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In adult patients undergoing major elective abdominal surgery, does a restrictive fluid regimen compared with a liberal fluid regimen reduce complications and improved disability-free survival?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine
Stockl
In adult patients post out of hospital cardiac arrest does a continuous or on demand application of neuromuscular blockade (NMB) reduce the number of shivering episodes during targeted temperature management (TTM)?
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In critically ill adults, does the administration of ramelteon compared to placebo reduce the length of intensive care stay?
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In post-operative patients requiring mechanical ventilation, does intensive insulin therapy compared to conventional insulin therapy reduce mortality?
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In delirium free critically ill adult patients receiving sedation, does the addition of nocturnal low dose dexmedetomidine prevent delirium and improve sleep?
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In critically ill patients with septic shock, does the combination of hydrocortisone plus fludrocortisone therapy reduce 90 day mortality?
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In critically ill adult patients, does late supplemental parenteral nutrition (PN), compared with early PN reduce the duration of dependency on intensive care?
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In non-critically ill adult patients admitted to hospital from the Emergency Department, does the administration of a balanced salt solution compared with normal saline, reduce hospital free days to day 28?
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In critically ill patients does the administration of balanced crystalloids compared with saline, reduce a 30 day composite outcome of death, new renal replacement therapy or persistent renal dysfunction?
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For healthcare professionals interpreting chest radiographs, does an educational intervention compared to no educational intervention improve the diagnosis or exclusion of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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