Year: 2014

These are summaries of trials published in 2014.

PYTHON

12 June 2015 John Kiely Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with severe pancreatitis, does early enteral feeding compared with on-demand feeding reduce death or major infection?

DESTINY II

5 June 2015 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In older patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction does early hemicraniectomy, compared with standard care, improve survival without severe disability?

VITdAL-ICU

30 January 2015 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine One comment

In critically ill patients with low serum vitamin D levels, does high-dose vitamin D supplementation compared with placebo reduce hospital length of stay?

Driver

19 December 2014 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine One comment

In patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation does the use of esmolol improve mortality?

HARP2

12 December 2014 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In mechanically ventilated adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), does simvastatin compared to placebo reduce ventilator dependence?

CALORIES

10 December 2014 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In critically ill patients, does parenteral nutrition compared with enteral nutrition improve mortality?

Sun

28 November 2014 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and severe sepsis or septic shock, does extended daily haemofiltration (EDHF) compared with continuous venovenous haemofiltration (CVVHF) reduce time to renal recovery or mortality at 60 days?

Weingart

7 November 2014 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients who require emergency intubation and are not tolerating pre-oxygenation, does the use of ‘delayed sequence intubation’ (DSI) improve pre-intubation oxygen saturations (SpO2)?