Bench-to-bedside review: Natural killer cells in sepsis - guilty or not guilty?

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sepsis-related multiple organ dysfunction is a common cause of death in the intensive care unit. The effect of sepsis on markers of tissue repair is only partly understood. The aim of this study was to measure markers of collagen synthesis and degradation during sepsis and investigate the association with ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

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

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition of colonization pressure as an important risk factor for acquisition of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the ICU, including Acinetobacter species, has major consequences for our understanding of risk factor analyses. Moreover, the importance of colonization pressure underpins the role of cross-transmis...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Bonten MJ

更新日期：2012-07-31 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：:Large numbers of patients who survive critical illness are left with significant new cognitive impairments that are often severe and remain years after hospital discharge. In the previous issue of Critical Care, Guerra and colleagues assessed risk factors for the development of dementia after an intensive care unit (I...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hopkins RO

更新日期：2013-02-06 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of open lung biopsy (OLB) in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation for diffuse pulmonary infiltrates of unknown etiology. METHODS:This was a 10-year retrospective study in a 10-bed medical intensive care unit. The medical records of 36 v...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lim SY,Suh GY,Choi JC,Koh WJ,Lim SY,Han J,Lee KS,Shim YM,Chung MP,Kim H,Kwon OJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prognostication in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors is often difficult. Recent studies have shown the predictive ability of bispectral index (BIS) monitoring to assist with early neuroprognostication. The aim of this study was to investigate whether characteristics of BIS values equal to zero ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Eertmans W,Genbrugge C,Haesevoets G,Dens J,Boer W,Jans F,De Deyne C

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent delivery of tidal mechanical energy (ME) inflicts ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) when stress and strain exceed the limits of tissue tolerance. Mechanical power (MP) is the mathematical description of the ME delivered to the respiratory system over time. It is unknown how ME relates to underl...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kneyber MCJ,Ilia S,Koopman AA,van Schelven P,van Dijk J,Burgerhof JGM,Markhorst DG,Blokpoel RGT

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving therapy in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients but is associated with complications and costs. Here, we validate various scores supposed to predict mortality and develop an optimized categorical model. METHODS:In a derivation cohort...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hilder M,Herbstreit F,Adamzik M,Beiderlinden M,Bürschen M,Peters J,Frey UH

更新日期：2017-12-12 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: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：BACKGROUND:Omega-3 (ω-3) fatty acid (FA)-containing parenteral nutrition (PN) is associated with significant improvements in patient outcomes compared with standard PN regimens without ω-3 FA lipid emulsions. Here, we evaluate the impact of ω-3 FA-containing PN versus standard PN on clinical outcomes and costs in adult...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Pradelli L,Klek S,Mayer K,Omar Alsaleh AJ,Rosenthal MD,Heller AR,Muscaritoli M

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that started in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019 has become a global pandemic. Both SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV enter host cells via the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, which is expressed in various human organ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ni W,Yang X,Yang D,Bao J,Li R,Xiao Y,Hou C,Wang H,Liu J,Yang D,Xu Y,Cao Z,Gao Z

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thrombomodulin, which is expressed solely on monocytes, along with tissue factor (TF), takes part in coagulation and inflammation. Circulating blood monocytes can be divided into 3 major subtypes on the basis of their receptor phenotype: classical (CD14brightCD16negative, CMs), inflammatory (CD14brightCD16...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hwang SM,Kim JE,Han KS,Kim HK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Uncalibrated arterial pulse power analysis has been recently introduced for continuous monitoring of cardiac index (CI). The aim of the present study was to compare the accuracy of arterial pulse power analysis with intermittent transpulmonary thermodilution (TPTD) before and after cardiopulmonary bypass (...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Broch O,Renner J,Höcker J,Gruenewald M,Meybohm P,Schöttler J,Steinfath M,Bein B

更新日期：2011-01-01 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:Recombinant human activated protein C (rhAPC) is the first drug for which a reduction of mortality in severe sepsis has been demonstrated. However, the mechanism by which this reduction in mortality is achieved is still not clearly defined. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the dynamics of the a...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： de Pont AC,Bakhtiari K,Hutten BA,de Jonge E,Vroom MB,Meijers JC,Büller HR,Levi M

更新日期：2005-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recent data have suggested that patient admission during intensive care unit (ICU) morning bedside rounds is associated with less favorable outcome. We undertook the present study to explore the association between morning round-time ICU admissions and hospital mortality in a large Canadian health region. ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： de Souza IA,Karvellas CJ,Gibney RT,Bagshaw SM

更新日期：2012-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to determine whether using pharmacodynamic-based dosing of antimicrobials, such as extended/continuous infusions, in critically ill patients is associated with improved outcomes as compared with traditional dosing methods. METHODS:We searched Medline, HealthStar, EMBASE, Cochrane...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Chant C,Leung A,Friedrich JO

更新日期：2013-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prophylactic steroid therapy to reduce the occurrence of postextubation laryngeal edema is controversial. Only a limited number of prospective trials involve adults in an intensive care unit. The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether administration of multiple doses of dexamethasone to critically ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lee CH,Peng MJ,Wu CL

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：: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：:The rapid response system concept is one of the first patient-centered and organizational-wide systems aimed at preventing deaths and serious adverse events. It has been strongly argued that we need a benchmark that reflects the care of a deteriorating patient across the organization using a 'score to door time'; that...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hillman KM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mechanical ventilation (MV) with high tidal volumes may induce or aggravate lung injury in critical ill patients. We compared the effects of a protective versus a conventional ventilatory strategy, on systemic and lung production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in patien...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Pinheiro de Oliveira R,Hetzel MP,dos Anjos Silva M,Dallegrave D,Friedman G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bloodstream infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality, both of which contribute substantially to healthcare costs. The effects of early administration of appropriate antimicrobials on the prognosis and timing of defervescence of bacteremic patients remain under debate. METHODS:In a 6-year ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Lee CC,Lee CH,Yang CY,Hsieh CC,Tang HJ,Ko WC

更新日期：2019-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients admitted to intensive care following surgery for faecal peritonitis present particular challenges in terms of clinical management and risk assessment. Collaborating surgical and intensive care teams need shared perspectives on prognosis. We aimed to determine the relationship between dynamic asses...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Tridente A,Clarke GM,Walden A,Gordon AC,Hutton P,Chiche JD,Holloway PA,Mills GH,Bion J,Stüber F,Garrard C,Hinds C,GenOSept Investigators.

更新日期：2015-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) may damage the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal gland (HPA) axis and disturb cortisol metabolism. There are no available data that relates to the response of the HPA axis in the acute phase of SAH. We aimed to characterise the behavior of serum adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Bendel S,Koivisto T,Ruokonen E,Rinne J,Romppanen J,Vauhkonen I,Kiviniemi V,Uusaro A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

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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：INTRODUCTION:Intravenous (IV) voriconazole is not recommended in patients with creatinine clearance <50 ml/min to avoid potentially toxic accumulation of sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin (SBECD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of SBECD, voriconazole, and voriconazole N-oxide in critically ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kiser TH,Fish DN,Aquilante CL,Rower JE,Wempe MF,MacLaren R,Teitelbaum I

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00