Postoperative care following pituitary surgery.

abstract：:Cardiomyopathy secondary to toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening problem. We report the case of a 51-year-old male who presented with profound cardiogenic shock and multiorgan failure that could not be managed by conventional therapy with intravenous fluids, vasopressors and inotr...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Gabel E,Gudzenko V,Cruz D,Ardehali A,Fink MP

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether non-invasive ventilation (NIV) can avoid the need for tracheal intubation and/or reduce the duration of invasive ventilation (IMV) in previously intubated patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and developing acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) after major tr...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Piastra M,De Bellis A,Morena TC,De Luca D,Pezza L,Pizza A,Genovese O,Mancino A,Picconi E,Conti G

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the intensive care unit (ICU), prolonged inactivity is common, increasing patients' risk for adverse outcomes, including ICU-acquired weakness. Hence, interventions to minimize inactivity are gaining popularity, highlighting actigraphy, a measure of activity involving a wristwatch-like accelerometer, as a ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Schwab KE,To AQ,Chang J,Ronish B,Needham DM,Martin JL,Kamdar BB

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substantial progress has been made to create innovative technology that can monitor the different physiological characteristics that precede the onset of secondary brain injury, with the ultimate goal of intervening prior to the onset of irreversible neurological damage. One of the goals of neurocritical care is to re...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Al-Mufti F,Lander M,Smith B,Morris NA,Nuoman R,Gupta R,Lissauer ME,Gupta G,Lee K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:When patients deteriorate after decannulation from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a second run of extracorporeal support may be considered. However, repeat cannulation can be difficult and poor outcomes associated with multiple ECMO runs are a concern. The aim of this study was to evaluate outcom...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Cooper DS,Thiagarajan R,Henry BM,Byrnes JW,Misfeldt A,Frischer J,King E,Gao Z,Rycus P,Marino BS

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravascular volume status and volume responsiveness continue to be important questions for the management of critically ill or injured patients. Goal-directed hemodynamic therapy has been shown to be of benefit to patients with severe sepsis and septic shock, acute lung injury and adult respiratory distress syndrome...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： McGee WT

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary and acquired abdominal pathology accounts for a significant proportion of sepsis and SIRS in the ICU population. Abdominal processes often present a difficult diagnostic dilemma in the truly critically ill patient who, due to hemodynamic instability or severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requirin...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Zemlyak A,Heniford BT,Sing RF

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin receptors (IRs) in the brain have unique molecular features and a characteristic pattern of distribution. Their possible functions extend beyond glucose utilization. In this systematic review, we explore the interactions between insulin and the brain and its implications for anesthesiologists, critic...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Bilotta F,Lauretta MP,Tewari A,Haque M,Hara N,Uchino H,Rosa G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodic epileptiform discharges (PEDs) are frequently encountered during continuous electroencephalography monitoring in the intensive care unit. Their implications and management are variable and highly dependent on the clinical context. This article is intended for the nonneurologist intensivist, reviews basic term...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Lahiri S,Boro AD,Shiloh AL,Milstein MJ,Savel RH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND::Patients with septic shock by multidrug resistant (MDR) microorganism maybe considered a specific population of critical patients at very high risk of death in whom the effects of standard sepsis treatment has never been assessed. The objective of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the risk factors...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Busani S,Serafini G,Mantovani E,Venturelli C,Giannella M,Viale P,Mussini C,Cossarizza A,Girardis M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of low-dose hydrocortisone therapy in the management of septic shock remains controversial in critical care for many years. Hence, we performed this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with trial sequential analysis (TSA) to evaluate its effect on clinical outcome among adult pa...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Lyu QQ,Chen QH,Zheng RQ,Yu JQ,Gu XH

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating and costly condition. Although the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recommends admitting patients with ICH to a neurocritical care unit (NCCU), this strategy may accrue unnecessary cost for patients with relatively milder presentation. We ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Hafeez S,Behrouz R

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize physicians' stated practices in the treatment of patients with severe acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome (sAAWS) and to use intravenous (IV) phenobarbital as an adjuvant treatment for sAAWS. METHODS:A multidisciplinary, cross-sectional, self-administered survey at 2 large academic centers specia...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Buell D,Filewod N,Ailon J,Burns KEA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) are often in shock and require hemodynamic support. Identifying and addressing the pathophysiology mechanisms operating in an individual patient is crucial to achieving a successful outcome, while initiating circulatory support therapy to restore adequate tis...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Jentzer JC,Hollenberg SM

