Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 149

Welcome to the 149th edition of Research and Reviews in the Fastlane. R&R in the Fastlane is a free resource that harnesses the power of social media to allow some of the best and brightest emergency medicine and critical care clinicians from all over the world tell us what they think is worth reading from the published literature. This edition contains 6 recommended reads. The R&R Editorial Team includes Jeremy Fried, Nudrat Rashid, Soren Rudolph, Justin Morgenstern and, of course, Chris Nickson. Find more R&R in the Fastlane reviews in the R&R Archive, read more about the R&R project or check out the full list of R&R contributors This Edition’s R&R Hall of Famer Critical Care Carson SS, et al. Effect of Palliative Care-Led Meetings for Families of Patients With Chronic Critical Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2016. PMID: 27380343 This is a really interesting study of families of patients with chronic critical illness conducted in the United States. This randomised controlled trial included 365 family decision makers for 256 adult patients and assessed if “palliative care led interventions” in the form of informational and emotional support meetings in addition to family meetings as per usual practise of the Intensive care clinician improved symptoms of  anxiety and depression (HADS symptom score) for family decision makers of patients with chronic critical illness. These support and information meetings ...
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