Comparison of arterial and venous blood samples for the diagnosis of bacteremia in critically ill patients.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Resuscitation of hemorrhagic hypotension after traumatic brain injury is challenging. A hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier may offer advantages. The novel therapeutic hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier, polynitroxylated pegylated hemoglobin (PNPH), may represent a neuroprotective hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier for...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shellington DK,Du L,Wu X,Exo J,Vagni V,Ma L,Janesko-Feldman K,Clark RS,Bayir H,Dixon CE,Jenkins LW,Hsia CJ,Kochanek PM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We studied the in-hospital course, long-term prognosis, and functional status of elderly patients with life-threatening cardiogenic pulmonary edema requiring mechanical ventilation. DESIGN:Semiprospective evaluation. SETTING:Twelve intensive care units and one emergency prehospital medical department in uni...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Adnet F,Le Toumelin P,Leberre A,Minadeo J,Lapostolle F,Plaisance P,Cupa M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic support of critically ill patients is a relatively new topic of active research and discussion, and surprisingly little is known about the effects of critical illness on metabolic physiology and activity. The metabolic changes seen in critical illness are highly complex, and how and when to treat them ar...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Vincent JL

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiac surgery, especially when employing cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, is associated with systemic inflammatory responses that significantly affect morbidity and mortality. Intestinal perfusion abnormalities have been implicated in such responses, but the mechanisms linking...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Karhausen J,Qing M,Gibson A,Moeser AJ,Griefingholt H,Hale LP,Abraham SN,Mackensen GB

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of a part-time rapid response system on the occurrence rate of cardiopulmonary arrest by comparing the times of rapid response system operation versus nonoperation. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A 1,360-bed tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS:Adult patients admitted to the...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kim Y,Lee DS,Min H,Choi YY,Lee EY,Song I,Park JS,Cho YJ,Jo YH,Yoon HI,Lee JH,Lee CT,Do SH,Lee YJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that the lectin-like domain of tumor necrosis factor, mimicked by the TIP peptide, can improve lung function after unilateral orthotopic lung isotransplantation. Because of a lack of a specific treatment for ischemia reperfusion-mediated lung injury, accompanied by a disrupted barrier i...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hamacher J,Stammberger U,Roux J,Kumar S,Yang G,Xiong C,Schmid RA,Fakin RM,Chakraborty T,Hossain HM,Pittet JF,Wendel A,Black SM,Lucas R

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neutropenia recovery may be associated with an increased risk of respiratory function deterioration. A history of pneumonia complicating neutropenia has been identified as the leading cause of adult respiratory distress syndrome during neutropenia recovery in patients receiving anticancer chemotherapy, sugges...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Azoulay E,Attalah H,Yang K,Herigault S,Jouault H,Brun-Buisson C,Brochard L,Harf A,Schlemmer B,Delclaux C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our goal was to "reverse translate" the human response to surgical sepsis into the mouse by modifying a widely adopted murine intra-abdominal sepsis model to engender a phenotype that conforms to current sepsis definitions and follows the most recent expert recommendations for animal preclinical sepsis resea...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Stortz JA,Hollen MK,Nacionales DC,Horiguchi H,Ungaro R,Dirain ML,Wang Z,Wu Q,Wu KK,Kumar A,Foster TC,Stewart BD,Ross JA,Segal M,Bihorac A,Brakenridge S,Moore FA,Wohlgemuth SE,Leeuwenburgh C,Mohr AM,Moldawer LL,E

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of hypertonic saline solution on contused and noncontused brain tissue in patients with traumatic brain injury. We hypothesize that hypertonic saline would increase the volume of brain contusion while decreasing the volume of noncontused hemispheric areas. DES...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lescot T,Degos V,Zouaoui A,Préteux F,Coriat P,Puybasset L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop clinical practice guidelines for the use of restraining therapies to maintain physical and psychological safety of adult and pediatric patients in the intensive care unit. PARTICIPANTS:A multidisciplinary, multispecialty task force of experts in critical care practice was convened from the members...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Maccioli GA,Dorman T,Brown BR,Mazuski JE,McLean BA,Kuszaj JM,Rosenbaum SH,Frankel LR,Devlin JW,Govert JA,Smith B,Peruzzi WT,American College of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine.

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the number of adult critical care beds in Asian countries and regions in relation to population size. DESIGN:Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING:Twenty-three Asian countries and regions, covering 92.1% of the continent's population. PARTICIPANTS:Ten low-income and lower-middle-income eco...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Phua J,Faruq MO,Kulkarni AP,Redjeki IS,Detleuxay K,Mendsaikhan N,Sann KK,Shrestha BR,Hashmi M,Palo JEM,Haniffa R,Wang C,Hashemian SMR,Konkayev A,Mat Nor MB,Patjanasoontorn B,Nafees KMK,Ling L,Nishimura M,Al Bahrani

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine: a) any heart site or tissue-specific differences in the response to increased perfusion potassium concentrations, and b) the cellular site (intracellular vs. extracellular) of the effect of calcium on reversing electrocardiographic effects of hyperkalemia. DESIGN:In vitro prospective, repeated...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bisogno JL,Langley A,Von Dreele MM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world, and severe respiratory complications have been described mainly in association with Plasmodium falciparum. We describe a case of acute respiratory distress syndrome complicating infection with P. vivax in the setting of relatively low parasitemia in a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tanios MA,Kogelman L,McGovern B,Hassoun PM

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary mechanics were studied in ten anemic preterm infants using an esophageal balloon and mask, before and after transfusion with 10 ml/kg of packed RBC. Their mean birth weight was 1212 +/- 323 g and gestational age was 29.27 +/- 2.4 wk. Transfusions were carried out at a mean postnatal age of 41.9 +/- 21.8 days...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sasidharan P,Heimler R

