# Bringing credibility to observational research in critical care: the case of target trial emulation designs

**Authors:** Sérgio Renato da Rosa Decker, Ary Serpa

PMC · DOI: 10.62675/2965-2774.20250142 · 2025-08-08

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** critically ill (MESH:D016638), cancer (MESH:D009369), acute respiratory failure (MESH:D012131), coronary heart disease (MESH:D003327), agitation (MESH:D011595), death (MESH:D003643), COVID-19 (MESH:D000086382)
- **Chemicals:** dexmedetomidine (MESH:D020927), oxygen (MESH:D010100)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12614949