Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in keeping with what
is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research …

Coronary angiography and heart catheterization are invaluable tests for the detection and
quantification of coronary artery disease, identification of valvular and other structural …

Objective Circulatory shock is a life-threatening syndrome resulting in multiorgan failure and
a high mortality rate. The aim of this consensus is to provide support to the bedside clinician …

Propensity‐score methods are increasingly being used to reduce the impact of treatment‐
selection bias in the estimation of treatment effects using observational data. Commonly …

It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the …

Background Some observational studies suggest that the use of pulmonary-artery catheters
to guide therapy is associated with increased mortality. Methods We performed a …

Thus, the task of writing Guidelines or Expert Consensus Documents covers not only the
integration of the most recent research, but also the creation of educational tools and …

Background: The importance of clinical risk factors for postoperative pulmonary
complications and the value of preoperative testing to stratify risk are the subject of debate …

The practice of perioperative fluid therapy is variable, ranging fromhigh
volume'todry'regimen. A review of the data on the effect ofhigh volume'perioperative fluid …

It is essential that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the use
of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the detection …