Year: 2022

Acetazolamide in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Volume Overload

4 August 2023 George Walker Intensive Care Medicine, Summaries Leave a comment

In adult patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), does the addition of acetazolamide to loop diuretics improve decongestion by day 3?

AID-ICU

21 April 2023 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine, Summaries Leave a comment

In patients in the ICU with delirium, does haloperidol compared with placebo, increase the number of days alive and out of the hospital at 90 days?

ECMO-CS

9 February 2023 Alastair Brown Intensive Care Medicine, Summaries Leave a comment

In patients with severe cardiogenic shock does immediate initiation of VA-ECMO, compared to a trial of conservative therapy and the possibility of rescue VA ECMO, reduce a composite outcome of death, resuscitated cardiac arrest or commencement of another mechanical circulatory support?

CLOVERS

27 January 2023 George Walker Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with sepsis-induced hypotension does a restrictive fluid strategy (with early vasopressor usage) compared to a liberal fluid strategy result in lower mortality before discharge by day 90?

Critical Care Evidence Updates – December 2022

12 January 2023 Rebecca Howes Blog, Evidence-based Medicine Leave a comment

What’s new in the Critical Care literature – monthly updates

Emergency Evidence Updates – December 2022

12 January 2023 Rebecca Howes Blog, Evidence-based Medicine Leave a comment

What’s new in the Critical Care literature – monthly updates

Pro-MEDIC

19 December 2022 George Walker Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In adults with an expected ICU stay of > 72 hours, does the provision of enteral melatonin compared to placebo increase the number of delirium-free assessments within 14 days or before ICU discharge?

TEAM

9 December 2022 George Walker Intensive Care Medicine, Summaries Leave a comment

Early Active Mobilization during Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU @chodgsonANZICRC @TEAMtrialICU. NEJM 2022; 387:1747-58 doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2209083 Clinical Question In mechanically ventilated adult patients does the provision of early mobilisation when compared to standard care increase the number of days alive and out of hospital at 180 days? Background ICU Acquired weakness (ICUAW) is common with one systematic review reporting a median […]