Guidelines for developing admission and discharge policies for the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatric Section Task Force on Admission and Discharge Criteria, Society of Critical Care Medicine in conjunction with the American College of Critical Care

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:The requirement for a blood transfusion after trauma is associated with an increased risk of acute lung injury. Residual leukocytes contaminating red cells are potential mediators of this syndrome. The goal of this trial was to test our hypothesis that prestorage leukoreduction of blood would reduce rates of ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Watkins TR,Rubenfeld GD,Martin TR,Nester TA,Caldwell E,Billgren J,Ruzinski J,Nathens AB

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) have high mortality. The prognostic importance of peripheral blood stem cell source in critically ill HSCT recipients and the performance of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III have not been ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Afessa B,Tefferi A,Dunn WF,Litzow MR,Peters SG

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of bulk diffusion in maintaining oxygenation during apnea testing for brain death. DESIGN:Case series. SETTING:ICU in a primary care hospital. PATIENTS:Twenty-four consecutive patients with suspected brain death. Most patients suffered cerebral trauma from vehicular accidents. INTER...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： al Jumah M,McLean DR,al Rajeh S,Crow N

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if prior total body hyperthermia protected against subsequent acute ileitis induced by the cytotoxic lectin, ricin, in rats. The time course of heat shock mRNA and protein expression in the ileum was determined. The effects of heat stress on small intestinal mucosal integrity, arachidonic acid m...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Stojadinovic A,Kiang J,Goldhill J,Matin D,Smallridge R,Galloway R,Shea-Donohue T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This pilot study was designed to identify which contextual factors facilitate/hinder the implementation of the awakening, breathing, coordination, delirium, and early mobility (ABCDE) bundle for guidance in future studies. DESIGN:The sources of data for this study included document review, planned site visit...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Carrothers KM,Barr J,Spurlock B,Ridgely MS,Damberg CL,Ely EW

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if vecuronium doses individualized by peripheral nerve stimulation are lower than those doses chosen by standard clinical techniques; and to determine whether patients monitored by peripheral nerve stimulation exhibit shorter recovery times and less prolonged neuromuscular blockade after discont...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rudis MI,Sikora CA,Angus E,Peterson E,Popovich J Jr,Hyzy R,Zarowitz BJ

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:A study was performed to examine the effects of the calcium-channel blocker levemopamil on neurologic outcome and neuropathology in a clinically relevant model of complete global cerebral ischemia (ventricular fibrillation in cats). Levemopamil was administered to cats starting 5 mins after resus...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fleischer JE,Nakakimura K,Drummond JC,Scheller MS,Zornow MH,Grafe MR,Shapiro HM

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：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:Several studies have suggested that intravenous hydroxyethyl starch treatment may dampen acute inflammatory responses. It is well documented that limited oxygen delivery to tissues (hypoxia) is common in acute inflammation, and numerous parallels exist between acute responses to hypoxia and to inflammation, i...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dieterich HJ,Weissmüller T,Rosenberger P,Eltzschig HK

更新日期：2006-06-01 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 examine the relationship between treatment-related variables for Candida bloodstream infection and hospital mortality. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING:Thousand two hundred-bed academic medical center. PATIENTS:A total of 245 consecutive patients with Candida bloodstream infections who rece...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Labelle AJ,Micek ST,Roubinian N,Kollef MH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency, etiology, and risk factors of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and purulent tracheobronchitis (TBX) in patients who have undergone heart surgery. To study the predictive role of systematic surveillance cultures. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Heart surgery intensive care ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bouza E,Pérez A,Muñoz P,Jesús Pérez M,Rincón C,Sánchez C,Martín-Rabadán P,Riesgo M,Cardiovascular Infection Study Group.

