Nishikimi
In critically ill adults, does the administration of ramelteon compared to placebo reduce the length of intensive care stay?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine
Intensive Insulin Therapy
In post-operative patients requiring mechanical ventilation, does intensive insulin therapy compared to conventional insulin therapy reduce mortality?
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In delirium free critically ill adult patients receiving sedation, does the addition of nocturnal low dose dexmedetomidine prevent delirium and improve sleep?
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In critically ill patients with septic shock, does the combination of hydrocortisone plus fludrocortisone therapy reduce 90 day mortality?
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In critically ill adult patients, does late supplemental parenteral nutrition (PN), compared with early PN reduce the duration of dependency on intensive care?
Continue reading »SALT-ED
In non-critically ill adult patients admitted to hospital from the Emergency Department, does the administration of a balanced salt solution compared with normal saline, reduce hospital free days to day 28?
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In critically ill patients does the administration of balanced crystalloids compared with saline, reduce a 30 day composite outcome of death, new renal replacement therapy or persistent renal dysfunction?
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For healthcare professionals interpreting chest radiographs, does an educational intervention compared to no educational intervention improve the diagnosis or exclusion of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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In adult critically ill patients, with acute kidney injury, does early initiation of RRT compared to delayed initiation of RRT reduce the composite endpoint of MAKE365; consisting of death, RRT and persistent renal dysfunction at one year?
Continue reading »Arulkumaran
In patients who are unplanned admissions to critical care, does the day and time of admission to critical care influence acute hospital mortality?
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