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abstract：INTRODUCTION:Identifying patients who need damage control resuscitation (DCR) early after trauma is pivotal for adequate management of their critical condition. Several trauma-scoring systems have been developed to identify such patients, but most of them are not simple enough to be used in prehospital settings in the ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Tonglet ML,Minon JM,Seidel L,Poplavsky JL,Vergnion M

更新日期：2014-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The definition of what constitutes a 'normal' adrenal response to critical illness is unclear. Consequently, published studies have used a variety of biochemical criteria to define 'adrenal insufficiency'. These criteria have been based on the baseline cortisol level or the increment in cortisol following corticotropi...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Marik PE

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterogeneity of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) could be reduced by identification of biomarker-based phenotypes. The set of ARDS biomarkers to prospectively define these phenotypes remains to be established. OBJECTIVE:To provide an overview of the biomarkers that were multivariately associated ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： van der Zee P,Rietdijk W,Somhorst P,Endeman H,Gommers D

更新日期：2020-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent delivery of tidal mechanical energy (ME) inflicts ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) when stress and strain exceed the limits of tissue tolerance. Mechanical power (MP) is the mathematical description of the ME delivered to the respiratory system over time. It is unknown how ME relates to underl...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kneyber MCJ,Ilia S,Koopman AA,van Schelven P,van Dijk J,Burgerhof JGM,Markhorst DG,Blokpoel RGT

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although less invasive than pulmonary artery catheters (PACs), arterial pulse pressure analysis techniques for estimating cardiac output (CO) have not been simultaneously compared to PAC bolus thermodilution CO (COtd) or continuous CO (CCO) devices. METHODS:We compared the accuracy, bias and trending abil...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hadian M,Kim HK,Severyn DA,Pinsky MR

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We compared long-term outcome and quality of life (QOL) in ICU patients with AKI treated with renal replacement therapy (RRT) with matched non-AKI-RRT patients....

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Oeyen S,De Corte W,Benoit D,Annemans L,Dhondt A,Vanholder R,Decruyenaere J,Hoste E

更新日期：2015-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Providing effective analgesia and adequate sedation is a generally accepted goal of intensive care medicine. Due to its rapid, organ independent and predictable metabolism the short acting opioid remifentanil might be particularly useful for analgesia-based sedation in the intensive care unit (ICU). This hypothesis wa...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kuhlen R,Putensen C

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) secondary to traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be under-recognized and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS:This case report describes a 20 year old previously healthy woman who suffered a severe TBI as a result of a motor vehicle collision and...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Peets AD,Berthiaume LR,Bagshaw SM,Federico P,Doig CJ,Zygun DA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although early use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials in critically ill patients may increase antimicrobial adequacy, uncontrolled use of these agents may select for more-resistant organisms. This study investigated the effects of early use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials in critically ill patients with hos...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kim JW,Chung J,Choi SH,Jang HJ,Hong SB,Lim CM,Koh Y

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains a common hazardous complication in mechanically ventilated patients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to assess the effect of toothbrushing as a component...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Gu WJ,Gong YZ,Pan L,Ni YX,Liu JC

更新日期：2012-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency medicine 2016. Other selected articles can be found online at http://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/annualupdate2016. Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available f...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Al-Dorzi HM,Alsolamy S,Arabi YM

更新日期：2016-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mortality and disability following ischemic stroke (IS) remains unacceptably high with respect to the conventional therapies. This study tested the effect of erythropoietin (EPO) on long-term neurological outcome in patients after acute IS. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of two consec...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Tsai TH,Lu CH,Wallace CG,Chang WN,Chen SF,Huang CR,Tsai NW,Lan MY,Sung PH,Liu CF,Yip HK

更新日期：2015-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a severe complication in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Clinical signs of meningitis are often masked by SAH-related symptoms, and routine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis fails to indicate BM. Microdialysis (MD) is a technique for monitoring cerebra...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Schlenk F,Frieler K,Nagel A,Vajkoczy P,Sarrafzadeh AS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Procalcitonin (PCT) has been proposed as a marker of infection in critically ill patients; its level is related to the severity of infection. We evaluated the value of PCT as a marker of bacterial infection for emergency department patients. METHODS:This prospective observational study consecutively enrol...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Chan YL,Tseng CP,Tsay PK,Chang SS,Chiu TF,Chen JC

