Hemodynamic monitoring by echocardiography in the ICU: the role of the new echo techniques.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Professional organizations, consensus groups, and stakeholders are calling for better palliative care in acute care settings, particularly in ICUs. Our ability to deliver that care is dependent on the outcomes associated with palliative care in the ICU. This review provides a conceptual framework for ...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Aslakson RA,Bridges JF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review will provide an overview of actual data concerning perioperative risk. Furthermore, strategies to prevent, detect and treat perioperative complications will be discussed. RECENT FINDINGS:Perioperative in-hospital mortality rate of 0.4-4% has not improved over the last years possibly resul...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Boehm O,Baumgarten G,Hoeft A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Uncertainty surrounding medical decision-making is particularly important during end-of-life decision-making. Doubts about the patient's best interests and prognostic accuracy may lead to conflict. RECENT FINDINGS:Many authors have suggested recently that medical attitudes to uncertainty need review....

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Ridley S,Fisher M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:From an elderly patient's perspective, acute and chronic cognitive disturbances are among the most harmful complications that can occur following surgery. For elderly patients, these complications often mean the end of an independent life. This article focuses on this serious aspect, which is increasi...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Müller A,Lachmann G,Wolf A,Mörgeli R,Weiss B,Spies C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews the results of case series and trials which evaluated venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) for severe respiratory failure. Potential indications of the technique in this setting are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS:Major technological improvements in extracorporeal ...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Combes A,Bréchot N,Luyt CE,Schmidt M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To investigate the impact of critical illness polyneuropathy and critical illness myopathy on short-term and long-term patient outcome. RECENT FINDINGS:In the acute-care setting, critical illness polyneuropathy and critical illness myopathy are important causes of acute paralysis in critically ill co...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Latronico N,Shehu I,Seghelini E

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the 1980s, we witnessed tremendous advances in trauma care including trauma system development, advanced trauma life support, damage control surgery and ICU resuscitation. As a result, patients who used to bleed to death in the operating room survived. However, many went on to develop multiple orga...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Gonzalez EA,Moore FA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review advances over the last year in the prevention, diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis. RECENT FINDINGS:Obesity is an independent risk factor for severity in acute pancreatitis, and heavy alcohol consumption for the development of necrosis in severe acute pancreatitis. Biochemical ma...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Skipworth JR,Pereira SP

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cardiac arrest is one of the most challenging disease processes to study with clinical trials due to the emergent and unpredictable nature of these events and complexity of the patient population. In recent years, there has been a major push to complete more large, multicentre trials. In many cases, h...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Berg KM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Research and studies related to the long-term consequences of intensive care are increasing. This review focuses on some of the most recent knowledge in this field. RECENT FINDINGS:Still studies regarding the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in survivors after intensive care are frequently publ...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Flaatten H

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important patient-reported outcome measure following critical illness. 'Validated' and professionally endorsed generic measures are widely used to evaluate critical care intervention and guide practice, policy and research. Although recognizing that they ar...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Ramsay P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to provide an update of recent developments pertaining to the use of percutaneous tracheostomy. Percutaneous tracheostomy has been established as an alternative to open surgical tracheostomy, but many key questions about the optimal use of this procedure remain unanswered...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Bardell T,Drover JW

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some evidence suggests that light to moderate alcohol consumption protects against cardiovascular diseases. However, this cardioprotective effect of alcohol consumption in adults is absent at the population level. Approximately 20 to 30% of patients admitted to a hospital are alcohol abusers. In medical practice, it i...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Spies CD,Sander M,Stangl K,Fernandez-Sola J,Preedy VR,Rubin E,Andreasson S,Hanna EZ,Kox WJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There is significant controversy for perioperative fluid management. This review discusses the evidence from clinical studies, basic research, and systematic reviews to provide a summary of the current best practice in this area. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent evidence has challenged the long-held contention...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Peng ZY,Kellum JA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite the improvements in its management, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) still exhibits high global morbidity and mortality rates, especially in elderly patients. This review focuses on the most recent findings on the epidemiology, cause, diagnosis and management of CAP. RECENT FINDINGS:There i...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Cillóniz C,Dominedò C,Garcia-Vidal C,Torres A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We sought to review the evidence supporting neurocritical care as a distinct specialty of medicine. RECENT FINDINGS:Over the past 20 years, neuro-intensive care units have evolved from neurosurgical units focused primarily on postoperative monitoring to units that provide comprehensive medical and sp...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Rincon F,Mayer SA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The large variability in clinical practice plus the increasing awareness that certain processes of care are associated with improved medical outcomes has led to the development of clinical practice guidelines in serious infection. The evolution of guidelines and their impact on delivery of care in sev...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Cinel I,Dellinger RP

