MASTERS
In high-risk patients undergoing major abdominal surgery, does epidural analgesia compared with no epidural analgesia reduce mortality and morbidity?
Continue reading »Year: 2000-2009
These are summaries of trials published in the decade 2000 to 2009.
IMPACT
In adult patients at risk of nausea and vomiting during surgery, do multiple antiemetic interventions compared to single antiemetic interventions or no intervention reduce nausea and vomiting?
Continue reading »Intensive Insulin Therapy
In post-operative patients requiring mechanical ventilation, does intensive insulin therapy compared to conventional insulin therapy reduce mortality?
Continue reading »60/60 sign for Acute PE
In patients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism, do echo features of disturbed right ventricular ejection allow accurate diagnosis?
Continue reading »POISE 1
In patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, do beta-blockers compared to placebo reduce the composite of death, MI or non-fatal cardiac arrest?
Continue reading »RENAL Trial
In critically ill adults requiring renal replacement therapy, does higher intensity dialysis compared to lower intensity dialysis reduce mortality?
Continue reading »POCUS: Feissel
In patients with septic shock who are mechanically ventilated does indexed LV end-diastolic area and respiratory changes in aortic blood velocity predict the haemodynamic effects of volume expansion?
Continue reading »POCUS: Lichtenstein
In patients with acute respiratory failure can bedside ultrasound, compared to standard diagnostic methods, provide an accurate diagnosis?
Continue reading »VASST
In adult patients with septic shock, does the addition of vasopressin infusion to a norepinephrine infusion compared to a norepinephrine infusion alone decrease mortality rate at 28 days?
Continue reading »Sakr
In patients admitted to the ICU do overweight/obese patients compared with normal weight patients have a greater risk of morbidity and mortality?
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