Influence of amikacin as the primary aminoglycoside on bacterial isolates in the intensive care unit.

abstract：:This study evaluated the effects of varying colloid concentrations and infusion volumes on survival and plasma volume expansion in rats subjected to an intestinal ischemic shock. Up to 10% solutions of albumin and dextran-40 in lactated Ringer's solution, infused over a 6-h period, had the same effects on hematocrit (...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dawidson I,Ottosson J,Reisch J

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility and safety of delivering early goal-directed sedation compared with standard sedation. DESIGN:Pilot prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:Six ICUs. PATIENTS:Critically ill adults mechanically ventilated for greater than 24 hours. INTERVENTIONS:Patients r...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shehabi Y,Bellomo R,Reade MC,Bailey M,Bass F,Howe B,McArthur C,Murray L,Seppelt IM,Webb S,Weisbrodt L,Sedation Practice in Intensive Care Evaluation Study Investigators.,Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:Previous studies documented activation of protease enzymes such as the plasma kallikrein-kinin system in endotoxemia and sepsis, both in experimental animals and in patients. We investigated the actions of aprotinin (a protease inhibitor that binds to plasma kallikrein) on systemic hemodynamics a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cumming AD,Nimmo GR

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility, biochemical efficacy, and safety of liberal versus conventional glucose control in ICU patients with diabetes. DESIGN:Prospective, open-label, sequential period study. SETTING:A 22-bed mixed ICU of a tertiary hospital in Australia. PATIENTS:We compared 350 consecutive patients w...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Luethi N,Cioccari L,Biesenbach P,Lucchetta L,Kagaya H,Morgan R,Di Muzio F,Presello B,Gaafar D,Hay A,Crisman M,Toohey R,Russell H,Glassford NJ,Eastwood GM,Ekinci EI,Deane AM,Bellomo R,Mårtensson J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the unique perspective of pediatric intensivists caring for critically ill adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Academic medical center in New York City. PATIENTS:Coronavirus disease 2019 positive adults requiring admission to an ICU. INTERV...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Joyce CL,Howell JD,Toal M,Wasserman E,Finkelstein RA,Traube C,Killinger JS,Joashi U,Greenwald BM,Nellis ME

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many clinical conditions are associated with an increase in abdominal pressure. While the effects on venous return have been studied in the past, little attention has been given to the effect of abdominal pressure on left-sided hemodynamic events. The effects of acute changes in abdominal pressure (Pab) on left ventri...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Robotham JL,Wise RA,Bromberger-Barnea B

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical care clinicians no longer consider family members as visitors in the intensive care unit. Family-centered care has emerged from the results of qualitative and quantitative studies evaluating the specific needs of families of patients dying in the intensive care unit. In addition, interventional studies have e...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lautrette A,Ciroldi M,Ksibi H,Azoulay E

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrest has a poor prognosis, regardless of age group. Children who fail to respond to two standard doses of epinephrine (0.01 mg/kg) rarely survive to hospital discharge, and most die without the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). We treated seven consecutive children in cardiac arrest with high dose ep...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Goetting MG,Paradis NA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of norepinephrine on static (right atrial pressure, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure ) and dynamic (pulse pressure variation and arterial systolic pressure variation) preload indicators in experimental hemorrhagic shock. DESIGN:Prospective controlled experimental study. SETTING:...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nouira S,Elatrous S,Dimassi S,Besbes L,Boukef R,Mohamed B,Abroug F

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review current knowledge about the impact of prolonged mechanical ventilation on diaphragmatic function and biology. MEASUREMENTS:Systematic literature review. CONCLUSIONS:Prolonged mechanical ventilation can promote diaphragmatic atrophy and contractile dysfunction. As few as 18 hrs of mechanical ventil...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Powers SK,Kavazis AN,Levine S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine factors influencing rationing decisions in a surgical ICU during a temporary nursing shortage when two to six of the unit's 16 beds were closed. DESIGN:Blinded, concurrent data collection, retrospective chart review. SETTING:Surgical ICU. PATIENTS:All patients (n = 308) for whom a surgical ICU...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Marshall MF,Schwenzer KJ,Orsina M,Fletcher JC,Durbin CG Jr

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Meningococcal septic shock (MSS) has high mortality and morbidity rates. In addition to the traditional prompt antibiotics and respiratory and circulatory support, new treatment strategies have been proposed. AGAINST THE INFLAMMATORY CASCADE:Immunotherapy, such as antiserum to Escherichia coli J5 and human ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Leclerc F,Leteurtre S,Cremer R,Fourier C,Sadik A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Preliminary studies have suggested that low doses of corticosteroids might rapidly improve hemodynamics in late septic shock treated with catecholamines. We examined the effect of hydrocortisone on shock reversal, hemodynamics, and survival in this particular setting. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, double-...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bollaert PE,Charpentier C,Levy B,Debouverie M,Audibert G,Larcan A

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pericardium serves many important functions, but it is not essential for life. Pericardial heart disease comprises only pericarditis and its complications, tamponade and constriction, and congenital lesions. However, the pericardium is affected by virtually every category of disease. The critical care physician is...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hoit BD

