Iron and erythropoietin to heal and recover after intensive care (ITHRIVE): A pilot randomised clinical trial
CONCLUSION: The iron and erythropoietin to heal and recover after intensive care (ITHRIVE) pilot demonstrated feasibility based on predefined participant recruitment, study drug administration, and follow-up thresholds.PMID:38236513 | PMC:PMC10790015 | DOI:10.1016/j.ccrj.2023.10.007 (Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation)
Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation - January 18, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Edward Litton Craig French Alan Herschtal Simon Stanworth Susan Pellicano Anne Marie Palermo Samantha Bates Sarah Van Der Laan Ege Eroglu David Griffith Akshay Shah Source Type: research
Transfusion practices in intensive care units: An Australian and New Zealand point prevalence study
CONCLUSIONS: Non-RBC transfusion decisions are often not aligned with guidelines and VHA is commonly available but rarely used to guide transfusions. Better evidence to guide transfusions in ICUs is needed.PMID:38234319 | PMC:PMC10790088 | DOI:10.1016/j.ccrj.2023.10.006 (Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation)
Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation - January 18, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Andrew W J Flint Karina Brady Erica M Wood Le Thi Phuong Thao Naomi Hammond Serena Knowles Conrad Nangla Michael C Reade Zoe K McQuilten George Institute for Global Health, the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group and th Source Type: research
Perceptions of intensive care triage in Australia and New Zealand in 2009 and 2023
CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that New Zealand intensivists may apply more restrictive ICU admission criteria than Australian intensivists. Changes in attitudes to admission since 2009 may reflect increased awareness of the importance of facilitating organ donation and the role of ICU as providers of palliative care.PMID:38234320 | PMC:PMC10790017 | DOI:10.1016/j.ccrj.2023.10.001 (Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation)
Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation - January 18, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: William B Blackburne Paul J Young Source Type: research
Remi-fent 1-A pragmatic randomised controlled study to evaluate the feasibility of using remifentanil or fentanyl as sedation adjuncts in mechanically ventilated patients
CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated the feasibility of enrolling patients for a pRCT comparing remifentanil and fentanyl as sedation adjuncts in mechanically ventilated patients. We failed to attain the study-opioid compliance target, likely because of patients with complex sedative/analgesic requirements. Secondary outcomes suggest that remifentanil may reduce mechanical ventilation duration and decrease the incidence of complications. An adequately powered multicentric phase 2 study is required to evaluate these results.PMID:38234321 | PMC:PMC10790007 | DOI:10.1016/j.ccrj.2023.10.012 (Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation)
Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation - January 18, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Arvind Rajamani Ashwin Subramaniam Brian Lung Kristy Masters Rebecca Gresham Christina Whitehead Julie Lowrey Ian Seppelt Hemant Kumar Jayashree Kumar Anwar Hassan Sam Orde Pranav Arun Bharadwaj Hemamalini Arvind Stephen Huang SPARTAN Collaborative Source Type: research
Breaches of pre-medical emergency team call criteria in an Australian hospital
CONCLUSIONS: Four-fifths of MET calls were preceded by pre-MET criteria breaches, which were present for many hours. Such patients were older, had more limits of treatment, and experienced worse outcomes. There is a need to improve goals of care documentation and pre-MET management of clinical deterioration.PMID:38234322 | PMC:PMC10790013 | DOI:10.1016/j.ccrj.2023.11.002 (Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation)
Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation - January 18, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Daryl Jones Kartik Kishore Glenn Eastwood Stephanie K Sprogis Neil J Glassford Source Type: research
