Isolated shortness of breath in a woman with a history of Hodgkin lymphoma.

abstract：:Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) refers to a clinical syndrome of acute lung injury that occurs in a temporal relationship with the transfusion of blood products. Because of the difficulty in making its diagnosis, TRALI is often underreported. Three not necessarily mutually exclusive hypotheses have been ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Jawa RS,Anillo S,Kulaylat MN

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fluid responsiveness is the ability to increase the cardiac output in response to a fluid challenge. Only about 50% of patients receiving fluid resuscitation for acute circulatory failure increase their stroke volume, but the other 50% may worsen their outcome. Therefore, predicting fluid responsiveness is ne...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Orso D,Paoli I,Piani T,Cilenti FL,Cristiani L,Guglielmo N

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypercalcemia may be seen in a variety of clinical settings and often requires intensive management when serum calcium levels are dramatically elevated. All of the many etiologies of mild hypercalcemia can lead to severe hypercalcemia. Knowledge of the physiologic mechanisms involved in maintaining normocalcemia and b...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Maier JD,Levine SN

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) by intensivist physicians (IPs) and emergency physicians (EPs) in critically ill patients is increasing in the intensive care unit, emergency department, and prehospital environments. Coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia are common in critically ill patients. ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Wray TC,Schmid K,Braude D,Azevedo K,Dettmer T,Tawil I,Boivin M,Marinaro J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of sepsis is an ongoing challenge for clinicians; despite the wide choice of effective antibiotics to treat infection, sepsis remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for patients admitted to an intensive care unit. Dysregulation of the immune response is now recognized to be a key factor in ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Panagiotou A,Gaiao S,Cruz DN

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old woman was admitted to the intensive care unit with refractory nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Extensive evaluation including neuroimaging and cerebrospinal fluid examination was unrevealing. Brain biopsy revealed spongiosis, and prion disease was confirmed by immunostaining, providing the diagnosis of ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Shapiro JM,Shujaat A,Wang J,Chen X

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Use of checklists brings about improvements in a variety of patient outcomes. Nevertheless, whether compliance with a nurse-led intensive care unit (ICU) checklist produces the same effect is currently unknown. METHODS:This is a retrospective analysis of data obtained during the implementation of a quality ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Al Ashry HS,Abuzaid AS,Walters RW,Modrykamien AM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspiration past the tracheal tube cuff has been recognized to be a risk factor for the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). This study investigated the effect of closed tracheal suctioning on aspiration of fluid past the tracheal tube cuff in an in vitro benchtop model. METHODS:High-volume ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Dave MH,Frotzler A,Madjdpour C,Koepfer N,Weiss M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyponatremia is the most frequently occurring electrolyte abnormality and can lead to life-threatening complications. This disorder may be present on admission to the intensive care setting or develop during hospitalization as a result of treatment or multiple comorbidities. Patients with acute hyponatremia or symptom...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Buffington MA,Abreo K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decision-making for the hospitalized dying and critically ill is often characterized by an understanding of autonomy that leads to clinical care and outcomes that are antithetical to patients' preferences around suffering and quality of life. A better understanding of autonomy will facilitate the ultimate goal of a pa...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Mapes MV,DePergola PA,McGee WT

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic review of the literature was conducted to determine if the administration of methylene blue in humans improves hemodynamic status and/or outcome in patients with septic shock. Studies were identified from MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials database. The review included...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kwok ES,Howes D

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relocation of large numbers of critically ill patients between hospitals is sometimes necessary and the risks associated with relocation may be high. In the setting of adherence to an interhospital intensive care unit (ICU) relocation protocol, we aimed to determine whether the interhospital relocation of all ICU pati...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Janz DR,Khan YA,Mooney JL,Semler MW,Rice TW,Johnson JL,deBoisblanc BP,ICU MOVE Investigators and the Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group.

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombolytic therapy has been established as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy in acute myocardial infarction (MI). Its efficacy is improved with early administration, although modest benefits can be demonstrated for up to 12 hours. Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) appears to offer benefits over streptokinas...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Jafri SM,Walters BL,Borzak S

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The invasive nature and potential complications associated with pulmonary artery (PA) catheters (PACs) have prompted the pursuit of less invasive monitoring options. Before implementing new hemodynamic monitoring technologies, it is important to determine the interchangeability of these modalities. This st...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Eiferman DS,Davido HT,Howard JM,Gerckens J,Evans DC,Cook CH,Stawicki SP

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in critically ill patients and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. With the increased use of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for severe AKI, the optimal time for initiation of RRT has become one of the most probed and debated topic in the field of nephrology and criti...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Karakala N,Tolwani AJ

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Methods to optimize positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remain controversial despite decades of research. The pressure-volume curve (PVC), a graphical ventilator relationship, has been proposed for prescription of PEEP in ARDS. Whether the use of PVC's improves ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Hata JS,Togashi K,Kumar AB,Hodges LD,Kaiser EF,Tessmann PB,Faust CA,Sessler DI

