Simons
In adult ICU patients, does the use dynamic light therapy compared to normal lighting, reduce the incidence and duration of ICU-acquired delirium?
Continue reading »Year: 2016
These are summaries of trials published in 2016.
El Adawi
In adult patients with severe sepsis, does methylene blue compared to vasopressin reduce noradrenaline requirement and increase blood pressure?
Continue reading »Ferrie
In critically ill adult patients receiving parenteral nutrition, does high amino acid intake compared with standard level amino acid intake, result in greater hand grip strength at ICU discharge?
Continue reading »Marik
Does intravenous vitamin C, hydrocortisone and thiamine in addition to standard treatment, improve mortality in ICU patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, compared with standard treatment alone?
Continue reading »Talan
In patients with drained cutaneous abscesses does trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole compared with placebo increase clinical cure rates?
Continue reading »Uranga
In hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), is five days of antibiotic therapy non-inferior to standard practice with respect to clinical improvement?
Continue reading »Xian Su
In elderly patients following non-cardiac surgery, does a low dose dexmedetomidine infusion, compared with placebo, decrease the incidence of delirium?
Continue reading »IRONMAN
In critically ill patients who are anaemic, does early administration of intravenous iron compared to placebo reduce the requirement for blood transfusion?
Continue reading »POKER
In adult Emergency Department patients requiring intravenous sedation for noxious procedures, does a combination of propofol and ketamine (ketofol), compared with single-agent propofol, cause fewer adverse respiratory events?
Continue reading »POCUS: Kristensen
In medically-qualified anaesthetist, does the use of the transverse ultrasound technique compared to the longitudinal orientation result in faster identification of the cricothyroid membrane?
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