Use of an iridium-oxide transcutaneous carbon dioxide electrode on adult surgical patients.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare three devices that measure core body temperature at the bedside in ICU patients. DESIGN:Prospective, consecutive sample. SETTING:Voluntary community teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Fifteen patients, 78 +/- 6 (SD) yrs of age, admitted to the medical ICU over a 5-month period who had pulmonary artery ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nierman DM

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purposes of this report are to a) describe the University of Michigan experience with venoarterial or venovenous extracorporeal life support for severe pediatric pulmonary rescue therapy, and b) examine survivors and nonsurvivors for differences that might be useful for examination in future, prospective...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Moler FW,Custer JR,Bartlett RH,Palmisano J,Meliones JN,Delius RE,Braden EI,Snedecor S

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network protocol recommends limiting tidal volume and plateau pressure; it also recommends increasing respiratory rate to prevent hypercapnia. We tested a strategy that combines the low tidal volume with lower respiratory rates and minimally invasive CO2 removal. SUBJE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Grasso S,Stripoli T,Mazzone P,Pezzuto M,Lacitignola L,Centonze P,Guarracino A,Esposito C,Herrmann P,Quintel M,Trerotoli P,Bruno F,Crovace A,Staffieri F

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Glucose is the primary substrate for the energy requirements of the nervous system. Nevertheless, administration of glucose to critically ill patients with central nervous system trauma may have adverse effects on their neurologic recovery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of other sourc...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cherian L,Peek K,Robertson CS,Goodman JC,Grossman RG

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pump-driven extracorporeal gas exchange systems have been advocated in patients suffering from severe acute respiratory distress syndrome who are at risk for life-threatening hypoxemia and/or hypercapnia. This requires extended technical and staff support. DESIGN:We report retrospectively our experience with...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bein T,Weber F,Philipp A,Prasser C,Pfeifer M,Schmid FX,Butz B,Birnbaum D,Taeger K,Schlitt HJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure pulmonary capillary pressure and pulmonary artery occlusion pressures both during control conditions and during acute lung injury and to evaluate the effects of inotropic therapy and volume loading on these measurements after lung injury. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled laboratory tria...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Pellett AA,Lord KC,Champagne MS,deBoisblanc BP,Johnson RW,Levitzky MG

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Leucine-rich repeat and immunoglobulin domain-containing protein (LINGO)-1 is expressed in neural stem cells, and its neutralization results in sustained neuronal immaturity. Thus, targeted inhibition of LINGO-1 via RNA interference may enhance transplanted neural stem cell survival and neuronal differentiati...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chen N,Cen JS,Wang J,Qin G,Long L,Wang L,Wei F,Xiang Q,Deng DY,Wan Y

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical care clinicians no longer consider family members as visitors in the intensive care unit. Family-centered care has emerged from the results of qualitative and quantitative studies evaluating the specific needs of families of patients dying in the intensive care unit. In addition, interventional studies have e...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lautrette A,Ciroldi M,Ksibi H,Azoulay E

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human hemoglobin (Hb) solution is being developed for use as an oxygen-delivering resuscitation fluid. Substantial improvements in the general purity and quality of experimental Hb solutions have been achieved by recent research efforts. Hb solutions now appear to be free of the undesirable biological effects that wer...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： DeVenuto F

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:When a patient is incompetent, the family is often considered to be a natural surrogate. The doctors' responsiveness to family wishes may vary. We explored if doctors' personal characteristics were associated with responsiveness to the relatives' wishes when admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) is consi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Escher M,Perneger TV,Heidegger CP,Chevrolet JC

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the value of laser bronchoscopy in patients with inoperable carcinoma of the lung who required ventilatory assistance for acute respiratory failure. DESIGN:Retrospective review of the medical records of all patients undergoing laser bronchoscopy. SETTING:The Lahey Clinic Medical Center, a tertiar...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Stanopoulos IT,Beamis JF Jr,Martinez FJ,Vergos K,Shapshay SM

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the clinical features associated with candidemia caused by non-albicans Candida spp. and with potentially fluconazole-resistant Candida spp. (C. glabrata and C. krusei) among candidemic intensive care unit patients. DESIGN:The authors conducted a nationwide prospe...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Playford EG,Marriott D,Nguyen Q,Chen S,Ellis D,Slavin M,Sorrell TC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inotropic and vasopressor drugs are routinely used in critically ill patients to maintain adequate blood pressure and cardiac output in patients with cardiogenic shock although potentially at the expense of increasing myocardial oxygen demand. Pacing optimization has been demonstrated as effective in reducing...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tavazzi G,Kontogeorgis A,Bergsland NP,Price S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capnography is a valuable tool in the management of cardiac arrest, since end-tidal CO2 (PetCO2) correlates well with cardiac output and there are no other suitable noninvasive ways to measure this important variable during resuscitation. Animal studies also suggest that PetCO2 correlates well with the likelihood of r...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Callaham M,Barton C

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measuring gas exchange in critically ill patients can provide valuable information on their nutritional status and energy expenditure. Several semiautomated machines are available for measuring oxygen consumption (VO2) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2). This study evaluated, under controlled laboratory conditions, ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Eccles RC,Swinamer DL,Jones RL,King EG

