EVALD
In patients that survive with a good neurological outcome following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, does 48 hours vs. 24 hours of therapeutic hypothermia, improve memory, attention & executive function at 6 months?
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ICON Study
In critically ill adults that survive their acute illness, what is the incidence of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder?
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In adult patients who have sustained an out of hospital arrhythmia-associated cardiac arrest without an ST-elevation myocardial infarction, is immediate angiography superior to delayed angiography in improving 90-day survival?
Continue reading »MASTERS
In high-risk patients undergoing major abdominal surgery, does epidural analgesia compared with no epidural analgesia reduce mortality and morbidity?
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Can extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) safely facilitate ultra-low tidal volume ventilation in patients with moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
Continue reading »ANDROMEDA-SHOCK
In adult patients with early septic shock, does peripheral perfusion-targeted resuscitation, compared to lactate level-targeted resuscitation, improve all cause mortality at 28 days?
Continue reading »TICH-2
In adults with acute, spontaneous intra-cerebral haemorrhage (ICH), does the administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) compared to a placebo improve functional status at 90 days?
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In adult critically ill patients receiving pharmacological thromboprophylaxis, does the use of adjunctive intermittent pneumatic compression devices result in a lower incidence of proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
Continue reading »iPROVE
In adult patients undergoing abdominal surgery, with intermediate-to-high-risk of post-operative pulmonary complications, will an individualised perioperative open-lung ventilation strategy (iPROVE), compared with standard protective ventilation, result in fewer post-operative complications during the first 7 days post surgery
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In patients with septic shock, does early low-dose norepinephrine compared with standard care increase shock control at six hours?
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