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sphingomyelin (SM) pathway is an ubiquitous, evolutionarily conserved signaling system, analogous to conventional systems such as the cAMP and phosphoinositide pathways. Ceramide is generated from SM by the action of a neutral or acid SMase, or by de novo synthesis coordinated through the enzyme ceramide synthase....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lin X,Fuks Z,Kolesnick R

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite the common occurrence of brain injury in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, it is unclear which cannulation method carries a higher risk of brain injury. We compared the prevalence of brain injury between patients undergoing venoarterial and venovenous extracorporeal membrane ox...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shoskes A,Migdady I,Rice C,Hassett C,Deshpande A,Price C,Hernandez AV,Cho SM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate pharmacokinetics and metabolism of sodium citrate in critically ill patients. To determine the risk of citrate accumulation in the setting of liver dysfunction (cirrhosis, hepatorenal syndrome). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine IV, Universi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kramer L,Bauer E,Joukhadar C,Strobl W,Gendo A,Madl C,Gangl A

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Clinical trial designs that randomize patients to fixed treatment regimens may disrupt preexisting relationships between illness severity and level of therapy. The practice misalignments created by such designs may have unintended effects on trial results and safety. METHODS:To illustrate this problem, the T...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Deans KJ,Minneci PC,Suffredini AF,Danner RL,Hoffman WD,Ciu X,Klein HG,Schechter AN,Banks SM,Eichacker PQ,Natanson C

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether clinical variables might be useful in selecting patients who will have an acute intracranial abnormality seen in head computed tomographic scans (HCT). DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Medical intensive care unit (MICU) in a tertiary teaching hospital. MEASUREMENTS:Medical records of p...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rafanan AL,Kakulavar P,Perl J 2nd,Andrefsky JC,Nelson DR,Arroliga AC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe opioid use after ICU admission, identify factors associated with chronic opioid use after critical care, and determine if chronic opioid use is associated with an increased risk of death. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Sweden including all registered ICU admissions between 2010 and 2...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： von Oelreich E,Eriksson M,Sjölund KF,Discacciati A,Larsson E,Oldner A

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the influence of arachidonic acid metabolites on acute lung injury induced by glass bead embolism, two groups of animals were studied before and after the pulmonary artery pressure was doubled by glass bead embolism. One group represented an untreated time control (n = 6) while the second group (n = 6) wa...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Calvin JE,Dervin G

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine variations in case-mix, structure, resource use, and outcome performance among teaching and nonteaching intensive care units (ICU). DESIGN:Prospective inception cohort study. PATIENTS:A consecutive sample of 15,297 patients at 35 hospitals, which compared 8,269 patients admitted to 20 teaching IC...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zimmerman JE,Shortell SM,Knaus WA,Rousseau DM,Wagner DP,Gillies RR,Draper EA,Devers K

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Physiologic and pathologic comparison of two modes of assisted ventilation, nasal intermittent positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) and synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV), in spontaneously breathing term newborn piglets with saline lavage-induced lung injury. DESIGN:After inducing acute ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lampland AL,Meyers PA,Worwa CT,Swanson EC,Mammel MC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One form of sepsis, or endotoxic shock, is a hyperactivated systemic response caused by excessive expression of proinflammatory mediators, which results from Gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharide-stimulated Toll-like receptor-4 signaling. This lipopolysaccharide signaling is known to consist of a MyD88-...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Benavides U,Gonzalez-Murguiondo M,Harii N,Lewis CJ,Schwartz AL,Giuliani C,Napolitano G,Dagia NM,Malgor R,McCall KD,Kohn LD

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Anxiety results from the anticipation of a threat and might be associated with poor outcome in the critically ill. This study aims at showing that anxiety at admission in critically ill patients is associated with new organ failure over the first 7 days of ICU hospitalization independently of baseline organ ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mazeraud A,Polito A,Sivanandamoorthy S,Porcher R,Heming N,Stoclin A,Hissem T,Antona M,Blot F,Gaillard R,Chrétien F,Annane D,Bozza FAB,Siami S,Sharshar T,Groupe d’Explorations Neurologiques en Réanimation (GENER).

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine alterations in intestinal epithelial permeability to solutes in burn injured rats with and without Enterococcus faecalis infection and the role of neutrophils in the intestinal permeability changes. DESIGN:Prospective sham-controlled animal study. SETTING:University research laboratory. SUBJEC...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Samonte VA,Goto M,Ravindranath TM,Fazal N,Holloway VM,Goyal A,Gamelli RL,Sayeed MM

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glycemic control is increasingly being recognized as a priority in the treatment of critically ill patients. Titration and monitoring of insulin infusions involve frequent blood glucose measurement to achieve target glucose ranges and prevent adverse events related to hypoglycemia. Therefore, it is imperativ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kanji S,Buffie J,Hutton B,Bunting PS,Singh A,McDonald K,Fergusson D,McIntyre LA,Hebert PC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in pulmonary function and the development of atelectasis in the postoperative period have been well documented in the adult population. The use of incentive spirometry has been shown to be effective in the prevention of these postoperative complications. At the Hospital of Sick Children, we studied 17 children...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Krastins I,Corey ML,McLeod A,Edmonds J,Levison H,Moes F

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium chloride is administered frequently to critically ill patients to improve cardiac output and BP. However, Ca has been implicated in the pathophysiology of shock and ischemic disorders. To test the hypothesis that Ca may be deleterious to shock outcome, we studied the effects of CaCl and Ca chelator (EGTA) infu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Malcolm DS,Zaloga GP,Holaday JW

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00