Hemoptysis and pneumothorax after removal of a persistently wedged pulmonary artery catheter.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether continuous gas flow in the breathing circuit or an airleak around the tracheal tube cuff will introduce errors into the measurement of oxygen consumption (VO2) with indirect calorimetry. DESIGN:Nonrandomized, controlled trial. SETTING:Experimental laboratory. SUBJECTS:Ten healthy, anes...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Räsänen J

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether relative hyperglycemia was associated with in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients independent of other prognostic variables and whether this association is affected by background glycemia. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Mixed medical-surgical ICU in a metropo...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lee TF,Drake SM,Roberts GW,Bersten A,Stranks SN,Heilbronn LK,Mangoni AA,Burt MG

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Recently, the definition of sepsis has changed from a physiologic derangement (Sepsis-1 and -2) to organ dysfunction (Sepsis-3) based. We sought to determine the concordance between the different sepsis phenotypes and how that affected mortality. DESIGN:Retrospective, multicenter study. SETTING:Three acade...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Engoren M,Seelhammer T,Freundlich RE,Maile MD,Sigakis MJG,Schwann TA

更新日期：2020-09-01 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:Formal guidelines recommend that therapeutic hypothermia be considered after in-hospital cardiac arrest. The rate of therapeutic hypothermia use after in-hospital cardiac arrest and details about its implementation are unknown. We aimed to determine the use of therapeutic hypothermia for adult in-hospital ca...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mikkelsen ME,Christie JD,Abella BS,Kerlin MP,Fuchs BD,Schweickert WD,Berg RA,Mosesso VN,Shofer FS,Gaieski DF,American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation Investigators.

更新日期：2013-06-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although the majority of sudden cardiac arrests occur in patients with ischemic heart disease, the effect of therapeutic hypothermia on arrhythmia susceptibility during acute global ischemia is not well understood. While both ischemia and severe hypothermia are arrhythmogenic, patients undergoing therapeutic...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Piktel JS,Rosenbaum DS,Wilson LD

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The right atrial pressure (Pra) was compared to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (Pcw) in 54 patients. In patients with heart disease, the correlation of Pra with Pcw was poor. However, in patients without clinical heart disease, Pra approximated Pcw, in both absolute number and change. This finding was independ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Risk C,Rudo N,Falltrick R,Feeley T,Don HF

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tradition of clinical ultrasound in the hands of physicians who provide critical care to the most acutely ill patients stretches back into the 1980s and is rich with experiences from surgical, emergency medicine, and other practices. Now, as critical care ultrasound explodes around the world, it is important to re...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kendall JL,Hoffenberg SR,Smith RS

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine which of a series of disposable or interchangeable positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) devices functions with the least imposition of inspiratory and expiratory work during continuous positive airway pressure. DESIGN:Prospective laboratory evaluation performed on a lung model. SETTING:Resea...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kacmarek RM,Mang H,Barker N,Cycyk-Chapman MC

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measuring gas exchange in critically ill patients can provide valuable information on their nutritional status and energy expenditure. Several semiautomated machines are available for measuring oxygen consumption (VO2) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2). This study evaluated, under controlled laboratory conditions, ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Eccles RC,Swinamer DL,Jones RL,King EG

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We have previously shown that remote ischemic preconditioning reduces acute kidney injury (acute kidney injury) in high-risk patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass and that the protective effect is confined to patients who exhibit an increased urinary tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 and insulin-...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Meersch M,Küllmar M,Pavenstädt H,Rossaint J,Kellum JA,Martens S,Klausmeyer P,Schmidt EA,Kerschke L,Zarbock A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of patient care variables to survival and functional outcome in the pediatric population with traumatic brain injury. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. SETTING:A 16-bed pediatric critical care unit in an academic community children's hospital. PATIENT...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hackbarth RM,Rzeszutko KM,Sturm G,Donders J,Kuldanek AS,Sanfilippo DJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human hemoglobin (Hb) solution is being developed for use as an oxygen-delivering resuscitation fluid. Substantial improvements in the general purity and quality of experimental Hb solutions have been achieved by recent research efforts. Hb solutions now appear to be free of the undesirable biological effects that wer...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： DeVenuto F

