Myocardial Doppler velocities as a marker of prognosis in the ICU.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Identifying patients who need damage control resuscitation (DCR) early after trauma is pivotal for adequate management of their critical condition. Several trauma-scoring systems have been developed to identify such patients, but most of them are not simple enough to be used in prehospital settings in the ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Tonglet ML,Minon JM,Seidel L,Poplavsky JL,Vergnion M

更新日期：2014-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Uncalibrated arterial pulse power analysis has been recently introduced for continuous monitoring of cardiac index (CI). The aim of the present study was to compare the accuracy of arterial pulse power analysis with intermittent transpulmonary thermodilution (TPTD) before and after cardiopulmonary bypass (...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Broch O,Renner J,Höcker J,Gruenewald M,Meybohm P,Schöttler J,Steinfath M,Bein B

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The future of critical care medicine will be shaped not only by the evidence-validated foundations of science, but also by innovations based on unproven and, in many cases, untested concepts and thoughtful visions of scientists and clinicians familiar with the complex problems actually faced in clinical practice. Clin...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Marini JJ,Vincent JL,Wischmeyer P,Singer M,Gattinoni L,Ince C,Gan TJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a classic side effect of metformin and is known to be a severe disease with a high mortality rate. The treatment of MALA with dialysis is controversial and is the subject of many case reports in the literature. We aimed to assess the prevalence of MALA in a 16...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Peters N,Jay N,Barraud D,Cravoisy A,Nace L,Bollaert PE,Gibot S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis is a major health issue in preterm infants. Biomarkers are used to diagnose and monitor patients with sepsis, but C-reactive protein (CRP) is proven not predictive at onset of late onset neonatal sepsis (LONS) diagnosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of interleukin-6(IL-6), pro...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kurul Ş,Simons SHP,Ramakers CRB,De Rijke YB,Kornelisse RF,Reiss IKM,Taal HR

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Storage time and residual leukocytes in red blood cell (RBC) units may be deleterious by increasing the accumulation of leukocyte-derived cytokines and by raising the adhesion of RBCs to endothelium. Leukodepleted RBC transfusion may reduce the incidence of infection and organ dysfunction. However, the influence of le...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Tanaka S,Harrois A,Duranteau J

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:Those involved in the airway management of COVID-19 patients are particularly at risk. Here, we describe a practical, stepwise protocol for safe in-hospital airway management in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection. ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Sullivan EH,Gibson LE,Berra L,Chang MG,Bittner EA

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The encouraging results of recent clinical trials on therapy of severe sepsis and septic shock are paralleled by ongoing studies on the epidemiology of sepsis and infection in intensive care unit patients all over the world. The development of network-based systems for assessing morbidity and mortality in intensive ca...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Gerlach H,Keh D

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoid use in sepsis is controversial. In contrast to other extracellular signaling molecules, glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) are intra-cytoplasmic. Several GR isoforms have been identified. A study in Critical Care Forum suggests that sepsis alters the abundance of the dominant negative GRβ. Here we discuss G...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Deutschman CS

更新日期：2013-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change and environmental stewardship are phrases that have been defining the past few decades and promoting change in our societies. The sensitivities of intensive care as a specialty make the process of greening an intensive care unit a challenge, but not one that is insurmountable. This paper discusses oppor...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Chapman M,Chapman A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:ICU-acquired weakness (ICUAW) complicates the disease course of critically ill patients. Inflammation and acute-phase response occur directly within myocytes and contribute to ICUAW. We observed that tripartite motif-containing 62 (TRIM62), an E3 ubiquitin ligase and modifier of inflammation, is increased ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Schmidt F,Kny M,Zhu X,Wollersheim T,Persicke K,Langhans C,Lodka D,Kleber C,Weber-Carstens S,Fielitz J

更新日期：2014-09-29 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：:Mechanotransduction holds the underlying mechanisms of ventilator-induced lung injury. Research on this subject, however, could be difficult for clinicians, especially when results are controversial. A recent study by Li and co-workers is used as an example, to explain how to critically read literatures related to bas...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Liu M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal reintubation is a common event in critical care. Elmer and colleagues provide the first comparison of complication rates of initial and subsequent reintubation(s) during the same hospitalization. Their work shows an increased risk of complications associated with reintubation, in particular hypoxemia and hypo...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Parotto M,Cooper RM

