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TRICS-III 6 month follow up

October 5, 2018 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine Leave a comment

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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TRICS-III

November 24, 2017 Celia Bradford Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine Leave a comment

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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ATACAS TXA

September 29, 2017 George Walker Peri-operative Medicine Leave a comment

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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ATACAS Asp

September 29, 2017 George Walker Peri-operative Medicine Leave a comment

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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LEVO-CTS

March 31, 2017 Celia Bradford Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine 2 comments

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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TITRe2

April 10, 2015 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine Leave a comment

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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