Effect of chest-tube suction on gas flow through a bronchopleural fistula.

abstract：PURPOSE:Periodic diagnostic tests and continuous and intermittent monitoring are integral to critical care medicine. The focus of this article is understanding the impact of existing diagnostic technology, as well as that of new diagnostic technology. DATA SYNTHESIS:We use literature about gastric tonometry to illustr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Keenan SP,Guyatt GH,Sibbald WJ,Cook DJ,Heyland DK,Jaeschke RZ

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the longitudinal outcome of a cohort of mechanically ventilated patients admitted to an acute care respiratory unit after critical illness. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS:Prospective, observational study of 210 consecutive patients admitted to a respiratory unit of an acute, tertiary care universit...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bigatello LM,Stelfox HT,Berra L,Schmidt U,Gettings EM

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if prior total body hyperthermia protected against subsequent acute ileitis induced by the cytotoxic lectin, ricin, in rats. The time course of heat shock mRNA and protein expression in the ileum was determined. The effects of heat stress on small intestinal mucosal integrity, arachidonic acid m...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Stojadinovic A,Kiang J,Goldhill J,Matin D,Smallridge R,Galloway R,Shea-Donohue T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Racial/ethnic differences in palliative care resource use after stroke have been recognized, but it is unclear whether patient or hospital characteristics drive this disparity. We sought to determine whether palliative care use after intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke differs between hospitals serv...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Faigle R,Ziai WC,Urrutia VC,Cooper LA,Gottesman RF

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a comprehensive review of the issue related to the administration of sedative, analgesic, and neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) to patients who are receiving ventilatory support for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. RESULTS:Sedative, analges...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sessler CN

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the long-term outcome of noninvasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who refused intubation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. SETTING:Noninvasive ventilation unit in an acute regional hospital in Hong Kong. METHODS...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chu CM,Chan VL,Wong IW,Leung WS,Lin AW,Cheung KF

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The right atrial pressure (Pra) was compared to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (Pcw) in 54 patients. In patients with heart disease, the correlation of Pra with Pcw was poor. However, in patients without clinical heart disease, Pra approximated Pcw, in both absolute number and change. This finding was independ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Risk C,Rudo N,Falltrick R,Feeley T,Don HF

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare four different methods of endotracheal lidocaine administration with respect to the site of administration. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENTS:Thirty-two female patients (43.6 +/- 11.5 years old) undergoing elective gynecologic operations with an anesthesio...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Prengel AW,Lindner KH,Hähnel J,Ahnefeld FW

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sepsis and acute lung injury continue to be major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide despite advances in our understanding of pathophysiology and the discovery of new management strategies. Recent investigations show that stem cells may be beneficial as prognostic biomarkers and novel therapeutic str...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cribbs SK,Matthay MA,Martin GS

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The clinical value of stroke volume variations to assess intravascular fluid status in critically ill patients is well known. Electrical impedance tomography is a noninvasive monitoring technology that has been primarily used to assess ventilation. We investigated the potential of electrical impedance tomogra...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Maisch S,Bohm SH,Solà J,Goepfert MS,Kubitz JC,Richter HP,Ridder J,Goetz AE,Reuter DA

更新日期：2011-09-01 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:Intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) and hospital LOS are common indices used to compare performance of hospitals and are yardsticks used in efforts to contain costs, yet there is no standardized method of quantitating this outcome variable. Attempts have been made to correct LOS according to diseas...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Marik PE,Hedman L

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the feedback regulation of glucocorticoids on corticotropin secretion in patients with septic and nonseptic circulatory shock. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:An intensive care unit of a general hospital. PATIENTS:Two groups of patients with septic shock (n = 11) or nonseptic shock (n = 7). A ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Perrot D,Bonneton A,Dechaud H,Motin J,Pugeat M

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence and epidemiologic characteristics of cardiac arrests among tracheal intubations in PICUs. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected data. SETTING:Twenty-five diverse PICUs. PATIENTS:Critically ill children requiring tracheal intubation in PICUs. INTERVENTIONS...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shiima Y,Berg RA,Bogner HR,Morales KH,Nadkarni VM,Nishisaki A,National Emergency Airway Registry for Children Investigators.

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties of drotrecogin alfa (activated) (recombinant human activated protein C), emphasizing its modulatory effects on endothelial nuclear factor-kappaB. We propose a broad anti-inflammatory effect of drotrecogin alfa (activated), acting on both endotheliu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Joyce DE,Grinnell BW

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported increased lipid peroxide and decreased alpha-tocopherol levels in the blood of critically ill septic patients. To clarify these results, we investigated lipid peroxidation in experimental septic rats and severely traumatized rats. In septic rats, both platelet count and plasma alpha-tocopherol d...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Takeda K,Shimada Y,Okada T,Amano M,Sakai T,Yoshiya I

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The validity of the urinary urea nitrogen (UUN) estimate of total urinary nitrogen (TUN) was tested in patients who required iv nutrition. UUN and TUN were determined in 120 urine collections from ten preoperative, 13 postoperative, and 11 stressed patients. The relationship between TUN and UUN was examined by linear ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Loder PB,Kee AJ,Horsburgh R,Jones M,Smith RC

