Critical Care Evidence Updates – January 2024
Randomised Controlled Trials
Antipsychotics and the QTc Interval During Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Network Open
Ceftriaxone to prevent early ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with acute brain injury: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, assessor-masked superiority trial The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Clarithromycin for early anti-inflammatory responses in community-acquired pneumonia in Greece (ACCESS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Default Palliative Care Consultation for Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients
A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial JAMA
Early prediction of sepsis in intensive care patients using the machine learning algorithm NAVOY® Sepsis, a prospective randomized clinical validation study Journal of Critical Care
Effects of Vibration Therapy on the Physical Function of Critically Ill Adults Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial Critical Care Medicine
Efficacy and safety of a structured de-escalation from antipseudomonal β-lactams in bloodstream infections due to Enterobacterales (SIMPLIFY): an open-label, multicentre, randomised trial The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Efficacy and safety of an early oral switch in low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SABATO): an international, open-label, parallel-group, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal to Avoid Invasive Ventilation During Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: VENT-AVOID Trial American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Gas Humidification During Helmet Continuous Positive Airway Pressure – A Crossover Randomized Physiologic Study in Healthy Subjects Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
Individualised, short-course antibiotic treatment versus usual long-course treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia (REGARD-VAP): a multicentre, individually randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Network Open
Mobile Critical Care Recovery Program for Survivors of Acute Respiratory Failure
A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Network Open
Morphine for treatment of cough in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (PACIFY COUGH): a prospective, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-way crossover trial The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Perspectives of ICU Patients on Deferred Consent in the Context of Post-ICU Quality of Life: A Substudy of a Randomized Clinical Trial Critical Care Medicine
Phase-3 trial of recombinant human alkaline phosphatase for patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (REVIVAL) Intensive Care Medicine
Sudarshan Kriya Yoga Breathing and a Meditation Program for Burnout Among Physicians
A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Network Open
The effect of high-flow oxygen via tracheostomy on respiratory pattern and diaphragmatic function in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation: A randomized, physiological, crossover study Journal of Intensive Medicine
Videolaryngoscope versus Conventional Technique for Insertion of a Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe in Intubated ICU Patients (VIDLARECO trial). A Randomized Clinical trial Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine
NICE
Artificial intelligence (AI)-derived software to help clinical decision making in stroke DG57
COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing COVID-19 NG191
Temperature control to improve neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest IPG782
Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management NG51
Other Guidance/Reports
2024 Focused Update: Guidelines on Use of Corticosteroids in Sepsis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Community-Acquired Pneumonia Critical Care Medicine
Early management of adult traumatic spinal cord injury in patients with polytrauma: a consensus and clinical recommendations jointly developed by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) & the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Improving eye care in an intensive care unit Journal of the Intensive Care Society
Mastering the brain in critical conditions: an update Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
Patient blood management guideline for adults with critical bleeding Medical Journal of Australia
Position Paper on the Reporting of Norepinephrine Formulations in Critical Care from the Society of Critical Care Medicine and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Joint Task Force Critical Care Medicine
Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Glycemic Control for Critically Ill Children and Adults 2024 Critical Care Medicine
Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Recognizing and Responding to Clinical Deterioration Outside the ICU: 2023 Critical Care Medicine
Ten reasons for the presence of pharmacy professionals in the intensive care unit Intensive Care Medicine
Primary Research
A nomogram based on quantitative EEG to predict the prognosis of nontraumatic coma patients in the neuro-intensive care unit Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
A retrospective analysis of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in critically ill patients: Experience at a tertiary-care teaching hospital ICU Journal of Intensive Medicine
Accuracy of Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring in Critically Ill Adults Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Acute kidney disease beyond day 7 after major surgery: a secondary analysis of the EPIS-AKI trial Intensive Care Medicine
Associations Between Inactivity and Cognitive Function in Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
