Influence of aminosteroid and glucocorticoid treatment on inflammation and immune function during cardiopulmonary bypass.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the pharmacokinetics of dopamine in hemodynamically stable adult patients. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SETTING:University hospital intensive care unit. PATIENTS:Fourteen patients (aged 43 to 73 yrs) recovering from esophageal surgery. INTERVENTION:Dopamine was infused and blood samples wer...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Le Corre P,Malledant Y,Tanguy M,Le Verge R

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a case of fatal hyperkalemia owing to succinylcholine administration in a patient with mucositis secondary to chemotherapy. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Adult intensive care unit (ICU) at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. PATIENTS:One patient with mucositis secondary to chemotherapy. MEASUREMEN...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Al-Khafaji AH,Dewhirst WE,Cornell CJ Jr,Quill TJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The high incidence of lower lobe collapse in adult intensive care patients is well described. We aimed to document the incidence and distribution of acute lobar collapse in the pediatric intensive care setting. The influence of anatomical and pathophysiological differences between the adult and pediatric resp...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Thomas K,Habibi P,Britto J,Owens CM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Head-to-head comparison of the success rate of jejunal placement of a new electromagnetically visualized jejunal tube with that of the endoscopic technique in critically ill patients. DESIGN:: Prospective, randomized clinical trial. SETTING:Two intensive care units at a university hospital. PATIENTS:: A to...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Holzinger U,Brunner R,Miehsler W,Herkner H,Kitzberger R,Fuhrmann V,Metnitz PG,Kamolz LP,Madl C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:During cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), elimination of CO2 was shown to be limited by low tissue perfusion, especially when very low perfusion pressures were generated. It has therefore been suggested that sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), by producing CO2, might aggravate the hypercarbic component of the exi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bar-Joseph G,Weinberger T,Castel T,Bar-Joseph N,Laor A,Bursztein S,Ben Haim S

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the effectiveness of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary sepsis treatment protocol with regard to both implementation and outcomes and to compare the mortality rates and therapies of patients with septic shock with similar historical controls. DESIGN:Prospective, interventional cohort study with ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shapiro NI,Howell MD,Talmor D,Lahey D,Ngo L,Buras J,Wolfe RE,Weiss JW,Lisbon A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic support of critically ill patients is a relatively new topic of active research and discussion, and surprisingly little is known about the effects of critical illness on metabolic physiology and activity. The metabolic changes seen in critical illness are highly complex, and how and when to treat them ar...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Vincent JL

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Trauma induces a complex immune response that requires a systems biology research approach. Here, we used a novel technology, mass cytometry by time-of-flight, to comprehensively characterize the multicellular response to trauma. DESIGN:Peripheral blood mononuclear cells samples were stained with a 38-marker...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Seshadri A,Brat GA,Yorkgitis BK,Keegan J,Dolan J,Salim A,Askari R,Lederer JA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined recommendations within critical care guidelines to describe the pairing patterns for strength of recommendation and quality of evidence. We further identified recommendations where the reported strength of recommendation was strong while the reported quality of evidence was not high/moderate and ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sims CR,Warner MA,Stelfox HT,Hyder JA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The relationship between respiratory mechanical parameters and hemodynamic variables remains unclear. This study was performed to determine whether mean airway pressure and central venous pressure in the first day of mechanical ventilation are associated with patient outcomes. DESIGN:Retrospective first 24-...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Long Y,Su L,Zhang Q,Zhou X,Wang H,Cui N,Chai W,Wang X,Rui X,Liu D

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction who were hypertensive (systolic BP greater than or equal to 170 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP greater than or equal to 100 mm Hg) at the time of admission were treated with continuous infusion of sodium nitroprusside (NP). The administration of NP resulted in a s...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rucabado L,Miñana J,Cebrián J,Monsalve F,Cuñat J,Ruano M

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of cholesterol and lipoproteins in children with severe meningococcal sepsis. DESIGN:Retrospective observational study. SETTING:A university-affiliated pediatric intensive care unit. PATIENTS:Fifty-seven patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with meningococcal sepsis o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Vermont CL,den Brinker M,Kâkeci N,de Kleijn ED,de Rijke YB,Joosten KF,de Groot R,Hazelzet JA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Addressing the quality gap in ICU-based palliative care is limited by uncertainty about acceptable models of collaborative specialist and generalist care. Therefore, we characterized the attitudes of physicians and nurses about palliative care delivery in an ICU environment. DESIGN:Mixed-methods study. SETT...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wysham NG,Hua M,Hough CL,Gundel S,Docherty SL,Jones DM,Reagan O,Goucher H,Mcfarlin J,Cox CE

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the epidemiology of hyperammonemia unrelated to liver failure in the critical care setting. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. SETTING:Critically ill patients admitted to ICUs at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (medical ICU, two mixed medical-surgical ICUs, coronary care unit, or the cardiosurgical I...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sakusic A,Sabov M,McCambridge AJ,Rabinstein AA,Singh TD,Mukesh K,Kashani KB,Cook D,Gajic O

