TAME

In patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) does targeted mild hypercapnia compared to targeted normocapnia improve 6-month neurological outcomes?
Continue reading »A compendium of critical appraisals in Intensive Care Medicine research and related specialties
In patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) does targeted mild hypercapnia compared to targeted normocapnia improve 6-month neurological outcomes?
Continue reading »In mechanically ventilated patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure, does lowering tidal volume using extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal, compared with conventional low tidal volume ventilation, improve day 90 all-cause mortality?
Continue reading »In hospitalised patients with COVID-19 requiring >40% FiO2 to achieve SaO2>94%, does the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or high flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) compared with conventional O2 therapy (COT) reduce the incidence of tracheal intubation or death within 30 days?
Continue reading »In patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure, does a lower vs higher oxygenation target reduce mortality at 90 days?
Continue reading »In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), does conservative vs. liberal oxygen reduce death at 28 days?
Continue reading »In mechanically ventilated ICU patients does a conservative use of oxygen therapy compared to usual oxygen therapy affect the number of ventilator-free-days?
Continue reading »In patients weaning from mechanical ventilation, does a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) with pressure support (PS) for 30 minutes vs a SBT with T-piece for 2 hours differ in the rate of successful liberation from mechanical ventilation (MV)?
Continue reading »Does an open lung ventilation strategy which includes maximal recruitment maneuvers (RMs) and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) titration improve outcomes compared to traditional lung-protective ventilation in patients with moderate – severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
Continue reading »In obese patients, does the use of recruitment maneuvers with high PEEP, compared with low PEEP, decrease postoperative pulmonary complications?
Continue reading »In patients with moderate to severe ARDS, does a strategy of early neuromuscular blockade with heavy sedation, as opposed to usual care with lighter sedation targets, result in a lower 90 day mortality?
Continue reading »