Intravenous amiodarone in the treatment of refractory arrhythmias.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute lung injury is a detrimental complication for victims of burn accidents. Airway obstruction plays an important role in pulmonary dysfunction in these patients. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that aerosolized anticoagulants will reduce the degree of airway obstruction and improve pulmonary funct...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Enkhbaatar P,Cox RA,Traber LD,Westphal M,Aimalohi E,Morita N,Prough DS,Herndon DN,Traber DL

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new device has been developed to estimate continuously and noninvasively cardiac output from the thoracic electrical bioimpedance (CObi). CObi was compared to cardiac output by thermodilution (COtd) in five anesthetized dogs. Blood pressure, blood volume, and blood flow were manipulated by hemorrhage and infusions o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tremper KK,Hufstedler SM,Barker SJ,Zaccari J,Harris D,Anderson S,Roohk V

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, noninvasive ventilation and high-flow nasal cannula oxygen are alternative strategies to conventional oxygen therapy. Endotracheal intubation is frequently needed in these patients with a risk of delay, and early predictors of failure may help clinicians ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Frat JP,Ragot S,Coudroy R,Constantin JM,Girault C,Prat G,Boulain T,Demoule A,Ricard JD,Razazi K,Lascarrou JB,Devaquet J,Mira JP,Argaud L,Chakarian JC,Fartoukh M,Nseir S,Mercat A,Brochard L,Robert R,Thille AW,REV

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare prone positioning and continuous rotational therapy with respect to oxygenation and hemodynamics in patients suffering from adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). DESIGN:Randomized, prospective pilot study. SETTING:Intensive care unit at a university hospital. PATIENTS:Twenty-six mechanical...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Staudinger T,Kofler J,Müllner M,Locker GJ,Laczika K,Knapp S,Losert H,Frass M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sepsis remains a major health threat in intensive care medicine. The renin-angiotensin system (ACE) affects inflammatory responses. In addition, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors act to ameliorate lung injury. To investigate whether the widely used ACE inhibitor enalapril, used to treat hypertension, c...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hagiwara S,Iwasaka H,Matumoto S,Hidaka S,Noguchi T

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the impact of an emergency department mechanical ventilation protocol on clinical outcomes and adherence to lung-protective ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. DESIGN:Quasi-experimental, before-after trial. SETTING:Emergency department and ICUs of an academic cente...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fuller BM,Ferguson IT,Mohr NM,Drewry AM,Palmer C,Wessman BT,Ablordeppey E,Keeperman J,Stephens RJ,Briscoe CC,Kolomiets AA,Hotchkiss RS,Kollef MH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the abnormalities present in endotracheal tubes removed from mechanically ventilated patients for "massive airleak." "Massive airleak" was defined as a leak that the attending physician felt was indicative of endotracheal tube defect such that extubation (and reintubation, if needed) would be ind...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kearl RA,Hooper RG

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Addressing the quality gap in ICU-based palliative care is limited by uncertainty about acceptable models of collaborative specialist and generalist care. Therefore, we characterized the attitudes of physicians and nurses about palliative care delivery in an ICU environment. DESIGN:Mixed-methods study. SETT...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wysham NG,Hua M,Hough CL,Gundel S,Docherty SL,Jones DM,Reagan O,Goucher H,Mcfarlin J,Cox CE

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Interventions that reduce the generation or the effects of reactive oxygen species exert controversial effects in animal models of lung injury, and these could be secondary to the pro-oxidant effects of antioxidants generally by their interaction with iron. We here describe the effects of N-acetylcysteine, d...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ritter C,da Cunha AA,Echer IC,Andrades M,Reinke A,Lucchiari N,Rocha J,Streck EL,Menna-Barreto S,Moreira JC,Dal-Pizzol F

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pathogens that cause pneumonia may be treated in a targeted fashion by antibiotics, but if this therapy fails, then treatment involves only nonspecific supportive measures, independent of the inciting infection. The purpose of this study was to determine whether host response is similar after disparate infect...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： McConnell KW,McDunn JE,Clark AT,Dunne WM,Dixon DJ,Turnbull IR,Dipasco PJ,Osberghaus WF,Sherman B,Martin JR,Walter MJ,Cobb JP,Buchman TG,Hotchkiss RS,Coopersmith CM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluations of plasma leptin and ghrelin levels and their relations with circulating levels of proinflammatory mediators, stress hormones, and biochemical markers of hepatorenal injury during experimental endotoxemia in dogs. SETTING:Uludag University. DESIGN:Placebo-controlled animal study. ANIMALS:Adult ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Yilmaz Z,Ilcol YO,Ulus IH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the incidence of non-neurologic organ dysfunction and its association with outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury admitted to intensive care. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. SETTING:Foothills Medical Centre, which is the only neurosurgical service in southern Alberta (populati...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zygun DA,Kortbeek JB,Fick GH,Laupland KB,Doig CJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:The applicability of continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH) for renal replacement therapy was evaluated in three infants and two young children with catastrophic medical and surgical illnesses. In the first four patients, CAVH was used in conjunction with either peritoneal or hemodialysis. In the fifth patient...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Leone MR,Jenkins RD,Golper TA,Alexander SR

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the relationship between timing of continuous renal replacement therapy commencement and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. The primary outcomes were all-cause mortality at 28 and 90 days. DESIGN:Nested observational cohort study using data from the Randomized ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Jun M,Bellomo R,Cass A,Gallagher M,Lo S,Lee J,Randomized Evaluation of Normal Versus Augmented Level of Replacement Therapy (RENAL) Study Investigators.

