HYPERION
In patients with coma following cardiac arrest with a non-shockable rhythm, does moderate hypothermia vs. normothermia, improve neurological outcome?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Emergency Medicine
AVERT Shock
In trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock, does the use of low-dose arginine vasopressin compared to placebo reduce the volume of blood products transfused?
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Transfusion Volume for Children with Severe Anaemia in Africa K.Maitland. New England Journal of Medicine August 1st 2019; 381:5; 420-431. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1900100 Clinical Question In African children presenting to hospital with severe anaemia, is a blood transfusion volume of 30 ml/kg superior to 20 ml/kg in reducing 28 day mortality? Background Severe anaemia is a major cause of death and […]
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In children hospitalised with uncomplicated severe anaemia, is an immediate blood transfusion strategy superior to delayed transfusion in reducing 28-day mortality?
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In severely injured trauma patients, where anticoagulation is contraindicated, does the use of prophylactic inferior vena cava filters reduce the incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE)?
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In patients with intermediate risk PE, do low doses of tPA and short durations of ultrasound facilitated catheter directed thrombolysis, result in a reduction in RV:LV diameter at 48 hours?
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In adult patients with sepsis-associated coagulopathy does the administration of human recombinant thrombomodulin (rhsTM) compared to placebo reduce 28 day mortality?
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In patients with acute ischaemic stroke, with salvageable brain tissue, does alteplase compared with placebo, administered between 4.5 – 9 hours post stroke onset, improve functional outcome at 90 days?
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In adult ICU patients undergoing tracheal intubation, does bag mask ventilation (BMV) between induction and laryngoscopy reduce the risk of hypoxaemia?
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In patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) in cardiac arrest, does a standardised point-of-care ultrasound protocol, compared with usual care, affect the length of resuscitation, frequency of interventions, and clinical outcomes?
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