Prolonged extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for varicella pneumonia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Leucine-rich repeat and immunoglobulin domain-containing protein (LINGO)-1 is expressed in neural stem cells, and its neutralization results in sustained neuronal immaturity. Thus, targeted inhibition of LINGO-1 via RNA interference may enhance transplanted neural stem cell survival and neuronal differentiati...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chen N,Cen JS,Wang J,Qin G,Long L,Wang L,Wei F,Xiang Q,Deng DY,Wan Y

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relations between anemia, serum erythropoietin (EPO), iron status, and inflammatory mediators in multiply traumatized patients. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Intensive care unit. PATIENTS:Twenty-three patients suffering from severe trauma (injury severity score > or =30). ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hobisch-Hagen P,Wiedermann F,Mayr A,Fries D,Jelkmann W,Fuchs D,Hasibeder W,Mutz N,Klingler A,Schobersberger W

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increasing evidence, including publication of the Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care trial in 1999, supports a lower hemoglobin threshold for RBC transfusion in ICU patients. However, little is known regarding the influence of this evidence on clinical practice over time in a large population-based coh...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Murphy DJ,Needham DM,Netzer G,Zeger SL,Colantuoni E,Ness P,Pronovost PJ,Berenholtz SM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The mortality outcome of mechanical ventilation, a key intervention in the critically ill, has been variously reported to be determined by intensive care patient volume. We determined the volume-(mortality)-outcome relationship of mechanically ventilated patients whose records were contributed to the Austral...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Moran JL,Solomon PJ,ANZICS Centre for Outcome and Resource Evaluation of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society.

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colloid osmotic pressure (COP) was measured simultaneously with cardiorespiratory measurements in 103 surgical patients suspected of having circulatory problems. In a small subset of 28 patients, measurements were taken before, during, and after surgical operations. Similarly, data sets were taken before, during, and ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shippy CR,Shoemaker WC

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that cocaine-induced cerebral vasodilation in newborn sheep is mediated via beta-adrenergic receptor activation. DESIGN:The cerebral effects of a single intravenous injection of cocaine (4 mg/kg) given 30 mins after pretreatment with propranolol (1 mg/kg...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： O'Brien TP,Pane MA,Traystman RJ,Gleason CA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between aminoglycoside disposition kinetics and hemodynamic response to sepsis, as well as vital support therapy, in critically ill patients with sepsis. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of critically ill patients with sepsis undergoing physiologic and aminoglycoside pharmacokinetic m...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lugo G,Castañeda-Hernández G

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the supplementation of parenteral nutrition with ω-3 fatty acids confers treatment benefits to critically ill adult patients. DATA SOURCE:We performed computerized searches for relevant articles from 1996 to June 2011 on MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane register of controlled trials and...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Palmer AJ,Ho CK,Ajibola O,Avenell A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a new technique for pressure-volume curve tracing. DESIGN:Prospective experimental study. SETTING:Animal research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Six anesthetized rats. INTERVENTIONS:Two pressure-volume curves were obtained by means of the super-syringe method (gold standard) and the continuous positive ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Albaiceta GM,Piacentini E,Villagrá A,Lopez-Aguilar J,Taboada F,Blanch L

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this article were to review the causes and extent of hospital-associated infectious diarrhea and associated risks in the general hospital ward and intensive care unit (ICU), to compare microorganisms with similar symptoms to aid in recognition that will lead to timely and appropriate treatment and co...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bobo LD,Dubberke ER

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Expert task forces have proposed that adult critical care medicine services should be regionalized in order to improve outcomes. However, it is currently unknown if high intensive care unit (ICU) patient volumes are associated with reduced mortality rate. The objective was to investigate whether high-volume I...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Glance LG,Li Y,Osler TM,Dick A,Mukamel DB

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although contraindicated, there are situations when a patient who has recently taken a phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor (e.g., sildenafil) might need intravenous nitroglycerin (NTG) treatment. This study determined if, and at what dose, intravenous NTG could be administered safely to men with coronary artery dis...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Parker JD,Bart BA,Webb DJ,Koren MJ,Siegel RL,Wang H,Malhotra B,Jen F,Glue P

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association of gender with the presentation, outcome, and host response in critically ill patients with sepsis. DESIGN AND SETTING:A prospective observational cohort study in the ICU of two tertiary hospitals between January 2011 and January 2014. PATIENTS:All consecutive critically ill pat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： van Vught LA,Scicluna BP,Wiewel MA,Hoogendijk AJ,Klein Klouwenberg PMC,Ong DSY,Cremer OL,Horn J,Franitza M,Toliat MR,Nürnberg P,Bonten MMJ,Schultz MJ,van der Poll T,MARS Consortium.

