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In adults suffering out-of-hospital non-traumatic cardiac arrest, does a strategy of airway management initially with laryngeal tube (LT) compared to endotracheal intubation (ETI) reduce mortality at 72 hours?
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BAOIA Presentation 2018
This editorial blog has been written to complement the short presentation delivered by Duncan Chambler at the British Association of Indian Anaesthetists (BAOIA) 2018 conference in Newcastle.
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In peri-operative patients at low to moderate risk of post-operative complications, does goal-directed haemodynamic therapy using oesophageal doppler monitoring compared to standard care, reduce the incidence of post-operative complications within 180 days?
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In critically ill adults, does the administration of ramelteon compared to placebo reduce the length of intensive care stay?
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In post-operative patients requiring mechanical ventilation, does intensive insulin therapy compared to conventional insulin therapy reduce mortality?
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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 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 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?
Continue reading »TBL Top 10 for 2017
It’s been another big year for research in ICM, EM and Peri-operative Care. What do the TBL editors think are the best trials of 2017?
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In mechanically ventilated patients, does the early administration of simvastatin compared to placebo reduce the incidence of brain dysfunction (delirium and / or coma)?
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