Nosocomial infections in a pediatric intensive care unit.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Heatstroke requires active body cooling and organ failure supportive care. Although heat waves are expected to recur over the next decades, little is known about the risk factors for mortality in heatstroke patients. We examined the prognosis and risk factors for hospital mortality in patients with heatstroke...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Misset B,De Jonghe B,Bastuji-Garin S,Gattolliat O,Boughrara E,Annane D,Hausfater P,Garrouste-Orgeas M,Carlet J

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the epidemiology, style of management, and outcome of intensive care patients with acute renal failure requiring replacement therapy in Australia. DESIGN:Prospective epidemiologic study. SETTING:Australian adult intensive care units providing acute renal replacement therapy. PATIENTS:Adult intensi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Silvester W,Bellomo R,Cole L

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous workers have demonstrated that controlled mechanical ventilation results in diaphragm inactivity and elicits a rapid development of diaphragm weakness as a result of both contractile dysfunction and fiber atrophy. Limited data exist regarding the impact of pressure support ventilation, a commonly us...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hudson MB,Smuder AJ,Nelson WB,Bruells CS,Levine S,Powers SK

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Lung CT is the reference imaging technique for acute respiratory distress syndrome, but requires transportation outside the intensive care and x-ray exposure. Lung ultrasound is a promising, inexpensive, radiation-free, tool for bedside imaging. Aim of the present study was to compare the global and regional...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chiumello D,Umbrello M,Sferrazza Papa GF,Angileri A,Gurgitano M,Formenti P,Coppola S,Froio S,Cammaroto A,Carrafiello G

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether peptic activity in bronchoalveolar fluid, due to the presence of the gastric proteolytic enzyme pepsin, could serve as a biochemical marker for pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents. DESIGN:Prospective, experimental trial. SETTING:A university animal research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Badellino MM,Buckman RF Jr,Malaspina PJ,Eynon CA,O'Brien GM,Kueppers F

更新日期：1996-11-01 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 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：:Mucus plugging of a large airway resulted in the formation of a check-valve mechanism and pulmonary hyperinflation, rather than atelectasis. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was both diagnostic and curative. The physician should be aware that mucus plugging may have unusual presentations and may mimic other clinical entities. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rubin EM,Baier H

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to investigate if the chloride content of fluids used in resuscitation was associated with short- and long-term outcomes. DESIGN:We identified patients who received large-volume fluid resuscitation, defined as greater than 60 mL/kg over a 24-hour period. Chloride load was determined for each patien...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sen A,Keener CM,Sileanu FE,Foldes E,Clermont G,Murugan R,Kellum JA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial oxygen saturation, determined noninvasively by pulse oximetry in 32 pediatric patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD), was compared with oxygen saturation measured by a cooximeter in simultaneously obtained arterial blood samples. The patients were studied in the cardiac catheterization laborato...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Boxer RA,Gottesfeld I,Singh S,LaCorte MA,Parnell VA Jr,Walker P

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of norepinephrine on static (right atrial pressure, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure ) and dynamic (pulse pressure variation and arterial systolic pressure variation) preload indicators in experimental hemorrhagic shock. DESIGN:Prospective controlled experimental study. SETTING:...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nouira S,Elatrous S,Dimassi S,Besbes L,Boukef R,Mohamed B,Abroug F

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine if there is a difference in nosocomial pneumonia frequency rate in mechanically ventilated trauma patients treated with sucralfate vs. ranitidine for stress ulcer prophylaxis. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized trial. SETTING:A 640-bed urban teaching hospital and trauma center. PATIENTS:Ninety-two...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Pickworth KK,Falcone RE,Hoogeboom JE,Santanello SA

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the proportion of patients with documented bacterial aspiration pneumonia among comatose ICU patients with symptoms suggesting either bacterial aspiration pneumonia or non-bacterial aspiration pneumonitis. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:University-affiliated 30-bed ICU. PATIE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lascarrou JB,Lissonde F,Le Thuaut A,Bachoumas K,Colin G,Henry Lagarrigue M,Vinatier I,Fiancette M,Lacherade JC,Yehia A,Joret A,Lebert C,Bourdon S,Martin Lefèvre L,Reignier J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antimicrobial effects of nitric oxide (NO) have been demonstrated in vitro against a variety of infectious pathogens, yet in vivo evidence of a potential therapeutic role for exogenous NO as an antimicrobial agent is limited. Thus, we assessed the effects of inhaled NO on pulmonary infection, leukocyte infilt...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Webert KE,Vanderzwan J,Duggan M,Scott JA,McCormack DG,Lewis JF,Mehta S

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:When treating patients with cardiac arrest with mild therapeutic hypothermia, a reliable and easy-to-use temperature probe is desirable. This study was conducted to investigate the accuracy and safety of tracheal temperature as a measurement of body temperature. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. SETTING:Em...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Haugk M,Stratil P,Sterz F,Krizanac D,Testori C,Uray T,Koller J,Behringer W,Holzer M,Herkner H

