Changes in the incidence and outcome for early acute kidney injury in a cohort of Australian intensive care units.

abstract：:Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease process which may present with clinical manifestations ranging from benign self-limited disease to overwhelming sepsis. The ability to predict outcome would be helpful in developing treatment plans, and possibly in stratifying patients for clinical trials. ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Rotstein OD

更新日期：2014-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Five to 10% of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2-infected patients, i.e., with new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), are presenting with an acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring urgent respiratory and hemodynamic support in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, nutrition is an important element of care. T...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Thibault R,Seguin P,Tamion F,Pichard C,Singer P

更新日期：2020-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Burns are a prevalent and burdensome critical care problem. The priorities of specialized facilities focus on stabilizing the patient, preventing infection, and optimizing functional recovery. Research on burns has generated sustained interest over the past few decades, and several important advancements have resulted...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Rowan MP,Cancio LC,Elster EA,Burmeister DM,Rose LF,Natesan S,Chan RK,Christy RJ,Chung KK

更新日期：2015-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite progress in the diagnosis, prevention and therapy for hospital-acquired infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to complicate the course of a significant proportion of patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Mortality rates among patients with VAP have been reported to be as high as 72%,...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Rello J

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fever is associated with a poor outcome in severely brain-injured patients, and its control is one of the therapies used in this condition. But, fever suppression may promote infection, and severely brain-injured patients are frequently exposed to infectious diseases, particularly ventilator-associated pne...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Launey Y,Nesseler N,Le Cousin A,Feuillet F,Garlantezec R,Mallédant Y,Seguin P

更新日期：2014-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Making a differential diagnosis between bacterial meningitis and aseptic meningitis is a critical clinical problem. The utility of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate assay for this purpose has been debated and is not yet routinely clinically performed. To adequately evaluate this assay, a systematic revie...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Huy NT,Thao NT,Diep DT,Kikuchi M,Zamora J,Hirayama K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Frequency-dependent acceleration of relaxation (FDAR) ensures appropriate ventricular filling at high heart rates and results from accelerated sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA) activity independent of calcium removal from the cell. Because lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge may indu...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Joulin O,Marechaux S,Hassoun S,Montaigne D,Lancel S,Neviere R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) secondary to traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be under-recognized and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS:This case report describes a 20 year old previously healthy woman who suffered a severe TBI as a result of a motor vehicle collision and...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Peets AD,Berthiaume LR,Bagshaw SM,Federico P,Doig CJ,Zygun DA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory tract obstruction due to a blood clot may result in life threatening ventilatory impairment. Ball valve blood clot obstructions of the airways are rare. A ball valve blood clot acts as a one-way valve, allowing (near) normal air entry into the airways, but (completely) blocking expiration. In a near fatal ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Dongelmans DA,Jonkers RE,Schultz MJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：:The decision to transfuse a hospitalized patient must balance the known risks of transfusion with the need to provide adequate tissue oxygenation and the appropriate utilization of blood as a scarce resource. The minimum tolerated hemoglobin level is not well established, and considerable variation exists in intensivi...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Marshall JC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pre-existing atrial fibrillation (AF) may worsen prognosis in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS:In a cohort study (2005-2011) including all patients with first-time ICU admissions in Denmark (n=57,110), we compared patients with and without pre-existing AF and estimated absolute ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Gamst J,Christiansen CF,Rasmussen BS,Rasmussen LH,Thomsen RW

更新日期：2015-08-19 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：INTRODUCTION:Sepsis biomarkers can have important diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic functions. In a previous review, we identified 3370 references reporting on 178 different biomarkers related to sepsis. In the present review, we evaluate the progress in the research of sepsis biomarkers. METHODS:Using the same ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Pierrakos C,Velissaris D,Bisdorff M,Marshall JC,Vincent JL

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In severely neutropenic septic acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients, macrophages and monocytes are the last potentially remaining innate immune cells. We have previously shown, however, a deactivation of the alveolar macrophage in neutropenic septic ARDS patients. In the present study, we tr...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Mokart D,Kipnis E,Guerre-Berthelot P,Vey N,Capo C,Sannini A,Brun JP,Blache JL,Mege JL,Blaise D,Guery BP

