A closed system device for diagnosis and evaluation of neonatal pneumothoraces.

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：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：OBJECTIVES:To determine nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) activation in mononuclear and neutrophils from critically ill patients and to compare NF-kappa B activation with circulating concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (sICAM)-1. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTIN...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Paterson RL,Galley HF,Dhillon JK,Webster NR

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Milrinone is a phosphodiesterase F-III inhibitor with positive inotropic and vasodilating activities. We investigated the hemodynamic response and pharmacokinetics of intravenous milrinone in patients with acute heart failure. DESIGN:Double-blind studies: a prospective, multicenter, double-blind, dose-findi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Seino Y,Momomura S,Takano T,Hayakawa H,Katoh K

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the cardiopulmonary and peripheral circulatory effects of the nonselective nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) to the more selective inducible NOS inhibitor S-methylisothiourea (SMT) and to phenylephrine (PE) in endotoxic and normal swine. DESIGN:Prospec...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cohen RI,Shapir Y,Davis A,Loona R,Scharf SM

更新日期：2000-09-01 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:The aim of the present study was to characterize pulmonary surfactant properties in children undergoing cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. DESIGN:Prospective clinical trial. SETTING:University hospital pediatric intensive care unit. PATIENTS:Fifty pediatric patients with congenital cardiac...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Friedrich B,Schmidt R,Reiss I,Günther A,Seeger W,Müller M,Thul J,Schranz D,Gortner L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the accuracy and reproducibility of four thermodilution indicators (5-mL room temperature, 10-mL room temperature, 5-mL iced, and 10-mL iced injectates) at clinically relevant flow rates. DESIGN:Quasi-experimental study. SETTING:Animal research laboratory of a health sciences university. SUBJE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Renner LE,Morton MJ,Sakuma GY

更新日期：1993-04-01 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:The goals of this review article are to review the importance and value of standardized definitions in clinical research, as well as to propose the necessary tools and infrastructure needed to advance nosology and medial taxonomy to improve the quality of clinical trials in the field of critical care. DATA S...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Singh JM,Ferguson ND

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the long-term health-related quality of life (HRQL) of survivors of sepsis and to evaluate the reliability and validity of the medical outcomes study Short Form-36 (SF-36) in this population. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. SETTING:University intensive care unit. PATIENTS:Surviving patient...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Heyland DK,Hopman W,Coo H,Tranmer J,McColl MA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors evaluated the effectiveness of 6% hydroxyethyl starch (hetastarch) solution for treatment of hypovolemia in 46 critically ill patients. Thirty-two of the patients were studied retrospectively and in 14 patients, cardiopulmonary variables were prospectively measured. A total of 29 patients were in shock sec...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Puri VK,Paidipaty B,White L

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Lung contusion is a major risk factor for the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome. We set to determine the role of toll-like receptor 3 and the binding of double-stranded RNA in the pathogenesis of sterile injury following lung contusion. DESIGN:Toll-like receptor 3 expression was analyzed in...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Suresh MV,Thomas B,Machado-Aranda D,Dolgachev VA,Kumar Ramakrishnan S,Talarico N,Cavassani K,Sherman MA,Hemmila MR,Kunkel SL,Walter NG,Hogaboam CM,Raghavendran K

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Muscle weakness associated with critical illness can be due to the illness itself, immobilization associated with it, and/or to concomitant use of drugs that affect neuromuscular transmission. This study investigated the contribution of immobilization per se to the muscle dysfunction, as well as the associat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ibebunjo C,Martyn JA

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Atrial fibrillation is frequently seen in sepsis-related hospitalizations. However, large-scale contemporary data from the United States comparing outcomes among sepsis-related hospitalizations with versus without atrial fibrillation are limited. The aim of our study was to assess the frequency of atrial fib...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Desai R,Hanna B,Singh S,Omar A,Deshmukh A,Kumar G,Foreman MG,Sachdeva R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The early detection of bacterial meningitis is crucial for successful outcome. Heparin-binding protein, a potent inducer of increased vascular permeability, is released from activated neutrophils in severe sepsis. OBJECTIVE:In this study we investigated whether heparin-binding protein levels in cerebrospina...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Linder A,Akesson P,Brink M,Studahl M,Björck L,Christensson B

