AKIKI
In critically ill patients with acute kidney injury does early compared with delayed initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) improve mortality at 60 days?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine
Kleine-Brueggeney
In patients having elective surgery and with a simulated difficult airway (using a cervical collar), does the choice of videolaryngoscope affect the first attempt intubation success rate?
Continue reading »Anderson
In patients with acute ischaemic stroke, is low-dose thrombolysis therapy with intravenous alteplase non-inferior to standard-dose therapy with respect to death and disability at 90 days?
Continue reading »Meacock
In patients presenting to an acute hospital, is presentation on a weekend day compared to presentation on a week day associated with increased mortality?
Continue reading »Drakulovic
In patients who are mechanically ventilated does the semi-recumbent position vs. supine position reduce clinically suspected pneumonia?
Continue reading »Monnet
In patients who are mechanically ventilated, does the tidal volumes or compliance, affect the performance of pulse pressure variation to predict volume responsiveness? In addition, in patients with ARDS can a passive leg raise test or end-expiratory occlusion test predict fluid responsiveness?
Continue reading »The Heparin Citrate Study
In critically ill patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), does regional anticoagulation with citrate prolong circuit life compared to heparin and protamine?
Continue reading »The Refeeding Syndrome Trial
In critically ill patients with refeeding syndrome, does restricting caloric intake compared with unrestricted caloric feeding, reduce the composite outcome of ICU length of stay, overall survival time and mortality at day 60?
Continue reading »ALPS
In adult patients with nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT), does amiodarone or lidocaine along with standard care result in improved survival and more favourable neurological outcome compared with placebo?
Continue reading »DahLIA
Is Dexmedetomidone effective in reducing the incidence of agitated delirium and days on a ventilator?
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