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abstract：INTRODUCTION:Following trauma, patients may suffer an overwhelming pro-inflammatory response and immune paralysis resulting in infection and multiple organ failure (MOF). Various potentially immunomodulative interventions have been tested. The objective of this study is to systematically review the randomized controlle...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Spruijt NE,Visser T,Leenen LP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The present study examined the median survival, life expectancies, and cumulative incidence rate (CIR) of patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) stratified by different underlying diseases. METHODS:According to the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan, there were 8,906...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hung MC,Lu HM,Chen L,Hu FC,Chan SY,Yan YH,Fan PS,Lin MS,Chen CR,Kuo LC,Yu CJ,Wang JD

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The definition of what constitutes a 'normal' adrenal response to critical illness is unclear. Consequently, published studies have used a variety of biochemical criteria to define 'adrenal insufficiency'. These criteria have been based on the baseline cortisol level or the increment in cortisol following corticotropi...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Marik PE

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is characterized by a dysregulated immune response to infection leading to life-threatening organ dysfunction. Sepsis-induced liver injury is recognized as a powerful independent predictor of mortality in the intensive care unit. During systemic infections, the liver regulates immune defenses via bacterial clea...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Sun J,Zhang J,Wang X,Ji F,Ronco C,Tian J,Yin Y

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In sepsis, inflammation and thrombosis are both the cause and the result of interactions between circulating (for example, leukocytes and platelets), endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Microparticles are proinflammatory and procoagulant fragments originating from plasma membrane generated after cellular activation a...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Meziani F,Delabranche X,Asfar P,Toti F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The respiratory variation in pulse pressure (PP) has been established as a dynamic variable of cardiac preload which indicates fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients. The impact of acute changes in cardiac performance on respiratory fluctuations in PP has not been evaluated until now. We ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Keyl C,Stockinger J,Laule S,Staier K,Schiebeling-Römer J,Wiesenack C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Delirium occurs in most ventilated patients and is independently associated with more deaths, longer stay, and higher cost. Guidelines recommend monitoring of delirium in all intensive care unit (ICU) patients, though few data exist in non-ventilated patients. The study objective was to determine the relat...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Thomason JW,Shintani A,Peterson JF,Pun BT,Jackson JC,Ely EW

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Identification of bacterial infections is crucial if treatment is to be initiated early and antibiotics used rationally. The primary objective of this study was to test the efficiency of procalcitonin (PCT) in identifying bacterial/parasitic episodes among febrile adult patients presenting to an emergency ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hausfater P,Juillien G,Madonna-Py B,Haroche J,Bernard M,Riou B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Critical illness myopathy is an acquired skeletal muscle disorder with severe myosin loss and muscle weakness frequently seen in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. It is unknown if impaired excitation-contraction coupling contributes to the muscle weakness. METHODS:We used a unique ICU model where rats wer...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Llano-Diez M,Cheng AJ,Jonsson W,Ivarsson N,Westerblad H,Sun V,Cacciani N,Larsson L,Bruton J

更新日期：2016-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary indices are classically believed to allow differentiation of transient (or pre-renal) acute kidney injury (AKI) from persistent (or acute tubular necrosis) AKI. However, the data validating urinalysis in critically ill patients are weak. In the previous issue of Critical Care, Pons and colleagues demonstrate i...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Schneider AG,Bellomo R

更新日期：2013-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Authors of several studies have studied biomarkers and computed tomography (CT) findings in the acute phase after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the correlation between structural damage as assessed by neuroimaging and biomarkers has not been elucidated. The aim of this study was to investig...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Mondello S,Papa L,Buki A,Bullock MR,Czeiter E,Tortella FC,Wang KK,Hayes RL

更新日期：2011-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a public health emergency of global concern. We aimed to explore the risk factors of 14-day and 28-day mortality and develop a model for predicting 14-day and 28-day survival probability among adult hospitalized patients with COVID-19. METHODS:In this multicent...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Zhang S,Guo M,Duan L,Wu F,Hu G,Wang Z,Huang Q,Liao T,Xu J,Ma Y,Lv Z,Xiao W,Zhao Z,Tan X,Meng D,Zhang S,Zhou E,Yin Z,Geng W,Wang X,Zhang J,Chen J,Zhang Y,Jin Y

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Leukocyte infiltration is central to the development of acute lung injury, but it is not known how mechanical ventilation strategy alters the distribution or activation of inflammatory cells. We explored how protective (vs. injurious) ventilation alters the magnitude and distribution of lung leukocyte acti...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： de Prost N,Costa EL,Wellman T,Musch G,Tucci MR,Winkler T,Harris R,Venegas JG,Kavanagh BP,Vidal Melo MF

更新日期：2013-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased renal drug clearance is an obvious consequence of acute kidney injury (AKI). However, there is growing evidence to suggest that nonrenal drug clearance is also affected. Data derived from human and animal studies suggest that hepatic drug metabolism and transporter function are components of nonrenal clearan...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Vilay AM,Churchwell MD,Mueller BA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recent data have suggested that patient admission during intensive care unit (ICU) morning bedside rounds is associated with less favorable outcome. We undertook the present study to explore the association between morning round-time ICU admissions and hospital mortality in a large Canadian health region. ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： de Souza IA,Karvellas CJ,Gibney RT,Bagshaw SM

