Diagnostic yield and safety of CT scans in ICU.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the extent to which respiratory changes in inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter can be used to predict fluid responsiveness. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SETTING:Hospital intensive care unit. PATIENTS:Twenty-three patients with acute circulatory failure related to sepsis and mechanically ven...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Barbier C,Loubières Y,Schmit C,Hayon J,Ricôme JL,Jardin F,Vieillard-Baron A

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:Risk of critical illness is determined both by genetic and environmental influences, particularly those relating to infectious and cardiovascular diseases. Physiologically-based scoring systems cannot measure prior risk because they do not quantify physiological reserve independently of the acute illness. Genetic prof...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Bion JF

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria remains today one of the major health problems in the tropics with increased morbidity and mortality. The most serious complications are caused by Plasmodium falciparum, which, in contrast to the benign malarias, may progress to a life-threatening multi-system disease. Our case concerns a young woman in the 14...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Gregorakos L,Sakayianni K,Hroni D,Harizopoulou V,Georgiadou F,Adamidou M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial blood ketone body ratio, reflecting hepatic mitochondrial redox state, was measured in 26 brain-dead patients who were hypotensive but hemodynamically stable. All of them had substantially normal hepatic function. In 18 of the patients, blood ketone body ratio was maintained within the normal range in spite o...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Nakatani T,Ishikawa Y,Kobayashi K,Ozawa K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the presence of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients affected by acute lung injury (ALI) and the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) during mechanical ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). DESIGN:A prospective clinical study. SETTING:10-bed general intensive care ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Artucio H,Hurtado J,Zimet L,de Paula J,Beron M

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficiency of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in decompensated patients with either chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic restrictive pulmonary disease. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:A 17-bed intensive care unit in a university teaching hospital. SET...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Robino C,Faisy C,Diehl JL,Rezgui N,Labrousse J,Guerot E

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：: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：:A young woman with long-standing systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatic fever presented with deteriorating renal function. She had severe gastritis treated with cimetidine and received methylprednisolone when her blood cultures were repeatedly negative. She developed spontaneous bruising and bleeding from venepunc...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Bloxham CA,Carr S,Ryan DW,Kesteven PJ,Bexton RS,Griffiths ID,Richards J

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish priorities for research in critical care medicine in the UK using survey and nominal group (NG) techniques. DESIGN:The senior doctor and nurse from 325 intensive care units (ICUs) in the UK were invited to contribute up to ten research questions relevant to intensive care organisation, practice...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Goldfrad C,Vella K,Bion JF,Rowan KM,Black NA

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six different types of continuous flush devices have been assessed for accuracy in vitro and ease of use in vivo. Only two types of device matched the manufacturers' specifications of performance. The other four gave higher flow rates than expected. ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Rithalia SV,Tinker J

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We conducted a retrospective cohort study in an academic tertiary care center to characterize ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in pediatric patients after cardiac surgery in The Netherlands. METHODS:All patients following cardiac surgery and mechanically ventilated for ≥24 h were included. The primary out...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Roeleveld PP,Guijt D,Kuijper EJ,Hazekamp MG,de Wilde RB,de Jonge E

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in analytical electrochemistry have provided highly selective potassium ion exchangers and robust polymeric membranes that can be used to measure the potassium activity in plasma or whole blood. The relationship between the activity measurement and the more familiar concentration measurement is explore...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Treasure T

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the concentration conformity of infusion solutions manually prepared on intensive care units (ICU) with solutions from pharmacy-based, automated production. METHODS:A prospective observational study conducted in a university hospital in Germany. Drug concentrations of 100 standardised infusion solut...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Dehmel C,Braune SA,Kreymann G,Baehr M,Langebrake C,Hilgarth H,Nierhaus A,Dartsch DC,Kluge S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence rates of hospital acquired infections (HAI) during the first 14 days after ICU discharge after treatment during ICU-stay with Selective Decontamination of the Digestive tract (SDD), Selective Oropharyngeal Decontamination (SOD) or Standard Care (SC). DESIGN:Prospective observationa...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： de Smet AM,Hopmans TE,Minderhoud AL,Blok HE,Gossink-Franssen A,Bernards AT,Bonten MJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence of Clostridium difficile (CD) diarrhoea in feed-intolerant, critically ill patients who received erythromycin-based prokinetic therapy. DESIGN AND SETTING:Prospective observational study in a mixed intensive care unit. METHODS:The development of diarrhoea (> 3 loose, liquid stool ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Nguyen NQ,Ching K,Fraser RJ,Chapman MJ,Holloway RH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the outcome of intensive care unit (ICU) treatment in patients with hematological malignancies. DESIGN AND SETTING:Retrospective cohort study in the medical ICU of a university hospital. PATIENTS:104 critically ill patients after receiving conventional chemotherapy or autologous hematopoietic stem...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Kroschinsky F,Weise M,Illmer T,Haenel M,Bornhaeuser M,Hoeffken G,Ehninger G,Schuler U

