RECOVERY REGEN-COV

Casirivimab and imdevimab in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial @PeterHorby. medRxiv pre-print 2021 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.15.21258542 Clinical Question In hospitalised patients with COVID-19, does the addition of monoclonal antibodies REGEN-COV (carsirivimab & imdevimab) to standard care, compared with standard care alone, improve 28 day mortality? Background Monoclonal antibodies have been shown to be […]

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TOMAHAWK

Angiography after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation Desch S et al. NEJM 2021. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2101909 Clinical Question In adults > 30 years old suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) without ST elevation on their ECG does routine immediate coronary angiography compared to a delayed or selective approach to coronary angiography improve 30-day all-cause mortality? Background The DISCO pilot study showed […]

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McCardle

Treatment of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children McArdle. NEJM 2021; 385: 35-45.DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2102968 Clinical Question In children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome, what affect do different treatments have on the composite of inotropic support or mechanical ventilation by day 2 or death, and disease severity by day 2? Background Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a new, rare but serious […]

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