Marik
Does intravenous vitamin C, hydrocortisone and thiamine in addition to standard treatment, improve mortality in ICU patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, compared with standard treatment alone?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine
Uranga
In hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), is five days of antibiotic therapy non-inferior to standard practice with respect to clinical improvement?
Continue reading »HYBERNATUS
In patients with convulsive status epilepticus, does the addition of therapeutic hypothermia to standard care improve neurological outcomes?
Continue reading »Xian Su
In elderly patients following non-cardiac surgery, does a low dose dexmedetomidine infusion, compared with placebo, decrease the incidence of delirium?
Continue reading »RENAL Trial
In critically ill adults requiring renal replacement therapy, does higher intensity dialysis compared to lower intensity dialysis reduce mortality?
Continue reading »IRONMAN
In critically ill patients who are anaemic, does early administration of intravenous iron compared to placebo reduce the requirement for blood transfusion?
Continue reading »POCUS: Kristensen
In medically-qualified anaesthetist, does the use of the transverse ultrasound technique compared to the longitudinal orientation result in faster identification of the cricothyroid membrane?
Continue reading »POCUS: Batllori
In patients undergoing internal jugular cannulation under ultrasound guidance, does the use of an oblique compared to short- and long-axis approach increase success rate and decrease complications?
Continue reading »POCUS: Feissel
In patients with septic shock who are mechanically ventilated does indexed LV end-diastolic area and respiratory changes in aortic blood velocity predict the haemodynamic effects of volume expansion?
Continue reading »POCUS: Moretti
In mechanically ventilated patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), does the distensibility of IVC on ultrasound, predict fluid responsiveness measured by thermodilution?
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