The association between serum adhesion molecules and outcome in acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The overall prognosis of critically ill patients with cancer has improved during the past decade. The aim of this study was to identify early prognostic factors of intensive care unit (ICU) mortality in patients with cancer. METHODS:We designed a prospective, consecutive, observational study over a one-ye...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Mokart D,Sannini A,Brun JP,Faucher M,Blaise D,Blache JL,Faucher C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coagulation can be visualised using whole blood coagulation analyses such as thromboelastometry and platelet aggregation tests; however, the role of temperature in the analyses is ambiguous. The aim was to examine whether temperature influences the whole blood coagulation tests. METHODS:We included 40 patie...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Jeppesen AN,Kirkegaard H,Ilkjær S,Hvas AM

更新日期：2016-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: The present study was undertaken to examine the feasibility of venous oxygen measurements in the inferior vena cava (IVC) via a catheter through the umbilical vein. This may serve as a proxy for mixed venous oxygenation and the complications of right atrial cannulation can be avoided at the same time. It h...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Plötz FB,van Lingen RA,Bos AP

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients who survive a critical illness and have their oral endotracheal tube removed, dysphagia is highly prevalent, and without intervention, it may persist far beyond hospital discharge. This pre- and post-intervention study with historical controls tested the effects of a swallowing and oral care (SO...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Wu CP,Xu YJ,Wang TG,Ku SC,Chan DC,Lee JJ,Wei YC,Hsiao TY,Chen CC

更新日期：2019-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The diagnostic and prognostic value of arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) parameters in unselected patients presenting with acute dyspnea to the Emergency Department (ED) is largely unknown. METHODS:We performed a post-hoc analysis of two different prospective studies to investigate the diagnostic and pro...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Burri E,Potocki M,Drexler B,Schuetz P,Mebazaa A,Ahlfeld U,Balmelli C,Heinisch C,Noveanu M,Breidthardt T,Schaub N,Reichlin T,Mueller C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:ICU-acquired weakness (ICUAW) complicates the disease course of critically ill patients. Inflammation and acute-phase response occur directly within myocytes and contribute to ICUAW. We observed that tripartite motif-containing 62 (TRIM62), an E3 ubiquitin ligase and modifier of inflammation, is increased ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Schmidt F,Kny M,Zhu X,Wollersheim T,Persicke K,Langhans C,Lodka D,Kleber C,Weber-Carstens S,Fielitz J

更新日期：2014-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Following trauma, patients may suffer an overwhelming pro-inflammatory response and immune paralysis resulting in infection and multiple organ failure (MOF). Various potentially immunomodulative interventions have been tested. The objective of this study is to systematically review the randomized controlle...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Spruijt NE,Visser T,Leenen LP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal length of antimicrobial therapy has not been extensively studied for a great majority of infections and, in critically ill patients affected by ventilator-associated pneumonia, is a persisting and unsolved issue confronting clinicians. The integration of biomarkers, clinical judgment, and microbiologic era...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Martin-Loeches I,Torres A

更新日期：2013-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-resuscitation hemodynamic instability following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) may occur from myocardial dysfunction underlying cardiogenic shock and/or inflammation-mediated distributive shock. Distinguishing the predominant shock subtype with widely available clinical metrics may have prognosti...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Anderson RJ,Jinadasa SP,Hsu L,Ghafouri TB,Tyagi S,Joshua J,Mueller A,Talmor D,Sell RE,Beitler JR

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients admitted to the intensive care unit often develop hyperglycaemia, but the underlying mechanisms have not been fully described. The incretin effect is reduced in patients with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes and critical illness have phenotypical similarities, such as hyperglycaemia, insulin resis...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Nielsen ST,Janum S,Krogh-Madsen R,Solomon TP,Møller K

更新日期：2015-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Critically ill cirrhosis patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT) often receive prioritization for organ allocation. Identification of patients most likely to benefit is essential. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score can predict 90-day m...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Karvellas CJ,Lescot T,Goldberg P,Sharpe MD,Ronco JJ,Renner EL,Vahidy H,Poonja Z,Chaudhury P,Kneteman NM,Selzner M,Cook EF,Bagshaw SM,Canadian Liver Failure Study Group.

更新日期：2013-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Critical illness is commonly complicated by hyperglycaemia caused by mediators of stress and inflammation. Severity of disease is the main risk factor for development of hyperglycaemia, but not all severely ill develop hyperglycemia and some do even in mild disease. We hypothesised that acute disease only ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Gornik I,Vujaklija-Brajkovic A,Renar IP,Gasparovic V

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decision to transfuse a hospitalized patient must balance the known risks of transfusion with the need to provide adequate tissue oxygenation and the appropriate utilization of blood as a scarce resource. The minimum tolerated hemoglobin level is not well established, and considerable variation exists in intensivi...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Marshall JC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant stroke occurs in a subgroup of patients suffering from ischemic cerebral infarction and is characterized by neurological deterioration due to progressive edema, raised intracranial pressure, and cerebral herniation. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a surgical technique aiming to open the "closed box" repres...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Beez T,Munoz-Bendix C,Steiger HJ,Beseoglu K

