Critical Care

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

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

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

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

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

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BOX Trial Summary: Oxygen Targets in Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest

2022 BOX TRIAL: OXYGEN TARGETS IN OHCA Oxygen targets in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest Investigator-initiated, open-label, superiority,2×2 factorial design, randomized clinical trial Objective: To evaluate the appropriate oxygen target for mechanical ventilation in comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest … Read More

BOX Trial Summary: BP Target in OHCA

2022 BOX TRIAL: BP TARGETS IN OHCA Blood-pressure targets in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest Investigator-initiated, double-blind, superiority, 2×2 factorial design, randomized clinical trial Objective: To evaluate the appropriate blood pressure target in comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest 789 … Read More

SMART-MED Trial Summary: Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill

2018 SMART-MED & SMART-SURG TRIAL Balanced crystalloids versus saline in critically ill adults Pragmatic, unblinded, cluster-randomized, multiple-crossover trial Objective: To determine whether administration of balanced crystalloids reduce a 30 day composite outcome of death, new renal replacement therapy or persistent … Read More

PARTNER Trial Summary: Family-Support Intervention in ICU

2018 PARTNER TRIAL A Randomized trial of a Family-support intervention in intensive care units Multicenter, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial Objective: To compare a multicomponent family-support intervention delivered by the interprofessional ICU team with usual care 1420 Inclusion criteria: Patients >18 years … Read More

REVIVE Trial Summary: Exercise Program in Critically Ill after Discharge

2017 REVIVE TRIAL Effectiveness of an exercise programme on physical function in patients discharged from hospital following critical illness. | Multicentre, prospective phase II, randomised controlled trial Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of a 6 week exercise programme in patients … Read More