In-hospital and long-term prognosis of elderly patients requiring endotracheal intubation for life-threatening presentation of cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To alert health professionals to the need for early detection and prevention of shock in critically ill patients. By describing the associations between intramucosal acidosis in the gut and multiple system organ failure, the author demonstrates how noninvasive measurement of gut intramucosal pH can be used to...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fiddian-Green RG

更新日期：1993-02-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Prophylactic levetiracetam is currently used in ~40% of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, and the potential impact of levetircetam on health-related quality of life is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that prophylactic levetiracetam is independently associated with differences in cognitive function he...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Naidech AM,Beaumont J,Muldoon K,Liotta EM,Maas MB,Potts MB,Jahromi BS,Cella D,Prabhakaran S,Holl JL

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new iridium/iridium-oxide electrode heated to 42 degrees C was used to monitor transcutaneous carbon dioxide levels during surgery in 27 adult patients. The purpose of this study was to compare arterial and transcutaneous CO2 values. This metal electrode performed similarly to glass CO2 electrodes. In addition, its ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Williams R,Riker R,Narkewicz M,Lucey JF

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the recall of 100 patients after ICU admission. There was a wide spectrum of race, religion, occupation, and educational levels. The more common diagnoses included asthma, pneumonia, trauma, and adult respiratory distress syndrome. The average Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Turner JS,Briggs SJ,Springhorn HE,Potgieter PD

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inflammation and immobility are comorbid etiological factors inducing muscle weakness in critically ill patients. This study establishes a rat model to examine the effect of inflammation and immobilization alone and in combination on muscle contraction, histology, and acetylcholine receptor regulation. DESIG...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fink H,Helming M,Unterbuchner C,Lenz A,Neff F,Martyn JA,Blobner M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one patients who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass for myocardial revascularization received postoperatively controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) or intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV), with or without positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). Functional residual capacity (FRC), right-to-left intrapulmona...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Downs JB,Mitchell LA

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to assess the effects on macrocirculation and microcirculation of adding an intra-aortic balloon pump to peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with severe cardiogenic shock and little/no residual left ventricular ejection. DESIGN:A prospective, singl...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Petroni T,Harrois A,Amour J,Lebreton G,Brechot N,Tanaka S,Luyt CE,Trouillet JL,Chastre J,Leprince P,Duranteau J,Combes A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic injuries are very common among trauma victims. This article reviews the current literature on the management of multiple aspects of the care of the patient with severe chest injury. The mechanics of chest injury are complex and varied. Chest wall injuries are the most common and noticeable manifestation of th...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kiraly L,Schreiber M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the occurrence rate of complications and mortality in patients with severe asthma requiring endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. DESIGN:Retrospective review of medical records from September 1982 to July 1988. SETTING:Urban, teaching hospital serving primarily indigent patients. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Zimmerman JL,Dellinger RP,Shah AN,Taylor RW

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A comparison of federal Medicare databases to identify critical care medicine (CCM) use, cost discrepancies, and their possible causes. DESIGN:A 6-yr (1995-2000) retrospective analysis of Medicare hospital and CCM use and cost, comparing the Hospital Cost Report Information System (HCRIS) with Medicare Provi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Halpern NA,Pastores SM,Thaler HT,Greenstein RJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven dogs with electromagnetic flow probes implanted on their main (QT) and left (QL) pulmonary arteries, had catheters placed in their left atria and pulmonary artery, and were ventilated via Carlen's double-lumen endotracheal tubes. The effect of high-frequency oscillation (HFO) on the redistribution of pulmonary b...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hall SM,Strawn WB,Levitzky MG

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Isoflurane, a volatile anesthetic agent, has been recognized for its potential neuroprotective properties and has antiapoptotic effects. We examined whether isoflurane posttreatment is protective against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage and determined whether this effect needs sphingosine-rela...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Altay O,Hasegawa Y,Sherchan P,Suzuki H,Khatibi NH,Tang J,Zhang JH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Given the efficacy and safety of recombinant human activated protein C (rhAPC) in the systemic inflammatory response syndrome, this study was designed to review the evidence for a role for APC in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a proinflammatory and procoagulant state, and it is a pregnancy...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： von Dadelszen P,Magee LA,Lee SK,Stewart SD,Simone C,Koren G,Walley KR,Russell JA

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes an unusual hemolytic transfusion reaction. A group O donor was inadvertently transfused with 100 ml of group A red cells during the course of plasmapheresis. Granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, hypofibrinogenemia and low levels of factors V, VIII, and IX developed immediately after the infusion. ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： McKenna PJ,Scheinman HZ

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sphingomyelin (SM) pathway is an ubiquitous, evolutionarily conserved signaling system, analogous to conventional systems such as the cAMP and phosphoinositide pathways. Ceramide is generated from SM by the action of a neutral or acid SMase, or by de novo synthesis coordinated through the enzyme ceramide synthase....

