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Crescioli E, Riis JØ, Weinreich UM, Jensen JUS, Poulsen LM, Brøchner AC, Lange T, Perner A, Klitgaard TL, Schjørring OL, Rasmussen BS. Long-term cognitive and pulmonary functions following a lower versus a higher oxygenation target in the HOT-ICU and HOT-COVID trials: A protocol update. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2024; 68:575-578. [PMID: 38272985 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND The Handling Oxygenation Targets in the Intensive Care Unit (HOT-ICU) trial was a multicentre, randomised, parallel-group trial of a lower oxygenation target (arterial partial pressure of oxygen [PaO2 ] = 8 kPa) versus a higher oxygenation target (PaO2 = 12 kPa) in adult ICU patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure; the Handling Oxygenation Targets in coronavirus disease 2019 (HOT-COVID) tested the same oxygenation targets in patients with confirmed COVID-19. In this study, we aim to evaluate the long-term effects of these oxygenation targets on cognitive and pulmonary function. We hypothesise that a lower oxygenation target throughout the ICU stay may result in cognitive impairment, whereas a higher oxygenation target may result in impaired pulmonary function. METHODS This is the updated protocol and statistical analysis plan of two pre-planned secondary outcomes, the long-term cognitive function, and long-term pulmonary function, in the HOT-ICU and HOT-COVID trials. Patients enrolled in both trials at selected Danish sites and surviving to 1 year after randomisation are eligible to participate. A Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status score and a full-body plethysmography, including diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide, will be obtained. The last patient is expected to be included in the spring of 2024. CONCLUSION This study will provide important information on the long-term effects of a lower versus a higher oxygenation target on long-term cognitive and pulmonary functions in adult ICU patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure.
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- Elena Crescioli
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Section of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Kolding Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark
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- Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Hansen PM, Nielsen MS, Rehn M, Lassen AT, Mikkelsen S, Perner A, Brøchner AC. Ambulance and helicopter response time. Association with patient outcome and illness severity: Protocol of a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2024; 68:287-296. [PMID: 37870745 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Response time for emergency medical service units is a key performance indicator. Studies have shown reduced response time association with improved outcome for specific critical conditions. To achieve short response time, emergency vehicles utilize lights and sirens, and crews are allowed to be non-compliant with traffic rules, posing a risk for accident. The purpose of the systematic review and meta-analysis is to provide an overview of the current body of evidence regarding the association, if any, between ambulance and helicopter response time and major complications and mortality in patients conveyed by ambulance and/or helicopter. Our secondary aim will be to enhance knowledge in the field of criteria-based dispatch to provide decision makers with evidence to optimize dispatch of limited resources. RESEARCH QUESTIONS What is the association between overall emergency medical services unit response time and patient outcomes, major complications, and time-critical conditions? What is the internal and external validity of the included literature? METHODS We plan the systematic review and meta-analysis to be in accordance with the Cochrane Handbook and Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Systematic Reviews. The methodology will include formulating the review questions using a Population, Exposure, and Outcome framework. Every study design is eligible, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods designs. We will include all articles in English, Scandinavian, German, French and Portuguese in this systematic review. RESULTS We will publish results from the systematic review and meta-analysis in a peer-reviewed journal and we will present the results at scientific conferences and meetings. Results will also be available at www.ahrtemis.dk. CONCLUSION We will base our conclusions on the findings of the review and meta-analysis.
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- Peter Martin Hansen
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Odense University Hospital Svendborg, Odense C, Denmark
- Prehospital Research Unit, Region of South Denmark, Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Sygehus Lillebaelt, Kolding, Denmark
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- Air Ambulance Department, Division of Prehospital Services, Oslo University Hospital, Department of Research and Development, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Rigshospitalet, København Ø, Denmark
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- Prehospital Research Unit, Region of South Denmark, Odense C, Denmark
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Sygehus Lillebaelt, Kolding, Denmark
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Nedergaard HK, Weitling EE, Rahbech M, Frøslev-Friis C, Quitzau LH, Strøm T, Brøchner AC, Jensen HI. Presence of the partner in the operating room during a category 1 cesarean section: a prospective explorative study. Int J Obstet Anesth 2024; 57:103939. [PMID: 37891124 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2023.103939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Little information exists regarding attitudes related to the presence of the partner in the operation room (OR) during category 1 emergency cesarean section (cat. 1 CS). We investigated how cat. 1 CS under general anesthesia is experienced, both by partners present in the OR and those not. METHODS An explorative prospective cohort trial, with qualitative elements, involving all cat. 1 CS in 2022 in two hospitals. At site 1 the partner was present in the OR during cat. 1 CS, whereas at site 2 the partner was not. Parents and staff answered questionnaires following each cat. 1 CS and semi-structured interviews with partners were held three months after surgery. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. The primary outcome was the partner's answer to the question: "Would you have preferred not being present/being present in the OR?" respectively. RESULTS Seventeen and eight cat. 1 CS occurred at each site respectively. All parents agreed to participate. No partners in site 1 would have preferred to wait outside, and all evaluated the experience very positively. Partners at site 2 also evaluated not being present positively. Overarching themes from the qualitative analysis were "Being the family witness" and "Experience of being the partner". Mothers and staff from site 1 were very positive about their partners' presence. CONCLUSION Partners present in the OR during cat. 1 CS under general anesthesia evaluated this very positively. Most partners, who had not been present in the OR, also evaluated this positively. No partners had post-traumatic stress.
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- H K Nedergaard
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark; Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Aabenraa Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Aabenraa Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Aabenraa Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark; Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark; Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Nilsson FN, Bie-Bogh S, Milling L, Hansen PM, Pedersen H, Christensen EF, Knudsen JS, Christensen HC, Folke F, Høen-Beck D, Væggemose U, Brøchner AC, Mikkelsen S. Association of intraosseous and intravenous access with patient outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20796. [PMID: 38012312 PMCID: PMC10682403 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48350-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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Here we report the results of a study on the association between drug delivery via intravenous route or intraosseous route in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Intraosseous drug delivery is considered an alternative option in resuscitation if intravenous access is difficult or impossible. Intraosseous uptake of drugs may, however, be compromised. We have performed a retrospective cohort study of all Danish patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the years 2016-2020 to investigate whether mortality is associated with the route of drug delivery. Outcome was 30-day mortality, death at the scene, no prehospital return of spontaneous circulation, and 7- and 90-days mortality. 17,250 patients had out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. 6243 patients received no treatment and were excluded. 1908 patients had sustained return of spontaneous circulation before access to the vascular bed was obtained. 2061 patients were unidentified, and 286 cases were erroneously registered. Thus, this report consist of results from 6752 patients. Drug delivery by intraosseous route is associated with increased OR of: No spontaneous circulation at any time (OR 1.51), Death at 7 days (OR 1.94), 30 days (2.02), and 90 days (OR 2.29). Intraosseous drug delivery in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with overall poorer outcomes than intravenous drug delivery.
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- Frederik Nancke Nilsson
- The Prehospital Research Unit, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- OPEN, Open Patient Data Explorative Network, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, North Zealand Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- The Danish Air Ambulance, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Centre for Prehospital and Emergency Research, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- The Danish Air Ambulance, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Kolding University Hospital, Kolding, Denmark
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- Prehospital Center, University of Copenhagen, Naestved, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Danish Clinical Quality Program (RKKP), National Clinical Registries, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, University of Copenhagen, Ballerup, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Herlev Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Denmark and Prehospital Center, Holbæk Hospital, HolbækRegion Zealand, Denmark
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- Department of Research and Development, Prehospital Emergency Medical Services, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Kolding University Hospital, Kolding, Denmark
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
- The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.
