Intracranial pressure monitoring and case mix-adjusted mortality in intracranial hemorrhage.

abstract：:Patients (n = 158) who had been respirator-treated and who could remember the treatment were retrospectively (after greater than 2 months) interviewed about their experiences. Of all patients, 47% had felt anxiety and/or fear during the treatment. These feelings were intimately related to the experience of agony/panic...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bergbom-Engberg I,Haljamäe H

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hypoxemic reperfusion attenuates brain injury secondary to severe cerebral ischemia, myocardial, and intestinal injury occurring in intestinal postischemic shock, and offers hemodynamic stabilization and attenuation of inflammatory response when applied in the resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock. In this stu...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Douzinas EE,Orfanos SE,Livaditi O,Augustatou K,Villiotou V,Kavantzas N,Flevari A,Korkolopoulou P,Roussos C,Patsouris E

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although contraindicated, there are situations when a patient who has recently taken a phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor (e.g., sildenafil) might need intravenous nitroglycerin (NTG) treatment. This study determined if, and at what dose, intravenous NTG could be administered safely to men with coronary artery dis...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Parker JD,Bart BA,Webb DJ,Koren MJ,Siegel RL,Wang H,Malhotra B,Jen F,Glue P

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We reviewed randomized trials of adult ICU patients of interventions hypothesized to reduce delirium burden to determine whether interventions that are more effective at reducing delirium duration are associated with a reduction in short-term mortality. DATA SOURCES:We searched CINHAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Al-Qadheeb NS,Balk EM,Fraser GL,Skrobik Y,Riker RR,Kress JP,Whitehead S,Devlin JW

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluations of plasma leptin and ghrelin levels and their relations with circulating levels of proinflammatory mediators, stress hormones, and biochemical markers of hepatorenal injury during experimental endotoxemia in dogs. SETTING:Uludag University. DESIGN:Placebo-controlled animal study. ANIMALS:Adult ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Yilmaz Z,Ilcol YO,Ulus IH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In children, like in adults, tracheal intubation is a painful procedure that may induce hypertension, tachycardia, and other undesirable hemodynamic disorders. Although premature neonates are very sensitive to pain and vulnerable to its long-term effects, the need for sedation before tracheal intubation is st...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Simon L,Trifa M,Mokhtari M,Hamza J,Treluyer JM

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The applicability of continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH) for renal replacement therapy was evaluated in three infants and two young children with catastrophic medical and surgical illnesses. In the first four patients, CAVH was used in conjunction with either peritoneal or hemodialysis. In the fifth patient...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Leone MR,Jenkins RD,Golper TA,Alexander SR

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine previously untrained health professionals learned to measure cardiac output (Qt) by suprasternal continuous-wave Doppler ultrasound (QtDopp) and by thoracic bioimpedance (Qtbi). Each received standardized written, videotaped, and individual instruction. First the novice, then the reference examiner, measured QtDo...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wong DH,Onishi R,Tremper KK,Reeves C,Zaccari J,Wong AB,Miller JB,Cordero V,Davidson J

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that deficiency in 25-hydroxyvitamin D before hospital admission would be associated with all-cause mortality in the critically ill. DESIGN:Multicenter observational study of patients treated in medical and surgical intensive care units. SETTING:A total of 209 medical and surgical intensive ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Braun A,Chang D,Mahadevappa K,Gibbons FK,Liu Y,Giovannucci E,Christopher KB

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial oxygen saturation, determined noninvasively by pulse oximetry in 32 pediatric patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD), was compared with oxygen saturation measured by a cooximeter in simultaneously obtained arterial blood samples. The patients were studied in the cardiac catheterization laborato...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Boxer RA,Gottesfeld I,Singh S,LaCorte MA,Parnell VA Jr,Walker P

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a method to measure accurately pressures at the airway opening (Pao) and in the trachea (Ptr) in neonates during high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) from 15-30 Hz. All component parts of the pressure-measuring system were tested as a unit against a reference transducer in a closed chamber in whi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Boynton BR,Mannino FL,Meathe EA,Kopotic RJ,Friederichsen G

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:High-frequency oscillation has been proposed for use in adult acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, limited data are available on the effect of pressure amplitude and rate (Hz) on tidal volumes delivered during high-frequency oscillation in adults. DESIGN:Prospective, animal model, lung injury study....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sedeek KA,Takeuchi M,Suchodolski K,Kacmarek RM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency and effects of weaning-related myocardial ischemia on weaning outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Medical and cardiac intensive care units of a 300-bed teaching community hospital. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:Three-lead ST...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Srivastava S,Chatila W,Amoateng-Adjepong Y,Kanagasegar S,Jacob B,Zarich S,Manthous CA

