top 10 critical care papers by dr paul young
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The top 10 critical care trials of
the recent past...
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Expected to stay in ICU ≥72 hours
Patients with ARDS on face mask NIV
COPD who were expected to receivemechanical ventilation for more 24 hours
≥65y and admitted to ICU post non-cardiac surgery
dexmedetomidine 0. 1 mcg/kg/hr
ATHOS-III
dependentneed a minder
Independent but with some physical or mental disabilityAble to resume usual activities but some probs
No problems
For every 100 patients treated
with surgical intent there were
22 more survivors,
5 were vegetative (23%), 4 were
dependent (18%), & 13 were
categorised as having severe
upper disability or better (59%)
Decompressive craniectomy made
no difference to the
proportion of patients
who survived with
independence
