Key Trials in Emergency Medicine

This stuff is not terribly useful for the exam, but is more for reading interest.

Authored by Dr. Jarel Saw:

  1. FAKT - fentanyl vs placebo as adjunct to RocKet in RSI
  2. CLASSIC - restrictive fluids in ICU
  3. FERRARI - diuretics in PE
  4. COCA - calcium in OOHCA
  5. VAM-IHCA - vasopressin and methylprednisolone in in-hospital cardiac arrest
  6. TOMAHAWK & COACT - delayed PCI in NSTEMI
  7. DECRA - craniotomy in diffuse TBI
  8. SNOCAT - sodium nitrite in OOHCA
  9. COVERT MI - colchicine in AMI
  10. ARREST - ECMO-CPR
  11. TTM, TTM2, HYPERION, TTM48, HYPO ECMO, CASS, POLAR RCT - hypothermia trials
  12. PSP - PTX conservative management
  13. DIRECT MT - thrombectomy vs. lysis + thrombectomy
  14. ACTT-1 - COVID-19 remdesivir trial
  15. VITAMINS - hydrocortisone, vitamin C, thiamine in sepsis
  16. ESETT, ConSEPT, EcLiPSE - seizure treatment trials
  17. CRASH-2, CRASH-3, WOMAN, TICH 2, ULTRA, HALT-IT - TXA trials
  18. POKER - propofol vs ketofol
  19. Thrombolysis for Pulmonary Embolism and Risk of All-Cause Mortality, Major Bleeding, and Intracranial Hemorrhage (meta-analysis)
  20. PReVENT - low vs intermediate tidal volume
  21. IRIS - cricoid pressure
  22. ITACTIC - viscoelastic assays in major trauma
  23. CRASH-1 - corticosteroids in closed head injury
  24. PRECISE - pregabalin in sciatica

Authored by Dr. Shelly Ong:

  1. PREOXI
  2. ANNEXA-I
  3. DanGer Shock
  4. NICO
  5. MIRACLE2 Validation
  6. ACORN
  7. UK-REBOA RCT
  8. CRYOSTAT-2
  9. ECLS-SHOCK
  10. ARREST
  11. DEVICE
  12. PATCH
  13. INCEPTION
  14. CLOVERS
  15. DOSEVF
  16. Endovascular Therapy for Acute Stroke with a Large Ischemic Region
  17. Prague OHCA
  18. RePHILL