Opposed effects of hypertonic saline on contusions and noncontused brain tissue in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the long-term outcome of noninvasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who refused intubation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. SETTING:Noninvasive ventilation unit in an acute regional hospital in Hong Kong. METHODS...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chu CM,Chan VL,Wong IW,Leung WS,Lin AW,Cheung KF

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intensive insulin therapy with tight glucose control is known to result in reduced morbidity and mortality in inflammation-related critical illness. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha induction in myocardial infarction may trigger inflammation and have detrimental effects on cardiomyocytes. This study was des...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Li J,Zhang H,Wu F,Nan Y,Ma H,Guo W,Wang H,Ren J,Das UN,Gao F

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of hypertonic saline on bacterial translocation and the number and function of natural killer and T cells in controlled hemorrhagic shock. DESIGN:Randomized controlled study. Duration of follow-up was 24 hrs. SETTING:University research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Adult male Sprague-Dawley r...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hirsh M,Dyugovskaya L,Bashenko Y,Krausz MM

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of, the risk factors associated with, and the outcome of tracheostomy in a heterogeneous population of mechanically ventilated patients. DESIGN:Prospective, observational cohort study. SETTING:A total of 361 intensive care units from 12 countries. PATIENTS:A cohort of 5,081 patie...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Frutos-Vivar F,Esteban A,Apezteguía C,Anzueto A,Nightingale P,González M,Soto L,Rodrigo C,Raad J,David CM,Matamis D,D' Empaire G,International Mechanical Ventilation Study Group.

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the neonate's susceptibility to pulmonary hypertension (PHN) and his inefficiency in invoking the compensatory mechanisms often used by adults to maintain stable levels of O2 consumption (VO2) in the face of changes in O2 delivery (DO2) and metabolic demand, we have attempted to define the O2 handling capab...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hammerman C,Komar K,Abu-Khudair H,Olsen T

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically, asystole or a bradyarrhythmia may follow countershock of ventricular fibrillation (VF) in up to 40% of attempts. This study evaluated the effects of artificial cardiac pacing, calcium chloride (CaCl2), and epinephrine in postcountershock asystole/bradycardia. Micromanometer catheters were positioned in the...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Niemann JT,Adomian GE,Garner D,Rosborough JP

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association of collaboration between intensive care unit (ICU) physicians and nurses and patient outcome. DESIGN:Prospective, descriptive, correlational study using self-report instruments. SETTINGS:A community teaching hospital medical ICU, a university teaching hospital surgical ICU, an...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Baggs JG,Schmitt MH,Mushlin AI,Mitchell PH,Eldredge DH,Oakes D,Hutson AD

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the frequency of unsuspected posterior vessel wall penetration of the internal jugular vein during ultrasound-guided needle cannulation. DESIGN:Prospective, single-blinded observational study. SETTING:Urban level I emergency department with an annual census of 80,000. PATIENTS:Residents who ha...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Blaivas M,Adhikari S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the intrarater and interrater reliability of electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation in critically ill patients and to assess the effect of knowledge of cardiac troponin values on these reliability estimates. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Fifteen-bed medical-surgical intensive care unit....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lim W,Qushmaq I,Cook DJ,Devereaux PJ,Heels-Ansdell D,Crowther MA,Tkaczyk A,Meade MO,Cook RJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare measurement of cardiac output by the CO2 rebreathing method vs. the thermodilution cardiac output technique in the setting of acute respiratory failure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. DESIGN:Prospective, comparative study of two methods in a consecutive sample. SETTING:Int...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Neviere R,Mathieu D,Riou Y,Guimez P,Renaud N,Chagnon JL,Wattel F

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among Gram-positive pathogens, Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of death from nosocomial pneumonia. The bacterium developed progressive resistance to beta-lactams, and methicillin-resistant strains emerged in the 1980s. In consequence, vancomycin has become the drug of choice for treatment of this infection ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bodi M,Ardanuy C,Rello J

更新日期：2001-04-01 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 assess the effects of dopexamine on splanchnic blood flow and splanchnic oxygen uptake in septic patients. DESIGN:A prospective, controlled trial. SETTING:A ten-bed intensive care unit (ICU) in a university hospital. PATIENTS:Twelve patients with severe sepsis (according to the criteria of the 1992 Amer...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Meier-Hellmann A,Bredle DL,Specht M,Hannemann L,Reinhart K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Delirium occurs in approximately 30% of critically ill patients, and the risk of dying during admission doubles in those patients. Molecular mechanisms causing delirium are largely unknown. However, critical illness and the ICU environment consistently disrupt circadian rhythms, and circadian disruptions are...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gile J,Scott B,Eckle T

