Unilateral pulmonary hyperinflation from mucus check-valve mechanism.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the cardiovascular response and acute stress reaction after arousal induced by a benzodiazepine antagonist, flumazenil, in patients sedated with midazolam. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Emergency center in a university hospital. PATIENTS:A total of 12 patients were ventilated mechanically ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kamijo Y,Masuda T,Nishikawa T,Tsuruta H,Ohwada T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction who were hypertensive (systolic BP greater than or equal to 170 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP greater than or equal to 100 mm Hg) at the time of admission were treated with continuous infusion of sodium nitroprusside (NP). The administration of NP resulted in a s...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rucabado L,Miñana J,Cebrián J,Monsalve F,Cuñat J,Ruano M

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined recommendations within critical care guidelines to describe the pairing patterns for strength of recommendation and quality of evidence. We further identified recommendations where the reported strength of recommendation was strong while the reported quality of evidence was not high/moderate and ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sims CR,Warner MA,Stelfox HT,Hyder JA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document the effects of propofol on the hemodynamic and inflammatory responses to endotoxemia in an animal model. DESIGN:Randomized, prospective laboratory study. SETTING:University experimental laboratory. SUBJECTS:Thirty-two male rats. INTERVENTIONS:The animals were randomly assigned to one of four g...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Taniguchi T,Yamamoto K,Ohmoto N,Ohta K,Kobayashi T

更新日期：2000-04-01 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:To determine the blood discard volume, as a multiple of deadspace, that is required for accurate arterial blood gas and electrolyte testing from arterial catheters. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled, crossover trial. SETTING:Eighteen-bed intensive care unit of a metropolitan teaching hospital. PATIENTS:A tota...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rickard CM,Couchman BA,Schmidt SJ,Dank A,Purdie DM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conjunctival oxygen monitor reflects oxygen tension of the internal carotid artery without introducing the heating artifact characteristic of transcutaneous monitors. It is now being used in the ICU and the operating room to measure accurately and continuously Po2 and temperature of conjunctival tissue. We examine...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Isenberg SJ,Green BF

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with brainstem infarction met the clinical criteria for brain death but had persistent EEG activity, complicating our decision to withdraw life support. We evaluated cerebral blood flow with xenon-enhanced computed tomography (Xe/CT), which documented the absence of posterior circulation flow and persistent,...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Darby J,Yonas H,Brenner RP

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred patients were ventilated with high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) during the initial 24-h postoperative period in the surgical and neurosurgical ICUs. Eighty-three were successfully weaned, 2 could not be ventilated adequately with HFJV, and 15 with criteria of acute respiratory failure received HFJV for...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sladen A,Guntupalli K,Marquez J,Klain M

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of three samples each of six brands of flow-directed pulmonary artery (PA) catheters was evaluated. In vivo studies determined the reproducibility of PA waveforms over a range of controlled heart rates when compared to those obtained from a transducer-tipped catheter. In vitro studies determined their ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rutten AJ,Nancarrow C,Ilsley AH,Runciman WB

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the symptom experiences of family members of patients at high risk for dying in the intensive care unit and to assess risk factors associated with higher symptom burden. DESIGN:Prospective, cross-sectional study. SETTING:Three intensive care units at a large academic medical center. PARTICIPANT...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： McAdam JL,Dracup KA,White DB,Fontaine DK,Puntillo KA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the timing of foregoing life-sustaining treatments in patients enrolled in a sepsis trial and to determine their influence on patient outcome and trial results. DESIGN:Subset of patients in a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SETTING:Twenty-three academic medical ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sprung CL,Eidelman LA,Pizov R,Fisher CJ Jr,Ziegler EJ,Sadoff JC,Straube RC,McCloskey RV

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of dopexamine on splanchnic blood flow and splanchnic oxygen uptake in septic patients. DESIGN:A prospective, controlled trial. SETTING:A ten-bed intensive care unit (ICU) in a university hospital. PATIENTS:Twelve patients with severe sepsis (according to the criteria of the 1992 Amer...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Meier-Hellmann A,Bredle DL,Specht M,Hannemann L,Reinhart K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of accidental injury of varying severity on interleukin (IL)-1 alpha, IL-6, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and endotoxin release. DESIGN:Prospective, multi-unit, longitudinal study. SETTING:Emergency Departments and intensive care units of two university hospitals. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hoch RC,Rodriguez R,Manning T,Bishop M,Mead P,Shoemaker WC,Abraham E

