The IRIS Cricoid Trial
In patients undergoing rapid sequence anaesthesia induction, does the use of cricoid pressure vs. a sham procedure, prevent pulmonary aspiration?
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In patients undergoing rapid sequence anaesthesia induction, does the use of cricoid pressure vs. a sham procedure, prevent pulmonary aspiration?
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In patients with acquired thrombocytopenia purport, does calpacizumab compared with placebo, reduce the time to normalisation of the platelet count?
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Do one or more doses of levocarnitine reduce organ failure in septic shock at 48 hours, compared with placebo?
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In mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients receiving enteral nutrition does energy-dense feed (1.5kCal/ml) compared with routine feed (1kCal/ml) impact on 90 day all cause mortality?
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In adult subjects who ingest a small toy part, compared to historical controls of children who have ingested coins, is there a difference in object transit time and complication rate?
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In adult patients on invasive mechanical ventilation who are difficult to wean, does extubation and weaning on non-invasive ventilation compared to weaning on invasive ventilation reduce the time until liberation from mechanical ventilation?
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In immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF), does the use of high flow oxygen as opposed to standard oxygen therapy, reduce 28 day mortality?
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In mechanically ventilated patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), does a low tidal volume ventilation strategy (6mL/Kg), compared to intermediate tidal volume strategy (10mL/Kg), reduce the number of ventilator-free and alive days at day 28?
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In delirious adult ICU patients, does the administration of haloperidol or ziprasidone reduce the duration of delirium when compared with placebo?
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In ICU patients at risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding does the use of prophylactic proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) compared to placebo reduce mortality at 90 days?
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