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) is an increasingly adopted life-saving mechanical circulatory support for a number of potentially reversible or treatable cardiac diseases. It is also started as a bridge-to-transplantation/ventricular assist device in the case of unrecoverable cardiac or ca...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Bonicolini E,Martucci G,Simons J,Raffa GM,Spina C,Coco VL,Arcadipane A,Pilato M,Lorusso R

更新日期：2019-07-30 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：INTRODUCTION:Delivery of bronchodilators with a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) and a spacer device in mechanically ventilated patients has become a widespread practice. However, except for the short-acting beta2-agonist salbutamol, the duration of action of other bronchodilators, including long-acting beta2-agonists, deliv...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Malliotakis P,Linardakis M,Gavriilidis G,Georgopoulos D

更新日期：2008-01-01 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:Protocols using high levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in combination with low tidal volumes have been shown to reduce mortality in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, the optimal method for setting PEEP is yet to be defined. It has been shown that resp...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kostic P,Zannin E,Andersson Olerud M,Pompilio PP,Hedenstierna G,Pedotti A,Larsson A,Frykholm P,Dellaca RL

更新日期：2011-01-01 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: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：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：BACKGROUND:Impaired microcirculatory perfusion and tissue oxygenation during critical illness are associated with adverse outcome. The aim of this study was to detect alterations in tissue oxygenation or microvascular reactivity and their ability to predict outcome in critically ill patients using thenar near-infrared ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Donati A,Damiani E,Domizi R,Scorcella C,Carsetti A,Tondi S,Monaldi V,Adrario E,Romano R,Pelaia P,Singer M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mottling around the knee, reflecting a reduced skin blood flow, is predictive of mortality in patients with septic shock. However, the causative pathophysiology of mottling remains unknown. We hypothesized that the cutaneous hypoperfusion observed in the mottled area is related to regional endothelial dysfun...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Bourcier S,Joffre J,Dubée V,Preda G,Baudel JL,Bigé N,Leblanc G,Levy BI,Guidet B,Maury E,Ait-Oufella H

更新日期：2017-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of the study was to describe the pharmacokinetics (PK) of fluconazole, anidulafungin, and caspofungin in critically ill patients and to compare with previously published data. We also sought to determine whether contemporary fluconazole doses achieved PK/pharmacodynamic (PD; PK/PD) targets in...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Sinnollareddy MG,Roberts JA,Lipman J,Akova M,Bassetti M,De Waele JJ,Kaukonen KM,Koulenti D,Martin C,Montravers P,Rello J,Rhodes A,Starr T,Wallis SC,Dimopoulos G,DALI Study authors.

更新日期：2015-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The pathophysiology of acute kidney injury (AKI) in sepsis is ill defined. We investigated parameters associated with low glomerular filtration, and their predictive value to discriminate transient from intrinsic septic AKI. METHODS:In 107 sepsis patients, AKI was defined by the Risk, Injury, Failure, Los...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Vanmassenhove J,Glorieux G,Hoste E,Dhondt A,Vanholder R,Van Biesen W

更新日期：2013-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate prediction of delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) may facilitate efficient use of early preventive strategies and stratification of ICU patients by delirium risk in clinical research, but the optimal delirium prediction model to use is unclear. We compared the predictive performance and user c...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Wassenaar A,Schoonhoven L,Devlin JW,van Haren FMP,Slooter AJC,Jorens PG,van der Jagt M,Simons KS,Egerod I,Burry LD,Beishuizen A,Matos J,Donders ART,Pickkers P,van den Boogaard M

更新日期：2018-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the resuscitative effects of mechanical and manual chest compression in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). METHODS:All randomized controlled and cohort studies comparing the effects of mechanical compression and manual compression on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in OHCA patien...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Zhu N,Chen Q,Jiang Z,Liao F,Kou B,Tang H,Zhou M

更新日期：2019-03-27 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