The effects of dihydroergotamine in patients with head injury and raised intracranial pressure.

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：OBJECTIVE:To present our observation of the development of a rare nail deformity in the prolonged course of disease of a critically ill patient with a pulmonary abscess. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Tertiary referral, 16-bed, level I surgical ICU in an academic hospital. PATIENT:A 48-year-old Caucasian male was treat...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Wester JP,van Eps RS,Stouthamer A,Girbes AR

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the perceived health and cognitive status in survivors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations requiring mechanical ventilation. DESIGN AND SETTING:Prospective controlled cohort study in a respiratory intermediate intensive care unit. PATIENTS:Sixty-three COPD patients at t...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Ambrosino N,Bruletti G,Scala V,Porta R,Vitacca M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness of traditional and online teaching methods for educating anesthesiology residents in the principles and practice of difficult airway management. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:University hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Two randomly selected groups, each contai...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Bello G,Pennisi MA,Maviglia R,Maggiore SM,Bocci MG,Montini L,Antonelli M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 16 patients with multiple injuries the effect of parenteral administration of a fat emulsion on the pulmonary vascular system has been studied. Using the Hewlett Packard 5600 A Intensive Care System, which allows vital parameters to be sampled at a rate of two values per min, pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) was mon...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： van Deyk K,Hempel V,Münch F,Kopp M,Graf H,Epple E

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain death may induce cardiac dysfunction. In potential organ donors measurements of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and circulating cardiac troponins T and I (cTnT and cTnI), alone or in combination, are performed to investigate the accuracy of these biomarkers for early diagnosis of le...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Nicolas-Robin A,Salvi N,Medimagh S,Amour J,Le Manach Y,Coriat P,Riou B,Langeron O

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lung injury is a severe complication of acute pancreatitis that increases the mortality rate of the disease. The pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis has been studied in several experimental models, but the kinetics of pulmonary complications in relation to the pancreatic disease is not completely understood...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Morel DR,Frossard JL,Cikirikcioglu B,Tapponnier M,Pastor CM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors associated with mortality and prolonged ventilatory requirements in patients admitted to our paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with tracheobronchial malacia and stenosis diagnosed by dynamic contrast bronchograms. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:Tertiary paediatric intensive car...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Inwald DP,Roebuck D,Elliott MJ,Mok Q

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of nicotinamide (NIC), an inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase (PARS), on intestinal and liver perfusion, O2 kinetics, and energy metabolism over 24 h of hyperdynamic porcine endotoxemia. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled experimental study with repeated measures. SET...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Theisen M,Träger K,Tugtekin I,Stehr A,Ploner F,Georgieff M,Radermacher P,Matĕjovic M

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：:An 18-month-old male infant presented with hypoglycemic coma and clinical signs of bronchopneumonia. He was suspected of suffering from septic shock. The patient progressed to irreversible multiple organ failure before the diagnosis of adrenal crisis was established. Plasma levels of ACTH and cortisol remained undetec...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Fischer JE,Stallmach T,Fanconi S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 3-year period, a clinical diagnosis of invasive candidosis was made in 8 out of 2054 consecutive surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients. These patients were retrospectively matched with 16 control patients who underwent similar surgical procedures and had a similar clinical course except for negative Can...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Lepper PM,Wiedeck H,Geldner G,Essig A,Trautmann M

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:Capillary leakage syndrome (CLS) is a frequent complication in sepsis, characterized by loss of intravasal fluids leading to generalized edema and hemodynamic instability despite massive fluid therapy. In spite of its importance no standardized diagnostic criteria are available for CLS. DESIGN:Prospective cl...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Marx G,Vangerow B,Burczyk C,Gratz KF,Maassen N,Cobas Meyer M,Leuwer M,Kuse E,Rueckholdt H

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the incidence, risk factors, and impact on mortality of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) viral pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. PATIENTS AND METHODS:AKI was defined as risk, injury or failure, according to the RIFLE ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Nin N,Lorente JA,Soto L,Ríos F,Hurtado J,Arancibia F,Ugarte S,Echevarría E,Cardinal P,Saldarini F,Bagnulo H,Cortés I,Bujedo G,Ortega C,Frutos F,Esteban A

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:A case of brainstem encephalitis complicated by torsade de pointes is described. The possible occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias may contribute to the mortality in this condition. We recommend the admission of patients with brainstem encephalitis to an intensive care unit, for a period of electrocardiographic monit...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： De Keyser J,De Boel S,Ceulemans L,Ebinger G

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) is a potent regulator of vascular permeability and inflammation in acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Genetic variants in the Ang-2 gene may lead to altered activities of Ang-2 (or ANGPT2) gene. The aim of this study was to assess if genetic variants of An...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Su L,Zhai R,Sheu CC,Gallagher DC,Gong MN,Tejera P,Thompson BT,Christiani DC

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of DeltaPP/DeltaP [pulse pressure variations (DeltaPP) adjusted by alveolar pressure variations (DeltaP = Pplat-PEEPtot)] in predicting fluid responsiveness, to compare its accuracy to that of DeltaPP used alone and to evaluate the influence of tidal volume (Vt) on these two indices. ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Vallée F,Richard JC,Mari A,Gallas T,Arsac E,Verlaan PS,Chousterman B,Samii K,Genestal M,Fourcade O

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Status epilepticus is one of the most frequent neurological emergencies in the intensive care unit. Standard treatment includes intravenous barbiturates, benzodiazepines and phenytoin. However, drug coma is sometimes necessary to control refractory status epilepticus. We report such a case, successfully treated by int...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Borgeat A,Wilder-Smith OH,Jallon P,Suter PM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the relationship between hemoglobin (Hgb) and brain tissue oxygen tension (PbtO(2)) after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to examine its impact on outcome. METHODS:This was a retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort of severe TBI patients whose PbtO(2) was monitored. The relationsh...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Oddo M,Levine JM,Kumar M,Iglesias K,Frangos S,Maloney-Wilensky E,Le Roux PD

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Varkila MRJ,Cremer OL

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：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：: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 describe the use of volumetric capnography, a plot of expired CO(2) concentration against expired volume, in monitoring fibrinolytic treatment of major pulmonary embolism. DESIGN AND SETTING:Two case reports in the emergency department of a teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Two conscious and spontaneously brea...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Verschuren F,Heinonen E,Clause D,Roeseler J,Thys F,Meert P,Marion E,El Gariani A,Col J,Reynaert M,Liistro G

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between cytokines and the inflammatory responses in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, we examined the changes of cytokines as well as alterations in the markers of neutrophil activation, platelet and endothelial activation, and endothelial injury. DESIGN:Prospectiv...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Gando S,Nanzaki S,Morimoto Y,Kobayashi S,Kemmotsu O

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:On hospital admission, the morphology of the central pulmonary artery thromboemboli is an independent predictor of 30-day mortality in patients with massive pulmonary embolism (MPE). This may be due to the differential susceptibility of thromboemboli to thrombolysis. The aim of this study was to assess haemod...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Podbregar M,Voga G,Krivec B

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00