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In patients with septic shock, does the administration of thiamine lead to more rapid lactate clearance and improved clinical outcomes?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Emergency Medicine
COACT
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?
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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?
Continue reading »CENSER
In patients with septic shock, does early low-dose norepinephrine compared with standard care increase shock control at six hours?
Continue reading »Pivetta
In patients who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute dyspnoea, does the addition of lung ultrasound examination compared to standard approach, improve the diagnostic accuracy for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF)?
Continue reading »The IRIS Cricoid Trial
In patients undergoing rapid sequence anaesthesia induction, does the use of cricoid pressure vs. a sham procedure, prevent pulmonary aspiration?
Continue reading »RACE
Do one or more doses of levocarnitine reduce organ failure in septic shock at 48 hours, compared with placebo?
Continue reading »Don’t forget the LEGO
In adult subjects who ingest a small toy part, compared to historical controls of children who have ingested coins, is there a difference in object transit time and complication rate?
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