2023;32(1):17-25
Systematic Review & Meta Analyses
- Mistry. Transfusion Thresholds for Acute Coronary Syndromes—Insights From the TRICS‐III Randomized Controlled Trial, Systematic Review, and Meta‐Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc 2022;epublished December 24th
- Lee. Efficacy and safety of prone position in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Med Res 2022;27:310
- Taran. Prognostic Factors Associated With Extubation Failure in Acutely Brain-Injured Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med 2022;epublished December 30th
- McHenry. Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Outcomes in Critical Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med 2022;epublished December 26th
Observational Studies
- Amado-Rodríguez. Mechanical ventilation in patients with cardiogenic pulmonary edema: a sub-analysis of the LUNG SAFE study. J Intensive Care 2022;10(1):55
- Gattarello. Mechanical power ratio and respiratory treatment escalation in COVID-19 pneumonia: a secondary analysis of a prospectively enrolled cohort. Anesthesiology 2022;epublished December 26th
- Rambaud. Cerebrovascular complications and outcomes of critically ill adult patients with infective endocarditis. Ann Intensive Care 2022;12:119
- Lehr. Association Between Length of Storage of Transfused Packed RBC Units and Outcome of Surgical Critically Ill Adults: A Subgroup Analysis of the Age of Blood Evaluation Randomized Trial. Crit Care Med 2022;epublished December 26th
- He. Defining a postoperative mean arterial pressure threshold in association with acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study. Intern Emerg Med 2022;epublished December 29th
- Chinardet. Electrocardiographic Changes at the Early Stage of Status Epilepticus: First Insights From the ICTAL Registry. Crit Care Med 2022;epublished December 19th
Guidelines
- 2023 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Monitoring and Antagonism of Neuromuscular Blockade: A Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Neuromuscular Blockade. Anesthesiology 2023;138(1):13-41
- European Burn Association guidelines for the management of burn mass casualty incidents within a European response plan. Burns 2022;epublished December 26th
- Pei. Expert consensus on the monitoring and treatment of sepsis-induced immunosuppression. Military Med Res 2022;9:74
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Pleural Effusion. Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery. Update 2022. Archivos de Bronconeumología 2022;59(1):27-35
- Executive summary of Chinese expert consensus for topical application of anti-microbial agents for lower respiratory tract infection in adults. Chin Med J 2022;epublished December 28th
- Recommendations and guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) associated bacterial and fungal infections in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2022;epublished December 21st
Reviews
Clinical
COVID-19
- Gong. COVID-19: A state of art on immunological responses, mutations, and treatment modalities in riposte. J Infect Public Health 2022;epublished December 29th
- Ramasamy. Nosocomial Infections in COVID-19 Patients Treated with Immunomodulators: A Narrative Review. Front Biosci 2022;14(4):26
Neurological
- Sutter. Balancing the risks and benefits of anesthetics in status epilepticus. Epilepsy Behav 2022;epublished December 7th
- Siwicka-Gieroba. Cerebral Oxygen Delivery and Consumption in Brain-Injured Patients. J Pers Med 2022;12:1763
- Martyn. Molecular mechanisms of muscular and non-muscular actions of neuromuscular blocking agents in critical illness: a narrative review. Br J Anaesth 2023;130(1):39-50
Circulatory
- Kopanczyk. The Future of Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care Medicine as a Medical Science: A Call to Action. Medicina 2023;59:47
- Marsan. Valvular heart disease: shifting the focus to the myocardium. Eur Heart J 2023;44(1):28–40
Respiratory
- Daoud. Alveolar mechanics: A New Concept in Respiratory Monitoring. J Mech Vent 2022; 3(4):178-188
- Perez. Identifying asynchronies: work shifting and double triggering. J Mech Vent 2022;3(4):190-194
- Yildirim. Mechanical Ventilation Strategies in Patients with Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Open Abdomen. J Crit Intensive Care 2022;13:115−120
