Distribution of normal saline and 5% albumin infusions in cardiac surgical patients.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The elevation of the percentage of regulatory CD4+CD25+ T lymphocytes (Treg) has been recently described during septic shock. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether this increased percentage was due to Treg proliferation. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Adult intensive care units ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Venet F,Pachot A,Debard AL,Bohé J,Bienvenu J,Lepape A,Monneret G

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess clinician perceptions of a machine learning-based early warning system to predict severe sepsis and septic shock (Early Warning System 2.0). DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Tertiary teaching hospital in Philadelphia, PA. PATIENTS:Non-ICU admissions November-December 2016. INTERVE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ginestra JC,Giannini HM,Schweickert WD,Meadows L,Lynch MJ,Pavan K,Chivers CJ,Draugelis M,Donnelly PJ,Fuchs BD,Umscheid CA

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a case of hepatic subcapsular hematoma causing an acute Budd-Chiari-like syndrome, leading to hepatic compartment syndrome, which combines compression of intrahepatic vessels on CT, acute liver failure, and refractory shock. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Surgical ICU of a university teaching hospi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Marcaire F,Malavieille F,Pichot-Delahaye V,Floccard B,Rimmelé T

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The first 70 years of critical care can be considered a period of "industrial revolution-like" advancement in terms of progressing the understanding and care of critical illness. Unfortunately, like the industrial revolution's impact on the environment, advancing ICU care of increasingly elderly, immunosuppre...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kollef MH,Torres A,Shorr AF,Martin-Loeches I,Micek ST

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of hypertonic saline on bacterial translocation and the number and function of natural killer and T cells in controlled hemorrhagic shock. DESIGN:Randomized controlled study. Duration of follow-up was 24 hrs. SETTING:University research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Adult male Sprague-Dawley r...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hirsh M,Dyugovskaya L,Bashenko Y,Krausz MM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients under observation in ICUs developed mechanical upper airway obstruction requiring surgical intervention for airway control. One patient was treated by tracheotomy placed through a vertical midline incision and 2 patients were treated by cricothyroidotomy followed by elective tracheostomy and closure of ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Schecter WP,Wilson RS

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrest is most commonly encountered as the end result of severe derangements in metabolic homeostasis. These derangements may include toxic, ischemic, or electrophysiological causes of circulatory and/or respiratory arrests. Occasionally, mechanical obstruction or impediment to circulation may cause cardiac ar...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ewer MS,Ali MK,Frazier OH

更新日期：1982-03-01 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：:Because an acute coronary thrombotic event may be viewed as the main trigger of sudden cardiac arrest, urgent coronary angiography followed by percutaneous coronary intervention appeared as a promising tool in the early postresuscitation phase. Unfortunately, large randomized trials, which have unequivocally demonstra...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Noc M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pulmonary air embolism, causing vessel obstruction and primary or secondary reactions of blood, can lead to acute lung injury. In addition, nitric oxide has been known to play a key role in various causes of lung injury. In this study we employed the isolated rat lung model to investigate the effects of l-arg...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Chu SJ,Lee TY,Yan HC,Lin SH,Li MH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a new technique for pressure-volume curve tracing. DESIGN:Prospective experimental study. SETTING:Animal research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Six anesthetized rats. INTERVENTIONS:Two pressure-volume curves were obtained by means of the super-syringe method (gold standard) and the continuous positive ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Albaiceta GM,Piacentini E,Villagrá A,Lopez-Aguilar J,Taboada F,Blanch L

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-seven surgical patients who developed post-extubation hypoxemia unresponsive to routine respiration therapy (incentive spirometry and chest physical therapy) received continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivered through a mask at an inspired oxygen fraction (FIO2) of 0.45. All patients responded with an...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dehaven CB Jr,Hurst JM,Branson RD

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop definitions of infection that can be used in clinical trials in patients with sepsis. CONTEXT:Infection is a key component of the definition of sepsis, yet there is currently no agreement on the definitions that should be used to identify specific infections in patients with sepsis. Agreeing on a ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Calandra T,Cohen J,International Sepsis Forum Definition of Infection in the ICU Consensus Conference.

