Category: Intensive Care Medicine

A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine

MOnIToR trial

6 March 2015 Adrian Wong Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In brain-dead organ donors does the use of protocolised fluid therapy compared to usual care improve the number of organs transplanted?

CRASH-2

In trauma patients with or at risk of significant haemorrhage, does the early administration of a short course of tranexamic acid (TXA) affect the mortality, incidence of occlusive events and the amount of blood transfused?

RESTORE

6 February 2015 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

Does a nurse-implemented, goal-directed sedation protocol result in fewer ventilator days in children with acute respiratory failure?

VITdAL-ICU

30 January 2015 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine One comment

In critically ill patients with low serum vitamin D levels, does high-dose vitamin D supplementation compared with placebo reduce hospital length of stay?

ACURASYS

23 January 2015 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine One comment

In patients with moderate-severe ARDS does the early use of a neuromuscular blocking agent improve mortality?

CHEST

16 January 2015 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine 4 comments

In critically ill patients requiring fluid resuscitation, does 6% hydroxyethyl starch (6% HES) compared to 0.9% sodium chloride (Saline) reduce mortality at 90 days?

CHEER

9 January 2015 Steve Mathieu Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients who are in refractory cardiac arrest, does protocolised management involving mechanical CPR, Hypothermia, ECMO and early reperfusion improve survival rate?