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In mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS, does airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) compared to conventional low tidal volume ventilation (LTV) reduce duration of mechanical ventilation?
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In mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS, does airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) compared to conventional low tidal volume ventilation (LTV) reduce duration of mechanical ventilation?
Continue reading »In critically ill patients with septic shock, does hydrocortisone compared with placebo, reduce 90 day mortality?
Continue reading »In patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST elevation, does clopidogrel + aspirin, compared with aspirin alone, reduce a composite outcome of death from cardiovascular causes, acute myocardial infarction and stroke?
Continue reading »In patients with septic shock, do corticosteroids compared to placebo reduce mortality?
This is an editorial blog post in anticipation of the ADRENAL trial results to be presented at #CCR18.
In patients with septic shock who are treated with corticosteroids, does tight glycaemic control (4.44–6.1 mmol/l) compared with less-tight glycaemic control (<8.3 mmol/l) reduce in-hospital mortality?
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