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In patients with septic shock, does early low-dose norepinephrine compared with standard care increase shock control at six hours?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Emergency Medicine
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In patients who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute dyspnoea, does the addition of lung ultrasound examination compared to standard approach, improve the diagnostic accuracy for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF)?
Continue reading »The IRIS Cricoid Trial
In patients undergoing rapid sequence anaesthesia induction, does the use of cricoid pressure vs. a sham procedure, prevent pulmonary aspiration?
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Do one or more doses of levocarnitine reduce organ failure in septic shock at 48 hours, compared with placebo?
Continue reading »Don’t forget the LEGO
In adult subjects who ingest a small toy part, compared to historical controls of children who have ingested coins, is there a difference in object transit time and complication rate?
Continue reading »PReVENT
In mechanically ventilated patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), does a low tidal volume ventilation strategy (6mL/Kg), compared to intermediate tidal volume strategy (10mL/Kg), reduce the number of ventilator-free and alive days at day 28?
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In patients with severe blunt traumatic brain injury (TBI) does early and sustained cooling compared with standard care improve neurological outcomes at 6 months?
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In adults suffering out-of-hospital non-traumatic cardiac arrest, does a strategy of airway management initially with laryngeal tube (LT) compared to endotracheal intubation (ETI) reduce mortality at 72 hours?
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In patients presenting to the Emergency Department with suspicion for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), does the use of a high-sensitivity troponin assay reduce subsequent myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death at 12 months when compared with the use of a standard troponin assay?
Continue reading »FiSh
In children with septic shock, does a restricted fluid bolus volume, compared with a standard fluid bolus volume, improve outcomes?
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