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effectiveness of increasing the preoxygenation period with 100% oxygen in the critically ill patient from 4 to 8 mins in preparation for emergency tracheal intubation. DESIGN:Nonrandomized, controlled trial. SETTING:Large, level one trauma center, tertiary care intensive care unit. PATIENT...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mort TC,Waberski BH,Clive J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical care clinicians no longer consider family members as visitors in the intensive care unit. Family-centered care has emerged from the results of qualitative and quantitative studies evaluating the specific needs of families of patients dying in the intensive care unit. In addition, interventional studies have e...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lautrette A,Ciroldi M,Ksibi H,Azoulay E

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the pathogenesis of sepsis, inflammation and coagulation play a pivotal role. Increasing evidence points to an extensive cross-talk between these two systems, whereby inflammation leads to activation of coagulation, and coagulation also considerably affects inflammatory activity. Molecular pathways that contribute ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Levi M,van der Poll T

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Catheter-associated infections are common, costly, and potentially lethal. The impact of catheter insertion site on infection risk remains controversial. We aimed to establish whether nontunneled central venous catheters inserted in the subclavian vein are associated with lower risk of catheter-associated inf...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Parienti JJ,du Cheyron D,Timsit JF,Traoré O,Kalfon P,Mimoz O,Mermel LA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Procalcitonin (PCT), a marker of bacterial sepsis, may also act as a mediator of the inflammatory response to infection, and thus influence outcome. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between PCT, interleukin (IL)-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), organ failure, and mortality in pediatric septic shock...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hatherill M,Tibby SM,Turner C,Ratnavel N,Murdoch IA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Peripherally inserted central catheters are increasingly used in ICU as an alternative to centrally inserted central catheters for IV infusion. However, their reliability for hemodynamic measurements with transpulmonary thermodilution is currently unknown. We investigated the agreement between transpulmonary...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： D'Arrigo S,Sandroni C,Cacciola S,Dell'Anna AM,Pittiruti M,Annetta MG,Colosimo C,Antonelli M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether mortality rates among intensive care unit (ICU) patients differ according to the time of ICU admission, we compared the death rates for patients admitted during weekday day shifts and off hours (from 6:30 pm to 8:29 am the next day for night shifts, from Saturday 1:00 pm to Monday 8:29 am...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Luyt CE,Combes A,Aegerter P,Guidet B,Trouillet JL,Gibert C,Chastre J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Secretoneurin is associated with cardiomyocyte Ca handling and improves risk prediction in patients with acute myocardial dysfunction. Whether secretoneurin improves risk assessment on top of established cardiac biomarkers and European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II in patients undergoing ca...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Brynildsen J,Petäjä L,Myhre PL,Lyngbakken MN,Nygård S,Stridsberg M,Christensen G,Ottesen AH,Pettilä V,Omland T,Røsjø H

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pump-driven extracorporeal gas exchange systems have been advocated in patients suffering from severe acute respiratory distress syndrome who are at risk for life-threatening hypoxemia and/or hypercapnia. This requires extended technical and staff support. DESIGN:We report retrospectively our experience with...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bein T,Weber F,Philipp A,Prasser C,Pfeifer M,Schmid FX,Butz B,Birnbaum D,Taeger K,Schlitt HJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the reversibility of acute kidney injury-induced neutrophil dysfunction and to identify involved mechanisms. DESIGN:Controlled laboratory experiment and prospective observational clinical study. SETTING:University laboratory and hospital. SUBJECTS:C57BL/6 wild-type mice. PATIENTS:Patients with ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Singbartl K,Miller L,Ruiz-Velasco V,Kellum JA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient comfort is not assured by common practices for terminal extubation. Treatment guidelines suggest minimizing dosage of opioids and sedatives. Multiple lines of evidence indicate that clinicians are limited in their ability to recognize distress in such patients and tend to undermedicate patients in distress. Ye...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Billings JA

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:A portable video image-processor unit used to evaluate bedside digital subtraction angiography yields sufficient information on the major arterial vessels and the heart, using standard x-ray equipment at fluoroscopic energy levels. This unit should contribute to the evaluation of the critically ill patient in the ICU....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Janssen JH,Ackermans J,Tijdens F,Verstraelen B,de Zwaan C,Bär F,Brugada P

更新日期：1984-12-01 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：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:Calcium-channel blockers may attenuate vasospasm after transient ischemia and improve organ blood flow after resuscitation. Our aim was to assess the effect of diltiazem on systemic oxygen delivery and consumption, hemodynamics, electroencephalogram (EEG), and organ blood flow after restoration o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lindner KH,Prengel AW,Ahnefeld FW,Ensinger H,Schürmann W

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare usual care with a proactive case-finding approach for critically ill patients with terminal dementia using an inpatient palliative care service. DESIGN:Prospective comparison to historical control. SETTING:Urban, university-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS:Total of 52 men and women with end-stage ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Campbell ML,Guzman JA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Clinical predictors for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been studied in few prospective studies. Although transfusions are common in the intensive care unit, the role of submassive transfusion in non-trauma-related ARDS has not been studied. We describe here the clinical predictors of ARDS ris...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gong MN,Thompson BT,Williams P,Pothier L,Boyce PD,Christiani DC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00