更新日期：2012-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intensive insulin treatment of critically ill patients was seen as a promising method of treatment, though recent studies showed that reducing the blood glucose level below 6 mmol/l had a detrimental outcome. The mechanisms of the effects of insulin in the critically ill are not completely understood. The ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Žuran I,Poredos P,Skale R,Voga G,Gabrscek L,Pareznik R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) improves survival after trauma and sepsis, while mechanisms of action are not yet fully understood. Therefore, we investigated the influence of DHEA on local cytokine expression in a two-hit model. METHODS:Male NMRI mice were subjected to femur fracture/hemorrhagic shock and ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Barkhausen T,Hildebrand F,Krettek C,van Griensven M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists on the role of hyperoxia in major trauma with brain injury. Hyperoxia on arterial blood gas has been associated with acute lung injury and pulmonary complications, impacting clinical outcome. The hyperoxia could be reflective of the physiological interventions following major systemic trauma. Despit...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Narotam PK

更新日期：2013-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical ventilation associated lung injury (VALI) negatively impacts the outcomes of critically ill patients. Research during the past two decades has led to a better understanding of key physiologic mechanisms of injury, yet uncertainty over the topographical distribution of these mechanisms continues to fuel cont...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Oeckler RA,Hubmayr RD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe burn injury remains a major burden on patients and healthcare systems. Following severe burns, the injured tissues mount a local inflammatory response aiming to restore homeostasis. With excessive burn load, the immune response becomes disproportionate and patients may develop an overshooting systemic inflammat...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Flierl MA,Stahel PF,Touban BM,Beauchamp KM,Morgan SJ,Smith WR,Ipaktchi KR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Currently, little is known about the immunological characteristics of patients with avian influenza A (H7N9) virus infection. METHODS:The numbers and percentages of peripheral blood immune cells were measured in 27 patients with laboratory-confirmed H7N9 virus infection and 30 healthy controls (HCs). The ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Wu W,Shi Y,Gao H,Liang W,Sheng J,Li L

更新日期：2014-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are established markers of infection in the general population. In contrast, several studies reported falsely increased PCT levels in patients receiving T-cell antibodies. We evaluated the validity of these markers in patients scheduled for hemopoietic stem ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Brodska H,Drabek T,Malickova K,Kazda A,Vitek A,Zima T,Markova M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The study objectives were to evaluate septic shock-induced alterations in skeletal muscle hemoglobin oxygenation saturation (StO2) using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and forearm skin blood flow velocity using laser Doppler (LD) to determine the relationship of macroperfusion and microperfusion paramet...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Payen D,Luengo C,Heyer L,Resche-Rigon M,Kerever S,Damoisel C,Losser MR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has a substantial mortality rate and annually affects more than 140,000 people in the USA alone. Standard management includes lung protective ventilation but this impairs carbon dioxide clearance and may lead to right heart dysfunction or increased intracranial pressure. Extr...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Cove ME,MacLaren G,Federspiel WJ,Kellum JA

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The shock index (SI), defined as heart rate (HR) divided by systolic blood pressure (SBP), is reported to be a more sensitive marker of shock than traditional vital signs alone. In previous literature, use of the reverse shock index (rSI), taken as SBP divided by HR, is recommended instead of SI for hospital...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kimura A,Tanaka N

更新日期：2018-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute heart failure (AHF) is challenging due to the similarity of AHF symptoms to other conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia. Additionally, because AHF is most common in an older population, the presentation of coex...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Peacock WF,Cannon CM,Singer AJ,Hiestand BC

更新日期：2015-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Appropriate care for patients with tracheostomies in hospital settings is an important issue. Each year more than 7000 patients receive tracheostomies in Australia and New Zealand alone. Many of these tracheostomy patients commence their care in the intensive care unit (ICU) and once stabilised are then tr...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Garrubba M,Turner T,Grieveson C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hemorrhagic shock induced O2 deficit triggers inflammation and multiple organ failure (MOF). Endogenous H2S has been proposed to be involved in MOF since plasma H2S concentration appears to increase in various types of shocks and to predict mortality. We tested the hypothesis that H2S increases during hemo...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Van de Louw A,Haouzi P

更新日期：2012-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our aim was to evaluate the role of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) percentage variations at 24 hours and at discharge compared to its value at admission in order to demonstrate its predictive value for outcomes in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). METHODS:This was a multicenter Ita...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Di Somma S,Magrini L,Pittoni V,Marino R,Mastrantuono A,Ferri E,Ballarino P,Semplicini A,Bertazzoni G,Carpinteri G,Mulè P,Pazzaglia M,Shah K,Maisel A,Clopton P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to assess the cumulative incidence of invasive candidiasis (IC) in intensive care units (ICUs) in Europe. METHODS:A multinational, multicenter, retrospective study was conducted in 23 ICUs in 9 European countries, representing the first phase of the candidemia/intra-abdominal...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Bassetti M,Giacobbe DR,Vena A,Trucchi C,Ansaldi F,Antonelli M,Adamkova V,Alicino C,Almyroudi MP,Atchade E,Azzini AM,Carannante N,Carnelutti A,Corcione S,Cortegiani A,Dimopoulos G,Dubler S,García-Garmendia JL,Girardis

更新日期：2019-06-14 00:00:00