Levosimendan for low cardiac output: a pediatric experience.

abstract：:Sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to ventricular tachyarrhythmias is a leading cause of death in the United States. This phenomenon is associated with coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, nonischemic cardiomyopathies, congenital heart disease, primary electrical abnormalities, autonomic nervous system abnorma...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Antezano ES,Hong M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:While clinicians' management of severe sepsis and septic shock has been positively influenced by a number of clinical research studies in the last decade, challenges remain regarding early hemodynamic optimization as envisioned in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign's (SSC) resuscitation bundle (RB). We examined t...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Coba V,Whitmill M,Mooney R,Horst HM,Brandt MM,Digiovine B,Mlynarek M,McLellan B,Boleski G,Yang J,Conway W,Jordan J,(The Henry Ford Hospital Sepsis Collaborative Group).

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early fluid resuscitation is a key aspect in the successful management of critically ill patients, but the optimal goal for volume control after the acute stage of critical illness remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of bioimpedance spectrometry for fluid management in critical...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Yang SF,Tseng CM,Liu IF,Tsai SH,Kuo WS,Tsao TP

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasopressin has gained wide support as an adjunct vasopressor in patients with septic shock. This agent exerts its vasoconstriction effects through smooth muscle V1 receptors and also has antidiuretic activity via renal V2 receptors. This interaction with the renal V2 receptors results in the integration of aquaporin ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Salazar M,Hu BB,Vazquez J,Wintz RL,Varon J

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:The authors retrospectively review their experience with low immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels in a pediatric ICU population over a 12-month period. The total IgG level was below the normal for age in 14 of the 20 patients. The 14 patients with a low IgG level were younger and weighed less when compared with the 6 patient...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Rehman S,Bytnar D,Berkenbosch JW,Tobias JD

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurologic complications of cancer are common and are frequently life-threatening events. Certain neurologic emergencies occur more frequently in the cancer population, specifically elevated intracranial pressure, epidural cord compression, status epilepticus, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, central nervous system in...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Lin AL,Avila EK

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relocation of large numbers of critically ill patients between hospitals is sometimes necessary and the risks associated with relocation may be high. In the setting of adherence to an interhospital intensive care unit (ICU) relocation protocol, we aimed to determine whether the interhospital relocation of all ICU pati...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Janz DR,Khan YA,Mooney JL,Semler MW,Rice TW,Johnson JL,deBoisblanc BP,ICU MOVE Investigators and the Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group.

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory complications before and after liver transplant are common, diverse, and potentially have a negative impact on patient outcomes. In this review, we discuss the most frequent respiratory conditions that patients may develop in the perioperative period. Their prevention and/or treatment may help to maximize ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Cardoso FS,Karvellas CJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in patients with oral anticoagulation therapy is an increasingly prevalent problem in large part due to the aging population and the increased use of anticoagulants for patients at high risk of thrombosis. Warfarin has been virtually the only outpatient anticoagulant choice until fairly ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： da Silva IR,Provencio JJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has not yet been precisely defined. The longest experience with PTCA in this setting has been in patients who are not candidates for thrombolytic therapy and in patients in whom thrombolysis has fai...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Rose GA,O'Gara PT

更新日期：1995-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Sepsis and sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) are common intensive care unit (ICU) diseases; the morbidity and mortality are high. The present study analyzed the sensitivity of different diagnostic criteria of sepsis 1.0 and 3.0, epidemiological characteristics of sepsis and SAE, and explored its risk fa...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Feng Q,Ai YH,Gong H,Wu L,Ai ML,Deng SY,Huang L,Peng QY,Zhang LN

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：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：:Early predictors of prognosis in comatose patients post cardiac arrest help inform decisions surrounding continuation or withdrawal of treatment and provide a framework on which to better inform relatives of the likely outcome. Markers defined prior to the widespread use of therapeutic hypothermia post arrest may no l...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Bigham S,Bigham C,Martin D

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of adults with septic arthritis was undertaken to evaluate outcome of treatment and intensive care requirements in a community-based teaching hospital. During an 80-month period (1986-1992), 38 cases of septic arthritis were identified. Underlying joint disease was present in 84% of patients. Mean age was 68 ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Martens PB,Ho G Jr

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Conflicting results exist regarding the efficacy of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) in sepsis treatment. A pivotal factor affecting the therapeutic potency of NAC in sepsis is timing and dosing of its infusion. We aimed to assess the effect of NAC on redox status of patients with sepsis and to compare its efficacy in i...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Peivandi Yazdi A,Razavi M,Sheikh S,Boroumand N,Salehi M,Hashemy SI

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ischemic and hypoxic secondary brain insults are common and detrimental in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Treatment aims to maintain an adequate cerebral blood flow with sufficient arterial oxygen content. It has been suggested that arterial hyperoxia may be beneficial to the injured brain to compensate for c...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Wettervik TS,Engquist H,Howells T,Lenell S,Rostami E,Hillered L,Enblad P,Lewén A

更新日期：2020-07-27 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：:Combined poisoning with calcium-channel blockers and beta-blockers is usually associated with severe heart failure. This report shows the effectiveness of emergency extracorporeal life support in treating life-threatening simultaneous propranolol and verapamil intoxication. A 15-year-old girl presented in cardiogenic ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kolcz J,Pietrzyk J,Januszewska K,Procelewska M,Mroczek T,Malec E

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We previously developed a bedside model (I-TRACH), which used commonly obtained data at the time of intubation to predict the duration of mechanical ventilation (MV). We now sought to validate this in a prospective trial. METHODS:A prospective, observational study of 225 consecutive adult medical intensive car...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Clark PA,Inocencio RC,Lettieri CJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isolated shortness of breath in the patient with a history of a malignancy creates a diagnostic challenge and serves as a source of anxiety. Although cancer recurrence is typically the first concern of the patient and the clinician, toxicities of anticancer therapies must also be considered. METHODS:A case ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Clapham KR,Bhimani RD,Cooper JP,Stern TA

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effects of midodrine in addition to intravenous vasopressor therapy on outcomes in adults recovering from shock. MATERIALS AND METHODS:PubMed, Scopus, Clinicaltrials.gov, and published abstracts were searched from inception to November 2018 for studies comparing outcomes in shock after midodrin...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Hammond DA,Smith MN,Peksa GD,Trivedi AP,Balk RA,Menich BE

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe intubation practices and duration of mechanical ventilation in children with status asthmaticus admitted from emergency departments (ERs) to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study using the Virtual PICU Performance System database (VPS, LLC) of children with sta...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Shibata S,Khemani RG,Markovitz B

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:Neurogenic stunned myocardium (NSM) is a triad of transient left ventricular dysfunction, electrocardiogram changes, and elevation in cardiac enzymes, often mimicking a myocardial infarction. It has been described following acute brain injury. The purported mechanism is catecholamine excess resulting in cardiac dysfun...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Murthy SB,Shah S,Rao CP,Bershad EM,Suarez JI

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative (GN) pathogens and lack of novel antibiotics have increased the use of colistin, despite unknown optimal dosing. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a colistin loading dose, high-dose (LDHD) maintenance regimen in patients with MDR-GN...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Elefritz JL,Bauer KA,Jones C,Mangino JE,Porter K,Murphy CV

更新日期：2017-09-01 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