The need for closed-loop therapy.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the accuracy of a technique using capnography to prevent inadvertent placement of small-bore feeding tubes and Salem sump tubes into the lungs. SETTING:Twelve-bed medical intensive care unit (MICU) in a 557-bed teaching hospital. PATIENTS:A total of 25 ventilated adult MICU patients were studie...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Burns SM,Carpenter R,Truwit JD

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association of gender with the presentation, outcome, and host response in critically ill patients with sepsis. DESIGN AND SETTING:A prospective observational cohort study in the ICU of two tertiary hospitals between January 2011 and January 2014. PATIENTS:All consecutive critically ill pat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： van Vught LA,Scicluna BP,Wiewel MA,Hoogendijk AJ,Klein Klouwenberg PMC,Ong DSY,Cremer OL,Horn J,Franitza M,Toliat MR,Nürnberg P,Bonten MMJ,Schultz MJ,van der Poll T,MARS Consortium.

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the dramatic resolution of unilateral mucus plugging and atelectasis in a mechanically ventilated child with refractory status asthmaticus after intratracheal recombinant human DNase (rhDNase) therapy. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Critical care unit. PATIENT:A 7-yr-old boy with status asthmaticus,...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Durward A,Forte V,Shemie SD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Procalcitonin may be associated with reduced antibiotic usage compared to usual care. However, individual randomized controlled trials testing this hypothesis were too small to rule out harm, and the full cost-benefit of this strategy has not been evaluated. The purpose of this analysis was to evaluate the ef...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Heyland DK,Johnson AP,Reynolds SC,Muscedere J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of two doses of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1, alprostadil) combined with unfractionated heparin on the hemofilter life-span and the coagulation profile during continuous venovenous hemofiltration. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:Intensive care unit at a university...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kozek-Langenecker SA,Kettner SC,Oismueller C,Gonano C,Speiser W,Zimpfer M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe long-term survival in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and assess differences in patient characteristics and outcomes among those who receive rescue therapies (prone position ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide, or inhaled epoprostenol) versus conventional treatment. DESIGN...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Khandelwal N,Hough CL,Bansal A,Veenstra DL,Treggiari MM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is characterized by the presence of intense vasoconstriction and vascular remodeling. Protein tyrosine phosphorylation has been recognized as a critical regulatory element in signal transduction, because it is dynamically regulated by the opposing actions of pr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Berkenbosch JW,Baribeau J,Ferretti E,Perreault T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the performance at admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of five severity scores, two general (the Pediatric Risk of Mortality [PRISM] II and III scores) and three specific for meningococcal septic shock (Leclerc, Glasgow Meningococcal Septicemia Prognostic Score [GMSPS], and Gedde...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Castellanos-Ortega A,Delgado-Rodríguez M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the physiology and pharmacokinetics of a novel hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier of bovine origin. DESIGN:Randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation study. SETTING:The Upjohn Research Clinics (Kalamazoo, MI). SUBJECTS:Normal healthy adult men between the ages of 18 and 45 yrs. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hughes GS Jr,Antal EJ,Locker PK,Francom SF,Adams WJ,Jacobs EE Jr

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemorrhage in trauma is a significant challenge, accounting for 30% to 40% of all fatalities, second only to central nervous system injury as a cause of death. However, hemorrhagic death is the leading preventable cause of mortality in combat casualties and typically occurs within 6 to 24 hrs of injury. In c...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Perkins JG,Cap AP,Weiss BM,Reid TJ,Bolan CD

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare two forms of continuous renal replacement therapy, continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) vs. continuous venovenous hemodialysis (CVVHD), in terms of the removal of inflammatory mediators from the blood of patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome and acute renal failure. DESIGN:R...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kellum JA,Johnson JP,Kramer D,Palevsky P,Brady JJ,Pinsky MR

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and physiologic actions of ibuprofen in patients with severe sepsis. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:Three university hospital medical ICUs. PATIENTS:Twenty-nine patients with clinical evidence of sepsis and the need for hemodynamic monitoring with ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Haupt MT,Jastremski MS,Clemmer TP,Metz CA,Goris GB

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:With decreasing mortality in PICUs, a growing number of survivors experience long-lasting physical impairments. Early physical rehabilitation and mobilization during critical illness are safe and feasible, but little is known about the prevalence in PICUs. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of rehabilitatio...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kudchadkar SR,Nelliot A,Awojoodu R,Vaidya D,Traube C,Walker T,Needham DM,Prevalence of Acute Rehabilitation for Kids in the PICU (PARK-PICU) Investigators and the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network.

