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Top articles 2017

  1. Corticosteroids for pneumonia – Cochrane review (and link to PSI calculator) (Dec 17)

  2. Timing of renal replacement therapy and long-term risk of chronic kidney disease and death in intensive care patients with AKI (Dec)

  3. Normal saline versus a balanced crystalloid for goal-directed perioperative fluid therapy in major abdominal surgery: RCT. (Dec)

  4. Continuous versus intermittent neuromuscular blockade in patients during targeted temperature management after resuscitation from cardiac arrest-A randomized, double blinded, double dummy, clinical trial. (Nov 2017 Reuscitation)
  5. Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome (Nov)
  6. Severity of Hypoxemia and Effect of High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. (Sept)

  7. The impact of frailty on intensive care unit outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (August)

  8. The impact of disability in survivors of critical illness. (August)

  9. Targeted Temperature Management for 48 vs 24 Hours and Neurologic Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – An RCT (July)

  10. Targeted temperature management in the ICU: Guidelines from a French expert panel (July)
  11. Time to Treatment and Mortality during Mandated Emergency Care for Sepsis. (June) and the BottomLine summary
  12. The Septic Shock 3.0 Definition and Trials: A Vasopressin and Septic Shock Trial Experience. ((June)
  13. Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and Thiamine for the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. (September)
  14. Early, Goal-Directed Therapy for Septic Shock — A Patient-Level Meta-Analysis. (June) PRISM
  15. Discriminative Accuracy of Physician and Nurse Predictions for Survival and Functional Outcomes 6 Months After an ICU Admission (June)
  16. Angiotensin II for the Treatment of Vasodilatory Shock. (August) (ATHOS-3)
  17. Favorable Neurocognitive Outcome with Low Tidal Volume Ventilation after Cardiac Arrest. (May)
  18. Association Between US Norepinephrine Shortage and Mortality Among Patients With Septic Shock. (April)
  19. Sodium Bicarbonate Versus Sodium Chloride for Preventing Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients:an RCT (April)
  20. Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Mortality and Ventilator-Free Days in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation With Sepsis: An RCT. (Apirl)