AID-ICU
In patients in the ICU with delirium, does haloperidol compared with placebo, increase the number of days alive and out of the hospital at 90 days?
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DOSEVF
In patients with refractory VF, does Double Sequential External Defibrillation or Vector-change Defibrillation improve survival to hospital discharge?
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In comatose patients following cardiac arrest does a restrictive compared with a liberal oxygenation strategy, reduce death or survival at discharge with a poor neurological outcome?
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In neonates undergoing elective endotracheal intubation, does nasal high-flow therapy compared with standard care, improve 1st pass success without physiological instability?
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In relatives of patients dying in the ICU, does a 3 step support strategy compared with standard care reduce prolonged grief disorder?
Continue reading »Terminal QRS distortion
Terminal QRS distortion is present in anterior myocardial infarction but absent in early repolarization Lee. @smithECGBlog. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine;2016;34(11):2182-2185 Clinical Question In patients with benign early repolarisation, is there the absence of terminal QRS distortion on the ECG? Background For patients who present with chest pain, it can be difficult to distinguish between ECG findings of benign […]
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In patients undergoing elective neurosurgery, is a supraclavicular in-plane ultrasound guided approach, compared with an infra-clavicular out-of-plane ultrasound guided approach, non-inferior for catheterisation-related complication?
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In mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 and severe endotheliopathy, does prostacylin compared with placebo, improve days alive without ventilation by day 28?
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In patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, does calcium compared with placebo, improve sustained return of spontaneous circulation?
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In patients near end of life, does subcutaneous scopolamine butylbromide compared with placebo, reduce the incidence of death rattle?
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