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Trauma induces a state of immunosuppression, which is responsible for the development of nosocomial infections. Hydrocortisone reduces the rate of pneumonia in patients with trauma. Because alterations of dendritic cells and natural killer cells play a central role in trauma-induced immunosuppression, we inve...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Roquilly A,Broquet A,Jacqueline C,Masson D,Segain JP,Braudeau C,Vourc'h M,Caillon J,Altare F,Josien R,Retière C,Villadangos J,Asehnoune K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:a) To investigate whether the patient work of breathing needed to trigger inspiration is affected by the type of ventilator delivering pressure-support ventilation for mechanically ventilated pediatric patients. b) To determine whether changes in oxygen consumption (VO2) trend with changes in work of breathi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： el-Khatib MF,Chatburn RL,Potts DL,Blumer JL,Smith PG

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Supplementation with tetrahydrobiopterin, a nitric oxide synthase cofactor, may reduce microvascular endothelial dysfunction in severe sepsis. We studied whether tetrahydrobiopterin administration exerts beneficial effects in an ovine septic shock model. DESIGN:Randomized animal study. SETTING:University ho...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： He X,Su F,Velissaris D,Salgado DR,de Souza Barros D,Lorent S,Taccone FS,Vincent JL,De Backer D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is increasingly used in the management of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. With extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, select patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome can be managed without mechanical ventilation, sedation, or neuromuscular blockade. Publ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kurihara C,Walter JM,Singer BD,Cajigas H,Shayan S,Al-Qamari A,DeCamp MM,Wunderink R,Budinger GRS,Bharat A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sepsis remains a serious clinical problem despite intensive research efforts and numerous attempts to improve outcome by modifying the inflammatory response. Substance P, the principal ligand for the neurokinin-1 receptor, is a potent proinflammatory mediator that exacerbates inflammatory responses and cardi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mella JR,Chiswick E,Stepien D,Moitra R,Duffy ER,Stucchi A,Remick D

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of the rotation of antimicrobial agents on the rates of infection, intestinal colonization, and acquisition with antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. DESIGN:Pre- and postintervention design. SETTING:A 19-bed, medical intensive care unit. PATIENTS:Individuals admitted to t...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Warren DK,Hill HA,Merz LR,Kollef MH,Hayden MK,Fraser VJ,Fridkin SK

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Increasing age is a well-recognized risk factor for in-hospital mortality in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiogenic shock, but the shape of this relationship is unknown. In addition, the impact of age on hospital length of stay, patterns of patient disposition, and costs has b...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chung M,Zhao Y,Strom JB,Shen C,Yeh RW

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Regional tidal lung strain may trigger local inflammation during mechanical ventilation, particularly when additional inflammatory stimuli are present. However, it is unclear whether inflammation develops proportionally to tidal strain or only above a threshold. We aimed to 1) assess the relationship between...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wellman TJ,Winkler T,Costa EL,Musch G,Harris RS,Zheng H,Venegas JG,Vidal Melo MF

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Venovenous extracorporeal gas exchange is increasingly used in awake, spontaneously breathing patients as a bridge to lung transplantation. Limited data are available on a similar use of extracorporeal gas exchange in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The aim of this study was to investigate...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Langer T,Vecchi V,Belenkiy SM,Cannon JW,Chung KK,Cancio LC,Gattinoni L,Batchinsky AI

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Position of the CVP port on a flow-directed balloon-tip pulmonary arterial catheter affects the accuracy of both thermodilution cardiac output determinations and CVP measurements. Systemic allometry (the study of the growth of a part in relation to the total organism) has been used to determine an easily measured inde...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Borland LM

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newer pulmonary function instruments make measurement of small airway function possible as a routine, inexpensive part of preoperative preparation of patients with obstructive lung disease. Patients with early stages of chronic obstructive lung disease have maldistribution of ventilation and perfusion producing an inc...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chodoff P,Margand PM,Knowles CL

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A closed system device with teflon needle, sideholes, and attached stopcock was designed and evaluated for diagnosis and evacuation of neonatal pneumothoraces. Experience with this device has demonstrated specific advantages over existing needles and techniques. Since the system is airtight, diagnosis of pneumothorax ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fox WW,Eavey RD,Shaffer TH

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether end-tidal carbon dioxide tension (PETCO2) accurately reflects PaCO2 during high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV), 43 studies were performed on eight mongrel dogs with normal lungs. During HFJV, minute volume was modified to obtain a range of PaCO2 values from 15.5 to 74.5 torr. When PETCO2 was mea...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Algora-Weber A,Rubio JJ,Dominguez de Villota E,Cortes JL,Gomez D,Mosquera JM

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doppler ultrasound has been used extensively in assessing adequacy of circulation. We have found it to be convenient in the identification of blood flow, particularly in hypotensive states where percutaneous radial artery cannulation of the vessel is tedious and difficult to perform. The technique is simple, atraumati...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nagabhushan S,Colella JJ Jr,Wagner R

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Delirium is common in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU and associated with short- and long-term morbidity and mortality. The use of systemic corticosteroids is also common in the ICU. Outside the ICU setting, corticosteroids are a recognized risk factor for delirium, but their relationship with del...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Schreiber MP,Colantuoni E,Bienvenu OJ,Neufeld KJ,Chen KF,Shanholtz C,Mendez-Tellez PA,Needham DM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute lung injury with subsequent pneumonia and sepsis represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality in thermally injured patients. Production of nitric oxide by the neuronal and inducible nitric oxide synthase may be critically involved in the pathophysiology of the disease process at different time po...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lange M,Connelly R,Traber DL,Hamahata A,Cox RA,Nakano Y,Bansal K,Esechie A,von Borzyskowski S,Jonkam C,Traber LD,Hawkins HK,Herndon DN,Enkhbaatar P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inadequate nutrition is common in critical illness due in part to gastric stasis. However, recent data suggest that altered small intestinal mucosal function may be a contributing factor. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of critical illness on sucrose absorption, permeability, and mucosal morp...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Burgstad CM,Besanko LK,Deane AM,Nguyen NQ,Saadat-Gilani K,Davidson G,Burt E,Thomas A,Holloway RH,Chapman MJ,Fraser RJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00