Practices in Triage and Transfer of Critically Ill Patients: A Qualitative Systematic Review of Selection Criteria.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the experience of pediatric intensive care hospitalization from the perspective of a parents of children with severe, antecedent disability. DESIGN:Qualitative analysis of data obtained through semistructured interviews. SETTING:Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in a children's hospital. SUB...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Graham RJ,Pemstein DM,Curley MA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have demonstrated the therapeutic effectiveness and pharmacologic mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in the treatment of a systemic shock state. To elucidate the in vivo role of HBOT during sepsis, we evaluated the effects of HBOT on intestinal mucosal injury and bacterial transloca...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sakoda M,Ueno S,Kihara K,Arikawa K,Dogomori H,Nuruki K,Takao S,Aikou T

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Excessive inflammation is closely related to severity and outcome of sepsis. Because interleukin-1-receptor-associated kinase 1 is a key signaling protein in the activation of NF-κB during infection, we aimed to evaluate the effect of functionally relevant haplotypes of IRAK1 on severity, development of acut...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Toubiana J,Courtine E,Pène F,Viallon V,Asfar P,Daubin C,Rousseau C,Chenot C,Ouaaz F,Grimaldi D,Cariou A,Chiche JD,Mira JP

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clearance of amikacin during hemodialysis (HD) was determined in eight critically ill patients. The dialysis period averaged 3.4 h with a blood flow of 200 ml/min. The average amikacin clearance between dialysis was 7.30 +/- 4.78 (SD) ml/min which increased to 37.5 +/- 8.01 ml/min during dialysis. The average seru...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Armstrong DK,Hodgman T,Visconti JA,Reilley TE,Garner WL,Dasta JF

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Carbon monoxide (CO), an endogenous byproduct of heme metabolism, is produced at high levels in injured tissue via induction of heme-oxygenase-1 activity, where it contributes to the modulation of proinflammatory processes. Alone, CO has potent anti-inflammatory effects in models of acute and chronic inflamma...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Moore BA,Overhaus M,Whitcomb J,Ifedigbo E,Choi AM,Otterbein LE,Bauer AJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Because anemia of inflammation is common in ICU patients and hepcidin is the key regulator of iron homeostasis, we examined time-dependent changes in hepcidin, erythropoietin, iron, and inflammatory markers in surgical ICU patients with anemia. DESIGN:Prospective single-center clinical noninterventional stud...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cherry-Bukowiec JR,Engoren M,Wiktor A,Raghavendran K,Napolitano LM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the use of multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis to predict creatinine/urea clearance based on 24 hours urine collection. A practical formula was developed, and its performance was compared with that of established formulas such as Cockcroft-Gault, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease,...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： de Jong LAA,Otten-Helmers AG,Spronk PE,van Kan HJM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transarterial chemoembolization is a widely used therapy for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. A rare adverse event is acute respiratory distress syndrome from pulmonary embolization of Lipiodol, an iodinated oil commonly used during the procedure. The objective of this report is to describe an atypi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Taupin D,Mukherjee V,Nathavitharana R,Green DA,Fridman D

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As the Surviving Sepsis Campaign was assessing patient-level data over multiple countries, we sought to evaluate the use of a pragmatic and parsimonious severity-of-illness scoring system for patients with sepsis in an attempt to provide appropriate comparisons with practical application. DESIGN:Prospective,...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Osborn TM,Phillips G,Lemeshow S,Townsend S,Schorr CA,Levy MM,Dellinger RP

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An emergency cricothyrotomy device was placed in 11 anesthetized dogs in order to assess airway damage and problems in placement, ventilation, and design. Posterior airway perforation without esophageal damage occurred in three animals. Submucosal hematomas or cricoid cartilage injury occurred in seven animals. As pla...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bjoraker DG,Kumar NB,Brown AC

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiogenic shock remains an important therapeutic challenge, with high in-hospital mortality rates. Mechanical circulatory support may be beneficial in these patients. Since the efficacy of the intra-aortic balloon pump seems limited, new percutaneously placed mechanical left ventricular support devices, suc...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Engström AE,Cocchieri R,Driessen AH,Sjauw KD,Vis MM,Baan J,de Jong M,Lagrand WK,van der Sloot JA,Tijssen JG,de Winter RJ,de Mol BA,Piek JJ,Henriques JP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) has been associated with sepsis and the high mortality rate seen in septic shock. The administration of a small amount of LPS to healthy subjects produces a mild syndrome qualitatively similar to that seen in clinical sepsis. We used this model to test the efficacy of an ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bunnell E,Lynn M,Habet K,Neumann A,Perdomo CA,Friedhoff LT,Rogers SL,Parrillo JE

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 179 healthy boys and girls, the relationship between body surface area (S) in dm2 and body weight (bw) in kg was investigated. The body surface was calculated from the DuBois and DuBois formula. For infants below 20 kg, the relationship followed the regression equation S=3.6kg + 9; r=0.996. For infants with bw betw...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lindahl S,Okmian L

