Kathryn M Rowan, Derek C Angus, Michael Bailey, Amber E Barnato, Rinaldo Bellomo, Ruth R Canter, Timothy J Coats, Anthony Delaney, Elizabeth Gimbel, Richard D Grieve, David A Harrison, Alisa M Higgins, Belinda Howe, David T Huang, John A Kellum, Paul R Mouncey, Edvin Music, Sandra L Peake, Francis Pike, Michael C Reade, M Zia Sadique, Mervyn Singer, Donald M Yealy
BACKGROUND: After a single-center trial and observational studies suggesting that early, goal-directed therapy (EGDT) reduced mortality from septic shock, three multicenter trials (ProCESS, ARISE, and ProMISe) showed no benefit. This meta-analysis of individual patient data from the three recent trials was designed prospectively to improve statistical power and explore heterogeneity of treatment effect of EGDT. METHODS: We harmonized entry criteria, intervention protocols, outcomes, resource-use measures, and data collection across the trials and specified all analyses before unblinding...
June 8, 2017: New England Journal of Medicine