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess protective and risk factors for mortality among pediatric patients during initial care after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and to evaluate changes in hospital mortality. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort using the 1997, 2000, and 2003 Kids Inpatient Database, a probabilistic sample of ch...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bratton SL,Van Duker H,Statler KD,Pulsipher MA,McArthur J,Keenan HT

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last three decades, numerous articles on plasma catecholamine concentrations in various settings have been published in the medical literature. Despite this abundance of information, no summary article has analyzed the species variations in circulating catecholamine concentrations. In this paper, the plasma cat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hart BB,Stanford GG,Ziegler MG,Lake CR,Chernow B

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Regional tidal lung strain may trigger local inflammation during mechanical ventilation, particularly when additional inflammatory stimuli are present. However, it is unclear whether inflammation develops proportionally to tidal strain or only above a threshold. We aimed to 1) assess the relationship between...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wellman TJ,Winkler T,Costa EL,Musch G,Harris RS,Zheng H,Venegas JG,Vidal Melo MF

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Oxygenation measured 24 hours after acute respiratory distress syndrome onset more accurately stratifies risk, relative to oxygenation at onset, in both children and adults. However, waiting 24 hours is problematic, especially for interventions that are more efficacious early in the disease course. We aimed t...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Yehya N,Thomas NJ,Khemani RG

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cognitive deficits after traumatic brain injury are a leading cause of disability worldwide, yet no effective pharmacologic treatments exist to improve cognition. Traumatic brain injury increases proinflammatory cytokines, which trigger excess function of α5 subunit-containing γ-aminobutyric acid type A rece...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Khodaei S,Avramescu S,Wang DS,Sheng H,Chan NK,Lecker I,Fernandez-Escobar A,Lei G,Dewar MB,Whissell PD,Baker AJ,Orser BA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the financial impact of a sepsis protocol designed for use in the emergency department. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of a before-after study testing the implications of sepsis protocol. SETTING:Academic, tertiary care hospital in the United States. PATIENTS:Persons with septic shock presentin...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shorr AF,Micek ST,Jackson WL Jr,Kollef MH

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We previously reported improved oxygenation, but no change, in rates of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) use or death among infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn who received inhaled nitric oxide (NO) with conventional ventilation, irrespective of lung disease. The goal of ou...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Christou H,Van Marter LJ,Wessel DL,Allred EN,Kane JW,Thompson JE,Stark AR,Kourembanas S

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe opioid use after ICU admission, identify factors associated with chronic opioid use after critical care, and determine if chronic opioid use is associated with an increased risk of death. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Sweden including all registered ICU admissions between 2010 and 2...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： von Oelreich E,Eriksson M,Sjölund KF,Discacciati A,Larsson E,Oldner A

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that the extent of injury and release of xanthine oxidase, an oxidant generator, into the circulation would be less in normal-flow hypoxia-reoxygenation than in equal duration no-flow ischemia-reperfusion. DESIGN:Randomized study. SETTING:University-based animal research facility. SUBJECTS:...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tan S,Yokoyama Y,Wang Z,Zhou F,Nielsen V,Murdoch AD,Adams C,Parks DA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease could safely receive noninvasive ventilation outside of the ICU. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Twelve states with ICU utilization flag from the State Inpatient Database from 2014. PATIENTS:Patients greater than or equ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Myers LC,Faridi MK,Currier P,Camargo CA Jr

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the thermodilution technique, repeated determination of cardiac index (CI) has become a rapid, easily accomplished, safe procedure. We paired 77 CI determinations measured by direct Fick and thermodilution techniques in 21 patients who underwent myocardial revascularization. Commercially available thermistor-tipp...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hodges M,Downs JB,Mitchell LA

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:: To characterize the epidemiology and burden of early-onset, nonnosocomial candidemia. DESIGN:: Retrospective review of Cardinal Health Outcomes Research Database, which comprises all acute care admissions at participating hospitals. SETTING:: A total of 176 acute care hospitals. PATIENTS:: All patients ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shorr AF,Gupta V,Sun X,Johannes RS,Spalding J,Tabak YP

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:The development of a multifactorial coagulopathy after massive transfusion is a well-recognized clinical problem that is almost always accompanied by hypothermia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the isolated effect of alterations of temperature on the integrity of the coagulation cas...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rohrer MJ,Natale AM

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:During cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), elimination of CO2 was shown to be limited by low tissue perfusion, especially when very low perfusion pressures were generated. It has therefore been suggested that sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), by producing CO2, might aggravate the hypercarbic component of the exi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bar-Joseph G,Weinberger T,Castel T,Bar-Joseph N,Laor A,Bursztein S,Ben Haim S

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the variety of medications prescribed along with the doses administered and routes of administration, and to delineate the clarity of orders written and the accuracy of transcription of drugs used for sedation, anxiety, pain, and neuromuscular blockade in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU). DE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dasta JF,Fuhrman TM,McCandles C

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00