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Kjær MBN, Meyhoff TS, Sivapalan P, Granholm A, Hjortrup PB, Madsen MB, Møller MH, Egerod I, Wetterslev J, Lange T, Cronhjort M, Laake JH, Jakob SM, Nalos M, Ostermann M, Gould D, Cecconi M, Malbrain MLNG, Ahlstedt C, Kiel LB, Bestle MH, Nebrich L, Hildebrandt T, Russell L, Vang M, Rasmussen ML, Sølling C, Brøchner AC, Krag M, Pfortmueller C, Kriz M, Siegemund M, Albano G, Aagaard SR, Bundgaard H, Crone V, Wichmann S, Johnstad B, Martin YK, Seidel P, Mårtensson J, Hollenberg J, Wistrand M, Donati A, Barbara E, Karvunidis T, Hollinger A, Carsetti A, Lumlertgul N, Joelsson-Alm E, Lambiris N, Aslam TN, Friberg FF, Vesterlund GK, Mortensen CB, Vestergaard SR, Caspersen SF, Jensen DB, Borup M, Rasmussen BS, Perner A. Long-term effects of restriction of intravenous fluid in adult ICU patients with septic shock. Intensive Care Med 2023; 49:820-830. [PMID: 37330928 PMCID: PMC10354110 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-023-07114-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess long-term outcomes of restrictive versus standard intravenous (IV) fluid therapy in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients with septic shock included in the European Conservative versus Liberal Approach to Fluid Therapy in Septic Shock in Intensive Care (CLASSIC) trial. METHODS We conducted the pre-planned analyses of mortality, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using EuroQol (EQ)-5D-5L index values and EQ visual analogue scale (VAS), and cognitive function using Mini Montreal Cognitive Assessment (Mini MoCA) test at 1 year. Deceased patients were assigned numerical zero for HRQoL as a state equal to death and zero for cognitive function outcomes as worst possible score, and we used multiple imputation for missing data on HRQoL and cognitive function. RESULTS Among 1554 randomized patients, we obtained 1-year data on mortality in 97.9% of patients, HRQoL in 91.3%, and cognitive function in 86.3%. One-year mortality was 385/746 (51.3%) in the restrictive-fluid group versus 383/767 (49.9%) in the standard-fluid group, absolute risk difference 1.5%-points [99% confidence interval (CI) - 4.8 to 7.8]. Mean differences were 0.00 (99% CI - 0.06 to 0.05) for EQ-5D-5L index values, - 0.65 for EQ VAS (- 5.40 to 4.08), and - 0.14 for Mini MoCA (- 1.59 to 1.14) for the restrictive-fluid group versus the standard-fluid group. The results for survivors only were similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Among adult ICU patients with septic shock, restrictive versus standard IV fluid therapy resulted in similar survival, HRQoL, and cognitive function at 1 year, but clinically important differences could not be ruled out.
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- Maj-Brit Nørregaard Kjær
- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
- Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Department of Research and Development, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Teaching Hospital and Biomedical Center in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Intensive Care, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC), London, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine IRCCS, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Brussels (UZB), Jette, Belgium
- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- First Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital-North Zealand, Hilleroed, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Randers Hospital, Randers, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Viborg Hospital, Viborg, Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Kolding, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Teaching Hospital and Biomedical Center in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Intensive Care Unit, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Randers Hospital, Randers, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital-North Zealand, Hilleroed, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Innland Hamar, Hamar, Norway
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Østfold Kalnes, Grålum, Norway
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Center for Resuscitation Science, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Capio St Görans Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Capio St Görans Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital, Castellanza, Italy
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Teaching Hospital and Biomedical Center in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Intensive Care Unit, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
- Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Excellence Centre in Critical Care Nephrology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Department of Research and Development, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Department of Research and Development, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Innland Hamar, Hamar, Norway
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Kolding, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Russell L, Weihe S, Madsen EK, Hvas CL, Leistner JW, Michelsen J, Brøchner AC, Bastiansen A, Nielsen FM, Meier N, Andreasen AS, Ribergaard N, Rasmussen BS, Sølling CG, Buck DL, Bundgaard H, Pedersen HS, Darfelt IS, Poulsen LM, Ibsen M, Plovsing RR, Sigurdsson ST, Iversen S, Hildebrandt T, Mohr T, Espelund US, Jørgensen V, Haase N, Perner A. Thromboembolic and bleeding events in ICU patients with COVID-19: A nationwide, observational study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2023; 67:76-85. [PMID: 36263897 PMCID: PMC9874434 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intensive care unit (ICU) patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have an increased risk of thromboembolic complications. We describe the occurrence of thromboembolic and bleeding events in all ICU patients with COVID-19 in Denmark during the first and second waves of the pandemic. METHODS This was a sub-study of the Danish Intensive Care Covid database, in which all patients with SARS-CoV-2 admitted to Danish ICUs from 10th March 2020 to 30th June 2021 were included. We registered coagulation variables at admission, and all thromboembolic and bleeding events, and the use of heparins during ICU stay. Variables associated with thrombosis and bleeding and any association with 90-day mortality were estimated using Cox regression analyses. RESULTS We included 1369 patients in this sub-study; 158 (12%, 95% confidence interval 10-13) had a thromboembolic event in ICU and 309 (23%, 20-25) had a bleeding event, among whom 81 patients (6%, 4.8-7.3) had major bleeding. We found that mechanical ventilation and increased D-dimer were associated with thrombosis and mechanical ventilation, low platelet count and presence of haematological malignancy were associated with bleeding. Most patients (76%) received increased doses of thromboprophylaxis during their ICU stay. Thromboembolic events were not associated with mortality in adjusted analysis (hazard ratio 1.35 [0.91-2.01, p = .14], whereas bleeding events were 1.55 [1.18-2.05, p = .002]). CONCLUSIONS Both thromboembolic and bleeding events frequently occurred in ICU patients with COVID-19. Based on these data, it is not apparent that increased doses of thromboprophylaxis were beneficial.
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- Lene Russell
- Department of Intensive CareCopenhagen University Hospital, RigshospitaletCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of AnaesthesiologyZealand University HospitalRoskildeDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareAarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
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- Department of Intensive CareCopenhagen University Hospital, RigshospitaletCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareOdense University HospitalOdenseDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareUniversity Hospital of Southern DenmarkKoldingDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareBispebjerg HospitalCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Intensive CareCopenhagen University Hospital, RigshospitaletCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareHjørring Regional HospitalHjørringDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareAalborg University HospitalAalborgDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareHolbæk HospitalHolbækDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareRanders Regional HospitalRandersDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareNykøbing Falster HospitalNykøbing FalsterDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareRegionshospitalet GødstrupHerningDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareNorth Zealand HospitalHillerødDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareHvidovre HospitalHvidovreDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareSlagelse HospitalSlagelseDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareZealand University HospitalRoskildeDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareGentofte HospitalGentofteDenmark
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology, RigshospitaletCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Intensive CareCopenhagen University Hospital, RigshospitaletCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Intensive CareCopenhagen University Hospital, RigshospitaletCopenhagenDenmark
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Moen H, Lundorff SH, Milling L, Mikkelsen S, Brøchner AC. Considerations of organ donation among prehospital physicians. Dan Med J 2022; 70:A09220572. [PMID: 36629300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Moderate to severe respiratory distress among patients with COVID-19 is associated with a high mortality. This study evaluated ventilator support and mortality by Do Intubate (DI) or Do Not Intubate (DNI) orders. METHODS This was a retrospective study of patients with COVID-19 and a supplemental oxygen requirement of ≥ 15 l/min. The patients were divided into two groups corresponding to the first and second wave of COVID-19 and were subsequently further divided according to DI and DNI orders and analysed regarding need of ventilator support and mortality. RESULTS The study included 178 patients. The mortality was 24% for patients with DI orders (n = 115) and 81% for patients with DNI orders (n = 63) increasing to 98% (n = 46) for patients with DNI orders and very high flow oxygen requirements (≥ 30 l/min.). From the first to the second wave of COVID-19, the use of constant continuous positive airway pressure (cCPAP) increased from 71% to 91% (p less-than 0.001), whereas the use of mechanical ventilation decreased from 54% to 28% (odds ratio = 0.38 (95% confidence interval: 0.17-0.85)). CONCLUSION The mortality was high for patients with DNI orders and respiratory distress with very high levels in supplemental oxygen in both the first and second wave of COVID-19 despite an increase in use of cCPAP and treatment with dexamethasone and remdesivir during the second wave. Hence, careful evaluation on transition to palliative care must be considered for these patients. FUNDING none. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was approved by the Danish Patient Safety Authority (record no. 31-1521-309) and the Regional Data Protection Centre (record no. P-2020-492).
