Year: 2024

Pupillometry Thresholds for Neuroprognostication

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Validating quantitative pupillometry thresholds for neuroprognostication after out‑of‑hospital cardiac arrest. A predefined substudy of the Blood Pressure and Oxygenations Targets After Cardiac Arrest (BOX)‑trial Nyholm. Intensive Care Med 2024; 50:1484–1495. doi.org/10.1007/s00134-024-07574-6 Clinical Question In adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors of presumed cardiac cause who are comatose post-admission, do automated pupillometry thresholds of quantitatively assessed pupillary light reflex (qPLR) < […]

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Flexible vs Restrictive Visiting in the ICU

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Long-term effects of flexible visitation in the intensive care unit on family members’ mental health: 12-month results from a randomized clinical trial JMB de Souza et al. Intensive Care Med (2024); 50:1614–1621. DOI: 10.1007/s00134-024-07577-3 Clinical Question In family members of intensive care patients, does a flexible visiting policy, compared to a restrictive one, improve the prevalence of depression, anxiety and […]

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TRAIN – Transfusion Strategies in Acute Brain Injured Patients

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Restrictive vs Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Brain Injury @fabio_taccone. JAMA. 2024. PMID: 39382241 Clinical Question In patients with acute brain injury, does a liberal, compared to a restrictive strategy of blood transfusion, improve neurological outcomes at 180 days? Background The TRICC study, published over 20 years go, led to the widespread adoption of restrictive thresholds for blood […]

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