Risk factors and outcome analysis of acinetobacter baumannii complex bacteremia in critical patients.

abstract：:Hemodynamic effects of iso-oncotic 3% dextran-60, 6% dextran-70, and Ringer's acetate were compared in 28 male pigs (25 to 30 kg) subjected to experimental trauma and hemorrhage. The animals were kept anesthetized with 75% N2O/25% O2, 0.8% halothane. Hemodynamic and respiratory conditions were allowed to stabilize for...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Schött U,Lindbom LO,Sjöstrand U

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The role of nitric oxide in mediating the early phase of hypotension and cardiovascular hyporeactivity in sepsis, and the cellular sources of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression under in vivo conditions, remain unclear. The objective of this study was to elucidate the time course and cellular location...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Liu SF,Barnes PJ,Evans TW

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention built up new surveillance paradigms for the patients on mechanical ventilation and the ventilator-associated events, comprising ventilator-associated conditions and infection-related ventilator-associated complications. We assess 1) the current epidemiology of venti...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bouadma L,Sonneville R,Garrouste-Orgeas M,Darmon M,Souweine B,Voiriot G,Kallel H,Schwebel C,Goldgran-Toledano D,Dumenil AS,Argaud L,Ruckly S,Jamali S,Planquette B,Adrie C,Lucet JC,Azoulay E,Timsit JF,OUTCOMEREA Study

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Restoration of myocardial blood flow after ischemia triggers an inflammatory response involving toll-like receptors. Toll-like receptor 2 deficiency is associated with a reduced infarct size after myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. Because a marked mortality was observed in C3HeN wild-type mice, which was a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mersmann J,Koch A,Tran N,Zimmermann R,Granja TF,Larmann J,Herzog C,Theilmeier G,Bornstein SR,Kirschning CJ,Zacharowski K

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate if the up-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor strengthens the protective effect of amniotic fluid stem cells in a renal ischemia-reperfusion injury model. DESIGN:Randomized animal study. SETTINGS:University research laboratory. SUBJECTS:A total of 40 males 12-week-old Wistar rats w...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mori da Cunha MG,Zia S,Beckmann DV,Carlon MS,Arcolino FO,Albersen M,Pippi NL,Graça DL,Gysemans C,Carmeliet P,Levtchenko E,Deprest J,Toelen J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:We postulated that low-dose heparin (10 IU/kg.hr) administered as a continuous iv infusion may prevent or ameliorate the induction of thrombin-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation in baboons under general anesthesia. In a nonrandomized experiment lasting 8 hrs, animals were divided into...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： du Toit HJ,Coetzee AR,Chalton DO

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Subarachnoid hemorrhage results in significant long-lasting neurologic sequelae. Here, we investigated whether human albumin improves long-term outcomes in experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage and whether neurovascular remodeling is involved in the protection of albumin. DESIGN:Laboratory investigation. SET...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Xie Y,Liu W,Zhang X,Wang L,Xu L,Xiong Y,Yang L,Sang H,Ye R,Liu X

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:offstudied hemodynamic and renal effects of increasing the dosage of dopamine (DP) by 5 micrograms/kg X min, in 7 patients with peritonitis and clinical findings of septic shock, all of whom were already receiving variable dosages of DP. Stroke index (SI) (p less than .01), except in 3 cases, and mean arterial pressur...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： de la Cal MA,Miravalles E,Pascual T,Esteban A,Ruiz-Santana S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ICU has been considered a psychologically stressful environment. Although numerous studies have investigated this stress in ICU nurses, virtually none have examined how stressful the ICU is for physicians. This prospective study compares housestaff physicians' ratings of stress in the ICU to other medical-surgical...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Eisendrath SJ,Link N,Matthay M

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disadvantages of external ventricular drainage are the threat of sepsis and the nuisance of dislodging a precarious system in routine care. The experience of the authors with nearly 200 cases using a long ventricular catheter demonstrates that a subgaleal tunnel can be easily made for the ventricular catheter usin...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Saunders RL,Lyons TA

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hospital records of 7 patients with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) were reviewed. All patients were ventilator dependent for prolonged periods (mean duration intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) 14.3 +/- 3.5 months) but eventually were successfully weaned from mechanical ventilation and sent home. The...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Morray JP,Fox WW,Kettrick RG,Downes JJ

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was done to assess the effects of temperature on bleeding time and clotting time in normal male and female volunteers. DESIGN:Open study utilizing normal volunteers. SETTING:University research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Fifty-four healthy male and female volunteers, ranging in age from 19 to 35 yrs, ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Valeri CR,MacGregor H,Cassidy G,Tinney R,Pompei F

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effect of levosimendan, a novel inotropic vasodilator (inodilator), on the microvascular gastric mucosal hemoglobin oxygenation (muHbo(2)) is unknown. A possible effect could thereby be selective for the splanchnic region or could primarily reflect changes in systemic oxygen transport (Do(2)) and/or oxyge...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Schwarte LA,Picker O,Bornstein SR,Fournell A,Scheeren TW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To define the role of the intensivist in the initiation and management of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. DESIGN:Retrospective review of the literature and expert consensus. SETTING:Series of in-person meetings, conference calls, and emails from January 2018 to March 2019. SUBJECTS:A mult...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： DellaVolpe J,Barbaro RP,Cannon JW,Fan E,Greene WR,Gunnerson KJ,Napolitano LM,Ovil A,Pamplin JC,Schmidt M,Sorce LR,Brodie D

