Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyLong-term outcomes in patients with severe sepsis randomised to resuscitation with hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.42 or Ringer's acetate.
We assessed long-term mortality and hospitalisation in patients with severe sepsis resuscitated with hydroxyethyl starch (HES) or Ringer's acetate. ⋯ The long-term mortality rates did not differ in patients with severe sepsis assigned to HES 130/0.42 versus Ringer's acetate, but we could not reject a 24% relative increased or a 4% relative decreased mortality at 1 year with HES at the 95% confidence level.
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyOffering the opportunity for family to be present during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: 1-year assessment.
To evaluate the psychological consequences among family members given the option to be present during the CPR of a relative, compared with those not routinely offered the option. ⋯ At 1 year after the event, psychological benefits persist for those family members offered the possibility to witness the CPR of a relative in cardiac arrest.