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the effects of inhaled prostacyclin administered after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension. DESIGN:Case report and literature review. SETTING:Cardiac surgical operating rooms and postoperative recovery unit. PATIENTS:A 63-yr-old female who had undergone ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lowson SM,Doctor A,Walsh BK,Doorley PA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the cardiopulmonary and peripheral circulatory effects of the nonselective nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) to the more selective inducible NOS inhibitor S-methylisothiourea (SMT) and to phenylephrine (PE) in endotoxic and normal swine. DESIGN:Prospec...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cohen RI,Shapir Y,Davis A,Loona R,Scharf SM

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sepsis-associated changes of the arachidonic acid metabolism and the utility of arachidonic acid metabolites for the diagnosis of sepsis have been poorly investigated so far. Therefore, the primary objective of our study was to screen for differentially regulated arachidonic acid metabolites in septic patien...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bruegel M,Ludwig U,Kleinhempel A,Petros S,Kortz L,Ceglarek U,Holdt LM,Thiery J,Fiedler GM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe complications sometimes occur in critically ill patients during intrahospital transport. Possible causes may be inadequate ventilation, insufficient monitoring, interrupted application of vasoactive drugs, or disconnections and accidental extubation. We constructed a transport unit equipped with a respirator; c...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Link J,Krause H,Wagner W,Papadopoulos G

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that the extent of injury and release of xanthine oxidase, an oxidant generator, into the circulation would be less in normal-flow hypoxia-reoxygenation than in equal duration no-flow ischemia-reperfusion. DESIGN:Randomized study. SETTING:University-based animal research facility. SUBJECTS:...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tan S,Yokoyama Y,Wang Z,Zhou F,Nielsen V,Murdoch AD,Adams C,Parks DA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of two prognostic systems to predict hospital mortality in adult intensive care patients. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:A mixed medical and surgical intensive care unit (ICU) in the United Kingdom. PATIENTS:A total of 1,144 patients consecutively admitted to the study. I...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Beck DH,Taylor BL,Millar B,Smith GB

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the efficacy and safety of proton pump inhibitors in comparison with histamine-2 receptor antagonists for stress-related upper gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis among critical care patients. DATA SOURCES:PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov. STUDY SELECTION:Randomized, con...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lin PC,Chang CH,Hsu PI,Tseng PL,Huang YB

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) increases CO2 production (VCO2) in patients on intermittent positive-pressure ventilation who cannot match their CO2 excretion to the CO2 load, leading to an increase in PaCO2. We studied gas exchange and blood gas values in six patients with chronic respiratory failure, who were venti...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Herve P,Simonneau G,Girard P,Cerrina J,Mathieu M,Duroux P

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of sepsis has attained exponential growth. Yet, the pillars of its care remain antibiotics, fluid resuscitation, and physiologic support of failing organ systems. The inability to bring biologic breakthroughs to the bedside is not for lack of effort. Over 60 clinical ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lewis AJ,Lee JS,Rosengart MR

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Palliative care is now recognized as an essential component of comprehensive care in serious illness that interferes with quality of life. We explored utilization of palliative care in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage at a population level using a large national database. DESIGN:Population based cross-s...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Murthy SB,Moradiya Y,Hanley DF,Ziai WC

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:During cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), elimination of CO2 was shown to be limited by low tissue perfusion, especially when very low perfusion pressures were generated. It has therefore been suggested that sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), by producing CO2, might aggravate the hypercarbic component of the exi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bar-Joseph G,Weinberger T,Castel T,Bar-Joseph N,Laor A,Bursztein S,Ben Haim S

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Last year, >28,000 people received organ transplants from >14,000 donors in the United States. Unfortunately, the wait list now tops 91,000, with the gap between recipient needs and available donor organs at around 60,000. This has motivated a host of efforts to increase organ supply, including driver's license and do...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Aulisio MP,Devita M,Luebke D

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Augmented renal clearance might lead to subtherapeutic plasma levels of drugs with predominant renal clearance. Early identification of augmented renal clearance remains challenging for the ICU physician. We developed and validated our augmented renal clearance predictor, a clinical prediction model for augm...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gijsen M,Huang CY,Flechet M,Van Daele R,Declercq P,Debaveye Y,Meersseman P,Meyfroidt G,Wauters J,Spriet I

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a neutrophil elastase inhibitor, sivelestat, on lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury through analysis of hemodynamic changes in the pulmonary microcirculation. DESIGN:Randomized animal study. SETTING:Medical school laboratory. SUBJECTS:Twenty-...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Inoue Y,Seiyama A,Tanaka H,Ukai I,Akimau P,Nishino M,Shimazu T,Sugimoto H

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed 35 samples of fresh frozen plasma (FFP), finding mean concentrations of 535 mg/dl glucose, 172 mEq/L sodium, 73 mEq/L chloride, 3.5 mEq/L potassium, 15 mEq/L bicarbonate, and 5.5 g/dl protein with 60% albumin. Thus, FFP is a hyperosmolal, hyperglycemic, hypernatremic, and hypochloremic solution which may b...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ewalenko P,Deloof T,Peeters J

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is evidence to suggest that anemia after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is detrimental. However, there is a paucity of evidence supporting the use of transfusion of packed red blood cells in patients with sTBI. To understand the acute effect of packed red blood cell transfusion on cerebral oxygena...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zygun DA,Nortje J,Hutchinson PJ,Timofeev I,Menon DK,Gupta AK

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00