Online vs live methods for teaching difficult airway management to anesthesiology residents.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness of 70-mg and 200-mg doses of intravenous erythromycin in improving gastric emptying in critically ill patients. DESIGN:Gastric emptying was measured on consecutive days; day 1 (pre-treatment), day 2 (post-treatment) after an intravenous infusion of either 70 or 200 mg erythromyci...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Ritz MA,Chapman MJ,Fraser RJ,Finnis ME,Butler RN,Cmielewski P,Davidson GP,Rea D

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of two different comorbidity measures on the 6-month mortality of severely ill cancer patients. DESIGN AND SETTING:Prospective cohort study in a ten-bed oncological medical-surgical intensive care unit (ICU). PATIENTS:A total of 772 consecutive patients were included over a 45-month p...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Soares M,Salluh JI,Ferreira CG,Luiz RR,Spector N,Rocco JR

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of surgical decision making is based on both general principles that are amenable to evaluation using rigorous techniques of clinical research and the intangible element of surgical judgment that seeks to apply those principles to the care of an individual patient. The role of surgical judgment is inescapa...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Jimenez MF,Marshall JC,International Sepsis Forum.

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infection is the most frequent cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, little is known about the influence of infection sites on ARDS. This study aimed to assess the associations of infection sites with ARDS development and mortality in critically ill infected patients. DESIGN:Prospecti...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Sheu CC,Gong MN,Zhai R,Bajwa EK,Chen F,Thompson BT,Christiani DC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In normal subjects cerebral CO2 vasoreactivity is measured during spontaneous hyperventilation, breathholding, or adding CO2 to inspiratory gases. The correlation between CO2 and cerebral blood flow may, however, be invalidated by the effects of a modified respiratory pattern on venous return, sympathovagal b...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Cigada M,Marzorati S,Tredici S,Iapichino G

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:1) To compare saline gastric tonometry monitoring with air tonometry (Tonocap) in a group of general ICU patients. 2) An in vitro investigation of the performance of other fluids used in gastric tonometry and to assess the effects of variation of temperature and carbon dioxide concentration within the range e...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Barry B,Mallick A,Hartley G,Bodenham A,Vucevic M

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently occurs in critically ill patients and often precipitates use of renal replacement therapy (RRT). However, the ideal circumstances for whether and when to start RRT remain unclear. We performed evidence synthesis of the available literature to evaluate the value of biomarkers...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Klein SJ,Brandtner AK,Lehner GF,Ulmer H,Bagshaw SM,Wiedermann CJ,Joannidis M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of the distribution and antibiotic susceptibility of the aerobic gram-negative bacilli (AGNB) isolated from patients in intensive care units (ICU study). DESIGN AND SETTING:Microbiological study carried out in 1991 in 39 teaching hospitals. A standardized method was used to determine the minimum i...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Jarlier V,Fosse T,Philippon A

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether urgent orotracheal intubation (OI) can induce bacteremia. To find predictive factors for post-intubation bacteremia. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Seventeen-bed medical intensive care unit in a university hospital. PATIENTS:Sixty-eight adult intensive care patients und...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Rijnders BJ,Wilmer A,Van Eldere J,Van Wijngaerden E

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed parameters of free radical damage to biomolecules, mitochondrial superoxide production, superoxide dismutase, and catalase activities and their relationship to sepsis mortality. DESIGN AND SETTING:Prospective animal study in a university laboratory for experimental. SUBJECTS:140 male Wis...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Ritter C,Andrades M,Frota Júnior ML,Bonatto F,Pinho RA,Polydoro M,Klamt F,Pinheiro CT,Menna-Barreto SS,Moreira JC,Dal-Pizzol F

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Sonoclot analyser provides global measurement of haemostasis, including plasma coagulation, platelet function and fibrinolysis. Benefits of its use in cardiovascular and hepatic surgery are well-documented and it may be useful in managing obstetric complications. The aim of this study was to determine ran...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Kjellberg U,Hellgren M

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We compared hemodynamic and biological effects of the Cascade system, which uses very high volume hemofiltration (HVHF) (120 mL kg(-1) h(-1)), with those of usual care in patients with septic shock. METHODS:Multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label trial in three intensive care units (ICU). Adults with ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Quenot JP,Binquet C,Vinsonneau C,Barbar SD,Vinault S,Deckert V,Lemaire S,Hassain AA,Bruyère R,Souweine B,Lagrost L,Adrie C

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether monitoring of bladder epithelial oxygen tension (BEOT) would provide an indication of regional (renal) organ perfusion in an exsanguination/fluid repletion animal model. DESIGN:Prospective non-randomized laboratory study. SETTING:Research laboratory. INTERVENTIONS:Eight anaesthetised, spo...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Singer M,Millar C,Stidwill R,Unwin R

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced lung injury is characterized not only by the alteration in lung fluid movement but also by apoptosis of lung epithelial and endothelial cells. We studied whether inhibition of apoptosis using a broad spectrum caspase inhibitor, benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp fluoromethylketone (Z...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Le Berre R,Faure K,Fauvel H,Viget NB,Ader F,Prangère T,Thomas AM,Leroy X,Pittet JF,Marchetti P,Guery BP

