Antimicrobial resistance and patient outcomes: the hazards of adjustment.

abstract：:This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2020. Other selected articles can be found online at https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/annualupdate2020. Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Jonkman AH,de Vries HJ,Heunks LMA

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mobilisation of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is an area of growing research. Currently, there is little data on baseline mobilisation practises and the barriers to them for patients of all admission diagnoses. METHODS:The objectives of the study were to (1) quantify and benchmark baseline lev...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Harrold ME,Salisbury LG,Webb SA,Allison GT,Australia and Scotland ICU Physiotherapy Collaboration.

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burnout has gained increasing attention worldwide; however, there is a lack of relevant research in China. This study investigated the prevalence and factors associated with burnout in physicians of the intensive care unit (ICU) in mainland China. METHODS:This cross-sectional multicenter study included crit...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Wang J,Hu B,Peng Z,Song H,Cai S,Rao X,Li L,Li J

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiogenic shock is a lethal condition. Physicians are searching for hemodynamic markers which could help risk-stratification of patients in this picture. Torgersen and coworkers present an hourly time integral of the cardiac power index and cardiac index drops to predict outcomes in the setting of cardiogenic shock....

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Yilmaz MB,Mebazaa A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk for developing Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI). Risk factors predicting their mortality or standardized treatment recommendations have not been defined for this cohort. Our goal is to determine outcome and mortality associate...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Manthey CF,Dranova D,Christner M,Drolz A,Kluge S,Lohse AW,Fuhrmann V

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Simvastatin therapy for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been shown to be safe and associated with minimal adverse effects, but it does not improve clinical outcomes. The aim of this research was to report on mortality and cost-effectiveness of simvastatin in patients with ARDS at...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Agus A,Hulme C,Verghis RM,McDowell C,Jackson C,O'Kane CM,Laffey JG,McAuley DF

更新日期：2017-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart rate variability in the frequency domain can now be obtained at the bedside in the ICU. Promising data suggest that it may help to characterize a patient response to a spontaneous breathing trial. Refinement of the analysis could even help to predict the outcome of extubation or at least help to detect early pat...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Brochard L

更新日期：2014-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of seizures in intensive care units ranges from 3.3% to 34%. It is therefore often necessary to initiate or continue anticonvulsant drugs in this setting. When a new anticonvulsant is initiated, drug factors, such as onset of action and side effects, and patient factors, such as age, renal, and...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Farrokh S,Tahsili-Fahadan P,Ritzl EK,Lewin JJ 3rd,Mirski MA

更新日期：2018-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients admitted to the intensive care unit often develop hyperglycaemia, but the underlying mechanisms have not been fully described. The incretin effect is reduced in patients with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes and critical illness have phenotypical similarities, such as hyperglycaemia, insulin resis...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Nielsen ST,Janum S,Krogh-Madsen R,Solomon TP,Møller K

更新日期：2015-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The plasma colloid osmotic pressure (COP) plays a major role in transcapillary fluid balance. There is no information on plasma COP of healthy infants beyond the first post-natal week. The normal COP in healthy adult subjects (25 mmHg) is currently also applied as a reference value for healthy infants. This ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Sussmane JB,de Soto M,Torbati D

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inflammation and coagulation are closely linked, and both can be triggered by endotoxin. Thrombelastometry and impedance aggregometry are of diagnostic and predictive value in critically ill patients. In this observational study we investigated the correlation of endotoxin activity with thrombelasometric a...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Koch A,Meesters MI,Scheller B,Boer C,Zacharowski K

更新日期：2013-09-11 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：:Novel insights into the metabolic alterations of critical illness were published in Critical Care in 2009. The association between early hypoglycaemia/high glycemic variability and poor outcome was confirmed. Improvements in the understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of stress hyperglycemia and potential p...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Huberlant V,Preiser JC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the incidence and mortality of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in medical/respiratory intensive care units (MICUs/RICUs) to assess ventilation management and the use of adjunct therapy in routine clinical practice for patients fulfilling the Berlin definition of ARDS in mainland China....

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Huang X,Zhang R,Fan G,Wu D,Lu H,Wang D,Deng W,Sun T,Xing L,Liu S,Wang S,Cai Y,Tian Y,Zhang Y,Xia J,Zhan Q,CHARDSnet group.