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe blood conservation strategies for critically ill patients. DATA SOURCES:By using a predefined strategy, we searched the electronic databases of Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, the Cochrane database of systematic reviews, Cochrane central register of controlled trials, ACP Journal Club, Database of abstr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fowler RA,Berenson M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to assess the effects on macrocirculation and microcirculation of adding an intra-aortic balloon pump to peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with severe cardiogenic shock and little/no residual left ventricular ejection. DESIGN:A prospective, singl...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Petroni T,Harrois A,Amour J,Lebreton G,Brechot N,Tanaka S,Luyt CE,Trouillet JL,Chastre J,Leprince P,Duranteau J,Combes A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Remarkable progress has been made during the last decade in defining the molecular mechanisms that underlie septic shock. This rapidly expanding field is leading to new therapeutic opportunities in the management of severe sepsis. AIM:To provide the clinician with a timely summary of the molecular biology o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cinel I,Opal SM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute respiratory distress syndrome is an abrupt inflammatory illness that involves damage from reactive oxygen species. We examined the efficacy and safety of oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (OTZ), a free radical scavenger, in treating acute respiratory distress syndrome. DESIGN:Double-blind, placebo-cont...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Morris PE,Papadakos P,Russell JA,Wunderink R,Schuster DP,Truwit JD,Vincent JL,Bernard GR

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To further define cardiovascular abnormalities in patients with septic shock, serial conventional hemodynamic measurements combined with two-dimensional echocardiographic studies were performed at the bedside in 21 patients admitted for an acute episode of sepsis-related circulatory failure. Measurements obtained duri...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Jardin F,Brun-Ney D,Auvert B,Beauchet A,Bourdarias JP

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nutritional support is an essential component of the management of critically ill and injured ICU patients. Optimal provision of calories and protein has been demonstrated to reduce morbidity, mortally, and length of ICU and hospital stay. Yet, a large proportion of ICU patients receive inadequate nutrition....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Marik PE

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Brain death induces a massive inflammatory response. However, the influence of this inflammatory response on organ procurement, transplantation, and recipient outcome is unknown. We describe the inflammatory response characteristics in brain-dead organ donors and examine associations with organ transplantati...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Murugan R,Venkataraman R,Wahed AS,Elder M,Hergenroeder G,Carter M,Madden NJ,Powner D,Kellum JA,HIDonOR Study Investigators.

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Monocytes and macrophages produce interleukin-1β by inflammasome activation which involves adenosine triphosphate release, pannexin-1 channels, and P2X7 receptors. However, interleukin-1β can also be produced in an inflammasome-independent fashion. Here we studied if this mechanism also involves adenosine tr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lee AH,Ledderose C,Li X,Slubowski CJ,Sueyoshi K,Staudenmaier L,Bao Y,Zhang J,Junger WG

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review current knowledge about the impact of prolonged mechanical ventilation on diaphragmatic function and biology. MEASUREMENTS:Systematic literature review. CONCLUSIONS:Prolonged mechanical ventilation can promote diaphragmatic atrophy and contractile dysfunction. As few as 18 hrs of mechanical ventil...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Powers SK,Kavazis AN,Levine S

更新日期：2009-10-01 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 review the physiology of the regulation and determinants of heart rate and the significance in the management of critically ill patients. DATA SOURCES:The MEDLINE database, references from selected articles, and the author's personal database. DATA SYNTHESIS:This review begins with the regulation of card...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Magder SA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We recently reported that bacterial lipopolysaccharide stimulates release of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha from both human vascular tissue and cultured smooth muscle cells. In the current study, we tested the hypothesis that increased intracellular cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) could inhibi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zhang LM,Castresana MR,Shaker IJ,Dalton ML,Leeper-Woodford SK,Newman WH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a valid, reliable measure that reflected the environment of respectfulness within the ICU setting. DESIGN:We developed a preliminary survey instrument based on conceptual domains of respect identified through prior qualitative analyses of ICU patient, family member, and clinician perspectives. Th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Beach MC,Topazian R,Chan KS,Sugarman J,Geller G

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven cases of renal failure associated with resection of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm and requiring hemodialysis are reported. Previously described series have emphasized the extremely high mortality rate in such patients. In our clinical experience, however, 8 of 11 consecutively treated patients with this cl...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sapir DG,Dandy WE Jr,Whelton A,Cooke CR

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00