MOPETT
In patients with moderate Pulmonary Embolism (PE), does low dose thrombolysis + anticoagulation, compared with anticoagulation alone, reduce pulmonary artery pressure at 28 months?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Intensive Care Medicine
MAPPETT 3
In patients with sub-massive PE, does the use of thrombolysis + heparin, compared to heparin alone, reduce the composite outcome of mortality or clinical deterioration?
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In patients with septic shock does a high target mean arterial pressure (MAP), compared to a low target MAP, improve mortality?
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In critically ill adults that are expected to be in Intensive Care for 3 days or more, does intensively controlled blood glucose compared to conventionally controlled blood glucose reduce mortality at 90 days?
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In adult patients with severe septic shock, does hydrocortisone versus placebo reduce mortality at 28 days?
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Does High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) improve mortality in patients with new onset moderate-severe ARDS compared with standard ventilation?
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Does High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV), compared with conventional ventilation, improve 30 day mortality in patients with ARDS?
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In patients with cardiac arrest does adrenaline, compared to placebo, improve survival to hospital discharge?
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In patients who present with an upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleed, does a restrictive transfusion goal compared with a liberal transfusion goal affect mortality?
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In patients with out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest is the use of adrenaline, compared to not using adrenaline, associated with an improved mortality?
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