Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2018
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyP(v-a)CO2/C(a-v)O2-directed resuscitation does not improve prognosis compared with SvO2 in severe sepsis and septic shock: A prospective multicenter randomized controlled clinical study.
The present study examined the value of P(v-a)CO2/C(a-v)O2 compared with ScvO2 as a target for clinical resuscitation of severe sepsis/septic shock. ⋯ P(v-a)CO2/C(a-v)O2-directed resuscitation did not improve prognosis compared with ScvO2 in severe sepsis and septic shock. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT01877798.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2018
ReviewPhysiotherapy in the neurotrauma intensive care unit: A scoping review.
This scoping review summarizes the literature on the safety and effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions in patients with neurological and/or traumatic injuries in the intensive care unit (ICU), identifies literature gaps and provides recommendations for future research. ⋯ Gaps in the literature suggest that future studies require assessment of long term functional outcomes and quality of life, examination of homogenous populations and more robust methodologies including clinical trials and larger samples.