Effect of polymyxin B-immobilized fiber on bone resorption in patients with sepsis.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe Enterococcus faecalis colonisation and endocarditis in 5 intensive care patients after treatment with selective decontamination (SDD). SETTING:Intensive care unit (ICU) in a general hospital. PATIENTS:The patients were admitted to the ICU because of adult respiratory distress syndrome, polytraum...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Sijpkens YW,Buurke EJ,Ulrich C,van Asselt GJ

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic encephalopathy is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome associated with acute, subacute and chronic liver failure, involving increased neural inhibition by activation of the GABA/benzodiazepine inhibitory neurotransmitter system. Improvement by GABA and benzodiazepine receptor antagonists as well as by chloride ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Gyr K,Meier R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nosocomial pneumonia continues to represent a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Bacteria are responsible for greater than 90% of the pneumonias, the most common isolates being aerobic Gram-negative bacilli and S. aureus. Cornerstones of treatment are intravenous antibiotics and sup...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Unertl KE,Lenhart FP,Forst H,Peter K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the ventilation achieved with chest compressions (CC) or ventilation plus compressions (VC) in a pediatric animal model of cardiac arrest. DESIGN:Randomized experimental study. SETTING:Experimental department of a University Hospital. METHODS:Twelve infant pigs with asphyxial cardiac arrest. Seq...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Iglesias JM,López-Herce J,Urbano J,Solana MJ,Mencía S,Del Castillo J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Blood O(2) saturation and lactate concentration gradients from superior vena cava (SVC) to pulmonary artery (PA) occur in critically ill patients. These gradients (DeltaSO(2) and Delta[Lac]) may be positive or negative. We tested the hypothesis that positive DeltaSO(2) and Delta[Lac] are associated with impro...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Gutierrez G,Comignani P,Huespe L,Hurtado FJ,Dubin A,Jha V,Arzani Y,Lazzeri S,Sosa L,Riva J,Kohn W,Suarez D,Lacuesta G,Olmos D,Mizdraji C,Ojeda A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and overall accuracy of a model based on the presence or absence of organ dysfunctions and/or infection (ODIN) to predict the outcome for intensive care unit patients. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:General intensive care unit in a university teaching hospital. P...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Fagon JY,Chastre J,Novara A,Medioni P,Gibert C

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the effects of hypercapnia (increased PaCO2) on gastric mucosal oxygenation during anaesthesia in dogs. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled animal study. SETTING:Experimental research laboratory of an university hospital. SUBJECTS:Six chronically instrumented dogs. INTERVENTIONS:Dogs were anaestheti...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Schwartges I,Schwarte LA,Fournell A,Scheeren TW,Picker O

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the course of early organ dysfunction in a cohort of patients admitted in ICU suffering classic heatstroke. METHODS:Prospective observational single-centre cohort study with a 1-year follow-up. INTERVENTIONS:None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:Clinical and biological data of 22 patients were anal...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Pease S,Bouadma L,Kermarrec N,Schortgen F,Régnier B,Wolff M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 28 consecutive patients over 64 years old, in whom endoscopy revealed gastro-duodenal ulcers with signs of recent hemorrhage (active bleeding, non-bleeding vessel or adherent clot), 14 were randomly assigned to receive endoscopic alcoholization of the lesions preceded by intragastric instillation of norepinephrine,...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Acalovschi I,Pascu O,Drăghici A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trustworthy clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) require identification and careful management of conflicts of interest (COIs) among all participants in the guideline development. Furthermore, COIs are more common than anticipated. However, there are no universally accepted methods to identify and manage COIs...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Alhazzani W,Lewis K,Jaeschke R,Rochwerg B,Møller MH,Evans L,Wilson KC,Patel S,Coopersmith CM,Cecconi M,Guyatt G,Akl EA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) attenuates myocardial necrosis and sustains normal cardiac performance after myocardial ischemia and reperfusion in animal experiments. We report on our first experience of C1-INH application as rescue therapy in patients undergoing emergency surgical revascularization ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Bauernschmitt R,Böhrer H,Hagl S

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Based on limited data, Candida sp. isolates from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cultures in immunocompetent patients are thought to be contaminants rather than pathogens. The objective of this study was to determine the clinical significance of Candida sp. isolated from BAL cultures in critically ill trauma pat...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Wood GC,Mueller EW,Croce MA,Boucher BA,Fabian TC

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) may be triggered by endotoxin. Humans have antibodies directed against the core of endotoxin (endotoxin core antibodies, EndoCAb) that appear to be protective following surgery and in sepsis. We hypothesised that children with elevated antibodies to endotoxi...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Stephens RCM,Fidler K,Wilson P,Barclay GR,Mythen MG,Dixon GLJ,Turner MW,Klein NJ,Peters MJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the Datex Deltatrac II for measurements in neonates requiring mechanical ventilation. DESIGN:Prospective laboratory evaluation, using a ventilated lung model and gas injection. During simulation of 79 neonatal respiratory settings, assessment of oxygen consumption (VO2), carbon dioxide production...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Behrends M,Kernbach M,Bräuer A,Braun U,Peters J,Weyland W

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Rapid shallow breathing may occur at any time during spontaneous breathing trials (SBT), questioning the utility of a single determination of the rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI). We hypothesize that change in RSBI during SBT may more accurately predict successful extubation than a single determination. ME...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Segal LN,Oei E,Oppenheimer BW,Goldring RM,Bustami RT,Ruggiero S,Berger KI,Fiel SB

