Evidence Library

Randomized Controlled Trials

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APPAC

Antibiotics and Infection
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In patients presenting with acute uncomplicated appendicitis, is antibiotic therapy non-inferior to appendicectomy surgery?

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Surgical Patients
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Antibiotics
Control
Appendicectomy
Primary Outcome
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Bickell

Trauma
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In hypotensive patients with penetrating torso trauma, does a delayed fluid strategy, in comparison to an immediate fluid resuscitation strategy, lead to an improved survival?

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Choudhury

Haemodynamics
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In patients with cirrhosis and septic shock does terlipressin in comparison with noradrenaline improve haemodynamic parameters?

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Sepsis
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DeJonge

Antibiotics and Infection
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#N/A

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Erytro-Emerge

General Surgery
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EUSOS

General Surgery
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What is the clinical outcome of patients after major non-cardiac surgery in Europe?

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Foulds

Airway
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In patients with cervical immobilisation, does the Mcgrath® videolaryngoscope compared to the Macintosh laryngoscope provide a better view of the larynx?

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Gu

Airway
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In adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock, is a single dose of etomidate for induction of anaesthesia, compared with any other induction, associated with a difference in …

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Heyland

ICU
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In older patients (over 80 years) admitted to Intensive Care Units, what factors are predictive of survival with good health-related quality of life?

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HOPE-ICU

Sedation and Delirium
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In critically ill patients does early treatment with haloperidol decrease the time that survivors spend in delirium or coma?

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#N/A

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Ketased

Airway
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In critically ill adults, does a single induction dose of etomidate compared to ketamine affect organ failure scores during the subsequent first 3 days?

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Koo

General Surgery
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In patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy, does deep neuromuscular blockade permit the use of low-pressure pneumoperitoneum?

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LEVO-CTS

Cardiac Surgery
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In patients with LVEF <35% undergoing cardiac surgery does levosimenden compared with placebo reduce the incidence of a composite outcome of: death at day 30; renal replacement therapy at day …

Population
Surgical Patients
Intervention
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Control
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Primary Outcome
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Loubani

Haemodynamics
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In patients who are administered vasopressor medication intravenously, what are the published reports on local tissue injury and extravasation?

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Lyon

Airway
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In pre-hospital trauma patients undergoing rapid sequence intubation (RSI), does fentanyl-ketamine-rocuronium induction compared to etomidate-suxamethonium induction affect intubation success or haemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy?

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MACMAN

Airway
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In intensive care patients requiring orotracheal intubation, does video laryngoscopy (VL) compared to the Macintosh direct laryngoscope (DL) increase the frequency of first pass intubation?

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McCourt

Airway
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In patients undergoing rapid sequence induction, does the use of suxamethonium or rocuronium (at a standard or higher dose), produce better intubating conditions?

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Niemann

ICU
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#N/A

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OPTIMISE

Haemodynamics
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In high-risk patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery, does a cardiac output-guided haemodynamic therapy algorithm compared to clinician-guided standard therapy reduce death and major morbidity within 30 days?

Population
Surgical Patients
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Philpot

ICU
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Do observers of simulated family conversations discussing organ donation respond more favourably to the discussion if it contains extra information about the benefits of donation compared to a standard conversation?

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POCUS: Feissel

Cardiology
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POKER

Sedation and Delirium
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In adult Emergency Department patients requiring intravenous sedation for noxious procedures, does a combination of propofol and ketamine (ketofol), compared with single-agent propofol, cause fewer adverse respiratory events?

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