Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Sep 2021
Meta AnalysisPharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium in critically ill patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
To compare the effects of prevention interventions on delirium occurrence in critically ill adults. ⋯ Compared to placebo and benzodiazepines, we found dexmedetomidine likely reduced the occurrence of delirium in critically ill adults. Compared to benzodiazepines, sedation-minimization strategies may also reduce delirium occurrence, but the evidence is uncertain.
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Intensive care medicine · Sep 2021
Meta AnalysisAssociation between sepsis survivorship and long-term cardiovascular outcomes in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
We aimed to determine the association between sepsis and long-term cardiovascular events. ⋯ Surviving sepsis may be associated with a long-term, excess hazard of late cardiovascular events which may persist for at least 5 years following hospital discharge.