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit environment had the merit of putting a potent life-saving tool in the physicians' hands in a number of situations; however, like most sophisticated technologies, it can cause severe side effects and eventually increase mortality if improperly applie...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Appendini L,Confalonieri M,Rossi A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this study is to review the recent literature describing how to assess and treat postcardiac arrest syndrome associated haemodynamics and manage oxygenation and ventilation derangements. RECENT FINDINGS:Postcardiac arrest syndrome is a well described entity that includes systemic ische...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Topjian AA,Berg RA,Taccone FS

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The mechanisms of epithelial injury in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome have been of interest since the syndrome was first described. Cell therapies to replace injured epithelium are a futuristic dream; however, there is ongoing research to achieve this goal. We review research re...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Gropper MA,Wiener-Kronish J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review summarizes current understanding of the pathophysiology of cardiogenic pulmonary edema, its causes and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS:The pathobiology and classification of pulmonary edema is more complex than the hydrostatic vs. permeability dichotomy of the past. Mechanisms of alveolar flui...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Ingbar DH

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Securing the airway to provide sufficient oxygenation and ventilation is of paramount importance in the management of all types of emergency patients. Particularly in severely injured patients, strategies should be adapted according to useful recent literature findings. RECENT FINDINGS:The role of ou...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Beckers SK,Brokmann JC,Rossaint R

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review describes the current intensive care management of acute liver failure (ALF) and the latest evidence for emerging therapies. RECENT FINDINGS:Mortality from ALF continues to improve and in some cases, medical therapy can negate the need for liver transplantation because of protocolized man...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Trovato FM,Rabinowich L,McPhail MJW

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The scope of this review is to describe what is known about injury outcomes and the principles by which they can be improved by acute phase interventions. Assessing which outcomes matter to trauma patients is important both for the evaluation of existing and novel acute interventions and to assess the...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Brohi K,Cole E,Hoffman K

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive-pressure ventilation alters stroke volume by transiently increasing intrathoracic pressure and thereby decreasing preload. This phasic variation in stroke volume results in a cyclic fluctuation in arterial pressure with a phase length equal to the respiratory rate. Measuring ventilation-induced arterial press...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Gunn SR,Pinsky MR

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Prerenal failure is used to designate a reversible form of acute renal dysfunction. However, the terminology encompasses several different conditions that vary considerably. The lack of a widely accepted definition for prerenal failure makes it impossible to determine the epidemiology, natural history...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Macedo E,Mehta RL

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There are few first-hand accounts that describe the history of outcome prediction in critical care. This review summarizes the authors' personal perspectives about the development and evolution of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation over the past 35 years. RECENT FINDINGS:We emphasize what...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Zimmerman JE,Kramer AA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite improved care of multiple injured patients, controversial data about the best time point for decompression and stabilization of spine fractures and spinal cord injuries are published. Some studies even question the value of surgical management. RECENT FINDINGS:In several mostly retrospective ...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Schinkel C,Anastasiadis AP

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a new disease that caused large outbreaks in several countries in the first half of 2003, resulting in infection in more than 8000 people and more than 900 deaths. During that time, a large body of literature rapidly emerged describing the clinical disease, ...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Lapinsky SE,Granton JT

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Fluid removal and relief of congestion are central to treatment of acute heart failure. Diuretics have been the decongestive mainstay but their known limitations have led to the exploration of alternative strategies. This review compares diuretics with ultrafiltration and examines the recent evidence ...

journal_title：Current opinion in critical care

authors： Krishnamoorthy A,Felker GM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00