Comparison of noninvasive measurements of carbon dioxide tension during withdrawal from mechanical ventilation.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic value of sublingual PCO2 (P(SL)CO2), lactate concentration, and mixed venous oxygen saturation (S(MV)O2) in hemodynamically unstable intensive care patients and, additionally, to compare the temporal changes of these variables in response to treatment....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Marik PE,Bankov A

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Severe coronavirus disease 2019 is associated with an extensive pneumonitis and frequent coagulopathy. We sought the true prevalence of thrombotic complications in critically ill patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 on the ICU, with or without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. DESIGN:We undertoo...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mirsadraee S,Gorog DA,Mahon CF,Rawal B,Semple TR,Nicol ED,Arachchillage DRJ,Devaraj A,Price S,Desai SR,Ridge CA,Singh S,Padley SPG

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to test the ability of myoglobin removal of a novel, high-permeability polysulphone dialyzer in acute kidney injury as a result of rhabdomyolysis. SETTING:Intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS:Six patients (one female; aged 24, 36, 41, 55, 63, and 65 yrs) ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sorrentino SA,Kielstein JT,Lukasz A,Sorrentino JN,Gohrbandt B,Haller H,Schmidt BM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Regional tidal lung strain may trigger local inflammation during mechanical ventilation, particularly when additional inflammatory stimuli are present. However, it is unclear whether inflammation develops proportionally to tidal strain or only above a threshold. We aimed to 1) assess the relationship between...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wellman TJ,Winkler T,Costa EL,Musch G,Harris RS,Zheng H,Venegas JG,Vidal Melo MF

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although discussing a prognosis is a duty of physicians caring for critically ill patients, little is known about surrogate decision-makers' beliefs about physicians' ability to prognosticate. We sought to determine: 1) surrogates' beliefs about whether physicians can accurately prognosticate for critically ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zier LS,Burack JH,Micco G,Chipman AK,Frank JA,Luce JM,White DB

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cocaine, which first made its appearance >1,000 yrs ago, is now widely used throughout the world. The physiologic responses to cocaine may cause severe pathologic effects. This review highlights the many critical care challenges resulting from these effects. DESIGN:Historical vignettes, epidemiologic factors...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shanti CM,Lucas CE

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Delirium is common in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU and associated with short- and long-term morbidity and mortality. The use of systemic corticosteroids is also common in the ICU. Outside the ICU setting, corticosteroids are a recognized risk factor for delirium, but their relationship with del...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Schreiber MP,Colantuoni E,Bienvenu OJ,Neufeld KJ,Chen KF,Shanholtz C,Mendez-Tellez PA,Needham DM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial and transcutaneous O2 (PtcO2) and CO2 (PtcCO2) tensions, arterial O2 saturations (SaO2) and P50 values were measured in 47 patients before extubation. In order to unmask ventilation to perfusion (VA/Q) inequality, all variables were obtained without CPAP and with FIO2 of 0.40 as well as with CPAP of 5 cm H2O ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tahvanainen J,Nikki P

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic support of critically ill patients is a relatively new topic of active research and discussion, and surprisingly little is known about the effects of critical illness on metabolic physiology and activity. The metabolic changes seen in critical illness are highly complex, and how and when to treat them ar...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Vincent JL

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate whether hyperglycemia enhances the systemic inflammatory response and oxidative stress induced by endotoxin. DESIGN:Laboratory investigation. SETTING:University medical school. SUBJECTS:Forty-one male Sprague-Dawley rats. INTERVENTIONS:A hyperglycemic condition was...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ling PR,Smith RJ,Bistrian BR

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because determining cardiac output is difficult in premature infants, little is known about the hemodynamic effects of PEEP in this age group. We used pulsed-wave Doppler echocardiography to assess the hemodynamic effects of PEEP increments in ten premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome. At a PEEP of 4 cm...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hausdorf G,Hellwege HH

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether base excess, base excess caused by unmeasured anions, and anion gap can predict lactate in adult critically ill patients, and also to determine whether acid-base variables can predict mortality in these patients. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Adult intensive care unit of tertiary ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rocktaeschel J,Morimatsu H,Uchino S,Bellomo R

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neutropenia recovery may be associated with an increased risk of respiratory function deterioration. A history of pneumonia complicating neutropenia has been identified as the leading cause of adult respiratory distress syndrome during neutropenia recovery in patients receiving anticancer chemotherapy, sugges...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Azoulay E,Attalah H,Yang K,Herigault S,Jouault H,Brun-Buisson C,Brochard L,Harf A,Schlemmer B,Delclaux C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine a) if the admission osmole gap, the difference between osmolality and osmolarity, is the same in the neurologic-neurosurgical intensive care unit (NNICU) population as in healthy controls; b) which of 11 osmole gap formulas, or osmolality, correlates best with mannitol serum concentrations; c) wh...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： García-Morales EJ,Cariappa R,Parvin CA,Scott MG,Diringer MN

