ICE-CUB 2
In critically ill patients aged over 75 years, does a recommendation for systematic ICU admission compared with standard care reduce 6 month mortality?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine
CHECK-UP Position
In critically ill patients undergoing emergency intubation, does the ramped position compared to sniffing position reduce the incidence of oxygen desaturation?
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In critically ill patients undergoing intubation, does the use of a pre-intubation checklist compared to no checklist prevent oxygen desaturation or systolic hypotension?
Continue reading »EAT-ICU
In critically ill adult patients, does early goal-directed nutrition (EGDN) during ICU stay compared to standard care nutrition delivery result in improved physical quality of life at 6 months?
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In critically ill adult patients who pass a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT), does 1-hour rest compared with immediate extubation reduce re-intubation rates at 48 hours?
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In critically ill patients requiring transfusion, does the transfusion of the freshest available red cells compared to standard care impact on patient mortality?
Continue reading »DETO2X-AMI
In patients with suspected myocardial infarction with no baseline hypoxia, does oxygen therapy or room air improve all-cause mortality at 1 year?
Continue reading »Seymour
In patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, does a faster time to completion of a 3 hour bundle of care, compared with a slower time, affect in hospital mortality?
Continue reading »SHENFU
In patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, does Shenfu (a traditional Chinese
medicine), improve 28 day mortality?
EPICC
Intensive versus standard physical rehabilitation therapy in the critically ill (EPICC): a multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial Wright. 2017. Thorax 2017: 0:1–9. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209858 Clinical Question Does an increased intensity of ICU based physical rehabilitation therapy improve improve long-term physical quality of life compared with a standard intensity of physical rehabilitation? Background Physical and psychological recovery after a period of critical […]
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