The year in review – emergency medicine in 2019

Czech version

Authors: R. Škulec ^1,2,3,4
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika anesteziologie, perioperační a intenzivní medicíny, Univerzita J. E. Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, Masarykova nemocnice v Ústí nad Labem ¹; Zdravotnická záchranná služba Středočeského kraje, Kladno ²; Klinika anesteziologie, resuscitace a intenzivní medicíny, Lékařská fakulta v Hradci Králové, Univerzita Karlova, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové ³; Fakulta zdravotnických studií, Univerzita J. E. Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem ⁴
Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., 30, 2019, č. 6, s. 296-301
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Overview

The author presents a selection of original articles and guidelines published in 2019, which in his opinion have a significant impact on practicing emergency medicine.

Keywords:

emergency medicine

Sources

1. Neumann JT, Twerenbold R, Ojeda F, et al. Application of high-sensitivity troponin in suspected myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med. 2019;380:2529–2540.

2. Kapur J, Elm J, Chamberlain JM, et al. Randomized trial of three anticonvulsant medications for status epilepticus. N Engl J Med. 2019;381:2103–2113.

3. Spechler SJ, Hunter JG, Jones KM, et al. Randomized trial of medical versus surgical treatment for refractory heartburn. N Engl J Med. 2019;381:1513–1523.

4. Butler CC, Gillespie D, White P, et al. C-Reactive protein testing to guide antibiotic prescribing for COPD exacerbations. N Engl J Med. 2019;381:111–120.

5. Ma H, Campbell BC V, Parsons MW, et al. Thrombolysis guided by perfusion imaging up to 9 hours after onset of stroke. N Engl J Med. 2019;380:1795–1803.

6. Campbell BC V, Ma H, Ringleb PA, et al. Extending thrombolysis to 4·5-9 h and wake-up stroke using perfusion imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. Lancet. 2019;394:139–147.

7. CRASH-3 trial collaborators. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (CRASH-3): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2019;394:1713–1723.

8. CRASH-2 trial collaborators, Shakur H, Roberts I, Bautista R, et al. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2010;376:23–32.

9. Casey JD, Janz DR, Russell DW, et al. Bag-mask ventilation during tracheal intubation of critically Ill adults. N Engl J Med. 2019;380:811–821.

10. Tinelli V, Cabrini L, Fominskiy E, et al. High flow nasal cannula oxygen vs. conventional oxygen therapy and noninvasive ventilation in emergency department patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Emerg Med. 2019;57:322–328.

11. Yumoto T, Naito H, Yamakawa Y, et al. Venous thromboembolism in major trauma patients: a single-center retrospective cohort study of the epidemiology and utility of D-dimer for screening. Acute Med Surg. 2017;4(4):394–400.

12. Ho KM, Rao S, Honeybul S, et al. A Multicenter Trial of Vena Cava Filters in Severely Injured Patients. N Engl J Med. 2019;381(4):328–337.

13. Lemkes JS, Janssens GN, van der Hoeven NW, et al. Coronary Angiography after Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation. N Engl J Med. 2019;380(15):1397–1407.

14. Kochanek PM, Tasker RC, Carney N, et al. Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019;20(3):S1–82.

15. Davis D, Searle SD, Tsui A. The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network: risk reduction and management of delirium. Age Ageing. 2019;48(4):485–488.

16. Turc G, Bhogal P, Fischer U, et al. European Stroke Organisation (ESO)- European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) guidelines on mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke. J Neurointerv Surg. 2019;11(6):535–538.

17. Crewdson K, Lockey D, Voelckel W, Temesvari P, Lossius HM, EHAC Medical Working Group. Best practice advice on pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia & advanced airway management. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2019;27:6.

18. Barkun AN, Almadi M, Kuipers EJ, et al. Management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Guideline recommendations from the international consensus group. Ann Intern Med. 2019;171:805.

19. Pisano M, Ceresoli M, Cimbanassi S, et al. 2017 WSES and SICG guidelines on acute calcolous cholecystitis in elderly population. World J Emerg Surg. 2019;14:10.

20. American Headache Society. The American Headache Society Position Statement on Integrating New Migraine Treatments into Clinical Practice. Headache. 2019;59(1):1–18.

21. Konstantinides SV, Meyer G, Becattini C, et al. 2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism developed in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society (ERS). Eur Heart J. 2019; [Epub ahead of print].

22. Brugada J, Katritsis DG, Arbelo E, et al. 2019 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with supraventricular tachycardiaThe Task Force for the management of patients with supraventricular tachycardia of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Eur Heart J. 2019; [Epub ahead of print].

23. Knuuti J, Wijns W, Saraste A, et al. 2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic coronary syndromes. Eur Heart J. 2019; [Epub ahead of print].

24. Černý V, Chrobok V, Klučka J, et al. Zajištění obtížných dýchacích cest u dospělých a dětí. Anesteziol Intenziv Med. 2019;30:173–186.

25. Spahn DR, Bouillon B, Cerny V, et al. The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fifth edition. Crit Care. 2019;23:98.

26. Rokyta R, Janota T, Pudil R. Čtvrtá univerzální definice infarktu myokardu. Cor Vasa. 2019;61:e106–e122.

27. Kautzner J, Doupal V. Doporučení ESC pro diagnostiku a léčbu synkopy, 2018. Souhrn dokumentu připravený Českou kardiologickou společností. Cor Vasa2. 2019;61:e158–e193.