Blood glucose measurements in the critically ill: more than just a blood draw.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure show an aggravated hyperdynamic circulation. We evaluated, in a controlled manner, potential changes in systemic haemodynamics induced by the molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS) and the Prometheus system liver detoxification devices in a group of pat...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Laleman W,Wilmer A,Evenepoel P,Elst IV,Zeegers M,Zaman Z,Verslype C,Fevery J,Nevens F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Monitoring of hemodynamic and volumetric parameters after severe burns is of critical importance. Pulmonary artery catheters, however, have been associated with many risks. Our aim was to show the feasibility of continuous monitoring with minimally invasive transpulmonary thermodilution (TPTD) in severely ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Branski LK,Herndon DN,Byrd JF,Kinsky MP,Lee JO,Fagan SP,Jeschke MG

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is a common complication of sepsis in mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, but the links between mechanical ventilation and MODS are unclear. Our goal was to determine whether a minimally injurious mechanical ventilation strat...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： O'Mahony DS,Liles WC,Altemeier WA,Dhanireddy S,Frevert CW,Liggitt D,Martin TR,Matute-Bello G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Omega-3 (ω-3) fatty acid (FA)-containing parenteral nutrition (PN) is associated with significant improvements in patient outcomes compared with standard PN regimens without ω-3 FA lipid emulsions. Here, we evaluate the impact of ω-3 FA-containing PN versus standard PN on clinical outcomes and costs in adult...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Pradelli L,Klek S,Mayer K,Omar Alsaleh AJ,Rosenthal MD,Heller AR,Muscaritoli M

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diaphragm dysfunction develops frequently in ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Both disuse atrophy (ventilator over-assist) and high respiratory muscle effort (ventilator under-assist) seem to be involved. A strong rationale exists to monitor diaphragm effort and titrate support to maintain resp...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Jansen D,Jonkman AH,Roesthuis L,Gadgil S,van der Hoeven JG,Scheffer GJ,Girbes A,Doorduin J,Sinderby CS,Heunks LMA

更新日期：2018-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine whether the provision of corticosteroids improves time to shock reversal and outcomes in patients with post-cardiac arrest shock. METHODS:We conducted a randomized, double-blind trial of post-cardiac arrest patients in shock, defined as vasopressor support for a mi...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Donnino MW,Andersen LW,Berg KM,Chase M,Sherwin R,Smithline H,Carney E,Ngo L,Patel PV,Liu X,Cutlip D,Zimetbaum P,Cocchi MN,Collaborating Authors from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Center for Resuscitation Science Re

更新日期：2016-04-03 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：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:Ultrasound of the lung and quantification of B lines was recently introduced as a novel tool to detect overhydration. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate a four-region protocol of lung ultrasound to determine the pulmonary fluid status in ventilated patients in the intensive care unit. METHODS:Fift...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Enghard P,Rademacher S,Nee J,Hasper D,Engert U,Jörres A,Kruse JM

更新日期：2015-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Passive leg raising (PLR) is a simple reversible maneuver that mimics rapid fluid loading and increases cardiac preload. The effects of this endogenous volume expansion on stroke volume enable the testing of fluid responsiveness with accuracy in spontaneously breathing patients. However, this maneuver requ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Biais M,Vidil L,Sarrabay P,Cottenceau V,Revel P,Sztark F

更新日期：2009-01-01 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:Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), cystatin C (Cys-C), and soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) are novel diagnostic biomarkers of acute kidney injury (AKI). We aimed to determine the diagnostic properties of these biomarkers for detecting AKI in critically ill...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Dai X,Zeng Z,Fu C,Zhang S,Cai Y,Chen Z

更新日期：2015-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in the critically ill and is associated with adverse outcomes. Although there are plausible benefits from conversion and maintenance of sinus rhythm (the so-called 'rhythm-control' strategy), recent randomized trials have failed to demonstrate th...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lim HS,Hamaad A,Lip GY

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of perioperative haemodilution is to reduce loss of red blood cells during elective surgery. The oncotic and molecular characteristics of the various plasma substitutes employed determine how effectively normovolaemia is maintained, and their non-oncotic effects include alterations in microvascular perfusion. ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Creagh-Brown BC,Evans TW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary or secondary infection of necrotized areas by enteral bacteria is considered a primary cause of mortality in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Indeed, 20-30% of patients die during the course of the disease from multiple organ dysfunction after infection. This is why strategies such as antibiotic ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Gerlach H