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing has the potential to provide information on specific drug-metabolizing enzymes that may lead to an absence, reduction, or increase in medication effect in patients. There is a paucity of prospective studies examining PGx testing in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. RESEARC...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Peterson PE,Nicholson WT,Moyer AM,Arendt CJ,Smischney NJ,Seelhammer TG,Krecke CA,Haney RM,Yaw EJ,Chlan LL

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intrahospital transports (IHTs) of neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU) patients can be hazardous. Increasing intracranial pressure (ICP) and/or decreasing cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) as well as cardiopulmonary alterations are common complications of an IHTs, which can lead to secondary brain injury...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Bender M,Stein M,Kim SW,Uhl E,Schöller K

更新日期：2019-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Echodynamics refers to the use of echocardiography as hemodynamic tool mostly in intensive and acute care settings. It implies a smooth drift from the classic cardiology use to a more critical care adjusted use. A more personalized approach is advocated in critical care, and echo is one way to reach such goal. Correct...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Roshdy A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Conflicting data exists on the pharmacologic management of intensive care unit (ICU) delirium. This review appraises the current evidence of pharmacologic management of ICU delirium. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A systematic literature search of MEDLINE and Embase was conducted to answer the population, intervention,...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Korenoski A,Li A,Kane-Gill SL,Seybert AL,Smithburger PL

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to a global pandemic. The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) presents with a spectrum of symptoms ranging from mild to critical illness requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a m...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Ammar MA,Sacha GL,Welch SC,Bass SN,Kane-Gill SL,Duggal A,Ammar AA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative neuromonitoring was introduced in the second half of the 20th century with the goal of preventing patient morbidity for patients undergoing complex operations of the central and peripheral nervous system. Since its early use for scoliosis surgery, the growth and utilization of IOM techniques expanded dr...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Buhl LK,Bastos AB,Pollard RJ,Arle JE,Thomas GP,Song Y,Boone MD

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This was a retrospective observational study in a pediatric intensive care unit, in which 19 patients received levosimendan. There were no adverse events attributable to levosimendan and no instances where the clinical condition worsened after administration. Arterial lactate levels decreased significantly following l...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Egan JR,Clarke AJ,Williams S,Cole AD,Ayer J,Jacobe S,Chard RB,Winlaw DS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the occurrence and etiology of fever at anytime during pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission, and to study its possible effects on clinical outcome in a heterogeneous population of critically ill children. METHODS:Retrospective, observational single center study, comprising 202 patients ag...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Gordijn MS,Plötz FB,Kneyber MC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia requires immediate alternative anticoagulation to prevent or treat thromboembolic complications. Argatroban was approved based on multiple-center studies from the 1990s, but subsequent changes in prevailing awareness, diagnostic testing and therapeutic strategies for heparin-induced th...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kodityal S,Nguyen PH,Kodityal A,Sherer J,Hursting MJ,Rice L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolus (PE) is estimated to cause 200 000 to 300 000 deaths annually. Many deaths occur in hemodynamically unstable patients and the estimated mortality for inpatients with hemodynamic instability is between 15% and 25%. The diagnosis of PE in the critically ill is often challenging because the presentation...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Marshall PS,Mathews KS,Siegel MD

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The process of controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) is strongly connected with the process of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy. In addition to impacting cDCD success, actions comprising withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy have implications for quality of palliative care. We examined pilot...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： van Beinum A,Hornby L,Ramsay T,Ward R,Shemie SD,Dhanani S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNO) therapy on hospital length of stay (LOS) and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in adult postoperative patients. DATA SOURCES:PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science of Studies, China National Knowledge Index, and Wan Fang...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Lu Z,Chang W,Meng S,Xue M,Xie J,Xu J,Qiu H,Yang Y,Guo F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lactate clearance has become important in the management of sepsis. However, factors unrelated to sepsis-induced hyperlactatemia, including β-2 adrenergic agonists, can interfere with lactate clearance. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association of inhaled albuterol with lactate clearance in patients with se...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Maeda T,Paralkar J,Kuno T,Patrawalla P

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is the most common morbidity among surviving premature infants. Injury to the developing lung is the result of the interaction between a susceptible host and a number of contributing factors such as mechanical ventilation and infection. The resulting persistent impairment of pulmonary functi...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Christou H,Brodsky D

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the effects of after-hours/nighttime patient transfers out of the ICU on patient outcomes, by performing a systematic review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO CRD 42017074082). DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library from 1987-November 2019. Conference abst...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Moshynskyy AI,Mailman JF,Sy EJ

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old woman was admitted to the intensive care unit with refractory nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Extensive evaluation including neuroimaging and cerebrospinal fluid examination was unrevealing. Brain biopsy revealed spongiosis, and prion disease was confirmed by immunostaining, providing the diagnosis of ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Shapiro JM,Shujaat A,Wang J,Chen X

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00