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical Care Medicine encompasses an extremely broad scope. Examination questions were, therefore, chosen to cover a wide variety of critical care topics. A near Gaussian distribution of scores was found for all physician groups studied. We believe the low mean score of 15% reflects the general difficulty of the exam...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Veremakis C,Taylor RW

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Excessive inflammation is closely related to severity and outcome of sepsis. Because interleukin-1-receptor-associated kinase 1 is a key signaling protein in the activation of NF-κB during infection, we aimed to evaluate the effect of functionally relevant haplotypes of IRAK1 on severity, development of acut...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Toubiana J,Courtine E,Pène F,Viallon V,Asfar P,Daubin C,Rousseau C,Chenot C,Ouaaz F,Grimaldi D,Cariou A,Chiche JD,Mira JP

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:Cardiac arrest has a poor prognosis, regardless of age group. Children who fail to respond to two standard doses of epinephrine (0.01 mg/kg) rarely survive to hospital discharge, and most die without the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). We treated seven consecutive children in cardiac arrest with high dose ep...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Goetting MG,Paradis NA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Heptafluoropropane is an inert gas commercially used as propellant for inhalers. Since heptafluoropropane can be detected in low concentrations, it could also be used as a tracer gas to measure functional residual capacity and ventilation homogeneity. The aim of the present study was to validate functional re...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Proquitté H,Kusztrich A,Auwärter V,Pragst F,Wauer RR,Schmalisch G

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As of October 1985, 37 candidates have passed the final examination in intensive care for the Diploma of Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FFARACS). In September 1984, 23 of these successful candidates responded to a questionnaire seeking information on their educational e...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Byth PL,Harrison GA

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To track compliance by an interprofessional team with the Awakening and Breathing Coordination, Choice of drugs, Delirium monitoring and management, Early mobility, and Family engagement (ABCDEF) bundle in implementing the Pain, Agitation, and Delirium guidelines. The aim was to study the association between...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Barnes-Daly MA,Phillips G,Ely EW

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:We postulated that low-dose heparin (10 IU/kg.hr) administered as a continuous iv infusion may prevent or ameliorate the induction of thrombin-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation in baboons under general anesthesia. In a nonrandomized experiment lasting 8 hrs, animals were divided into...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： du Toit HJ,Coetzee AR,Chalton DO

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify and appraise articles describing criteria used to prioritize or withhold a critical care admission. DATA SOURCES:PubMed, Embase, Medline, EBM Reviews, and CINAHL Complete databases. Gray literature searches and a manual review of references were also performed. Preferred Reporting Items for Syst...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Dahine J,Hébert PC,Ziegler D,Chenail N,Ferrari N,Hébert R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the physiology of the regulation and determinants of heart rate and the significance in the management of critically ill patients. DATA SOURCES:The MEDLINE database, references from selected articles, and the author's personal database. DATA SYNTHESIS:This review begins with the regulation of card...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Magder SA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To define a curriculum that outlines the core knowledge residents should possess upon completion of graduate training in order to be able to formulate and initiate a treatment plan for the critically ill patient. DATA SOURCES:Requirements for training program certification as outlined by the Accreditation C...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors：

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the short-term physiologic effects (indexes of respiratory effort, ventilation, and gas exchange), leaks, patient-ventilator asynchrony, and comfort of four noninvasive ventilation (NIV) facial, oronasal, or oral interfaces with major differences in internal volume. DESIGN:Prospective, short-term, cr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fraticelli AT,Lellouche F,L'her E,Taillé S,Mancebo J,Brochard L

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cardiovascular dysfunction occurs in the majority of asphyxiated neonates and has been suggested to be a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. We previously demonstrated that cyclosporine A treatment during resuscitation can significantly improve cardiovascular performance in asphyxiated newborn p...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gill RS,Lee TF,Manouchehri N,Liu JQ,Lopaschuk G,Bigam DL,Cheung PY

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia in critically ill trauma patients. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:The trauma intensive care unit (ICU) of a 1500-bed tertiary-care hospital. PATIENTS:All critically ill trauma patients (n = 103) admitted consecutively between November 1995 and Oc...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Tejada Artigas A,Bello Dronda S,Chacón Vallés E,Muñoz Marco J,Villuendas Usón MC,Figueras P,Suarez FJ,Hernández A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of a bolus infusion of diaspirin cross-linked hemoglobin (DCLHb or hemoglobin crosfumaril) on the ileal mucosal microcirculation in septic rats. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, single-blinded study. SETTING:University-affiliated animal research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Twenty-four male ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sielenkämper AW,Eichelbrönner O,Martin CM,Madorin SW,Chin-Yee IH,Sibbald WJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00