Arterial versus venous potassium: clinical implications.

abstract：:The effects of PEEP and subsequent augmentation of cardiac output by sodium nitroprusside (SNP) were examined in a canine model of asymmetric oleic acid injury to the right lung. PEEP (9.2 +/- 0.5 cm H2O) was added to six animals to decrease venous admixture (Qsp/Qt) from 50.6 +/- 4.4% to 16.0 +/- 1.3% (p less than .0...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Johnston WE,Vinten-Johansen J,Tommasi E

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of hypertonic saline solution on contused and noncontused brain tissue in patients with traumatic brain injury. We hypothesize that hypertonic saline would increase the volume of brain contusion while decreasing the volume of noncontused hemispheric areas. DES...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lescot T,Degos V,Zouaoui A,Préteux F,Coriat P,Puybasset L

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：: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 delineate the frequency and causes of admission to a critical care environment for patients undergoing head and neck surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. DESIGN:Retrospective clinical investigation. SETTING:Adult intensive care unit of a tertiary referral cancer center. PATIENTS:All head a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Downey RJ,Friedlander P,Groeger J,Kraus D,Schantz S,Spiro R,Strong E,Shaha A,Shah J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional wisdom suggests that the "human factor" in critical care environments is reason for inadequate medication and patient safety. "Human factors" (or human factors engineering) is also a scientific discipline and practice of improving human performance. Using decades of human factors research, this paper eval...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Scanlon MC,Karsh BT

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the withholding or withdrawing of life support from patients with severe head injury. SETTING:San Francisco General Hospital, a city and county hospital with a Level I trauma center. DESIGN:A standardized questionnaire was used to collect data on demographics and functional outcome of severe...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： O'Callahan JG,Fink C,Pitts LH,Luce JM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the structure and objectives of various hospital ethics committees due to their need to preserve confidentiality, their reluctance to reveal internal hospital problems, and their concern about becoming involved in the developing debate about the appropriate role and value of such committees. The ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cohen CB

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the absence or presence of clinical pharmacists in intensive care units (ICUs) results in differences in mortality rates, length of ICU stay, and ICU charges for Medicare patients with nosocomial-acquired infections, community-acquired infections, and sepsis. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENT...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： MacLaren R,Bond CA,Martin SJ,Fike D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Therapeutic hypothermia in the ICU requires mechanical ventilation and sedation. Hypothermia reduces the metabolism of commonly used IV sedatives. The use of long-acting sedative agents may confound neurologic assessment. Volatile anesthetics have been reported to provide protection against ischemia-reperfusi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hellström J,Öwall A,Martling CR,Sackey PV

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The first 70 years of critical care can be considered a period of "industrial revolution-like" advancement in terms of progressing the understanding and care of critical illness. Unfortunately, like the industrial revolution's impact on the environment, advancing ICU care of increasingly elderly, immunosuppre...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kollef MH,Torres A,Shorr AF,Martin-Loeches I,Micek ST

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A closed system device with teflon needle, sideholes, and attached stopcock was designed and evaluated for diagnosis and evacuation of neonatal pneumothoraces. Experience with this device has demonstrated specific advantages over existing needles and techniques. Since the system is airtight, diagnosis of pneumothorax ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fox WW,Eavey RD,Shaffer TH

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Families and other surrogate decisionmakers for chronically critically ill patients often lack information about patient prognosis or options for care. This study describes an approach to develop and validate a printed information brochure about chronic critical illness aimed at improving comprehension of the...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Carson SS,Vu M,Danis M,Camhi SL,Scheunemann LP,Cox CE,Hanson LC,Nelson JE

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This article analyzes, from a legal perspective, a recent phenomenon involving a clash between the values of attending medical personnel and the instructions of surrogate decision-makers acting on behalf of incompetent patients. Some hospitals have gone to court to challenge decisions by surrogates to continu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cantor NL

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient awareness of intermittent positive-pressure ventilation (IPPV) treatment in the ICU was studied in 304 patients. These ICU patients were divided into three groups: those treated for internal medical diseases (IMD; n = 129), patients admitted after major surgical procedures (MSP; n = 126), and patients treated ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bergbom-Engberg I,Haljamäe H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To synthesize the literature describing interventions to improve hand hygiene in ICUs, to evaluate the quality of the extant research, and to outline the type, and efficacy, of interventions described. DATA SOURCES:Systematic searches were conducted in November 2016 using five electronic databases: Medline,...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lydon S,Power M,McSharry J,Byrne M,Madden C,Squires JE,O'Connor P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Oxygenation measured 24 hours after acute respiratory distress syndrome onset more accurately stratifies risk, relative to oxygenation at onset, in both children and adults. However, waiting 24 hours is problematic, especially for interventions that are more efficacious early in the disease course. We aimed t...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Yehya N,Thomas NJ,Khemani RG

