Hyperglycemia enhances the cytokine production and oxidative responses to a low but not high dose of endotoxin in rats.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the ability of two methods--Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) and Mortality Prediction Model (MPM)--to predict hospital outcome for a large group of intensive care patients from Britain and Ireland. DESIGN:Prospective, multicenter, cohort study. SETTING:Twenty-six general...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rowan KM,Kerr JH,Major E,McPherson K,Short A,Vessey MP

更新日期：1994-09-01 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:To evaluate the safety and physiologic actions of ibuprofen in patients with severe sepsis. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:Three university hospital medical ICUs. PATIENTS:Twenty-nine patients with clinical evidence of sepsis and the need for hemodynamic monitoring with ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Haupt MT,Jastremski MS,Clemmer TP,Metz CA,Goris GB

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critically ill patients who fear impending death may die suddenly. We studied prospectively the incidence of death in critically ill surgical patients who articulated the fear that they were about to die. Physiologic, environmental, and behavioral correlates which might influence perceptions of impending death were ex...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Poulton TJ,Butdorf MB

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia in critically ill trauma patients. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:The trauma intensive care unit (ICU) of a 1500-bed tertiary-care hospital. PATIENTS:All critically ill trauma patients (n = 103) admitted consecutively between November 1995 and Oc...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tejada Artigas A,Bello Dronda S,Chacón Vallés E,Muñoz Marco J,Villuendas Usón MC,Figueras P,Suarez FJ,Hernández A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of three samples each of six brands of flow-directed pulmonary artery (PA) catheters was evaluated. In vivo studies determined the reproducibility of PA waveforms over a range of controlled heart rates when compared to those obtained from a transducer-tipped catheter. In vitro studies determined their ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rutten AJ,Nancarrow C,Ilsley AH,Runciman WB

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Case fatality in pregnancy-associated severe sepsis or septic shock appears reduced compared with nonpregnant women with severe sepsis or septic shock. It remains unclear if this difference is due to pregnancy or better baseline health status, among others. Our study compared adverse outcomes of pregnancy-as...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kidson KM,Henderson WR,Hutcheon JA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Levosimendan is a novel inodilator that improves cardiac contractility by sensitizing troponin C to calcium. This drug has proved to be effective in treating advanced congestive heart failure but has not been evaluated in septic settings. The purpose of the present study was to study the effects of this drug ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Oldner A,Konrad D,Weitzberg E,Rudehill A,Rossi P,Wanecek M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Vascular beds vary in their responses to atrial natriuretic peptide and sodium nitroprusside. Both of these agents dilate blood vessels by increasing intracellular guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic-GMP) but activate different enzymes in the vascular smooth muscle cell. We aimed to determine if the...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zhang LM,Castresana M,Newman WH

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard techniques for measuring pulmonary resistance (RP) to gas flow in newborn infants yield results that are widely dispersed and difficult to interpret. The purpose of this study is to describe and evaluate a new improved method for determining RP which utilizes a sinusoidal pressure wave generator. Measurements...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Richardson P,Carlstrom JR

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To discuss a potential role for endothelial cell apoptosis in the pathogenesis of sepsis. DATA SOURCES:Studies published in biomedical journals and studies from the authors' laboratory. STUDY SELECTION:In vitro and in vivo studies of endothelial cell apoptosis in endotoxin and sepsis models. DATA EXTRACTIO...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hotchkiss RS,Tinsley KW,Swanson PE,Karl IE

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Increases in exhaled nitric oxide have been demonstrated to originate from the lungs of rats after septic lung injury. The aim of this study was to investigate whether treatment with the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) would prevent lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced in...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Aaron SD,Valenza F,Volgyesi G,Mullen JB,Slutsky AS,Stewart TE

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the utility of thoracic computed tomography (TCT) in the initial assessment of critically ill patients with chest injuries. DESIGN:Prospective observational study of cohorts. SETTING:Trauma intensive care unit (ICU) of a Spanish Level III hospital (US equivalent Level I). PATIENTS:Three hundre...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Guerrero-López F,Vázquez-Mata G,Alcázar-Romero PP,Fernández-Mondéjar E,Aguayo-Hoyos E,Linde-Valverde CM