Bedside personalized methods based on electrical impedance tomography or respiratory mechanics to set PEEP in ARDS and recruitment-to-inflation ratio: a physiologic study Annals of Intensive Care
Characteristics and Clinical Prognosis of Septic Patients With Persistent Lymphopenia Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Clinical and molecular epidemiological features of critically ill patients with invasive group A Streptococcus infections: a Belgian multicenter case-series Annals of Intensive Care
Clinical practice and effect of carbon dioxide on outcomes in mechanically ventilated acute brain-injured patients: a secondary analysis of the ENIO study Intensive Care Medicine
Current clinical practice in using adjunctive extracorporeal blood purification in sepsis and septic shock: results from the ESICM “EXPLORATION” survey Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
Development of quality indicators for palliative care in intensive care units and pilot testing them via electronic medical record review Journal of Intensive Care
Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Adults Who Died or Were Transferred to Intensive Care JAMA Internal Medicine
Driving pressure of respiratory system and lung stress in mechanically ventilated patients with active breathing Critical Care
Early Autocalibrated Arterial Waveform Analysis for the Management of Burn Shock—A Cohort Study Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Effects on mechanical power of different devices used for inhaled sedation in a bench model of protective ventilation in ICU Annals of Intensive Care
Exploring the recovery journey of COVID-19 critical care survivors during the first year after hospital discharge Journal of the Intensive Care Society
Feasibility of Setting the Tidal Volume Based on End-Expiratory Lung Volume: A Pilot Clinical Study Critical Care Explorations
Features and outcomes of patients admitted to the ICU for chimeric antigen receptor T cell-related toxicity: a French multicentre cohort Annals of Intensive Care
Gut mycobiome dysbiosis after sepsis and trauma Critical Care
Impact of COVID-19 on Quality of Life After Hospital Discharge in Patients Treated With Noninvasive Ventilation/Continuous Positive Airway Pressure – An Observational, Prospective Multicenter Study Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
Impact of Sedation Practices on Mortality in COVID-19-Associated Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Descriptive Study Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Improving Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Adult ICU Patients Following Implementation of the ICU Liberation (ABCDEF) Bundle Across a Large Healthcare System Critical Care Explorations
Intensive care following in-hospital cardiac arrest / periarrest calls—experience from one Scottish hospital Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care
Ketamine for Primary Analgosedation in Critically Ill Surgery and Trauma Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Critical Care Explorations
Limitation of life sustaining measures in neurocritical care: sex, timing, and advance directive Journal of Intensive Care
Long-Term Mortality and Health-Related Quality of Life After Continuous Versus Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy in ICU Survivors: A Secondary Analysis of the Quality of Life After ICU Study Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Long term outcomes in the critically ill: Investigating the association between frailty and survival. LONG a SWARM regional observational study Journal of the Intensive Care Society
Long-term outcomes with haloperidol versus placebo in acutely admitted adult ICU patients with delirium Intensive Care Medicine
Postarrest Care Bundle Improves Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes in the Normothermia Era Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Prevalence of Delirium After Abdominal Surgery and Association With Ketamine: A Retrospective, Propensity-Matched Cohort Study Critical Care Explorations
Right ventricular injury in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a descriptive study with standardized echocardiographic follow-up Annals of Intensive Care
Risk factors and mortality rates of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections in intensive care units Journal of Intensive Medicine
Risk factors for bleeding complications in patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a secondary analysis of the SAVE-J II study Annals of Intensive Care
ROX index performance to predict high-flow nasal oxygen outcome in Covid-19 related hypoxemic acute respiratory failure Annals of Intensive Care
Safety and Efficacy of Reduced-Dose Versus Full-Dose Alteplase for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Multicenter Observational Comparative Effectiveness Study Critical Care Medicine
Simultaneous Venous-Arterial Doppler Ultrasound During Early Fluid Resuscitation to Characterize a Novel Doppler Starling Curve: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
The Effect of Lower Tidal Volume Ventilation Facilitated by Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal Compared With Conventional Lung Protective Ventilation on Cardiac Function Critical Care Explorations
The Impact of Nursing Education on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention Bundle to Reduce Incidence of Infection: A Quality Improvement Project Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
Venous thromboembolism in critically ill adult patients with hematologic malignancy: a population-based cohort study Intensive Care Medicine
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Summary author: Rebecca Howes @ClinicalLibsPHU
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