Energy expenditure and withdrawal of sedation in severe head-injured patients.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neutropenia recovery may be associated with an increased risk of respiratory function deterioration. A history of pneumonia complicating neutropenia has been identified as the leading cause of adult respiratory distress syndrome during neutropenia recovery in patients receiving anticancer chemotherapy, sugges...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Azoulay E,Attalah H,Yang K,Herigault S,Jouault H,Brun-Buisson C,Brochard L,Harf A,Schlemmer B,Delclaux C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial translocation and ileal and cecal injury have been shown to occur 24 h after limited periods of hemorrhagic shock. The present studies were performed to determine the temporal sequence of mucosal injury, permeability, and bacterial translocation after hemorrhagic shock. The results indicated that bacterial t...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Deitch EA,Morrison J,Berg R,Specian RD

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of positive-pressure ventilation (PPV) with PEEP on the release of alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) was investigated in both humans and an experimental model. In the human study, systemic artery blood samples from 22 critically ill patients were analyzed for ANP. Seventeen of these patients received P...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Teba L,Dedhia HV,Schiebel FG,Blehschmidt NG,Lindner WJ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PEEP is the most important therapeutic intervention in the management of acute respiratory failure. Transitory PEEP disconnection to perform clinically relevant maneuvers is often necessary, but its effect upon PaO2 and physiological shunt in patients requiring high-level PEEP is not clear from the literature. Nine ad...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： De Campo T,Civetta JM

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 179 healthy boys and girls, the relationship between body surface area (S) in dm2 and body weight (bw) in kg was investigated. The body surface was calculated from the DuBois and DuBois formula. For infants below 20 kg, the relationship followed the regression equation S=3.6kg + 9; r=0.996. For infants with bw betw...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lindahl S,Okmian L

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Nitric oxide regulates epithelial permeability and other properties of the intestinal mucosal barrier. It previously has been shown in animals that intestinal mucosal nitric oxide production is impaired during gut hypoperfusion. The study was performed to confirm the presence of intestinal mucosal nitric oxid...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Snygg J,Aneman A,Pettersson A,Fändriks L

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate partial occlusion in patients with pulmonary hypertension with regard to a) the degree to which it leads to overestimation of pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (Ppao) and b) identification of factors that could enhance its recognition. DESIGN:Observational descriptive study. SETTING:Medical in...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Leatherman JW,Shapiro RS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the therapeutic effect of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on the mortality rate and host defense pattern in fulminant intra-abdominal sepsis. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:Research laboratory in a university hospital. SUBJECTS:Adult male Wistar rats. INTE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lundblad R,Nesland JM,Giercksky KE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia of the intestines damages the permeability of the intestinal wall, allowing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (endotoxin) to leak from the gut lumen into the blood circulation, causing shock and death. We measured LPS levels associated with corticosteroid treatment vs. no treatment in cats whose superior mesenteric ar...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gaffin SL,Gathiram P,Wells MT,Brock-Utne JG

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the relative needs of the staffs of rural, community hospitals for training in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), identify weaknesses, and modify a standard ACLS course to meet these needs. DESIGN:Prospective assessment of knowledge and skills relating to the practice of ACLS. SETTING:Rural, co...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Birnbaum ML,Kuska BM,Stone HL,Robinson NE

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These guidelines were developed to provide a reference for preparing policies on admission and discharge for pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). They represent a consensus opinion of physicians, nurses, and allied health care professionals. By using this document as a framework for developing multidisciplinary adm...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors：

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten infants with acquired subglottic stenosis were treated successfully using the anterior cricoid split operation. Eight had been preterm infants who required endotracheal intubation and assisted ventilation for the respiratory distress syndrome. Two had been born at term; 1 required mechanical ventilation for aspira...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Frankel LR,Anas NG,Perkin RM,Seid AB,Peterson B,Park SM

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure exhaled nitric oxide (NO) and compare it with lung function after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in adult patients. Pulmonary dysfunction is sometimes observed after CPB. Impaired production of NO may account for this dysfunction. DESIGN:Prospective, single-center, observational study. SETTING:Univ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ishibe Y,Liu R,Hirosawa J,Kawamura K,Yamasaki K,Saito N

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Trauma induces a complex immune response that requires a systems biology research approach. Here, we used a novel technology, mass cytometry by time-of-flight, to comprehensively characterize the multicellular response to trauma. DESIGN:Peripheral blood mononuclear cells samples were stained with a 38-marker...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Seshadri A,Brat GA,Yorkgitis BK,Keegan J,Dolan J,Salim A,Askari R,Lederer JA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of acute care/blood gas laboratories was conducted through the memberships of the Society of Critical Care Medicine ( SCCM ) and the National Association of Medical Directors of Respiratory Care ( NAMDRC ). Data were obtained from 227 laboratories and analyzed for operational characteristics, personnel, analy...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hall JR,Shapiro BA