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the cardiovascular response and acute stress reaction after arousal induced by a benzodiazepine antagonist, flumazenil, in patients sedated with midazolam. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Emergency center in a university hospital. PATIENTS:A total of 12 patients were ventilated mechanically ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kamijo Y,Masuda T,Nishikawa T,Tsuruta H,Ohwada T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To understand when the use of high-frequency ventilation would be advantageous, we formulated the problem of achieving adequate alveolar ventilation at minimal pressure cost by dividing it into two simpler problems: a) the pressure cost per unit of convective oscillatory flow; and b) the convective flow cost...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Venegas JG,Fredberg JJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To develop a valid, reliable measure that reflected the environment of respectfulness within the ICU setting. DESIGN:We developed a preliminary survey instrument based on conceptual domains of respect identified through prior qualitative analyses of ICU patient, family member, and clinician perspectives. Th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Beach MC,Topazian R,Chan KS,Sugarman J,Geller G

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of enteral feed intolerance, identify factors associated with enteral feed intolerance, and assess the relationship between enteral feed intolerance and key nutritional and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients. DESIGN:Analysis of International Nutrition Survey database col...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Heyland DK,Ortiz A,Stoppe C,Patel JJ,Yeh DD,Dukes G,Chen YJ,Almansa C,Day AG

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The image of the physician as a therapist, as well as the general perception of the physician's role in society and in the life of patients and their families, has changed dramatically in past decades. In response, many conferences, editorials, and planning activities for medical and premedical curricula have been dev...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Detre K

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hemoccult slide test is used frequently to test for the presence of occult blood in samples of gastric juice obtained from critically ill patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the accuracy of this test to determine the presence of blood in human gastric juice at various pH values. Gastric aspirate...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Long PC,Wilentz KV,Sudlow G,Skillman JJ

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that a pretransport Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) score underestimates the requirement for both intensive care and interventions during pediatric interhospital transport. DESIGN:Prospective, descriptive study. SETTING:All children were treated in a regional hospital and then tra...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Orr RA,Venkataraman ST,Cinoman MI,Hogue BL,Singleton CA,McCloskey KA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of bulk diffusion in maintaining oxygenation during apnea testing for brain death. DESIGN:Case series. SETTING:ICU in a primary care hospital. PATIENTS:Twenty-four consecutive patients with suspected brain death. Most patients suffered cerebral trauma from vehicular accidents. INTER...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： al Jumah M,McLean DR,al Rajeh S,Crow N

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of a selective, sterile central nervous system surgery on immune reactivity, particularly whether a decrease of monocytic human leukocyte antigen-DR expression, indicating immunodepression, occurs after neurosurgery and if this measurement is useful for identification of patients wi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Asadullah K,Woiciechowsky C,Döcke WD,Liebenthal C,Wauer H,Kox W,Volk HD,Vogel S,Von Baehr R

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of epidural opioids for postoperative analgesia has been associated with respiratory depression. This report demonstrates the ability of nalbuphine to rapidly reverse the respiratory depression caused by epidural sufentanil while maintaining postoperative pain relief. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cheng EY,May J

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To outline the concepts involved in optimizing antibacterial dosing in critically ill patients with acute renal failure undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), provide a strategy for optimizing dosing, and summarize the data required to implement the strategy. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE search fro...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Choi G,Gomersall CD,Tian Q,Joynt GM,Freebairn R,Lipman J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review recent advances in the use of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta in acute lung injury and to apply this knowledge to understanding the pathophysiology of this syndrome. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION:Published research and review articles in the English language related to the role of TGF-beta...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dhainaut JF,Charpentier J,Chiche JD

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Biomedical ethics has assumed an increasingly important role in medicine over the past 30 yrs, and its development has served the important goal of protecting patients' rights and interests. However, medical ethics has evolved within a Western tradition, and conflict often arises when trying to apply Western...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ip M,Gilligan T,Koenig B,Raffin TA

更新日期：1998-03-01 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

authors： Moomey CB Jr,Melton SM,Croce MA,Fabian TC,Proctor KG

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the statistical association of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score with multiple intervention and outcome variables in surgical ICU patients. DESIGN:Continuous data collection on every patient admitted to the surgical ICU for a 21-month period. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rutledge R,Fakhry SM,Rutherford EJ,Muakkassa F,Baker CC,Koruda M,Meyer AA

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To derive a target range of optimal sedation for the COMFORT Scale and to prospectively test that target range against intensivist assessment of adequacy of sedation. DESIGN:Serial prospective agreement cohort studies. SETTING:Twelve-bed pediatric intensive care unit in an urban academic teaching hospital. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Marx CM,Smith PG,Lowrie LH,Hamlett KW,Ambuel B,Yamashita TS,Blumer JL

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00