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It is recognized that administration of insulin with glucose decreases catabolic response in sepsis. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of two levels of insulinaemia on glucose metabolism and energy expenditure in septic patients and volunteers. METHODS:Glucose uptake, oxidation and s...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Rusavy Z,Sramek V,Lacigova S,Novak I,Tesinsky P,Macdonald IA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the feasibility of blood gas analysis and electrolyte measurements during emergency transport prior to hospital admission. RESULTS: A portable, battery-powered blood analyzer was used on patients in life threatening conditions to determine pH, pCO2, pO2, sodium, potassium and ionized c...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Prause G,Ratzenhofer-Komenda B,Offner A,Lauda P,Voit H,Pojer H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To determine whether subjecting patients to 100 ml of additional dead space after a 120-minute weaning trial could predict readiness for extubation. METHODS:This was a prospective, non-randomised pilot study in an intensive care unit at a university hospital with 14 beds. It included all non-tracheostomis...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Solsona JF,Díaz Y,Vázquez A,Pilar Gracia M,Zapatero A,Marrugat J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many controversial issues surrounding ethics in study design and conduct of human subjects research. In this review we briefly touch on the origin of ethics in clinical research and how the current regulations and standards came into practice. We then discuss current controversies regarding informed consent,...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Huang DT,Hadian M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients admitted to the intensive care unit often develop hyperglycaemia, but the underlying mechanisms have not been fully described. The incretin effect is reduced in patients with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes and critical illness have phenotypical similarities, such as hyperglycaemia, insulin resis...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Nielsen ST,Janum S,Krogh-Madsen R,Solomon TP,Møller K

更新日期：2015-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crystalloids and different component colloids, used for volume resuscitation, are sometimes associated with various adverse effects. Clinical trial findings for such fluid types in different patients' conditions are conflicting. Whether the mortality benefit of balanced crystalloid than saline can be inferre...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Tseng CH,Chen TT,Wu MY,Chan MC,Shih MC,Tu YK

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our understanding of septic acute kidney injury (AKI) remains incomplete. A fundamental step is the use of animal models designed to meet the criteria of human sepsis. Therefore, we dynamically assessed renal haemodynamic, microvascular and metabolic responses to, and ultrastructural sequelae of, sepsis in...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Chvojka J,Sykora R,Krouzecky A,Radej J,Varnerova V,Karvunidis T,Hes O,Novak I,Radermacher P,Matejovic M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many advances in medicine have been achieved through challenging established dogma with revolutionary thought and novel practices. Each and every specialty is reinvigorated by regular re-evaluation of processes and practices in the light of new evidence and fresh conceptualization. Challenge can galvanize fresh thinki...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Singer M,Matthay MA

更新日期：2011-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) was introduced in 1971 for the assessment of heart function at the bedside. Since then it has generated much enthusiasm and controversy regarding the benefits and potential harms caused by this invasive form of hemodynamic monitoring. This review discusses all clinical studies condu...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hadian M,Pinsky MR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many aspects of left ventricular function are explained by considering ventricular pressure-volume characteristics. Contractility is best measured by the slope, Emax, of the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship. Ventricular systole is usefully characterized by a time-varying elastance (ΔP/ΔV). An extended area, t...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Walley KR

更新日期：2016-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe burn injury remains a major burden on patients and healthcare systems. Following severe burns, the injured tissues mount a local inflammatory response aiming to restore homeostasis. With excessive burn load, the immune response becomes disproportionate and patients may develop an overshooting systemic inflammat...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Flierl MA,Stahel PF,Touban BM,Beauchamp KM,Morgan SJ,Smith WR,Ipaktchi KR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloride is the principal anion in the extracellular fluid and is the second main contributor to plasma tonicity. Its concentration is frequently abnormal in intensive care unit patients, often as a consequence of fluid therapy. Yet chloride has received less attention than any other ion in the critical care literatur...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Yunos NM,Bellomo R,Story D,Kellum J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The overall prognosis of critically ill patients with cancer has improved during the past decade. The aim of this study was to identify early prognostic factors of intensive care unit (ICU) mortality in patients with cancer. METHODS:We designed a prospective, consecutive, observational study over a one-ye...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Mokart D,Sannini A,Brun JP,Faucher M,Blaise D,Blache JL,Faucher C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To investigate whether respiratory variation of inferior vena cava diameter (cIVC) predict fluid responsiveness in spontaneously breathing patients with acute circulatory failure (ACF). METHODS:Forty patients with ACF and spontaneous breathing were included. Response to fluid challenge was defined as a 15...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Muller L,Bobbia X,Toumi M,Louart G,Molinari N,Ragonnet B,Quintard H,Leone M,Zoric L,Lefrant JY,AzuRea group.

更新日期：2012-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy in the intensive care setting presents an increasingly important concept for establishing a large-bore tracheal airway with minimal surgical intervention. Over the last years, different technical solutions have been studied to assess their respective risks and benefits to determine...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Brambrink A

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite progress in the diagnosis, prevention and therapy for hospital-acquired infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to complicate the course of a significant proportion of patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Mortality rates among patients with VAP have been reported to be as high as 72%,...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Rello J

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00