Lactated Ringer's solution versus 3% albumin for resuscitation of a lethal intestinal ischemic shock in rats.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine how many multicenter, randomized controlled trials have been published that assess mortality as a primary outcome in the adult intensive care unit population, and to evaluate their methodologic quality. DATA SOURCE:A sensitive search strategy for randomized controlled trials was conducted in th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ospina-Tascón GA,Büchele GL,Vincent JL

更新日期：2008-04-01 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 assess the efficacy of bulk diffusion in maintaining oxygenation during apnea testing for brain death. DESIGN:Case series. SETTING:ICU in a primary care hospital. PATIENTS:Twenty-four consecutive patients with suspected brain death. Most patients suffered cerebral trauma from vehicular accidents. INTER...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： al Jumah M,McLean DR,al Rajeh S,Crow N

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients in hypertensive crisis were treated with iv sodium nitroprusside (SNP). In all cases, rapid clinical improvement was obtained. Nevertheless, 9 patients developed progressive resistance to the hypotensive effect of the drug. For the first 2 h, the mean infusion rate was 1.68 +/- 0.64 micrograms/kg . min...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rouby JJ,Gory G,Bourrelli B,Glaser P,Viars P

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Inhaled nitric oxide is being utilized as a selective pulmonary vasodilator in the treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. However, the effects of inhaled nitric oxide on cerebral hemodynamics and distribution of left ventricular output in newborn subjects have not been studied. This s...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rosenberg AA,Kinsella JP,Abman SH

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties of drotrecogin alfa (activated) (recombinant human activated protein C), emphasizing its modulatory effects on endothelial nuclear factor-kappaB. We propose a broad anti-inflammatory effect of drotrecogin alfa (activated), acting on both endotheliu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Joyce DE,Grinnell BW

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing evidence that survivors of critical illness suffer from impaired health-related quality of life. There are relatively few studies that have evaluated the effect of interventions in clinical trials to improve these long-term outcomes. Studies to improve long-term outcomes after critical illness f...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rubenfeld GD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paranasal sinusitis is reported as a complication of prolonged nasal intubation and the source of sepsis in adult intensive care patients. In surgical neonates with congenital malformations, prolonged intubation with a nasotracheal (NT) or NG tube is often necessary, but sinusitis with complicating sepsis is seldom re...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bos AP,Tibboel D,Hazebroek FW,Hoeve H,Meradji M,Molenaar JC

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined recommendations within critical care guidelines to describe the pairing patterns for strength of recommendation and quality of evidence. We further identified recommendations where the reported strength of recommendation was strong while the reported quality of evidence was not high/moderate and ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sims CR,Warner MA,Stelfox HT,Hyder JA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between treatment-related variables for Candida bloodstream infection and hospital mortality. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING:Thousand two hundred-bed academic medical center. PATIENTS:A total of 245 consecutive patients with Candida bloodstream infections who rece...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Labelle AJ,Micek ST,Roubinian N,Kollef MH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Failure to detect clinical deterioration in the hospital is common and associated with poor patient outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Our objective was to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of real-time risk stratification using the electronic Cardiac Arrest Risk Triage score, an electronic health r...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kang MA,Churpek MM,Zadravecz FJ,Adhikari R,Twu NM,Edelson DP

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of early administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on hospital mortality in nonneutropenic patients with septic shock, excluding patients with melioidosis. DESIGN:A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial. SETTING AND PATIENTS:Adult patie...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Stephens DP,Thomas JH,Higgins A,Bailey M,Anstey NM,Currie BJ,Cheng AC

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Procalcitonin may be associated with reduced antibiotic usage compared to usual care. However, individual randomized controlled trials testing this hypothesis were too small to rule out harm, and the full cost-benefit of this strategy has not been evaluated. The purpose of this analysis was to evaluate the ef...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Heyland DK,Johnson AP,Reynolds SC,Muscedere J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the incidence of non-neurologic organ dysfunction and its association with outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury admitted to intensive care. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. SETTING:Foothills Medical Centre, which is the only neurosurgical service in southern Alberta (populati...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zygun DA,Kortbeek JB,Fick GH,Laupland KB,Doig CJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that PaCO2 levels generated during permissive hypercapnia may enhance arterial oxygenation, when ventilation is maintained. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Research laboratory in a hospital. SUBJECTS:One group of eight mongrel dogs (four male; four female). INTERVENTIONS:The dogs ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Torbati D,Mangino MJ,Garcia E,Estrada M,Totapally BR,Wolfsdorf J

