Prophylaxis of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in intensive care units: a meta-analysis.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a case of intentional ingestion of hand sanitizer in our hospital and to review published cases and those reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System. DESIGN:A case report, a literature review of published cases, and a query of the National Poison D...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gormley NJ,Bronstein AC,Rasimas JJ,Pao M,Wratney AT,Sun J,Austin HA,Suffredini AF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Heatstroke is characterized by hyperthermia, vasoplegic shock, and cerebral ischemia and hypoxia. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been shown to reduce brain ischemia and behavioral dysfunction during cerebral artery occlusion. The efficacy of HBO therapy for resuscitation from heatstroke remains to be determined ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tsai HM,Gao CJ,Li WX,Lin MT,Niu KC

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of dopexamine on splanchnic blood flow and splanchnic oxygen uptake in septic patients. DESIGN:A prospective, controlled trial. SETTING:A ten-bed intensive care unit (ICU) in a university hospital. PATIENTS:Twelve patients with severe sepsis (according to the criteria of the 1992 Amer...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Meier-Hellmann A,Bredle DL,Specht M,Hannemann L,Reinhart K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the accuracy of mixed venous hemoglobin oxygen saturation estimated, using in vivo pulmonary artery reflectance oximetry with ranging concentrations of carboxyhemoglobin. DESIGN:Criterion standard, a comparison of an alternative test to the "gold standard." SETTING:Laboratory animal facility of a ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Haney M,Tait AR,Tremper KK

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the thermodilution technique, repeated determination of cardiac index (CI) has become a rapid, easily accomplished, safe procedure. We paired 77 CI determinations measured by direct Fick and thermodilution techniques in 21 patients who underwent myocardial revascularization. Commercially available thermistor-tipp...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hodges M,Downs JB,Mitchell LA

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of diisopropyl phenol (propofol), with and without Intralipid, on the cardiopulmonary system and on thromboxane production in endotoxic pigs. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized animal study. SETTING:Animal research laboratory at a major teaching hospital. SUBJECTS:Twenty-four pigs, divided...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ziser A,Strickland RA,Murray MJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 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 determine the amount of spontaneous variability of cardiac output over time in critically ill patients, and to determine the effect of mechanical ventilation on cardiac output variability over time. DESIGN:Case series. SETTING:Medical intensive care unit in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. PATIENTS:T...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sasse SA,Chen PA,Berry RB,Sassoon CS,Mahutte CK

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare four different methods of endotracheal lidocaine administration with respect to the site of administration. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENTS:Thirty-two female patients (43.6 +/- 11.5 years old) undergoing elective gynecologic operations with an anesthesio...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Prengel AW,Lindner KH,Hähnel J,Ahnefeld FW

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effect of meconium on pulmonary surface tension properties, the mechanics of 30 excised, separated canine pulmonary lobes were studied. Meconia were blended in normal saline to produce solutions of 10% and 20%. Solutions were filtered to remove large particles and instilled endobronchially into the can...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chen CT,Toung TJ,Rogers MC

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the multiple biological, metabolic, and pharmacologic effects of supplemental arginine, much effort has been devoted to defining its role in numerous clinical conditions. Herein, we review the multiple pathways of arginine metabolism with its various enzyme systems; the effect of arginine on nutrition, healing, ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Barbul A,Uliyargoli A

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Mechanical ventilation can cause ventilator-induced brain injury via afferent vagal signaling and hippocampal neurotransmitter imbalances. The triggering mechanisms for vagal signaling during mechanical ventilation are unknown. The objective of this study was to assess whether pulmonary transient receptor po...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： González-López A,López-Alonso I,Pickerodt PA,von Haefen C,Amado-Rodríguez L,Reimann H,Niendorf T,Kuebler W,Albaiceta GM,Francis RCE,Spies CD

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:The purpose of this study was twofold: the development of a chronic model of leukocyte-mediated pulmonary injury and the evaluation of the protective effects of methylprednisolone. Rabbits were inoculated ip with zymosan. Blood gases and circulating leukocytes were evaluated. Survivors were kille...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chiara O,Giomarelli PP,Borrelli E,Casini A,Segala M,Grossi A

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This report examines the frequency, type, and prognostic factors of medical (nonneurologic) complications after subarachnoid hemorrhage in a large, prospective study. The influences of contemporary neurosurgical, neurological, and critical care practice on mortality and morbidity rates after aneurysmal subar...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Solenski NJ,Haley EC Jr,Kassell NF,Kongable G,Germanson T,Truskowski L,Torner JC