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate partial occlusion in patients with pulmonary hypertension with regard to a) the degree to which it leads to overestimation of pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (Ppao) and b) identification of factors that could enhance its recognition. DESIGN:Observational descriptive study. SETTING:Medical in...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Leatherman JW,Shapiro RS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow rates and pressure recording accuracy were compared for Argyle 14-, 16-, and 18-ga double-lumen and Edwards 7-Fr triple-lumen CVP catheters. Physiologic saline solution was pressure-infused into dogs through one lumen and CVP was measured via the other lumen. CVP accuracy was unaltered by simultaneous rapid infus...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ikeda S,Schweiss JF

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common causative pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia. In patients, thrombocytopenia is correlated with an adverse outcome of pneumonia. Platelets can modulate the host response to infection in several ways, that is, by facilitating clot formation, production of antim...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： van den Boogaard FE,Schouten M,de Stoppelaar SF,Roelofs JJ,Brands X,Schultz MJ,van't Veer C,van der Poll T

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the relation between nitrite, nitrate, nitrotyrosine, and nitrosothiols as NO indices in human septic shock. DESIGN:A prospective clinical study. SETTING:Intensive care units in a university hospital and a central county hospital. PATIENTS:Sixteen patients admitted for septic shock. Nine healthy ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Strand OA,Leone A,Giercksky KE,Kirkebøen KA

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of hypertonic mannitol on postischemic cerebral circulation were studied in 20 dogs. Mannitol, 2 g/kg iv, was infused into ten dogs during a 2-h period starting 1.5 h after 6 min of complete cerebral ischemia. One hour postischemia, regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was 36% in the control group (ten dogs...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Arai T,Tsukahara I,Nitta K,Watanabe T

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To understand when the use of high-frequency ventilation would be advantageous, we formulated the problem of achieving adequate alveolar ventilation at minimal pressure cost by dividing it into two simpler problems: a) the pressure cost per unit of convective oscillatory flow; and b) the convective flow cost...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Venegas JG,Fredberg JJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency and effects of weaning-related myocardial ischemia on weaning outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Medical and cardiac intensive care units of a 300-bed teaching community hospital. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:Three-lead ST...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Srivastava S,Chatila W,Amoateng-Adjepong Y,Kanagasegar S,Jacob B,Zarich S,Manthous CA

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the frequency of unsuspected posterior vessel wall penetration of the internal jugular vein during ultrasound-guided needle cannulation. DESIGN:Prospective, single-blinded observational study. SETTING:Urban level I emergency department with an annual census of 80,000. PATIENTS:Residents who ha...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Blaivas M,Adhikari S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonidine may be a source of serious toxicity when ingested by toddlers. We describe 11 cases of clonidine ingestion by toddlers (mean dose 0.15 mg/kg; range 0.01 to 0.57). The source of the clonidine was a grand-parent in six of 11 cases. Symptoms included altered level of consciousness (n = 11), miosis (n = 5), brad...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fiser DH,Moss MM,Walker W

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased cardiac index, oxygen delivery (DO2), and oxygen consumption (VO2) patterns were shown to characterize the physiologic status of surviving high-risk surgical patients, and indicate increased metabolic needs; relatively normal DO2 and VO2 values were found to characterize the sequential pattern of n...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shoemaker WC,Appel PL,Kram HB

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfluorocarbon (PFC) emulsions are promising oxygen-carrying blood supplements for the treatment of shock and in organ preservation for transplantation. We used the isolated, blood-perfused, canine right lower lung lobe (RLL) to determine the effect of a PFC emulsion, Oxypherol (FC-43), upon lung fluid balance and he...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hall JE,Ehrhart IC,Hofman WF

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The role of nitric oxide in mediating the early phase of hypotension and cardiovascular hyporeactivity in sepsis, and the cellular sources of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression under in vivo conditions, remain unclear. The objective of this study was to elucidate the time course and cellular location...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Liu SF,Barnes PJ,Evans TW

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of hypertonic (7.5%) saline-6% dextran 70 (HSD) and isotonic (0.9%) saline-6% dextran 70 (ISD) on cardiovascular function and intestinal perfusion in experimental endotoxin shock. DESIGN:Experimental, randomized, unblinded, interventional study. SETTING:University experimental animal ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Oi Y,Aneman A,Svensson M,Ewert S,Dahlqvist M,Haljamäe H

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the impact of a clinical pharmacist in a pediatric intensive care unit. The goals of the study were to determine the type and quantity of patient care interventions recommended by a clinical pharmacist and to specifically examine cost savings (or loss) that resulted from clinical pharmacist recommend...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Krupicka MI,Bratton SL,Sonnenthal K,Goldstein B

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00