2021 VICTAS TRIAL IM Effect of vitamin C, thiamine, and hydrocortisone on ventilator-and vasopressor-free days in patients with sepsis multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial Objective: To determine whether combination of vitamin C, thiamine & hydrocortisone every 6 hours increases ventilator- … Read More
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BRIGHT-4 Trial Summary: Bivalirudin in STEMI
2022 BRIGHT-4 TRIAL Bivalirudin plus a high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI investigator-initiated, open-label, randomized controlled trial Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a high-dose infusion of bivalirudin after primary percutaneous coronary … Read More
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WATERFALL Trial Summary: Fluids in Pancreatitis
2022 WATERFALL TRIAL Aggressive or moderate fluid resuscitation in acute pancreatitis multicenter, open-label, parallel-group, superiority, randomized controlled trial Objective: To evaluate the safety & efficacy of aggressive fluid resuscitation as compared with moderate fluid resuscitation for the management of acute … Read More
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SAFE Trial Summary: Albumin or Saline in ICU
2004 SAFE TRIAL A comparison of albumin and saline for fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial M Objective: To compare the effect of fluid resuscitation with albumin as compared with saline on mortality in … Read More
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ALBIOS Trial Summary: Albumin in Septic Shock
ALBUMIN REPLACEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE SEPSIS OR SEPTIC SHOCK – THE ALBIOS TRIAL Multicenter, open-label, randomized trial Patients with severe sepsis 1,818 or septic shock were randomized to Albumin to maintain serum albumin ≥3 g/dL vs (n=910) No albumin … Read More
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ADRENAL Trial Summary: Steroids in Septic Shock
ADJUNCTIVE GLUCOCORTICOID THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH SEPTIC SHOCK – THE ADRENAL TRIAL Multicenter, double-blind, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial 3,658 patients with septic shock requiring vasopressors and mechanical ventilation were randomized to VS Hydrocortisone Placebo (n=1,832) (n=1,826) Mean follow-up: 90 Days … Read More
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ACTS Trial: Ascorbic acid, Steroids and Thiamine in Septic Shock
2020 ACTS TRIAL Effect of ascorbic acid, corticosteroids, and thiamine on organ injury in septic shock Multicenter, randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled superiority trial M Objective: To determine whether the combination of ascorbic acid, corticosteroids, and thiamine attenuates organ injury in patients … Read More
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ACURASYS Trial Summary: NM blockers in ARDS
2010 ACURASYS TRIAL Neuromuscular Blockers in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Multicenter, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial Objective: To assess if administration of cisatracurium improve survival when compared to placebo in ICU patients undergoing mechanical ventilation for early severe ARDS 340 patients … Read More
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ICEREA Trial Summary: Endovascular Versus External TTM in Cardiac Arrest
2015 ICEREA TRIAL Endovascular versus external targeted temperature management for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial Objective: To evaluate if endovascular cooling is superior to external targeted temperature management in regards to favorable outcome after out-of-hospital … Read More
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65 Trial Summary: Vasopressors in Older Critically Ill Patients
2020 65 TRIAL Effect of Reduced Exposure to Vasopressors on 90-Day Mortality in Critically III patients Multicenter, pragmatic, randomized clinical trial Objective: To evaluate the effect on mortality at 90 days of reducing the exposure to vasopressors through permissive hypotension … Read More