Effects of changes in abdominal pressure on left ventricular performance and regional blood flow.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the hypothesis that beta-1 adrenoreceptor blockade may be protective through the attenuation of sympathetic hyperactivity and catecholaminergic inflammatory effects on cardiac and hepatic function. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled study. SETTING:Animal laboratory in a university medical...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ackland GL,Yao ST,Rudiger A,Dyson A,Stidwill R,Poputnikov D,Singer M,Gourine AV

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVES:Neurologic damage following cardiac arrest remains a major burden for modern resuscitation medicine. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation with extracorporeal circulatory support holds the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, the endogenous gasotransmitter carbon monoxide attracts attention in r...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wollborn J,Steiger C,Doostkam S,Schallner N,Schroeter N,Kari FA,Meinel L,Buerkle H,Schick MA,Goebel U

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of regulatory T cells in the modulation of long-term immune dysfunction during experimental sepsis. It is well established that sepsis predisposes to development of a pronounced immunosuppression. Nevertheless, the mechanisms underlying the immune dysfunction after sepsis are still not...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nascimento DC,Alves-Filho JC,Sônego F,Fukada SY,Pereira MS,Benjamim C,Zamboni DS,Silva JS,Cunha FQ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Biomedical ethics has assumed an increasingly important role in medicine over the past 30 yrs, and its development has served the important goal of protecting patients' rights and interests. However, medical ethics has evolved within a Western tradition, and conflict often arises when trying to apply Western...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ip M,Gilligan T,Koenig B,Raffin TA

更新日期：1998-03-01 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 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the possibility that acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) of pulmonary and nonpulmonary origins represent two distinct syndromes. DESIGN:Analysis of data collected prospectively from an inception cohort of 117 patients with ARDS. SETTING:Adult intensive care unit (ICU), university/postgradua...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Suntharalingam G,Regan K,Keogh BF,Morgan CJ,Evans TW

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:With the exception of a few single-center descriptive reports, data on critical care organizations are relatively sparse. The objectives of our study were to determine the structure, governance, and experience to date of established critical care organizations in North American academic medical centers. DES...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Pastores SM,Halpern NA,Oropello JM,Kostelecky N,Kvetan V

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether treatment with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) alone or in combination with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can prevent postoperative pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery, when compared with conventional nurse-controlled analgesia. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gust R,Pecher S,Gust A,Hoffmann V,Böhrer H,Martin E

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Systemic inflammatory response occurs frequently after coronary artery bypass surgery, and it is strongly correlated with the risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Recent studies demonstrate that treatment with statin is associated with a significant and marked decrease in inflammation-associated va...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chello M,Patti G,Candura D,Mastrobuoni S,Di Sciascio G,Agrò F,Carassiti M,Covino E

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the accuracy of intramucosal pH (pHi) calculated using arterial bicarbonate instead of mucosal capillary bicarbonate in the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. DESIGN:Simulation of progressive ischemia in mucosal capillary blood. SETTING:University research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Normal human blood...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Morgan TJ,Venkatesh B,Endre ZH

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To track compliance by an interprofessional team with the Awakening and Breathing Coordination, Choice of drugs, Delirium monitoring and management, Early mobility, and Family engagement (ABCDEF) bundle in implementing the Pain, Agitation, and Delirium guidelines. The aim was to study the association between...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Barnes-Daly MA,Phillips G,Ely EW

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Peripheral perfusion in critically ill patients frequently is assessed by use of clinical signs. Recently, the pulse oximetry signal has been suggested to reflect changes in peripheral perfusion. A peripheral perfusion index based on analysis of the pulse oximetry signal has been implemented in monitoring sys...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lima AP,Beelen P,Bakker J

