Must Reads :
Beginners Guide to Green Teams in the ICU (ICS)
Martha’s Rule (ICS statement)
Quick Reference Handbook for Obstetric Emergencies (OAA)
Patient safety: SALG updates, NPSA alerts, Preventing Future Deaths
Others:
Recent Trials
Recent Guidelines and Consensus Statements
Article/Guideline Search
Social Media
(Approximately 500 articles picked by ICMWK as practice-informing)
Recent ICM Trials (fuller table here)
| Title | Date | Abstract | Author | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Restrictive vs Liberal Oxygen for Trauma Patients: The TRAUMOX2 Randomized Clinical Trial | Dec 2024 | JAMA | Arleth | BottomLine |
| Liberal or Restrictive Transfusion Strategy in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage SAHARA | Dec 2024 | NEJM | English | Bottomline |
| Restrictive vs Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Brain Injury: The TRAIN Randomized Clinical Trial | Nov 2024 | JAMA | Taccone | BottomLine |
| Quetiapine Versus Haloperidol in the Management of Hyperactive Delirium: Randomized Controlled Trial | Oct 2024 | Neurocrit Care | Zakhary | BottomLine |
| Validating quantitative pupillometry thresholds for neuroprognostication after out‑of‑hospital cardiac arrest. A predefined substudy of the Blood Pressure and Oxygenations Targets After Cardiac Arrest (BOX)‑trial | Sep 2024 | ICM | Nyholm | BottomLine |
| Continuous vs Intermittent β-Lactam Antibiotic Infusions in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis The BLING III Randomized Clinical Trial | Aug 2024 | JAMA | Dulhunty | BottomLine |
| Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis during Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (REVISE) | Jul 2024 | NEJM | Cook | BottomLine |
| Ultra-Early and Short-Term Tranexamic Acid Treatment in Patients With Good- and Poor-Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. ULTRA | 2024 Jun 25 | Neurology | Tjerkstra | |
| Noninvasive Ventilation for Preoxygenation during Emergency Intubation PREOXI | Jun 2024 | NEJM | Gibbs | BottomLine |
| Liberal or Restrictive Transfusion Strategy in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury HEMOTION | Jun 2024 | NEJM | Turgeon | BottomLine |
| Decompressive craniectomy plus best medical treatment versus best medical treatment alone for spontaneous severe deep supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage: a randomised controlled clinical trial. SWITCH | 2024 Jun 1 | Lancet | Beck | |
| Trial of Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ENRICH) | Apr 2024 | NEJM | Pradilla | BottomLine |
| Microaxial Flow Pump or Standard Care in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock (DanGer Shock) | Apr 2024 | NEJM | Moller | |
| Empagliflozin after Acute Myocardial Infarction (EMPACT-MI) | Apr 2024 | NEJM | Butler | |
| Antibiotics With or Without Rifaximin for Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy in Critically Ill Patients With Cirrhosis: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled (ARiE) Trial | Jan 2024 | Am J Gastro | Kulkarni | Bottom Line |
| Landiolol and Organ Failure in Patients With Septic Shock: The STRESS-L Randomized Clinical Trial | 2023 Nov | JAMA | Whitehouse | Bottom Line |
| Inhaled Amikacin to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia | 2023 Oct | NEJM | Ehrman | |
| Ceftobiprole for Treatment of Complicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia | 2023 Oct | NEJM | Holland | |
| Timing of Complete Revascularization with Multivessel PCI for Myocardial Infarction | 2023 Oct | NEJM | Stahli | |
| Expedited transfer to a cardiac arrest centre for non-ST-elevation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest | 2023 Oct | Lancet | Patterson | Bottom Line |
| Early and Empirical High-Dose Cryoprecipitate for Hemorrhage After Traumatic Injury | 2023 Oct | JAMA | Davenport | Bottom Line |
| Continuous vs Intermittent Meropenem Administration in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis: The MERCY | 2023 June | JAMA | Monti G | |
| Video versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults | 2023 June | NEJM | Prekker ME | Bottom Line |
| Mild Hypercapnia or Normocapnia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | 2023 June | NEJM | Eastwood G | Bottom Line |
| Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Severe Trauma | 2023 June | NEJM | Gruen RL | Bottom Line |
