Acute respiratory failure neuropathy: a variant of critical illness polyneuropathy.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess protective and risk factors for mortality among pediatric patients during initial care after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and to evaluate changes in hospital mortality. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort using the 1997, 2000, and 2003 Kids Inpatient Database, a probabilistic sample of ch...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bratton SL,Van Duker H,Statler KD,Pulsipher MA,McArthur J,Keenan HT

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Anaphylactic shock is associated with severe hypotension. Potassium channel blockers, such as 4-aminopyridine, induce vasoconstriction. The objective of this study was to test the ability of 4-aminopyridine to restore blood pressure and increase survival in anaphylactic shock. DESIGN:Experimental study. SE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bellou A,Al-Hammadi S,Aburawi EH,Dhanasekaran S,Nemmar A,Oulhaj A,Shafiuallah M,Zerrouki M,Yasin J,Bellou L,Alper SL,Bellou S,Kazzam E

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess prospectively the variations of serum phosphorus concentration (P) after onset of mechanical ventilation (MV) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute respiratory acidosis. In 14 COPD patients, we measured P, PaCO2, and pH, immediately before MV (H0), ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Laaban JP,Grateau G,Psychoyos I,Laromiguière M,Vuong TK,Rochemaure J

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether low-dose dopamine administration reduces the incidence or severity of acute renal failure, need for dialysis, or mortality in patients with critical illness. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION:We performed a MEDLINE search of literature published from 1966 to 2000 for studies addressing th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kellum JA,M Decker J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a neutrophil elastase inhibitor, sivelestat, on lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury through analysis of hemodynamic changes in the pulmonary microcirculation. DESIGN:Randomized animal study. SETTING:Medical school laboratory. SUBJECTS:Twenty-...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Inoue Y,Seiyama A,Tanaka H,Ukai I,Akimau P,Nishino M,Shimazu T,Sugimoto H

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the results of cardiac output measurements obtained by lithium dilution and thermodilution. DESIGN:Case series, observational study. SETTING:High-dependency postoperative unit and intensive care unit of a teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Forty patients were studied. Thirty-four patients had undergoin...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Linton R,Band D,O'Brien T,Jonas M,Leach R

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A comparison of federal Medicare databases to identify critical care medicine (CCM) use, cost discrepancies, and their possible causes. DESIGN:A 6-yr (1995-2000) retrospective analysis of Medicare hospital and CCM use and cost, comparing the Hospital Cost Report Information System (HCRIS) with Medicare Provi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Halpern NA,Pastores SM,Thaler HT,Greenstein RJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the limitations of high-dose diuretics and vasodilators and the increasing literature showing that inotropes, regardless of the dose used, have a detrimental effect on mortality, a variety of new agents are under investigation for the treatment of pulmonary and systemic congestion and restoration of cardiac outp...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tavares M,Rezlan E,Vostroknoutova I,Khouadja H,Mebazaa A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluations of plasma leptin and ghrelin levels and their relations with circulating levels of proinflammatory mediators, stress hormones, and biochemical markers of hepatorenal injury during experimental endotoxemia in dogs. SETTING:Uludag University. DESIGN:Placebo-controlled animal study. ANIMALS:Adult ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Yilmaz Z,Ilcol YO,Ulus IH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The applicability of continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH) for renal replacement therapy was evaluated in three infants and two young children with catastrophic medical and surgical illnesses. In the first four patients, CAVH was used in conjunction with either peritoneal or hemodialysis. In the fifth patient...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Leone MR,Jenkins RD,Golper TA,Alexander SR

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients with septic shock and perfusion failure received a 20-min infusion of glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK, glucose 50%, 1 g/kg body weight; insulin 1.5 U/kg, potassium, 10 mMol) after volume loading and vasoactive medication had failed to eliminate hypotension and lactacidemia. Hemodynamic and oxygen measu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bronsveld W,van den Bos GC,Thijs LG

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Guidelines recommend offering family members of critically ill patients the option to attend interdisciplinary team rounds as a way to improve communication and satisfaction. Uncertainty remains around the benefits and risks. DESIGN:We conducted an observational study to describe family participation in ICU...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Au SS,Roze des Ordons AL,Parsons Leigh J,Soo A,Guienguere S,Bagshaw SM,Stelfox HT

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if prior total body hyperthermia protected against subsequent acute ileitis induced by the cytotoxic lectin, ricin, in rats. The time course of heat shock mRNA and protein expression in the ileum was determined. The effects of heat stress on small intestinal mucosal integrity, arachidonic acid m...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Stojadinovic A,Kiang J,Goldhill J,Matin D,Smallridge R,Galloway R,Shea-Donohue T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ICU has been considered a psychologically stressful environment. Although numerous studies have investigated this stress in ICU nurses, virtually none have examined how stressful the ICU is for physicians. This prospective study compares housestaff physicians' ratings of stress in the ICU to other medical-surgical...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Eisendrath SJ,Link N,Matthay M

