Joe’s Top 7 Articles from the Week of September 26th [Literature Digest]

I review almost two dozen journals every week so you don’t have to! Every Monday I will provide a members-only curated digest of new critical care pharmacy literature.  This week’s 7 articles cover:

1. PPIs vs placebo for stress ulcer prophyalxis…it’s a tie! (in a small study)

2. Pharmacists guide to the management of organ donors after brain death

3. Pain management in the terminally ill

4. Meta-analysis finds a modest association between neuromuscular blocking agents and neuromuscular dysfunction acquired in critical illness

5. Apixiban in ESRD requiring HD – a case report with a sky-high anti-Xa level

6. Adjusted body weight may be better when dosing heparin infusions in obese patients

7. ECMO works in the setting of refractory cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock