ANNEXA
In healthy adults taking either apixaban (ANNEXA-A) or rivaroxaban (ANNEXA-R) does andexanet alfa compared to placebo normalise anticoagulation?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Peri-operative Medicine
APPAC
In patients presenting with acute uncomplicated appendicitis, is antibiotic therapy non-inferior to appendicectomy surgery?
Continue reading »MULLET
In critical care doctors, does mulled wine compared to normal saline, improve the sense of well-being and ICU length of stay?
Continue reading »3Sites
In intensive care patients who require a central venous catheter (CVC), does the choice of insertion site affect the complication rates?
Continue reading »FELLOW
In Intensive Care patients undergoing intubation does apneic oxygenation during laryngoscopy increase the lowest arterial oxygen saturation experienced by patients
Continue reading »AVOID
In patients with ST-elevation-myocardial infarction (STEMI), without hypoxia, does receiving supplemental oxygen compared with no supplemental oxygen reduce early myocardial injury?
Continue reading »Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal
In patients taking dabigatran, who present with serious bleeding or require urgent surgery/intervention is idarucizumab safe and efficacious for the reversal of anticoagulation?
Continue reading »BRIDGE Study
In elective surgical patients with atrial fibrillation who are suspending their normal warfarin peri-operatively, does no bridging anticoagulation compared to bridging anticoagulation with dalteparin increase the incidence of thromboembolism or reduce the incidence of major bleeding?
Continue reading »Freemantle
Do patients admitted to English NHS hospitals on weekend days, compared to those admitted during week days, have an increased 30-day mortality?
Continue reading »STOP-IT
In patients with intraabdominal sepsis and who have received adequate source control, does a fixed short course of antibiotics result in similar treatment success compared to a longer duration of antibiotic therapy?
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