Bioelectrical Impedance Measurements for Assessment of Kidney Function in Critically Ill Patients.

abstract：:The Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS), the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II), the Acute Physiology Score (APS), and the Coronary Prognostic Index (CPI), calculated within the first 24 h of ICU admission, were compared in 76 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Sixteen (21...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Moreau R,Soupison T,Vauquelin P,Derrida S,Beaucour H,Sicot C

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the current status and the clinical data related to the effects of tight glucose control by intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients. DESIGN:Review article. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENTS:Medical and surgical critically ill patients in whom a correlation between blood glucose...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Preiser JC,Devos P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if vecuronium doses individualized by peripheral nerve stimulation are lower than those doses chosen by standard clinical techniques; and to determine whether patients monitored by peripheral nerve stimulation exhibit shorter recovery times and less prolonged neuromuscular blockade after discont...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rudis MI,Sikora CA,Angus E,Peterson E,Popovich J Jr,Hyzy R,Zarowitz BJ

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the possible benefits of sympatholytics on uncontrolled hemorrhage in unanesthetized rats. DESIGN:A randomized laboratory study using rats to test the effects of sympatholytics on uncontrolled hemorrhage. SETTING:Research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Forty female Sprague-Dawley rats, randomly assigned in...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rudé MJ,Soucy DM,Hagedorn F,Illner H,Shires GT

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute renal tubular injury is a serious complication in the postoperative period, which is associated with high mortality and increased ICU stay. We aimed to demonstrate the protective effect of rhEPO against acute tubular injury induced by ischemia-reperfusion and to explore the mechanism of canonical transi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shen S,Jin Y,Li W,Liu X,Zhang T,Xia W,Wang Y,Ma K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In children, like in adults, tracheal intubation is a painful procedure that may induce hypertension, tachycardia, and other undesirable hemodynamic disorders. Although premature neonates are very sensitive to pain and vulnerable to its long-term effects, the need for sedation before tracheal intubation is st...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Simon L,Trifa M,Mokhtari M,Hamza J,Treluyer JM

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：:Percutaneous cholecystostomy was employed successfully as an alternative to cholecystectomy for the treatment of acute cholecystitis with perforation in an elderly woman. The procedure, performed portably in the cardiac care unit, was selected because progressive cardiac and renal decompensation made the patient an ex...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Longmaid HE 3rd,Bassett JG,Gottlieb H

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Isoflurane, a volatile anesthetic agent, has been recognized for its potential neuroprotective properties and has antiapoptotic effects. We examined whether isoflurane posttreatment is protective against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage and determined whether this effect needs sphingosine-rela...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Altay O,Hasegawa Y,Sherchan P,Suzuki H,Khatibi NH,Tang J,Zhang JH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the use of continuous negative extrathoracic pressure to treat successfully the adult respiratory distress syndrome in a 19-yr-old woman who resisted the application of positive airway pressure. Arterial hypoxemia was reversed with -26 cm H2O of extrathoracic pressure, produced by a modified Emerson iron l...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Morris AH,Elliott CG

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of enteral feed intolerance, identify factors associated with enteral feed intolerance, and assess the relationship between enteral feed intolerance and key nutritional and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients. DESIGN:Analysis of International Nutrition Survey database col...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Heyland DK,Ortiz A,Stoppe C,Patel JJ,Yeh DD,Dukes G,Chen YJ,Almansa C,Day AG

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To correlate radiant warmer bed power output with state of hydration in the critically ill infant, warmer power input was measured by a wattmeter and recorded by an on-line computer every 5 sec for 2 periods of 8-24 h each in 11 newborns with respiratory distress syndrome (mean birth weight 1.42 kg, mean gestational a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Engle WD,Baumgart S,Fox WW,Polin RA

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Monitoring of ventilation performance during cardiopulmonary resuscitation would be desirable to improve the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. To investigate the potential for measuring ventilation rate and inspiration time, we calculated the correlation in waveform between transthoracic impedance mea...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Losert H,Risdal M,Sterz F,Nysaether J,Köhler K,Eftestøl T,Wandaller C,Myklebust H,Uray T,Sodeck G,Laggner AN

