Effects of off-pump coronary surgery on the mechanics of the respiratory system, lung, and chest wall: Comparison with extracorporeal circulation.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Quality of care for patients admitted with pneumonia varies across hospitals, but causes of this variation are poorly understood. Whether hospitals with high ICU utilization for patients with pneumonia provide better quality care is unknown. We sought to investigate the relationship between a hospital's ICU a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sjoding MW,Prescott HC,Wunsch H,Iwashyna TJ,Cooke CR

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the energy expenditure of mechanically ventilated multiple trauma patients correlates with the severity of injury and illness indices before important systemic infection has complicated the clinical course, and to compare the energy expenditure with the energy expenditure expected from th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Brandi LS,Santini L,Bertolini R,Malacarne P,Casagli S,Baraglia AM

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subcutaneously administered low-molecular-weight heparins are widely used for prevention of venous thromboembolism. The appropriateness of the subcutaneous route in critically ill patients has never been established. OBJECTIVE:To determine anti-Xa activities in critically ill patients and in noncritically i...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Priglinger U,Delle Karth G,Geppert A,Joukhadar C,Graf S,Berger R,Hülsmann M,Spitzauer S,Pabinger I,Heinz G

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The electronic health record is a primary source of information for all professional groups participating in ICU rounds. We previously demonstrated that, individually, all professional groups involved in rounds have significant blind spots in recognition of patient safety issues in the electronic health reco...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bordley J,Sakata KK,Bierman J,McGrath K,Mulanax A,Nguyen L,Mohan V,Gold JA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of amino acid profiles in septic encephalopathy. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Medical wards and medical ICU of a university hospital. PATIENTS:Patients with infections and normal mental status were compared with patients with septic shock and altered sensorium. INTERVENTIONS...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sprung CL,Cerra FB,Freund HR,Schein RM,Konstantinides FN,Marcial EH,Pena M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial II showed that moricizine acutely increases the occurrence of sudden cardiac death. Thus the objective of this investigation was to evaluate the antifibrillatory properties of moricizine (a new antiarrhythmic agent) alone and in combination with lidocaine (an establish...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ujhelyi MR,O'Rangers EA,Fan C,Kluger J,Chow MS

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right ventricular size and contractility were evaluated using two-dimensional echocardiography during the first days of respiratory support in 23 patients requiring mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure. Nine patients had normal echocardiographic right ventricular function, and nine other patients had a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Jardin F,Gueret P,Dubourg O,Farcot JC,Margairaz A,Bourdarias JP

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The potential advantages of lowering core temperature during sepsis are to lower energy requirement and to activate various cell-protecting pathways. We experimentally investigated whether postconditioning temperature modifications influence survival duration during experimental sepsis. DESIGN:A prospective...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： L'Her E,Amerand A,Vettier A,Sebert P

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the tolerance and the efficacy of noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in severe acute respiratory failure occurring in intensive care unit (ICU) neutropenic patients with hematologic malignancies, and to establish predictive variables of efficacy of this method. DESIGN:Prospect...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hilbert G,Gruson D,Vargas F,Valentino R,Chene G,Boiron JM,Pigneux A,Reiffers J,Gbikpi-Benissan G,Cardinaud JP

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the cardiorespiratory effects of graded bilateral pleural effusions in the anesthetized pig. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled, laboratory study. SETTING:Animal laboratory. SUBJECTS:Eleven male Yorkshire pigs. INTERVENTIONS:Animals were anesthetized using inhaled isoflurane. Orotra...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nishida O,Arellano R,Cheng DC,DeMajo W,Kavanagh BP

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional wisdom suggests that the "human factor" in critical care environments is reason for inadequate medication and patient safety. "Human factors" (or human factors engineering) is also a scientific discipline and practice of improving human performance. Using decades of human factors research, this paper eval...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Scanlon MC,Karsh BT

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Studies have shown that endothelium-dependent relaxation (mediated by endothelium-derived nitric oxide) is depressed during the early, hyperdynamic stage of sepsis. Although it is known that ATP-MgCl2 produces beneficial effects following various adverse circulatory conditions, it remains unknown whether thi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wang P,Ba ZF,Cioffi WG,Bland KI,Chaudry IH

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Artery puncture and hematoma formation are the most common immediate complications during internal jugular vein catheterization. This study was performed to assess whether the bevel-down approach of the puncture needle decreases the incidence of posterior venous wall damage and hematoma formation during inter...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lim T,Ryu HG,Jung CW,Jeon Y,Bahk JH

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the incident fracture rate in survivors of critical illness and to compare fracture risk with population-matched control subjects. DESIGN:Retrospective longitudinal case-cohort study. SETTING:A tertiary adult intensive care unit in Australia. PATIENTS:All patients ventilated admitted to intens...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Orford NR,Saunders K,Merriman E,Henry M,Pasco J,Stow P,Kotowicz M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test whether spectral indices derived from the electroencephalogram (EEG), and especially the bispectral index (BIS), can be used as measures of neurologic status in unsedated, critically ill patients. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. SETTING:Medical intensive care unit (ICU) of a university-affi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gilbert TT,Wagner MR,Halukurike V,Paz HL,Garland A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of routine intensive care unit surveillance compared with frequent 12-lead electrocardiogram monitoring for detecting electrocardiogram evidence suggestive of prolonged myocardial ischemia in vascular surgery patients. DESIGN:Prospective cohort trial. SETTING:Intensive care unit....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Martinez EA,Kim LJ,Faraday N,Rosenfeld B,Bass EB,Perler BA,Williams GM,Dorman T,Pronovost PJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Very elderly persons admitted to ICUs are at high risk of death. To document life-sustaining interventions (mechanical ventilation, vasopressors, renal replacement therapy) provided in the ICU and outcomes of care. DESIGN:Multicenter, prospective cohort study. SETTING:ICUs of 24 Canadian hospitals. PARTICI...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Heyland D,Cook D,Bagshaw SM,Garland A,Stelfox HT,Mehta S,Dodek P,Kutsogiannis J,Burns K,Muscedere J,Turgeon AF,Fowler R,Jiang X,Day AG,Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.,Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network.

