Non-thyroidal illness syndrome is a manifestation of hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction, and in view of current evidence, should be treated with appropriate replacement therapies.

abstract：:This article argues that dopamine infused in low doses has not been shown to avert the onset of or ameliorate the course of acute renal failure in critically ill patients. The inotropic and diuretic effects of dopamine are discussed, and its adverse effects are described. An attempt is made to offer an evidence-based ...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Cottee DB,Saul WP

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory failure can be the result of a variety of clinical conditions, such as congestive heart failure, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, exacerbation of obstructive lung diseases, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This article focuses on developments related to acute lung injury and ARDS and rev...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Bandi VD,Munnur U,Matthay MA

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) consist mainly of Enterococcus faecalis and E faecium, the latter mostly hospital-acquired. In addition, E gallinarum and E casseliflavus are intrinsically vancomycin-resistant and are community-acquired. VRE have become common in many hospitals throughout the world and, once est...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Rubinstein E,Keynan Y

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total parenteral nutrition was developed in the 1960s and has since been implemented commonly in the intensive care unit (ICU). Studies published in the 1980s and early 1990s indicate that the use of total parenteral nutrition is associated with increased mortality and infectious morbidity. These detrimental effects w...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Thibault R,Pichard C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pregnant patient with normal cardiac function can accommodate many significant alterations in the cardiovascular system without difficulty. Pregnancy in a patient with significant cardiac disease, however, can be extremely hazardous, resulting in decompensation and even death. these conditions account for up to 30...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Clark SL

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death in trauma. Damage control resuscitation relies on permissive hypotension, minimizing crystalloid use, and early implementation of massive transfusion protocols with established blood component ratios. These protocols improve the survival of the severely injured pati...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Cantle PM,Cotton BA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Good airway management depends on a system that emphasizes teamwork to expedite care and minimize errors. By understanding the accreditation and licensing requirements, appropriate personnel and equipment can be allocated along cost effective guidelines. Newer techniques for management of the difficult airway, such as...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Showan AM,Sestito JA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal failure continues to cause a major burden of morbidity and mortality in both its acute and chronic forms, regardless of advances in current renal replacement therapies. A bioartificial kidney that includes a conventional dialysis filter and a renal tubule assist device containing approximately 10(8) renal proxim...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Tiranathanagul K,Eiam-Ong S,Humes HD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CAAKI) is a common iatrogenic condition. The principal risk factors for CAAKI are underlying renal impairment; diabetes in the setting of kidney disease; and intravascular volume depletion, effective or absolute. CAAKI is associated with serious adverse short-term and long-term...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Weisbord SD,Palevsky PM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although our understanding of molecular events in septic shock is growing exponentially, bedside management has changed only incrementally over the last 20 years. In pediatric and adult patients alike, treatment continues to be largely supportive. Morbidity and mortality, though gradually improving, continue to be hig...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Carcillo JA,Cunnion RE

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious complications are common occurrences in end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Frequent infections precipitate decompensation of liver disease leading to acute or chronic liver failure, organ dysfunction, de-listing from transplant, and major morbidity and mortality. The spectrum of microorganisms has shifted with...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Nanchal RS,Ahmad S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measuring cardiac output without knowledge of the oxygen extraction by the tissues is of limited value. Instead of calculating oxygen consumption and oxygen delivery, a diagram relating cardiac index to the oxygen extraction ratio is proposed to interpret hemodynamic data at the bedside. This diagram is particularly h...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Vincent JL

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electronic medical records can be used to mine clinical data (big data), providing automated analysis during patient care. This article describes the source and potential impact of big data analysis on risk stratification and early detection of deterioration. It compares use of big data analysis with existing methods ...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Wong Lama KM,DeVita MA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the fiberscope in the management of difficult and failed intubations has been well established and the importance of learning this valuable skill has been emphasized. Nonetheless, the fiberscope is underutilized in anesthesia and critical care practices because of a high rate of intubation failure. The mai...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Ovassapian A,Randel GI