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:The authors placed Swan-Ganz catheters in 11 preterm and 2 term infants with severe cardiopulmonary distress. The infants ranged in weight from 1100-4000 g. The procedure was performed in the neonatal ICU by jugular venous cutdown. Intracardiac pressures and oxygen saturations were measured in each chamber entered. Th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Todres ID,Crone RK,Rogers MC,Shannon DC

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Regional tidal lung strain may trigger local inflammation during mechanical ventilation, particularly when additional inflammatory stimuli are present. However, it is unclear whether inflammation develops proportionally to tidal strain or only above a threshold. We aimed to 1) assess the relationship between...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wellman TJ,Winkler T,Costa EL,Musch G,Harris RS,Zheng H,Venegas JG,Vidal Melo MF

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk factors for development of severe hypoglycemia (defined as glucose <40 mg/dL) in critically ill patients and define the outcomes of this complication. DESIGN:Retrospective database review, including a case-control analysis that matched each patient with severe hypoglycemia with three co...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Krinsley JS,Grover A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chronic diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known cause of multisystem injury. The effect of DM in acute critical illness may also be detrimental, but is not specifically known. We hypothesized that the preexisting diagnosis of DM is an independent risk factor for mortality in critically ill patients. DESIGN:Paralle...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Graham BB,Keniston A,Gajic O,Trillo Alvarez CA,Medvedev S,Douglas IS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Information booklets have not been assessed by the families of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This study explored the information that the relatives of adult ICU patients wanted to find in the information booklets. DESIGN:Multicenter survey. SETTING:Twenty-three French ICUs. SUBJECTS:One close relativ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Soltner C,Lassalle V,Galienne-Bouygues S,Pottecher J,Floccard B,Delapierre L,Jungfer F,Sargentini C,Alberti C,Beydon L,Lifrea Group.

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The administration of vasopressin during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provides significantly more vital organ blood flow when compared with epinephrine during cardiac arrest in pigs. The effects of this potent vasoconstrictor on postresuscitation cardiovascular function remain unknown. The purpose of t...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Prengel AW,Lindner KH,Keller A,Lurie KG

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and diagnostic yield of transbronchial biopsy performed in mechanically ventilated patients. DESIGN:Retrospective, cohort analysis. SETTING:A university-affiliated teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Seventy-one consecutive, mechanically ventilated patients requiring lung tissue examination....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： O'Brien JD,Ettinger NA,Shevlin D,Kollef MH

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In April 2009, Mexican, American, and Canadian authorities announced that a novel influenza virus with pandemic potential had been identified in large segments of the population. Within weeks, it became apparent that the world was dealing with the first influenza pandemic in >40 yrs. Despite the unpredictable nature o...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lagacé-Wiens PR,Rubinstein E,Gumel A

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was developed to quantify the severity of patients' illness, based on the degree of organ dysfunction. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy and the reliability of SOFA scoring. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Adult intensive care unit (ICU) in a te...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Arts DG,de Keizer NF,Vroom MB,de Jonge E

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The venous-arterial PCO2 gradient may increase in certain low-flow states, such as CPR and canine endotoxemia. To determine whether venous hypercarbia also occurs in hemorrhagic shock, we studied 12 anesthetized, mechanically ventilated dogs. We performed laparotomies on the animals, inserting catheters into their ren...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Benjamin E,Paluch TA,Berger SR,Premus G,Wu C,Iberti TJ

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Families and other surrogate decisionmakers for chronically critically ill patients often lack information about patient prognosis or options for care. This study describes an approach to develop and validate a printed information brochure about chronic critical illness aimed at improving comprehension of the...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Carson SS,Vu M,Danis M,Camhi SL,Scheunemann LP,Cox CE,Hanson LC,Nelson JE

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We recently reported that bacterial lipopolysaccharide stimulates release of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha from both human vascular tissue and cultured smooth muscle cells. In the current study, we tested the hypothesis that increased intracellular cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) could inhibi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zhang LM,Castresana MR,Shaker IJ,Dalton ML,Leeper-Woodford SK,Newman WH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A difference between potassium concentrations in arterial plasma and venous serum was evaluated. The difference was 0.5 mM/litre, with a range of 0.1 to 1.1 mM/liter. Multiple factors operating primarily upon the venous sample are responsible for this difference. The value for arterial plasma potassium is stable and p...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ward CF,Arkin DB,Benumof JL,Saidman LJ

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extravascular lung water is a quantitative marker of the amount of fluid in the thoracic cavity besides the vasculature. Indexing to both predicted and actual body weight have been proposed to compare different individuals and provide a uniform range of normal. OBJECTIVE:We explored extravascular lung water...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wolf S,Riess A,Landscheidt JF,Lumenta CB,Schürer L,Friederich P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00