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Clinical predictors for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been studied in few prospective studies. Although transfusions are common in the intensive care unit, the role of submassive transfusion in non-trauma-related ARDS has not been studied. We describe here the clinical predictors of ARDS ris...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gong MN,Thompson BT,Williams P,Pothier L,Boyce PD,Christiani DC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess trends in the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for poisoning in the United States. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:The National Poison Data System, the databased owned and managed by the American Association of Poison Control Centers, the organization that supports and accred...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cole JB,Olives TD,Ulici A,Litell JM,Bangh SA,Arens AM,Puskarich MA,Prekker ME

更新日期：2020-08-01 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:Prognostic information is important to the family members of incapacitated, critically ill patients, yet little is known about what prognostic information physicians provide. Our objectives were to determine the types of prognostic information provided to families of critically ill patients when making major ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： White DB,Engelberg RA,Wenrich MD,Lo B,Curtis JR

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction due to dysregulated host responses to infection. Current knowledge of human B-cell alterations in sepsis is sparse. We tested the hypothesis that B-cell loss in sepsis involves distinct subpopulations of B cells and investigated mechanisms of B-cell depletion. DES...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shankar-Hari M,Fear D,Lavender P,Mare T,Beale R,Swanson C,Singer M,Spencer J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The physicochemical approach, described by Stewart to investigate the acid-base balance, includes the strong ion gap (SIG), a quantitative measure of "unmeasured" anions, which strongly correlates to the corrected anion gap. The chemical nature of these anions is for the most part unknown. We hypothesized tha...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Moviat M,Terpstra AM,Ruitenbeek W,Kluijtmans LA,Pickkers P,van der Hoeven JG

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To derive a target range of optimal sedation for the COMFORT Scale and to prospectively test that target range against intensivist assessment of adequacy of sedation. DESIGN:Serial prospective agreement cohort studies. SETTING:Twelve-bed pediatric intensive care unit in an urban academic teaching hospital. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Marx CM,Smith PG,Lowrie LH,Hamlett KW,Ambuel B,Yamashita TS,Blumer JL

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To elucidate sources of variability in the estimate of treatment effects in a successful phase 3 trial in severe sepsis and to assess their implications on the design of future clinical trials. DESIGN:Retrospective evaluation of prospectively defined subgroups from a large phase 3, placebo-controlled clinica...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Macias WL,Vallet B,Bernard GR,Vincent JL,Laterre PF,Nelson DR,Derchak PA,Dhainaut JF

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant resistance was encountered when an attempt was made to withdraw a persistently wedged pulmonary artery catheter. A small amount of air was injected into the balloon lumen with great difficulty. This injection freed the catheter which was removed, but produced significant sudden hemoptysis and a pneumothora...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Farber DL,Rose DM,Bassell GM,Eugene J

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the utility of thoracic computed tomography (TCT) in the initial assessment of critically ill patients with chest injuries. DESIGN:Prospective observational study of cohorts. SETTING:Trauma intensive care unit (ICU) of a Spanish Level III hospital (US equivalent Level I). PATIENTS:Three hundre...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Guerrero-López F,Vázquez-Mata G,Alcázar-Romero PP,Fernández-Mondéjar E,Aguayo-Hoyos E,Linde-Valverde CM

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite the common occurrence of brain injury in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, it is unclear which cannulation method carries a higher risk of brain injury. We compared the prevalence of brain injury between patients undergoing venoarterial and venovenous extracorporeal membrane ox...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shoskes A,Migdady I,Rice C,Hassett C,Deshpande A,Price C,Hernandez AV,Cho SM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heart rate variability (HRV) of 82 patients exhibiting sinus rhythm and admitted for possible myocardial infarction (MI) was evaluated. Using a simple information entropy measure to quantify the HRV, patients subsequently diagnosed with MI or experiencing significant dysrhythmia (n = 35) exhibited less entropy (0....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zbilut JP,Lawson L

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00