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Remarkable progress has been made during the last decade in defining the molecular mechanisms that underlie septic shock. This rapidly expanding field is leading to new therapeutic opportunities in the management of severe sepsis. AIM:To provide the clinician with a timely summary of the molecular biology o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cinel I,Opal SM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical impressions about the problem of defibrillation during states of acid-base imbalance and hypoxia have been influenced by studies involving the effect of these derangements on the ventricular fibrillation threshold. Based on body weight, energy requirements for defibrillation in normal dogs were compared to re...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Yakaitis RW,Thomas JD,Mahaffey JE

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the role of platelets, fibrin, and adhesion molecules in mediating neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions in septic shock. DESIGN:Controlled experiments using phase contrast microscopy to examine neutrophil, platelet, and endothelial cell interactions in flowing cell suspensions under simulated ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kirschenbaum LA,McKevitt D,Rullan M,Reisbeck B,Fujii T,Astiz ME

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify glucose balance related to continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH) when a glucose-rich replacement fluid is used for the plasma ultrafiltrate removed. DESIGN:Prospective, nonintervention study. SETTING:Medical/surgical and cardiac surgical intensive care units of a university hospital. P...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Monaghan R,Watters JM,Clancey SM,Moulton SB,Rabin EZ

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical technology is a two-edged sword, capable of saving and improving life but also of ending and harming life. Finding the right stance toward technology requires great balance and sensitivity. It has seductive powers because of its expected benefits, the social and professional pressures to use it, and a frequent...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Callahan D

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prognostic value of short-latency median nerve somatosensory evoked potentials and brainstem auditory evoked potentials in outcome prediction for comatose cardiac arrest patients treated with hypothermia. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled trial of mild hypothermia after out-of-hospit...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tiainen M,Kovala TT,Takkunen OS,Roine RO

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the abnormalities present in endotracheal tubes removed from mechanically ventilated patients for "massive airleak." "Massive airleak" was defined as a leak that the attending physician felt was indicative of endotracheal tube defect such that extubation (and reintubation, if needed) would be ind...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kearl RA,Hooper RG

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A growing number of patients survive sepsis hospitalizations each year and are at high risk for readmission. However, little is known about temporal trends in hospital-based acute care (emergency department treat-and-release visits and hospital readmission) after sepsis. Our primary objective was to measure ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Meyer N,Harhay MO,Small DS,Prescott HC,Bowles KH,Gaieski DF,Mikkelsen ME

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess protective and risk factors for mortality among pediatric patients during initial care after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and to evaluate changes in hospital mortality. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort using the 1997, 2000, and 2003 Kids Inpatient Database, a probabilistic sample of ch...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bratton SL,Van Duker H,Statler KD,Pulsipher MA,McArthur J,Keenan HT

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This pilot study was designed to identify which contextual factors facilitate/hinder the implementation of the awakening, breathing, coordination, delirium, and early mobility (ABCDE) bundle for guidance in future studies. DESIGN:The sources of data for this study included document review, planned site visit...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Carrothers KM,Barr J,Spurlock B,Ridgely MS,Damberg CL,Ely EW

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 56 patients (24 uncomplicated postoperative and 32 septic patients), neopterin and elastase alpha 1 protease inhibitor complex (E-alpha 1 PI) plasma levels were measured daily. The clinical course of each patient was evaluated with the Multiple Organ Failure (MOF) score according to Goris. Neopterin cou...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Pacher R,Redl H,Frass M,Petzl DH,Schuster E,Woloszczuk W

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether mean arterial blood pressure excursions below the lower limit of cerebral blood flow autoregulation during cardiopulmonary bypass are associated with acute kidney injury after surgery. SETTING:Tertiary care medical center. PATIENTS:Four hundred ten patients undergoing cardiac surgery w...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ono M,Arnaoutakis GJ,Fine DM,Brady K,Easley RB,Zheng Y,Brown C,Katz NM,Grams ME,Hogue CW

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The definition of sepsis has been recently modified to accommodate emerging knowledge in the field, while at the same time being recognized as challenging, if not impossible, to define. Here, we seek to clarify the current understanding of sepsis as one that has been typically framed as a disorder of inflammation to o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Alverdy JC,Krezalek MA

更新日期：2017-02-01 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

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：:During the control period in this study, small premature infants, 1500 g in birth weight, had insensible water loss (IWL) of 2.28 g/kg/hr (equivlaent to 54 ml/kg/day), which is considerably higher than in full term infants. Under phototherapy, there was a significant increase in IWL (3.14 g/kg/hr) associated with incr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Yeh TF,Vidyasagar D,Pildes RS

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00