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ORIGINAL ~ The SIC (Simple Intensive Care) Studies-I - cardiac index - diagnostic accuracy
Hiemstra B, Koster G, Wiersema R, Hummel YM, van der Harst P, Snieder H, Eck RJ, Kaufmann T, Scheeren TWL, Perner A, Wetterslev J, de Smet AMGA, Keus F, van der Horst ICC; SICS Study Group.
The diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination for estimating cardiac index in critically ill patients: the Simple Intensive Care Studies-I.
Clinical examination is often the first step to diagnose shock and estimate cardiac index. In the Simple Intensive Care Studies-I, the association and diagnostic performance of clinical signs was assessed for estimation of cardiac index in critically ill patients.
REVIEW ~ Antimicrobial therapy in the ICU - a narrative review
Timsit JF, Bassetti M, Cremer O, Daikos G, de Waele J, Kallil A, Kipnis E, Kollef M, Laupland K, Paiva JA, Rodríguez-Baño J, Ruppé É, Salluh J, Taccone FS, Weiss E, Barbier F.
Rationalizing antimicrobial therapy in the ICU: a narrative review.
This review also aims at compiling arguments for the elaboration of actionable ASP in the ICU, including improved patient outcomes and a reduction in antibiotic-related selection pressure that may help to control the dissemination of MDRB in this healthcare setting.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ~ Stress ulcer prophylaxis with PPIs or H2RAs in adult intensive care patients
Barbateskovic M, Marker S, Granholm A, Anthon CT, Krag M, Jakobsen JC, Perner A, Wetterslev J, Møller MH.
Stress ulcer prophylaxis with proton pump inhibitors or histamin-2 receptor antagonists in adult intensive care patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis.
Updated evidence on the effects of prophylactic proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or histamine 2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) versus placebo/no prophylaxis on patient-important outcomes in adult ICU patients.
Systematic Review ~ Signe Søvik - Acute kidney injury in trauma patients admitted to the ICU: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Review ~ Daniel De Backer - Challenges in the management of septic shock: a narrative review
Original ~ Matthew H. Anstey - The prevalence of perceptions of mismatch between treatment intensity and achievable goals of care in the intensive care unit: a cross-sectional study
Original ~ Paul J. Young - Fever control in critically ill adults. An individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Editorial ~ Karim Brohi - Why are bleeding trauma patients still dying?
Editorial ~ Adrian Iustin Georgevici - Neural networks and deep learning: a brief introduction
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