Year 2020 in review – Emergency medicine

Czech version

Authors: R. Škulec ^1-4; J. Djakow ^5,6; J. Kočí ⁷; L.- Večeřa ^{8 11}
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, Univerzita Karlova, Lékařská fakulta v Hradci Králové, Fakultní, nemocnice Hradec Králové ³; Fakulta zdravotnických studií, Univerzita J. E. Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem ⁴; Oddělení následné intenzivní péče pro děti, Nemocnice Hořovice ⁵; Klinika dětské anesteziologie a resuscitace, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, Fakultní nemocnice Brno ⁶; Oddělení urgentní medicíny, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové ⁷; Oddělení urgentního příjmu, Krajská nemocnice T. Bati, a. s., Zlín ⁸; Zdravotnická záchranná služba Zlínského kraje, Zlín ⁹; Zdravotnická záchranná služba Jihomoravského kraje, Brno ¹⁰; Klinika dětské anesteziologie a resuscitace, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, Fakultní nemocnice Brno ¹¹
Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., 31, 2020, č. 6, s. 287-291
Category: Review Articles

Overview

In the article the author presents a selection of the original articles published in the end of 2019 and in 2020 in the world, which in his opinion have a significant impact on practicing emergency medicine. This review intentionally avoids the articles related to COVID-19, which will be the subject of other reviews.

Keywords:

emergency medicine – 2020

Sources

1. Rowell SE, Meier EN, McKnight B, Kannas D, May S, Sheehan K, et al. Effect of out‑of‑hospital tranexamic acid vs placebo on 6-month functional neurologic outcomes in patients with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury. JAMA 2020; 324(10): 961–974. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.8958

2. Sablot D, Leibinger F, Dumitrana A, Duchateau N, Van Damme L, Farouil G, et al. Complications during inter‑hospital transfer of patients with acute ischemic stroke for endovascular therapy. Prehospital Emerg Care 2020; 24(5): 610–616. doi:10.1080/10903127.2019.1695299

3. Widimsky P, Budesinsky T, Vorac D, Groch L, Zelizko M, Aschermann M, et al. Long distance transport for primary angioplasty vs immediate thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction. Final results of the randomized national multicentre trial--PRAGUE-2. Eur Heart J. 2003; 24(1): 94–104. doi:10.1016/s0195-668x(02)00468-2

4. Guyette FX, Martin‑Gill C, Galli G, McQuaid N, Elmer J. Bolus dose epinephrine improves blood pressure but is associated with increased mortality in critical care transport. Prehospital Emerg Care 2019; 23(6): 764–771. doi:10.1080/10903127.2019.1593564

5. Baksaas‑Aasen K, Gall LS, Stensballe J, Juffermans NP, Curry N, Maegele M, et al. Viscoelastic haemostatic assay augmented protocols for major trauma haemorrhage (ITACTIC): a randomized, controlled trial. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Oct 13: 1–11. doi: 10.1007/s00134- 020-06266-1. Epub ahead of print.

6. Moore LJ, Fox EE, Meyer DE, Wade CE, Podbielski JM, Xu X, et al. Prospective observational evaluation of the ER‑REBOA Catheter at 6 U.S. Trauma Centers. Ann Surg. 2020 Jun 23. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004055. Epub ahead of print.

7. Lafon T, Appert A, Hadj M, Bigrat V, Legarcon V, Claveries P, et al. Comparative early hemodynamic profiles in patients presenting to the emergency department with septic and nonseptic acute circulatory failure using focused echocardiography. Shock 2020; 53(6): 695–700. doi:10.1097/SHK.0000000000001449

8. Tierney DM, Huelster JS, Overgaard JD, Plunkett MB, Boland LL, St Hill CA, et al. Comparative performance of pulmonary ultrasound, chest radiograph, and CT among patients with acute respiratory failure. Crit Care Med. 2020; 48(2): 151–157. doi: 10.1097/ CCM.0000000000004124.

9. Conway JA, Kharayat P, Sanders RC Jr, Nett S, Weiss SL, Edwards LR, et al. Ketamine use for tracheal intubation in critically ill children is associated with a lower occurrence of adverse hemodynamic events. Crit Care Med. 2020; 48(6): e489–e497. doi:10.1097/ CCM.0000000000004314

10. Caroselli C, Raffaldi I, Norbedo S, Parri N, Poma F, Blaivas M, et al. Accuracy of point‑of‑care ultrasound in detecting fractures in children: A validation study. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020; S0301-5629(20)30422-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020. 09. 012.

11. Gräsner JT, Wnent J, Herlitz J, Perkins GD, Lefering R, Tjelmeland I, et al. Survival after out‑of‑hospital cardiac arrest in Europe – Results of the EuReCa TWO study. Resuscitation 2020; 148: 218–226. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019. 12. 042

12. Gräsner JT, Lefering R, Koster RW, Masterson S, Böttiger BW, Herlitz J, et al. EuReCa ONE-27 Nations, ONE Europe, ONE Registry: A prospective one month analysis of out‑of‑hospital cardiac arrest outcomes in 27 countries in Europe. Resuscitation 2016; 105: 188– 195. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016. 06. 004.