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the accuracy of lung ultrasonography (LUS) in the quantification of lung water in critically ill patients by using quantitative computed tomography (CT) as the gold standard for the determination of lung weight. METHODS:Twenty consecutive patients admitted to an intensive care unit who underwe...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Baldi G,Gargani L,Abramo A,D'Errico L,Caramella D,Picano E,Giunta F,Forfori F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The pressure-volume (P/V) curve has been proposed as a tool to adjust the ventilatory settings in cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The aim of this study was to test the influence of P/V tracing methodology on the presence and value of the upper inflection point (UIP). METHODS:In 13 medica...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Servillo G,De Robertis E,Maggiore S,Lemaire F,Brochard L,Tufano R

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To provide recommendations and standard operating procedures for intensive care unit and hospital preparations for an influenza pandemic or mass disaster with a specific focus on essential equipment, pharmaceuticals and supplies. METHODS:Based on a literature review and expert opinion, a Delphi process was use...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Sprung CL,Kesecioglu J,European Society of Intensive Care Medicine's Task Force for intensive care unit triage during an influenza epidemic or mass disaster.

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of the relationships between oxygen supply, demand, and uptake can be used to interpret cardiac output values, identify types of acute circulatory failure, guide attempts to improve cellular function, and thus prevent the development of multiple organ failure and death. Five steps in the interpretation of card...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Vincent JL

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Assessment of the cost utility (CU) of acute renal replacement therapy (RRT) from a societal perspective during a 5-year follow-up. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional cohort study in a medical-surgical intensive care unit and an acute RRT unit of 410 consecutive patients treated with acute RRT in Helsinki Univ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Laukkanen A,Emaus L,Pettilä V,Kaukonen KM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Do-not-resuscitate orders (DNR orders) and advance directives (AD) have been developed and their use by patients is increasing. The objective of the study was to evaluate the compliance with patient's wishes and doctors' and nurses' agreement on decision-making in the treatment of elderly patients from a cros...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Richter J,Eisemann MR

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to evaluate repeated intrathecal injections of baclofen, without artificial ventilation, in the treatment of severe tetanus. Ten patients, 5 men and 5 women, with a mean age of 34 +/- 7 years, were included in the study. The dose of baclofen injected was 1000 micrograms between the ages of 16 and...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Saissy JM,Demazière J,Vitris M,Seck M,Marcoux L,Gaye M,Ndiaye M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The immediate overwhelming release of inflammatory mediators in septic shock is rapidly followed by strong anti-inflammatory responses inducing a state of immunosuppression. The patients who survive the initial hyper-inflammatory step of septic shock but subsequently die may be those who do not recover from i...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Monneret G,Lepape A,Voirin N,Bohé J,Venet F,Debard AL,Thizy H,Bienvenu J,Gueyffier F,Vanhems P

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Alterations in coagulation, including elevated pulmonary and systemic concentrations of urokinase, are frequent in patients with acute lung injury (ALI). Urokinase potentiates neutrophil activation and contributes to the severity of pulmonary injury in preclinical models of ALI. The objective of this study wa...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Arcaroli J,Sankoff J,Liu N,Allison DB,Maloney J,Abraham E

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While using a transcutaneous system for assessment of liver function by indocyanine green plasma disappearance rate (ICG-PDR) in critically ill patients, we compared the agreement between ICG-PDR obtained by the recommended standard ICG dosage (0.5 mg/kg) and a reduced dosage (0.25 mg/kg). DESIGN:Clinical st...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Sakka SG,Koeck H,Meier-Hellmann A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter can cause many complications. This case report presents a new complication of Swan-Ganz catheter insertion--placement of the Swan-Ganz catheter tip in the coronary sinus. ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Baciewicz FA,Nirdlinger MA,Davis JT

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：PURPOSE:Critical care ultrasonography has utility for the diagnosis and management of critical illness and is in widespread use by frontline intensivists. As there is a need for research to validate and extend its utility, the Editor of Intensive Care Medicine included critical care ultrasonography as a topic in the IC...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Mayo P,Arntfield R,Balik M,Kory P,Mathis G,Schmidt G,Slama M,Volpicelli G,Xirouchaki N,McLean A,Vieillard-Baron A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and eighteen 20-g radial artery catheters were prospectively evaluated in 109 cardiovascular surgical patients. 0.024% papaverine in saline was used as a continuous flushing solution. Using the Doppler method, obstruction of the radial artery with the catheter in situ was found in 11 (9.8%) patients. Decan...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Weiss BM,Gattiker RI

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membranous laryngotracheobronchitis is a very serious infection which affects the larynx, trachea and bronchi, requiring aggressive therapeutic measures. It has been recently rediscovered as a cause of disease in children. However, it is a very unusual complication of measles. Two infants with measles and membranous l...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Labay MV,Ramos R,Hervas JA,Reynes J,Gomez B

更新日期：1985-01-01 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