Inter-hospital transport of critically ill patients; expect surprises.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:As a result of drug sequestration and increased volume of distribution, the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) procedure might lead to a decrease in drug concentrations during a patient's treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate sedative, antibiotic and immunosuppressive drug loss in ECMO c...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lemaitre F,Hasni N,Leprince P,Corvol E,Belhabib G,Fillâtre P,Luyt CE,Leven C,Farinotti R,Fernandez C,Combes A

更新日期：2015-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Using biomarkers as a guide to tailor the duration of antibiotic treatment in respiratory infections is an attractive hypothesis assessed in several studies. Recent work aiming to summarize the evidence assessed the effect of a procalcitonin (PCT)-guided antibiotic treatment on outcomes in acute lower respiratory trac...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lisboa T,Salluh J,Povoa P

更新日期：2018-01-27 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：INTRODUCTION:Cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass in newborns, infants and small children often requires intraoperative red blood cell transfusions to prime the circuit and oxygenator and to replace blood lost during surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of red blood cell storage t...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ranucci M,Carlucci C,Isgrò G,Boncilli A,De Benedetti D,De la Torre T,Brozzi S,Frigiola A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microcirculatory dysfunction develops in both septic and cardiogenic shock patients, and it is associated with poor prognosis in patients with septic shock. Information on the association between microcirculatory dysfunction and prognosis in cardiogenic shock patients with venoarterial extracorporeal membran...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Yeh YC,Lee CT,Wang CH,Tu YK,Lai CH,Wang YC,Chao A,Huang CH,Cheng YJ,Chen YS,NTUH Center of Microcirculation Medical Research (NCMMR).

更新日期：2018-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain noble gases, though inert, exhibit remarkable biological properties. Notably, xenon and argon provide neuroprotection in animal models of central nervous system injury. In the previous issue of Critical Care, Loetscher and colleagues provided further evidence that argon may have therapeutic properties for neur...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Sanders RD,Ma D,Maze M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A progressive rise of oxidative stress due to altered reduction-oxidation (redox) homeostasis appears to be one of the hallmarks of the processes that regulate gene transcription in physiology and pathophysiology. Reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species serve as signaling messengers for the evolution and...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Haddad JJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of the present multicenter study was to assess long term (36 months) health related quality of life in patients after critical illness, compare ICU survivors health related quality of life to that of the general population and examine the impact of pre-existing disease and factors related to ICU ca...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Orwelius L,Nordlund A,Nordlund P,Simonsson E,Bäckman C,Samuelsson A,Sjöberg F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The present study was conducted to assess the value of serum concentration of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis and septic shock with respect to its ability to differentiate between infectious and noninfectious etiologies in SIR...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Prucha M,Herold I,Zazula R,Dubska L,Dostal M,Hildebrand T,Hyanek J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of the study was to describe the pharmacokinetics (PK) of fluconazole, anidulafungin, and caspofungin in critically ill patients and to compare with previously published data. We also sought to determine whether contemporary fluconazole doses achieved PK/pharmacodynamic (PD; PK/PD) targets in...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Sinnollareddy MG,Roberts JA,Lipman J,Akova M,Bassetti M,De Waele JJ,Kaukonen KM,Koulenti D,Martin C,Montravers P,Rello J,Rhodes A,Starr T,Wallis SC,Dimopoulos G,DALI Study authors.

更新日期：2015-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight glycemic control has engendered large numbers of investigations, with conflicting results. The world has largely embraced intensive insulin as a practice, but applies this therapy with great variability in the manner of glucose control and measurement. The present commentary reviews what we actually know with ce...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Nasraway SA Jr,Rattan R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) has been widely used in critically ill acute kidney injury (AKI) patients. Moreover, some centers operate a specialized CRRT team (SCT) composed of physicians and nurses, but few studies have yet determined the superiority of SCT control. METHODS:A total of 334 ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Oh HJ,Lee MJ,Kim CH,Kim DY,Lee HS,Park JT,Na S,Han SH,Kang SW,Koh SO,Yoo TH

更新日期：2014-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Developments in recent years have placed powerful new tools of diagnosis, therapy, and communication at the disposal of medicine in general, and of critical care in particular. The art of healing requires not only technical proficiency, but also personal connection, multidisciplinary teamwork, and commitment to the ve...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Marini JJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determine the effectiveness of decontamination, and perform thorough dry or wet decontamination, depending on the circumstances. Always remain cognizant of the fact that, even after decontamination has been completed, contamination may not have been completely eliminated. Perform periodic monitoring to determine wheth...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Okumura S,Okumura T,Ishimatsu S,Miura K,Maekawa H,Naito T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The safety of perioperative hyperoxia is currently unclear. Previous studies in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery suggest reduced myocardial damage when avoiding extreme perioperative hyperoxia (>400 mmHg). In this study we investigated whether an oxygenation strategy from moderate hyperoxia...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Smit B,Smulders YM,de Waard MC,Boer C,Vonk AB,Veerhoek D,Kamminga S,de Grooth HJ,García-Vallejo JJ,Musters RJ,Girbes AR,Oudemans-van Straaten HM,Spoelstra-de Man AM

