Month: July 2017

P-Value

30 July 2017 Steve Mathieu Evidence-based Medicine One comment

P-values – interpreting the evidence series

Demoule

28 July 2017 Vivek Jayaschandran Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In intubated patients recovering from acute respiratory failure, does neurally adjusted ventilator assist mode (NAVA) compared to pressure support mode (PSV) lead to fewer patients returning to assist-control ventilation?

Corl

21 July 2017 Segun Olusanya Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In fluid responsive spontaneously breathing critically unwell patients undergoing resuscitation, does the collapsibility of the inferior vena cava (cIVC), as determined by point of care ultrasound (POCUS), when compared to administering a fluid bolus predict a >10% increase in cardiac output?

Hernandez 2

14 July 2017 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In critically ill patients who are at high risk for re-intubation, is high flow nasal oxygen non-inferior to non-invasive ventilation in reducing re-intubation and post-extubation respiratory failure?

Kentish-Barnes

7 July 2017 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine One comment

Among relatives who died in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), does a condolence letter from a clinician, compared to no condolence letter, effect grief symptoms?