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Maintenance of mean arterial pressure>65 mm Hg has been associated with improved clinical outcomes in many studies of critically ill patients. Current guidelines for the management of septic shock and guidelines for managing other critical illnesses suggest intra-arterial blood pressure measurement is prefer...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chatterjee A,DePriest K,Blair R,Bowton D,Chin R

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether sepsis-associated coagulopathy predicts hospital mortality. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:One-thousand three-hundred beds urban academic medical center. PATIENTS:Six-thousand one-hundred forty-eight consecutive patients hospitalized between January 1, 2010, and December 31, ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lyons PG,Micek ST,Hampton N,Kollef MH

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine a) if the admission osmole gap, the difference between osmolality and osmolarity, is the same in the neurologic-neurosurgical intensive care unit (NNICU) population as in healthy controls; b) which of 11 osmole gap formulas, or osmolality, correlates best with mannitol serum concentrations; c) wh...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： García-Morales EJ,Cariappa R,Parvin CA,Scott MG,Diringer MN

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Procalcitonin (PCT), a marker of bacterial sepsis, may also act as a mediator of the inflammatory response to infection, and thus influence outcome. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between PCT, interleukin (IL)-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), organ failure, and mortality in pediatric septic shock...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hatherill M,Tibby SM,Turner C,Ratnavel N,Murdoch IA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the reversibility of acute kidney injury-induced neutrophil dysfunction and to identify involved mechanisms. DESIGN:Controlled laboratory experiment and prospective observational clinical study. SETTING:University laboratory and hospital. SUBJECTS:C57BL/6 wild-type mice. PATIENTS:Patients with ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Singbartl K,Miller L,Ruiz-Velasco V,Kellum JA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether end-tidal carbon dioxide tension (PETCO2) accurately reflects PaCO2 during high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV), 43 studies were performed on eight mongrel dogs with normal lungs. During HFJV, minute volume was modified to obtain a range of PaCO2 values from 15.5 to 74.5 torr. When PETCO2 was mea...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Algora-Weber A,Rubio JJ,Dominguez de Villota E,Cortes JL,Gomez D,Mosquera JM

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a valid, reliable measure that reflected the environment of respectfulness within the ICU setting. DESIGN:We developed a preliminary survey instrument based on conceptual domains of respect identified through prior qualitative analyses of ICU patient, family member, and clinician perspectives. Th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Beach MC,Topazian R,Chan KS,Sugarman J,Geller G

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To use a standardized tool for a multicenter assessment of antibiotic appropriateness in ICUs and identify local antibiotic stewardship improvement opportunities. DESIGN:Pilot point prevalence conducted on October 5, 2016; point prevalence survey conducted on March 1, 2017. SETTING:ICUs in 12 U.S. acute ca...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Trivedi KK,Bartash R,Letourneau AR,Abbo L,Fleisher J,Gagliardo C,Kelley S,Nori P,Rieg GK,Silver P,Srinivasan A,Vargas J,Ostrowsky B,Partnership for Quality Care (PQC) Inpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Working Group.

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Peripheral perfusion in critically ill patients frequently is assessed by use of clinical signs. Recently, the pulse oximetry signal has been suggested to reflect changes in peripheral perfusion. A peripheral perfusion index based on analysis of the pulse oximetry signal has been implemented in monitoring sys...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lima AP,Beelen P,Bakker J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine daily amino acid and total protein losses in patients with acute renal failure receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) during treatment by continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration with hemodialysis (CAVHD). DESIGN:Prospective, nonrandomized study. SETTING:Patients in the ICU of a regional nep...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Davies SP,Reaveley DA,Brown EA,Kox WJ

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Trauma induces a state of immunosuppression, which is responsible for the development of nosocomial infections. Hydrocortisone reduces the rate of pneumonia in patients with trauma. Because alterations of dendritic cells and natural killer cells play a central role in trauma-induced immunosuppression, we inve...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Roquilly A,Broquet A,Jacqueline C,Masson D,Segain JP,Braudeau C,Vourc'h M,Caillon J,Altare F,Josien R,Retière C,Villadangos J,Asehnoune K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pathogens that cause pneumonia may be treated in a targeted fashion by antibiotics, but if this therapy fails, then treatment involves only nonspecific supportive measures, independent of the inciting infection. The purpose of this study was to determine whether host response is similar after disparate infect...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： McConnell KW,McDunn JE,Clark AT,Dunne WM,Dixon DJ,Turnbull IR,Dipasco PJ,Osberghaus WF,Sherman B,Martin JR,Walter MJ,Cobb JP,Buchman TG,Hotchkiss RS,Coopersmith CM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that therapeutic hypercapnia enhances the proinflammatory responses to endotoxemia in the lung and spleen of rats. DESIGN:Prospective randomized study. SETTINGS:Hospital research institute. SUBJECTS:Forty-eight adult male rats. INTERVENTIONS:Rats were randomly assigned for a 24-hr p...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Norozian FM,Leoncio M,Torbati D,Meyer K,Raszynski A,Totapally BR

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between behavioral alterations and changes in monoaminergic systems provoked by ischemia-reperfusion liver injury in rats. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled animal study. SETTING:University animal laboratory. SUBJECTS:Male Wistar rats. INTERVENTIONS:Acute liver fai...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Adachi N,Inoue H,Arai T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00