Endothelin antagonists in subarachnoid hemorrhage: what next?

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hemorrhagic shock induced O2 deficit triggers inflammation and multiple organ failure (MOF). Endogenous H2S has been proposed to be involved in MOF since plasma H2S concentration appears to increase in various types of shocks and to predict mortality. We tested the hypothesis that H2S increases during hemo...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Van de Louw A,Haouzi P

更新日期：2012-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The study objectives were to evaluate septic shock-induced alterations in skeletal muscle hemoglobin oxygenation saturation (StO2) using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and forearm skin blood flow velocity using laser Doppler (LD) to determine the relationship of macroperfusion and microperfusion paramet...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Payen D,Luengo C,Heyer L,Resche-Rigon M,Kerever S,Damoisel C,Losser MR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The frequency and clinical significance of polymicrobial aetiology in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients admitted to the ICU have been poorly studied. The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence, clinical characteristics and outcomes of severe CAP of polymicrobial aetiology in pati...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Cillóniz C,Ewig S,Ferrer M,Polverino E,Gabarrús A,Puig de la Bellacasa J,Mensa J,Torres A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock are common conditions with high mortality. Their early diagnosis in the Emergency Department (ED) is one of the keys to improving survival. Procalcitonin (PCT) has been used as a biomarker in septic patients but has limited specificity and can be elevated in other sce...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ulla M,Pizzolato E,Lucchiari M,Loiacono M,Soardo F,Forno D,Morello F,Lupia E,Moiraghi C,Mengozzi G,Battista S

更新日期：2013-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sedation is widely used in intensive care unit (ICU) patients to limit the risk of pulmonary barotrauma and to decrease oxygen needs. However, adverse effects of cc5128sedation have not been fully evaluated; in particular, effects of benzodiazepine and opiates on microcirculation have not been extensively ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lamblin V,Favory R,Boulo M,Mathieu D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ICU-acquired weakness is a debilitating consequence of prolonged critical illness that is associated with poor outcome. Recently, premorbid obesity has been shown to protect against such illness-induced muscle wasting and weakness. Here, we hypothesized that this protection was due to increased lipid and ket...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Goossens C,Weckx R,Derde S,Dufour T,Vander Perre S,Pauwels L,Thiessen SE,Van Veldhoven PP,Van den Berghe G,Langouche L

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:The pathogenesis of sepsis-induced multiple organ failure may crucially depend on the development of mitochondrial dysfunction and consequent cellular energetic failure. According to this hypothesis, interventions aimed at preventing or reversing mitochondrial damage may have major clinical relevance, although the tim...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Protti A,Singer M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Timely administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy has been shown to improve outcome in hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP). Empirical treatment guidelines tailored to local ecology have been advocated in antibiotic stewardship programs. We compared a local ecology based algorithm (LEBA) to a surveillan...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： De Bus L,Saerens L,Gadeyne B,Boelens J,Claeys G,De Waele JJ,Benoit DD,Decruyenaere J,Depuydt PO

更新日期：2014-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Great white sharks are responsible for about 10 cases of death annually worldwide, as compared with millions of deaths caused by sepsis. However, the basic principles of avoiding shark attacks and fighting sepsis seem to be similar: avoidance, attention, and speed, if necessary. The present review discusses the curren...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Westphal M,Kampmeier T

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Acid-base abnormalities are common in critically ill patients. Our ability to describe acid-base disorders must be precise. Small differences in corrections for anion gap, different types of analytical processes, and the basic approach used to diagnose acid-base aberrations can lead to markedly different interpretatio...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Gunnerson KJ

更新日期：2005-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Appropriate care for patients with tracheostomies in hospital settings is an important issue. Each year more than 7000 patients receive tracheostomies in Australia and New Zealand alone. Many of these tracheostomy patients commence their care in the intensive care unit (ICU) and once stabilised are then tr...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Garrubba M,Turner T,Grieveson C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intensive care medicine is a relatively young discipline that has rapidly grown into a full-fledged medical subspecialty. Intensivists are responsible for managing an ever-increasing number of patients with complex, life-threatening diseases. Several factors may influence their performance, including age, tr...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Castro R,Nin N,Ríos F,Alegría L,Estenssoro E,Murias G,Friedman G,Jibaja M,Ospina-Tascon G,Hurtado J,Marín MDC,Machado FR,Cavalcanti AB,Dubin A,Azevedo L,Cecconi M,Bakker J,Hernandez G,Latin-American Intensive Care Net

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) at intensive care (ICU) admission is around 25 to 40%. Blood losses are important during ICU stay, leading to iron losses, but prevalence of ID at ICU discharge is unknown. ID has been associated with fatigue and muscular weakness, and may thus impair post-ICU rehabilitat...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lasocki S,Chudeau N,Papet T,Tartiere D,Roquilly A,Carlier L,Mimoz O,Seguin P,Malledant Y,Asehnoune K,Hamel JF,AtlanREA group.

