Preserving spontaneous breathing during mechanical ventilatory support: an old yet fascinating story.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although less invasive than pulmonary artery catheters (PACs), arterial pulse pressure analysis techniques for estimating cardiac output (CO) have not been simultaneously compared to PAC bolus thermodilution CO (COtd) or continuous CO (CCO) devices. METHODS:We compared the accuracy, bias and trending abil...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hadian M,Kim HK,Severyn DA,Pinsky MR

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:Neurological deterioration after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is thought to be closely related to increased intracranial pressure (ICP), decreased cerebral blood flow (CBF), and brain metabolism. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is increasingly used as an indirect measure of ICP, and quantitative EEG (QEEG) can ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Chen Y,Xu W,Wang L,Yin X,Cao J,Deng F,Xing Y,Feng J

更新日期：2018-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective was to study the effects of a novel lung volume optimization procedure (LVOP) using high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) upon gas exchange, the transpulmonary pressure (TPP), and hemodynamics in a porcine model of surfactant depletion. METHODS:With institutional review board approva...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Karmrodt J,David M,Yuan S,Markstaller K

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：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：INTRODUCTION:Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a severe complication in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Clinical signs of meningitis are often masked by SAH-related symptoms, and routine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis fails to indicate BM. Microdialysis (MD) is a technique for monitoring cerebra...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Schlenk F,Frieler K,Nagel A,Vajkoczy P,Sarrafzadeh AS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a group of postoperative patients, Taniguchi and coworkers compared the effect of a computerized system for weaning against 'manual care'. The computerized system involved automatic adjustments to the level of pressure support to achieve a target respiratory rate. Manual care involved adjustments to the level of pr...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Adigüzel N,Güngör G,Tobin MJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cardio-renal syndromes are characterized by the impairment of cardiac and renal functions. Plasma and urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), and plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) are markers of acute kidney injury (AKI) and heart failure (HF), respectively. METHODS:GFR (99mTc-DTP...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Donadio C

更新日期：2014-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mottling around the knee, reflecting a reduced skin blood flow, is predictive of mortality in patients with septic shock. However, the causative pathophysiology of mottling remains unknown. We hypothesized that the cutaneous hypoperfusion observed in the mottled area is related to regional endothelial dysfun...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Bourcier S,Joffre J,Dubée V,Preda G,Baudel JL,Bigé N,Leblanc G,Levy BI,Guidet B,Maury E,Ait-Oufella H

更新日期：2017-06-23 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：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：:Malignant stroke occurs in a subgroup of patients suffering from ischemic cerebral infarction and is characterized by neurological deterioration due to progressive edema, raised intracranial pressure, and cerebral herniation. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a surgical technique aiming to open the "closed box" repres...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Beez T,Munoz-Bendix C,Steiger HJ,Beseoglu K

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a new technique that might enable portable and non-invasive organ perfusion quantification at the bedside. However, it has not yet been tested in critically ill patients. We sought to establish CEUS's feasibility, safety, reproducibility and potential diagnostic value...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Schneider AG,Goodwin MD,Schelleman A,Bailey M,Johnson L,Bellomo R

更新日期：2013-07-12 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：INTRODUCTION:Among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) needing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), the effect of convective (via continuous venovenous hemofiltration [CVVH]) versus diffusive (via continuous venovenous hemodialysis [CVVHD]) solute clearance on clinical outcomes is unclear. Ou...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Wald R,Friedrich JO,Bagshaw SM,Burns KE,Garg AX,Hladunewich MA,House AA,Lapinsky S,Klein D,Pannu NI,Pope K,Richardson RM,Thorpe K,Adhikari NK

更新日期：2012-10-24 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：INTRODUCTION:The analysis of flow and pressure waveforms generated by ventilators can be useful in the optimization of patient-ventilator interactions, notably in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. To date, however, a real clinical benefit of this approach has not been proven. METHODS:The aim of th...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Di Marco F,Centanni S,Bellone A,Messinesi G,Pesci A,Scala R,Perren A,Nava S

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：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis is an important cause of stroke that is increasingly being treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) to prevent recurrent stroke. However, PTAS has not been compared with medical management in a randomized trial. METHODS:Objective: ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Al Hasan M,Murugan R

更新日期：2012-05-09 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：:Diagnosis of sepsis is complicated by non-specific clinical definitions and delays in laboratory analysis using tests which may have very poor predictive values. The use of host biomarker signature sets, which when measured in combination have high predictive values, offers a paradigm shift forwards for rapid, near-pa...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Silman NJ

更新日期：2013-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite recent modifications, the clinical definition of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains non-specific, leading to under-diagnosis and under-treatment. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that a biomarker panel would be useful for biologic confirmation of the clinical diagn...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ware LB,Koyama T,Zhao Z,Janz DR,Wickersham N,Bernard GR,May AK,Calfee CS,Matthay MA

更新日期：2013-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The present review introduces the notion of statistical power and the hazard of under-powered studies. The problem of how to calculate an ideal sample size is also discussed within the context of factors that affect power, and specific methods for the calculation of sample size are presented for two common scenarios, ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Whitley E,Ball J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large quantitaties of inflammatory mediators are released during the course of endotoxaemia. These mediators in turn can stimulate the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) to release catecholamines, which ultimately regulate inflammation-associated impairment in tissue perfusion, myocardial impairment and vasodilatation. ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Beck GCh,Brinkkoetter P,Hanusch C,Schulte J,van Ackern K,van der Woude FJ,Yard BA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are established markers of infection in the general population. In contrast, several studies reported falsely increased PCT levels in patients receiving T-cell antibodies. We evaluated the validity of these markers in patients scheduled for hemopoietic stem ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Brodska H,Drabek T,Malickova K,Kazda A,Vitek A,Zima T,Markova M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The pathophysiology of acute kidney injury (AKI) in sepsis is ill defined. We investigated parameters associated with low glomerular filtration, and their predictive value to discriminate transient from intrinsic septic AKI. METHODS:In 107 sepsis patients, AKI was defined by the Risk, Injury, Failure, Los...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Vanmassenhove J,Glorieux G,Hoste E,Dhondt A,Vanholder R,Van Biesen W

更新日期：2013-10-13 00:00:00

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journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Cortegiani A,Shafer SL

更新日期：2018-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Augmented renal clearance (ARC) is recognized as a leading cause of β-lactam subexposure when conventional dosing regimens are used. The main objective was to compare the clinical outcome of ARC patients treated by conventional or increased β-lactam dosing regimens for a first episode of hospital or ventilat...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Carrié C,Chadefaux G,Sauvage N,de Courson H,Petit L,Nouette-Gaulain K,Pereira B,Biais M

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inter-hospital transport of critically ill patients is increasing. When performed by specialized retrieval teams there are less adverse events compared to transport by ambulance. These transports are performed with technical equipment also used in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). As a consequence technical pr...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Droogh JM,Smit M,Hut J,de Vos R,Ligtenberg JJ,Zijlstra JG

更新日期：2012-02-12 00:00:00