Reviews

Systematic reviews

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Systematic reviews

Noise or sound management in the neonatal intensive care unit for preterm or very low birth weight infants

Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support

Higher versus lower fractions of inspired oxygen or targets of arterial oxygenation for adults admitted to the intensive care unit

Oxygenation during the apnoeic phase preceding intubation in adults in prehospital, emergency department, intensive care and operating theatre environments

High‐flow nasal cannulae for respiratory support in adult intensive care patients

Benzodiazepines for treatment of patients with delirium excluding those who are cared for in an intensive care unit

Oxygen targets in the intensive care unit during mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a rapid review

Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units

Early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) for young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

Protocol‐directed sedation versus non‐protocol‐directed sedation in mechanically ventilated intensive care adults and children

Interventions for preventing intensive care unit delirium in adults

Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) for critically ill adults in the intensive care unit

BIS monitoring versus clinical assessment for sedation in mechanically ventilated adults in the intensive care unit and its impact on clinical outcomes and resource utilization

Enteral versus parenteral nutrition and enteral versus a combination of enteral and parenteral nutrition for adults in the intensive care unit

Propofol for the promotion of sleep in adults in the intensive care unit

Melatonin for the promotion of sleep in adults in the intensive care unit

Information or education interventions for adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their carers

Follow‐up services for improving long‐term outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors

Intravenous midazolam infusion for sedation of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit

Intensive case management for severe mental illness

Elevation of the head during intensive care management in people with severe traumatic brain injury

Cycled light in the intensive care unit for preterm and low birth weight infants

Alternatives, and adjuncts, to prophylactic platelet transfusion for people with haematological malignancies undergoing intensive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation

Exercise rehabilitation following intensive care unit discharge for recovery from critical illness

Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep promotion in the intensive care unit