Daily Archives: September 28, 2017

Thu, September 28 – 10 Stories of The Day!

28 Sep, 2017 | 01:34h | UTC

 

#LIVES2017 – Highlights from 30th European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Annual Congress

 

1 – #LIVES2017 – Effect of an Early Resuscitation Protocol on In-hospital Mortality Among Adults With Sepsis and Hypotension: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)

Editorial: Trying to Improve Sepsis Care in Low-Resource Settings (free)

“An early resuscitation protocol for adults w sepsis in Zambia increased mortality” (RT @JAMA_current see Tweet)

 

2 – #LIVES2017 – Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)

Editorial: Lung Recruitment and Titrated PEEP in Moderate to Severe ARDS: Is the Door Closing on the Open Lung? (free)

Commentary: Open Lung Ventilation May Worsen ARDS Mortality – MedPage Today (free registration required)

“A strategy using a lung recruitment maneuver and titrated PEEP, in association with volume-assist control ventilation, increased mortality of patients with moderate to severe ARDS”.

 

3 – #LIVES2017 – Effect of Individualized vs Standard Blood Pressure Management Strategies on Postoperative Organ Dysfunction Among High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)

Editorial: Perioperative Management of High-Risk Patients: Going Beyond “Avoid Hypoxia and Hypotension” (free)

Commentary: Individualized SBP tx cuts risk for post-op organ dysfunction – MedicalXpress (free)

 

4 – #LIVES2017 – Effect of Systematic Intensive Care Unit Triage on Long-term Mortality Among Critically Ill Elderly Patients in France: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)

Editorial: Admitting Elderly Patients to the Intensive Care Unit—Is it the Right Decision? (free)

 

5 – #LIVES2017 – Age of Red Cells for Transfusion and Outcomes in Critically Ill Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Red blood cells for transfusion like a good red: A little older, a little better – Monash University, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Is Older Blood OK to Use in a Transfusion? – WebMD (free)

 

6 – Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety, 2010–14: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries: Worldwide, an estimated 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimating abortion safety: advancements and challenges – The Lancet (free) AND More than 25 million unsafe abortions performed worldwide each year – STAT (free)

 

7 – Treating tobacco dependence: guidance for primary care on life-saving interventions. Position statement of the IPCRG – Primary Care Respiratory Medicine (free)

 

8 – A Treatment Algorithm for Emergent Invasive Cardiac Procedures in the Resuscitated Comatose Patient – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (free)

Commentary: Cardiac Arrest: A Treatment Algorithm for Emergent Invasive Cardiac Procedures in the Resuscitated Comatose Patient – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

 

9 – New Approaches to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infection – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free)

 

10 – Guidelines for the prevention of travel-associated illness in older adults – Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines (free)

 

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