PRORATA
In adult patients with suspected bacterial infections, does procalcitonin-guided antibiotic care compared to usual care reduce patient exposure to antibiotics without increasing mortality?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine
ROC-CCC
In adult patients that are in cardiac arrest, do uninterrupted chest compressions compared to chest compressions interrupted for manual ventilation improve survival, neurological recovery or the rate of adverse events?
Continue reading »Heyland
In older patients (over 80 years) admitted to Intensive Care Units, what factors are predictive of survival with good health-related quality of life?
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In patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage does induced hypermagnesaemia reduce the incidence of cerebral artery vasospasm?
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In patients with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury does the administration of erythropoietin compared with placebo improve neurological outcome at 6 months after injury?
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In intensive care patients who require a central venous catheter (CVC), does the choice of insertion site affect the complication rates?
Continue reading »Pascall
In patients who were admitted to the ICU what litigation claims were made and what was their cost?
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In Intensive Care patients undergoing intubation does apneic oxygenation during laryngoscopy increase the lowest arterial oxygen saturation experienced by patients
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In critically ill patients, does the use of a balanced crystalloid solution compared to normal saline effect the incidence of acute kidney injury?
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Does the regular administration of paracetamol to critically ill patients with fever and known or suspected infection, affect the number of ICU-free days?
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