Bench to bedside review: Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal, past present and future.

abstract：:The use of controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) in patients who experience weaning failure after a spontaneous breathing trial or after extubation is a strategy based on the premise that respiratory muscle fatigue (requiring rest to recover) is the cause of weaning failure. Recent evidence, however, does not suppor...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Vassilakopoulos T,Zakynthinos S,Roussos C

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：:Mechanical ventilation associated lung injury (VALI) negatively impacts the outcomes of critically ill patients. Research during the past two decades has led to a better understanding of key physiologic mechanisms of injury, yet uncertainty over the topographical distribution of these mechanisms continues to fuel cont...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Oeckler RA,Hubmayr RD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Evidence suggests that dying patients' physical and emotional suffering is inadequately treated in intensive care units. Although there are recommendations regarding decisions to forgo life-sustaining therapy, deciding on withdrawal of life support is difficult, and it is also difficult to decide who shoul...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Fumis RR,Deheinzelin D

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) is an inhibitory receptor, whose primary role in CD4(+) T cell is thought to inhibit cytokine production. We explore BTLA expression on CD4(+) T cells in healthy controls and septic patients, and assess the correlation of BTLA expression on CD4(+) T cells in the early s...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Shao R,Li CS,Fang Y,Zhao L,Hang C

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists on the role of hyperoxia in major trauma with brain injury. Hyperoxia on arterial blood gas has been associated with acute lung injury and pulmonary complications, impacting clinical outcome. The hyperoxia could be reflective of the physiological interventions following major systemic trauma. Despit...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Narotam PK

更新日期：2013-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In septic patients, multiple retrospective studies show an association between large volumes of fluids administered in the first 24 h and mortality, suggesting a benefit to fluid restrictive strategies. However, these studies do not directly estimate the causal effects of fluid-restrictive strategies, nor do ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Shahn Z,Shapiro NI,Tyler PD,Talmor D,Lehman LH

更新日期：2020-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The choice of invasive systemic haemodynamic monitoring in critically ill patients remains controversial as no multicentre comparative clinical data exist. Accordingly, we sought to study and compare the features and outcomes of patients who receive haemodynamic monitoring with either the pulmonary artery ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Uchino S,Bellomo R,Morimatsu H,Sugihara M,French C,Stephens D,Wendon J,Honore P,Mulder J,Turner A,PAC\/PiCCO Use and Likelihood of Success Evaluation PULSE Study Group.

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It is unknown whether the reported short-term reduction in cardiac arrests associated with the introduction of the medical emergency team (MET) system can be sustained. METHOD:We conducted a prospective, controlled before-and-after examination of the effect of a MET system on the long-term incidence of ca...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Jones D,Bellomo R,Bates S,Warrillow S,Goldsmith D,Hart G,Opdam H,Gutteridge G

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Intensive care units (ICUs) face financial, bed management, and staffing constraints. Detailed data covering all aspects of patients' journeys into and through intensive care are now collected and stored in electronic health records: machine learning has been used to analyse such data in order to provide dec...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Shillan D,Sterne JAC,Champneys A,Gibbison B

更新日期：2019-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Glutamine supplementation has beneficial effects on morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients, possibly in part through an attenuation of the proinflammatory cytokine response and a stimulation of heat shock protein (HSP)70. We infused either alanine-glutamine or saline during endotoxin challenge ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Andreasen AS,Pedersen-Skovsgaard T,Mortensen OH,van Hall G,Moseley PL,Pedersen BK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Unawareness of an asymmetry between the right and left internal jugular vein (IJV) and methodological pitfalls in previous studies raise concerns about such asymmetry. Hence the aim of this prospective non-interventional study was to validate the hypothesis that right IJV diameter is greater than those of ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Tartière D,Seguin P,Juhel C,Laviolle B,Mallédant Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microcirculatory perfusion disturbances are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Technological advancements made it possible to monitor sublingual microcirculatory perfusion over time. The goal of this review is to provide...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： den Os MM,van den Brom CE,van Leeuwen ALI,Dekker NAM

更新日期：2020-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Severe sepsis is the leading cause of mortality in critically ill patients. Abnormal concentrations of inflammatory mediators appear to be involved in the pathogenesis of sepsis. Based on the humoral theory of sepsis, a potential therapeutic approach involves high-volume haemofiltration (HVHF), which has e...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ratanarat R,Brendolan A,Piccinni P,Dan M,Salvatori G,Ricci Z,Ronco C