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The feasibility and clinical outcomes of conservative fluid management after sepsis resuscitation remain unknown. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of a conservative fluid management protocol on fluid balance and intensive care unit (ICU)-free days among patients with sepsis. METHODS:In a single-center phas...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Semler MW,Janz DR,Casey JD,Self WH,Rice TW

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although magnesium plays an important role in aerobic metabolism and magnesium deficiency is a common phenomenon in critical illness, the association between magnesium deficiency and lactic acidosis in the intensive care unit (ICU) has not been defined. METHODS:This was a retrospective, cross-sectional st...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Moskowitz A,Lee J,Donnino MW,Mark R,Celi LA,Danziger J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis coagulopathy or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) mainly due to progressive endothelial disruption and damage. The glycocalyx is expressed on the endothelial cell surface and contributes to anti-thrombogenicity, anti-inflammatory, and regulates vascular permeability. We aimed to evaluate th...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Huang X,Hu H,Sun T,Zhu W,Tian H,Hao D,Wang T,Wang X

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of adults with septic arthritis was undertaken to evaluate outcome of treatment and intensive care requirements in a community-based teaching hospital. During an 80-month period (1986-1992), 38 cases of septic arthritis were identified. Underlying joint disease was present in 84% of patients. Mean age was 68 ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Martens PB,Ho G Jr

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the intensive care unit (ICU), prolonged inactivity is common, increasing patients' risk for adverse outcomes, including ICU-acquired weakness. Hence, interventions to minimize inactivity are gaining popularity, highlighting actigraphy, a measure of activity involving a wristwatch-like accelerometer, as a ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Schwab KE,To AQ,Chang J,Ronish B,Needham DM,Martin JL,Kamdar BB

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND::While indirect calorimetry (IC) is the gold standard used to calculate specific calorie needs in the critically ill, predictive equations are frequently utilized at many institutions for various reasons. Prior studies suggest these equations frequently misjudge actual resting energy expenditure (REE) in med...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Tignanelli CJ,Andrews AG,Sieloff KM,Pleva MR,Reichert HA,Wooley JA,Napolitano LM,Cherry-Bukowiec JR

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients undergoing surgery for pituitary tumors represent a heterogeneous population each with unique clinical, biochemical, radiologic, pathologic, neurologic, and/or ophthalmologic considerations. The postoperative management of patients following pituitary surgery often occurs in the context of a dynamic state of ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Dumont AS,Nemergut EC 2nd,Jane JA Jr,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia requires immediate alternative anticoagulation to prevent or treat thromboembolic complications. Argatroban was approved based on multiple-center studies from the 1990s, but subsequent changes in prevailing awareness, diagnostic testing and therapeutic strategies for heparin-induced th...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kodityal S,Nguyen PH,Kodityal A,Sherer J,Hursting MJ,Rice L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain reacts to injury or disease by cascades of cellular and molecular responses. Evidence suggests that immune-inflammatory processes are key elements in the physiopathological processes associated with brain injury or damage. Cytokines are among major mediators implicated in these processes. Cytokine responses ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kadhim HJ,Duchateau J,Sébire G

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute diverticulitis is a frequent and important diagnosis in gastrointestinal disease, most commonly involving the colon. It is estimated that approximately 15% to 30% of patients with diverticulosis develop symptomatic diverticulitis at some point in the natural history of the condition, often requiring medical and/...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Lawrimore T,Rhea JT

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We previously developed a bedside model (I-TRACH), which used commonly obtained data at the time of intubation to predict the duration of mechanical ventilation (MV). We now sought to validate this in a prospective trial. METHODS:A prospective, observational study of 225 consecutive adult medical intensive car...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Clark PA,Inocencio RC,Lettieri CJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a patient with hemolysis-associated Clostridium perfringens septicemia and review all similar cases published in the literature since 1990, with specific focus on the relationship between treatment strategy and survival. We searched PubMed for all published cases of C. perfringens-associated he...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Simon TG,Bradley J,Jones A,Carino G

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis and sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) are common intensive care unit (ICU) diseases; the morbidity and mortality are high. The present study analyzed the sensitivity of different diagnostic criteria of sepsis 1.0 and 3.0, epidemiological characteristics of sepsis and SAE, and explored its risk fa...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Feng Q,Ai YH,Gong H,Wu L,Ai ML,Deng SY,Huang L,Peng QY,Zhang LN

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circulatory shock affects every third patient in intensive care units and is associated with high mortality. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) could serve as a means for monitoring tissue perfusion in circulatory shock. PURPOSE:To assess the evidence of NIRS monitoring in circulatory shock, we conducted a s...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Varis E,Pettilä V,Wilkman E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00