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Acinetobacter baumannii complex bacteremia has been identified increasingly in critical patients admitted in ICUs. Notably, A. baumannii complex bacteremia has a high mortality rate, yet the risk factors associated with mortality remain unclear and controversial. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:All adu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lee HY,Chen CL,Wu SR,Huang CW,Chiu CH

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cytokine response after cardiac surgery may be genetically influenced. A study was carried out to investigate the relation between cytokine gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, genotype, and clinical events after cardiac surgery. DESIGN:A case-control study was performed. SETTING:Cardiac i...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Duggan E,Caraher E,Gately K,O'Dwyer M,McGovern E,Kelleher D,McManus R,Ryan T

更新日期：2006-08-01 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 assess the influence of private attending physician status on the withdrawal of life-sustaining interventions among patients dying within a medical intensive care unit (ICU). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING:An academic tertiary care center. PATIENTS:One hundred fifty-nine consecutive patie...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kollef MH

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we determined that a colloid concentration of about 3% was optimal for resuscitation of lethal ischemic intestinal shock model in rats. Maximal volumes of lactated Ringer's solution (RL) alone only expanded plasma volume (PV) to 80% of preshock level, while increasing volumes of 3% albumin (ALB) in RL line...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dawidson IJ,Willms C,Sandor ZF,Armstrong J,Wilson L

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether clinically relevant airspace concentrations of beta2-adrenergic agonists stimulated maximal alveolar fluid clearance rates and to determine whether beta2 agonist therapy decreased pulmonary edema in experimental acute lung injury. DESIGN:Prospective randomized laboratory investigation. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： McAuley DF,Frank JA,Fang X,Matthay MA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The clinical value of stroke volume variations to assess intravascular fluid status in critically ill patients is well known. Electrical impedance tomography is a noninvasive monitoring technology that has been primarily used to assess ventilation. We investigated the potential of electrical impedance tomogra...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Maisch S,Bohm SH,Solà J,Goepfert MS,Kubitz JC,Richter HP,Ridder J,Goetz AE,Reuter DA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inflammation and immobility are comorbid etiological factors inducing muscle weakness in critically ill patients. This study establishes a rat model to examine the effect of inflammation and immobilization alone and in combination on muscle contraction, histology, and acetylcholine receptor regulation. DESIG...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fink H,Helming M,Unterbuchner C,Lenz A,Neff F,Martyn JA,Blobner M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of enteral feed intolerance, identify factors associated with enteral feed intolerance, and assess the relationship between enteral feed intolerance and key nutritional and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients. DESIGN:Analysis of International Nutrition Survey database col...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Heyland DK,Ortiz A,Stoppe C,Patel JJ,Yeh DD,Dukes G,Chen YJ,Almansa C,Day AG

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on the effects of restoring hormonal levels and/or influence on muscle protein metabolism in the stressed state. We have highlighted our clinical experience in the administration of anabolic and anticatabolic agents in stressed clinical populations, primarily adult and pediatric burn injury, as wel...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ferrando AA,Wolfe RR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the rate of unplanned PICU readmissions, examine the characteristics of index admissions associated with readmission, and compare outcomes of readmissions versus index admissions. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING:Ninety North American PICUs that participated in the Virtual Pediatr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Edwards JD,Lucas AR,Stone PW,Boscardin WJ,Dudley RA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Randomized trials have suggested that hypertonic saline solutions may be superior to mannitol for the treatment of elevated intracranial pressure, but their impact on clinical practice has been limited, partly by their small size. We therefore combined their findings in a meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES:We sear...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kamel H,Navi BB,Nakagawa K,Hemphill JC 3rd,Ko NU

更新日期：2011-03-01 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

abstract：:Checklists have been recently promulgated as a method to enhance patient safety and improve outcomes for critically ill patients. Specifically, recent work performed by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions has demonstrated that the addition of checklists to usual care in the intensive care unit is a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Savel RH,Goldstein EB,Gropper MA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00