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- Håvard Moen
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense.,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Kolding
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense.,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Kolding
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense.,Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense.,Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense.,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Kolding.,The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense.,Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
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Haase N, Plovsing R, Christensen S, Poulsen LM, Brøchner AC, Rasmussen BS, Helleberg M, Jensen JUS, Andersen LPK, Siegel H, Ibsen M, Jørgensen VL, Winding R, Iversen S, Pedersen HP, Madsen J, Sølling C, Garcia RS, Michelsen J, Mohr T, Michagin G, Espelund US, Bundgaard H, Kirkegaard L, Smitt M, Buck DL, Ribergaard NE, Pedersen HS, Christensen BV, Nielsen LP, Clapp E, Jonassen TB, Weihe S, la Cour K, Nielsen FM, Madsen EK, Haberlandt TN, Meier N, Perner A. Changes over time in characteristics, resource use and outcomes among ICU patients with COVID-19 - a nationwide, observational study in Denmark. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2022; 66:987-995. [PMID: 35781689 PMCID: PMC9544552 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Characteristics and care of ICU patients with COVID-19 may have changed during the pandemic, but longitudinal data assessing this are limited. We compared patients with COVID-19 admitted to Danish ICUs in the first wave with those admitted later. METHODS Among all Danish ICU patients with COVID-19, we compared demographics, chronic comorbidities, use of organ support, length of stay and vital status of those admitted 10th March to 19th May 2020 (first wave) versus 20th May 2020 to 30th June 2021. We analysed risk factors for death by adjusted logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Among all hospitalised patients with COVID-19, a lower proportion was admitted to ICU after the first wave (13 vs 8%). Among all 1374 ICU patients with COVID-19, 326 were admitted during the first wave. There were no major differences in patient's characteristics or mortality between the two periods, but use of invasive mechanical ventilation (81% vs 58% of patients), renal replacement therapy (26% vs. 13%) and ECMO (8% vs 3%) and median length of stay in ICU (13 vs 10 days) and in hospital (20 vs 17 days) were all significantly lower after the first wave. Risk factors for death were higher age, larger burden of co-morbidity (hearth failure, pulmonary disease, and kidney disease), and active cancer, but not admission during or after the first wave. CONCLUSIONS After the first wave of COVID-19 in Denmark, a lower proportion of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 was admitted to ICU. Among ICU patients, use of organ support was lower and length of stay was reduced, but mortality rates remained at a relatively high level. EDITORIAL COMMENT This study assessed the temporal changes in the care of patients with COVID-19 requiring ICU care in Denmark. The findings showed that while a lower ratio of patients with documented infections required ICU and they required less organ support, ICU mortality remained unchanged. This might reflect the effects of vaccines on disease severity and improvement in floor management of hypoxic patients, but also underscores that COVID-19 remains a serious threat to the health of many patients, in particularly elderly patients with a high degree of comorbidity.
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- Nicolai Haase
- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Århus University Hospital, Århus, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ålborg University Hospital, Ålborg, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, North Zealand Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Herning Hospital, Herning, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ålborg University Hospital, Ålborg, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Viborg Hospital, Viborg, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Svendborg Hospital, Svendborg, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Randers Hospital, Randers, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Åbenrå Hospital, Åbenrå, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Holbaek Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hjørring Hospital, Hjørring, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Nykøbing Falster Hospital, Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Bornholms Hospital, Rønne, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Århus University Hospital, Århus, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Havshøj U, Juhl ID, Milling L, Kjær Jørgensen J, Christensen HC, Lippert F, Morrison LJ, Mikkelsen S, Brøchner AC. International Initiation and Termination of Resuscitation Practices. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2022; 66:904-907. [PMID: 35639026 PMCID: PMC9544479 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Substantial variation in survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is described both internationally and nationally. The Utstein factors account for half of the variation, but the remaining is not fully understood. Local regulations or guidelines concerning the withholding and termination of resuscitation may influence the reporting of cardiac arrests when comparing outcomes between different EMS systems. METHOD We have developed an online cross-sectional mixed-methods explanatory design survey aimed at describing the international and national variations in the initiation, the termination of resuscitation, and the refraining from resuscitation of adult patients (>18 years of age) suffering from non-traumatic OHCA. The respondents will be national experts and the questionnaire will be distributed among members of EUPHOREA, the International Liaison Committee of Resuscitation (ILCOR), the European Resuscitation Council, and the Resuscitation Academy. Each invited country will have to identify at least two national experts with special expertise in prehospital resuscitation practices. We exclude countries with less than two respondents. RESULTS The survey will provide both quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data will be presented as frequencies and proportions. Qualitative data will be analyzed using content analysis. CONCLUSION This survey could be of importance in understanding the multiple factors leading to the substantial variation in survival found following OHCA. Furthermore, the interpretation of future studies on OHCA from different settings may be improved to further increase survival following OHCA.
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- Ulrik Havshøj
- The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark Odense University Hospital Denmark
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine University Hospital Kolding Kolding Denmark
- Department of Regional Health Research Region of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine University Hospital Kolding Kolding Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research University of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark Odense University Hospital Denmark
- Department of Regional Health Research Region of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark Odense University Hospital Denmark
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- Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services & Danish Clinical Quality Program (RKKP), National Clinical Registries & Department of Clinical Medicine University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services & Danish Clinical Quality Program (RKKP), National Clinical Registries & Department of Clinical Medicine University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark Odense University Hospital Denmark
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Toronto, Emergency Services, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center Toronto Canada
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark Odense University Hospital Denmark
- Department of Regional Health Research Region of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark Odense University Hospital Denmark
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine University Hospital Kolding Kolding Denmark
- Department of Regional Health Research Region of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark
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Granholm A, Kjær MBN, Munch MW, Myatra SN, Vijayaraghavan BKT, Cronhjort M, Wahlin RR, Jakob SM, Cioccari L, Vesterlund GK, Meyhoff TS, Helleberg M, Møller MH, Benfield T, Venkatesh B, Hammond NE, Micallef S, Bassi A, John O, Jha V, Kristiansen KT, Ulrik CS, Jørgensen VL, Smitt M, Bestle MH, Andreasen AS, Poulsen LM, Rasmussen BS, Brøchner AC, Strøm T, Møller A, Khan MS, Padmanaban A, Divatia JV, Saseedharan S, Borawake K, Kapadia F, Dixit S, Chawla R, Shukla U, Amin P, Chew MS, Wamberg CA, Bose N, Shah MS, Darfelt IS, Gluud C, Lange T, Perner A. Long-term outcomes of dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia. Intensive Care Med 2022; 48:580-589. [PMID: 35359168 PMCID: PMC8970069 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-022-06677-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE We assessed long-term outcomes of dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg given daily for up to 10 days in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and severe hypoxaemia. METHODS We assessed 180-day mortality and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using EuroQoL (EQ)-5D-5L index values and EQ visual analogue scale (VAS) in the international, stratified, blinded COVID STEROID 2 trial, which randomised 1000 adults with confirmed COVID-19 receiving at least 10 L/min of oxygen or mechanical ventilation in 26 hospitals in Europe and India. In the HRQoL analyses, higher values indicated better outcomes, and deceased patients were given a score of zero. RESULTS We obtained vital status at 180 days for 963 of 982 patients (98.1%) in the intention-to-treat population, EQ-5D-5L index value data for 922 (93.9%) and EQ VAS data for 924 (94.1%). At 180 days, 164 of 486 patients (33.7%) had died in the 12 mg group versus 184 of 477 (38.6%) in the 6 mg group [adjusted risk difference - 4.3%; 99% confidence interval (CI) - 11.7-3.0; relative risk 0.89; 0.72-1.09; P = 0.13]. The adjusted mean differences between the 12 mg and the 6 mg groups in EQ-5D-5L index values were 0.06 (99% CI - 0.01 to 0.12; P = 0.10) and in EQ VAS scores 4 (- 3 to 10; P = 0.22). CONCLUSION Among patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia, dexamethasone 12 mg compared with 6 mg did not result in statistically significant improvements in mortality or HRQoL at 180 days, but the results were most compatible with benefit from the higher dose.
