Study of right ventricular function in ischaemic heart disease using radionuclide angiocardiography.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide evidence for the upregulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) or inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the assumed imbalance in the pathophysiology of rapid progressive pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (RPPHN), which is characterized by abnormal hypertrophy of the pulmonary art...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Hoehn T,Preston AA,McPhaden AR,Stiller B,Vogel M,Bührer C,Wadsworth RM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the phenomenon of inappropriate triggering caused by an in-line suction catheter. DESIGN:We used a test lung to assess inappropriate triggering in four ventilators with both pressure and flow triggering. RESULTS:With pressure triggering, inappropriate triggering occurred only in the presence of P...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Al-Khafaji A,Manning HL

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adverse respiratory and gasometrical effects have been described in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) undergoing noninvasive ventilation (NIV) with standard heat and moisture exchangers (HME). We decided to evaluate respiratory parameters and arterial blood gases (ABG) of patients during NIV with ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Boyer A,Vargas F,Hilbert G,Gruson D,Mousset-Hovaere M,Castaing Y,Dreyfuss D,Ricard JD

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic changes associated with critical illness involve several pathways acting at different steps of the utilization of nutritive substrates. The understanding of the role of these pathways and of their complex regulation has led to the development of new strategies for the metabolic and nutritional management...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Biolo G,Grimble G,Preiser JC,Leverve X,Jolliet P,Planas M,Roth E,Wernerman J,Pichard C,European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Working Group on Nutrition and Metabolism.

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify risk factors and to describe epidemiological patterns for early-(EOB) and late-onset bacteremias (LOB) after trauma. DESIGN:A prospective study conducted on 141 consecutive trauma patients. SETTING:A general intensive care unit (ICU) of a university hospital. PATIENTS:...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Antonelli M,Moro ML,D'Errico RR,Conti G,Bufi M,Gasparetto A

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the accuracy of lung ultrasonography (LUS) in the quantification of lung water in critically ill patients by using quantitative computed tomography (CT) as the gold standard for the determination of lung weight. METHODS:Twenty consecutive patients admitted to an intensive care unit who underwe...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Baldi G,Gargani L,Abramo A,D'Errico L,Caramella D,Picano E,Giunta F,Forfori F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of post traumatic stress disorder in survivors of intensive care treatment. DESIGN:Systematic literature review including Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO and references from identified papers. STUDY SELECTION:Studies determining the prevalence of PTSD in adult patients who had ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Griffiths J,Fortune G,Barber V,Young JD

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Postoperative pneumonia is a potentially devastating complication associated with high mortality in intensive care unit (ICU)-patients. One of the major predisposing factors is the perioperative occurrence of atelectatic formations in non-dependent lung areas. Perioperative ventilation/perfusion mismatch due ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Hutschala D,Kinstner C,Skhirtladze K,Mayer-Helm BX,Zeitlinger M,Wisser W,Müller M,Tschernko E

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter can cause many complications. This case report presents a new complication of Swan-Ganz catheter insertion--placement of the Swan-Ganz catheter tip in the coronary sinus. ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Baciewicz FA,Nirdlinger MA,Davis JT

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to an oversight by the authors, Figure 2 in this article was not the version intended for publication. The correct Figure 2, reproduced here, features footnote symbols and Figure 2b includes three studies as described in the main text. ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Fujii T,Ganeko R,Kataoka Y,Furukawa TA,Featherstone R,Doi K,Vincent JL,Pasero D,Robert R,Ronco C,Bagshaw SM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between the clinically evaluated depth of midazolam-induced sedation and the cardiac beat-to-beat variability (RR variability) in ICU patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:ICU of a university hospital. PATIENTS:20 consecutive patients stu...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Haberthür C,Lehmann F,Ritz R

更新日期：1996-12-01 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:To determine whether erythromycin is non-inferior to metoclopramide in facilitating post-pyloric placement of self-propelled spiral nasoenteric tubes (NETs) in critically ill patients. METHODS:A prospective, multicenter, open-label, parallel, and non-inferiority randomized controlled trial was conducted compar...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Hu B,Ouyang X,Lei L,Sun C,Chi R,Guo J,Guo W,Zhang Y,Li Y,Huang D,Sun H,Nie Z,Yu J,Zhou Y,Wang H,Zhang J,Chen C

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the pattern of lung emptying and expiratory resistance in mechanically ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). DESIGN:A prospective physiological study. SETTING:A 12-bed Intensive Care Unit. PATIENTS:Ten patients with acute exacerbation of COPD. INTERVENTIONS:At th...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Kondili E,Alexopoulou C,Prinianakis G,Xirouchaki N,Georgopoulos D

