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Thursday, June 26th

Skrifvars. Does targeted temperature management at 33 °C improve outcome after cardiac arrest? Curr Opin Crit Care 2024;30(6):618-623

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added June 16th

Walsh. Dexmedetomidine- or Clonidine-Based Sedation Compared With Propofol in Critically Ill Patients. The A2B Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2025;epublished May 19th

added May 20th

Legrand. Iloprost for the Treatment of Severe Septic Shock with Persistent Hypoperfusion: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2025;epublished May 19th

added May 19th

Barbar. Acute kidney injury: when and how to start renal replacement therapy. Intensive Care Med 2025;epublished May 19th

added May 19th

BMJ. Advances in treatments for acute ischemic stroke. BMJ 2025;389:e076161

added May 16th

Pantet. Advances in resuscitation and deresuscitation. Curr Opin Crit Care 2025;epublished March 7th

added May 16th

Endo. Efficacy of targeting high mean arterial pressure for older patients with septic shock (OPTPRESS): a multicentre, pragmatic, open-label, randomised controlled trial. Intensive Care Med 2025;epublished May 13th

added May 16th

Hodgson. Australian clinical practice guideline for physical rehabilitation and mobilisation in adult intensive care units. Aus Crit Care 2025;38(4):101235

added May 2nd

Duan. Low versus high positive end expiratory pressure in noninvasive ventilation for hypoxemic respiratory failure: a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Intensive Care Med 2025;epublished April 30th

added May 2nd

Markley. Rethinking Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients With Cirrhosis: First, Do No Harm. Clin Infect Dis 2025;80(4):710-714

added May 2nd

Scandroglio. The application of mechanical circulatory support in special conditions. Eur Heart J Suppl 2025;27(Suppl_4):iv62-iv71

added April 29th

Haneya. Optimizing outcomes in heart transplantation: multidisciplinary Heart Teams and mechanical circulatory support for primary graft dysfunction. Eur Heart J Suppl 2025;27(Suppl_4):iv55-iv61

added April 29th

Thevathasan. The Heart Team approach to cardiac arrest. Eur Heart J Suppl 2025;27(Suppl_4):iv31-iv38

added April 29th

The REMAP-CAP Investigators. Effect of hydrocortisone on mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia. Intensive Care Med 2025;epublished April 22nd

added April 22nd

Azoulay. Outcomes in immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure treated by high-flow nasal oxygen. Intensive Care Med 2025;epublished April 22nd

added April 22nd

Møller. Mechanical circulatory support: when, how, and for whom. Eur Heart J 2025;46(16):1480–1492

added April 22nd

Smyth. Paramedic analgesia comparing ketamine and morphine in trauma (PACKMaN): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial. Lancet Reg Health Eur 2025;53:101265

added April 8th

Seitz. Effect of Ventilator Mode on Ventilator-Free Days in Critically Ill Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Chest 2025;epublished April 4th

added April 7th

Weckler. Multiorgan sequelae following non-COVID-19 respiratory infections: a review. Infection 2025;epublished April 4th

added April 7th

Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in surgical and trauma patients: a systematic review, meta-analysis and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2025;10:e001730

added April 2nd