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- Anders Granholm
- Department of Intensive Care 4131, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care 4131, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care 4131, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Critical Care, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.,Chennai Critical Care Consultants, Chennai, India.,The George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care 4131, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care 4131, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care 4131, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center of Research and Disruption of Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital-Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,Malcolm Fisher Department of Intensive Care, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Chennai Critical Care Consultants, Chennai, India.,Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Chennai Critical Care Consultants, Chennai, India.,Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.,School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Thoracic Anaesthesiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital-North Zealand, Hillerød, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev, Herlev, Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Kolding Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Sønderjylland, University Hospital of Southern, Aabenraa, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, India
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- Department of Critical Care, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Intensive Care, SL Raheja Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Intensive Care, Vishwaraj Hospital, Pune, India
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- Section of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjeevan Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Services, Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre, Lavale, Pune, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Gotri General Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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- Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Herning Hospital, Herning, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, the Capital Region, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Regional Health Research, the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care 4131, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark. .,The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Wetterslev M, Møller MH, Granholm A, Hassager C, Haase N, Aslam TN, Shen J, Young PJ, Aneman A, Hästbacka J, Siegemund M, Cronhjort M, Lindqvist E, Myatra SN, Kalvit K, Arabi YM, Szczeklik W, Sigurdsson MI, Balik M, Keus F, Perner A, Huang B, Yan M, Liu W, Deng Y, Zhang L, Suk P, Mørk Sørensen K, Andreasen AS, Bestle MH, Krag M, Poulsen LM, Hildebrandt T, Møller K, Møller‐Sørensen H, Bove J, Kilsgaard TA, Salam IA, Brøchner AC, Strøm T, Sølling C, Kolstrup L, Boczan M, Rasmussen BS, Darfelt IS, Jalkanen V, Lehto P, Reinikainen M, Kárason S, Sigvaldason K, Olafsson O, Vergis S, Mascarenhas J, Shah M, Haranath SP, Van Der Poll A, Gjerde S, Fossum OK, Strand K, Wangberg HL, Berta E, Balsliemke S, Robertson AC, Pedersen R, Dokka V, Brügger‐Synnes P, Czarnik T, Albshabshe AA, Almekhlafi G, Knight A, Tegnell E, Sjövall F, Jakob S, Filipovic M, Kleger G, Eck RJ. Management of acute atrial fibrillation in the intensive care unit: An international survey. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2022; 66:375-385. [PMID: 34870855 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and is associated with poor outcomes. Different management strategies exist, but the evidence is limited and derived from non-ICU patients. This international survey of ICU doctors evaluated the preferred management of acute AF in ICU patients. METHOD We conducted an international online survey of ICU doctors with 27 questions about the preferred management of acute AF in the ICU, including antiarrhythmic therapy in hemodynamically stable and unstable patients and use of anticoagulant therapy. RESULTS A total of 910 respondents from 70 ICUs in 14 countries participated in the survey with 24%-100% of doctors from sites responding. Most ICUs (80%) did not have a local guideline for the management of acute AF. The preferred first-line strategy for the management of hemodynamically stable patients with acute AF was observation (95% of respondents), rhythm control (3%), or rate control (2%). For hemodynamically unstable patients, the preferred strategy was observation (48%), rhythm control (48%), or rate control (4%). Overall, preferred antiarrhythmic interventions included amiodarone, direct current cardioversion, beta-blockers other than sotalol, and magnesium in that order. A total of 67% preferred using anticoagulant therapy in ICU patients with AF, among whom 61% preferred therapeutic dose anticoagulants and 39% prophylactic dose anticoagulants. CONCLUSION This international survey indicated considerable practice variation among ICU doctors in the clinical management of acute AF, including the overall management strategies and the use of antiarrhythmic interventions and anticoagulants.
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- Mik Wetterslev
- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Division of Emergencies and Critical Care Rikshospitalet Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine Peking University People's Hospital Beijing China
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- Intensive Care Specialist and co‐Director, Intensive Care Unit Wellington Hospital Wellington New Zealand
- Intensive Care Programme Director Medical Research Institute of New Zealand Wellington New Zealand
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine Liverpool Hospital South Western Sydney Local Health District and South Western Sydney Clinical School University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine Department of Clinical Research University Hospital Basel and University of Basel Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Södersjukhuset Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Södersjukhuset Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Critical Care and Pain Tata Memorial Hospital Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Critical Care and Pain Tata Memorial Hospital Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai India
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine Jagiellonian University Medical College Kraków Poland
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- Division of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Perioperative Services at Landspitali The National University Hospital of Iceland Reykjavik Iceland
- Faculty of Medicine University of Iceland Reykjavik Iceland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care 1st Faculty of Medicine General University Hospital Charles University Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Critical Care University of Groningen University Medical Center Groningen Groningen the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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Kjær MN, Granholm A, Vesterlund GK, Estrup S, Sivapalan P, Bruun CRL, Mortensen CB, Poulsen LM, Møller MH, Christensen S, Strøm T, Laerkner E, Brøchner AC, Rasmussen BS, Vestergaard SR, Barot E, Madsen MB, Egerod I, Perner A, Collet MO. Development of a core outcome set for general intensive care unit patients-A protocol. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2022; 66:415-424. [PMID: 34961916 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Different outcomes are reported in randomised clinical trials (RCTs) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, and no core outcome set (COS) is available for ICU patients in general. Accordingly, we aim to develop a COS for ICU patients in general. METHODS The COS will be developed in accordance with the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET) Handbook, using a modified Delphi consensus process and semi-structured interviews involving adults who have survived acute admission to an ICU, family members, clinicians, researchers and other stakeholders. The modified Delphi process will include two steps. Step 1: conduction of a modified Delphi survey, developed and informed by combining the outputs of a literature search of outcomes in previous COSs and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders. We plan at least two survey rounds to obtain consensus and refine the COS. Step 2: a consensus process regarding instruments or definitions to be recommended for the measurements of the outcomes selected in Step 1. A 'patient and public involvement panel' consisting of a smaller group of patients, family members, clinicians and researchers will be included in the development, analysis and interpretation of the COS. DISCUSSION The outlined multiple method studies will establish a COS for ICU patients in general, which may be used to increase the standardisation and comparability of results of RCTs conducted in patients in the ICU setting.
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital—Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital—Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Zealand University Hospital Køge Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital—Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital—Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Odense University Hospital Odense Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine Hospital Sønderjylland University Hospital of Southern Denmark Kolding Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Odense University Hospital Odense Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital—Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital—Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital—Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital—Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital—Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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Granholm A, Munch MW, Myatra SN, Vijayaraghavan BKT, Cronhjort M, Wahlin RR, Jakob SM, Cioccari L, Kjær MBN, Vesterlund GK, Meyhoff TS, Helleberg M, Møller MH, Benfield T, Venkatesh B, Hammond NE, Micallef S, Bassi A, John O, Jha V, Kristiansen KT, Ulrik CS, Jørgensen VL, Smitt M, Bestle MH, Andreasen AS, Poulsen LM, Rasmussen BS, Brøchner AC, Strøm T, Møller A, Khan MS, Padmanaban A, Divatia JV, Saseedharan S, Borawake K, Kapadia F, Dixit S, Chawla R, Shukla U, Amin P, Chew MS, Wamberg CA, Gluud C, Lange T, Perner A. Dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg for patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia: a pre-planned, secondary Bayesian analysis of the COVID STEROID 2 trial. Intensive Care Med 2022; 48:45-55. [PMID: 34757439 PMCID: PMC8579417 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-021-06573-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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PURPOSE We compared dexamethasone 12 versus 6 mg daily for up to 10 days in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and severe hypoxaemia in the international, randomised, blinded COVID STEROID 2 trial. In the primary, conventional analyses, the predefined statistical significance thresholds were not reached. We conducted a pre-planned Bayesian analysis to facilitate probabilistic interpretation. METHODS We analysed outcome data within 90 days in the intention-to-treat population (data available in 967 to 982 patients) using Bayesian models with various sensitivity analyses. Results are presented as median posterior probabilities with 95% credible intervals (CrIs) and probabilities of different effect sizes with 12 mg dexamethasone. RESULTS The adjusted mean difference on days alive without life support at day 28 (primary outcome) was 1.3 days (95% CrI -0.3 to 2.9; 94.2% probability of benefit). Adjusted relative risks and probabilities of benefit on serious adverse reactions was 0.85 (0.63 to 1.16; 84.1%) and on mortality 0.87 (0.73 to 1.03; 94.8%) at day 28 and 0.88 (0.75 to 1.02; 95.1%) at day 90. Probabilities of benefit on days alive without life support and days alive out of hospital at day 90 were 85 and 95.7%, respectively. Results were largely consistent across sensitivity analyses, with relatively low probabilities of clinically important harm with 12 mg on all outcomes in all analyses. CONCLUSION We found high probabilities of benefit and low probabilities of clinically important harm with dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg daily in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia on all outcomes up to 90 days.