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) secondary to traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be under-recognized and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS:This case report describes a 20 year old previously healthy woman who suffered a severe TBI as a result of a motor vehicle collision and...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Peets AD,Berthiaume LR,Bagshaw SM,Federico P,Doig CJ,Zygun DA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The FloTrac/Vigileo (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA, USA) allows pulse pressure-derived cardiac output measurement without external calibration. Software modifications were performed in order to eliminate initially observed deficits. The aim of this study was to assess changes in cardiac output determine...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Senn A,Button D,Zollinger A,Hofer CK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to assess the volume of gas being poorly ventilated or non-ventilated within the lungs of patients treated with mechanical ventilation and suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). METHODS:A prospective, descriptive study was performed of 25 sedated and paralysed...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Rylander C,Tylén U,Rossi-Norrlund R,Herrmann P,Quintel M,Bake B

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COVID-19 is an emerging disease that can manifest itself as asymptomatic or mild respiratory tract infection in the majority of individuals, but in some, it can progress into severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Inflammation is known to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of severe infe...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： van de Veerdonk FL,Netea MG

更新日期：2020-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Refractory cardiac shock in the cardiac surgical intensive care unit confers significant morbidity and mortality. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has become a common intervention for refractory cardiogenic shock when other therapies have failed. However, it is difficult to predict who will benefit from this...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Stephens R,Fan E

更新日期：2014-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency medicine 2016. Other selected articles can be found online at http://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/annualupdate2016. Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available f...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Al-Dorzi HM,Alsolamy S,Arabi YM

更新日期：2016-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fever is frequently observed in critically ill patients. An independent association of fever with increased mortality has been observed in non-neurological critically ill patients with mixed febrile etiology. The association of fever and antipyretics with mortality, however, may be different between infect...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lee BH,Inui D,Suh GY,Kim JY,Kwon JY,Park J,Tada K,Tanaka K,Ietsugu K,Uehara K,Dote K,Tajimi K,Morita K,Matsuo K,Hoshino K,Hosokawa K,Lee KH,Lee KM,Takatori M,Nishimura M,Sanui M,Ito M,Egi M,Honda N,Okayama

更新日期：2012-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The effect of sepsis on epidermal wound healing has not been previously studied. It was hypothesised that epidermal wound healing is disturbed in severe sepsis. METHODS:Blister wounds were induced in 35 patients with severe sepsis and in 15 healthy controls. The healing of the wounds was followed up by me...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Koskela M,Gäddnäs F,Ala-Kokko TI,Laurila JJ,Saarnio J,Oikarinen A,Koivukangas V

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impressive benefits related to the use of tight glucose control by intensive insulin therapy have not been reproduced until now in multicenter large-scale prospective randomized trials. Although the reasons for these failures are not entirely clear, we suggest the use of a stepwise approach - Safe, Effective Gluco...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Krinsley JS,Preiser JC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is characterized by a dysregulated immune response to infection leading to life-threatening organ dysfunction. Sepsis-induced liver injury is recognized as a powerful independent predictor of mortality in the intensive care unit. During systemic infections, the liver regulates immune defenses via bacterial clea...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Sun J,Zhang J,Wang X,Ji F,Ronco C,Tian J,Yin Y

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been increasing with greater incidence of injuries from traffic or sporting accidents. Although there are a number of animal models of TBI using progesterone for head injury, the effects of progesterone on neurologic outcome of acute TBI patients remain unclear. The ai...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Xiao G,Wei J,Yan W,Wang W,Lu Z

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Protocols using high levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in combination with low tidal volumes have been shown to reduce mortality in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, the optimal method for setting PEEP is yet to be defined. It has been shown that resp...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kostic P,Zannin E,Andersson Olerud M,Pompilio PP,Hedenstierna G,Pedotti A,Larsson A,Frykholm P,Dellaca RL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection is associated with high mortality rates but limited clinical data have been reported. We describe the clinical features and outcomes of patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infecti...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Almekhlafi GA,Albarrak MM,Mandourah Y,Hassan S,Alwan A,Abudayah A,Altayyar S,Mustafa M,Aldaghestani T,Alghamedi A,Talag A,Malik MK,Omrani AS,Sakr Y

更新日期：2016-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has heterogeneous etiologies, rapid progressive change and a high mortality rate. To improve the outcome of ARDS, accurate diagnosis is essential to the application of effective early treatment. The present study investigated the clinical effects and safety of ope...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kao KC,Tsai YH,Wu YK,Chen NH,Hsieh MJ,Huang SF,Huang CC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the feasibility of blood gas analysis and electrolyte measurements during emergency transport prior to hospital admission. RESULTS: A portable, battery-powered blood analyzer was used on patients in life threatening conditions to determine pH, pCO2, pO2, sodium, potassium and ionized c...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Prause G,Ratzenhofer-Komenda B,Offner A,Lauda P,Voit H,Pojer H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Correct bedside measurement of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is important. The bladder method is considered as the gold standard for indirect IAP measurement, but the instillation volumes reported in the literature vary substantially. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of instillation volume...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Malbrain ML,Deeren DH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00