Summarising, critiquing and putting in context the best critical care trials of 2017
We also provide one page summaries of the "best of the rest" trials, as well as a collection of the best free critical care guidelines
Included Circulatory Trials
ATHOS-3 Trial
CULPRIT-SHOCK Trial
CHEETAH Trial
TTH48 Trial
THAPCA-IH Trial
Included Trials
MACMAN
MACMAN compared video laryngoscopy with direct laryngoscopy for intubationin the ICU
ART
ART was a large scale international trial investigating the use of lung recruitment and titrated PEEP in patients with ARDS
TRANSFUSE
TRANSFUSE compared the transfusion of the freshest available red cells with the oldest available red cells in critically ill patients
MODUS
MODUS investigated simvastatin as both a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for delirium in the ICU
Book Authors
Dr Dominic Trainor
After completing an intercalated degree in Medical Genetics, Dominic graduated with honours from The Queen’s University of Belfast in 2002. He undertook a Fellowship at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, from 2013-2014, where he was awarded "Registrar of the Year". Special interests include end of life care and focused intensive care echocardiography. He is currently clinical lead for organ donation in The Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
Dr Chris Gowers
Chris Gowers is a Consultant in ICM and Anaesthesia in the Ulster Hospital, Belfast. He qualifed from Nottingham University in 1997 and trained in Engand, Australia and Northern Ireland. He is currently the hospital’s FICM tutor and has interests in teaching, cycling and end-of-life care.
Dr Peter McGuigan
Peter McGuigan is a consultant in ICM & anaesthesia in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. He attended Queen’s University Belfast and trained in Northern Ireland. He subsequently undertook a fellowship in the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia where he developed an interest in clinical governance. His main clinical interests are in post cardiac arrest care and anaesthesia for head and neck surgery.
Dr Chris Nutt
Chris is an intensivist & anaesthetist in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. He graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2001 and began training in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in 2003. He has a strong research interest, publishing on pre operative risk assessment & has collaborated on several major international trials.
Dr Rob Mac Sweeney
Rob is an intensivist in the Regional Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. He attended medical school at University College Dublin, undertook a PhD at Queen’s University Belfast and completed his anaesthetic and ICM training in Northern Ireland. He started Critical Care Reviews in 2009.
Included Trials
ICU-CUB2 Trial
HYPERS2S Trial
NUTRIREA-2 Trial
REVISE Trial
INSTINCT Trial
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