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- Anders Granholm
- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet—Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark ,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet—Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark ,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Critical Care, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India ,Chennai Critical Care Consultants, Chennai, India ,The George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet—Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark ,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet—Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark ,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet—Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark ,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet—Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark ,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center of Research & Disruption of Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital—Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ,Malcolm Fisher Department of Intensive Care, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi, India
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- The George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi, India ,Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- The George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi, India ,Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India ,School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Thoracic Anaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital – North Zealand, Hillerød, Denmark ,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark ,Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark ,Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Kolding Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark ,Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Sønderjylland, University Hospital of Southern, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, India
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- Department of Critical Care, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Intensive Care, Vishwaraj Hospital, Pune, India
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- Section of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjeevan Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra India
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Services, Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre, Lavale, Pune, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Copenhagen Trial Unit, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital –Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark ,Department of Regional Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet—Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark ,Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Munch MW, Meyhoff TS, Helleberg M, Kjær MN, Granholm A, Hjortsø CJS, Jensen TS, Møller MH, Hjortrup PB, Wetterslev M, Vesterlund GK, Russell L, Jørgensen VL, Kristiansen KT, Benfield T, Ulrik CS, Andreasen AS, Bestle MH, Poulsen LM, Hildebrandt T, Knudsen LS, Møller A, Sølling CG, Brøchner AC, Rasmussen BS, Nielsen H, Christensen S, Strøm T, Cronhjort M, Wahlin RR, Jakob SM, Cioccari L, Venkatesh B, Hammond N, Jha V, Myatra SN, Jensen MQ, Leistner JW, Mikkelsen VS, Svenningsen JS, Laursen SB, Hatley EV, Kristensen CM, Al‐Alak A, Clapp E, Jonassen TB, Bjerregaard CL, Østerby NCH, Jespersen MM, Abou‐Kassem D, Lassen ML, Zaabalawi R, Daoud MM, Abdi S, Meier N, Cour K, Derby CB, Damlund BR, Laigaard J, Andersen LL, Mikkelsen J, Jensen JLS, Rasmussen AH, Arnerlöv E, Lykke M, Holst‐Hansen MZB, Tøstesen BW, Schwab J, Madsen EK, Gluud C, Lange T, Perner A. Low-dose hydrocortisone in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxia: The COVID STEROID randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2021; 65:1421-1430. [PMID: 34138478 PMCID: PMC8441888 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background In the early phase of the pandemic, some guidelines recommended the use of corticosteroids for critically ill patients with COVID‐19, whereas others recommended against the use despite lack of firm evidence of either benefit or harm. In the COVID STEROID trial, we aimed to assess the effects of low‐dose hydrocortisone on patient‐centred outcomes in adults with COVID‐19 and severe hypoxia. Methods In this multicentre, parallel‐group, placebo‐controlled, blinded, centrally randomised, stratified clinical trial, we randomly assigned adults with confirmed COVID‐19 and severe hypoxia (use of mechanical ventilation or supplementary oxygen with a flow of at least 10 L/min) to either hydrocortisone (200 mg/d) vs a matching placebo for 7 days or until hospital discharge. The primary outcome was the number of days alive without life support at day 28 after randomisation. Results The trial was terminated early when 30 out of 1000 participants had been enrolled because of external evidence indicating benefit from corticosteroids in severe COVID‐19. At day 28, the median number of days alive without life support in the hydrocortisone vs placebo group were 7 vs 10 (adjusted mean difference: −1.1 days, 95% CI −9.5 to 7.3, P = .79); mortality was 6/16 vs 2/14; and the number of serious adverse reactions 1/16 vs 0/14. Conclusions In this trial of adults with COVID‐19 and severe hypoxia, we were unable to provide precise estimates of the benefits and harms of hydrocortisone as compared with placebo as only 3% of the planned sample size were enrolled. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04348305. European Union Drug Regulation Authorities Clinical Trials (EudraCT) Database: 2020‐001395‐15.
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Mølgaard Nielsen F, Lass Klitgaard T, Crescioli E, Rosborg Aagaard S, Andreasen AS, Musaeus Poulsen L, Siegemund M, Craveiro Brøchner A, Bestle MH, Andi Iversen S, Brand BA, Laake JH, Grøfte T, Hildebrandt T, Lange T, Perner A, Lilleholt Schjørring O, Steen Rasmussen B. Handling oxygenation targets in ICU patients with COVID-19-Protocol and statistical analysis plan in the HOT-COVID trial. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2021; 65:1497-1504. [PMID: 34310694 PMCID: PMC8441913 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Background Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) primarily affects the lungs and lower airways and may present as hypoxaemic respiratory failure requiring admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) for supportive treatment. Here, supplemental oxygen remains essential for COVID‐19 patient management, but the optimal dosage is not defined. We hypothesize that targeting an arterial partial pressure of oxygen of 8 kPa throughout ICU admission is superior to targeting 12 kPa. Methods The Handling Oxygenation Targets in ICU patients with COVID‐19 (HOT‐COVID) trial, is an investigator‐initiated, pragmatic, multicentre, randomized, parallel‐group trial comparing a lower oxygenation target versus a higher oxygenation target in adult ICU patients with COVID‐19. The primary outcome is days alive without life‐support (use of mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy or vasoactive therapy) at day 90. Secondary outcomes are 90‐day and 1‐year mortality, serious adverse events in the ICU and days alive and out of hospital in the 90‐day period, health‐related quality‐of‐life at 1 year, and health economic analyses. One‐year follow‐up of cognitive and pulmonary function is planned in a subgroup of Danish patients. We will include 780 patients to detect or reject an absolute increase in days alive without life‐support of 7 days with an α of 5% and a β of 20%. An interim analysis is planned after 90‐day follow‐up of 390 patients. Conclusions The HOT‐COVID trial will provide patient‐important data on the effect of two oxygenation targets in ICU patients with COVID‐19 and hypoxia. This protocol paper describes the background, design and statistical analysis plan for the trial.
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- Frederik Mølgaard Nielsen
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine Aalborg University Aalborg Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine Aalborg University Aalborg Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine Aalborg University Aalborg Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Zealand University Hospital Køge Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Basel University Hospital Basel Switzerland
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital North Zealand Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Slagelse Hospital Slagelse Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Randers Hospital Randers Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Zealand University Hospital Roskilde Denmark
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- Department of Public Health Section of Biostatistics University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine University of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine Aalborg University Aalborg Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine Aalborg University Aalborg Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC Copenhagen Denmark
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For years, the use of ketamine as an anesthetic to patients suffering from acute brain injury has been debated because of its possible deleterious effects on the cerebral circulation and thus on the cerebral perfusion. Early studies suggested that ketamine could increase the intracranial pressure thus lowering the cerebral perfusion and hence reduce the oxygen supply to the injured brain. However, more recent studies are less conclusive and might even indicate that patients with acute brain injury could benefit from ketamine sedation. This systematic review summarizes the evidence regarding the use of ketamine in patients suffering from traumatic brain injury. Databases were searched for studies using ketamine in acute brain injury. Outcomes of interest were mortality, intracranial pressure, cerebral perfusion pressure, blood pressure, heart rate, spreading depolarizations, and neurological function. In total 11 studies were included. The overall level of evidence concerning the use of ketamine in brain injury is low. Only two studies found a small increase in intracranial pressure, while two small studies found decreased levels of intracranial pressure following ketamine administration. We found no evidence of harm during ketamine use in patients suffering from acute brain injury.