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Anxiety results from the anticipation of a threat and might be associated with poor outcome in the critically ill. This study aims at showing that anxiety at admission in critically ill patients is associated with new organ failure over the first 7 days of ICU hospitalization independently of baseline organ ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mazeraud A,Polito A,Sivanandamoorthy S,Porcher R,Heming N,Stoclin A,Hissem T,Antona M,Blot F,Gaillard R,Chrétien F,Annane D,Bozza FAB,Siami S,Sharshar T,Groupe d’Explorations Neurologiques en Réanimation (GENER).

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we assessed whether a high CO2 gap predicts mortality in adult critically ill patients with circulatory shock. DATA SOURCES:A systematic search of MEDLINE and EMBASE electronic databases from inception to October 2019. STUDY SELECTION:Studies from adult (age ≥ 1...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Al Duhailib Z,Hegazy AF,Lalli R,Fiorini K,Priestap F,Iansavichene A,Slessarev M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Vital organ hypoperfusion significantly contributes to the dismal survival rates observed with manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest. The impedance threshold device is a valve which reduces air entry into lungs during chest recoil between chest compressions, producing a potentially benefi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Cabrini L,Beccaria P,Landoni G,Biondi-Zoccai GG,Sheiban I,Cristofolini M,Fochi O,Maj G,Zangrillo A

更新日期：2008-05-01 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:ICU admission delays can negatively affect patient outcomes, but emergency department volume and boarding times may also affect these decisions and associated patient outcomes. We sought to investigate the effect of emergency department and ICU capacity strain on ICU admission decisions and to examine the ef...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mathews KS,Durst MS,Vargas-Torres C,Olson AD,Mazumdar M,Richardson LD

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education recently released new standards for supervision and duty hours for residency programs. These new standards, which will affect over 100,000 residents, take effect in July 2011. In response to these new guidelines, the Society of Critical Care Medicine c...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Pastores SM,O'Connor MF,Kleinpell RM,Napolitano L,Ward N,Bailey H,Mollenkopf FP Jr,Coopersmith CM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bag-mask ventilation is commonly used prior to tracheal intubation; however, the epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical implications of difficult bag-mask ventilation among critically ill children are not well studied. This study aims to describe prevalence and risk factors for pediatric difficult bag-mask...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Daigle CH,Fiadjoe JE,Laverriere EK,Bruins BB,Lockman JL,Shults J,Krawiec C,Harwayne-Gidansky I,Page-Goertz C,Furlong-Dillard J,Nadkarni VM,Nishisaki A,National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS) Investigators and

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether paralysis alters pulmonary deposition of albuterol delivered by metered dose inhaler and spacer to small animals. DESIGN:A parallel group study of intubated and ventilated rabbits. INTERVENTIONS:Animals in group 1 (n = 7) were paralyzed with intravenous pancuronium, and ventilated at a rat...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fok TF,al-Essa M,Monkman S,Dolovich M,Girard L,Coates G,Kirpalani H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Critical care ultrasonography has become established within ICUs as a diagnostic tool and to guide management strategies and practical procedures. Following an international consensus statement in 2011, various national professional societies and organizations have sought to develop and deliver training prog...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wong A,Galarza L,Duska F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents are commonly used in the intensive care setting, but they have occasionally been associated with development of myopathy. In addition, diaphragmatic atrophy and a reduction in diaphragmatic force were reported after short-term controlled mechanical ventilation in ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Testelmans D,Maes K,Wouters P,Gosselin N,Deruisseau K,Powers S,Sciot R,Decramer M,Gayan-Ramirez G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In patients undergoing surgical repair of aortic dissection, false lumen perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass may produce central nervous system damage, myocardial ischemia, aortic rupture, and death. We describe a method to detect false lumen perfusion at the beginning of retrograde aortic perfusion that ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Voci P,Testa G,Tritapepe L,Menichetti A,Caretta Q

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Less than half of the thousands of children who suffer in-hospital cardiac arrests annually survive, and neurologic injury is common among survivors. Hemodynamic-directed cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves short-term survival, but its impact on longer term survival and mitochondrial respiration-a potenti...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lautz AJ,Morgan RW,Karlsson M,Mavroudis CD,Ko TS,Licht DJ,Nadkarni VM,Berg RA,Sutton RM,Kilbaugh TJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The American College of Critical Care Medicine provided 2002 and 2007 guidelines for hemodynamic support of newborn and pediatric septic shock. Provide the 2014 update of the 2007 American College of Critical Care Medicine "Clinical Guidelines for Hemodynamic Support of Neonates and Children with Septic Shoc...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Davis AL,Carcillo JA,Aneja RK,Deymann AJ,Lin JC,Nguyen TC,Okhuysen-Cawley RS,Relvas MS,Rozenfeld RA,Skippen PW,Stojadinovic BJ,Williams EA,Yeh TS,Balamuth F,Brierley J,de Caen AR,Cheifetz IM,Choong K,Conway E Jr,Cor

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00