Venous thromboembolism in the ICU and reversal of bleeding on anticoagulants.

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：:Invasive fungal infections (IFI) and fungal sepsis in the intensive care unit are increasing and are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. In this setting, IFI are predominantly caused by Candida species. Outcomes continue to be suboptimal; however, there are a few key clinician modifiable factors. PK-...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Lepak A,Andes D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decisions to admit and discharge patients to and from the intensive care unit (ICU) when resources are scarce should be made according to the triage principle--that is, resources should be allocated based on the patient's ability to benefit from critical care. The ICU organizational structure and the constraints on de...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Strosberg MA

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity has been recognized as an increasing problem not only in North America but globally. With a significant rise in the prevalence of obesity amongst children and adolescents over the past 20 years, the comorbidities associated with obesity are also now emerging at an earlier age. These comorbidities cause specifi...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Bailey KA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The leukotrienes are a group of biologically active products of arachidonic acid metabolism that have been demonstrated to possess the capability to alter vascular reactivity as well as vascular permeability when applied topically to tissues or infused into the vascular bed of various organs. These biologic effects of...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Sprague RS,Stephenson AH,Dahms TE,Lonigro AJ

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A substantial proportion of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) are elderly patients. Based upon population growth, patient preference, and current physician practice, the number of elderly patients who receive critical care services is likely to increase substantially over the next 10 to 20 years. Numero...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Carson SS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medication errors are a significant public health problem in United States hospitals. Patients in the ICU are at particular risk for medication errors because of the characteristics of an ICU and the nature of its patients. This article reviews the principles of medication safety and applies these principles to the IC...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Kane-Gill S,Weber RJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic acid-base disturbances commonly and predictably complicate the course of many intensive care unit patients and plague the intensivists, surgeons, and anesthesiologists beset with the task of caring for them. In this article, we offer a systematic approach to the patient with the metabolic acid-base disorders...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Riley LJ Jr,Ilson BE,Narins RG

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septic shock is a common clinical problem in the intensive care setting. The high mortality rate associated with septic shock, regardless of age, reflects the inadequacy of available therapeutic approaches. The purpose of this article is to review the current pharmacologic approaches to the treatment of septic shock w...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Boyd JL 3rd,Stanford GG,Chernow B

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute arthritis in critically ill patients may be caused by local or systemic infection, by a flare of chronic joint disease such as rheumatoid or crystal-associated arthritis, or by less common entities such as hemarthrosis. Diagnosis requires analysis of synovial fluid, and appropriate treatment is based on its find...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Raj JM,Sudhakar S,Sems K,Carlson RW

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：:The thermal-dye technique for the measurement of ELW is available for clinical and experimental use. This method is safe and can be performed serially in an individual patient. Although it is invasive, it requires only a central venous catheter and an arterial catheter, which are often already in place for routine hem...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Sivak ED,Wiedemann HP

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology of the burn injury and treatment factors that influence burn depth are explained. Details of burn wound care, including indications for early excision, topical antimicrobials, and the most recent advances in skin substitutes, are described. Burn wound sepsis, the most common and serious complicatio...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Achauer BM,Martinez SE

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the broad treatment options, risk stratification of pulmonary embolism is a highly desirable component of management. The ideal tool identifies patients at risk of death from the original or recurrent pulmonary embolism. Using all-cause death in the first 30-days after pulmonary embolism diagnosis as a surrogate...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Moumneh T,Wells PS,Miranda S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections caused by Candida species are now endemic and entrenched in the intensive care unit setting. Candida infections continue to provide a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to clinicians. The increased prevalence of Candida infections represent the high price clinicians and patients must pay for the adv...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Sobel JD

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory failure is common in critically ill children, who are at increased risk of respiratory embarrassment because of the developmental variations in the respiratory system. Although multiple etiologies exist, pneumonia and bronchiolitis are most common. Respiratory system monitoring has evolved, with the ...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Schneider J,Sweberg T

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolic disease continues to be a major source of morbidity and mortality, with obese patients who are critically ill presenting some of the most at-risk patients. As the literature evolves, it has become clear that there is a complex relationship between obesity and thrombosis and atherogenesis. It is t...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Craft MK,Reed MJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical agents of warfare are divided into lung agents, blood agents, vesicants, and nerve agents. Intensivists must familiarize themselves with the clinical presentation and management principles in the event of a chemical attack. Key principles in management include aggressive supportive care and early administrati...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Mishra R,Geiling J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an external force. TBI is a major cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Post-traumatic amnesia, or the interval from injury until the patient is oriented and able to form and later recall new memorie...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： De Guzman E,Ament A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

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：:This article describes the history of critical care medicine's cooperation with ethics, relates some lessons learned from this cooperation, identifies implications for other chronic and acute settings, and gives some suggestions for governmental and social input into the solution of the difficult ethical questions fac...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Kanoti GA,Orlowski JP,Vinicky J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute lung injury (ALI) are distinctly modern clinical entities. Recent epidemiologic research has taken advantage of large cohorts in efforts to better describe these highly lethal syndromes with a focus on differentiation of clinically meaningful subtypes and early pred...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Blank R,Napolitano LM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is as important to monitor the passage of time in the resuscitation effort as it is to follow the physiologic parameters. The goals in resuscitation are based on restoring cellular metabolism to a level consistent with optimum survival. The level of invasiveness of monitoring is dictated by the extent to which the ...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Booth FV

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sedative drugs commonly are titrated to effect in critically ill patients. Subjective clinical assessment tools are used to determine the patient's level of sedation, and there clearly is a need for improved quantitative methods of monitoring sedation. This article describes the current methods for assessing the level...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Avramov MN,White PF

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiogenic shock remains a leading cause of mortality despite advances in the treatment of myocardial infarction and advanced heart failure. Medical therapy can be inadequate, and patients may need mechanical circulatory support (MCS). The proper application of MCS requires knowledge of the underlying cause of acute ...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Teuteberg JJ,Chou JC

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：: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：:As scientists and physicians have gained sophistication in understanding and treating illness, our view of disease has changed in scope. We appreciate more fully the diverse and wide-ranging effects of stress on the ability of the organism to maintain homeostasis. As our study of the failure of homeostasis has advance...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Weise KL

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability, portability, safety, and other features of ultrasound have ushered this relatively new imaging modality into the everyday clinical practice of multiple disciplines. Features unique to ultrasound lend this imaging modality the opportunity for extensive use in the ICU. A review of its uses in this capa...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Beagle GL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Surviving Sepsis Campaign targets central venous pressure, mean arterial pressure, and central venous oxygen saturation as guides for resuscitation. Fluid resuscitation and the use of vasopressors are paramount to the success of the campaign's end points. Although the achievement of supranormal physiologic paramet...

journal_title：Critical care clinics

authors： Shapiro DS,Loiacono LA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00