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In patients at high risk of respiratory complications after cardiac surgery, does the routine application of high-flow nasal oxygen compared to standard oxygen reduce hospital length of stay?
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TRICS-III 6 month follow up
In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, who have a moderate-to-high risk of death, does a restrictive transfusion strategy compared with a liberal strategy impact on a composite outcome of death, myocardial infarction, stroke and acute kidney injury requiring dialysis at 6 months after surgery?
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In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, who have a moderate-to-high risk of death, does a restrictive transfusion strategy compared with a liberal strategy impact on a composite outcome of death, myocardial infarction, stroke and acute kidney injury requiring dialysis
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In adult patients undergoing elective coronary-artery surgery does tranexamic acid (TXA) compared to a placebo increase the risk of death or thrombotic complications within the first 30 days after surgery?
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In adults undergoing elective coronary artery graft surgery does the administration of aspirin prior to surgery compared to a placebo result in increased mortality or thrombotic complications?
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In patients with LVEF <35% undergoing cardiac surgery does levosimenden compared with placebo reduce the incidence of a composite outcome of: death at day 30; renal replacement therapy at day 30; perioperative myocardial infarct at day 5; and use of mechanical assist device at day 5
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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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