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- Mads Christian Tofte Gregers
- The Mobile Emergency Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. .,The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
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- The Mobile Emergency Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- The Mobile Emergency Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- The Prehospital Research Unit, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kolding Hospital, 6000, Kolding, Denmark
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Munch MW, Granholm A, Myatra SN, Vijayaraghavan BKT, Cronhjort M, Wahlin RR, Jakob SM, Cioccari L, Kjær MN, Vesterlund GK, Meyhoff TS, Helleberg M, Møller MH, Benfield T, Venkatesh B, Hammond N, Micallef S, Bassi A, John O, Jha V, Kristiansen KT, Ulrik CS, Jørgensen VL, Smitt M, Bestle MH, Andreasen AS, Poulsen LM, Rasmussen BS, Brøchner AC, Strøm T, Møller A, Khan MS, Padmanaban A, Divatia JV, Saseedharan S, Borawake K, Kapadia F, Dixit S, Chawla R, Shukla U, Amin P, Chew MS, Gluud C, Lange T, Perner A. Higher vs lower doses of dexamethasone in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxia (COVID STEROID 2) trial: Protocol and statistical analysis plan. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2021; 65:834-845. [PMID: 33583034 PMCID: PMC8014264 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has resulted in millions of deaths and overburdened healthcare systems worldwide. Systemic low‐dose corticosteroids have proven clinical benefit in patients with severe COVID‐19. Higher doses of corticosteroids are used in other inflammatory lung diseases and may offer additional clinical benefits in COVID‐19. At present, the balance between benefits and harms of higher vs. lower doses of corticosteroids for patients with COVID‐19 is unclear. Methods The COVID STEROID 2 trial is an investigator‐initiated, international, parallel‐grouped, blinded, centrally randomised and stratified clinical trial assessing higher (12 mg) vs. lower (6 mg) doses of dexamethasone for adults with COVID‐19 and severe hypoxia. We plan to enrol 1,000 patients in Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and India. The primary outcome is days alive without life support (invasive mechanical ventilation, circulatory support or renal replacement therapy) at day 28. Secondary outcomes include serious adverse reactions at day 28; all‐cause mortality at day 28, 90 and 180; days alive without life support at day 90; days alive and out of hospital at day 90; and health‐related quality of life at day 180. The primary outcome will be analysed using the Kryger Jensen and Lange test adjusted for stratification variables and reported as adjusted mean differences and median differences. The full statistical analysis plan is outlined in this protocol. Discussion The COVID STEROID 2 trial will provide evidence on the optimal dosing of systemic corticosteroids for COVID‐19 patients with severe hypoxia with important implications for patients, their relatives and society.
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- MW Munch
- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai India
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- Department of Critical Care Apollo Hospitals Chennai India
- Chennai Critical Care Consultants Chennai India
- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales New Delhi India
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Research & Disruption of Infectious Diseases Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre Copenhagen Denmark
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales New Delhi India
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales New Delhi India
- Prasanna School of Public Health Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal India
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales New Delhi India
- Prasanna School of Public Health Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal India
- School of Public Health Imperial College London London UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Thoracic Anaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Nordsjælland Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Zealand University Hospital Copenhagen Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Kolding Hospital Kolding Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine Odense University Hospital Odense C Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine Hospital Sønderjylland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Næstved‐Slagelse‐Ringsted Hospital Slagelse Denmark
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences Ranchi India
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- Department of Critical Care Apollo Hospitals Chennai India
- Chennai Critical Care Consultants Chennai India
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- Department of Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai India
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- Department of Intensive Care Vishwaraj Hospital Pune India
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- Section of Critical Care, Department of Medicine Hinduja Hospital Mahim, Mumbai India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine Sanjeevan Hospital Pune Maharashtra India
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Indraprastha Apollo Hospital New Delhi India
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- Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Services Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre Lavale, Pune India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences Mumbai India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Linköping University Linköping Sweden
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research Capital Region of Denmark, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Biostatistics University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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Granholm A, Munch MW, Myatra SN, Vijayaraghavan BKT, Cronhjort M, Wahlin RR, Jakob SM, Cioccari L, Kjær MN, Vesterlund GK, Meyhoff TS, Helleberg M, Møller MH, Benfield T, Venkatesh B, Hammond N, Micallef S, Bassi A, John O, Jha V, Kristiansen KT, Ulrik CS, Jørgensen VL, Smitt M, Bestle MH, Andreasen AS, Poulsen LM, Rasmussen BS, Brøchner AC, Strøm T, Møller A, Khan MS, Padmanaban A, Divatia JV, Saseedharan S, Borawake K, Kapadia F, Dixit S, Chawla R, Shukla U, Amin P, Chew MS, Gluud C, Lange T, Perner A. Higher vs Lower Doses of Dexamethasone in Patients with COVID-19 and Severe Hypoxia (COVID STEROID 2) trial: Protocol for a secondary Bayesian analysis. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2021; 65:702-710. [PMID: 33583027 PMCID: PMC8014670 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) can lead to severe hypoxic respiratory failure and death. Corticosteroids decrease mortality in severely or critically ill patients with COVID‐19. However, the optimal dose remains unresolved. The ongoing randomised COVID STEROID 2 trial investigates the effects of higher vs lower doses of dexamethasone (12 vs 6 mg intravenously daily for up to 10 days) in 1,000 adult patients with COVID‐19 and severe hypoxia. Methods This protocol outlines the rationale and statistical methods for a secondary, pre‐planned Bayesian analysis of the primary outcome (days alive without life support at day 28) and all secondary outcomes registered up to day 90. We will use hurdle‐negative binomial models to estimate the mean number of days alive without life support in each group and present results as mean differences and incidence rate ratios with 95% credibility intervals (CrIs). Additional count outcomes will be analysed similarly and binary outcomes will be analysed using logistic regression models with results presented as probabilities, relative risks and risk differences with 95% CrIs. We will present probabilities of any benefit/harm, clinically important benefit/harm and probabilities of effects smaller than pre‐defined clinically minimally important differences for all outcomes analysed. Analyses will be adjusted for stratification variables and conducted using weakly informative priors supplemented by sensitivity analyses using sceptic priors. Discussion This secondary, pre‐planned Bayesian analysis will supplement the primary, conventional analysis and may help clinicians, researchers and policymakers interpret the results of the COVID STEROID 2 trial while avoiding arbitrarily dichotomised interpretations of the results. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04509973; EudraCT: 2020‐003363‐25.
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- Anders Granholm
- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai India
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- Department of Critical Care Apollo Hospitals Chennai India
- Chennai Critical Care Consultants Chennai India
- The George Institute for Global Health University of New South Wales New Delhi India
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Center of Research and Disruption of Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre Denmark
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- The George Institute for Global Health University of New South Wales Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health University of New South Wales Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health University of New South Wales New Delhi India
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- The George Institute for Global Health University of New South Wales New Delhi India
- Prasanna School of Public Health Manipal Academy of Higher Education India
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- The George Institute for Global Health University of New South Wales New Delhi India
- Prasanna School of Public Health Manipal Academy of Higher Education India
- School of Public Health Imperial College London United Kingdom
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Thoracic Anaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Nordsjælland Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Aalborg University Hospital Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine Odense University Hospital Odense C Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine Hospital Sønderjylland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Næstved‐Slagelse‐Ringsted Hospital Slagelse Denmark
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences Ranchi India
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai India
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- Department of Intensive Care Vishwaraj Hospital Pune India
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- Section of Critical Care, Department of Medicine Hinduja Hospital Mahim India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine Sanjeevan Hospital Pune India
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Indraprastha Apollo Hospital New Delhi India
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- Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Services Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre Pune India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences Mumbai India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Linköping University Linköping Sweden
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Capital Region of Denmark, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Biostatistics University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Denmark
- Collaboration for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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Haase N, Plovsing R, Christensen S, Poulsen LM, Brøchner AC, Rasmussen BS, Helleberg M, Jensen JUS, Andersen LPK, Siegel H, Ibsen M, Jørgensen V, Winding R, Iversen S, Pedersen HP, Madsen J, Sølling C, Garcia RS, Michelsen J, Mohr T, Mannering A, Espelund US, Bundgaard H, Kirkegaard L, Smitt M, Buck DL, Ribergaard N, Pedersen HS, Christensen BV, Perner A. Characteristics, interventions, and longer term outcomes of COVID-19 ICU patients in Denmark-A nationwide, observational study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2021; 65:68-75. [PMID: 32929715 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Most data on intensive care unit (ICU) patients with COVID-19 originate in selected populations from stressed healthcare systems with shorter term follow-up. We present characteristics, interventions and longer term outcomes of the entire, unselected cohort of all ICU patients with COVID-19 in Denmark where the ICU capacity was not exceeded. METHODS We identified all patients with SARS-CoV-2 admitted to any Danish ICU from 10 March to 19 May 2020 and registered demographics, chronic comorbidities, use of organ support, length of stay, and vital status from patient files. Risk factors for death were analyzed using adjusted Cox regression analysis. RESULTS There were 323 ICU patients with confirmed COVID-19. Median age was 68 years, 74% were men, 50% had hypertension, 21% diabetes, and 20% chronic pulmonary disease; 29% had no chronic comorbidity. Invasive mechanical ventilation was used in 82%, vasopressors in 83%, renal replacement therapy in 26%, and extra corporeal membrane oxygenation in 8%. ICU stay was median 13 days (IQR 6-22) and hospital stay 19 days (11-30). Median follow-up was 79 days. At end of follow-up, 118 had died (37%), 15 (4%) were still in hospital hereof 4 in ICU as of 16 June 2020. Risk factors for mortality included male gender, age, chronic pulmonary disease, active cancer, and number of co-morbidities. CONCLUSIONS In this nationwide, population-based cohort of ICU patients with COVID-19, longer term survival was high despite high age and substantial use of organ support. Male gender, age, and chronic co-morbidities, in particular chronic pulmonary disease, were associated with increased risk of death.
