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PAC-Man
2005 Haemodynamics
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Efficacy of PA catheters in ICU patients
Clinical Question
Pulmonary Artery Catheters in patient Management PAC-MAN study group,
Lancet 2005;366;472-477 Clinical Question In critically ill patients, does
the use of a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) reduce mortality? Design
Randomised controlled trial Non-blinded Stratified by age and presumptive
clinical syndrome Intention to treat analysis Power calculation: 1281
patients would allow detection of a 10% change in absolute hospital
mortality, with…
Critical Appraisal
- Population
- Adult ICU Patients
- Population Details
- Not recorded
- Intervention Arms
- Not recorded
- Control Arms
- Not recorded
- Primary Outcome
- Not recorded
- Secondary Outcomes
- Not recorded
- P Value
- Not recorded
Outcome Results
Not recorded