Echodynamics: Interpretation, Limitations, and Clinical Integration!

abstract：:We describe the case of a patient with hemolysis-associated Clostridium perfringens septicemia and review all similar cases published in the literature since 1990, with specific focus on the relationship between treatment strategy and survival. We searched PubMed for all published cases of C. perfringens-associated he...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Simon TG,Bradley J,Jones A,Carino G

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine racial and ethnic differences in the utilization of 3 interventions (tracheostomy placement, gastrostomy tube placement, and hospice utilization) among patients with severe acute brain injury (SABI). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Data from the National Inpatient Sample, from 2002 to ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Jones RC,Creutzfeldt CJ,Cox CE,Haines KL,Hough CL,Vavilala MS,Williamson T,Hernandez A,Raghunathan K,Bartz R,Fuller M,Krishnamoorthy V

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND::While indirect calorimetry (IC) is the gold standard used to calculate specific calorie needs in the critically ill, predictive equations are frequently utilized at many institutions for various reasons. Prior studies suggest these equations frequently misjudge actual resting energy expenditure (REE) in med...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Tignanelli CJ,Andrews AG,Sieloff KM,Pleva MR,Reichert HA,Wooley JA,Napolitano LM,Cherry-Bukowiec JR

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To use the 2010 to 2011 data collected by structured chart review to provide a detailed up-to-date description of the epidemiology and microbiology of the sepsis syndromes. METHODS:Prospective observational study conducted at a university-affiliated urban teaching hospital and level-1 trauma and burn center. A...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Tulloch LG,Chan JD,Carlbom DJ,Kelly MJ,Dellit TH,Lynch JB

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:SARS-CoV2 can cause pulmonary failure requiring prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation (MV). Lung protective ventilation strategies are recommended in order to minimize ventilator induced lung injury. Whether patients with COVID-19 have the same risk for complications including barotrauma is still unknown...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Udi J,Lang CN,Zotzmann V,Krueger K,Fluegler A,Bamberg F,Bode C,Duerschmied D,Wengenmayer T,Staudacher DL

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:While clinicians' management of severe sepsis and septic shock has been positively influenced by a number of clinical research studies in the last decade, challenges remain regarding early hemodynamic optimization as envisioned in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign's (SSC) resuscitation bundle (RB). We examined t...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Coba V,Whitmill M,Mooney R,Horst HM,Brandt MM,Digiovine B,Mlynarek M,McLellan B,Boleski G,Yang J,Conway W,Jordan J,(The Henry Ford Hospital Sepsis Collaborative Group).

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consensus guidelines support the use of low-molecular-weight heparin for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in high-risk trauma patients but do not recommend a specific regimen. The current study compared the effectiveness and safety of enoxaparin 40 mg once-daily versus enoxaparin 30 mg twice-daily fo...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Bush S,LeClaire A,Hampp C,Lottenberg L

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the success rate and complications of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU). We performed a cohort study in the ICU of a large tertiary care, university-affiliated community hospital. All ICU patients for whom their attending physicians reque...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Ng PK,Ault MJ,Maldonado LS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of sepsis is an ongoing challenge for clinicians; despite the wide choice of effective antibiotics to treat infection, sepsis remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for patients admitted to an intensive care unit. Dysregulation of the immune response is now recognized to be a key factor in ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Panagiotou A,Gaiao S,Cruz DN

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodic epileptiform discharges (PEDs) are frequently encountered during continuous electroencephalography monitoring in the intensive care unit. Their implications and management are variable and highly dependent on the clinical context. This article is intended for the nonneurologist intensivist, reviews basic term...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Lahiri S,Boro AD,Shiloh AL,Milstein MJ,Savel RH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid storm, an endocrine emergency first described in 1926, remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. No laboratory abnormalities are specific to thyroid storm, and the available scoring system is based on the clinical criteria. The exact mechanisms underlying the development of thyroid storm from uncomplicat...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Chiha M,Samarasinghe S,Kabaker AS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of the critically ill patients with asthma can be rather challenging. Potentially devastating complications relating to this presentation include hypoxemia, worsening bronchospasm, pulmonary aspiration, tension pneumothorax, dynamic hyperinflation, hypotension, dysrhythmias, and seizures. In contrast to...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Laher AE,Buchanan SK

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 10 years, lung transplantation has become an increasingly common procedure for patients with end-stage respiratory disease. Although long-term survival can be achieved, there is still significant morbidity within the first year. Early postoperative problems that may be anticipated include respiratory insu...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Bierman MI,Stein KL,Stuart RS,Dauber JH

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Methods to optimize positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remain controversial despite decades of research. The pressure-volume curve (PVC), a graphical ventilator relationship, has been proposed for prescription of PEEP in ARDS. Whether the use of PVC's improves ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Hata JS,Togashi K,Kumar AB,Hodges LD,Kaiser EF,Tessmann PB,Faust CA,Sessler DI

