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Post-Resuscitation Care: European Resuscitation Council and ESICM Guidelines    In ICU Tue, 28 Oct 2025 The 2025 European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) post-resuscitation care guidelines mark their third joint publication, updating the 2021 edition. Building on their first collaboration in 2015, the new guidelines incorporate recent scientific advances and address key aspects of post-cardi...

Original Investigation  Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation vs Metoclopramide for Moderate to Severe Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Randomized Clinical Trial Dong-yu Zheng, Peng Ding, Ming Gong, et al JAMA Surg Published Online: January 28, 2026 doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.6394 Key Points Question  Is wearable transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation effective in managing m...

Original Investigation  Infectious Diseases Health Care–Associated Infections Among Neonates During the COVID-19 Pandemic Sagori Mukhopadhyay, Mark Conaway, Miren B. Dhudasia, et al JAMA Netw Open 2026;9;(1):e2555623. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.55623 Key Points Question  Did health care–associated infection (HAI) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) decrease with enhanced infection prevention measure...

Original Investigation  Hematology Platelet Transfusion Practices and Outcomes in Neonates and Children Ruchika Goel, Oliver Karam, Donald E. Warden, et al JAMA Netw Open 2026;9;(1):e2554531. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.54531 Key Points Question  What is the epidemiology of platelet transfusions in pediatric and neonatal recipients, and are donor and platelet processing factors associated with posttr...

Editorial Pulse oximetry in people with darker skin tones Thomas S Valley, Andrew W Fogarty BMJ 2026; 392 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.s37 (Published 14 January 2026)Cite this as: BMJ 2026;392:s37 Current devices may overestimate oxygen saturation measurement Pulse oximetry is one of the most widely used medical technologies worldwide, yet it performs less accurately for people with darker skin.1 This inequity requires urgent action. In a linked st...

Prehospital Whole Blood in Traumatic Haemorrhage In ICU Wed, 18 Mar 2026 Findings from the study of whole blood in frontline trauma (SWiFT Trial) were presented at the 45th ISICEM Congress in Brussels. The clinical trial evaluated whether prehospital transfusion of whole blood improves outcomes compared with standard component therapy in patients with life-threatening traumatic haemorrhage. The study addressed a critical evidence gap, as whole-...

Research The impact of skin tone on performance of pulse oximeters used by NHS England COVID Oximetry @home scheme: measurement and diagnostic accuracy study Daniel S Martin, James C Doidge, Doug Gould, et al BMJ 2026; 392 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085535 (Published 14 January 2026)Cite this as: BMJ 2026;392:e085535 Abstract Objectives To assess the impact of skin tone on the measurement and diagnostic accuracy of five fingertip pulse oxime...

Comment Quantifying the public health impact of physical activity Charles E Matthews, Pedro F Saint-Maurice Lancet 2026; 407: 310-311 Recommendations to reduce sedentary time and increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity are at the core of current public health strategies to enhance population health.1, 2 However, the effect of successful population-level changes in these behaviours has not been fully described using accelerometer-based measure...

Acute Respiratory Failure in Immunocompromised Patients In ICU Wed, 18 Mar 2026 Epidemiology, ventilation and outcomes of acute respiratory failure in immunocompromised patients from 103 intensive care units in 26 countries were discussed at ISICEM this week.  Efraim III, a large multinational retrospective observational study, examined the epidemiology, management, and outcomes of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure (ARF) in immunocompro...