Doig
In critically ill patients with relative contraindications to early enteral nutrition (EN), does providing early parenteral nutrition (PN), improve mortality?
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De Jonge
Does the use of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract (SDD) affect ICU and hospital mortality and the acquisition of resistant organisms?
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In critically ill patients does early treatment with haloperidol decrease the time that survivors spend in delirium or coma?
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Pulmonary Artery Catheters in patient Management PAC-MAN study group, Lancet 2005;366;472-477 Clinical Question In critically ill patients, does the use of a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) reduce mortality? Design Randomised controlled trial Non-blinded Stratified by age and presumptive clinical syndrome Intention to treat analysis Power calculation: 1281 patients would allow detection of a 10% change in absolute hospital mortality, with […]
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In adults with a head injury, do early corticosteroids compared to placebo reduce death and disability?
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Does a prolonged course of intravenous methylprednisolone improve lung function and reduce mortality in patients with unresolving ARDS
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In patients with septic shock and relative adrenal deficiency does low dose corticosteroids improve 28 day mortality?
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Is short-term (5 days) systemic glucocorticoid treatment in patients with COPD exacerbation as good as conventional (14 days) treatment in clinical outcome and does it decrease the overall exposure to steroids?
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In patients in cardiac arrest, does vasopressin + epinephrine during CPR combined with steroid supplementation during and after CPR, improve survival to discharge with a good neurological outcome, in comparison to the use of epinephrine alone?
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In mechanically ventilated adult patients with a high risk of prolonged ventilation, does early tracheostomy compared with late tracheostomy reduce mortality at 30 days?
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