Metallothionein alleviates glutathione depletion-induced oxidative cardiomyopathy in murine hearts.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mechanical circulatory support can maintain vital organ perfusion in patients with cardiac failure unresponsive to standard pharmacologic treatment. The purpose of the current study was to report complication and survival rates in patients supported with emergency percutaneous venoarterial cardiopulmonary byp...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Schwarz B,Mair P,Margreiter J,Pomaroli A,Hoermann C,Bonatti J,Lindner KH

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence and epidemiologic characteristics of cardiac arrests among tracheal intubations in PICUs. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected data. SETTING:Twenty-five diverse PICUs. PATIENTS:Critically ill children requiring tracheal intubation in PICUs. INTERVENTIONS...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shiima Y,Berg RA,Bogner HR,Morales KH,Nadkarni VM,Nishisaki A,National Emergency Airway Registry for Children Investigators.

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the hypothesis that heat stress applied after the administration of bacterial endotoxin is protective. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, laboratory study. SETTING:University research laboratory. SUBJECTS:One hundred eleven adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (weight range 250 to 400 g). INTERVENTIONS:...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chu EK,Ribeiro SP,Slutsky AS

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Therapeutic hypothermia in the ICU requires mechanical ventilation and sedation. Hypothermia reduces the metabolism of commonly used IV sedatives. The use of long-acting sedative agents may confound neurologic assessment. Volatile anesthetics have been reported to provide protection against ischemia-reperfusi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hellström J,Öwall A,Martling CR,Sackey PV

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To show that subjective estimate of patient's condition is related to objective cognitive and functional outcome in cardiac arrest survivors. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:ICU and Neuropsychology Service in two hospitals in Switzerland. PATIENTS:Fifty survivors included from a prospective coho...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Juan E,De Lucia M,Beaud V,Oddo M,Rusca M,Viceic D,Clarke S,Rossetti AO

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to examine the prognostic value of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with moderate and severe acute respiratory failure (ARF), 225 patients with ARF who had been treated with mechanical ventilation and admitted to our ICU during a 3-yr period (January, 1983 to January, 1986) were prospectively...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Villar J,Blazquez MA,Lubillo S,Quintana J,Manzano JL

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the maternal morbidity and mortality in patients with eclampsia admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), and to establish the efficacy of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score, the organ system failure score as defined by Knaus, and the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) sco...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bhagwanjee S,Paruk F,Moodley J,Muckart DJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if prior total body hyperthermia protected against subsequent acute ileitis induced by the cytotoxic lectin, ricin, in rats. The time course of heat shock mRNA and protein expression in the ileum was determined. The effects of heat stress on small intestinal mucosal integrity, arachidonic acid m...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Stojadinovic A,Kiang J,Goldhill J,Matin D,Smallridge R,Galloway R,Shea-Donohue T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between symptomatic central venous line-related deep venous thrombosis and a mortality-adjusted measure of duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill children with central venous lines. DESIGN:Retrospective matched cohort study. SETTING:Eleven pediatric intensive care ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Faustino EV,Lawson KA,Northrup V,Higgerson RA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether extreme obesity (morbid obesity; body mass index > or =40 kg/m(2)) is an independent risk factor for death among critically ill patients; this objective is most salient in the subset of patients who sustain a prolonged intensive care unit stay during which the burdens of care imposed by o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nasraway SA Jr,Albert M,Donnelly AM,Ruthazer R,Shikora SA,Saltzman E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Conventional outcomes research provides only percentage risk of such end points as mortality rate, utilization of resources, and/or broad groupings of multiple organ system dysfunction. These prognostications generally are not applicable to individual patients. The purpose of the present study was to determin...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Slotman GJ

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective randomized trial in patients with a history of preoperative pulmonary hypertension who were undergoing surgery for valvular replacement or annuloplasty, the effects of ketanserin (KET) (12 patients) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) (14 patients) on the systemic and pulmonary circulation and pulmonary sh...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： van der Starre PJ,Feld RJ,Reneman RS

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A cuffed tracheostomy tube facilitates prolonged mechanical ventilation and weaning but usually leads to prolonged voicelessness, which can be one of the most negative experiences of hospitalization. No randomized trials have examined the effects of targeted early communication intervention for the restorati...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Freeman-Sanderson AL,Togher L,Elkins MR,Phipps PR

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the pharmacokinetics of dopamine in hemodynamically stable adult patients. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SETTING:University hospital intensive care unit. PATIENTS:Fourteen patients (aged 43 to 73 yrs) recovering from esophageal surgery. INTERVENTION:Dopamine was infused and blood samples wer...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Le Corre P,Malledant Y,Tanguy M,Le Verge R

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A portable video image-processor unit used to evaluate bedside digital subtraction angiography yields sufficient information on the major arterial vessels and the heart, using standard x-ray equipment at fluoroscopic energy levels. This unit should contribute to the evaluation of the critically ill patient in the ICU....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Janssen JH,Ackermans J,Tijdens F,Verstraelen B,de Zwaan C,Bär F,Brugada P

