Ethyl pyruvate reduces liver injury at early phase but impairs regeneration at late phase in acetaminophen overdose.

abstract：:Barriers to the use of selective digestive decontamination include concerns about emergence of resistant organisms, over-estimation of current performance in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), alternative methods of preventing VAP, and misunderstanding of mechanisms of action. A definitive cluster-rando...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Bion J

更新日期：2013-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight glycemic control in the ICU has been shown to reduce mortality in some but not all prospective randomized control trials. Confounding the interpretation of these studies are differences in how the control was achieved and underlying incidence of hypoglycemia, which can be expected to be affected by the introduct...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Steil GM,Agus MS

更新日期：2014-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite recent interest in measurement of central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2), there are no published data describing the pattern of ScvO2 changes after major general surgery or any relationship with outcome. METHODS:ScvO2 and other biochemical, physiological and demographic data were prospectively m...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Pearse R,Dawson D,Fawcett J,Rhodes A,Grounds RM,Bennett ED

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between isolated admission heart rate (HR) and prognosis has been discussed, but not that between gross HR change and neurological outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). In the acute phase of severe TBI, HR is influenced by several factors (e.g., pain, sympathetic activ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Inoue A,Hifumi T,Kuroda Y,Nishimoto N,Kawakita K,Yamashita S,Oda Y,Dohi K,Kobata H,Suehiro E,Maekawa T,Brain Hypothermia (B-HYPO) Study Group in Japan.

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our aims were to assess risk factors, clinical features, management and outcomes in critically ill patients in whom Aspergillus spp. were isolated from respiratory secretions, using a database from a study designed to assess fungal infections. METHODS:A multicentre prospective study was conducted over a 9...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Garnacho-Montero J,Amaya-Villar R,Ortiz-Leyba C,León C,Alvarez-Lerma F,Nolla-Salas J,Iruretagoyena JR,Barcenilla F

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) mainly comes from apoptotic cells and can reflect the extent of cellular damage. Increased plasma levels of cf-DNA have been found in many acute disorders, including septic and clinically ill patients, and usually correlate well with clinical outcome. Acute respiratory failure, the m...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Arnalich F,López-Collazo E,Montiel C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel insights into the metabolic alterations of critical illness were published in Critical Care in 2009. The association between early hypoglycaemia/high glycemic variability and poor outcome was confirmed. Improvements in the understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of stress hyperglycemia and potential p...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Huberlant V,Preiser JC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Delirium occurs in most ventilated patients and is independently associated with more deaths, longer stay, and higher cost. Guidelines recommend monitoring of delirium in all intensive care unit (ICU) patients, though few data exist in non-ventilated patients. The study objective was to determine the relat...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Thomason JW,Shintani A,Peterson JF,Pun BT,Jackson JC,Ely EW

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight glycaemic control has emerged as a major focus in critical care. However, the struggle to repeat, improve and standardize the results of the initial landmark studies is ongoing. The prospective computerized glycaemic control study by Shulman et al. highlights two emerging and often overlooked aspects of intensiv...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Chase JG,Shaw GM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a newly emerging infectious disease and rapidly escalating epidemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The pathogenesis of COVID-19 remains to be elucidated. We aimed to clarify correlation of systemic inflammation with disease s...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Zeng Z,Yu H,Chen H,Qi W,Chen L,Chen G,Yan W,Chen T,Ning Q,Han M,Wu D

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In critically ill patients, delirium is a serious and frequent disorder that is associated with a prolonged intensive care and hospital stay and an increased morbidity and mortality. Without the use of a delirium screening instrument, delirium is often missed by ICU nurses and physicians. The effects of im...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： van den Boogaard M,Pickkers P,van der Hoeven H,Roodbol G,van Achterberg T,Schoonhoven L

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) was introduced in 1971 for the assessment of heart function at the bedside. Since then it has generated much enthusiasm and controversy regarding the benefits and potential harms caused by this invasive form of hemodynamic monitoring. This review discusses all clinical studies condu...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hadian M,Pinsky MR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Functional assessment of arterial load by dynamic arterial elastance (Eadyn), defined as the ratio between pulse pressure variation (PPV) and stroke volume variation (SVV), has recently been shown to predict the arterial pressure response to volume expansion (VE) in hypotensive, preload-dependent patients....

