Bedside calculation of body surface area for infants and children.

abstract：:Nineteen patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction who were hypertensive (systolic BP greater than or equal to 170 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP greater than or equal to 100 mm Hg) at the time of admission were treated with continuous infusion of sodium nitroprusside (NP). The administration of NP resulted in a s...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rucabado L,Miñana J,Cebrián J,Monsalve F,Cuñat J,Ruano M

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN:To review and discuss selected literature, expert opinion, and conventional care of the hyperglycemic perioperative or critically ill patient. MAIN POINTS:Diabetes mellitus, the most commonly encountered perioperative endocrinopathy, continues to increase dramatically in prevalence. Diabetes is th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Coursin DB,Connery LE,Ketzler JT

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test whether there is a circadian rhythm of blood glucose control in critically ill patients and whether morning blood glucose is an accurate surrogate of overall blood glucose control. DESIGN:Retrospective multiple-center observational study. SETTING:Intensive care units of three tertiary hospitals and ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Egi M,Bellomo R,Stachowski E,French CJ,Hart G,Stow P

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to investigate if the chloride content of fluids used in resuscitation was associated with short- and long-term outcomes. DESIGN:We identified patients who received large-volume fluid resuscitation, defined as greater than 60 mL/kg over a 24-hour period. Chloride load was determined for each patien...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sen A,Keener CM,Sileanu FE,Foldes E,Clermont G,Murugan R,Kellum JA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the financial impact of a sepsis protocol designed for use in the emergency department. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of a before-after study testing the implications of sepsis protocol. SETTING:Academic, tertiary care hospital in the United States. PATIENTS:Persons with septic shock presentin...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shorr AF,Micek ST,Jackson WL Jr,Kollef MH

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Delirium occurs in approximately 30% of critically ill patients, and the risk of dying during admission doubles in those patients. Molecular mechanisms causing delirium are largely unknown. However, critical illness and the ICU environment consistently disrupt circadian rhythms, and circadian disruptions are...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gile J,Scott B,Eckle T

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of mechanical ventilation with a tidal volume of 6 mL/kg compared with 12 mL/kg predicted body weight on hemodynamics, vasopressor use, fluid balance, diuretics, sedation, and neuromuscular blockade within 48 hrs in patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cheng IW,Eisner MD,Thompson BT,Ware LB,Matthay MA,Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Fragility Index, which represents the number of patients responsible for a statistically significant finding, has been suggested as an aid for interpreting the robustness of results from clinical trials. A small Fragility Index indicates that the statistical significance of a trial depends on only a few ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Grolleau F,Collins GS,Smarandache A,Pirracchio R,Gakuba C,Boutron I,Busse JW,Devereaux PJ,Le Manach Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new iridium/iridium-oxide electrode heated to 42 degrees C was used to monitor transcutaneous carbon dioxide levels during surgery in 27 adult patients. The purpose of this study was to compare arterial and transcutaneous CO2 values. This metal electrode performed similarly to glass CO2 electrodes. In addition, its ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Williams R,Riker R,Narkewicz M,Lucey JF

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Augmented renal clearance might lead to subtherapeutic plasma levels of drugs with predominant renal clearance. Early identification of augmented renal clearance remains challenging for the ICU physician. We developed and validated our augmented renal clearance predictor, a clinical prediction model for augm...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gijsen M,Huang CY,Flechet M,Van Daele R,Declercq P,Debaveye Y,Meersseman P,Meyfroidt G,Wauters J,Spriet I

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the potential value of heart rate variability features for automated monitoring of sedation levels in mechanically ventilated ICU patients. DESIGN:Multicenter, pilot study. SETTING:Several ICUs at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. PATIENTS:Electrocardiogram recordings from 40 mechanica...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nagaraj SB,McClain LM,Zhou DW,Biswal S,Rosenthal ES,Purdon PL,Westover MB

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia in critically ill trauma patients. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:The trauma intensive care unit (ICU) of a 1500-bed tertiary-care hospital. PATIENTS:All critically ill trauma patients (n = 103) admitted consecutively between November 1995 and Oc...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tejada Artigas A,Bello Dronda S,Chacón Vallés E,Muñoz Marco J,Villuendas Usón MC,Figueras P,Suarez FJ,Hernández A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate glycemic dynamics and its relation with mortality in critically ill patients. We searched for differences in complexity of the glycemic profile between survivors and nonsurvivors in patients admitted to a multidisciplinary intensive care unit. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study, convenien...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lundelin K,Vigil L,Bua S,Gomez-Mestre I,Honrubia T,Varela M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mannitol is widely used in hospitals worldwide to treat patients with high intracranial pressure and/or cerebral edema. One of the mechanisms by which mannitol is thought to affect intracranial pressure is by increasing the patient's serum osmolarity, but not the osmolarity in the brain or cerebrospinal fluid...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Polderman KH,van de Kraats G,Dixon JM,Vandertop WP,Girbes AR

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of sustained, 3-day endotoxin infusion on early steps of the insulin-signaling pathway in rat liver and skeletal muscle in vivo; to examine insulin signaling in well-established acute endotoxin models of insulin resistance. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled animal study. SETTING:Unive...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： McCowen KC,Ling PR,Ciccarone A,Mao Y,Chow JC,Bistrian BR,Smith RJ

