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Title of The Bottom Line: "The Bottom Line – A compendium of critical appraisals in Intensive Care Medicine research and related specialties"

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Ketamine or Etomidate for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults Casey. NEJM. 2025. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2511420 Clinical Question Among adults with non‑traumatic critical illness undergoing emergency tracheal intubation in the ED or ICU, how does induction with ketamine (1–2 mg/kg IV, dosed by actual body weight) versus etomidate (0.2–0.3 mg/kg IV, dosed by actual body weig...

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Personalized Hemodynamic Resuscitation Targeting Capillary Refill Time in Early Septic Shock ANDROMEDA SHOCK 2 Investigators @ShockAndromeda2. JAMA 2025. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.20402 Clinical Question In adult patients with early septic shock, does a personalised haemodynamic resuscitation protocol targeting capillary refill time (CRT) normalisation improve outcomes compared to u...

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Individualized Perioperative Blood Pressure Management in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery: The IMPROVE-multi Randomized Clinical Trial  B Saugel. JAMA 2025; doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.17235 Clinical Question In patients undergoing major intra-abdominal surgery, does an individualised blood pressure target, compared to standard care, improve rates of acute kidney injury, ...

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