Procalcitonin for discrimination between activity of systemic autoimmune disease and systemic bacterial infection.

abstract：:Myxoedema coma is a medical emergency with high mortality. In this study, clinical response and plasma variations of thyroid hormones were analysed in 7 patients, 6 presenting with myxoedema coma and one with myxoedema ileus. These patients were treated with intravenous or oral l-thyroxine (l-T4). 1000 mu l-T4 iv were...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Arlot S,Debussche X,Lalau JD,Mesmacque A,Tolani M,Quichaud J,Fournier A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate (OKG) has proved to be efficient in restoring glutamine (Gln) pools which are strongly depleted in hypercatabolic patients. Since its two components, alpha-ketoglutarate (alphaKG) and ornithine (Orn), give rise to glutamate (Glu), they are both considered as Gln precursors. The ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Cynober L,Lasnier E,Le Boucher J,Jardel A,Coudray-Lucas C

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To use the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Functioning to measure disability following critical illness using patient-reported outcomes. METHODS:A prospective, multicentre cohort study conducted in five metropolitan intensive care units (ICU). Participants were adults who had been a...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Hodgson CL,Udy AA,Bailey M,Barrett J,Bellomo R,Bucknall T,Gabbe BJ,Higgins AM,Iwashyna TJ,Hunt-Smith J,Murray LJ,Myles PS,Ponsford J,Pilcher D,Walker C,Young M,Cooper DJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of our study was to analyze changes in the consumption of MRSA-active antibiotics and in the burden of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) over a period of 9 years in a network of German intensive care units (ICU). METHODS:Data from 55 ICUs in Germany were analyzed from 2001 through 2009. The term "...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Meyer E,Schwab F,Schroeren-Boersch B,Gastmeier P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Faecal peritonitis (FP) is a common cause of sepsis and admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). The Genetics of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Europe (GenOSept) project is investigating the influence of genetic variation on the host response and outcomes in a large cohort of patients with sepsis admitted t...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Tridente A,Clarke GM,Walden A,McKechnie S,Hutton P,Mills GH,Gordon AC,Holloway PA,Chiche JD,Bion J,Stuber F,Garrard C,Hinds CJ,GenOSept Investigators.

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study is to examine family members' experiences of end-of-life decision-making processes in Norwegian intensive care units (ICUs) to ascertain the degree to which they felt included in the decision-making process and whether they received necessary information. Were they asked about the patient'...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Lind R,Lorem GF,Nortvedt P,Hevrøy O

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of the Clinical Risk Index for Babies (CRIB) to predict long-term neurodevelopmental impairment in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. DESIGN:Single-center cohort study. SETTING:Tertiary neonatal care hospital and follow-up clinic. PATIENTS:Four hundred fifty-five VLBW infants conse...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Bührer C,Grimmer I,Metze B,Obladen M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxygen cost of breathing (which is the difference in oxygen consumption measured during controlled ventilation and again during spontaneous ventilation) was measured in 30 patients between the ages of 17 and 96 years at the time of commencement of weaning from mechanical ventilation. There was a significant expone...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： McDonald NJ,Lavelle P,Gallacher WN,Harpin RP

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) vs. invasive mechanical ventilation in AIDS patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)-related acute respiratory failure (ARF). DESIGN:A single-center, prospective, case-control trial. SETTING:An ICU of a private tertiary hospital specializ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Confalonieri M,Calderini E,Terraciano S,Chidini G,Celeste E,Puccio G,Gregoretti C,Meduri GU

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) for assessment of intracranial hypertension. METHODS:Systematic review without language restriction based on electronic databases, with manual review of literature and conference proceedings until July 2010. Studies we...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Dubourg J,Javouhey E,Geeraerts T,Messerer M,Kassai B

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Providing mechanical ventilation is challenging at supra-atmospheric pressure. The higher gas density increases resistance, reducing the flow delivered by the ventilator. A new hyperbaric ventilator (Siaretron IPER 1000) is said to compensate for these effects automatically. The aim of this bench test study was...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Lefebvre JC,Lyazidi A,Parceiro M,Sferrazza Papa GF,Akoumianaki E,Pugin D,Tassaux D,Brochard L,Richard JC

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:We report the case of a 72-year-old male who suffered a cardiac arrest during an early positive treadmill stress test. After successful resuscitation the patient had evidence of a gastric perforation. Because of his hemodynamic stability, lack of peritoneal signs, and prohibitively high surgical risk, a non-operative ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Low LL,Ripple GR,Bruderer BP,Harrington GR

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of our study was to explore, using an innovative method, the effect of temporal changes in the mortality prediction performance of an existing model on the quality of care assessment. The prognostic model (rSAPS-II) was a recalibrated Simplified Acute Physiology Score-II model developed for very elderly...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Minne L,Eslami S,de Keizer N,de Jonge E,de Rooij SE,Abu-Hanna A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cardiorespiratory monitoring system allows the measurement of FAECO2 and FECO2 in the expired air of the patient at the mouth (endtidal CO2) and in a mixing box. From these parameters, combined with the measured PACO2, the alveolo-expired (DuA = PECO2/PAECO2) and alveolar-arterial (Dua = PAECO2/PACO2) ductances whic...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Polu JM,Duvivier C,Sadoul P