更新日期：2015-03-27 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：:Many advances in medicine have been achieved through challenging established dogma with revolutionary thought and novel practices. Each and every specialty is reinvigorated by regular re-evaluation of processes and practices in the light of new evidence and fresh conceptualization. Challenge can galvanize fresh thinki...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Singer M,Matthay MA

更新日期：2011-07-26 00:00:00

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journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Guenezan J,Drugeon B,Marjanovic N,Mimoz O

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Large quantitaties of inflammatory mediators are released during the course of endotoxaemia. These mediators in turn can stimulate the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) to release catecholamines, which ultimately regulate inflammation-associated impairment in tissue perfusion, myocardial impairment and vasodilatation. ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Beck GCh,Brinkkoetter P,Hanusch C,Schulte J,van Ackern K,van der Woude FJ,Yard BA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The goal of the current study was to investigate the effect of aging on the development of endothelial dysfunction in a murine model of sepsis, and to compare it with the effect of genetic deficiency of the endothelial isoform of nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). METHODS:Cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) was ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Coletta C,Módis K,Oláh G,Brunyánszki A,Herzig DS,Sherwood ER,Ungvári Z,Szabo C

更新日期：2014-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) targets on needs for resuscitation, organ dysfunction, mitochondrial respiration and inflammatory response in a long-term model of fecal peritonitis. METHODS:Twenty-four anesthetized and mechanicall...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Corrêa TD,Vuda M,Takala J,Djafarzadeh S,Silva E,Jakob SM

更新日期：2013-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Blood transfusion is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgery patients, but cause-and-effect relations remain unknown. We hypothesized that blood transfusion is associated with changes in pulmonary and systemic inflammation and coagulation occurring in patients who do not meet t...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Tuinman PR,Vlaar AP,Cornet AD,Hofstra JJ,Levi M,Meijers JC,Beishuizen A,Schultz MJ,Groeneveld AJ,Juffermans NP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The composition and function of intestinal microflora are emerging as integral to both health and disease. During critical illness the normal microbiota are rapidly replaced by pathogenic species as a result of both the physiologic stress itself and the use of antibiotics. In this report, the authors use fecal pH as a...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Alverdy JC

更新日期：2012-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) to restore circulation during cardiac arrest is a time-critical, resource-intensive intervention of unproven efficacy. The current COVID-19 pandemic has brought additional complexity and significant barriers to the ongoing provision and implementation of E...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Worku E,Gill D,Brodie D,Lorusso R,Combes A,Shekar K

更新日期：2020-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the development of acute lung injury outside the intensive care unit. We set out to document the following: the association between predefined clinical conditions and the development of acute lung injury by using the American-European consensus definition; the frequency of lung injury d...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ferguson ND,Frutos-Vivar F,Esteban A,Gordo F,Honrubia T,Peñuelas O,Algora A,García G,Bustos A,Rodríguez I

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anemia is a frequently encountered problem during inflammation. Hepcidin is an interleukin-6 (IL-6)-induced key modulator of inflammation-associated anemia. Human sepsis is a prototypical inflammatory syndrome, often complicated by the development of anemia. However, the association between inflammation, h...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： van Eijk LT,Kroot JJ,Tromp M,van der Hoeven JG,Swinkels DW,Pickkers P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) is an inhibitory receptor, whose primary role in CD4(+) T cell is thought to inhibit cytokine production. We explore BTLA expression on CD4(+) T cells in healthy controls and septic patients, and assess the correlation of BTLA expression on CD4(+) T cells in the early s...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Shao R,Li CS,Fang Y,Zhao L,Hang C

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Previous studies have shown through theoretical analyses that the ratio of the partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2) to the inspired oxygen fraction (FiO2) varies with the FiO2 level. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relevance of this variation both theoretically and experimen...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Karbing DS,Kjaergaard S,Smith BW,Espersen K,Allerød C,Andreassen S,Rees SE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The properties of semi-elemental enteral nutrition might theoretically improve gastrointestinal tolerance in brain-injured patients, known to suffer gastroparesis. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and tolerance of a semi-elemental versus a polymeric formula for enteral nutrition (EN) in ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Carteron L,Samain E,Winiszewski H,Blasco G,Balon AS,Gilli C,Piton G,Capellier G,Pili-Floury S,Besch G

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To systematically review studies evaluating the performance of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA)-based models for predicting mortality in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS:Medline, EMBASE and other databases were searched for English-language articles with the major objective of ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Minne L,Abu-Hanna A,de Jonge E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00