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the amount of nutrients delivered, prescribed, and required for critically ill patients and to identify the reasons for discrepancies between prescriptions and requirements and between prescriptions and actual delivery of nutrition. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Twelve-bed medical inte...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： De Jonghe B,Appere-De-Vechi C,Fournier M,Tran B,Merrer J,Melchior JC,Outin H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To discuss a potential role for endothelial cell apoptosis in the pathogenesis of sepsis. DATA SOURCES:Studies published in biomedical journals and studies from the authors' laboratory. STUDY SELECTION:In vitro and in vivo studies of endothelial cell apoptosis in endotoxin and sepsis models. DATA EXTRACTIO...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hotchkiss RS,Tinsley KW,Swanson PE,Karl IE

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:a) To quantify the use of do-not-resuscitate orders in a tertiary care children's hospital; and b) to characterize the circumstances in which such orders are written. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. SETTING:University teaching hospital. PATIENTS:All inpatients who died in an urban children's hospital o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lantos JD,Berger AC,Zucker AR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inflammation and immobility are comorbid etiological factors inducing muscle weakness in critically ill patients. This study establishes a rat model to examine the effect of inflammation and immobilization alone and in combination on muscle contraction, histology, and acetylcholine receptor regulation. DESIG...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fink H,Helming M,Unterbuchner C,Lenz A,Neff F,Martyn JA,Blobner M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the intrarater and interrater reliability of electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation in critically ill patients and to assess the effect of knowledge of cardiac troponin values on these reliability estimates. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Fifteen-bed medical-surgical intensive care unit....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lim W,Qushmaq I,Cook DJ,Devereaux PJ,Heels-Ansdell D,Crowther MA,Tkaczyk A,Meade MO,Cook RJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the pharmacokinetics of fentanyl when used as a long-term continuous infusion for sedation/analgesia in mechanically ventilated critically ill infants and children. DESIGN:Prospective, case series. SETTING:A university hospital pediatric intensive care unit (ICU). PATIENTS:Nineteen mechanicall...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Katz R,Kelly HW

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was found that, during 1974, it cost an average of $8842 ($12,909 in 1979) to care for a survivor of severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) who required mechanical ventilation in this ICU compared to $2448 ($3574 in 1979) for nonsurvivors. Death in 15 out of the 16 nonsurvivors was accompanied by grade III-IV i...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shannon DC,Crone RK,Todres ID,Krishnamoorthy KS

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Blood loss and transfusion are frequent among patients undergoing liver surgery. Concerns have been raised about the safety and efficacy of transfusing stored blood. The influence of transfusing fresh vs. stored blood on the liver has not been studied to date. We tested the hypothesis that transfusion of stor...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Matot I,Katz M,Pappo O,Zelig O,Corchia N,Yedgar S,Barshtein G,Bennett-Guerrero E,Abramovitch R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intensive care unit (ICU) represents a hospital setting in which death and discussion about end-of-life care are common, yet these conversations are often difficult. Such difficulties arise, in part, because a family may be facing an unexpected poor prognosis associated with an acute illness or exacerbation and, i...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Curtis JR,Patrick DL,Shannon SE,Treece PD,Engelberg RA,Rubenfeld GD

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neutrophils are an important component of the inflammatory response that characterizes acute lung injury (ALI). This discussion aims to review the contribution of neutrophils to the development and progression of ALI and to highlight the major intracellular signaling pathways that are involved in neutrophil a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Abraham E

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the natural evolution of systemic oxygen delivery (Do2) and oxygen consumption (Vo2) in sheep infused with low or high doses of endotoxin. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled experimental study. SETTING:Animal research laboratory at a medical university. SUBJECTS:Twenty-nine chronically instrumented aw...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Pittet JF,Pastor CM,Morel DR

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To achieve synchronized differential pulmonary ventilation, an Ohio 560 ventilator was modified through separation of the outputs of the deep breath bellows and the tidal volume bellows and providing independent volume, flow rate, PEEP, oxygen-humidification, and alarm systems. The described ventilator modification is...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Popovich J Jr,Sanders OJ Jr,Vij D,Polanski JJ,Conway WA

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the activation of nuclear factor-[kappa]B in peripheral blood CD14+ monocyte/macrophages and CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+ T cells in children with sepsis. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENTS:Twenty-six children with sepsis (nine females and 17 males, aged between 10 days ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hotta N,Ichiyama T,Shiraishi M,Takekawa T,Matsubara T,Furukawa S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The demand for intensive care beds far exceeds their availability in many European countries. Consequently, many critically ill patients occupy hospital beds outside intensive care units, throughout the hospital. The outcome of patients who fit intensive care unit admission criteria but are hospitalized in re...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Simchen E,Sprung CL,Galai N,Zitser-Gurevich Y,Bar-Lavi Y,Gurman G,Klein M,Lev A,Levi L,Zveibil F,Mandel M,Mnatzaganian G

更新日期：2004-08-01 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