Critical Care Evidence Updates – May 2023
Randomised Controlled Trials
Acute traumatic coma awakening by right median nerve electrical stimulation: a randomised controlled trial Intensive Care Medicine
Comparative Effects of Glucose-Lowering Medications on Kidney Outcomes in Type 2 DiabetesThe GRADE Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Internal Medicine
Effect of an Herbal-Based Injection on 28-Day Mortality in Patients With SepsisThe EXIT-SEP Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Internal Medicine
Effect of P2Y12 Inhibitors on Organ Support–Free Survival in Critically Ill Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 – A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Network Open
Efficacy and safety of sulbactam–durlobactam versus colistin for the treatment of patients with serious infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii–calcoaceticus complex: a multicentre, randomised, active-controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority clinical trial (ATTACK) The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Efficacy of prolonged intravenous lidocaine infusion for postoperative movement-evoked pain following hepatectomy: a double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled trial British Journal of Anaesthesia
Long-term outcome of COVID-19 patients treated with helmet noninvasive ventilation vs. high-flow nasal oxygen: a randomized trial Journal of Intensive Care
Respective Effects of Helmet Pressure Support, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, and Nasal High-Flow in Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Prospective evaluation of the efficacy, safety, and optimal biomarker enrichment strategy for nangibotide, a TREM-1 inhibitor, in patients with septic shock (ASTONISH): a double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 2b trial The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Repair of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in COVID-19 by Stromal Cells (REALIST-COVID Trial): A Multicentre, Randomised, Controlled Trial American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Tirofiban for Stroke without Large or Medium-Sized Vessel Occlusion NEJM
Under-The-Nose Versus Over-The-Nose Face Mask to Prevent Facial Pressure Sores During Face Mask-Delivered Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial Critical Care Medicine
NICE
Head injury: assessment and early management NG232
Other Guidance/Reports
A brain-based definition of death and criteria for its determination after arrest of circulation or neurologic function in Canada: a 2023 clinical practice guideline Canadian Journal of Anesthesia
Adult Cardiac Surgery Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Joint Consensus Report of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative (POQI) and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Cardiac Society Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Cardiac arrest in the perioperative period: a consensus guideline for identification, treatment, and prevention from the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Continuous electroencephalography in the intensive care unit: A critical review and position statement from an Australian and New Zealand perspective Critical Care Resuscitation
Expert consensus statement on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECMO for COVID-19 severe ARDS: an international Delphi study Annals of Intensive Care
Guidelines for the Neurocritical Care Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Neurocritical Care
ISTH guidelines for antithrombotic treatment in COVID-19: Endorsement by the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
New-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill adult patients—an SSAI clinical practice guideline Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Organ donation in the surgical ICU: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee clinical consensus document Trauma surgery & Acute Care Open
Organ and Tissue Donation Consent Model and Intent to Donate Registries: Recommendations From an International Consensus Forum Transplantation Direct
Physical rehabilitation in the intensive care unit: past, present, and future Intensive Care Medicine
Rationale and clinical application of antimicrobial stewardship principles in the intensive care unit: a multidisciplinary statement Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care
Research and Innovation in Organ Donation: Recommendations From an International Consensus Forum Transplantation Direct
Research Bronchoscopies in Critically Ill Research Participants: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report Annals of the American Thoracic Society
SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on Management of In-Stent Restenosis and Stent Thrombosis JSCAI
Targeted temperature management in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage, subarachnoid haemorrhage, or acute ischaemic stroke: updated consensus guideline recommendations by the Neuroprotective Therapy Consensus Review (NTCR) group British Journal of Anaesthesia
‘Tea trolley’ difficult airway teaching 2022: A new spin on an old idea Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
The 2023 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A 10- Year Update The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
What’s new in therapeutic drug monitoring of antimicrobials? Intensive Care Medicine
Cochrane
Family presence during resuscitation
Primary Research
A deep learning model enables accurate prediction and quantification of pulmonary edema from chest X-rays Critical Care
An International, Multicenter Evaluation of Comprehensive Medication Management by Pharmacists in ICU Recovery Centers Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Association Between Vaccination Status and Outcomes in Patients Admitted to the ICU With COVID-19 Critical Care Medicine
Association of blood viscosity and device-free days among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 Journal of Intensive Care
Biomarker-Concordant Steroid Administration in Severe Coronavirus Disease-2019 Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Characteristics and Outcomes of Very Elderly Patients Admitted to Intensive Care: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Analysis Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Outcomes of Intensive Inpatient Blood Pressure Management in Hospitalized Older Adults JAMA Internal Medicine
Critically-ill patients with acute kidney injury: clinical determinants and post-mortem histology Clinical Kidney Journal
Decreased Utilization of Low Tidal Volume Ventilation Outside of the Intensive Care Unit as Compared to Inside Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Discharge Disposition and Loss of Independence Among Survivors of COVID-19 Admitted to Intensive Care: Results From the SCCM Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS) Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Dual titration of minute ventilation and sweep gas flow to control carbon dioxide variations in patients on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Annals of Intensive Care
Early Empiric Antibiotic Use in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study Critical Care Medicine
Effects of Etomidate on Postintubation Hypotension, Inflammatory Markers, and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19: An International, Multicenter, Retrospective Study Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Efficacy of Carbapenems Compared With Noncarbapenem Broad-Spectrum Beta-Lactam Antibiotics as Initial Antibiotic Therapy Against Sepsis: A Nationwide Observational Study Critical Care Medicine
High-Dose Steroids for Nonresolving Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Treated With Dexamethasone: A Multicenter Cohort Study Critical Care Medicine
Identification of an optimal threshold to define oliguria in critically ill patients: an observational study Critical Care
Initial 24-h perfusion index of ICU admission is associated with acute kidney injury in perioperative critically ill patients: A retrospective cohort analysis Journal of Intensive Medicine
Lower versus higher oxygenation targets in hypoxaemic ICU patients after cardiac arrest Resuscitation
Mechanical Power Delivered by Noninvasive Ventilation Contributes to Physio-Anatomical and Clinical Responses to Early Versus Late Proning in COVID-19 Pneumonia Critical Care Medicine
Noninvasive Monitoring of Arterial Pressure: Finger or Lower Leg As Alternatives to the Upper Arm: A Prospective Study in Three ICUs Critical Care Medicine
Prolonged use of intravenous administration sets on central line associated bloodstream infection, nursing workload and material use: A before-after study Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Prospective Evaluation of a Dynamic Acuity Score for Regularly Assessing a Critically Ill Patient’s Risk of Mortality Critical Care Medicine
Sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors in intensive care unit patients with type 2 diabetes: a pilot case control study Critical Care
Stomach position evaluated using computed tomography is related to successful post-pyloric enteral feeding tube placement in critically ill patients: a retrospective observational study Journal of Intensive Care
Temporal relationship between vasopressor and sedative administration and cerebrovascular response in traumatic brain injury: a time-series analysis Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
The impact of a preoperative nurse-led orientation program on postoperative delirium after cardiovascular surgery: a retrospective single-center observational study Journal of Intensive Care
The Two-Bag Method for Management of Adult Diabetic Ketoacidosis—Experience With 634 Patients Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Variable Levels of Oxytocin During Sepsis: The Role of Oxytocin in Sepsis Pathophysiology Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
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