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study whether noninvasive pressure support ventilation (NIPSV) with helium/oxygen (He/oxygen), which can reduce dyspnea, PaCO2, and work of breathing more than NIPSV with air/oxygen in decompensated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, could have beneficial consequences on outcome and hospitalization cos...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Jolliet P,Tassaux D,Roeseler J,Burdet L,Broccard A,D'Hoore W,Borst F,Reynaert M,Schaller MD,Chevrolet JC

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether admission B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict the development of acute kidney injury in acute coronary syndromes. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Single-center study, 13-bed intensive cardiac care unit at a University Cardiological Center. PATIENTS:Six-hundred thirty-nine ac...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Moltrasio M,Cabiati A,Milazzo V,Rubino M,De Metrio M,Discacciati A,Rumi P,Marana I,Marenzi G

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Treatment options to ameliorate brain damage following cardiopulmonary resuscitation from cardiac arrest are limited. DESIGN:In a porcine model, we evaluated the effects of xenon treatment on neuropathologic and functional outcomes after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. SETTING:Prospective, randomized laborat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fries M,Nolte KW,Coburn M,Rex S,Timper A,Kottmann K,Siepmann K,Häusler M,Weis J,Rossaint R

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN:To review and discuss selected literature, expert opinion, and conventional care of the hyperglycemic perioperative or critically ill patient. MAIN POINTS:Diabetes mellitus, the most commonly encountered perioperative endocrinopathy, continues to increase dramatically in prevalence. Diabetes is th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Coursin DB,Connery LE,Ketzler JT

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer program is presented which analyzes acid-base and respiratory variables. This program's advantages include limited data input, hand-held portability, error identification, and succinct analysis statements. It is a useful adjunct to daily care of the critically ill. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lynn LA,Sunderrajan EV

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Inhaled nitric oxide is being utilized as a selective pulmonary vasodilator in the treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. However, the effects of inhaled nitric oxide on cerebral hemodynamics and distribution of left ventricular output in newborn subjects have not been studied. This s...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rosenberg AA,Kinsella JP,Abman SH

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balloon flotation catheterization of the central circulation provides data which may be most meaningful and important to the management of critically ill patients. It allows the measurements of the filling pressures of the right and left ventricle as well as the cardiac output. These data combined with information con...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Swan HJ

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:To determine the effects of reduced cerebral perfusion pressures produced by hemorrhage alone or in combination with intracranial hypertension on thromboxane A2 (TxA2) production, we undertook a randomized study in 38 anesthetized, mongrel dogs. Animals were subjected to 30 mins of hemorrhagic sh...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kong DL,Prough DS,Whitley JM,Taylor C,Vines S,Deal DD,DeWitt DS

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between symptomatic central venous line-related deep venous thrombosis and a mortality-adjusted measure of duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill children with central venous lines. DESIGN:Retrospective matched cohort study. SETTING:Eleven pediatric intensive care ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Faustino EV,Lawson KA,Northrup V,Higgerson RA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study determines whether acid-base data obtained in the emergency department correlate with outcome from major vascular injury. DESIGN:Observational, retrospective record review of trauma patients requiring vascular repair (torso or extremity, January 1988 to December 1997). Data included age, Injury Se...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kaplan LJ,Kellum JA

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemorrhage in trauma is a significant challenge, accounting for 30% to 40% of all fatalities, second only to central nervous system injury as a cause of death. However, hemorrhagic death is the leading preventable cause of mortality in combat casualties and typically occurs within 6 to 24 hrs of injury. In c...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Perkins JG,Cap AP,Weiss BM,Reid TJ,Bolan CD

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The requirement for a blood transfusion after trauma is associated with an increased risk of acute lung injury. Residual leukocytes contaminating red cells are potential mediators of this syndrome. The goal of this trial was to test our hypothesis that prestorage leukoreduction of blood would reduce rates of ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Watkins TR,Rubenfeld GD,Martin TR,Nester TA,Caldwell E,Billgren J,Ruzinski J,Nathens AB

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Emergency preservation and resuscitation (EPR) comprise a novel approach for resuscitation of exsanguination cardiac arrest victims. EPR uses a cold aortic flush to induce deep hypothermic preservation, followed by resuscitation with cardiopulmonary bypass. Development of a rat EPR model would enable study of...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Drabek T,Stezoski J,Garman RH,Wu X,Tisherman SA,Stezoski SW,Fisk JA,Jenkins L,Kochanek PM

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure temporal trends in survival over time in people with severe coronavirus disease 2019 requiring critical care (high dependency unit or ICU) management, and to assess whether temporal variation in mortality was explained by changes in patient demographics and comorbidity burden over time. DESIGN:Re...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dennis JM,McGovern AP,Vollmer SJ,Mateen BA

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：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