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of continuous and supplementary bolus dose administration of etomidate have been investigated in ten artificially ventilated patients in traumatic coma. Continuous infusion of etomidate (5-25 micrograms/kg/min) proved to be a practical and safe means of sedating these patients and appeared to control moder...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Prior JG,Hinds CJ,Williams J,Prior PF

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the association of intravenous iodinated contrast material administration with the subsequent development of post-contrast AKI (PC-AKI), emergent dialysis, and short-term mortality using a propensity score-adjusted analysis of a cohort of intensive care unit (ICU) patients who underwent CT examinatio...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： McDonald JS,McDonald RJ,Williamson EE,Kallmes DF,Kashani K

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the influence of changes in alveolar ventilation on the following tonometry-derived variables: gastric intramucosal CO2 tension (PtCO2), gastric arterial CO2 tension difference (PgapCO2), gastric intramucosal pH (pHi) and arterial pH-pHi difference (pHgap). DESIGN:Clinical prospective study. SET...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Bernardin G,Lucas P,Hyvernat H,Deloffre P,Mattéi M

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Intensive care unit survivors suffer from prolonged impairment, reduced quality of life, and higher mortality rates after discharge compared to the general population. Socioeconomic status may play a partial but important role in mortality and recovery. Therefore, the detection of factors that are responsible f...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Bastian K,Hollinger A,Mebazaa A,Azoulay E,Féliot E,Chevreul K,Fournier MC,Guidet B,Michel M,Montravers P,Pili-Floury S,Sonneville R,Siegemund M,Gayat E,FROG-ICU Study Investigators.

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess acute cardiorespiratory effects of recruitment manoeuvres in experimental acute lung injury. DESIGN:Experimental study in animal models of acute lung injury. SETTING:Experimental laboratory at a University Medical Centre. ANIMALS:Ten pigs with bronchoalveolar lavage and eight pigs with endotoxin-...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Odenstedt H,Aneman A,Kárason S,Stenqvist O,Lundin S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether, during mechanical ventilation, an optimal positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can be identified by measurement of regional tidal volume and compliance [V (T(reg)), C (RS(reg))]. METHODS:Sixteen anaesthetized intubated neonatal piglets underwent a stepwise vital capacity manoeuvre perf...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Dargaville PA,Rimensberger PC,Frerichs I

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pressure-volume (PV) curves are recorded after induction of complete muscle paralysis, which may limit their clinical use. The feasibility of recording PV curves without paralysis has not been tested. In 19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and no hemodynamic instability we prospectivel...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Decailliot F,Demoule A,Maggiore SM,Jonson B,Duvaldestin P,Brochard L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fibroproliferation markers like procollagen I predict mortality in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We sought to determine whether bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from patients with lung injury contained mediators that would activate procollagen I promo...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Budinger GR,Chandel NS,Donnelly HK,Eisenbart J,Oberoi M,Jain M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This narrative review focuses on thoracic ultrasonography (lung and pleural) with the aim of outlining its utility for the critical care clinician. The article summarizes the applications of thoracic ultrasonography for the evaluation and management of pneumothorax, pleural effusion, acute dyspnea, pulmonary edema, pu...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Mayo PH,Copetti R,Feller-Kopman D,Mathis G,Maury E,Mongodi S,Mojoli F,Volpicelli G,Zanobetti M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate efficacy and safety of enoxaparin for catheter-related arterial thrombosis in infants with congenital heart disease. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Pediatric Intensive Care and Cardiology Unit at the University Children's Hospital of Zurich. PATIENTS:A cohort of 32[Symbol: s...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Bontadelli J,Moeller A,Schmugge M,Schraner T,Kretschmar O,Bauersfeld U,Bernet-Buettiker V,Albisetti M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Because non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is increasingly used, new devices, both ventilators and interfaces, have been continuously proposed for clinical use in recent years. To provide the clinicians with valuable information about ventilators and interfaces for NIV, several bench studies evaluating a...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Olivieri C,Costa R,Conti G,Navalesi P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pulmonary hypertension is a characteristic feature of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and contributes to mortality. Administration of sildenafil in ambulatory patients with pulmonary hypertension improves oxygenation and ameliorates pulmonary hypertension. Our aim was to determine whether sildenafi...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Cornet AD,Hofstra JJ,Swart EL,Girbes AR,Juffermans NP

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00