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sepsis is characterized by systemic microvascular dysfunction. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are critically involved in maintaining vascular homeostasis under both physiological and pathological conditions. The aim of the present study was to analyze the endothelial progenitor cell system in patients...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Patschan SA,Patschan D,Temme J,Korsten P,Wessels JT,Koziolek M,Henze E,Müller GA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has a substantial mortality rate and annually affects more than 140,000 people in the USA alone. Standard management includes lung protective ventilation but this impairs carbon dioxide clearance and may lead to right heart dysfunction or increased intracranial pressure. Extr...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Cove ME,MacLaren G,Federspiel WJ,Kellum JA

更新日期：2012-09-21 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：:Impairment of the protein C pathway plays a central role in the pathogenesis of sepsis. Administration of recombinant human activated protein C (rhAPC) may correct the dysregulated anticoagulant mechanism and prevent propagation of thrombin generation and formation of microvascular thrombosis. Furthermore, it may simu...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Levi M,van der Poll T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prediction of ventilation weaning outcome in children is important, as unsuccessful extubation increases both morbidity and mortality. Adult weaning criteria are poor predictors of weaning outcome in children for several possible reasons: the length of mechanical ventilation is generally much shorter, and the weaning ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Schindler MB

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many controversial issues surrounding ethics in study design and conduct of human subjects research. In this review we briefly touch on the origin of ethics in clinical research and how the current regulations and standards came into practice. We then discuss current controversies regarding informed consent,...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Huang DT,Hadian M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Some guidelines to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) do not establish a recommendation for the preferential use of either heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) or heated humidifiers (HHs), while other guidelines clearly advocate the use of HMEs. The aim of this study was to determine the incidenc...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lorente L,Lecuona M,Jiménez A,Mora ML,Sierra A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the development of acute lung injury outside the intensive care unit. We set out to document the following: the association between predefined clinical conditions and the development of acute lung injury by using the American-European consensus definition; the frequency of lung injury d...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ferguson ND,Frutos-Vivar F,Esteban A,Gordo F,Honrubia T,Peñuelas O,Algora A,García G,Bustos A,Rodríguez I

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of organ failure in trauma patients treated in an intensive care unit (ICU), and to study the relationship between organ failure and long-term survival and functional status. METHODS:This is a cohort study of all adult ICU trauma patients admitted to a unive...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ulvik A,Kvåle R,Wentzel-Larsen T,Flaatten H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of biologic agents has provided a more specific and targeted approach to the treatment of various hematological malignancies and other autoimmune disorders. Such biologic agents have been relatively well tolerated with fewer adverse events reported as compared with many other chemotherapeutic agents. Rituxi...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kasi PM,Tawbi HA,Oddis CV,Kulkarni HS

更新日期：2012-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse events affect approximately 3% to 12% of hospitalized patients. At least a third, but as many as half, of such events are considered preventable. Detection of these events requires investments of time and money. A report in a recent issue of Critical Care used the medical emergency team activation as a trigger...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Amaral AC,Shojania KG

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) requiring admission to a critical care unit is associated with high mortality and long lengths of stay. We describe the case mix, outcome, and activity of admissions with SAP who were identified from a high-quality clinical database. METHODS:We conducted a secondary analysi...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Harrison DA,D'Amico G,Singer M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recently, a non-invasive, continuous ventricular stroke volume monitoring system using skin electrodes has been developed. In contrast to impedance-based methods, the new technique (ventricular field recognition) enables measurement of changes in ventricular volume. A prototype using this new method was bu...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Konings MK,Grundeman PF,Goovaerts HG,Roosendaal MR,Hoefer IE,Doevendans PA,Rademakers FE,Buhre WF

更新日期：2011-07-11 00:00:00