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cessation of massive hemoptysis after iatrogenic balloon catheter rupture of the pulmonary artery was observed after a 2-ml inflation of the balloon. A wedge angiogram showed a small cavity near the rupture. Secondary lobectomy was performed; however, the patient died 1 month later. Therapeutic approaches of this life...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Thomas R,Siproudhis L,Laurent JF,Bouget J,Bousser J,Camus C,Michelet C

更新日期：1987-03-01 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：:The aim of this study was to assess prospectively the variations of serum phosphorus concentration (P) after onset of mechanical ventilation (MV) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute respiratory acidosis. In 14 COPD patients, we measured P, PaCO2, and pH, immediately before MV (H0), ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Laaban JP,Grateau G,Psychoyos I,Laromiguière M,Vuong TK,Rochemaure J

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the efficacy and safety of proton pump inhibitors in comparison with histamine-2 receptor antagonists for stress-related upper gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis among critical care patients. DATA SOURCES:PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov. STUDY SELECTION:Randomized, con...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lin PC,Chang CH,Hsu PI,Tseng PL,Huang YB

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the cardiopulmonary and peripheral circulatory effects of the nonselective nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) to the more selective inducible NOS inhibitor S-methylisothiourea (SMT) and to phenylephrine (PE) in endotoxic and normal swine. DESIGN:Prospec...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cohen RI,Shapir Y,Davis A,Loona R,Scharf SM

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:When a patient is incompetent, the family is often considered to be a natural surrogate. The doctors' responsiveness to family wishes may vary. We explored if doctors' personal characteristics were associated with responsiveness to the relatives' wishes when admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) is consi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Escher M,Perneger TV,Heidegger CP,Chevrolet JC

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if autopsies performed on patients who die in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) provide clinically important new information. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:A 16-bed medical-coronary ICU. PATIENTS:Patients who underwent autopsy during a 1-yr period. INTERVENTIONS:Pre mortem diagnose...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Blosser SA,Zimmerman HE,Stauffer JL

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the utility of thoracic computed tomography (TCT) in the initial assessment of critically ill patients with chest injuries. DESIGN:Prospective observational study of cohorts. SETTING:Trauma intensive care unit (ICU) of a Spanish Level III hospital (US equivalent Level I). PATIENTS:Three hundre...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Guerrero-López F,Vázquez-Mata G,Alcázar-Romero PP,Fernández-Mondéjar E,Aguayo-Hoyos E,Linde-Valverde CM

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study tested the hypothesis that intra-coronary transfusion of circulation-derived autologous CD34+ cells can improve ischemia-related left ventricular dysfunction in patients with severe diffuse coronary artery disease refractory to medication and unsuitable for coronary intervention. DESIGN:A prospect...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lee FY,Chen YL,Sung PH,Ma MC,Pei SN,Wu CJ,Yang CH,Fu M,Ko SF,Leu S,Yip HK

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system activity on the heart rate and other hemodynamic variables in acute emergency patients with mild to moderately severe trauma. DESIGN:Clinical study. SETTING:Level 1 university-run trauma service. PATIENTS:Fourteen trauma patients stu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fathizadeh P,Shoemaker WC,Wo CC,Colombo J

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucus plugging of a large airway resulted in the formation of a check-valve mechanism and pulmonary hyperinflation, rather than atelectasis. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was both diagnostic and curative. The physician should be aware that mucus plugging may have unusual presentations and may mimic other clinical entities. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rubin EM,Baier H

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Expert task forces have proposed that adult critical care medicine services should be regionalized in order to improve outcomes. However, it is currently unknown if high intensive care unit (ICU) patient volumes are associated with reduced mortality rate. The objective was to investigate whether high-volume I...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Glance LG,Li Y,Osler TM,Dick A,Mukamel DB

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare urea nitrogen removal by continuous hemodiafiltration vs. functional native kidneys in critically ill, septic patients receiving > 2 g of amino acids/kg body weight per day. DESIGN:Prospective, comparative, unblinded study. SETTING:Trauma critical care units of a Level I adult trauma hospital. P...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Frankenfield DC,Reynolds HN,Wiles CE 3rd,Badellino MM,Siegel JH

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：:Gastric mucosal damage occurs in critically ill patients in intensive care units and develops in the setting of severe physiologic stress. Within 24 hrs of admission to the intensive care unit, 75% to 100% of critically ill patients demonstrate evidence of stress-related mucosal disease. Stress ulcers present a risk o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fennerty MB

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The difficult airway is a common problem in adult critical care patients. However, the challenge is not just the establishment of a safe airway, but also maintaining that safety over days, weeks, or longer. AIMS:This review considers the management of the difficult airway in the adult critical care enviro...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lavery GG,McCloskey BV

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00