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the mortality rate and complications in a population of surgical patients with severe adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) treated with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of > 15 cm H2O in an attempt to reduce intrapulmonary shunt to approximately 0.20 and reduce FIO2 to < 0.50. DESIGN:R...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： DiRusso SM,Nelson LD,Safcsak K,Miller RS

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare measurement of cardiac output by the CO2 rebreathing method vs. the thermodilution cardiac output technique in the setting of acute respiratory failure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. DESIGN:Prospective, comparative study of two methods in a consecutive sample. SETTING:Int...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Neviere R,Mathieu D,Riou Y,Guimez P,Renaud N,Chagnon JL,Wattel F

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether four stages of weaning (acute, prewean, wean, and outcome) could be identified by using clinical instruments designed to quantify severity of illness, patient stability, or weaning readiness. The instruments used were the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE III), the Th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Burns SM,Ryan B,Burns JE

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) influences the proinflammatory immune response of the gut after hemorrhage. DESIGN:Random assignment to either unmanipulated control after 7 days of SDD or conventional rat chow, or hemorrhagic shock group after the same time of conventio...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kahlke V,Fändrich F,Brötzmann K,Zabel P,Schröder J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Muscle weakness associated with critical illness can be due to the illness itself, immobilization associated with it, and/or to concomitant use of drugs that affect neuromuscular transmission. This study investigated the contribution of immobilization per se to the muscle dysfunction, as well as the associat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ibebunjo C,Martyn JA

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suction applied to a chest-tube drainage system produces subambient pressure within the chest tube and may increase or decrease the flow of gas passing from the airway through a bronchopleural fistula. Such gas may have participated in gas exchange and contain more CO2 and less O2 than inspired gas. Calculated or meas...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Powner DJ,Cline CD,Rodman GH Jr

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recorded values (SpO2) of oxygen saturation from six noninvasive pulse oximeters were compared to each other and to the value from a cooximeter. Simultaneous measurements were obtained from each instrument in eight healthy nonsmoking volunteers rendered hypoxic greater than 70% SpO2. Functional arterial oxygen saturat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Choe H,Tashiro C,Fukumitsu K,Yagi M,Yoshiya I

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noncuffed, percutaneously inserted central venous catheters (CVCs) are widely used and cause at least 250,000 bloodstream infections (BSIs) in U.S. hospitals each year. We report a prospective study to determine whether inflammation at the insertion site is predictive of CVC-related BSI. METHODS:Percutaneou...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Safdar N,Maki DG

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of epidural opioids for postoperative analgesia has been associated with respiratory depression. This report demonstrates the ability of nalbuphine to rapidly reverse the respiratory depression caused by epidural sufentanil while maintaining postoperative pain relief. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cheng EY,May J

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the withholding or withdrawing of life support from patients with severe head injury. SETTING:San Francisco General Hospital, a city and county hospital with a Level I trauma center. DESIGN:A standardized questionnaire was used to collect data on demographics and functional outcome of severe...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： O'Callahan JG,Fink C,Pitts LH,Luce JM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the management of patients in an ICU during failure of both primary and backup electrical systems, resulting in nonfunctioning monitors, mechanical ventilators, and other life-support equipment. DESIGN:Case report of power outage and discussion. SETTING:A 45-bed cardiothoracic surgical ICU in a ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： O'Hara JF Jr,Higgins TL

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the role of serum albumin concentration as a predictor of mechanical ventilation dependency. DESIGN:Prospective, observation trial. SETTING:Multidisciplinary intensive care unit (ICU) in a university hospital. PATIENTS:One hundred forty-five consecutive patients who required mechanical ventila...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sapijaszko MJ,Brant R,Sandham D,Berthiaume Y

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical decreases in oxygen delivery (DO2) and mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2) are associated with anaerobic metabolism and, therefore, lactic acidosis. We studied 50 consecutive patients with sepsis and 50 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in whom the arterial blood lactate was greate...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Astiz ME,Rackow EC,Kaufman B,Falk JL,Weil MH

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess clinician perceptions of a machine learning-based early warning system to predict severe sepsis and septic shock (Early Warning System 2.0). DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Tertiary teaching hospital in Philadelphia, PA. PATIENTS:Non-ICU admissions November-December 2016. INTERVE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ginestra JC,Giannini HM,Schweickert WD,Meadows L,Lynch MJ,Pavan K,Chivers CJ,Draugelis M,Donnelly PJ,Fuchs BD,Umscheid CA

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00