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- Nicolai Haase
- Department of Intensive Care Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Hvidovre Hospital Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Århus University Hospital Århus Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Zealand University Hospital Køge Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Ålborg University Hospital Ålborg Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Herlev‐Gentofte Hospital Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care North Zealand Hospital Hillerød Denmark
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Herning Hospital Herning Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Slagelse Hospital Slagelse Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Zealand University Hospital Roskilde Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Ålborg University Hospital Ålborg Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Viborg Hospital Viborg Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Odense University Hospital Odense Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Herlev‐Gentofte Hospital Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Svendborg Hospital Svendborg Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Randers Hospital Randers Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Åbenrå Hospital Åbenrå Denmark
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- Department of Neuroanesthesiology Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Holbæk Hospital Holbæk Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Nykøbing Falster Hospital Nykøbing Falster Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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Petersen MW, Meyhoff TS, Helleberg M, Kjær MN, Granholm A, Hjortsø CJS, Jensen TS, Møller MH, Hjortrup PB, Wetterslev M, Vesterlund GK, Russell L, Jørgensen VL, Tjelle K, Benfield T, Ulrik CS, Andreasen AS, Mohr T, Bestle MH, Poulsen LM, Hitz MF, Hildebrandt T, Knudsen LS, Møller A, Sølling CG, Brøchner AC, Rasmussen BS, Nielsen H, Christensen S, Strøm T, Cronhjort M, Wahlin RR, Jakob S, Cioccari L, Venkatesh B, Hammond N, Jha V, Myatra SN, Gluud C, Lange T, Perner A. Low-dose hydrocortisone in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxia (COVID STEROID) trial-Protocol and statistical analysis plan. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2020; 64:1365-1375. [PMID: 32779728 PMCID: PMC7404666 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Introduction Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 has caused a pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) with many patients developing hypoxic respiratory failure. Corticosteroids reduce the time on mechanical ventilation, length of stay in the intensive care unit and potentially also mortality in similar patient populations. However, corticosteroids have undesirable effects, including longer time to viral clearance. Clinical equipoise on the use of corticosteroids for COVID‐19 exists. Methods The COVID STEROID trial is an international, randomised, stratified, blinded clinical trial. We will allocate 1000 adult patients with COVID‐19 receiving ≥10 L/min of oxygen or on mechanical ventilation to intravenous hydrocortisone 200 mg daily vs placebo (0.9% saline) for 7 days. The primary outcome is days alive without life support (ie mechanical ventilation, circulatory support, and renal replacement therapy) at day 28. Secondary outcomes are serious adverse reactions at day 14; days alive without life support at day 90; days alive and out of hospital at day 90; all‐cause mortality at day 28, day 90, and 1 year; and health‐related quality of life at 1 year. We will conduct the statistical analyses according to this protocol, including interim analyses for every 250 patients followed for 28 days. The primary outcome will be compared using the Kryger Jensen and Lange test in the intention to treat population and reported as differences in means and medians with 95% confidence intervals. Discussion The COVID STEROID trial will provide important evidence to guide the use of corticosteroids in COVID‐19 and severe hypoxia.
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Milling L, Linde L, Brøchner AC, Lassen JF, Mikkelsen S. [Treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation]. Ugeskr Laeger 2020; 182:V04200273. [PMID: 32800048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This review provides a summary of treatment of cardiac arrest with mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). CPR provides chest compressions according to guidelines in the treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This is useful in situations where CPR cannot be safely delivered (e.g. during transportation and prolonged CPR). Randomized controlled trials have not shown improved patient outcomes after treatment with mechanical CPR compared to manual CPR. Mechanical CPR can, like manual CPR, cause injuries, and some may be life-threatening. Mechanical CPR is therefore recommended as an adjunct to manual CPR in special circumstances but not used routinely.
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Brøchner AC, Binderup LG, Schaffalitzky de Muckadell C, Mikkelsen S. Does the "Morning Morality Effect" Apply to Prehospital Anaesthesiologists? An Investigation into Diurnal Changes in Ethical Behaviour. Healthcare (Basel) 2020; 8:healthcare8020101. [PMID: 32316371 PMCID: PMC7349197 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8020101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The “morning morality effect”—the alleged phenomenon that people are more likely to act in unethical ways in the afternoon when they are tired and have less self-control than in the morning—may well be expected to influence prehospital anaesthesiologist manning mobile emergency care units (MECUs). The working conditions of these units routinely entail fatigue, hunger, sleep deprivation and other physical or emotional conditions that might make prehospital units predisposed to exhibit the “morning morality effect”. We investigated whether this is in fact the case by looking at the distribution of patient transports to hospital with and without physician escort late at night at the end of the shift as a surrogate marker for changing thresholds in ethical behaviour. All missions over a period of 11 years in the MECU in Odense were reviewed. Physician-escorted transports to hospital were compared with non-physician-escorted transports during daytime, evening, and night-time (which correlates with time on the 24 h shifts). In total, 26,883 patients were transported to hospital following treatment by the MECU. Of these, 27.4% (26.9%–27.9%) were escorted to the hospital. The ratio of patient transports to hospital with and without physician escort during the three periods of the day did not differ (p = 1.00). We found no evidence of changes in admission patterns over the day. Thus, no evidence of the expected “morning morality effect” could be found in a prehospital physician-manned emergency care unit.
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- Anne Craveiro Brøchner
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine V, Mobile Emergency Care Unit, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark;
- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Kolding Hospital, a Part of Hospital Lillebaelt, 6000 Kolding, Denmark
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- Philosophy, Department for the Study of Culture, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark; (L.G.B.); (C.S.d.M.)
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine V, Mobile Emergency Care Unit, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark;
- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +45-30252225
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Meyhoff TS, Hjortrup PB, Møller MH, Wetterslev J, Lange T, Kjær MN, Jonsson AB, Hjortsø CJS, Cronhjort M, Laake JH, Jakob SM, Nalos M, Pettilä V, Horst I, Ostermann M, Mouncey P, Rowan K, Cecconi M, Ferrer R, Malbrain MLNG, Ahlstedt C, Hoffmann S, Bestle MH, Nebrich L, Russell L, Vang M, Rasmussen ML, Sølling C, Rasmussen BS, Brøchner AC, Perner A. Conservative vs liberal fluid therapy in septic shock (CLASSIC) trial-Protocol and statistical analysis plan. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2019; 63:1262-1271. [PMID: 31276193 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Intravenous (IV) fluid is a key intervention in the management of septic shock. The benefits and harms of lower versus higher fluid volumes are unknown and thus clinical equipoise exists. We describe the protocol and detailed statistical analysis plan for the conservative versus liberal approach to fluid therapy of septic shock in the Intensive Care (CLASSIC) trial. The aim of the CLASSIC trial is to assess benefits and harms of IV fluid restriction versus standard care in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients with septic shock. METHODS CLASSIC trial is an investigator-initiated, international, randomised, stratified, and analyst-blinded trial. We will allocate 1554 adult patients with septic shock, who are planned to be or are admitted to an ICU, to IV fluid restriction versus standard care. The primary outcome is mortality at day 90. Secondary outcomes are serious adverse events (SAEs), serious adverse reactions (SARs), days alive at day 90 without life support, days alive and out of the hospital at day 90 and mortality, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and cognitive function at 1 year. We will conduct the statistical analyses according to a pre-defined statistical analysis plan, including three interim analyses. For the primary analysis, we will use logistic regression adjusted for the stratification variables comparing the two interventions in the intention-to-treat (ITT) population. DISCUSSION The CLASSIC trial results will provide important evidence to guide clinicians' choice regarding the IV fluid therapy in adults with septic shock.
