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Issue #185 - Past Critical Care Newsletter issues
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Top Critical Care News This Week
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RECENT COVID-19 NEWS
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first serology (antibody) point-of-care (POC) test for COVID-19. The Assure COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Device was first authorized for... read more |
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Introducing the definitive resource designed for practitioners working in the rapidly expanding area of moderate procedural sedation and analgesia clinical practice. Moderate Procedural Sedation and Analgesia: A Question... read more |
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No benefit of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine on the survival of COVID-19 patients found. For hydroxychloroquine, the confidence interval is compatible with increased mortality or negligibly reduced mortality. Findings... read more |
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The devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic resonate around the world. Escalating infection and death rates are reported daily. While emergency medical services clinicians have been operating at the far forward front... read more |
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One thing that has improved a lot over the course of the pandemic is treatment of seriously ill COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. Here’s one man’s success story. If you think all the coronavirus news... read more |
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Now in its tenth edition, The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures has been the definitive, market-leading guide to clinical nursing skills for over three decades. This internationally best-selling title sets... read more |
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People infected with both flu and SARS-CoV-2 are more than twice as likely to die as someone with the new coronavirus alone, emerging evidence from England has shown. An analysis by Public Health England (PHE) of cases from... read more |
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After SARS-CoV-2 first occurred in China in December of 2019, it set out to become a global pandemic. Critically ill patients constitute about 2–9% of all infected patients and progress from pneumonia and hypoxemia to multi-organ... read more |
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This study found a higher rate of gastrointestinal complications, including mesenteric ischemia, in critically ill patients with COVID-19 compared with propensity score–matched patients without COVID-19, suggesting a distinct... read more |
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Essentials of Perioperative Nursing, Sixth Edition is an essential reference for new perioperative nurses as well as experienced nurses who need a refresher. Succinct and easy to use, it addresses the basics associated with... read more |
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Dual therapy using sildenafil and milrinone was superior to monotherapy with either drug in neonates with severe persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) and is recommended for use in resource-constrained settings. A double-blind... read more |
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The objective of this study was to clarify whether early intervention by arterial embolization reduced mortality in mechanically ventilated patients with hemoptysis. The results show that early intervention by arterial embolization... read more |
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Learn how to successfully work with patients in pain with The Core Curriculum for Pain Management Nursing, 3rd Edition. Written by the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (the primary nursing organization in pain... read more |
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The frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk for contracting the COVID-19 disease when caring for patients and providing aerosol-generating procedures. Until further high-quality studies generate robust evidence, defining... read more |
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All participating air ambulance providers were prepared for COVID-19. Safe care and transport of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients is achievable. Most patients on primary missions were transported by ground. These... read more |
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An aggressive, but safe, perioperative feeding protocol implemented in a homogenous low-risk neonatal cardiac surgical population improves feeding outcomes, including increased weight gain, as well as decreased postoperative... read more |
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LATEST CRITICAL CARE PODCASTS
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Every week we scour the web to bring you the latest podcast episodes related to critical care.
Mastering Communication When It Matters Most
Who teaches doctors how to speak to patients (or each other)? It’s usually something that’s picked up as you go. This episode deals with the ethical imperative of the well-deserved compliment; navigating difficult conversations; communicating with trainees, nurses and new learners; and tips for dealing with patient anxiety.
Procalcitonin in COVID-19 and Influenza-Related Secondary Bacterial Infections
Procalcitonin testing on admission seems to be a valuable piece of information for early risk assessment and ruling out bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 patients.
COVID-19 In The ICU w/ Leon Eydelman
In this episode Sam and I talk with Leon Eydelman who is an intensivist from Illinois. Dr. Eydelman discusses how his team is currently handling the surge of patients with COVID-19.
COVID-19 and Renal Replacement Therapy
The increase in acute kidney injury in COVID-19 patients is resulting in more utilization of renal replacement therapy (RRT) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
Extrication Sedation w/ Cliff Reid
60 yr male who was in an MVC and is pinned in the driver seat with an obvious closed femur fracture. Firefighters estimate extrication will take 20 minutes.
Machine Learning and Prediction of All-Cause Mortality in COPD
Brian D. Hobbs, MD, MMSc, and Grace Parraga, PhD, join CHEST Podcast Moderator, Dominique J. Pepper, MD, to discuss machine learning and prediction of all-cause mortality in COPD.
Steroid Story in COVID-19
The role of corticosteroids in treating severe infections has been debatable for some time. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, rigorous data on the efficacy of corticosteroids have been limited.
Guidelines for the Use of Bronchoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Momen M. Wahidi, MD, MBA, joins CHEST Podcast Moderator, Dominique Pepper, MD, to discuss the CHEST/AABIP Guideline for the use of bronchoscopy during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Emotional Intelligence in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
This paper by Dr. Stoller out of the Cleveland Clinic published in CHEST several days ago caught my eye. It describes how developing and practicing medicine with emotional intelligence helps us in healthcare with “enhanced patient satisfaction, lower burnout, lower litigation risk, and enhanced leadership success”.
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