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of circulating histones on cardiac injury and dysfunction in a murine model and patients with sepsis. DESIGN:Prospective, observational clinical study with in vivo and ex vivo translational laboratory investigations. SETTING:General ICU and university research laboratory. SUBJECTS...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Alhamdi Y,Abrams ST,Cheng Z,Jing S,Su D,Liu Z,Lane S,Welters I,Wang G,Toh CH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypophosphatemia may occur in Reye's syndrome. We retrospectively studied 42 patients with Reye's syndrome to determine the frequency and degree of hypophosphatemia, to identify possible causes, and to determine whether hypophosphatemia was related to the severity of disease or mortality. Nineteen (46%) patients were ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Carroll JL,Kanter RK

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify and appraise articles describing criteria used to prioritize or withhold a critical care admission. DATA SOURCES:PubMed, Embase, Medline, EBM Reviews, and CINAHL Complete databases. Gray literature searches and a manual review of references were also performed. Preferred Reporting Items for Syst...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dahine J,Hébert PC,Ziegler D,Chenail N,Ferrari N,Hébert R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, noninvasive ventilation and high-flow nasal cannula oxygen are alternative strategies to conventional oxygen therapy. Endotracheal intubation is frequently needed in these patients with a risk of delay, and early predictors of failure may help clinicians ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Frat JP,Ragot S,Coudroy R,Constantin JM,Girault C,Prat G,Boulain T,Demoule A,Ricard JD,Razazi K,Lascarrou JB,Devaquet J,Mira JP,Argaud L,Chakarian JC,Fartoukh M,Nseir S,Mercat A,Brochard L,Robert R,Thille AW,REV

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cytokines and adhesion molecules have a decisive role in the development of early inflammatory response as well as the late sequelae of sepsis. Because L-selectin-deficient mice are protected from lethal endotoxemia, blockade of L-selectin may provide a useful therapeutic option in human sepsis. Heparin has i...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Derhaschnig U,Pernerstorfer T,Knechtelsdorfer M,Hollenstein U,Panzer S,Jilma B

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer program is presented which analyzes acid-base and respiratory variables. This program's advantages include limited data input, hand-held portability, error identification, and succinct analysis statements. It is a useful adjunct to daily care of the critically ill. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lynn LA,Sunderrajan EV

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The potential advantages of lowering core temperature during sepsis are to lower energy requirement and to activate various cell-protecting pathways. We experimentally investigated whether postconditioning temperature modifications influence survival duration during experimental sepsis. DESIGN:A prospective...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： L'Her E,Amerand A,Vettier A,Sebert P

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：:The effects of the Trendelenburg (TREND) position and passive straight leg raising (PLR) on cardiopulmonary performance in 18 anesthetized patients undergoing myocardial revascularization were studied with a two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography probe and a thermodilution right ventricular ejection fraction...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Reich DL,Konstadt SN,Raissi S,Hubbard M,Thys DM

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard techniques for measuring pulmonary resistance (RP) to gas flow in newborn infants yield results that are widely dispersed and difficult to interpret. The purpose of this study is to describe and evaluate a new improved method for determining RP which utilizes a sinusoidal pressure wave generator. Measurements...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Richardson P,Carlstrom JR

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Increasing time to mechanical ventilation and high-flow nasal cannula use may be associated with mortality in coronavirus disease 2019. We examined the impact of time to intubation and use of high-flow nasal cannula on clinical outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hernandez-Romieu AC,Adelman MW,Hockstein MA,Robichaux CJ,Edwards JA,Fazio JC,Blum JM,Jabaley CS,Caridi-Scheible M,Martin GS,Murphy DJ,Auld SC,Emory COVID-19 Quality and Clinical Research Collaborative.

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Severe sepsis poses a major burden on the U.S. healthcare system. Previous epidemiologic studies have not differentiated community-acquired severe sepsis from healthcare-associated severe sepsis or hospital-acquired severe sepsis hospitalizations. We sought to compare and contrast community-acquired severe s...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Page DB,Donnelly JP,Wang HE

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:Although ICUs generate attention as consumers of resources, no national data on utilization and costs were available in Canada. U.S. estimates are too old for current comparison. Based on national hospital survey data from Statistics Canada, we calculated the utilization of ICUs in all Canadian general hospitals from ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Jacobs P,Noseworthy TW

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cardiopulmonary effects of the novel endothelin receptor antagonist tezosentan in endotoxin-induced lung injury in sheep and to assess the dose response to tezosentan and endothelin-1 in healthy sheep. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled experimental study. SETTING:University animal l...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kuklin VN,Kirov MY,Evgenov OV,Sovershaev MA,Sjöberg J,Kirova SS,Bjertnaes LJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00