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In patients with out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest does a target temperature management (TTM) of 33°C vs. 36°C improve cognitive function
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Emergency Medicine
Torres
In patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia and high inflammatory response, does the use of corticosteroids compared to placebo improve outcom
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In adult patients with septic shock, does early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) compared with standard therapy reduce mortality at 90 days?
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In trauma patients with or at risk of significant haemorrhage, does the early administration of a short course of tranexamic acid (TXA) affect the mortality, incidence of occlusive events and the amount of blood transfused?
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In patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) does a novel accelerated diagnostic protocol (ADP) identify low risk patients suitable for discharge after a single high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-cTnT)?
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In patients with severe trauma and predicted to require massive transfusion, does the use of a transfusion protocol using a 1:1:1 ratio of plasma to platelets to red blood cells (RBCs) compared to 1:1:2 improve mortality?
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In patients who are in refractory cardiac arrest, does protocolised management involving mechanical CPR, Hypothermia, ECMO and early reperfusion improve survival rate?
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In patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation does the use of esmolol improve mortality?
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In patients with septic shock, does Activated Protein C (also known as drotrecogin alfa or DrotAA) compared with placebo reduce mortality?
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In patients who require emergency intubation and are not tolerating pre-oxygenation, does the use of ‘delayed sequence intubation’ (DSI) improve pre-intubation oxygen saturations (SpO2)?
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