Kentish-Barnes
Among relatives who died in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), does a condolence letter from a clinician, compared to no condolence letter, effect grief symptoms?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine
REVIVE
In patients that survive critical illness, does a post-discharge exercise programme compared to standard post-discharge care improve physical function?
Continue reading »Detsky
What is the discriminative accuracy of physicians and nurses in predicting 6-month mortality and functional outcomes of critically ill patients?
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In cancer patients with septic shock does a restrictive vs. a liberal transfusion threshold reduce 28 day mortality?
Continue reading »ATHOS-3
In patients with refractory vasodilatory shock does the addition of angiotensin II improve blood pressure compared with standard vasopressor therapy?
Continue reading »INSTINCT
In patients with necrotising soft tissue infection (NSTI), does the use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) compared to placebo improve patient reported physical outcomes?
Continue reading »EMPIRICUS
In non-neutropenic critically ill patients with sepsis, multiple Candida colonisation, and multiple organ failure exposed to broad-spectrum antibacterials, does empirical micafungin therapy compared to placebo increase invasive fungal infection-free survival at day 28?
Continue reading »Lars Anderson
In adult patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, is tracheal intubation associated with survival to hospital discharge?
Continue reading »WOMAN Trial
Does the early administration of tranexamic acid (TXA), compared with placebo, reduce death from bleeding in women with post-partum haemorrhage (PPH)?
Continue reading »DESIRE
In ventilated patients with sepsis, does a sedation strategy with dexmedetomidine compared with no dexmedetomidine improve mortality and number of ventilator-free days?
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