A brief history of tracheostomy and tracheal intubation, from the Bronze Age to the Space Age.

abstract：:In critically ill patients, it is frequently challenging to identify who will benefit from admission to the intensive care unit and life-sustaining interventions when the chances of a meaningful outcome are unclear. In addition, the acute illness not only affects the patients but also family members or surrogates who ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Vink EE,Azoulay E,Caplan A,Kompanje EJO,Bakker J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The liver plays a key role in the inflammatory response during major surgery or infection. The influence of age on liver function and hepatic acute phase protein (APP) synthesis should be serially studied in elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. DESIGN AND SETTING:Prospective and descriptive s...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Suttner SW,Sürder C,Lang K,Piper SN,Kumle B,Boldt J

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare characteristics, clinical evolution and outcome in adult patients with influenza A (H1N1) acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) treated with or without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). METHODS:A prospective observational study of patients treated in Marseille South Hospital from Octo...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Roch A,Lepaul-Ercole R,Grisoli D,Bessereau J,Brissy O,Castanier M,Dizier S,Forel JM,Guervilly C,Gariboldi V,Collart F,Michelet P,Perrin G,Charrel R,Papazian L

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase of the inflationary lung volume created by a respiratory maneuver is critical for preventing postoperative alveolar collapse. We measured this volume as achieved with IPPB or incentive spirometry (IS) in 20 postoperative surgical patients. Using IPPB, with gas flow and peak airway pressures carefully adju...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Pfenninger J,Roth F

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Inhalation of nitric oxide (NO) selectively dilates pulmonary vessels in well-ventilated regions. Prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) is a vasoconstrictor and is reported to enhance hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. The objective of this study was to examine whether the combination of intravenous PGF2 alph...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Kobayashi H,Tanaka N,Winkler M,Zapol WM

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past two years several guidelines for suggested components of emergency medical systems for children have been suggested, and for the first time, specific standards of pediatric trauma care have also been formulated. The American Academy of Pediatrics new Provisional Committee on Emergency Medicine has been cha...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Haller JA,Beaver B

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the effect of endothelin-1 on pulmonary arterial and venous contractile force in vitro and on up- and downstream pulmonary vascular resistance in vivo under sham and endotoxemic conditions in pigs. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In vitro: paired preparations of pulmonary arteries and veins were mounted in ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Rossi P,Persson B,Boels PJ,Arner A,Weitzberg E,Oldner A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several different epidemiological typing methods have been used in studies of coagulase-negative staphylococci; these include biotyping, antibiotic susceptibility pattern analysis, serological typing, phage typing, slime production detection, protein profile analysis, immunoblot fingerprinting and DNA typing. The most...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Vandenesch F,Lina B,Lebeau Ch,Greenland TB,Etienne J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine what change in respiratory function occurred following prolonged and efficient continuous arteriovenous haemofiltration (CAVH) in a group of patients with multiple organ systems failure (MOSF). DESIGN:A retrospective assessment using patient notes and ICU charts. SETTING:The Intensive Care Unit...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Bagshaw ON,Anaes FR,Hutchinson A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sedatives administered to critically ill children should be titrated to effect, because both under- and oversedation may have negative effects. We conducted a systematic review to examine reported incidences of under-, optimal, and oversedation in critically ill children receiving intensive care. METHODS:A sys...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Vet NJ,Ista E,de Wildt SN,van Dijk M,Tibboel D,de Hoog M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have treated 30 patients with flail chest, with priority given to associated factors (pain, secretions retention, hemo-/pneumothorax and underlying pulmonary contusion). When this treatment was insufficient IMV + PEEP was instituted; in this group there was a 58.8% incidence of pneumonia, 47.5% of sepsis and 11.7 d...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Carpintero JL,Rodriguez Diez A,Ruiz Elvira MJ,Benitez JA,Perez Rielo A

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure the effects of rapid permissive hypercapnia on hemodynamics and gas exchange in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:18-bed, medical intensive care unit, university hospital. PATIENTS:11 mechanically ventilated ARDS patients. INTERVENTION:P...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Thorens JB,Jolliet P,Ritz M,Chevrolet JC

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of the association of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) with different inflation volumes (V(T)'s) on passive lung deflation and alveolar recruitment in ARDS patients. DESIGN:Clinical study using PEEP with two different V(T)'s and analyzing whether passive lung deflation and alveol...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Chelucci GL,Dall'Ava-Santucci J,Dhainaut JF,Chelucci A,Allegra A,Lockhart A,Zin WA,Milic-Emili J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare some of the confirmatory investigations of brain death with clinical criteria in order to achieve the most sensitive and accurate diagnosis of brain death. DESIGN:All patients with isolated brain lesions and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) = 3 were subjected to neurological examination after ruling out h...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Paolin A,Manuali A,Di Paola F,Boccaletto F,Caputo P,Zanata R,Bardin GP,Simini G

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis whether PMN-Elastase in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) could reflect neutrophil activity in the lower respiratory tract. DESIGN:Prospectively, morphologic findings of acute and chronic inflammation in the transbronchial lung biopsy specimens were compared with the numbers of neutr...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Lengas A,Poletti V,Pacifico L,di Domizio C,Patelli M,Spiga L