| Platelet Transfusion before CVC Placement in Patients with Thrombocytopenia | 2023 May | NEJM | van Barle F | Bottom Line |
| Decompressive Craniectomy versus Craniotomy for Acute Subdural Hematoma | 2023 April | NEJM | Hutchinson P | |
| Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia | 2023 Mar | NEJM | Dequin PF | Bottom Line |
| Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal to Avoid Invasive Ventilation During Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: VENT-AVOID Trial – A Randomized Clinical Trial | 2024 Mar | Am J Resp CCM | Duggal | |
| Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension – CLOVERS | 2023 Feb | NEJM | Shapiro N | Bottom Line |
| Early Extracorporeal CPR for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | 2023 Jan | NEJM | Suverein M | Bottom Line |
Recent guidelines & consensus statements (table)
| Perioperative fluid management: evidence-based consensus recommendations from the international multidisciplinary PeriOperative Quality Initiative. | Dec 2024 | Br J Anaesth | Ostermann | |
| Peri-operative pain management in adults: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society. | 2024 Nov | Anaesthesia | AA and BPS | |
| 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). | Oct 2024 | Eur Heart J | ESC | |
| Reversal of direct oral anticoagulants: guidance from the SSC of the ISTH | Oct 2024 | J Thromb Haemost | ISTH | |
| Perioperative fluid management: evidence-based consensus recommendations from the international multidisciplinary PeriOperative Quality Initiative | Sep 2024 | BJA | Ostermann | |
| Management of patients with an electrical storm or clustered ventricular arrhythmias: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association of the ESC | Mar 2024 | Europace | ESC et al | |
| European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on diagnosis and treatment of Guillain–Barré syndrome | Oct 2023 | J Periph Nerve S | Eur Acad Neur | |
| ESPEN practical and partially revised guideline: Clinical nutrition in the intensive care unit | Sep 2023 | Clin Nutr | ESPEN | |
| EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on acute-on-chronic liver failure | Aug 2023 | J Hepatol | EASL | |
| European society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain abscess in children and adults | Aug 2023 | Clin Microb Inf | ESCMID | |
| A New Global Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | Jul 2023 | Am J Resp Crit Care | Matthay | |
| Lung ultrasound in acute and chronic heart failure: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging | Jul 2023 | Eur Heart J C Im | EACVI | |
| ESICM guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome | June 2023 | ICM | ESICM | |
| Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery | June 2023 | World J Surg | ERAS soc | |
| Targeted temperature management in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage, subarachnoid haemorrhage, or acute ischaemic stroke | May 2023 | BJA | NTCR group | |
| Use of albumin infusion for cirrhosis-related complications: An international position statement | May 2023 | J Hepatol | Bai (LCC ISIG) | |
| Quality indicators for post-resuscitation care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a joint statement | April 2023 | Eur Heart J Card | AACA, ESC, ESICM | |
| ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia | April 2023 | Eur Resp J | Martin-Loeches | |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine Position Paper on Patient Sleep During Hospitalization | April 2023 | An and Analg | SASM | |
| Symptom Assessment for Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Principles and Priorities | April 2023 | AATS | ATS workshop | |
| The new timing in acute care surgery (new TACS) classification | April 2023 | World J Em Surg | WSES | |
| Guidelines for the Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the ICU | May 2023 | CCM | SCCM | |
| CT Angiography for diagnosing death using DNC Consensus Guideline | 2023 Jan | FICM/ICS | FICM/ICS | |
| Implementing human factors in anaesthesia: guidance for clinicians, departments and hospitals | 2023 Jan | Anaesthesia | Kelly | |
| Early management of isolated severe traumatic brain injury patients in a hospital without neurosurgical capabilities: a consensus and clinical recommendations of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) | 2023 Jan | BMC | Picetti | |
| Midnight Law: Relatives Recording Phone Conversations | 2019 Oct | FICM |
