Massive aspiration past the tracheal tube cuff caused by closed tracheal suction system.

abstract：:Cirrhotic patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit (ICU) are associated with high mortality rates. The prognosis of critically ill cirrhotic patients is determined by the extent of hepatic and extrahepatic organ dysfunction. This study was conducted to assess and compare the accuracy of the Child-Pugh clas...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Ho YP,Chen YC,Yang C,Lien JM,Chu YY,Fang JT,Chiu CT,Chen PC,Tsai MH

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fever after cardiac surgery in children may be due to bacterial infection or noninfectious origin like systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) secondary to bypass procedure. A marker to distinguish bacterial from nonbacterial fever in these conditions is clinically important. The purpose of our study was to eva...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Nahum E,Livni G,Schiller O,Bitan S,Ashkenazi S,Dagan O

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The strategy used to improve effective checklist use in intensive care unit (ICU) setting is essential for checklist success. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that an electronic checklist could reduce ICU provider workload, errors, and time to checklist completion, as compared to a paper checklist. METH...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Thongprayoon C,Harrison AM,O'Horo JC,Berrios RA,Pickering BW,Herasevich V

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine racial and ethnic differences in the utilization of 3 interventions (tracheostomy placement, gastrostomy tube placement, and hospice utilization) among patients with severe acute brain injury (SABI). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Data from the National Inpatient Sample, from 2002 to ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Jones RC,Creutzfeldt CJ,Cox CE,Haines KL,Hough CL,Vavilala MS,Williamson T,Hernandez A,Raghunathan K,Bartz R,Fuller M,Krishnamoorthy V

更新日期：2020-09-10 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：:Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) refers to a clinical syndrome of acute lung injury that occurs in a temporal relationship with the transfusion of blood products. Because of the difficulty in making its diagnosis, TRALI is often underreported. Three not necessarily mutually exclusive hypotheses have been ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Jawa RS,Anillo S,Kulaylat MN

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute diverticulitis is a frequent and important diagnosis in gastrointestinal disease, most commonly involving the colon. It is estimated that approximately 15% to 30% of patients with diverticulosis develop symptomatic diverticulitis at some point in the natural history of the condition, often requiring medical and/...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Lawrimore T,Rhea JT

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit can vary from simple procedures to very complex technologies. I discuss the factors that contribute to the decisions regarding the selection of a specific therapy. These factors include immediate and intermediate therapeutic goals (e.g., solute removal, dehydratio...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Golper TA

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid storm, an endocrine emergency first described in 1926, remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. No laboratory abnormalities are specific to thyroid storm, and the available scoring system is based on the clinical criteria. The exact mechanisms underlying the development of thyroid storm from uncomplicat...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Chiha M,Samarasinghe S,Kabaker AS

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:Decision-making for the hospitalized dying and critically ill is often characterized by an understanding of autonomy that leads to clinical care and outcomes that are antithetical to patients' preferences around suffering and quality of life. A better understanding of autonomy will facilitate the ultimate goal of a pa...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Mapes MV,DePergola PA,McGee WT

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bladder pressure measurement through a foley catheter is the current standard in monitoring for intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). Accurate pressure transduction requires a continuous fluid column with a small volume of transducing medium at the tip of the catheter. Infusing ex...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kimball EJ,Baraghoshi GK,Mone MC,Hansen HJ,Adams DM,Alder SC,Jackson P,Cannon P,Horn J,Wolfe TR

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:Fluid responsiveness is the ability to increase the cardiac output in response to a fluid challenge. Only about 50% of patients receiving fluid resuscitation for acute circulatory failure increase their stroke volume, but the other 50% may worsen their outcome. Therefore, predicting fluid responsiveness is ne...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Orso D,Paoli I,Piani T,Cilenti FL,Cristiani L,Guglielmo N

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of refractory septic shock remains a major challenge in critical care and its early indicators are not fully understood. We hypothesized that the maximum norepinephrine dosage within 24 hours of intensive care unit (ICU) admission may be a useful indicator of early mortality in patients with s...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kasugai D,Hirakawa A,Ozaki M,Nishida K,Ikeda T,Takahashi K,Matsui S,Uenishi N

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in the intensive care unit (ICU), notably in patients with septic shock for whom inflammation is an already identified risk factor. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of low-dose hydrocortisone on AF occurrence in patients with septic shock. METHODS:We performed...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Launey Y,Lasocki S,Asehnoune K,Gaudriot B,Chassier C,Cinotti R,Maguet PL,Laksiri L,Mimoz O,Tawa A,Nesseler N,Malledant Y,Perrot B,Seguin P

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There has been an increasing effort to prevent HAIs, and infection control practices are paramount in avoiding these complications. In the last several years, numerous develop...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Gandra S,Ellison RT 3rd

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a patient with hemolysis-associated Clostridium perfringens septicemia and review all similar cases published in the literature since 1990, with specific focus on the relationship between treatment strategy and survival. We searched PubMed for all published cases of C. perfringens-associated he...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Simon TG,Bradley J,Jones A,Carino G

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute brain injury (ABI) increases morbidity and mortality in patients with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). Optimal neurologic monitoring methods have not been well-explicated. We studied the use of Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) to monitor cerebral regional oxygenation tissue saturatio...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Hunt MF,Clark KT,Whitman G,Choi CW,Geocadin RG,Cho SM

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to describe our experience with bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) ventilation in oncology children with acute respiratory failure, hospitalized in a single tertiary pediatric tertiary center. This was a retrospective cohort study of all pediatric oncology patients in our center admitte...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Schiller O,Schonfeld T,Yaniv I,Stein J,Kadmon G,Nahum E

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:Realizing the vast medical benefits of validated protocols, recommendations and practice guidelines requires acceptance and implementation by frontline care providers. Knowledge translation is the science of accelerating the transfer of knowledge to practice by understanding and creatively addressing the barriers that...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Stoneking L,Denninghoff K,Deluca L,Keim SM,Munger B

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) by intensivist physicians (IPs) and emergency physicians (EPs) in critically ill patients is increasing in the intensive care unit, emergency department, and prehospital environments. Coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia are common in critically ill patients. ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Wray TC,Schmid K,Braude D,Azevedo K,Dettmer T,Tawil I,Boivin M,Marinaro J

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：: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：:The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of intrahospital transport patterns with patient throughput and outcomes in an oncological intensive care unit. We retrospectively reviewed all patients admitted to a closed medical-surgical intensive care unit at a cancer center between January 1, 2004 and Dec...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Voigt LP,Pastores SM,Raoof ND,Thaler HT,Halpern NA

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines recommend early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) for the resuscitation of patients with sepsis; however, the recent evidences quickly evolve and convey conflicting results. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of EGDT on mortality in adults with severe se...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Lu Y,Zhang H,Teng F,Xia WJ,Sun GX,Wen AQ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00