CHECK-UP Checklist
In critically ill patients undergoing intubation, does the use of a pre-intubation checklist compared to no checklist prevent oxygen desaturation or systolic hypotension?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Peri-operative Medicine
DREAMS
In patients undergoing bowel surgery, does a single dose of dexamethasone compared against standard care reduce nausea and vomiting in the early post-operative period?
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In high-risk patients undergoing surgical procedures, does a strategy of targeting individualised systolic blood pressure compared to standard practice reduce organ dysfunction
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In adult patients undergoing elective coronary-artery surgery does tranexamic acid (TXA) compared to a placebo increase the risk of death or thrombotic complications within the first 30 days after surgery?
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In adults undergoing elective coronary artery graft surgery does the administration of aspirin prior to surgery compared to a placebo result in increased mortality or thrombotic complications?
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In patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, do beta-blockers compared to placebo reduce the composite of death, MI or non-fatal cardiac arrest?
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Does the early administration of tranexamic acid (TXA), compared with placebo, reduce death from bleeding in women with post-partum haemorrhage (PPH)?
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In patients undergoing cardiac surgery with left ventricular dysfunction, does levosimendan compared to placebo reduce mortality?
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In patients with LVEF <35% undergoing cardiac surgery does levosimenden compared with placebo reduce the incidence of a composite outcome of: death at day 30; renal replacement therapy at day 30; perioperative myocardial infarct at day 5; and use of mechanical assist device at day 5
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In patients who develop acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure after abdominal surgery, does non-invasive ventilation compared to standard oxygen therapy prevent the need for re-intubation?
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