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) research in the past decade has mostly focused upon development of a standard AKI definition, validation of early novel biomarkers to predict AKI prior to serum creatinine rise and predict AKI severity, and assessment of aspects of renal replacement therapies and their impact on survival. Giv...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Goldstein SL,Chawla L,Ronco C,Kellum JA

更新日期：2014-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a public health emergency of global concern. We aimed to explore the risk factors of 14-day and 28-day mortality and develop a model for predicting 14-day and 28-day survival probability among adult hospitalized patients with COVID-19. METHODS:In this multicent...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Zhang S,Guo M,Duan L,Wu F,Hu G,Wang Z,Huang Q,Liao T,Xu J,Ma Y,Lv Z,Xiao W,Zhao Z,Tan X,Meng D,Zhang S,Zhou E,Yin Z,Geng W,Wang X,Zhang J,Chen J,Zhang Y,Jin Y

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Current concepts of the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis suggest that disease progression from acinar injury to systemic illness involves a complex interplay between cellular and soluble inflammatory mediators and endothelial beds. To date, there is no specific pharmacologic intervention for acute pan...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Jamdar S,Siriwardena AK

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of severe acute renal failure has dramatically changed in the past decade. Its leading cause is sepsis and the syndrome develops mostly in the intensive care unit as part of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. After the significant improvements obtained from the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s, the past d...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ronco C

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is characterized by the presence of acute decompensation (AD) of cirrhosis, organ failure, and high short-term mortality rates. Hemodynamic dysfunction and activation of endogenous vasoconstrictor systems are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of ACLF. We explored...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kerbert AJC,Verspaget HW,Navarro ÀA,Jalan R,Solà E,Benten D,Durand F,Ginès P,van der Reijden JJ,van Hoek B,Coenraad MJ,CANONIC Study Investigators of the EASL-CLIF Consortium.

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The early detection and treatment of sepsis are the most important factors in improving the outcome of patients with this condition. However, many patients admitted to hospital experience a long delay in the diagnosis of sepsis. Furthermore, it is not uncommon for febrile patients to be sent home from the Emergency De...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Marik PE

更新日期：2014-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel inhibitors stabilize the pulmonary endothelium and block proinflammatory cytokine release, potentially mitigating respiratory complications observed in patients with COVID-19. This study aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of Auxora, a novel, intraven...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Miller J,Bruen C,Schnaus M,Zhang J,Ali S,Lind A,Stoecker Z,Stauderman K,Hebbar S

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been shown to improve splanchnic blood flow in experimental studies. This report evaluates the effects of NAC on liver perfusion and lactate signal intensities in the liver tissue of septic shock patients using proton magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. Furthermore, the mo...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hein OV,Ohring R,Schilling A,Oellerich M,Armstrong VW,Kox WJ,Spies C

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Severe hypoglycemia (blood glucose concentration (BG) < 40 mg/dL) is independently associated with an increased risk of mortality in critically ill patients. The association of milder hypoglycemia (BG < 70 mg/dL) with mortality is less clear. METHODS:Prospectively collected data from two observational coh...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Krinsley JS,Schultz MJ,Spronk PE,Harmsen RE,van Braam Houckgeest F,van der Sluijs JP,Mélot C,Preiser JC

更新日期：2011-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study pools data from the UK Intensive Care National Audit and Research Center (ICNARC) Case Mix Programme (CMP) to evaluate the case mix, outcome and activity for 17,326 patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI) occurring during the first 24 hours of admission to intensive care units (ICU). MET...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kolhe NV,Stevens PE,Crowe AV,Lipkin GW,Harrison DA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past 15 years have seen major advances in our understanding of severity assessment in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Prognostic tools have been promoted to guide all major management decisions in CAP, including admission to the critical care unit. Several recent studies, including the study by Renaud and coll...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Chalmers JD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to examine hospital mortality, long-term mortality, and health service utilization among critically ill patients. We also determined whether these outcomes differed according to demographic and clinical characteristics. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hill AD,Fowler RA,Pinto R,Herridge MS,Cuthbertson BH,Scales DC

更新日期：2016-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical care medicine in China has made great advances in recent decades. This has led to an unavoidable issue: end-of-life ethics. With advances in medical technology and therapeutics allowing the seemingly limitless maintenance of life, the exact time of death of an individual patient is often determined by the dec...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Li LB

更新日期：2013-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Base deficit has frequently been utilized as an informal adjunct in the initial evaluation of trauma patients to assess the extent of their physiologic derangements. However, the current Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) classification system for hypovolemic shock does not include base-deficit measurements and relie...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Privette AR,Dicker RA

更新日期：2013-03-13 00:00:00