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In adult patients with alcoholic hepatitis, does prednisolone and / or pentoxifylline compared to placebo reduce mortality?
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In patients with septic shock, what is the relationship between appropriateness of initial empiric antimicrobial therapy and survival?
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Does High-flow therapy by nasal cannula (HFNC) improve the efficiency of preoxygenation before intubation compared with a high fraction-inspired oxygen facial mask (HFFM)
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In adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock, is a single dose of etomidate for induction of anaesthesia, compared with any other induction, associated with a difference in mortality?
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In patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia following cardiac arrest, can clinical examination, neuronspecific enolase (NSE), and median nerve somatosensory-evoked potentials (SEPs) predict poor outcome?
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In adults undergoing cardiac surgery, does a restrictive transfusion strategy (Hb > 75 g/l) compared to a liberal transfusion strategy (Hb > 90 g/l) lead to fewer infections and ischaemic events within 3 months?
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In patients with out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest does a target temperature management (TTM) of 33°C vs. 36°C improve cognitive function
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In patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia and high inflammatory response, does the use of corticosteroids compared to placebo improve outcom
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In adult patients with septic shock, does early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) compared with standard therapy reduce mortality at 90 days?
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In mechanically ventilated patients without acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress (ALI/ARDS), does lower tidal volume ventilation at 6 ml/kg (Vt-low), compared to conventional tidal volume ventilation at 10 ml/kg (Vt-high), reduce cytokine levels associated with lung injury?
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