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The side effects of positive pressure ventilation on cardiovascular function are well known. However, in most clinical studies its influence on left ventricular function was examined. In the present study right ventricular (RV) performance was studied in 13 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting during me...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Neidhart PP,Suter PM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated whether oscillatory compliance (C(X5)) measured by forced oscillation technique (FOT) at 5 Hz may be useful for positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) optimisation. METHODS:We studied seven pigs in which lung injury was induced by broncho-alveolar lavage. The animals were ventilated in volume con...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Dellacà RL,Zannin E,Kostic P,Olerud MA,Pompilio PP,Hedenstierna G,Pedotti A,Frykholm P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Hawryluck L,Brindley PG

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recording of intratracheal pressure in patients breathing through a tracheostomy tube is marred by methodological problems. In model experiments it has been shown that the introduction of a recording catheter into the tracheostomy tube alters the recorded pressure by as much as 20-40%. To avoid such inaccuracy, a ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Holst M,Striem J,Hedenstierna G

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether ultrasound determination of the inferior vena cava diameter (IVCD) and its collapsibility index (IVCCI) could be used to optimize the fluid removal rate while avoiding hypotension during slow continuous ultrafiltration (SCUF). METHODS:Twenty-four consecutive patients [13 men and 11 wom...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Guiotto G,Masarone M,Paladino F,Ruggiero E,Scott S,Verde S,Schiraldi F

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Values obtained for cardiac output (CO) were compared using thermodilution (TD) with those obtained using bioimpedance (Bi) as measured using the Bomed NCCOM3 (Revision 6) in 28 consecutive patients in the first 24 h after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS). In 46 paired measurements made in the first 12 h after CA...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Thomas AN,Ryan J,Doran BR,Pollard BJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical principles of early excision of devitalized tissue and prompt wound closure which govern the management of all traumatic injuries have been developed in the primary treatment of burns. Topical and systemic antibodies which delay wound infection and control invasive sepsis provide an initial period of two to t...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Quinby WC Jr,Burke JF,Bondoc CC

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a real-time ultrasound sign, the visualization of the cavity and the walls of the maxillary sinus ("sinusogram"), and to assess its correlation with total opacity of the sinus. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SETTING:The medical ICU of a university-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS:The significa...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Lichtenstein D,Biderman P,Mezière G,Gepner A

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Arabi YM,Murthy S,Webb S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the occurrence of life-threatening hyperkalaemia following treatment with therapeutic thiopentone coma. SETTING:The neurosurgical intensive care units of Royal North Shore Hospital and Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia. PATIENTS:Three patients treated with theraputic thiopentone coma. One pati...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Cairns CJ,Thomas B,Fletcher S,Parr MJ,Finfer SR

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined in rabbits the effects of more than 48 h of mechanical ventilation on the contractile properties and fiber type adaptations of the respiratory muscles. DESIGN AND SETTING:Experimental prospective study in a university laboratory. ANIMALS AND INTERVENTIONS:Nineteen rabbits were randomly allocated...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Capdevila X,Lopez S,Bernard N,Rabischong E,Ramonatxo M,Martinazzo G,Prefaut C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the effect of different levels of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on the cricothyroid (CT; a tensor muscle of the vocal folds) and posterior cricoarytenoid (PCA; sole abductor muscle of the vocal folds) muscles in dogs. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled animal study. SUBJECTS:Nine m...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Iwasaki H,Ohmori H,Sumita S,Yamauchi M,Namiki A

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Approximately 20 years have passed since we reported our results of histologically proven cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia in non-immunocompromised ICU patients. Even if there are more recent reports suggesting that CMV may worsen the outcomes for ICU patients, there is no definite answer to this question: ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Papazian L,Hraiech S,Lehingue S,Roch A,Chiche L,Wiramus S,Forel JM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe changes in hemodynamic variables, sedation, and pain score after discontinuation of prolonged infusions of dexmedetomidine in a pediatric population of critically ill cardiac patients. METHODS:Retrospective case series of patients who received continuous infusions of dexmedetomidine for longer than...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Burbano NH,Otero AV,Berry DE,Orr RA,Munoz RA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the role of ultrasonography in avoiding cranial misplacement of the tracheostomy tube and tracheal ring fractures during percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT). The tracheas of 26 consecutive ICU patients who had undergone PDT but who later died were removed en bloc ...

journal_title：Intensive care medicine

authors： Sustić A,Kovac D,Zgaljardić Z,Zupan Z,Krstulović B

更新日期：2000-09-01 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