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In patients with severe stroke does early (≤5 days of intubation) tracheostomy when compared to standard timing (from day 10) of tracheostomy improve functional outcome at 6 months?
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Critical Care Evidence Updates – April 2022
What’s new in the Critical Care literature – monthly updates
Continue reading »Endovascular Therapy for Large Ischemic Stroke
In patients with large cerebral infarction volumes does the use of endovascular therapy alongside medical care compared with medical care alone improve 90-day functional outcomes?
Continue reading »SHINE
In neonates undergoing elective endotracheal intubation, does nasal high-flow therapy compared with standard care, improve 1st pass success without physiological instability?
Continue reading »Critical Care Evidence Updates – March 2022
What’s new in the Critical Care literature – monthly updates
Continue reading »DECRA
In patients admitted to ICU with severe diffuse traumatic brain injury (TBI) and refractory raised intracranial pressure (ICP), does early decompressive craniectomy improve functional outcomes when compared with continued medical management?
Continue reading »RePHILL
In patients with trauma-related haemorrhagic shock does prehospital administration of packed red cells and lyophilised plasma (Lyo-Plas) compared with normal saline reduce the composite outcome of mortality and failure to reach lactate clearance?
Continue reading »Prague OHCA
In patients with a witnessed refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) does early intra-arrest transport, extracorporeal CPR (ECPR) and invasive assessment improve neurological outcome at 180 days?
Continue reading »TELSTAR
In comatose survivors of cardiac arrest does the treatment of rhythmic and periodic electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns improve neurological outcome compared with standard care?
Continue reading »COSMIC-EOL
In relatives of patients dying in the ICU, does a 3 step support strategy compared with standard care reduce prolonged grief disorder?
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