Ketanserin in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension after valvular surgery: a comparison with sodium nitroprusside.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purposes of this report are to a) describe the University of Michigan experience with venoarterial or venovenous extracorporeal life support for severe pediatric pulmonary rescue therapy, and b) examine survivors and nonsurvivors for differences that might be useful for examination in future, prospective...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Moler FW,Custer JR,Bartlett RH,Palmisano J,Meliones JN,Delius RE,Braden EI,Snedecor S

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Life-threatening conditions cause severe changes in the organization and conformation of macromolecules, creating urgent requirements for protein repair to ensure survival. As molecular chaperones, heat shock proteins (HSP) that have specialized functions in protein folding are now well established to restore...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Christians ES,Yan LJ,Benjamin IJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether clinically relevant airspace concentrations of beta2-adrenergic agonists stimulated maximal alveolar fluid clearance rates and to determine whether beta2 agonist therapy decreased pulmonary edema in experimental acute lung injury. DESIGN:Prospective randomized laboratory investigation. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： McAuley DF,Frank JA,Fang X,Matthay MA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of two doses of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1, alprostadil) combined with unfractionated heparin on the hemofilter life-span and the coagulation profile during continuous venovenous hemofiltration. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:Intensive care unit at a university...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kozek-Langenecker SA,Kettner SC,Oismueller C,Gonano C,Speiser W,Zimpfer M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critically ill patients who fear impending death may die suddenly. We studied prospectively the incidence of death in critically ill surgical patients who articulated the fear that they were about to die. Physiologic, environmental, and behavioral correlates which might influence perceptions of impending death were ex...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Poulton TJ,Butdorf MB

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In April 2009, Mexican, American, and Canadian authorities announced that a novel influenza virus with pandemic potential had been identified in large segments of the population. Within weeks, it became apparent that the world was dealing with the first influenza pandemic in >40 yrs. Despite the unpredictable nature o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lagacé-Wiens PR,Rubinstein E,Gumel A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare prone positioning and continuous rotational therapy with respect to oxygenation and hemodynamics in patients suffering from adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). DESIGN:Randomized, prospective pilot study. SETTING:Intensive care unit at a university hospital. PATIENTS:Twenty-six mechanical...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Staudinger T,Kofler J,Müllner M,Locker GJ,Laczika K,Knapp S,Losert H,Frass M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Preoperative intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) improves the results of complex coronary surgery. However, its insertion may be harmful or contraindicated in cases of severe and diffuse atherosclerosis of the descending aorta and peripheral arteries. We sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transbrac...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Onorati F,Bilotta M,Pezzo F,Impiombato B,Caroleo S,Santangelo E,Renzulli A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a case of fatal hyperkalemia owing to succinylcholine administration in a patient with mucositis secondary to chemotherapy. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Adult intensive care unit (ICU) at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. PATIENTS:One patient with mucositis secondary to chemotherapy. MEASUREMEN...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Al-Khafaji AH,Dewhirst WE,Cornell CJ Jr,Quill TJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the assessment of decision-making capacity of ICU patients by attending clinicians (physicians, nurses, and residents) with a capacity score measured by the Mini-Mental Status Examination, completed by Aid to Capacity Evaluation if necessary. The primary outcome was agreement between physicians' a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bertrand PM,Pereira B,Adda M,Timsit JF,Wolff M,Hilbert G,Gruson D,Garrouste-Orgeas M,Argaud L,Constantin JM,Chabanne R,Quenot JP,Bohe J,Guerin C,Papazian L,Jonquet O,Klouche K,Delahaye A,Riu B,Zieleskiewicz L,Darm

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Corticosteroid therapy is frequently used in septic patients given the rationale that there is an increased demand for corticosteroid in sepsis, and up to 60% of severe septic patients experience adrenal insufficiency. However, the efficacy of corticosteroid therapy and whether the therapy should be based on...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ai J,Guo L,Zheng Z,Wang SX,Huang B,Li XA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the scales and predictive power for hospital mortality of three recent multiple organ dysfunction scores. DESIGN:Prospective, observational, validation cohort study. SETTING:A ten-bed medical-surgical intensive care unit in a Finnish tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS:Among the 591 consecutive pat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Pettilä V,Pettilä M,Sarna S,Voutilainen P,Takkunen O

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Critical care ultrasonography has become established within ICUs as a diagnostic tool and to guide management strategies and practical procedures. Following an international consensus statement in 2011, various national professional societies and organizations have sought to develop and deliver training prog...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wong A,Galarza L,Duska F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:High-frequency oscillation has been proposed for use in adult acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, limited data are available on the effect of pressure amplitude and rate (Hz) on tidal volumes delivered during high-frequency oscillation in adults. DESIGN:Prospective, animal model, lung injury study....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sedeek KA,Takeuchi M,Suchodolski K,Kacmarek RM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare in the same patient with septic shock, respective effects of epinephrine, norepinephrine, and the combination of norepinephrine and dobutamine (5 microg/kg/min) on systemic hemodynamic parameters and gastric mucosal perfusion using gastric tonometry and laser-Doppler flowmetry techniques. DESIGN:...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Duranteau J,Sitbon P,Teboul JL,Vicaut E,Anguel N,Richard C,Samii K