更新日期：2002-06-01 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:Our primary goal was to evaluate the impact on in-hospital mortality rate of adequate empirical antibiotic therapy, after controlling for confounding variables, in a cohort of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with sepsis. The impact of adequate empirical antibiotic therapy on early (<3 days...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Garnacho-Montero J,Garcia-Garmendia JL,Barrero-Almodovar A,Jimenez-Jimenez FJ,Perez-Paredes C,Ortiz-Leyba C

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure total serum nitrite and nitrate concentrations in children with the sepsis syndrome as an indicator of endogenous nitric oxide production. To determine if there is an association between total serum nitrite and nitrate concentrations and vascular responsiveness to norepinephrine. DESIGN:A prospec...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wong HR,Carcillo JA,Burckart G,Shah N,Janosky JE

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether the provision of computerized physiologic trend data could improve outcome in newborn infants requiring intensive care. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled trial, with subsidiary questionnaire studies. SETTING:Tertiary neonatal intensive care unit with 12 intensive care cots. PATIENTS:All infan...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cunningham S,Deere S,Symon A,Elton RA,McIntosh N

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes an unusual hemolytic transfusion reaction. A group O donor was inadvertently transfused with 100 ml of group A red cells during the course of plasmapheresis. Granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, hypofibrinogenemia and low levels of factors V, VIII, and IX developed immediately after the infusion. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： McKenna PJ,Scheinman HZ

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In April 2009, Mexican, American, and Canadian authorities announced that a novel influenza virus with pandemic potential had been identified in large segments of the population. Within weeks, it became apparent that the world was dealing with the first influenza pandemic in >40 yrs. Despite the unpredictable nature o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lagacé-Wiens PR,Rubinstein E,Gumel A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary barotrauma developed in 18/430 patients receiving respirator support for longer than 12 hours. Pneumothorax occurred in 15 of these patients and was treated with tube thoracostomy and 15-20 cm H2O pleural suction. Full reexpansion of the lungs were achieved in all but three patients, two of whom had bronchop...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zimmerman JE,Dunbar BS,Klingenmaier CH

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute renal failure remains a major challenge in critical care medicine. Both neutrophils and chemokines have been proposed as key components in the development of acute renal failure. Although the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC) is present in several tissues and a highly specific ligand for vari...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zarbock A,Schmolke M,Bockhorn SG,Scharte M,Buschmann K,Ley K,Singbartl K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent in vivo studies of both septic humans and animals demonstrate that leukocyte delivery is attenuated to sites remote from the primary infection. The mechanisms for this are not entirely clear. L-selectin is integral to rolling, the first step in leukocyte recruitment to an inflammatory site. L-selectin ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ferri LE,Swartz D,Christou NV

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that a pretransport Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) score underestimates the requirement for both intensive care and interventions during pediatric interhospital transport. DESIGN:Prospective, descriptive study. SETTING:All children were treated in a regional hospital and then tra...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Orr RA,Venkataraman ST,Cinoman MI,Hogue BL,Singleton CA,McCloskey KA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report documents the validity of clinical measurements of oxygen consumption (VO2) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2) made with a new metabolic gas monitor (MGM) suitable for use in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support. Paired samples of inspired and expired gases were obtained, and ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nelson LD,Anderson HB,Garcia H

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of rabies was treated with intensive medical support. This led to a prolongation of life to 25 days. The neurologic progression of the disease was monitored clinically and with serial EEG. This prolonged course enabled us to witness and manage a wide variety of unusual complications including the adult respirat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Udwadia ZF,Udwadia FE,Katrak SM,Dastur DK,Sekhar M,Lall A,Kumta A,Sane B

更新日期：1989-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether mean arterial blood pressure excursions below the lower limit of cerebral blood flow autoregulation during cardiopulmonary bypass are associated with acute kidney injury after surgery. SETTING:Tertiary care medical center. PATIENTS:Four hundred ten patients undergoing cardiac surgery w...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ono M,Arnaoutakis GJ,Fine DM,Brady K,Easley RB,Zheng Y,Brown C,Katz NM,Grams ME,Hogue CW

更新日期：2013-02-01 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