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In critically ill adults with severe sepsis, does 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) compared to Ringer’s acetate reduce the incidence of death or end stage kidney failure?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine
BICAR-ICU
In critically ill patients with severe metabolic acidaemia (pH ≤7⋅20), does the infusion of sodium bicarbonate, compared with no infusion, to reach and maintain a targeted pH of 7⋅30 decrease the primary composite outcome of mortality by day 28 or the presence of at least one organ failure at day 7?
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In patients with sepsis, critical illness, stroke, trauma, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest and those who had emergency surgery does a liberal oxygen strategy compared with a conservative oxygen strategy increase hospital mortality?
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In patients with anterior circulation strokes undergoing endovascular thrombectomy, is IV thrombolysis within 4.5 hours of stroke onset with tenecteplase, non-inferior to alteplase, at establishing reperfusion?
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In patients with severe ARDS, does the early initiation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), compared to standard care, improve mortality at day 60?
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In septic and mechanically ventilated patients aged 50 or over, does 24 hours of induced hypothermia followed by 48 hours of normothermia improve 30-day mortality compared to routine care?
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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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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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