Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:The goals of this review article are to review the importance and value of standardized definitions in clinical research, as well as to propose the necessary tools and infrastructure needed to advance nosology and medial taxonomy to improve the quality of clinical trials in the field of critical care. DATA SOURCES:We searched MEDLINE for relevant articles, reviewed those selected and their reference lists, and consulted personal files for relevant information. DATA SYNTHESIS:When the pathobiology of diseases is well understood, standard disease definitions can be extremely specific and precise; however, when the pathobiology of the disease is less well understood or more complex, biological markers may not be diagnostically useful or even available. In these cases, syndromic definitions effectively classify and group illnesses with similar symptoms and clinical signs. There is no clear gold standard for the diagnosis of many clinical entities in the intensive care unit, including notably both acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis. There are several types of consensus methods that can be used to explicate the judgmental approach that is often needed in these cases, including interactive or consensus groups, the nominal group technique, and the Delphi technique. Ideally, the definition development process will create clear and unambiguous language in which each definition accurately reflects the current understanding of the disease state. CONCLUSIONS:The development, implementation, evaluation, revision, and reevaluation of standardized definitions are keys for advancing the quality of clinical trials in the critical care arena.
journal_name
Crit Care Medjournal_title
Critical care medicineauthors
Singh JM,Ferguson NDdoi
10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181920ee8subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-01-01 00:00:00pages
S173-7issue
1 Suppleissn
0090-3493issn
1530-0293pii
00003246-200901001-00025journal_volume
37pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::In a prospective randomized study to determine whether prevention of colonization of Gram-negative bacteria results in prevention of Gram-negative bacterial infections, 96 intensive care patients were randomly allocated into a control group and a study group. The study group received oral nonabsorbable antimicrobial a...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/00003246-198811000-00001
更新日期:1988-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Human hemoglobin (Hb) solution is being developed for use as an oxygen-delivering resuscitation fluid. Substantial improvements in the general purity and quality of experimental Hb solutions have been achieved by recent research efforts. Hb solutions now appear to be free of the undesirable biological effects that wer...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00003246-198204000-00002
更新日期:1982-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the absence or presence of clinical pharmacists in intensive care units (ICUs) results in differences in mortality rates, length of ICU stay, and ICU charges for Medicare patients with nosocomial-acquired infections, community-acquired infections, and sepsis. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENT...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e31818f2269
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To explore the relationship between timing of continuous renal replacement therapy commencement and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. The primary outcomes were all-cause mortality at 28 and 90 days. DESIGN:Nested observational cohort study using data from the Randomized ...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000000343
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To compare the effects of two lung-protective ventilation strategies on pulmonary vascular mechanics in early acute respiratory distress syndrome. DESIGN:Experimental study. SETTING:University animal research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Twelve pigs (30.8 ± 2.5 kg). INTERVENTIONS:Acute respiratory distress syndr...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000002701
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether blood lactate, base deficit, or oxygen-derived hemodynamic variables correlate with morbidity and mortality rates in a clinically-relevant LD50 model of penetrating trauma. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled study. SETTING:University research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Anesthetized, mechanically...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-199901000-00044
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The use of corticosteroids in patients with sepsis or septic shock has been controversial for many decades. Clinical studies have reported beneficial, as well as negative results. We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the clinical evidence and to evaluate treatment effects in specific subgroups of patients. ...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1097/00003246-199507000-00021
更新日期:1995-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The 2003 global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) provided numerous challenges to the delivery of critical care. The Toronto critical care community has learned important lessons from SARS, which will help in preparation for future disease outbreaks. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this stud...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000150954.88817.6
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Comparative hemodynamic measurements recorded in 19 cases of septic shock associated with Neisseria meningitidis bacteremia and in 20 shock cases associated with bacteremia due to other Gram-negative bacilli showed a significantly higher incidence of early myocardial depression in the cases with meningococcal infectio...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-198412000-00003
更新日期:1984-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that the effects of intravenous injection of latex particles would demonstrate the contribution of phagocytosis by mononuclear phagocytes to the development of Escherichia coli-induced acute lung injury in neutropenic guinea pigs. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled, experimental study. Int...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-199606000-00025
更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Cardiovascular dysfunction occurs in the majority of asphyxiated neonates and has been suggested to be a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. We previously demonstrated that cyclosporine A treatment during resuscitation can significantly improve cardiovascular performance in asphyxiated newborn p...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182746704
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The administration of vasopressin during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provides significantly more vital organ blood flow when compared with epinephrine during cardiac arrest in pigs. The effects of this potent vasoconstrictor on postresuscitation cardiovascular function remain unknown. The purpose of t...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-199612000-00014