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lin X,Fuks Z,Kolesnick R

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the natural evolution of systemic oxygen delivery (Do2) and oxygen consumption (Vo2) in sheep infused with low or high doses of endotoxin. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled experimental study. SETTING:Animal research laboratory at a medical university. SUBJECTS:Twenty-nine chronically instrumented aw...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Pittet JF,Pastor CM,Morel DR

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the assessment of decision-making capacity of ICU patients by attending clinicians (physicians, nurses, and residents) with a capacity score measured by the Mini-Mental Status Examination, completed by Aid to Capacity Evaluation if necessary. The primary outcome was agreement between physicians' a...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bertrand PM,Pereira B,Adda M,Timsit JF,Wolff M,Hilbert G,Gruson D,Garrouste-Orgeas M,Argaud L,Constantin JM,Chabanne R,Quenot JP,Bohe J,Guerin C,Papazian L,Jonquet O,Klouche K,Delahaye A,Riu B,Zieleskiewicz L,Darm

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine recent trends in severe sepsis-related rates of hospitalization, mortality, and hospital case fatality in a large geographic area and to determine the impact of age, race, and gender on these outcomes. DESIGN:Trend analysis for the period of 1995 to 2002. SETTING:Acute care hospitals in New Jer...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dombrovskiy VY,Martin AA,Sunderram J,Paz HL

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate family perceptions of having a nurse participating in family conferences and to assess the psychologic well being of the same families after ICU discharge. DESIGN:Mixed-method design with a qualitative study embedded in a single-center randomized study. SETTING:Twelve-bed medical-surgical IC...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Garrouste-Orgeas M,Max A,Lerin T,Grégoire C,Ruckly S,Kloeckner M,Brochon S,Pichot E,Simons C,El-Mhadri M,Bruel C,Philippart F,Fournier J,Tiercelet K,Timsit JF,Misset B

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgical trauma results in diffuse sympathoadrenal activation which is thought to contribute to perioperative cardiovascular complications in high-risk patients. Regional anesthetic and analgesic techniques can attenuate this "stress response" and reduce the occurrence rate of adverse perioperative events; ho...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dorman T,Clarkson K,Rosenfeld BA,Shanholtz C,Lipsett PA,Breslow MJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-yr-old white man recovering from aortobiiliac bypass surgery suffered a sudden stroke within 30 min after carotid sinus massage was performed in an attempt to treat supraventricular tachycardia. Even though carotid digital subtraction angiography and angiograms were negative for carotid artery disease, we believe...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bastulli JA,Orlowski JP

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Augmented renal clearance might lead to subtherapeutic plasma levels of drugs with predominant renal clearance. Early identification of augmented renal clearance remains challenging for the ICU physician. We developed and validated our augmented renal clearance predictor, a clinical prediction model for augm...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gijsen M,Huang CY,Flechet M,Van Daele R,Declercq P,Debaveye Y,Meersseman P,Meyfroidt G,Wauters J,Spriet I

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The results from the recent Targeted Temperature Management trial raised the question whether cooling or merely the avoidance of fever mediates better neurologic outcome in resuscitated patients. As temperature per se is a major determinant of cardiac function, we characterized the effects of hyperthermia (4...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Alogna A,Manninger M,Schwarzl M,Zirngast B,Steendijk P,Verderber J,Zweiker D,Maechler H,Pieske BM,Post H

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Septic shock represents the major cause of infection-associated mortality in the intensive care unit. The possibility that combination antibiotic therapy of bacterial septic shock improves outcome is controversial. Current guidelines do not recommend combination therapy except for the express purpose of broa...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Kumar A,Zarychanski R,Light B,Parrillo J,Maki D,Simon D,Laporta D,Lapinsky S,Ellis P,Mirzanejad Y,Martinka G,Keenan S,Wood G,Arabi Y,Feinstein D,Kumar A,Dodek P,Kravetsky L,Doucette S,Cooperative Antimicrobial Thera

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several variables may account for the response of electrochemical skin surface PO2 sensors to anesthetic gases: cathode material and size, pH of the electrolyte and membrane material. These variables cannot be chosen arbitrarily and their influence has been tested with two types of sensors. In one type (LSC), a large ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Eberhard P,Mindt W

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sepsis and severe trauma result in endothelial activation and damage. The activated endothelium expresses adhesion receptors that control leukocyte trafficking. After activation, some adhesion molecules are also released into plasma as soluble forms. The present study was designed to compare the expression of...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Leone M,Boutière B,Camoin-Jau L,Albanèse J,Horschowsky N,Mège JL,Martin C,Dignat-George F

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Preliminary studies have suggested that low doses of corticosteroids might rapidly improve hemodynamics in late septic shock treated with catecholamines. We examined the effect of hydrocortisone on shock reversal, hemodynamics, and survival in this particular setting. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, double-...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bollaert PE,Charpentier C,Levy B,Debouverie M,Audibert G,Larcan A

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is limited evidence supporting the widespread use of α2 agonists (clonidine and dexmedetomidine) in pediatric critical care sedation. This study sought to test the association between the use of α2 agonists and enhanced sedation. DESIGN:A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted. Noninfe...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hayden JC,Doherty DR,Dawkins I,Leacy FP,Healy M,Breatnach CV,Cousins G,Gallagher PJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00