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the pathogenesis of disseminated intravascular coagulation, dysfunctional natural anticoagulant pathways appear to play a pivotal role. In this article, we will address the mechanisms that contribute to this defect in the regulation of coagulation activation. Furthermore, we will explore the experimental a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Levi M,de Jonge E,van der Poll T

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine variations in case-mix, structure, resource use, and outcome performance among teaching and nonteaching intensive care units (ICU). DESIGN:Prospective inception cohort study. PATIENTS:A consecutive sample of 15,297 patients at 35 hospitals, which compared 8,269 patients admitted to 20 teaching IC...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zimmerman JE,Shortell SM,Knaus WA,Rousseau DM,Wagner DP,Gillies RR,Draper EA,Devers K

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the effectiveness of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary sepsis treatment protocol with regard to both implementation and outcomes and to compare the mortality rates and therapies of patients with septic shock with similar historical controls. DESIGN:Prospective, interventional cohort study with ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shapiro NI,Howell MD,Talmor D,Lahey D,Ngo L,Buras J,Wolfe RE,Weiss JW,Lisbon A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of cardiac surgery with and without extracorporeal circulation on the mechanics of the respiratory system, lung, and chest wall. We also determined the time course of those effects. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled study. SETTING:An eight-bed, cardiac-surgical intensive care unit at a u...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Roosens C,Heerman J,De Somer F,Caes F,Van Belleghem Y,Poelaert JI

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the mechanism by which methylprednisolone protects the liver from hypoxia-induced injury. DESIGN:Prospective control study using the isolated rat liver. SETTING:Animal research facility. SUBJECTS:Male, fasted, pathogen-free Sprague-Dawley rats. INTERVENTIONS:Low-flow hypoxia was produced by...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Motoyama S,Saito S,Minamiya Y,Saito R,Nakamura M,Okuyama M,Imano H,Ogawa J

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the epidemiology of hyperammonemia unrelated to liver failure in the critical care setting. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. SETTING:Critically ill patients admitted to ICUs at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (medical ICU, two mixed medical-surgical ICUs, coronary care unit, or the cardiosurgical I...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sakusic A,Sabov M,McCambridge AJ,Rabinstein AA,Singh TD,Mukesh K,Kashani KB,Cook D,Gajic O

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recorded values (SpO2) of oxygen saturation from six noninvasive pulse oximeters were compared to each other and to the value from a cooximeter. Simultaneous measurements were obtained from each instrument in eight healthy nonsmoking volunteers rendered hypoxic greater than 70% SpO2. Functional arterial oxygen saturat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Choe H,Tashiro C,Fukumitsu K,Yagi M,Yoshiya I

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of diisopropyl phenol (propofol), with and without Intralipid, on the cardiopulmonary system and on thromboxane production in endotoxic pigs. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized animal study. SETTING:Animal research laboratory at a major teaching hospital. SUBJECTS:Twenty-four pigs, divided...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ziser A,Strickland RA,Murray MJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Rapid fluid loading is standard treatment for hypovolemia. Because volume expansion does not always improve hemodynamic status, predictive parameters of fluid responsiveness are needed. Passive leg raising is a reversible maneuver that mimics rapid volume expansion. Passive leg raising-induced changes in stro...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Préau S,Saulnier F,Dewavrin F,Durocher A,Chagnon JL

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:High physical activity levels are associated with wide-ranging health benefits, disease prevention, and longevity. In the present study, we examined the impact of regular physical exercise on the severity of organ injury and survival probability, as well as characteristics of the systemic immune and metaboli...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sossdorf M,Fischer J,Meyer S,Dahlke K,Wissuwa B,Seidel C,Schrepper A,Bockmeyer CL,Lupp A,Neugebauer S,Schmerler D,Rödel J,Claus RA,Otto GP

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To achieve synchronized differential pulmonary ventilation, an Ohio 560 ventilator was modified through separation of the outputs of the deep breath bellows and the tidal volume bellows and providing independent volume, flow rate, PEEP, oxygen-humidification, and alarm systems. The described ventilator modification is...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Popovich J Jr,Sanders OJ Jr,Vij D,Polanski JJ,Conway WA

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether implementation of Composite Resuscitation Team Training is associated with improvement in survival to discharge and code team performance after pediatric in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest. DESIGN, SETTING, AND SUBJECTS:We conducted a prospective observational study with historical contr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Knight LJ,Gabhart JM,Earnest KS,Leong KM,Anglemyer A,Franzon D

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Critical care ultrasonography has become established within ICUs as a diagnostic tool and to guide management strategies and practical procedures. Following an international consensus statement in 2011, various national professional societies and organizations have sought to develop and deliver training prog...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wong A,Galarza L,Duska F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the interrelationship between cardiac surgery, age, circulating concentrations of the vitamin D hormone 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and clinical outcome. DESIGN:Prospective, monocentric, two-arm parallel study. SETTING:Tertiary Heart and Diabetes Center in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westph...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Börgermann J,Lazouski K,Kuhn J,Dreier J,Schmidt M,Gilis-Januszewski T,Knabbe C,Gummert JF,Zittermann A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critically ill patients who fear impending death may die suddenly. We studied prospectively the incidence of death in critically ill surgical patients who articulated the fear that they were about to die. Physiologic, environmental, and behavioral correlates which might influence perceptions of impending death were ex...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Poulton TJ,Butdorf MB

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00