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- Tine Sylvest Meyhoff
- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
- Centre for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
- Centre for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Centre for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Biostatistics University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
- Centre for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Karolinska Institutet, Södersjukhuset Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit Interni klinika, Fakultni Nemocnice Plzen Czech Republic
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- Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Intensive Care University Medical Centre Groningen Groningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London UK
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- Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC) London UK
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- Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC) London UK
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine Humanitas Research Hospital Milan Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care Hospital Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine University Hospital Brussels (UZB) Jette Belgium
- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Brussels Belgium
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Nordsjællands Hospital, University Hospital of Copenhagen Hillerød Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Zealand University Hospital Køge Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Zealand University Hospital Roskilde Denmark
- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Randers Hospital Randers Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
- Centre for Research in Intensive Care (CRIC) Copenhagen Denmark
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Brøchner AC, Lindholm P, Jensen MJ, Møller JE, Henriksen FL, Toft P, Mikkelsen S. Survival following treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a physician-manned prehospital emergency system with immediate access to a cardiac catheterization laboratory. Resuscitation 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.06.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Brøchner AC, Mikkelsen S, Hegelund I, Hokland M, Mogensen O, Toft P. The immune response is affected for at least three weeks after extensive surgery for ovarian cancer. Dan Med J 2016; 63:A5243. [PMID: 27264944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The treatment of women with ovarian cancer in advanced stages consists of extensive surgery followed by chemotherapy initiated three weeks after surgery. In this study, selected immune parameters were investigated to elucidate when the immune system is normalised following the operation. METHODS Ten women undergoing extensive surgery for ovarian cancer were compared with a control group of ten women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy for a benign diagnosis. Blood samples were collected over a period of 21 days post-operatively. The levels of interleukin-6, interleukin-8, interleukin-10 and the activity and total frequency of natural killer cells were measured. RESULTS Interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 were significantly elevated immediately after the operation and also after 21 days. The total population of natural killercells and the total activity were reduced. The total activity of natural killer-cells did not normalise within 21 days. CONCLUSIONS The level of the cytokines interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 is increased 21 days after the operation, and the function of natural killer cells is not normalised at 21 days after surgery. FUNDING The study received funding from Odense University Hospital Free Research Fund. TRIAL REGISTRATION not relevant.
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Lindvig KP, Brøchner AC, Lassen AT, Mikkelsen S. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated by the mobile emergency care unit - hospitalization and prognostic factors. Intensive Care Med Exp 2015. [PMCID: PMC4796487 DOI: 10.1186/2197-425x-3-s1-a393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Mikkelsen S, Lossius HM, Toft P, Lassen AT, Brøchner AC. Criterion based dispatch carried out by health care workers. Implications on triage. Resuscitation 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.09.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Larsen LG, Bauer N, Brøchner AC. Does the emergency physician miss a spot? Resuscitation 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.03.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Brøchner AC, Dagnaes-Hansen F, Højberg-Holm J, Toft P. The inflammatory response in blood and in remote organs following acute kidney injury. APMIS 2013; 122:399-404. [PMID: 24033773 DOI: 10.1111/apm.12157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) mortality remains high, despite the fact that the patients are treated with continuous renal replacement therapy. The interaction between the kidney and the immune system might explain the high mortality observed in AKI. In order to elucidate the interaction between the kidney and immune system we developed a two-hit model of AKI and endotoxemia. Our hypothesis was that ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) of the kidney simultaneously with endotoxemia would generate a more extensive inflammatory response compared to I/R of the hind legs. Our expectation was that elevated levels of cytokines would be found in both blood and in organs distant to the kidneys. Forty mice were divided into five groups. The mice were subjected to the following operations: A: Sham only, no lipopolysaccharide (LPS); B: I/R of both kidneys + LPS; C: LPS only; D: Nephrectomy + LPS; E: I/R of both hind legs + LPS. In groups B and E, I/R times were identical. All mice were kept alive for 24 h and then sacrificed. Levels of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor-α were measured in the blood. The activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO) in lungs, kidneys, and liver was evaluated as an indirect measurement of accumulation of granulocytes. In this study, significantly higher amount of IL-6 and IL-10 in the plasma was observed following renal I/R compared to hind leg I/R. The elevated levels of cytokine in plasma were observed following nephrectomy and endotoxemia. The neutrophil infiltration of distant organs measured by the levels of MPO in the lung and liver also showed a significantly higher level in renal I/R compared to hind leg I/R. Renal I/R is associated with a more pronounced inflammatory response in blood and distant organs. The high cytokine levels measured following nephrectomy might be explained by compromised elimination of cytokines by the kidney in AKI.
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- Anne Craveiro Brøchner
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Brøchner AC, Toft P. Pathophysiology of the systemic inflammatory response after major accidental trauma. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2009; 17:43. [PMID: 19754938 PMCID: PMC2757019 DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-17-43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2009] [Accepted: 09/15/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The purpose of the present study was to describe the pathophysiology of the systemic inflammatory response after major trauma and the timing of final reconstructive surgery. Methods An unsystematic review of the medical literature was performed and articles pertaining to the inflammatory response to trauma were obtained. The literature selected was based on the preference and clinical expertise of authors. Discussion The inflammatory response consists of hormonal metabolic and immunological components and the extent correlates with the magnitude of the tissue injury. After trauma and uncomplicated surgery a delicate balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators is observed. Trauma patients are, however, often exposed, not only to the trauma, but to several events in the form of initial surgery and later final reconstructive surgery. In this case immune paralysis associated with increased risk of infection might develop. The inflammatory response is normalized 3 weeks following trauma. It has been proposed that the final reconstructive surgery should be postponed until the inflammatory response is normalized. This statement is however not based on clinical trials. Conclusion Postponement of final reconstructive surgery until the inflammatory is normalized should be based on prospective randomized trials.
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- Anne Craveiro Brøchner
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
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Toft P, Nilsen BU, Bollen P, Lillevang S, Olsen KE, Brøchner AC, Larsen NH. The impact of long-term haemofiltration (continuous veno-venous haemofiltration) on cell-mediated immunity during endotoxaemia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2007; 51:679-86. [PMID: 17567268 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01312.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increased survival with high-volume continuous veno-venous haemofiltration (CVVH) has been demonstrated in critically ill patients. This may be the result of intensified blood purification or an effect on the immune system. We hypothesized that CVVH modifies the cell-mediated immunity. We investigated the effect of high-volume CVVH for 24 h on the cell-mediated immunity following endotoxin infusion. METHODS Thirty pigs were divided into three groups. Ten pigs received 30 microg/kg of Escherichia coli endotoxin. These pigs were treated with CVVH (replacement 35 ml/kg/h) over the following 24 h. Ten pigs received the same bolus of endotoxin and ten pigs served as a control group. The adhesion molecules CD18, CD44 and CD62L and the ability to respond with an oxidative burst were measured. The number of neutrophils was counted in blood and lung tissue. The lymphoproliferative response and cytokines interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 were measured. RESULTS The infusion of endotoxin was followed by initial granulocytopenia and, later, granulocytosis, activation of CD18 and CD62L, and increased oxidative burst. The cytokine level was increased. CVVH had no effect on the adhesion molecules or cytokine level and did not reduce the number of granulocytes in the lung significantly. CVVH, however, reduced the oxidative burst activity of neutrophils after 2 h of treatment. CONCLUSION In the first few hours after endotoxaemia, high-volume CVVH reduced the oxidative burst activity of neutrophils. However, in the long term, CVVH was unable to modify the endotoxin-induced changes in cell-mediated immunity.
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- P Toft
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
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