Critical Care

PEPTIC Trial Summary: PPI vs. H2 blockers for Stress Ulcers in Intubated Patients

2020 PEPTIC TRIAL Effect of stress ulcer prophylaxis with Proton pump inhibitors vs Histamine-2 receptor blockers on in-hospital mortality among ICU patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation Pragmatic, open-label, cluster randomised crossover design trial Objective: To compare in-hospital mortality rates using … Read More

VAM-IHCA Trial Summary: Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone on ROSC after Cardiac Arrest

2021 VAM-IHCA TRIAL M Effect of Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone vs Placebo on Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Patients with In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Objective: To determine whether the combination of vasopressin and methylprednisolone administered during in-hospital … Read More

CHECK-UP Trial Summary: Ramped vs Sniffing Position for Intubation

2017 CHECK-UP: POSITION- Ramped position vs Sniffing position during endotracheal intubation of critically ill adults 2 x 2 factorial design,randomised, multicentre,pragmatic trial 9 5 Objective: To evaluate the reduction in incidence of oxygen desaturation in ramped position as compared to … Read More

MIDAS Trial Summary: Midodrine for Vasopressor Weaning

2020 MIDAS TRIAL: Effect of midodrine versus placebo on time to vasopressor discontinuation in patients with persistent hypotension in the intensive care unit Multi-centre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Objective: To investigate whether the administration of midodrine, an oral al-adrenergic agonist, … Read More

EAT-ICU Trial Summary: Early Goal-Directed Nutrition in ICU Patients

2017 EAT-ICU TRIAL: Early goal-directed nutrition versus standard of care in adult intensive care patients Single centre, blinded, randomised controlled trial Objective: To evaluate the effects of early goal-directed nutrition (EGDN) vs. standard nutritional care in adult ICU patients. 203 … Read More

EPICC Trial Summary: Intensive Physical Rehabilitation in Critically ill

2017 EPICC TRIAL Intensive versus standard physical rehabilitation therapy in the critically illl parallel-group, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial Objective: To determine improvement in long-term clinical outcomes with Increased intensity ICU-based physical rehabilitation therapy as compared with standard therapy. 308 Inclusion … Read More

ICE CUB 2 Trial Summary: Systematic ICU Triage in Critically Ill Patients

2017 ICE-CUB 2 TRIAL : Effect of systematic intensive care unit triage on long-term mortality among critically ill elderly patients in France Multicenter,cluster-randomized clinical trial Objective: To determine reduction in 6-month mortality in critically ill elderly patients by recommending systematic … Read More

CLASSIC Trial Summary: Restriction of IVF in Septic Shock

2022 CLASSIC TRIAL Restriction of Intravenous Fluid in ICU Patients with Septic Shock Multicenter, international, randomized controlled trial ca Objective: To investigate whether the restriction of Intravenous Fluid in ICU Patients with Septic Shock improves 90-day survival? unipro 1554 Patients … Read More

SHENFU Trial Summary: Shenfu Injection After in hospital Cardiac Arrest

2017 SHENFU TRIAL Efficacy and safety of combination therapy of Shenfu injection and post-resuscitation bundle in patients with return of spontaneous circulation(ROSC) after in-hospital cardiac arrest Prospective,randomized controlled clinical study Objective:To evaluate the efficacy,safety & improvement in mortality of combined … Read More

TRANSFUSE Trial Summary: Age of RBCs for Transfusion in Critically Ill

2017 TRANSFUSE TRIAL Age of red cells(RBC) for transfusion and outcomes in critically ill adults Multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial Objective: To determine the effects of duration of RBC storage on mortality after transfusion among critically ill adults. 4994 patients Inclusion … Read More