Jacobs
In patients with cardiac arrest does adrenaline, compared to placebo, improve survival to hospital discharge?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine
Villanueva
In patients who present with an upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleed, does a restrictive transfusion goal compared with a liberal transfusion goal affect mortality?
Continue reading »Hagihara
In patients with out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest is the use of adrenaline, compared to not using adrenaline, associated with an improved mortality?
Continue reading »TRICC
In patients admitted to ICU does a restrictive vs. liberal blood transfusion strategy alter mortality?
Continue reading »ARMA
In patients with Acute Lung Injury (ALI) or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), does ventilation with lower tidal volumes compared with traditional higher tidal volumes reduce death or ventilator-free days?
Continue reading »Kress
In medical patients who are intubated, mechanically ventilated and sedated by a continuous infusion of drugs, do daily sedative interruptions reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation or length of stay?
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Does the early application of prone positioning improve mortality in severe ARDS?
Continue reading »SAFE Study
Does fluid resuscitation with albumin, compared to saline, affect mortality for patients in the ICU?
Continue reading »ALBIOS
In adults with severe sepsis or septic shock, does 20% albumin solution with crystalloid fluid compared to crystalloid fluid alone reduce death with 28 days?
Continue reading »ProCESS
In adult patients with sepsis, does protocol-based care compared to usual care reduce death within 60 days?
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