- Wu. Research Progress on Phenotypic Classification of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Narrative Review. Int J Gen Med 2022;2022:8767-8774
- le Roux. Defining the role of thoracic spinal anaesthesia in the 21st century: a narrative review. Br J Anaesth 2023;130(1):e56-e65
Hepatobiliary
Renal
Haematological
Sepsis
- Keck. Approach to fever in patients with neutropenia: a review of diagnosis and management. Ther Adv Infect Dis 2022;epublished November 26th
- Tayal. Management of Dengue: An Updated Review. Indian J Pediatr 2022;epublished December 27th
Trauma
Paediatrics
Neonatology
Miscellaneous
- Old. Entering the new digital era of intensive care medicine: an overview of interdisciplinary approaches to use artificial intelligence for patients’ benefit. Eur J Anaesthesiol Intensive Care 2023;2(1):e0014
- Flower. Management of transgender patients in critical care. JICS 2022;epublished December 26th
Series from Journal of Burn Care & Research
- Chogan. Skin Tissue Engineering Advances in Burns: A Brief Introduction to the Past, the Present, and the Future Potential. J Burn Care & Research 2023;44(Suppl 1):S1–S4
- Leon-Villapalos. Surgical Repair of the Acute Burn Wound: Who, When, What Techniques? What Is the Future? J Burn Care & Research 2023;44(Suppl 1):S5–S12
- Mason. Use of Dermal Regenerative Templates for Burns. J Burn Care & Research 2023;44(Suppl 1):S19–S25
- Hill. A Risk-Benefit Review of Currently Used Dermal Substitutes for Burn Wounds. J Burn Care & Research 2023;44(Suppl 1):S26–S32
- Jorgensen. Advances in Skin Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. J Burn Care & Research 2023;44(Suppl 1):S33–S41
- Wong. Burn Wound Bed Management. J Burn Care & Research 2023;44(Suppl 1):S13–S18
- Wood. The Role of Cell-Based Therapies in Acute Burn Wound Skin Repair: A Review. J Burn Care & Research 2023;44(Suppl 1):S42–S47
- Holmes. A Brief History of RECELL® and Its Current Indications. J Burn Care & Research 2023;44(Suppl 1):S48–S49
- Boyce. Composition and Performance of Autologous Engineered Skin Substitutes for Repair or Regeneration of Excised, Full-Thickness Burns. J Burn Care & Research 2023;44(Suppl 1):S50–S56
- Dagher. The Self-Assembled Skin Substitute History: Successes, Challenges, and Current Treatment Indications. J Burn Care & Research 2023;44(Suppl 1):S57–S64
- Palmieri. Emerging Therapies for Full-Thickness Skin Regeneration. J Burn Care & Research 2023;44(Suppl 1):S65–S67
Commentaries
- Bergstrom. Eight rules to combat medical misinformation. Nat Med 2022;epublished December 13th
- Riley. On the 12th Day of Christmas, a Statistician Sent to Me . . . BMJ 2022;379:e072883
- Soliman-Aboumarie. How to assess systemic venous congestion with point of care ultrasound. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imag 2022;jeac239
Correspondence
- Nakayama. Possible overestimation of chest wall driving pressure and underestimation of airway closure. Intensive Care Med 2022;epublished December 16th
- Monard. Intraoperative extracorporeal blood purification therapy during major septic vascular surgery. Crit Care 2022;26:404
- Cilloniz. Hyperglycemia in Acute Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients. Archivos de Bronconeumología 2023;59(1):51-56
- Woodcock. Does albumin really hold unrealised physiological promise as a resuscitation fluid? JICS 2022;epublished November 30th
- Huang. Focus on host/organ unregulated response: a common cause of critical illness. Chinese Med J 2022;epublished December 28th
Case Reports
- Yi. Intracardiac Echogenicity During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Vasoplegic Patient undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: To Explore or To Ignore. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022;epublished December 26th
- Morrison-Nozik. Airway management in a patient with Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case report. J Head Neck Anesth 2022;6(2):e42
- Yamamoto. Blow-out left ventricular free wall rapture. Eur Heart J Case Reports 2022;6(12):ytac456
- Xie. A huge right atrial synovial sarcoma originating from the Koch triangle causing a third-degree atrioventricular block. Intensive Care Med 2022;epublished December 22nd
- Haddad. Acute pancreatitis secondary to hypercalcemia in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism: An uncommon association. Ann Med Surg 2022;84:104832
I hope you find this newsletter useful.
Until next week
Rob