British journal of anaesthesia
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We systematically reviewed published outcome measures across randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of donor management interventions. ⋯ The majority of RCTs evaluating donor management interventions only assessed single-organ outcomes or effects on donor stability in critical care. There is a need for an evaluation of patient-centred recipient outcomes and standardisation and reporting of outcome measures for future donor management RCTs.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Voice alerting as a medical alarm modality for next-generation patient monitoring: a randomised international multicentre trial.
Acoustic alarms in medical devices are vital for patient safety. State-of-the-art patient monitoring alarms are indistinguishable and contribute to alarm fatigue. There are two promising new sound modalities for vital sign alarms. Auditory icons convey alarms as brief metaphorical sounds, and voice alerts transmit information using a clear-spoken language. We compared how reliably healthcare professionals identified alarms using these two modalities. ⋯ Voice alerts were superior to auditory icons, and both were superior to current state-of-the-art auditory alarms. These findings demonstrate the potential that voice alerts hold for patient monitoring.
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Poor medical outcomes often result from series of minor events. The present study assessed events related to airway management to determine whether targeted changes to departmental strategies for airway management can reduce the incidence. ⋯ NCT02743767.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Intravenous lidocaine attenuates response to cervical dilation for hysteroscopy: a randomised controlled trial.