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SICS EBMG Update No.8 April 2009

Welcome to the Scottish Intensive Care Societies Evidence-Based Medicine Groups eight update. The new publications are listed below (Just click on the title to go to the full version).

Apologies for the delay since the last update. However there has been much work behind the scenes. In the last 18 months 18 CATs have been published in JICS. A significant majority of these originated from north of the border. Just click on the CAT title to be taken to the full version:

JICS Vol. 8, No. 3, October 2007:

Epinephrine vs Norepinephrine and Dobutamine for the management of Septic Shock. by Katrina Bramley & Chris Cairns

Is Albumin SAFE in Traumatic Head Injury. by Chris Cairns

JICS Vol. 9, No. 1, April 2008:

Erythromycin is more effective than metoclopramide in the treatment of feed intolerance in critical illness. by Kate Janossy

Hydrocortisone therapy for patients with septic shock. by Kevin Sim

Intensive insulin therapy and pentastarch resuscitation in severe sepsis. by Pauline O'Neil

JICS Vol.9, No. 2, July 2008:

A protocol mandating a daily interuption of sedatives and spontaneous breathing trial improve patient outcome. by Michael Irvine

Low dose epoetin alfa in critically ill patients. by Oona Tanner

The effect of obesity on intensive care morbidity and mortality. by James Brown

JICS Vol, 9, No. 3, October 2008:

Low dose vasopressin in Septic Shock. by Robert Docking & Kevin Rooney

Prone positioning has no effect on mortality in ARDS. by Alex Puxty

Setting PEEP in ALI / ARDS. by Sue Griffiths & Chris Cairns

Next update - out shortly:

The next 7 CATS will be released in Update No. 9.

Also an excellent review of the evidence for or against METs teams or outreach by Richard Price which includes 16 CATS.

Chris Cairns

Chair, SICS EBMG