Best #FOAMed Finds – August 2020 (2) – Critical Care Northampton

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News!

We opened our ICU education portal!

We will be expanding this on a weekly basis with loads of new topics.

Best Papers

Remdesvir

JAMA report this positive COVID trial.

Best from Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Critical Care Reviews

Check out Critical Care Reviews Journal watch section for all you could ever need as regards the latest publications.

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Also, book now to see the results of the latest trials January 20th-22nd! This would normally be at the Titanic, Belfast, if it weren’t for all of this COVID and social distancing malarkey…but Rob and the team are making it open access (registration TBA). It will be a must tune in!

Best Blogs!

Rapid scoping!

Clinical Question

In patients with acute upper GI (UGI) bleeding and a Glasgow-Blatchford score ≥ 12, does endoscopy performed within 6 hours of gastroenterological consultation, compared with endoscopy performed within 6 – 24 hours have a lower 30 day mortality?

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Clinical Question

In patients with primary moderate-large spontaneous pneumothorax does conservative management compared to interventional treatment result in acceptable rates of lung re-expansion at 8 weeks
Acceptable was defined as complete lung re-expansion at 8 weeks in 90% of patients