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently occurs after heart transplantation (HTx), but its relation to preoperative right heart hemodynamic (RHH) parameters remains unknown. Therefore, we aimed to determine their predictive properties for postoperative AKI severity within 30 days after HTx. METHODS:From 1984 to 20...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Guven G,Brankovic M,Constantinescu AA,Brugts JJ,Hesselink DA,Akin S,Struijs A,Birim O,Ince C,Manintveld OC,Caliskan K

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of a scientific paper is to communicate results and within the paper this applies especially to the presentation of data. It is the universal practice in medical journals to present statistical results using tables. Good tables are an integral part of the manuscript. To help researchers communi...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Alberti C,Boulkedid R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the right ventricular response to acute respiratory failure, serial studies of biventricular performance were analysed in 34 such patients, specifically detailing the role of associated underlying disease. During the initial study, the 34 patients with acute respiratory failure had a higher right ventricula...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Brunet F,Dhainaut JF,Devaux JY,Huyghebaert MF,Villemant D,Monsallier JF

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(a) To measure gastric tonometry values in critically ill patients with peritonitis and to assess the impact of epidural analgesia on these values. (b) To assess the impact of epidural analgesia on gastro-intestinal motility by abdominal ultrasound and paracetamol absorption. (c) To observe any change in cli...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Spackman DR,McLeod AD,Prineas SN,Leach RM,Reynolds F

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the reproducibility of respiratory dead space measurements in ventilated children. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:University pediatric intensive care unit. PATIENTS:Thirty-two mechanically ventilated children (0.13-15.4 years) who were clinically stable. METHODS:The single-breath CO(2) test ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Riou Y,Leclerc F,Neve V,Dupuy L,Noizet O,Leteurtre S,Sadik A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is considerable heterogeneity among randomized trials comparing high-frequency ventilation (HFV) with conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) in premature neonates with respiratory distress syndrome. We investigated what factors explained differences in outcome among these trials. DESIGN:Meta-regress...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Bollen CW,Uiterwaal CS,van Vught AJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated whether oscillatory compliance (C(X5)) measured by forced oscillation technique (FOT) at 5 Hz may be useful for positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) optimisation. METHODS:We studied seven pigs in which lung injury was induced by broncho-alveolar lavage. The animals were ventilated in volume con...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Dellacà RL,Zannin E,Kostic P,Olerud MA,Pompilio PP,Hedenstierna G,Pedotti A,Frykholm P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of cardiac output estimation by thermodilution during artificial ventilation was studied in anesthetized pigs at the right side of the heart. The estimates exhibited a cyclic modulation related to the ventilation. The amplitude of the modulation was independent of the level of positive end-expiratory p...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Jansen JR,Versprille A

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the value of procalcitonin (PCT) in the early diagnosis (and differentiation) of patients with SIRS, sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock in comparison to C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell and thrombocyte count, and APACHE-II score (AP-II). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study including a...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Brunkhorst FM,Wegscheider K,Forycki ZF,Brunkhorst R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was do describe the architecture of accretions occurring on the tips of central venous catheters (CVC). DESIGN:A conservative procedure was used followed by two different techniques of electron microscopy. SETTING AND PATIENTS:the study included 19 catheters which have been used on ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Poisson DM,Touquet S,Bercault N,Arbeille B

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although several advantages are attributed to tracheotomy in ICU patients requiring mechanical ventilation (MV), true benefits and the optimal timing of tracheotomy remain controversial. In this study, we compared early tracheotomy (ET) with prolonged intubation (PI) in severely ill patients requiring prolong...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Blot F,Similowski T,Trouillet JL,Chardon P,Korach JM,Costa MA,Journois D,Thiéry G,Fartoukh M,Pipien I,Bruder N,Orlikowski D,Tankere F,Durand-Zaleski I,Auboyer C,Nitenberg G,Holzapfel L,Tenaillon A,Chastre J,Laplanch

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recalibration and determining discriminative power, internationally, of the existing delirium prediction model (PRE-DELIRIC) for intensive care patients. METHODS:A prospective multicenter cohort study was performed in eight intensive care units (ICUs) in six countries. The ten predictors (age, APACHE-II, urgen...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： van den Boogaard M,Schoonhoven L,Maseda E,Plowright C,Jones C,Luetz A,Sackey PV,Jorens PG,Aitken LM,van Haren FM,Donders R,van der Hoeven JG,Pickkers P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the physiological effects of decannulation on breathing patterns and respiratory mechanics by comparing mouth breathing (MB) to tracheal breathing (TB) in tracheostomized patients. DESIGN AND SETTING:Prospective cross-over study in a critical and neuromuscular care unit. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Nin...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Chadda K,Louis B,Benaïssa L,Annane D,Gajdos P,Raphaël JC,Lofaso F

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(a) To assess whether differences in lung morphology observed in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are associated with differences in cardiorespiratory parameters, lung mechanics, and outcome. (b) To propose a new ARDS Severity Score to identify patients with a high mortality risk. DE...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Rouby JJ,Puybasset L,Cluzel P,Richecoeur J,Lu Q,Grenier P

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Perner A,Finfer S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00