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In patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery (UAS), does the addition of a single pre-op physiotherapy session compared to standard care reduce the rate of post-operative pulmonary complications (PPC)?
Continue reading »A compendium of critical appraisals in Intensive Care Medicine research and related specialties
In patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery (UAS), does the addition of a single pre-op physiotherapy session compared to standard care reduce the rate of post-operative pulmonary complications (PPC)?
Continue reading »In high-risk patients undergoing surgical procedures, does a strategy of targeting individualised systolic blood pressure compared to standard practice reduce organ dysfunction
Continue reading »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 »In patients with convulsive status epilepticus, does the addition of therapeutic hypothermia to standard care improve neurological outcomes?
Continue reading »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?
Continue reading »In patients undergoing internal jugular cannulation under ultrasound guidance, does the use of an oblique compared to short- and long-axis approach increase success rate and decrease complications?
Continue reading »A short introduction to beside echocardiography, with links to #FOAMed resource.
Continue reading »A short introduction to beside abdominal ultrasound, with links to #FOAMed resource.
Continue reading »In patients with acute intracerebral haemorrhage and who are hypertensive, does rapid lowering of systolic blood pressure compared to standard therapy improve patient outcomes ?
Continue reading »In patients with acute ischaemic stroke, is low-dose thrombolysis therapy with intravenous alteplase non-inferior to standard-dose therapy with respect to death and disability at 90 days?
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