更新日期：1986-02-01 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：:In a series of 56 patients (24 uncomplicated postoperative and 32 septic patients), neopterin and elastase alpha 1 protease inhibitor complex (E-alpha 1 PI) plasma levels were measured daily. The clinical course of each patient was evaluated with the Multiple Organ Failure (MOF) score according to Goris. Neopterin cou...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Pacher R,Redl H,Frass M,Petzl DH,Schuster E,Woloszczuk W

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antioxidant therapy has shown some promise in critical care medicine in which glutathione depletion and heart failure are often seen in critically ill patients. This study was designed to examine the impact of glutathione depletion and the free radical scavenger, metallothionein (MT), on cardiac function. DE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ren J,Privratsky JR,Yang X,Dong F,Carlson EC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the philosophy and approach to patient care called evidence based medicine, and to highlight how it can enhance the practice of intensive care. DATA SOURCES:We searched MEDLINE, reference lists, and our personal files to identify relevant literature. STUDY SELECTION:Articles on intensive care pr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cook DJ,Sibbald WJ,Vincent JL,Cerra FB

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties of drotrecogin alfa (activated) (recombinant human activated protein C), emphasizing its modulatory effects on endothelial nuclear factor-kappaB. We propose a broad anti-inflammatory effect of drotrecogin alfa (activated), acting on both endotheliu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Joyce DE,Grinnell BW

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sepsis-associated changes of the arachidonic acid metabolism and the utility of arachidonic acid metabolites for the diagnosis of sepsis have been poorly investigated so far. Therefore, the primary objective of our study was to screen for differentially regulated arachidonic acid metabolites in septic patien...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bruegel M,Ludwig U,Kleinhempel A,Petros S,Kortz L,Ceglarek U,Holdt LM,Thiery J,Fiedler GM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors responsible for determining the position of the oxyhemoglobin equilibrium curve during the neonatal period are briefly reviewed and the clinical implications of these changes are examined. Two clinical trials employing exchange transfusions as an adjunct to conventional therapy of the severe respiratory distre...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Oski FA

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is an acquired syndrome characterized by intravascular fibrin formation occurring in the course of a variety of severe diseases. In gram-negative sepsis, endotoxin is the bacterial component eliciting a cascade of tissue factor dependent hypercoagulable reactions mediated b...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： ten Cate H

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evaluate clinicians' sentiments about participating in cardiac arrest resuscitations and identify factors associated with confidence in resuscitation of cardiac arrest. DESIGN:Electronic survey. SETTING:Twenty-one hospitals in Utah and Idaho. SUBJECTS:All attending physicians, residents, and nurses in a m...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Peltan ID,Poll J,Sorensen J,Guidry D,Chandler M,Beninati W,Brown SM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the recall of 100 patients after ICU admission. There was a wide spectrum of race, religion, occupation, and educational levels. The more common diagnoses included asthma, pneumonia, trauma, and adult respiratory distress syndrome. The average Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Turner JS,Briggs SJ,Springhorn HE,Potgieter PD

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard techniques for measuring pulmonary resistance (RP) to gas flow in newborn infants yield results that are widely dispersed and difficult to interpret. The purpose of this study is to describe and evaluate a new improved method for determining RP which utilizes a sinusoidal pressure wave generator. Measurements...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Richardson P,Carlstrom JR

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore ethnic differences in do-not-resuscitate orders after intracerebral hemorrhage. DESIGN:Population-based surveillance. SETTING:Corpus Christi, Texas. PATIENTS:All cases of intracerebral hemorrhage in the community of Corpus Christi, TX were ascertained as part of the Brain Attack Surveillance in ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zahuranec DB,Brown DL,Lisabeth LD,Gonzales NR,Longwell PJ,Smith MA,Garcia NM,Morgenstern LB

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether, in patients under mechanical ventilation, fluid responsiveness is predicted by the effects of short respiratory holds on cardiac index estimated by esophageal Doppler. DESIGN:Prospective, monocentric study. SETTING:Medical ICU. PATIENTS:Twenty-eight adult patients with acute circulatory...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dépret F,Jozwiak M,Teboul JL,Alphonsine JE,Richard C,Monnet X

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical care clinicians no longer consider family members as visitors in the intensive care unit. Family-centered care has emerged from the results of qualitative and quantitative studies evaluating the specific needs of families of patients dying in the intensive care unit. In addition, interventional studies have e...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lautrette A,Ciroldi M,Ksibi H,Azoulay E

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) causing a cardiorespiratory arrest associated temporally with ingestion of castor oil in a full-term normal pregnancy. Risk factors usually associated with AFE were not found in this patient. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Steingrub JS,Lopez T,Teres D,Steingart R

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the methodological quality and thematic completeness of existing clinical practice guidelines, addressing early mobilization of adults in the ICU. DATA SOURCES:Systematic review of Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane, and grey literature from January 2008 to February 2020. STUDY SELECTION:Two rev...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lang JK,Paykel MS,Haines KJ,Hodgson CL

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00