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Initiation of continuous renal replacement therapy versus intermittent hemodialysis in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury: a secondary analysis of STARRT-AKI trial
There is controversy regarding the optimal renal-replacement therapy (RRT) modality for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).
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Automated APACHE II and SOFA score calculation using real-world electronic medical record data in a single center
The integration of illness severity and organ dysfunction scores into clinical practice, including the APACHE II and SOFA scores, has been challenging due to constraints associated to manual score calculation....
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Vitamin C in sepsis
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Open AccessThe evolution of mean arterial pressure in critically ill patients on vasopressors before and during a trial comparing a specific mean arterial pressure target to usual care
In randomized clinical controlled trials, the choice of usual care as the comparator may be associated with better clinician uptake of the study protocol and lead to more generalizable results. However, if car...
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Corticosteroids in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Corticosteroids are now recommended for patients with severe COVID-19 including those with COVID-related ARDS. This has generated renewed interest regarding whether corticosteroids should be used in non-COVID ...
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The harm of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) in ARDS is not related to a high baseline risk of acute cor pulmonale or short-term changes in hemodynamics
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Target blood pressure for septic and vasodilatory shock: what is optimal?
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Pooled analysis of higher versus lower blood pressure targets for vasopressor therapy septic and vasodilatory shock
Guidelines for shock recommend mean arterial pressure (MAP) targets for vasopressor therapy of at least 65 mmHg and, until recently, suggested that patients with underlying chronic hypertension and atheroscler...
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Higher versus lower blood pressure targets for vasopressor therapy in shock: a multicentre pilot randomized controlled trial
In shock, hypotension may contribute to inadequate oxygen delivery, organ failure and death. We conducted the Optimal Vasopressor Titration (OVATION) pilot trial to inform the design of a larger trial examinin...