Post-arrest hypothermia in children did not improve outcome
Many clinicians extrapolate adult research findings to paediatric patients because there’s no alternative, and until now we’ve had to do […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus
RCT
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ARISE study: EGDT no better than standard care
The second of three major trials assessing early goal directed therapy (EGDT) in sepsis – the Australasian ARISE Trial – […]
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Blood pressure target in septic shock
A study comparing mean arterial pressure (MAP) targets of 80 to 85 mm Hg (high-target group) with 65 to 70 […]
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No Benefit From Early Goal Directed Therapy
The first of three major trials assessing early goal directed therapy (EGDT) in sepsis – the American ProCESS Trial – […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Sepsis research – let's get some answers
There’s so much debate on which components of Early Goal Directed Therapy in sepsis really make a difference. The good […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Double balloon pump fail
Two recent trials question the ongoing use of intra-aortic balloon pumps: in patients with acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock […]
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Beta blockers potentially beneficial in septic shock
Counterintuitive as it sounds, this is pretty cool. I blogged about these guys before when they published their findings on […]
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Colloids again: still no benefit.
It’s nice to have big randomised trials to guide critical care practice. The age-old crystalloid/colloid debate (is that still going?) […]
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Early surgery for intracerebral haemorrhage
To operate or not to operate on patients with an intracerebral haematoma? Deep ones can be tricky and risk damage […]
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Lowering the BP rapidly in ICH
In our retrieval service case reviews, one thing that is that sure to generate discussion is what to do about […]