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both limb muscle weakness and respiratory muscle weakness are exceedingly common in critically ill patients. Respiratory muscle weakness prolongs ventilator dependence, predisposing to nosocomial complications and death. Limb muscle weakness persists for months after discharge from intensive care and results in poor l...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Schreiber A,Bertoni M,Goligher EC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides a background so that the intensivist can appreciate the social and cultural context in which the AIDS epidemic developed. The upheaval that AIDS has caused in the gay community is described along with some of the economic effects AIDS has had on that population and on the practice of medicine, bo...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Greenbaum DM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most important adaptive responses from a physiological stance involved the cardiovascular system, consisting in particular of elevation of the cardiac output and its redistribution to favor the coronary and cerebral circulations, at the expense of the splanchnic vascular beds. The evidence regarding these physiolo...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Hébert PC,Van der Linden P,Biro G,Hu LQ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethical issues that arise in the care of pregnant women are challenging to physicians, especially in critical care situations. By familiarizing themselves with the concepts of medical ethics in obstetrics, physicians will become more capable of approaching complex ethical situations with a clear and structured framewo...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Ali N,Coonrod DV,McCormick TR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-6 and n-3 PUFAs from the diet are absorbed and reach the cell where they interact with fatty acid binding proteins within cell membranes and cytoplasm. They are processed in the endoplasmic reticulum (desaturation-elongation reactions, lipid synthesis, eicosanoid and epoxide production) and in peroxisomes (beta-oxid...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Zaloga GP,Marik P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews two important innovations in echocardiography resulting from the recent advances in the capabilities of microprocessors. The first, automatic endocardial border detection, has been implemented on computers contained entirely within echocardiograph machines and is gaining wide clinical use. The sec...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Legget ME,Bashein G

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive-pressure ventilation may improve gas exchange, decrease the work-cost of breathing, and rest respiratory muscles, but it also will alter cardiac output and may modify blood flow distribution. Ventilation may induce these hemodynamic changes by altering systemic venous return to the RV (RV preload), pulmonary ...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Pinsky MR

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology, biomechanics, physiopathology, emergency medical systems, diagnostic criteria, and therapy related to acute cervical spinal cord injury are discussed in this article. ...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Albin MS

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given time, the brain can tolerate extraordinarily severe hyponatremia, but it does not take well to sudden changes; both rapid onset and rapid correction of hyponatremia can be injurious. Emergency treatment of hyponatremia should be reserved for the patient who has not had time to fully adapt to the disturbance. Whe...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Sterns RH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blunt thoracic trauma can result in significant morbidity in injured patients. Both chest wall and the intrathoracic visceral injuries can lead to life-threatening complications if not anticipated and treated. Pain control, aggressive pulmonary toilet, and mechanical ventilation when necessary are the mainstays of sup...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Wanek S,Mayberry JC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Immune responses determine the characteristics of sepsis. The body's protection against infection involves danger signal surveillance and recognition from nonself, effector functions in response to sensing danger signals, homeostatic regulation, and genera...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Conway-Morris A,Wilson J,Shankar-Hari M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estimated 14 million patients survive sepsis hospitalization each year. However, survivors commonly experience new functional disability, cognitive impairment, and a high rate of further medical setbacks, including hospital readmission and late death. One in 5 older survivors has a potentially preventable hospital ...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Prescott HC

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasodilators that affect the pulmonary vasculature are appealing adjuncts in many cardiopulmonary conditions that require mechanical ventilation such as ARDS, COPD, PPHN, and cardiothoracic surgery. The adverse systemic effects of parenteral PGE1 and parenteral prostacyclin limit their usefulness in critically ill pat...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Zimmerman JL,Hanania NA

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To be in respiratory distress is to be anxious. To be mechanically ventilated is to be grossly uncomfortable at best. To undergo weaning in the presence of possible severe respiratory compromise, again, inevitably is anxiety provoking. Assessment of the contributing causes of agitation is essential if patients are to ...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： McCartney JR,Boland RJ

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For well over a decade, intensive care unit (ICU) telemedicine programs have been providing care to patients and families and an invaluable service to many receiving sites that are otherwise outside the traditional reach of high-quality critical care. It will be important that during this growth, outcomes regarding th...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Johnson AB

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper care of the severely injured patient will require the development of a new anesthesia specialist. The trauma anesthesiologist, like the cardiovascular anesthesiologist, must become thoroughly familiar with one disease. The anesthesiologist who manages patients with traumatic disease must become an expert in cri...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Grande CM,Stene JK,Bernhard WN,Barton CR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00