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dysregulated host immune response that defines sepsis varies as a function of both the immune status of the host and the distinct nature of the pathogen. The degree to which immunocompromising comorbidities or immunosuppressive medications affect the immune response to infection is poorly understood beca...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Greenberg JA,Hrusch CL,Jaffery MR,David MZ,Daum RS,Hall JB,Kress JP,Sperling AI,Verhoef PA

更新日期：2018-04-25 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:Fever is frequently observed in critically ill patients. An independent association of fever with increased mortality has been observed in non-neurological critically ill patients with mixed febrile etiology. The association of fever and antipyretics with mortality, however, may be different between infect...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lee BH,Inui D,Suh GY,Kim JY,Kwon JY,Park J,Tada K,Tanaka K,Ietsugu K,Uehara K,Dote K,Tajimi K,Morita K,Matsuo K,Hoshino K,Hosokawa K,Lee KH,Lee KM,Takatori M,Nishimura M,Sanui M,Ito M,Egi M,Honda N,Okayama

更新日期：2012-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a promising novel biomarker that correlates with the severity and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI). However, its prognostic utility during the late course of AKI, especially in patients that require renal replacement therapy (RRT) remains unknown. Th...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kümpers P,Hafer C,Lukasz A,Lichtinghagen R,Brand K,Fliser D,Faulhaber-Walter R,Kielstein JT

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Manifestations of sepsis are sensitive but are poorly specific of infection. Our aim was to assess the value of daily measurements of C-reactive protein (CRP), temperature and white cell count (WCC) in the early identification of intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections. METHODS:We undertook a prospe...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Póvoa P,Coelho L,Almeida E,Fernandes A,Mealha R,Moreira P,Sabino H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To investigate whether respiratory variation of inferior vena cava diameter (cIVC) predict fluid responsiveness in spontaneously breathing patients with acute circulatory failure (ACF). METHODS:Forty patients with ACF and spontaneous breathing were included. Response to fluid challenge was defined as a 15...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Muller L,Bobbia X,Toumi M,Louart G,Molinari N,Ragonnet B,Quintard H,Leone M,Zoric L,Lefrant JY,AzuRea group.

更新日期：2012-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative outcome is mainly influenced by ventricular function. Tests designed to identify myocardial ischemia alone will fail to detect cardiac failure and are thus inadequate as a screening test for identification of cardiac risk in noncardiac surgical patients. We find that the degree of cardiac failure is the ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Older P,Hall A

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Survivors of an acute critical illness with continuing organ dysfunction and uncontrolled inflammatory responses are prone to become chronically critically ill. As mental sequelae, a post-traumatic stress disorder and an associated decrease in the health-related quality of life (QoL) may occur, not only in t...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Wintermann GB,Petrowski K,Weidner K,Strauß B,Rosendahl J

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) results in its translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus and binding to the promoters of a large number of genes, including those encoding proinflammatory cytokines and other mediators that can contribute to organ system dysfunction in severe infection. While inhibiti...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Abraham E

更新日期：2013-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimal glycaemic targets in traumatic brain injury (TBI) remain unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing intensive with conventional glycaemic control in TBI requiring admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS:We systematically se...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hermanides J,Plummer MP,Finnis M,Deane AM,Coles JP,Menon DK

更新日期：2018-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis remains a complex medical problem and a major challenge in healthcare. Diagnostics and outcome predictions are focused on physiological parameters with less consideration given to patients' medical background. Given the aging population, not only are diseases becoming increasingly prevalent but occur ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Zador Z,Landry A,Cusimano MD,Geifman N

更新日期：2019-07-08 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:Abdominal compartment syndrome has been described in patients with severe acute pancreatitis, but its clinical impact remains unclear. We therefore studied patient factors associated with the development of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH), the incidence of organ failure associated with IAH, and the effe...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： De Waele JJ,Hoste E,Blot SI,Decruyenaere J,Colardyn F

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common chronic co-morbid medical conditions in the USA and is frequently present in patients with sepsis. Previous studies reported that people with DM and severe sepsis are less likely to develop acute lung injury (ALI). We sought to determine whether organ dysfun...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Esper AM,Moss M,Martin GS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00