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of cholesterol and lipoproteins in children with severe meningococcal sepsis. DESIGN:Retrospective observational study. SETTING:A university-affiliated pediatric intensive care unit. PATIENTS:Fifty-seven patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with meningococcal sepsis o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Vermont CL,den Brinker M,Kâkeci N,de Kleijn ED,de Rijke YB,Joosten KF,de Groot R,Hazelzet JA

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Restoration of myocardial blood flow after ischemia triggers an inflammatory response involving toll-like receptors. Toll-like receptor 2 deficiency is associated with a reduced infarct size after myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. Because a marked mortality was observed in C3HeN wild-type mice, which was a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mersmann J,Koch A,Tran N,Zimmermann R,Granja TF,Larmann J,Herzog C,Theilmeier G,Bornstein SR,Kirschning CJ,Zacharowski K

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial oxygen saturation, determined noninvasively by pulse oximetry in 32 pediatric patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD), was compared with oxygen saturation measured by a cooximeter in simultaneously obtained arterial blood samples. The patients were studied in the cardiac catheterization laborato...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Boxer RA,Gottesfeld I,Singh S,LaCorte MA,Parnell VA Jr,Walker P

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although the mortality of severe sepsis is easily quantified, the actual cause and timing of death from severe sepsis are less defined. We used the INDEPTH (International Integrated Database for the Evaluation of Severe Sepsis and Drotrecogin alfa activated) database to investigate the reported cause of deat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Vincent JL,Nelson DR,Williams MD

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Clinical applications of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) therapy resulted in the development of delivery systems and monitoring devices applicable to routine clinical care. This article presents the various components necessary for an adequate clinical use of inhaled NO, and discusses the NO gas mixture cylinders,...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Francoe M,Troncy E,Blaise G

更新日期：1998-04-01 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:To assess the effects of dopexamine on splanchnic blood flow and splanchnic oxygen uptake in septic patients. DESIGN:A prospective, controlled trial. SETTING:A ten-bed intensive care unit (ICU) in a university hospital. PATIENTS:Twelve patients with severe sepsis (according to the criteria of the 1992 Amer...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Meier-Hellmann A,Bredle DL,Specht M,Hannemann L,Reinhart K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate attitudes and practices regarding oxygen therapy in intensive care units (ICUs) and to devise quantitative descriptive indices. SETTING:Canadian university-affiliated adult ICUs. PARTICIPANTS:Fifty-two medical directors of ICUs in 48 institutions. INTERVENTION:Structured postal questionnair...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mao C,Wong DT,Slutsky AS,Kavanagh BP

更新日期：1999-12-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the occurrence rate of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) using established criteria in a well-defined general patient population, to study the clinical course of ARDS when patients were ventilated using a "lung-protective" strategy, and to define the total costs of care. DESIGN:A 3-yr (199...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Valta P,Uusaro A,Nunes S,Ruokonen E,Takala J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A 2400-mOsm/L hypertonic solution (isosal) with a lower sodium content, compared with conventional 7.5% hypertonic saline, was formulated using a mixture of sodium chloride, glucose, and mixed amino acids. This solution was developed to minimize hypernatremia during resuscitation. We assessed the effects of ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sheikh AA,Matsuoka T,Wisner DH

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Because anemia of inflammation is common in ICU patients and hepcidin is the key regulator of iron homeostasis, we examined time-dependent changes in hepcidin, erythropoietin, iron, and inflammatory markers in surgical ICU patients with anemia. DESIGN:Prospective single-center clinical noninterventional stud...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cherry-Bukowiec JR,Engoren M,Wiktor A,Raghavendran K,Napolitano LM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The validity of the urinary urea nitrogen (UUN) estimate of total urinary nitrogen (TUN) was tested in patients who required iv nutrition. UUN and TUN were determined in 120 urine collections from ten preoperative, 13 postoperative, and 11 stressed patients. The relationship between TUN and UUN was examined by linear ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Loder PB,Kee AJ,Horsburgh R,Jones M,Smith RC

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular fibrillation (VF) can masquerade as asystole. We report a 54-yr-old male in cardiac arrest who, on surface ECG, appeared to be in VF or asystole. A bedside intracardiac recording using a transmyocardial pacing wire showed the true rhythm to be atrial fibrillation (AF) with high grade atrioventricular block...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ornato JP,Gonzales ER,Garnett R

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00