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe blood conservation strategies for critically ill patients. DATA SOURCES:By using a predefined strategy, we searched the electronic databases of Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, the Cochrane database of systematic reviews, Cochrane central register of controlled trials, ACP Journal Club, Database of abstr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fowler RA,Berenson M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review trial design issues related to control groups. DESIGN:Review of the literature with specific reference to critical care trials. MAIN RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS:Performing randomized controlled trials in the critical care setting presents specific problems: studies include patients with rapidly lethal...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Takala J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) increases CO2 production (VCO2) in patients on intermittent positive-pressure ventilation who cannot match their CO2 excretion to the CO2 load, leading to an increase in PaCO2. We studied gas exchange and blood gas values in six patients with chronic respiratory failure, who were venti...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Herve P,Simonneau G,Girard P,Cerrina J,Mathieu M,Duroux P

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This report will describe the preparations for and the provision of care of two patients with Ebola virus disease in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. DATA SOURCES:Patient medical records. STUDY SELECTION:Not applicable. DATA EXTRACTION:Not applicable. DATA SYNTHESIS:No...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Johnson DW,Sullivan JN,Piquette CA,Hewlett AL,Bailey KL,Smith PW,Kalil AC,Lisco SJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The equipment, monitor alarms, and acuity of patients in ICUs make it one of the loudest patient care areas in a hospital. Increased sound levels may contribute to worsened outcomes in these particularly vulnerable patients. Our objective was to determine whether ambient sound levels in surgical ICUs comply w...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tainter CR,Levine AR,Quraishi SA,Butterly AD,Stahl DL,Eikermann M,Kaafarani HM,Lee J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new device has been developed to estimate continuously and noninvasively cardiac output from the thoracic electrical bioimpedance (CObi). CObi was compared to cardiac output by thermodilution (COtd) in five anesthetized dogs. Blood pressure, blood volume, and blood flow were manipulated by hemorrhage and infusions o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tremper KK,Hufstedler SM,Barker SJ,Zaccari J,Harris D,Anderson S,Roohk V

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate pharmacokinetics and metabolism of sodium citrate in critically ill patients. To determine the risk of citrate accumulation in the setting of liver dysfunction (cirrhosis, hepatorenal syndrome). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine IV, Universi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kramer L,Bauer E,Joukhadar C,Strobl W,Gendo A,Madl C,Gangl A

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare three devices that measure core body temperature at the bedside in ICU patients. DESIGN:Prospective, consecutive sample. SETTING:Voluntary community teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Fifteen patients, 78 +/- 6 (SD) yrs of age, admitted to the medical ICU over a 5-month period who had pulmonary artery ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nierman DM

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Fever is common and associated with increased mortality among patients admitted to adult ICUs, yet recent literature suggests that the incidence of fever may be decreasing. The objective of this study was to determine whether the incidence of fever in adult ICUs changed over time and the factors responsible ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Niven DJ,Stelfox HT,Shahpori R,Laupland KB

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare propofol, methohexital, and midazolam administered as titrated infusions for sedation during electrical cardioversion. DESIGN:A prospective, randomized, single-blind comparative study. SETTING:Coronary care unit in a military teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Thirty adult patients with atrial fibrilla...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gale DW,Grissom TE,Mirenda JV

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A small, double-blind crossover study compared the efficacy of aminophylline and doxapram in ventilator weaning of eight premature infants recovering from respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Although neither drug was significantly better than the other, four infants were weaned from mechanical ventilation after drug ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Eyal FG,Sagi EF,Alpan G,Glick B,Arad I

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine which of a series of disposable or interchangeable positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) devices functions with the least imposition of inspiratory and expiratory work during continuous positive airway pressure. DESIGN:Prospective laboratory evaluation performed on a lung model. SETTING:Resea...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kacmarek RM,Mang H,Barker N,Cycyk-Chapman MC

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether four stages of weaning (acute, prewean, wean, and outcome) could be identified by using clinical instruments designed to quantify severity of illness, patient stability, or weaning readiness. The instruments used were the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE III), the Th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Burns SM,Ryan B,Burns JE

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic, respiratory, and cerebral variables during 2 h of standard external CPR were studied in 5 dogs. In an additional 12 dogs, possible augmentation of these variables by Military Anti-Shock Trousers (MAST) was evaluated. In 9 dogs, external and internal cardiac massage were compared. During ventricular fibril...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bircher N,Safar P,Stewart R

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the potential clinical, metabolic, and economic advantages of enteral nutrition over total parenteral nutrition. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized clinical trial. SETTING:Department of surgery in a university hospital. PATIENTS:Two hundred and fifty-seven patients with cancer of the stomach (n = 1...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Braga M,Gianotti L,Gentilini O,Parisi V,Salis C,Di Carlo V

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00