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  • Fluid Resuscitation

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  • The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group (CTG) emerged from research on resuscitation and maintenance fluids.
  • Professor Rinaldo Bellomo played a pivotal role in developing influential critical care trials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight Professor Rinaldo Bellomo's contributions to key large clinical trials.
  • To detail the impact of these trials on critical care research and practice globally.

Main Methods:

  • The Saline versus Albumin Fluid Evaluation (SAFE) study was the first large pragmatic trial in intensive care units worldwide.
  • Professor Bellomo secured multi-source funding and facilitated fluid supply and blinding for the SAFE study.
  • The SAFE study served as a template for subsequent trials like the Crystalloid versus Hydroxyethyl Starch Study.

Main Results:

  • The SAFE study was the CTG's first publication in The New England Journal of Medicine.
  • The trial's success established the CTG internationally and influenced fluid management practices.
  • The study demonstrated the feasibility of conducting large-scale, blinded fluid trials in critical care.

Conclusions:

  • Professor Bellomo's leadership and innovative approaches were crucial to the success of major critical care trials.
  • The SAFE study and subsequent trials have fundamentally changed the landscape of fluid resuscitation in intensive care.
  • The CTG's influential role in global critical care research was significantly shaped by these foundational studies.