Crit Care Resusc
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Temperature management of non-elective intensive care patients without neurological abnormalities: a point prevalence study of practice in Australia and New Zealand.
To determine the frequency of pharmacological and physical cooling in non-elective general intensive care unit patients without neurological abnormalities in Australia and New Zealand, and to establish the indications for antipyretics, the prevalence of fever, and the methods of temperature measurement. ⋯ Pharmacological antipyretics are used regularly for pain management rather than fever management, with paracetamol the most common antipyretic therapy. The use of NSAIDS and physical cooling is rare. Non-core temperature measurements were common.
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The Australasian Resuscitation in Sepsis Evaluation (ARISE) study is an international, multicentre, randomised, controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of early goal-directed therapy compared with standard care for patients presenting to the emergency department with severe sepsis. ⋯ We have developed a statistical analysis plan for the ARISE study, available in the public domain, before the completion of recruitment into the study. This will minimise analytical bias and conforms to current best practice in conducting clinical trials.
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Comparative Study
A comparison of survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Sydney, Australia, between 2004-2005 and 2009-2010.
To determine whether survival following out-of- hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Sydney, Australia, improved between 2004-2005 and 2009-2010, and whether there was a change in incidence of OHCA. ⋯ There was no improvement in survival following OHCA in Sydney between 2004-2005 and 2009- 2010. There has been a decrease in overall survival from OHCA and a decrease in the overall age-standardised incidence of OHCA. The decrease in overall survival may be due to a decline in the incidence of VF.