Seymour
In patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, does a faster time to completion of a 3 hour bundle of care, compared with a slower time, affect in hospital mortality?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Emergency Medicine
PRECISE
In patients with moderate-to-severe sciatica, does pregabalin compared to placebo reduce leg pain?
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In patients with necrotising soft tissue infection (NSTI), does the use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) compared to placebo improve patient reported physical outcomes?
Continue reading »Talan
In patients with drained cutaneous abscesses does trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole compared with placebo increase clinical cure rates?
Continue reading »Uranga
In hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), is five days of antibiotic therapy non-inferior to standard practice with respect to clinical improvement?
Continue reading »Mahler
In patients presenting to the Emergency Department with chest pain, does the HEART Pathway compared with usual care, reduce objective cardiac testing?
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In adult Emergency Department patients requiring intravenous sedation for noxious procedures, does a combination of propofol and ketamine (ketofol), compared with single-agent propofol, cause fewer adverse respiratory events?
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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?
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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?
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In mechanically ventilated patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), does the distensibility of IVC on ultrasound, predict fluid responsiveness measured by thermodilution?
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