WICM 2014 ICU Literature Essentials

The LITERATUREESSENTIALS…according to Paul Young & Chris Nickson

Wellington Hospital / The Alfred

What liesAHEAD

TheBOTTOM

LINE

YOU must say what YOU would

do

and state WHY

… YOU must know the key

EVIDENCE that informs ICU

practice

Don’tWORRY

If YOU have done enough time…

and paid enough ATTENTION…

YOU already know most of what

YOU need to know

TheGOOD NEWS

YOU do not actually need to

read (all) the literature!

YOU do not need to cite references…

YOU do need to know the

main findings of key studies

& the implications

How toPREPARE

KEEP UP-TO-DATE

Go to your journal club!CriticalCareReviews.com

CritIQ Literature SummariesIntensive Care MonitorGordon Doig’s EBM site

The LITFL Review*

Learn & perform

CRITICAL APPRAISALS

TALK TO PEOPLE

about the literature

THE ESSENTIALSANZICS CTG Publications

CCR Top 100 / DICM Hit ParadePast exam questionsLITFL CCC Literature

Summaries*CritIQ Literature Summaries

International guidelines

Trials from theANZICS CTG

Low dose dopamine SAFE NICE-SUGAR

RENAL MERIT PROTECT CHEST

EARLY PNhttp://www.anzics.com.au/ctg/ctg-publications

ANZICS CTG Trials

IN PROGRESS

ADRENAL TRANSFUSE EPO-TBI POLAR BLING-2

PHARLAP HEAT SUDDICU SPLIT

ARISE TARGET TEAM SPICE

http://www.anzics.com.au/ctg/current-research

Important

GUIDELINES

SURVIVING SEPSIS GUIDELINES

BRAIN TRAUMA FOUNDATION (BTF)

GUIDELINES

Barr et al, CCM 2013

Pain, Agitation and Delirium Guideline

ANZICS Central Line Insertion and

Maintenance Guideline (2012)

ILCOR Guidelines

CONSORT Checklistfor internal validity

YOUfor external validity

Know what the BIG

JOURNALShave to say

NEJMJAMA

LancetCritical Care & Resuscitation

What about2013?

Rob Mac Sweeney to the rescue!

http://lifeinthefastlane.com/mac-sweeneys-top-ten-critical-care-papers-2013/http://lifeinthefastlane.com/mac-sweeneys-best-guidelines-commentaries-and-reviews-2013/

http://lifeinthefastlane.com/mac-sweeneys-best-rest-2013/

The HotSTORIES

TTM EGDT ARDS Glucose Control Fluids Sedation Transfusion

OtherSTORIES

Steroids in Sepsis Steroids in ARDS

PACs RRT Dopamine APC SDD IABP

Nutrition Cardiac arrest drugs ECMO TXA Tracheostomy

Timing

TheEND