Respiratory Complications Before and After Liver Transplant.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Morbidity associated with stress ulcer-related bleeding, the cost of medications, and the possible complications associated with stress ulcer prophylaxis are important considerations when prescribing prophylaxis. We prospectively studied the prescription patterns for stress ulcer prophylaxis in patients admi...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Frandah W,Colmer-Hamood J,Nugent K,Raj R

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Cognitive impairment after sepsis is an important clinical problem. Determinants of postseptic cognitive impairment are not well understood. We thus undertook a systems biology approach to exploring a possible role for apolipoprotein E (APOE) in postseptic cognitive impairment. DESIGN:Prospective, observati...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Brown SM,Beesley SJ,Stubben C,Wilson EL,Presson AP,Grissom C,Maguire C,Rondina MT,Hopkins RO

更新日期：2020-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis and sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) are common intensive care unit (ICU) diseases; the morbidity and mortality are high. The present study analyzed the sensitivity of different diagnostic criteria of sepsis 1.0 and 3.0, epidemiological characteristics of sepsis and SAE, and explored its risk fa...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Feng Q,Ai YH,Gong H,Wu L,Ai ML,Deng SY,Huang L,Peng QY,Zhang LN

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and total artificial hearts (TAHs) are surgically implanted as permanent treatment of unrecoverable heart failure. Both LVADs and TAHs are durable mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices that can prolong patient survival but also alter end-of-life trajectory. The permissibi...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Rady MY,Verheijde JL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin receptors (IRs) in the brain have unique molecular features and a characteristic pattern of distribution. Their possible functions extend beyond glucose utilization. In this systematic review, we explore the interactions between insulin and the brain and its implications for anesthesiologists, critic...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Bilotta F,Lauretta MP,Tewari A,Haque M,Hara N,Uchino H,Rosa G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis coagulopathy or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) mainly due to progressive endothelial disruption and damage. The glycocalyx is expressed on the endothelial cell surface and contributes to anti-thrombogenicity, anti-inflammatory, and regulates vascular permeability. We aimed to evaluate th...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Huang X,Hu H,Sun T,Zhu W,Tian H,Hao D,Wang T,Wang X

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Video laryngoscopy has demonstrated utility in airway management. For the present case series, we report the use of video laryngoscopy to evaluate the airway of critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients, as a means to reduce the risk of immediate postextubation stridor by assessing the degree of laryngeal edema...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Newmark JL,Ahn YK,Adams MC,Bittner EA,Wilcox SR

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The efficacy of routinely obtained chest radiographs (CXRs) on admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) is largely unknown. The current study investigated the efficacy of routinely obtained admission CXRs and determined whether the value of this diagnostic test was dependent on patient categ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kager LM,Kröner A,Binnekade JM,Gratama JW,Spronk PE,Stoker J,Vroom MB,Schultz MJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The process of controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) is strongly connected with the process of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy. In addition to impacting cDCD success, actions comprising withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy have implications for quality of palliative care. We examined pilot...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： van Beinum A,Hornby L,Ramsay T,Ward R,Shemie SD,Dhanani S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative (GN) pathogens and lack of novel antibiotics have increased the use of colistin, despite unknown optimal dosing. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a colistin loading dose, high-dose (LDHD) maintenance regimen in patients with MDR-GN...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Elefritz JL,Bauer KA,Jones C,Mangino JE,Porter K,Murphy CV

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fever after cardiac surgery in children may be due to bacterial infection or noninfectious origin like systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) secondary to bypass procedure. A marker to distinguish bacterial from nonbacterial fever in these conditions is clinically important. The purpose of our study was to eva...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Nahum E,Livni G,Schiller O,Bitan S,Ashkenazi S,Dagan O

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old woman was admitted to the intensive care unit with refractory nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Extensive evaluation including neuroimaging and cerebrospinal fluid examination was unrevealing. Brain biopsy revealed spongiosis, and prion disease was confirmed by immunostaining, providing the diagnosis of ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Shapiro JM,Shujaat A,Wang J,Chen X

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Timely recognition of critical illness is associated with improved outcomes, but is dependent on accurate triage, which is affected by system factors such as workload and staffing. We sought to first study the effect of delayed recognition on patient outcomes after controlling for system factors and then to ide...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Goel NN,Durst MS,Vargas-Torres C,Richardson LD,Mathews KS

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of adults with septic arthritis was undertaken to evaluate outcome of treatment and intensive care requirements in a community-based teaching hospital. During an 80-month period (1986-1992), 38 cases of septic arthritis were identified. Underlying joint disease was present in 84% of patients. Mean age was 68 ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Martens PB,Ho G Jr

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circulatory shock affects every third patient in intensive care units and is associated with high mortality. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) could serve as a means for monitoring tissue perfusion in circulatory shock. PURPOSE:To assess the evidence of NIRS monitoring in circulatory shock, we conducted a s...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Varis E,Pettilä V,Wilkman E

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:Use of checklists brings about improvements in a variety of patient outcomes. Nevertheless, whether compliance with a nurse-led intensive care unit (ICU) checklist produces the same effect is currently unknown. METHODS:This is a retrospective analysis of data obtained during the implementation of a quality ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Al Ashry HS,Abuzaid AS,Walters RW,Modrykamien AM

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：:Despite an overall decline in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB), the percentage of cases representing miliary TB has remained stable. We report 2 cases of fatal miliary TB that remained unrecognized until autopsy, occurring within a 6-month period at 1 Detroit institution. These cases represent the wide range of pres...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Bourbonnais JM,Sirithanakul K,Guzman JA

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined poisoning with calcium-channel blockers and beta-blockers is usually associated with severe heart failure. This report shows the effectiveness of emergency extracorporeal life support in treating life-threatening simultaneous propranolol and verapamil intoxication. A 15-year-old girl presented in cardiogenic ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kolcz J,Pietrzyk J,Januszewska K,Procelewska M,Mroczek T,Malec E

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether non-invasive ventilation (NIV) can avoid the need for tracheal intubation and/or reduce the duration of invasive ventilation (IMV) in previously intubated patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and developing acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) after major tr...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Piastra M,De Bellis A,Morena TC,De Luca D,Pezza L,Pizza A,Genovese O,Mancino A,Picconi E,Conti G

更新日期：2021-01-19 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：: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：:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is the most common morbidity among surviving premature infants. Injury to the developing lung is the result of the interaction between a susceptible host and a number of contributing factors such as mechanical ventilation and infection. The resulting persistent impairment of pulmonary functi...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Christou H,Brodsky D

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:Aspergillus fumigatus hyphae is often found in the lung tissue of patients with bronchocentric granulomatosis (BCG). This organism is believed to be one agent responsible for inciting the hypersensitivity response and subsequent development of the characteristic pathology that defines BCG. The definitive etiology of t...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Collier J,Wolfe R,Lerner R,Nathan S,Mohsenifar Z

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00