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our understanding of the acute respiratory distress syndrome in children is limited, and literature is dominated by investigations in adult patients. Recent preclinical studies suggest that the susceptibility to and severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome in children could differ from that in adults....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Schouten LR,Veltkamp F,Bos AP,van Woensel JB,Serpa Neto A,Schultz MJ,Wösten-van Asperen RM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most studies have assessed conflict between clinicians and surrogate decision makers in ICUs from only clinicians' perspectives. It is unknown if surrogates' perceptions differ from clinicians'. We sought to determine the degree of agreement between physicians and surrogates about conflict and to identify pre...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Schuster RA,Hong SY,Arnold RM,White DB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) acquisition in intensive care unit (ICU) patients on mortality and length of stay (LOS). DESIGN:Pairwise matched 1:1 case-control study. SETTING:Medical-surgical ICU in a tertiary health care institution. PATIENTS:During 16 months, all patients admitt...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： García-Garmendia JL,Ortiz-Leyba C,Garnacho-Montero J,Jiménez-Jiménez FJ,Monterrubio-Villar J,Gili-Miner M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemoglobin (Hb) induces vasoconstriction by heme group binding nitric oxide in an irreversible fashion. Recent in vitro studies indicate that the thiol groups in Hb reversibly bind nitric oxide and participate in trans-nitrosylation reactions with other thiols. Sepsis is a pathophysiologic state characterize...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tejedor C,Lorente JA,Delgado MA,Fernández-Segoviano P,De Paula M,Tobalina R,Alonso M,Moscoso A,Soto F,Blázquez J,Esteban A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial catheterization for blood gas analysis and direct monitoring of blood pressure in infants and children can be attended by a variety of complications, which limit its use to short periods of time. An improved technique, consisting of elimination of stopcocks, the use of a continuous flushing system adapted for...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Galvis AG,Donahoo JS,White JJ

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether the delivered nitric oxide (NO) concentration is affected by a change in the ventilatory setting during neonatal mechanical ventilatory support. DESIGN:Prospective, experimental study. SETTING:Laboratory at Nagoya City University Medical School. INTERVENTIONS:This study was performed by u...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Yamaguchi N,Togari H,Suzuki S

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A recent post hoc analysis suggested that driving pressure may be more important than traditional ventilatory variables in determining outcome in mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the risk of mortality fo...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Aoyama H,Pettenuzzo T,Aoyama K,Pinto R,Englesakis M,Fan E

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The administration of vasopressin during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provides significantly more vital organ blood flow when compared with epinephrine during cardiac arrest in pigs. The effects of this potent vasoconstrictor on postresuscitation cardiovascular function remain unknown. The purpose of t...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Prengel AW,Lindner KH,Keller A,Lurie KG

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine which of a series of disposable or interchangeable positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) devices functions with the least imposition of inspiratory and expiratory work during continuous positive airway pressure. DESIGN:Prospective laboratory evaluation performed on a lung model. SETTING:Resea...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kacmarek RM,Mang H,Barker N,Cycyk-Chapman MC

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of a part-time rapid response system on the occurrence rate of cardiopulmonary arrest by comparing the times of rapid response system operation versus nonoperation. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A 1,360-bed tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS:Adult patients admitted to the...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kim Y,Lee DS,Min H,Choi YY,Lee EY,Song I,Park JS,Cho YJ,Jo YH,Yoon HI,Lee JH,Lee CT,Do SH,Lee YJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the epidemiology of broad-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant gram-negative bacilli in intensive care units (ICUs) during a nonoutbreak period, including the prevalence, the risk factors for colonization, the frequency of acquisition, and the rate of infection. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTIN...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： D'Agata EM,Venkataraman L,DeGirolami P,Burke P,Eliopoulos GM,Karchmer AW,Samore MH

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of a hydroxyethyl starch-deferoxamine conjugate on hepatic microcirculation in an isobaric, anesthetized rat model of hemorrhagic shock and asanguineous resuscitation. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled study. SETTING:Laboratory at a university hospital. SUBJECTS:Twenty-thr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bauer M,Feucht K,Ziegenfuss T,Marzi I

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:a) To quantify the use of do-not-resuscitate orders in a tertiary care children's hospital; and b) to characterize the circumstances in which such orders are written. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. SETTING:University teaching hospital. PATIENTS:All inpatients who died in an urban children's hospital o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lantos JD,Berger AC,Zucker AR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00