DESIRE
In ventilated patients with sepsis, does a sedation strategy with dexmedetomidine compared with no dexmedetomidine improve mortality and number of ventilator-free days?
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CHEETAH
In patients undergoing cardiac surgery with left ventricular dysfunction, does levosimendan compared to placebo reduce mortality?
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In intensive care patients requiring orotracheal intubation, does video laryngoscopy (VL) compared to the Macintosh direct laryngoscope (DL) increase the frequency of first pass intubation?
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In patients with LVEF <35% undergoing cardiac surgery does levosimenden compared with placebo reduce the incidence of a composite outcome of: death at day 30; renal replacement therapy at day 30; perioperative myocardial infarct at day 5; and use of mechanical assist device at day 5
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In patients who develop acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure after abdominal surgery, does non-invasive ventilation compared to standard oxygen therapy prevent the need for re-intubation?
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In patients with cirrhosis and septic shock does terlipressin in comparison with noradrenaline improve haemodynamic parameters?
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In high-risk patients receiving contrast medium, does prophylactic hydration with normal saline compared to no prophylaxis impact the rate of contrast-induced nephropathy?
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In patients who have undergone major abdominal surgery does the application of high flow nasal cannulae compared with standard oxygen therapy, decrease the incidence of hypoxemia at one hour after extubation?
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In adult mechanically ventilated patients, does inhaled heparin compared to inhaled saline or usual care reduce the incidence of ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP)?
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In adult ICU patients, does the use dynamic light therapy compared to normal lighting, reduce the incidence and duration of ICU-acquired delirium?
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