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By definition, the acute respiratory distress syndrome is associated with diffuse cellular infiltration and proteinaceous edema. It is generally believed that the widespread injury that characterizes acute respiratory distress syndrome is a process that is launched almost synchronously throughout the lung, caused by b...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Marini JJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A hallmark of amniotic fluid embolism is the induction of coagulation defects. Little is known about the nature of these defects or the causative agent or agents. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of meconium containing (native) meconium-amniotic-fluid infusion (MAFI) and meconium-free (cent...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Petroianu GA,Altmannsberger SH,Maleck WH,Assmus HP,Friedberg C,Bergler WF,Rüfer R

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subcutaneously administered low-molecular-weight heparins are widely used for prevention of venous thromboembolism. The appropriateness of the subcutaneous route in critically ill patients has never been established. OBJECTIVE:To determine anti-Xa activities in critically ill patients and in noncritically i...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Priglinger U,Delle Karth G,Geppert A,Joukhadar C,Graf S,Berger R,Hülsmann M,Spitzauer S,Pabinger I,Heinz G

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although highly active antiretroviral therapy has led to improved survival in HIV-infected individuals, outcomes for HIV-infected patients with sepsis in the post-highly active antiretroviral therapy era are conflicting. Access to highly active antiretroviral therapy and healthcare disparities continue to af...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cribbs SK,Tse C,Andrews J,Shenvi N,Martin GS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) will only reflect left atrial pressure (LAP) if continuity of fluid exists from the catheter tip to the left atrium. Either increased airway pressure or decreased hydrostatic pressure may lead to discontinuity of the fluid column and midinterpretation of PAWP. Simultaneous measur...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kane PB,Askanazi J,Neville JF Jr,Mon RL,Hanson EL,Webb WR

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Use of antibiotics in critically ill patients may increase the risk of invasive Candida infection. The objective of this study was to determine whether increased exposure to antibiotics is associated with increased prevalence of invasive Candida infection. DESIGN:Substudy using data from a randomized control...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Jensen JU,Hein L,Lundgren B,Bestle MH,Mohr T,Andersen MH,Løken J,Tousi H,Søe-Jensen P,Lauritsen AØ,Strange D,Petersen JA,Thormar K,Larsen KM,Drenck NE,Helweg-Larsen J,Johansen ME,Reinholdt K,Møller JK,Olesen B,Are

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Supplementation with tetrahydrobiopterin, a nitric oxide synthase cofactor, may reduce microvascular endothelial dysfunction in severe sepsis. We studied whether tetrahydrobiopterin administration exerts beneficial effects in an ovine septic shock model. DESIGN:Randomized animal study. SETTING:University ho...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： He X,Su F,Velissaris D,Salgado DR,de Souza Barros D,Lorent S,Taccone FS,Vincent JL,De Backer D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the pathogenesis of disseminated intravascular coagulation, dysfunctional natural anticoagulant pathways appear to play a pivotal role. In this article, we will address the mechanisms that contribute to this defect in the regulation of coagulation activation. Furthermore, we will explore the experimental a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Levi M,de Jonge E,van der Poll T

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the rate of elimination of ethanol after a major burn trauma. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled study. SETTING:National burns unit in a Swedish university hospital. PATIENTS AND SUBJECTS:Eight consecutive patients suffering from 18%-72% total burned surface area and nine healthy male control subjects...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zdolsek HJ,Sjöberg F,Lisander B,Jones AW

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Preliminary studies have suggested that low doses of corticosteroids might rapidly improve hemodynamics in late septic shock treated with catecholamines. We examined the effect of hydrocortisone on shock reversal, hemodynamics, and survival in this particular setting. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, double-...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bollaert PE,Charpentier C,Levy B,Debouverie M,Audibert G,Larcan A

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of PEEP and subsequent augmentation of cardiac output by sodium nitroprusside (SNP) were examined in a canine model of asymmetric oleic acid injury to the right lung. PEEP (9.2 +/- 0.5 cm H2O) was added to six animals to decrease venous admixture (Qsp/Qt) from 50.6 +/- 4.4% to 16.0 +/- 1.3% (p less than .0...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Johnston WE,Vinten-Johansen J,Tommasi E

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationships between plasma L-arginine concentrations and the severity of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) or systemic blood pressure in premature infants. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. SETTING:Neonatal intensive care, tertiary referral hospital. SUBJECTS:Fifty-three prematu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zamora SA,Amin HJ,McMillan DD,Fick GH,Butzner JD,Parsons HG,Scott RB

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The early detection of bacterial meningitis is crucial for successful outcome. Heparin-binding protein, a potent inducer of increased vascular permeability, is released from activated neutrophils in severe sepsis. OBJECTIVE:In this study we investigated whether heparin-binding protein levels in cerebrospina...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Linder A,Akesson P,Brink M,Studahl M,Björck L,Christensson B

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00