更新日期:1996-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:There is limited evidence supporting the widespread use of α2 agonists (clonidine and dexmedetomidine) in pediatric critical care sedation. This study sought to test the association between the use of α2 agonists and enhanced sedation. DESIGN:A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted. Noninfe...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000003789
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To identify the prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of intra-abdominal hypertension in a mixed multicenter ICU population. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Fifteen ICUs worldwide. PATIENTS:Consecutive adult ICU patients with a bladder catheter. INTERVENTIONS:None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000003623
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ischemia of the intestines damages the permeability of the intestinal wall, allowing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (endotoxin) to leak from the gut lumen into the blood circulation, causing shock and death. We measured LPS levels associated with corticosteroid treatment vs. no treatment in cats whose superior mesenteric ar...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-198610000-00012
更新日期:1986-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine whether delirium during ICU stay is associated with long-term mental health problems defined as symptoms of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Survey study, 1 year after discharge from a medical-surgical ICU in the Netherlands. PAT...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001861
更新日期:2016-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-199811000-00030
更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::In a series of 56 patients (24 uncomplicated postoperative and 32 septic patients), neopterin and elastase alpha 1 protease inhibitor complex (E-alpha 1 PI) plasma levels were measured daily. The clinical course of each patient was evaluated with the Multiple Organ Failure (MOF) score according to Goris. Neopterin cou...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-198903000-00004
更新日期:1989-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Increasing evidence, including publication of the Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care trial in 1999, supports a lower hemoglobin threshold for RBC transfusion in ICU patients. However, little is known regarding the influence of this evidence on clinical practice over time in a large population-based coh...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e31828e9a49
更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Twenty-seven surgical patients who developed post-extubation hypoxemia unresponsive to routine respiration therapy (incentive spirometry and chest physical therapy) received continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivered through a mask at an inspired oxygen fraction (FIO2) of 0.45. All patients responded with an...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-198501000-00012
更新日期:1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We previously reported that small volume infusions of 7.5% NaCl in 6% dextran-70 (HSD) are superior to equal volumes of normal saline (NS) or 7.5% NaCl in the ability to resuscitate animals from an otherwise lethal hemorrhage. In the present experiment, we evaluated organ blood flow in unanesthetized swine bled 46 ml/...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-198712000-00009
更新日期:1987-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was developed to quantify the severity of patients' illness, based on the degree of organ dysfunction. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy and the reliability of SOFA scoring. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Adult intensive care unit (ICU) in a te...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000178178.02574.ab
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Corticosteroid therapy is frequently used in septic patients given the rationale that there is an increased demand for corticosteroid in sepsis, and up to 60% of severe septic patients experience adrenal insufficiency. However, the efficacy of corticosteroid therapy and whether the therapy should be based on...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001264
更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Early assessment of neurologic recovery is often challenging in survivors of cardiac arrest. Further, little is known about when to assess neurologic status in comatose, postarrest patients receiving therapeutic hypothermia. We sought to evaluate timing of prognostication in cardiac arrest survivors who recei...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182372f93
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Approximately one in every four patients who present to the emergency department with sepsis progresses to septic shock within 72 hours of arrival. In this study, we describe key patient characteristics present within 4 hours of emergency department arrival that are associated with developing septic shock be...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000000861
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:A growing number of patients survive sepsis hospitalizations each year and are at high risk for readmission. However, little is known about temporal trends in hospital-based acute care (emergency department treat-and-release visits and hospital readmission) after sepsis. Our primary objective was to measure ...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000002872
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke with a large vessel occlusion was recently shown to be effective. We aimed to develop a score capable of predicting large vessel occlusion eligible for endovascular treatment in the early hospital management. DESIGN:Retrospective, cohort study. SETTING:Two t...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001630
更新日期:2016-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-199504000-00019
更新日期:1995-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine if exogenous interleukin (IL)-10 will decrease the morbidity or mortality of sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled study. SETTING:University research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Adult, female, Balb¿c mice. INTERVENTIONS:Balb¿c mice were subjected t...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-199805000-00025
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Thrombotic microangiopathy syndromes are a heterogeneous group of severe diseases that often require ICU admission. Prompt initiation of targeted therapies is required for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, whereas there is no specific consensus therapy for Shiga toxi...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000003292
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00