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC) have been proposed as an alternative to central venous catheters (CVC). The aim of this study was to determine the thrombosis rate in relation to PICC placement in patients discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS:Data of patients admitted ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Bonizzoli M,Batacchi S,Cianchi G,Zagli G,Lapi F,Tucci V,Martini G,Di Valvasone S,Peris A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The concept of weaning-induced cardiac dysfunction emerged 26 years ago with the publication of a clinical study conducted by François Lemaire and collaborators. OBJECTIVES:One objective of this article is to remember the results and the historical context under which our pivotal study was conducted. Anot...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Teboul JL

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare available instruments for assessing delirium in critically ill adults that have undergone validity testing and provide clinicians with strategies to incorporate these instruments into clinical practice. DESIGN:Medline (1966-September 2006) was searched using the key words: delirium, cognitive dysf...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Devlin JW,Fong JJ,Fraser GL,Riker RR

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the reliability of estimating arterial CO(2) pressure (PaCO(2)) using a recently introduced transcutaneous CO(2) pressure (PtcCO(2)) monitor in severe obese patients. DESIGN:Observational and interventional study. SETTING:District hospital with respiratory ward and bariatric surgery unit. PATI...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Maniscalco M,Zedda A,Faraone S,Carratù P,Sofia M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total extracorporeal lung assist (ECLA) requires a bypass flow approaching cardiac output. Recirculation of venous blood through the oxygenator is minimized with a veno-right ventricular cannulation technique which separates venous drainage from returned oxygenated blood. A case of posttraumatic ARDS was treated with ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Wetterberg T,Steen S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and seventy-three acute hemorrhagic shocks were treated in 1984 in a pre-hospital emergency care unit. Twenty patients (7%) had a paradoxical bradycardia: they were conscious, 9 of them had an undetectable systolic arterial pressure with the sphygmomanometric method but the femoral pulse was still present....

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Barriot P,Riou B

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrhythmias and circulatory collapse account for the high mortality reported after severe chloroquine poisoning. We have recently observed a 17-year-old man who ingested an 8 g chloroquine overdose. Cardiac arrest occurred within 1 h. Cardiogenic shock was refractory to epinephrine, dopamine and molar sodium l...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Hantson P,Ronveau JL,De Coninck B,Horn JL,Mahieu P,Hassoun A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Trunk position at 45 degrees from the horizontal is associated with a decreased risk of gastroesophageal aspiration. The objectives of this study were to determine the accuracy of trunk flexion estimates compared to a reference standard measurement, and to determine agreement about trunk flexion among ICU cl...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： McMullin JP,Cook DJ,Meade MO,Weaver BR,Letelier LM,Kahmamoui K,Higgins DA,Guyatt GH

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Brugada syndrome is a clinical and electrocardiographic familial entity, which may lead to sudden cardiac death. A Brugada pattern ECG may occasionally be caused by conditions such as an overdose of tricyclic antidepressants (TCA). Toxicity of TCA frequently results in the need for critical care support. ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Monteban-Kooistra WE,van den Berg MP,Tulleken JE,Ligtenberg JJM,Meertens JHJM,Zijlstra JG

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous sildenafil for immediate postoperative pulmonary hypertension (PH) in pediatric patients undergoing congenital heart surgery. METHODS:A double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging, parallel-group trial was conducted. Patients were randomized to...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Fraisse A,Butrous G,Taylor MB,Oakes M,Dilleen M,Wessel DL

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare outcome prediction using the Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (MODS) and the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), two of the systems most commonly used to evaluate organ dysfunction in the intensive care unit (ICU). DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. SETTING:Thirty-one-bed, universit...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Peres Bota D,Melot C,Lopes Ferreira F,Nguyen Ba V,Vincent JL

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hypertensive crisis with an arterial blood pressure of 280/180 mmHg developed immediately after an apparently successful removal of a phaeochromocytoma. The blood pressure could not be lowered by phentolamine and not until the administration of dihydralazine and furosemide was the systemic pressure normalized. In ad...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Johansson H,Brismar B,Hedenstierna G

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Limulus amoebocyte lysate assay was used as one of a series of laboratory and clinical investigations on a group of 31 patients suffering from septic shock in order to assess the clinical significance of this assay for the detection of circulating endotoxin in clinical gram-negative sepsis. Four patients with card...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： McCartney AC,Banks JG,Clements GB,Sleigh JD,Tehrani M,Ledingham IM

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse the clinical value of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and leucocyte count in the diagnosis of paediatric sepsis and in the stratification of patients according to severity. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. SETTING:Paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). PATIENTS:Ninety-four...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Rey C,Los Arcos M,Concha A,Medina A,Prieto S,Martinez P,Prieto B

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A case-control comparison of Doppler guidance on the success rate of central venous cannulation in patients with normal or reduced intracranial compliance. DESIGN:A single operator performed central venous access procedures with continuous wave Doppler guidance. It was used on patients on a ventilator. The p...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Schummer W,Schummer C,Niesen WD,Gerstenberg H

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00