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperbilirubinaemia is a common occurrence in patients who are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) after major surgery, and it is associated with high mortality. We investigated the incidence of hyperbilirubinaemia after two major types of thoracic surgery: open-heart surgery and oesophagectomy. In order...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hosotsubo KK,Nishimura M,Nishimura S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is an extremely common clinical problem, affecting approximately 50 million people in the USA and approximately 1 billion individuals worldwide. Approximately 1% of these patients will develop acute elevations in blood pressure at some point in their lifetime. A number of terms have been applied to severe...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Varon J,Marik PE

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Institutionally based research ethics review is a form of peer review that has - for better or worse - become the norm throughout the world. The vast majority of research ethics review takes the form of protocol review alone, conducted in advance of the research. Although oversight and monitoring in clinical research ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lavery JV,Van Laethem ML,Slutsky AS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective antimicrobial treatment is key to reduce mortality associated with bacterial sepsis in patients on intensive care units (ICUs). Dose adjustments are often necessary to account for pathophysiological changes or renal replacement therapy. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly bei...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kühn D,Metz C,Seiler F,Wehrfritz H,Roth S,Alqudrah M,Becker A,Bracht H,Wagenpfeil S,Hoffmann M,Bals R,Hübner U,Geisel J,Lepper PM,Becker SL

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pre-hospital triage is a key element in a trauma system that aims to admit patients to the most suitable trauma center, and may decrease intra-hospital mortality. We evaluated the performance of a pre-hospital procedure in a regional trauma system through measurements of the quality of pre-hospital medical...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Bouzat P,Ageron FX,Brun J,Levrat A,Berthet M,Rancurel E,Thouret JM,Thony F,Arvieux C,Payen JF,TRENAU group.

更新日期：2015-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is a common co-existing disease in the critically ill. Diabetes mellitus may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but data from previous studies are conflicting. The objective of this study was to evaluate associations between pre-existing diabetes mellitus and ARD...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Boyle AJ,Madotto F,Laffey JG,Bellani G,Pham T,Pesenti A,Thompson BT,O'Kane CM,Deane AM,McAuley DF,LUNG SAFE Investigators.,ESICM Trials Group.

更新日期：2018-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Data on the epidemiology and management of anorexia nervosa (AN) in the intensive care unit (ICU) are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and associated morbidity and mortality of AN in French ICUs. METHODS:We randomly selected 30 ICUs throughout France. Thereafter, we retrospecti...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Vignaud M,Constantin JM,Ruivard M,Villemeyre-Plane M,Futier E,Bazin JE,Annane D,AZUREA group (AnorexieRea Study Group).

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Delayed gastric emptying occurs frequently in critically ill patients and has the potential to adversely affect both the rate, and extent, of nutrient absorption. However, there is limited information about nutrient absorption in the critically ill, and the relationship between gastric emptying (GE) and ab...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Chapman MJ,Fraser RJ,Matthews G,Russo A,Bellon M,Besanko LK,Jones KL,Butler R,Chatterton B,Horowitz M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To determine whether subjecting patients to 100 ml of additional dead space after a 120-minute weaning trial could predict readiness for extubation. METHODS:This was a prospective, non-randomised pilot study in an intensive care unit at a university hospital with 14 beds. It included all non-tracheostomis...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Solsona JF,Díaz Y,Vázquez A,Pilar Gracia M,Zapatero A,Marrugat J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 21st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine was dominated by the results of recent clinical trials in sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The promise of extracorporeal liver replacement therapy and noninvasive ventilation were other areas of interest. Ethical issues als...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ball J,Venn R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The mortality benefit of whole-body computed tomography (CT) in early trauma management remains controversial and poorly understood. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of whole-body CT compared with selective CT on mortality and management of patients with severe blunt trauma. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Yeguiayan JM,Yap A,Freysz M,Garrigue D,Jacquot C,Martin C,Binquet C,Riou B,Bonithon-Kopp C,FIRST Study Group.

更新日期：2012-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many controversial issues surrounding ethics in study design and conduct of human subjects research. In this review we briefly touch on the origin of ethics in clinical research and how the current regulations and standards came into practice. We then discuss current controversies regarding informed consent,...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Huang DT,Hadian M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluid resuscitation is a cornerstone of intensive care unit patient care, but prediction of the cardiovascular response remains difficult, despite many efforts in clinical research. The concept of responders and nonresponders illustrates such a difficulty. Many techniques have been tested, from strictly non-invasive t...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Payen D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Norepinephrine, regularly used to increase systemic arterial blood pressure and thus improve cerebral perfusion following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), may activate platelets. This, in turn, could promote microthrombosis formation and induce additional brain damage. METHODS:The objective of this st...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Tschuor C,Asmis LM,Lenzlinger PM,Tanner M,Härter L,Keel M,Stocker R,Stover JF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of human recombinant activated protein C (rhAPC) for the treatment of severe sepsis remains controversial despite multiple reported trials. The efficacy of rhAPC remains a matter of dispute. We hypothesized that patients with septic shock who were treated with rhAPC had an improved in-hospital mort...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Sadaka F,O'Brien J,Migneron M,Stortz J,Vanston A,Taylor RW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The performance of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and C-reactive protein (CRP) to predict clinical outcomes in ICU patients is unimpressive. We aimed to assess the prognostic value of NT-proBNP, CRP or the combination of both in unselected medical ICU patients. METHODS:A total of 576...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Wang F,Pan W,Pan S,Wang S,Ge Q,Ge J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00