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study whether transient hyperglycemia adversely affects cerebral energy metabolism in patients with severe traumatic brain lesions. DESIGN AND SETTING:Prospective, nonrandomized study in the neurosurgical intensive care unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS:108 patients treated for severe traumatic bra...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Diaz-Parejo P,Ståhl N,Xu W,Reinstrup P,Ungerstedt U,Nordström CH

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Assessing pulse pressure variation (PPV) to predict fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients with tidal volume (VT) and the impact of VT and airway driving pressure (P(plat) - PEEP) on the ability of PPV for predicting fluid responsiveness. DESIGN:Prospective interventional study. SETTING:IC...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Muller L,Louart G,Bousquet PJ,Candela D,Zoric L,de La Coussaye JE,Jaber S,Lefrant JY

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pressure measurements at the level of the right atrium are commonly used in clinical anesthesia and the intensive care unit (ICU). There is growing interest in the use of peripheral venous sites for estimating central venous pressure (CVP). This study compared bias, precision, and covariance in simultaneous m...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Desjardins R,Denault AY,Bélisle S,Carrier M,Babin D,Lévesque S,Martineau R

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate compliance with recommended patient-care practices for the prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) in the intensive care unit (ICU). DESIGN:European descriptive survey by questionnaire mailed to all the directors of ICUs. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS:A total of 1642 general ICUs with more ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Moro ML,Jepsen OB

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We set out to summarize the current challenges in academic conflict of interest. METHODS:This is a narrative review by a multidisciplinary, multinational panel of academic officers including deans of medical/pharmacy schools. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS:Disclosing conflict of interest has become the appropriate p...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Annane D,Lerolle N,Meuris S,Sibilla J,Olsen KM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We perform an ethical analysis of European Union Directive 2001/20/EC on the simplification and harmonization of guidelines regarding good clinical practice in the conduct of clinical trials involving drugs. BACKGROUND:The Directive provides guidance on protecting incapacitated subjects who participate in dr...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Silverman HJ,Druml C,Lemaire F,Nelson R,European Union Directive.

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of the medical records of 115 consecutive cases of meningococcal disease with 11 fatalities was carried out in order to evaluate the power of 15 clinical and laboratory variables available on admission in predicting a fatal outcome. On linear discriminant analysis, six variables showed a signific...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Gårdlund B

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the feasibility of remifentanil-based sedation in hypoxemic acute respiratory failure (HARF) patients refusing to continue noninvasive ventilation (NPPV) for intolerance to two different interfaces-helmet and total face mask. DESIGN AND SETTING:Prospective uncontrolled clinical investigation in a 14-...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Rocco M,Conti G,Alessandri E,Morelli A,Spadetta G,Laderchi A,Di Santo C,Francavilla S,Pietropaoli P

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate a simple method avoiding discard volumes in pediatric patients with indwelling arterial and venous lines. DESIGN:Zero-discarding was achieved by passive extracorporeal arteriovenous backflow via standard single pressure transducer equipment. We tested backflow distances (10, 20 and 30 cm beyond t...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Weiss M,Fischer J,Boeckmann M,Rohrer B,Baenziger O

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the oxygen affinity for optimal tissue oxygen delivery with a hemoglobin-hydroxyethyl starch conjugate (HRC 101). METHODS:Anesthetized rats were hemodiluted (180 ml kg(-1)) with low (P(50) approximately 70 mmHg) or high affinity (P(50) approximately 14 mmHg) HRC 101 at hemoglobin (Hb) concentratio...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Hare GM,Liu E,Baker AJ,Mazer CD

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of lung volume changes on end-expiratory lung impedance change (ELIC) in mechanically ventilated patients, since we hypothesized that ELIC may be a suitable parameter to monitor lung volume change at the bedside. DESIGN:Clinical trial on patients requiring m...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Hinz J,Hahn G,Neumann P,Sydow M,Mohrenweiser P,Hellige G,Burchardi H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of an intravenous bolus dose of a vasopressin analogue, terlipressin (1 mg), on systemic haemodynamic parameters and gastric mucosal perfusion (GMP) in patients with catecholamine-treated septic shock using a gastric tonometry and laser-Doppler flowmetry technique. DESIGN:Prospectiv...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Morelli A,Rocco M,Conti G,Orecchioni A,De Gaetano A,Cortese G,Coluzzi F,Vernaglione E,Pelaia P,Pietropaoli P

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Biomarkers allowing accurate early staging of septic shock patients are lacking despite their obvious interest for patient management. Experimental models of septic shock in mouse previously noted a decrease in dendritic cell numbers. The aim of the study was to find a rapid reproducible biological test for a...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Guisset O,Dilhuydy MS,Thiébaut R,Lefèvre J,Camou F,Sarrat A,Gabinski C,Moreau JF,Blanco P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00