• Full Text:  Cho. Effect of perioperative sodium bicarbonate administration on renal function following cardiac surgery for infective endocarditis: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Critical Care 2017;21:3

• Full Text: Masarwa. Role of vasopressin and terlipressin in refractory shock compared to conventional therapy in the neonatal and pediatric population: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis. Critical Care 2017;21:1
• Full Text: Huang. Use of noninvasive ventilation in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Care 2017;21:4
• Full Text: Aubron. Is platelet transfusion associated with hospital-acquired infections in critically ill patients? Critical Care 2017;21:2
• Abstract:  Nazir. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with epinephrine use: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology 2017;229(15):67-70
• Full Text:  Dupuis. Impact of transfusion on patients with sepsis admitted in intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Intensive Care 2017;7:5

• Abstract:  Klompas. Ultra short course antibiotics for patients with suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia but minimal and stable ventilator settings. Clin Infect Dis 2016;epublished December 29th
• Abstract: Navalkele. Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients on Concomitant Vancomycin and Piperacillin–Tazobactam Compared to Those on Vancomycin and Cefepime. Clin Infect Dis 2017;64:116-123
• Full Text: Aubron. Is platelet transfusion associated with hospital-acquired infections in critically ill patients? Critical Care 2017;21:2
• Abstract: Martin-Loeches. Increased incidence of co-infection in critically ill patients with influenza. Intensive Care Med 2017;43(1):48–58            
  • Editorial:  Luyt. Co-infection in severe influenza: a new epidemiology?. Intensive Care Med 2017;43(1):107–109 
• Abstract:  Balk. Effect of Procalcitonin Testing on Health-care Utilization and Costs in Critically Ill Patients in the United States. Chest 2017;151(1):23-33
• Abstract:  Greenstein. Effectiveness of a Critical Care Ultrasonography Course. Chest 2017;151(1):34-40

Neurological

• Naguib. Conceptual and technical insights into the basis of neuromuscular monitoring. Anaesthesia 2017;72:16–37
• Hajat. The role and limitations of EEG-based depth of anaesthesia monitoring in theatres and intensive care. Anaesthesia 2017;72:38–47
• Green. Cerebral oximetry and its role in adult cardiac, non-cardiac surgery and resuscitation from cardiac arrest. Anaesthesia 2017;72:48–57
• Appleton. Blood pressure management in acute stroke. Stroke and Vascular Neurology 2016;00:e000020
• Bonaventura. Update on Inflammatory Biomarkers and Treatments in Ischemic Stroke. Int J Mol Sci 2016;17(12):1967

Circulatory

• Wise. Strategies for Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation in Trauma Patients. World J Surg 2017;epublished January 5th
• Borovjagin. From Microscale Devices to 3D Printing. Advances in Fabrication of 3D Cardiovascular Tissues. Circulation Research. 2017;120:150-165
• de Asua. On the right side of the heart: Medical and mechanical support of the failing right ventricle. JICS 2017;epublished January 3rd
• Watson. Haemodynamic monitoring in the peri-operative period: the past, the present and the future. Anaesthesia 2017;72:7–15

Respiratory

• Formenti. Intravascular oxygen sensors with novel applications for bedside respiratory monitoring. Anaesthesia 2017;72:95–104

Hepatobiliary

• Hernaez. Acute-on-chronic liver failure: an update. Gut 2017;epublished January 4th

Endocrine

• Ramachandran. Current perioperative management of pheochromocytomas. Indian J Urol 2017;33:19-25

Metabolic

• Mani. A patient with altered mental status and an acid-base disturbance. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2017 January;84(1):27-34

Haematological

• Auron. Parsimonious blood use and lower transfusion triggers: What is the evidence? Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 2017;84(1):43-51

Sepsis

• Bader. Postexposure management of infectious diseases. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2017;84(1):65-80

Perioperative

• Larsson. Monitoring the anaesthetist in the operating theatre – professional competence and patient safety. Anaesthesia 2017;72:76–83
• DeCou. An introduction to predictive modelling of drug concentration in anaesthesia monitors. Anaesthesia 2017;72:58–69
• Ode. Monitoring regional blockade. Anaesthesia 2017;72:70–75
• Rutherford. Monitoring teamwork: a narrative review. Anaesthesia 2017;72:84–94

Miscellaneous

• Harris. Review of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. Int J Mol Sci 2016;17(12):2135
• Szawarski. Classic cases revisited – Oxygen in court and the problem of therapeutic illusion. JICS 2017;epublished January 3rd

• Rosenblatt. The Large Pharmaceutical Company Perspective. N Engl J Med 2017;376:52-60

Once again the Critical Care Reviews Meeting will be discussing the biggest studies of the previous year with their chief investigators, asking the question "should we implement the results of this trial into our dialy practice?". We also have the John Hinds Trauma Lecture, delivered this year by Prof Donat Spahn (Zurich), lead for the new European Trauma Guideline, published a few months ago. Paul Marik thinks he has discovered "The Cure for Sepsis", while John Myburgh will explain the ins and outs of research methodology in the "Path to Truth". In addition, there is the very popular "How I Manage....." series of short talks from our speakers on conditions they are experts in, the "Year in Review" and the now famous "Informal Chat" in the bar after the main event.

Don't forget to register for dinner also, where the menu is based on an original menu from the only sailing the Titanic made. Registration for both the meeting and meal is available on the meeting webpage. The Critical Care Reviews Meeting is a not-for-profit event.

The first release of tickets for Das SMACC sold out in just 2.5 hours this week. The next opportunity will be on February 1st (depending on where you are in the world). If you haven't yet checked out the programme and workshops, then have a look on the SMACC website. The Hardcore Intensive Care workshop being organised by Steve Mathieu and Sarah Yong will cover all your critical care questions.

The Canadian Critical Care Conference (www.canadiancriticalcare.CA; @CriticalCareCa) is rather special. Not only a spectacular location (world famous Whistler, British Columbia, Canada) but also the world's finest downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and mountain village location (did we mention it's in Whistler?). Located at the lovely Four Seasons Resort, we offer a meeting crammed with world renown speakers but in a more laid back, interactive, and reinvigorating setting that your typical medical conference. We cover all of the core science and latest research, but do not shy away from all those topics that make for a great, or not so great, patient care. This includes human factors, burnout and resilience, end-of-life care, multidisciplinary care, social media, organ donation, and the patient perspective. We are always kean to engage trainees and nurses, we offer world class precourses, and we ensure time to enjoy all that makes Whistler and Blackcomb so special. We have no desire to be the world's largest acute care conference. Rather we want to create something unique: an opportunity to learn; to interact, to have fun, and to leave more refreshed and engaged. Come and join us.

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The call for abstracts have started and Education Grants are available for selected delegates. Registration for the conference and pre-conference workshops is now open and can be found here.