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Colin McArthur

Researcher at Auckland City Hospital

Publications -  146
Citations -  19789

Colin McArthur is an academic researcher from Auckland City Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intensive care & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 124 publications receiving 15143 citations. Previous affiliations of Colin McArthur include St John of God Health Care & Monash University, Clayton campus.

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Intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients.

TL;DR: In this large, international, randomized trial, it was found that intensive glucose control increased mortality among adults in the ICU: a blood glucose target of 180 mg or less per deciliter resulted in lower mortality than did a target of 81 to 108 mg perDeciliter.
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Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis.

TL;DR: A prospective meta-analysis that pooled data from 7 randomized clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy of corticosteroids in 1703 critically ill patients with COVID-19 found that low-dose dexamethasone reduced mortality in hospitalized patients with Cohen's disease who required respiratory support.
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Hydroxyethyl starch or saline for fluid resuscitation in intensive care

TL;DR: In patients in the ICU, there was no significant difference in 90-day mortality between patients resuscitated with 6% HES (130/0.4) or saline, however, more patients who received resuscitation with HES were treated with renal-replacement therapy.