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain blood flow tests with diffusible radiopharmaceuticals are often done as an ancillary test in brain death (BD). We report a case of an infant with absent brain blood flow on an anterior planar image despite persistent breathing and extensor posturing. We reviewed the literature from 1980 to 2008 using MEDLINE and...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Joffe AR,Lequier L,Cave D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At this time, there are no studies evaluating the risk of delirium or coma with the use of ketamine in mechanically ventilated adult patients, compared to conventional therapies such as propofol or dexmedetomidine. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the number of days alive without deliri...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Shurtleff V,Radosevich JJ,Patanwala AE

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurologic complications of cancer are common and are frequently life-threatening events. Certain neurologic emergencies occur more frequently in the cancer population, specifically elevated intracranial pressure, epidural cord compression, status epilepticus, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, central nervous system in...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Lin AL,Avila EK

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Agitation is common in the intensive care unit (ICU). Although antipsychotics are frequently used as first-line therapy, chlorpromazine has fallen out of favor due to risk of cardiovascular complications and severe hypotension. Although chlorpromazine is used anecdotally, there is a lack of data regarding it...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Choi M,Barra ME,Newman K,Sin JH

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) comprises a commonly used method of extracorporeal life support. It has proven efficacy and is an accepted modality of care for isolated respiratory or cardiopulmonary failure in neonatal and pediatric populations. In adults, there are conflicting studies regarding its benefi...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Allen S,Holena D,McCunn M,Kohl B,Sarani B

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Red cell distribution width (RDW) is reflective of systemic inflammation. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between RDW (on day 1 of development of septic shock) and mortality. METHODS:A total of 279 patients with septic shock were included. We categorized the patients into qu...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Sadaka F,O'Brien J,Prakash S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 25(OH)D, deficiency is common among critically ill patients and correlated with increased mortality. Furthermore, deficiency is associated with advanced liver disease. However, there are no studies available comparing the dimensions and consequences of a 25(OH)D deficiency between pa...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Mayr U,Fahrenkrog-Petersen L,Batres-Baires G,Rasch S,Herner A,Schmid RM,Huber W,Lahmer T

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article was to review the effects of acute intracranial lesions on myocardial function. The authors reviewed scientific and clinical literature retrieved from a computerized MEDLINE search from January 1965 through January 2002. Pertinent literature was referenced, including clinical and laborato...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Arab D,Yahia AM,Qureshi AI

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Conflicting results exist regarding the efficacy of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) in sepsis treatment. A pivotal factor affecting the therapeutic potency of NAC in sepsis is timing and dosing of its infusion. We aimed to assess the effect of NAC on redox status of patients with sepsis and to compare its efficacy in i...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Peivandi Yazdi A,Razavi M,Sheikh S,Boroumand N,Salehi M,Hashemy SI

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The feasibility and clinical outcomes of conservative fluid management after sepsis resuscitation remain unknown. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of a conservative fluid management protocol on fluid balance and intensive care unit (ICU)-free days among patients with sepsis. METHODS:In a single-center phas...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Semler MW,Janz DR,Casey JD,Self WH,Rice TW

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain reacts to injury or disease by cascades of cellular and molecular responses. Evidence suggests that immune-inflammatory processes are key elements in the physiopathological processes associated with brain injury or damage. Cytokines are among major mediators implicated in these processes. Cytokine responses ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kadhim HJ,Duchateau J,Sébire G

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isolated shortness of breath in the patient with a history of a malignancy creates a diagnostic challenge and serves as a source of anxiety. Although cancer recurrence is typically the first concern of the patient and the clinician, toxicities of anticancer therapies must also be considered. METHODS:A case ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Clapham KR,Bhimani RD,Cooper JP,Stern TA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intrahospital transports (IHTs) of neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU) patients can be hazardous. Increasing intracranial pressure (ICP) and/or decreasing cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) as well as cardiopulmonary alterations are common complications of an IHTs, which can lead to secondary brain injury...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Bender M,Stein M,Kim SW,Uhl E,Schöller K

更新日期：2019-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) specialized for brain and spine injury patients is associated with improved outcome. We investigated the effects of the first dedicated, combined neurological and neurosurgical ICU (NeuroICU) in Korea on patient outcomes. METHODS:The first dedicated NeuroICU in Kore...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Jeong JH,Bang J,Jeong W,Yum K,Chang J,Hong JH,Lee K,Han MK

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents an enormous health care concern for the United States and other countries. According to the American Diabetes Association in 2007, there were more than 23 million Americans living with diabetes. This is a 13.5% increase from 2005, likely representing increases in Type II DM (DMII). Di...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Scalea JR,Cooper M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early fluid resuscitation is a key aspect in the successful management of critically ill patients, but the optimal goal for volume control after the acute stage of critical illness remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of bioimpedance spectrometry for fluid management in critical...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Yang SF,Tseng CM,Liu IF,Tsai SH,Kuo WS,Tsao TP

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00