TBL Top 10 for 2017

It’s been another big year for research in ICM, EM and Peri-operative Care. What do the TBL editors think are the best trials of 2017?
Continue reading »A compendium of critical appraisals in Intensive Care Medicine research and related specialties
It’s been another big year for research in ICM, EM and Peri-operative Care. What do the TBL editors think are the best trials of 2017?
Continue reading »In patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) does use of a lung recruitment maneuver associated with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) titration according to the best respiratory-system compliance, compared with a conventional low-PEEP strategy, decrease 28-day mortality?
Continue reading »In mechanically ventilated patients, does the early administration of simvastatin compared to placebo reduce the incidence of brain dysfunction (delirium and / or coma)?
Continue reading »In high-risk patients undergoing angiography, does the administration of bicarbonate and/or acetylcysteine, compared with placebo, prevent major adverse events and acute kidney injury?
Continue reading »In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, who have a moderate-to-high risk of death, does a restrictive transfusion strategy compared with a liberal strategy impact on a composite outcome of death, myocardial infarction, stroke and acute kidney injury requiring dialysis
Continue reading »In Zambian adults with sepsis and hypotension, does a resuscitation protocol implemented early after presentation to the Emergency Department improve in-hospital mortality compared with usual care?
Continue reading »In critically ill patients aged over 75 years, does a recommendation for systematic ICU admission compared with standard care reduce 6 month mortality?
Continue reading »In critically ill patients undergoing emergency intubation, does the ramped position compared to sniffing position reduce the incidence of oxygen desaturation?
Continue reading »In critically ill patients undergoing intubation, does the use of a pre-intubation checklist compared to no checklist prevent oxygen desaturation or systolic hypotension?
Continue reading »In critically ill adult patients, does early goal-directed nutrition (EGDN) during ICU stay compared to standard care nutrition delivery result in improved physical quality of life at 6 months?
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