更新日期：2016-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Honore PM,De Bels D,Kugener L,Redant S,Attou R,Gallerani A,Spapen HD

更新日期：2019-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone) is emerging as a potentially major advance in the treatment of septic shock. Terlipressin (tricyl-lysine-vasopressin) is the synthetic, long-acting analogue of vasopressin, and has comparable pharmacodynamic but different pharmacokinetic properties. Vasopressin mediates vasoconstrict...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Delmas A,Leone M,Rousseau S,Albanèse J,Martin C

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ventilation according to the open lung concept (OLC) consists of recruitment maneuvers, followed by low tidal volume and high positive end-expiratory pressure, aiming at minimizing atelectasis. The minimization of atelectasis reduces the right ventricular (RV) afterload, but the increased intrathoracic pre...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Miranda DR,Klompe L,Cademartiri F,Haitsma JJ,Palumbo A,Takkenberg JJ,Lachmann B,Bogers AJ,Gommers D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is increasingly adopted for the treatment of cardiogenic shock (CS). However, a marker of successful weaning remains largely unknown. Our hypothesis was that successful weaning is associated with sustained microcirculatory function during ECMO flow ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Akin S,Dos Reis Miranda D,Caliskan K,Soliman OI,Guven G,Struijs A,van Thiel RJ,Jewbali LS,Lima A,Gommers D,Zijlstra F,Ince C

更新日期：2017-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2020. Other selected articles can be found online at https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/annualupdate2020. Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Jonkman AH,de Vries HJ,Heunks LMA

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypernatraemia is common in inpatients and is associated with substantial morbidity. Its differential diagnosis is challenging, and delayed treatment may have devastating consequences. The most important hormone for the regulation of water homeostasis is arginine vasopressin, and copeptin, the C-terminal por...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Nigro N,Winzeler B,Suter-Widmer I,Schuetz P,Arici B,Bally M,Refardt J,Betz M,Gashi G,Urwyler SA,Burget L,Blum CA,Bock A,Huber A,Müller B,Christ-Crain M

更新日期：2018-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to an increasing focus on the rising cost of medical care in the United States, bending the cost curve has become the central tenet of healthcare reform. The exact definition of this phrase, however, remains elusive. In order to affect change in the cost and quality of healthcare, the importance of comparative e...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ghaferi AA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on intensive care is heavy, but newer modalities of treatment are now available to improve outcomes. Cardiac-based research continues to generate new drugs and tests to better outcome and aid in early diagnosis. And how do various intensive care interventions compare...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Bandarupalli UM,Williams GD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we review recent advances made in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of inhalation injury. Historically, the diagnosis of inhalation injury has relied on nonspecific clinical exam findings and bronchoscopic evidence. The development of a grading system and the use of modalities such as chest...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Walker PF,Buehner MF,Wood LA,Boyer NL,Driscoll IR,Lundy JB,Cancio LC,Chung KK

更新日期：2015-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although early use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials in critically ill patients may increase antimicrobial adequacy, uncontrolled use of these agents may select for more-resistant organisms. This study investigated the effects of early use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials in critically ill patients with hos...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kim JW,Chung J,Choi SH,Jang HJ,Hong SB,Lim CM,Koh Y

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Serum concentrations of adhesion molecules may be connected to the pathogenesis of secondary brain injury after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). This study posits the hypothesis that levels of adhesion molecules substantially increase after ICH and are decreased thereafter, and that they can pre...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Wang HC,Lin WC,Lin YJ,Rau CS,Lee TH,Chang WN,Tsai NW,Cheng BC,Kung CT,Lu CH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of septic acute kidney injury (AKI) is not well understood. In the present issue of Critical Care, the combined clinical and experimental study from Mariano's group provides new insight into the disease. The study shows that plasma from septic burn patients with acute renal failure initiated pro-apopt...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Oudemans-van Straaten HM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the past two decades, healthcare adopted industrial strategies for process measurement and control. In the industry model, care is taken to avoid minimal deviations from a standard. In healthcare there is scarce data to support that a similar strategy can lead to better outcomes. Briefly, when complianc...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Amaral AC,Kure L,Jeffs A

更新日期：2012-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterogeneity of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) could be reduced by identification of biomarker-based phenotypes. The set of ARDS biomarkers to prospectively define these phenotypes remains to be established. OBJECTIVE:To provide an overview of the biomarkers that were multivariately associated ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： van der Zee P,Rietdijk W,Somhorst P,Endeman H,Gommers D

更新日期：2020-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study, conducted in 2006, was to find out whether changes in sedation management in German intensive care units took place in comparison with our survey from 2002. METHODS:We conducted a follow-up survey with a descriptive and comparative cross-sectional multi-center design. A postal survey ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Martin J,Franck M,Sigel S,Weiss M,Spies C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00