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： García MI,Romero MG,Cano AG,Aya HD,Rhodes A,Grounds RM,Cecconi M

更新日期：2014-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There has been dramatic improvement in survival for patients with HIV/AIDS; however, some studies on patients with HIV/AIDS and serious illness have reported continued low rates of intensive care. The purpose of this study was to examine patterns of care and outcomes for patients with severe sepsis and HIV...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Mrus JM,Braun L,Yi MS,Linde-Zwirble WT,Johnston JA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the previous issue of Critical Care, Ma and colleagues perform a meta-analysis of five randomized, clinical trials of endothelin antagonists in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. There are four trials using clazosentan and one trial with TAK-044. These studies show that endothelin plays an important ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Macdonald RL

更新日期：2012-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The properties of semi-elemental enteral nutrition might theoretically improve gastrointestinal tolerance in brain-injured patients, known to suffer gastroparesis. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and tolerance of a semi-elemental versus a polymeric formula for enteral nutrition (EN) in ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Carteron L,Samain E,Winiszewski H,Blasco G,Balon AS,Gilli C,Piton G,Capellier G,Pili-Floury S,Besch G

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) has been classically employed as a rescue therapy for patients with respiratory failure not treatable with conventional mechanical ventilation alone. In recent years, however, the timing of ECMO initiation has been readdressed and ECMO is often started earlier i...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Langer T,Santini A,Bottino N,Crotti S,Batchinsky AI,Pesenti A,Gattinoni L

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior retrospective cross-sectional work has associated antimicrobials with a non-specific phrase: encephalopathy without seizures. The purpose of this study is to determine whether different classes of antimicrobials have differential associations with the daily risk of delirium after critical illness is ad...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Grahl JJ,Stollings JL,Rakhit S,Person AK,Wang L,Thompson JL,Pandharipande PP,Ely EW,Patel MB

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Martin CM

更新日期：2018-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Several papers are discussed including the CARP (Coronary Artery Revascularisation Prophylaxis) trial, examining the role, if any, of preoperative coronary revascularisation and a study examining the heart rate in the intensive care unit (ICU) population. We also take a look at infections in the ICU with particular re...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Tomlinson LA,Forni LG

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet transfusions carry greater risks of infection, sepsis, and death than any other blood product, owing primarily to bacterial contamination. Many patients may be at particular risk, including critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. This narrative review provides an overview of the problem and an upd...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Levy JH,Neal MD,Herman JH

更新日期：2018-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal pressure (Pes) can provide information to guide mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure. However, both relative changes and absolute values of Pes can be affected by inappropriate filling of the esophageal balloon and by the elastance of the esophagus wall. We evaluated the feasibility...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Mojoli F,Iotti GA,Torriglia F,Pozzi M,Volta CA,Bianzina S,Braschi A,Brochard L

更新日期：2016-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress hyperglycaemia is a common event in acute critical illness. There is increasing evidence that maintaining normoglycaemia and treatment with insulin (or with glucose-insulin-potassium [GIK]), even in non-diabetic persons, is helpful in limiting organ damage after myocardial infarction, stroke, traumatic brain in...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Johan Groeneveld AB,Beishuizen A,Visser FC

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanically ventilated, intubated patients are at increased risk for tracheal colonization with bacterial pathogens that may progress to heavy bacterial colonization, ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT), and/or ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Previous studies report that 10 to 30 % of patients with V...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Craven DE,Hudcova J,Lei Y,Craven KA,Waqas A

更新日期：2016-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis represents a dysregulated host response to infection, the extent of which determines the severity of organ dysfunction and subsequent outcome. All trialled immunomodulatory strategies to date have resulted in either outright failure or inconsistent degrees of success. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy f...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Shankar-Hari M,Spencer J,Sewell WA,Rowan KM,Singer M

更新日期：2012-12-12 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：:The previous review in this series introduced the notion of data description and outlined some of the more common summary measures used to describe a dataset. However, a dataset is typically only of interest for the information it provides regarding the population from which it was drawn. The present review focuses on...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Whitley E,Ball J

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Curricular content is often based on the personal opinions of a small number of individuals. Although convenient, such curricula may not meet the needs of the target learner, the program or the institution. Using an objective method to ensure content validity of a curriculum can alleviate this issue. METH...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Peets AD,McLaughlin K,Lockyer J,Donnon T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Outcomes studies of infections with resistant bacteria often do not account appropriately for intermediate variables--events in the causal pathway between the exposure and the outcome--when controlling for confounders. We discuss how failure to distinguish between confounders and intermediate variables can bias the an...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Schwaber MJ,Carmeli Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00