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The high incidence of lower lobe collapse in adult intensive care patients is well described. We aimed to document the incidence and distribution of acute lobar collapse in the pediatric intensive care setting. The influence of anatomical and pathophysiological differences between the adult and pediatric resp...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Thomas K,Habibi P,Britto J,Owens CM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the impact of choice of therapy on renal recovery. DESIGN:Literature review. MAIN RESULTS:Randomized controlled trials conducted have not shown a benefit of continuous renal replacement therapy in mortality over intermittent renal replacement therapy. However, renal recovery is another importan...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Uchino S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 101 drowning or near-drowning victims admitted to Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA) between January 1975 and June 1978 were reviewed. The admission Glasgow coma score could be assigned retrospectively to 94 patients. A low score (less than 5) predicted a high risk group of patients with 80% mort...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dean JM,Kaufman ND

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The association between tobacco smoke exposure and critical illness is not well studied, largely because obtaining an accurate smoking history from critically ill patients is difficult. Biomarkers can provide quantitative data on active and secondhand cigarette smoke exposure. We sought to compare cigarette ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hsieh SJ,Ware LB,Eisner MD,Yu L,Jacob P 3rd,Havel C,Goniewicz ML,Matthay MA,Benowitz NL,Calfee CS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Clinical trial designs that randomize patients to fixed treatment regimens may disrupt preexisting relationships between illness severity and level of therapy. The practice misalignments created by such designs may have unintended effects on trial results and safety. METHODS:To illustrate this problem, the T...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Deans KJ,Minneci PC,Suffredini AF,Danner RL,Hoffman WD,Ciu X,Klein HG,Schechter AN,Banks SM,Eichacker PQ,Natanson C

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Quality of care for patients admitted with pneumonia varies across hospitals, but causes of this variation are poorly understood. Whether hospitals with high ICU utilization for patients with pneumonia provide better quality care is unknown. We sought to investigate the relationship between a hospital's ICU a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sjoding MW,Prescott HC,Wunsch H,Iwashyna TJ,Cooke CR

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:With the exception of a few single-center descriptive reports, data on critical care organizations are relatively sparse. The objectives of our study were to determine the structure, governance, and experience to date of established critical care organizations in North American academic medical centers. DES...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Pastores SM,Halpern NA,Oropello JM,Kostelecky N,Kvetan V

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the potential value of heart rate variability features for automated monitoring of sedation levels in mechanically ventilated ICU patients. DESIGN:Multicenter, pilot study. SETTING:Several ICUs at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. PATIENTS:Electrocardiogram recordings from 40 mechanica...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nagaraj SB,McClain LM,Zhou DW,Biswal S,Rosenthal ES,Purdon PL,Westover MB

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Information booklets have not been assessed by the families of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This study explored the information that the relatives of adult ICU patients wanted to find in the information booklets. DESIGN:Multicenter survey. SETTING:Twenty-three French ICUs. SUBJECTS:One close relativ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Soltner C,Lassalle V,Galienne-Bouygues S,Pottecher J,Floccard B,Delapierre L,Jungfer F,Sargentini C,Alberti C,Beydon L,Lifrea Group.

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To define a curriculum that outlines the core knowledge residents should possess upon completion of graduate training in order to be able to formulate and initiate a treatment plan for the critically ill patient. DATA SOURCES:Requirements for training program certification as outlined by the Accreditation C...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors：

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare intraosseous with central venous blood samples for biochemical analyses and hemoglobin levels during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and during cardiopulmonary resuscitation with infusion of sodium bicarbonate, epinephrine, and saline boluses through the intraosseous site. DESIGN:Prospective, ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Johnson L,Kissoon N,Fiallos M,Abdelmoneim T,Murphy S

更新日期：1999-06-01 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 simultaneously determine perceived vs. practiced adherence to recommended interventions for the treatment of severe sepsis or septic shock. DESIGN:One-day cross-sectional survey. SETTING:Representative sample of German intensive care units stratified by hospital size. PATIENTS:Adult patients with severe...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Brunkhorst FM,Engel C,Ragaller M,Welte T,Rossaint R,Gerlach H,Mayer K,John S,Stuber F,Weiler N,Oppert M,Moerer O,Bogatsch H,Reinhart K,Loeffler M,Hartog C,German Sepsis Competence Network (SepNet).

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to determine the frequency and the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of sepsis in a hospital-based population in Colombia. DESIGN:Prospective cohort. SETTING:Ten general hospitals in the four main cities of Colombia. PATIENTS:Consecutive patients admitted in emergency rooms, intensive ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rodríguez F,Barrera L,De La Rosa G,Dennis R,Dueñas C,Granados M,Londoño D,Molina F,Ortiz G,Jaimes F

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The successful management of an influenza pandemic will be reliant on the expertise of healthcare workers at high risk for occupationally acquired influenza. Recommended infection control measures for healthcare workers include surgical masks to protect against droplet-spread respiratory transmissible infecti...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gralton J,McLaws ML

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to quantify the association between intensive care unit-acquired dysglycemia (hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and high variability) and in-hospital mortality. DESIGN:Retrospective, observational study. SETTING:eICU Research Institute participating hospitals with an active tele-ICU program bet...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Badawi O,Waite MD,Fuhrman SA,Zuckerman IH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00