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The renal effects of dopamine in critically ill patients remain controversial. Low-dose dobutamine has been reported to improve renal function. We compared the effects of various doses of dopamine and dobutamine on renal function in critically ill patients. DESIGN:Prospective, single-blind, randomized study....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ichai C,Soubielle J,Carles M,Giunti C,Grimaud D

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling pathway is an essential component of innate immunity necessary for mediating proinflammatory responses in the setting of sepsis. We previously demonstrated that the mitogen-activated protein kinase 1/2 inhibitor trametinib pr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Smith JA,Mayeux PR,Schnellmann RG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pulmonary air embolism, causing vessel obstruction and primary or secondary reactions of blood, can lead to acute lung injury. In addition, nitric oxide has been known to play a key role in various causes of lung injury. In this study we employed the isolated rat lung model to investigate the effects of l-arg...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chu SJ,Lee TY,Yan HC,Lin SH,Li MH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sepsis and severe trauma result in endothelial activation and damage. The activated endothelium expresses adhesion receptors that control leukocyte trafficking. After activation, some adhesion molecules are also released into plasma as soluble forms. The present study was designed to compare the expression of...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Leone M,Boutière B,Camoin-Jau L,Albanèse J,Horschowsky N,Mège JL,Martin C,Dignat-George F

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report two cases of severe reactive hemophagocytic syndrome (RHS), to discuss their impact, and to present evidence that RHS may be a constitutive part of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). DESIGN:Case-report. SETTING:Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). PATIENTS:Two patients with RHS and MODS...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gauvin F,Toledano B,Champagne J,Lacroix J

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute lung injury secondary to smoke inhalation is a major source of morbidity and mortality in burn patients. We tested the hypothesis that nebulized epinephrine would ameliorate pulmonary dysfunction secondary to acute lung injury by reducing airway hyperemia and edema formation and mediating bronchodilatat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lange M,Hamahata A,Traber DL,Cox RA,Kulp GA,Nakano Y,Traber LD,Herndon DN,Enkhbaatar P

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noncuffed, percutaneously inserted central venous catheters (CVCs) are widely used and cause at least 250,000 bloodstream infections (BSIs) in U.S. hospitals each year. We report a prospective study to determine whether inflammation at the insertion site is predictive of CVC-related BSI. METHODS:Percutaneou...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Safdar N,Maki DG

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebral perfusion pressure<40 mm Hg following pediatric traumatic brain injury has been associated with increased mortality independent of age, and current guidelines recommend maintaining cerebral perfusion pressure between 40 mm Hg-60 mm Hg. Although adult traumatic brain injury studies have observed an in...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Friess SH,Smith C,Kilbaugh TJ,Frangos SG,Ralston J,Helfaer MA,Margulies SS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of routine intensive care unit surveillance compared with frequent 12-lead electrocardiogram monitoring for detecting electrocardiogram evidence suggestive of prolonged myocardial ischemia in vascular surgery patients. DESIGN:Prospective cohort trial. SETTING:Intensive care unit....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Martinez EA,Kim LJ,Faraday N,Rosenfeld B,Bass EB,Perler BA,Williams GM,Dorman T,Pronovost PJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our intent was to evolve a prognosticator that would predict the likelihood that an electrical shock would restore a perfusing rhythm. Such a prognosticator was to be based on conventional electrocardiographic signals but without constraints caused by artifacts resulting from precordial compression. The adver...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Marn-Pernat A,Weil MH,Tang W,Pernat A,Bisera J

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Peripherally inserted central catheters are increasingly used in ICU as an alternative to centrally inserted central catheters for IV infusion. However, their reliability for hemodynamic measurements with transpulmonary thermodilution is currently unknown. We investigated the agreement between transpulmonary...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： D'Arrigo S,Sandroni C,Cacciola S,Dell'Anna AM,Pittiruti M,Annetta MG,Colosimo C,Antonelli M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disciplines of critical care and palliative care may initially seem to be polar opposites, yet they share fundamental features. Both focus on the sickest patients in the healthcare system. Each discipline's primary goal-extending life for critical care and comfort and quality of life for palliative care-represents...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Byock I

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term cardiopulmonary outcome at ages 10-15 yrs following neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The specific aims of the study were to assess baseline aerobic capacity, cardiac function, and pulmonary function in neonatal ECMO survivors using gr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Boykin AR,Quivers ES,Wagenhoffer KL,Sable CA,Chaney HR,Glass P,Bahrami KR,Short BL

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To directly compare the cerebrovascular effects of norepinephrine and dopamine in patients with acute traumatic brain injury. DESIGN:Prospective randomized crossover trial. SETTING:Neurosciences critical care unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS:Ten acutely head-injured patients requiring vasoactive dru...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Steiner LA,Johnston AJ,Czosnyka M,Chatfield DA,Salvador R,Coles JP,Gupta AK,Pickard JD,Menon DK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early excision with autograft-allograft closure is standard in severe burn management. Cadaver skin is associated with risks such as antigenicity, infection, and limited availability and shelf life. Previous studies have shown that Integra is safe to use in burns of <20% total body surface area. However, the...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Branski LK,Herndon DN,Pereira C,Mlcak RP,Celis MM,Lee JO,Sanford AP,Norbury WB,Zhang XJ,Jeschke MG

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The equipment, monitor alarms, and acuity of patients in ICUs make it one of the loudest patient care areas in a hospital. Increased sound levels may contribute to worsened outcomes in these particularly vulnerable patients. Our objective was to determine whether ambient sound levels in surgical ICUs comply w...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tainter CR,Levine AR,Quraishi SA,Butterly AD,Stahl DL,Eikermann M,Kaafarani HM,Lee J

更新日期：2016-01-01 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