March 2019

Here are the papers that caught our eye over the last month, many of these will go onto form the topics for our monthly podcasts and topics which you can subscribe to here.

Cardiology

Benefits of rhythm control and rate control in recent-onset atrial fibrillation. the hermes-af study. Martín A. Acad Emerg Med. 2019

Critical Care

Bag-Mask Ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults. Casey JD. N Engl J Med. 2019

Neurology

Intensive blood pressure reduction with intravenous thrombolysis therapy for acute ischaemic stroke (ENCHANTED): an international, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint, phase 3 trial. Anderson CS. Lancet. 2019

Paediatrics

Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice Versus Reflective Debriefing for Pediatric Septic Shock Training. Cory MJ. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019

Sedation

Rescue Sedation When Treating Acute Agitation in the Emergency Department With Intramuscular Antipsychotics. Klein LR. J Emerg Med. 2019

Ultrasound

A prospective, multicenter evaluation of point-of-care ultrasound for small bowel obstruction in the emergency department. Becker BA. Acad Emerg Med. 2019

Other

Acute kidney injury following contrast media administration in the septic patient: A retrospective propensity-matched analysis. Hinson JS. J Crit Care. 2019

Do High-sensitivity Troponin and Natriuretic Peptide Predict Death or Serious Cardiac Outcomes After Syncope? Clark CL. Acad Emerg Med. 2019

We look forward to bringing you some of these papers in future podcasts, if there’s anything in particular you’d like to hear then leave a comment at the bottom of the page.