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven dogs with electromagnetic flow probes implanted on their main (QT) and left (QL) pulmonary arteries, had catheters placed in their left atria and pulmonary artery, and were ventilated via Carlen's double-lumen endotracheal tubes. The effect of high-frequency oscillation (HFO) on the redistribution of pulmonary b...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hall SM,Strawn WB,Levitzky MG

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study is to test whether multimodal magnetic resonance imaging can provide a reliable outcome prediction of the clinical status, focusing on consciousness at 1 year after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN:Single center prospective cohort with consecutive inclusions. SETTING:Cr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tollard E,Galanaud D,Perlbarg V,Sanchez-Pena P,Le Fur Y,Abdennour L,Cozzone P,Lehericy S,Chiras J,Puybasset L

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium chloride is administered frequently to critically ill patients to improve cardiac output and BP. However, Ca has been implicated in the pathophysiology of shock and ischemic disorders. To test the hypothesis that Ca may be deleterious to shock outcome, we studied the effects of CaCl and Ca chelator (EGTA) infu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Malcolm DS,Zaloga GP,Holaday JW

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Several studies have suggested that intravenous hydroxyethyl starch treatment may dampen acute inflammatory responses. It is well documented that limited oxygen delivery to tissues (hypoxia) is common in acute inflammation, and numerous parallels exist between acute responses to hypoxia and to inflammation, i...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dieterich HJ,Weissmüller T,Rosenberger P,Eltzschig HK

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In April 2009, Mexican, American, and Canadian authorities announced that a novel influenza virus with pandemic potential had been identified in large segments of the population. Within weeks, it became apparent that the world was dealing with the first influenza pandemic in >40 yrs. Despite the unpredictable nature o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lagacé-Wiens PR,Rubinstein E,Gumel A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The results of studies on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure unrelated to cardiogenic pulmonary edema have been inconsistent. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of NPPV on the rate of endotracheal intubation, intensive care unit and hospital length of stay, and...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Keenan SP,Sinuff T,Cook DJ,Hill NS

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:A total of 2711 pulmonary artery wedge pressure (WP) measurement attempts were made prospectively from WP recordings in 44 (30 men) critically ill patients, using 77 flow-directed catheters. Of these, 322 (12%) failed to yield a WP measurement, and 521 (18%) were associated with technical problems. One half of these t...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Morris AH,Chapman RH,Gardner RM

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study evaluates the ability of perflubron to inhibit pulmonary neutrophil accumulation during partial liquid ventilation (PLV) in the setting of acute lung injury. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled, nonblinded study. SETTING:Research laboratory at a university. SUBJECTS:Male, Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 120,...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Colton DM,Till GO,Johnson KJ,Dean SB,Bartlett RH,Hirschl RB

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrest has a poor prognosis, regardless of age group. Children who fail to respond to two standard doses of epinephrine (0.01 mg/kg) rarely survive to hospital discharge, and most die without the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). We treated seven consecutive children in cardiac arrest with high dose ep...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Goetting MG,Paradis NA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality improvement (QI) activities have been done as long as medicine has been practiced and are integral to safety and efficacy of patient care. The 20th century witnessed sophisticated advances of QI methods, with concurrent advances in research ethics. The suggestion that some interventional QI activities resemble...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kofke WA,Rie MA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review the intensive care unit experience of patients with admitted or acquired nosocomial endocarditis (NE) defined according to the Duke criteria. DESIGN:Prospective, cohort study. SETTING:University teaching hospital. PATIENTS:We reviewed the records of 22 patients documented with NE during a 6-yr p...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gouëllo JP,Asfar P,Brenet O,Kouatchet A,Berthelot G,Alquier P

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of lorazepam and midazolam for long-term sedation of critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients. DESIGN:Double-blind, randomized, controlled study. SETTING:Medical intensive care unit in a university teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Sixty-four evaluable adult patients admitte...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Swart EL,van Schijndel RJ,van Loenen AC,Thijs LG

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current investigation describes the morphological and pathophysiological effects of stroma-free hemoglobin solution (SFH) on the liver and kidney. One h after a 75% blood volume exchange in animals receiving 7% SFH, hepatic morphology was normal. Animals whose blood was similarly exchanged with 7% albumin demonstr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Friedman HI,DeVenuto F

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In acute respiratory distress syndrome, conservative fluid management increases ventilator-free days without affecting mortality. Response to fluid management may differ based on patients' initial central venous pressure. We hypothesized that initial central venous pressure would modify the effect of fluid m...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Semler MW,Wheeler AP,Thompson BT,Bernard GR,Wiedemann HP,Rice TW,National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network.

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00