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The pathogenesis of acute gastric stress ulceration in the seriously ill is uncertain, and any role of Helicobacter pylori infection is unknown. We aimed to assess the relationship between H. pylori serological status and stress ulceration in seriously ill patients, as well as H. pylori serological status in ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Robertson MS,Cade JF,Clancy RL

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study tested the hypothesis that interruption of the renin-angiotensin system with either an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist will decrease the prevalence of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. DESIGN:Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled stu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Pretorius M,Murray KT,Yu C,Byrne JG,Billings FT 4th,Petracek MR,Greelish JP,Hoff SJ,Ball SK,Mishra V,Body SC,Brown NJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the accuracy and reproducibility of four thermodilution indicators (5-mL room temperature, 10-mL room temperature, 5-mL iced, and 10-mL iced injectates) at clinically relevant flow rates. DESIGN:Quasi-experimental study. SETTING:Animal research laboratory of a health sciences university. SUBJE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Renner LE,Morton MJ,Sakuma GY

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The antimetabolite drug, 5-fluorouracil, inhibits microbial growth. Coating of central venous catheters with 5-fluorouracil may reduce the risk of catheter infection. Our objective was to compare the safety and efficacy of central venous catheters externally coated with 5-fluorouracil with those coated with c...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Walz JM,Avelar RL,Longtine KJ,Carter KL,Mermel LA,Heard SO,5-FU Catheter Study Group.

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Significant mortality in patients with sepsis results from the development of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Small-volume resuscitation with 7.5% NaCl hypertonic saline has been proposed to restore physiologic hemodynamics in hemorrhagic shock. Therefore, we hypothesized that hypertonic saline resuscita...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shih CC,Chen SJ,Chen A,Wu JY,Liaw WJ,Wu CC

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colloid osmotic pressure (COP) was measured simultaneously with cardiorespiratory measurements in 103 surgical patients suspected of having circulatory problems. In a small subset of 28 patients, measurements were taken before, during, and after surgical operations. Similarly, data sets were taken before, during, and ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shippy CR,Shoemaker WC

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Existing handheld glucose meters are glucose oxidase (GO)-based. Oxygen side reactions can introduce oxygen dependency, increase potential error, and limit clinical use. Our primary objectives were to: a) introduce a new glucose dehydrogenase (GD)-based electrochemical biosensor for point-of-care testing; b)...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kost GJ,Vu HT,Lee JH,Bourgeois P,Kiechle FL,Martin C,Miller SS,Okorodudu AO,Podczasy JJ,Webster R,Whitlow KJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 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

authors： Gill RS,Lee TF,Manouchehri N,Liu JQ,Lopaschuk G,Bigam DL,Cheung PY

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Radial artery applanation tonometry allows completely noninvasive continuous cardiac output estimation. The aim of the present study was to compare cardiac output measurements obtained with applanation tonometry (AT-CO) using the T-Line system (Tensys Medical, San Diego, CA) with cardiac output measured by i...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wagner JY,Sarwari H,Schön G,Kubik M,Kluge S,Reichenspurner H,Reuter DA,Saugel B

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite concern over the appropriateness and quality of care provided in an intensive care unit (ICU) at the end of life, the number of Americans who receive ICU care at the end of life is unknown. We sought to describe the use of ICU care at the end of life in the United States using hospital discharge data ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Angus DC,Barnato AE,Linde-Zwirble WT,Weissfeld LA,Watson RS,Rickert T,Rubenfeld GD,Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ICU End-Of-Life Peer Group.

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PEEP is the most important therapeutic intervention in the management of acute respiratory failure. Transitory PEEP disconnection to perform clinically relevant maneuvers is often necessary, but its effect upon PaO2 and physiological shunt in patients requiring high-level PEEP is not clear from the literature. Nine ad...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： De Campo T,Civetta JM

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:This study was designed to explore the effect of mild cerebral and systemic hypothermia (34 degrees C) on outcome after prolonged cardiac arrest in dogs. After ventricular fibrillation with no flow of 10 min, and standard external CPR with epinephrine (low flow) from ventricular fibrillation time...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sterz F,Safar P,Tisherman S,Radovsky A,Kuboyama K,Oku K

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is evidence to suggest that anemia after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is detrimental. However, there is a paucity of evidence supporting the use of transfusion of packed red blood cells in patients with sTBI. To understand the acute effect of packed red blood cell transfusion on cerebral oxygena...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zygun DA,Nortje J,Hutchinson PJ,Timofeev I,Menon DK,Gupta AK

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Critically ill patients routinely receive vancomycin as empiric antibiotic therapy. A continuous infusion administration strategy may be superior to intermittent infusion by minimizing peak concentrations and variability thereby optimizing safety. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Flannery AH,Bissell BD,Bastin MT,Morris PE,Neyra JA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we assessed whether a high CO2 gap predicts mortality in adult critically ill patients with circulatory shock. DATA SOURCES:A systematic search of MEDLINE and EMBASE electronic databases from inception to October 2019. STUDY SELECTION:Studies from adult (age ≥ 1...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Al Duhailib Z,Hegazy AF,Lalli R,Fiorini K,Priestap F,Iansavichene A,Slessarev M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00