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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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine
PREVENT
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)?
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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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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)?
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In patients with acquired thrombocytopenia purport, does calpacizumab compared with placebo, reduce the time to normalisation of the platelet count?
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Do one or more doses of levocarnitine reduce organ failure in septic shock at 48 hours, compared with placebo?
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In mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients receiving enteral nutrition does energy-dense feed (1.5kCal/ml) compared with routine feed (1kCal/ml) impact on 90 day all cause mortality?
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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In adult patients on invasive mechanical ventilation who are difficult to wean, does extubation and weaning on non-invasive ventilation compared to weaning on invasive ventilation reduce the time until liberation from mechanical ventilation?
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In immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF), does the use of high flow oxygen as opposed to standard oxygen therapy, reduce 28 day mortality?
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