Clinical review: Ethics and end-of-life care for critically ill patients in China.

abstract：:Recent interest in transfusion management of trauma patients has heightened expectation in the role of blood component therapy in improving patient outcome. Optimal transfusion support in supplementation with fibrinogen has not been defined by high-quality evidence. Current evidence comes mainly from case series and u...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Stanworth SJ,Hunt BJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is characterized by a dysregulated immune response to infection leading to life-threatening organ dysfunction. Sepsis-induced liver injury is recognized as a powerful independent predictor of mortality in the intensive care unit. During systemic infections, the liver regulates immune defenses via bacterial clea...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Sun J,Zhang J,Wang X,Ji F,Ronco C,Tian J,Yin Y

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Antithrombotic prophylaxis in critically ill patients frequently fails. Venous thromboembolism is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, including a prolonged intensive care unit stay and death. A potential mechanism by which critically ill patients may be predisposed to antithrombotic failure is the inability to ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Crowther M,Lim W

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Protocols using high levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in combination with low tidal volumes have been shown to reduce mortality in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, the optimal method for setting PEEP is yet to be defined. It has been shown that resp...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Kostic P,Zannin E,Andersson Olerud M,Pompilio PP,Hedenstierna G,Pedotti A,Larsson A,Frykholm P,Dellaca RL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation plays an important role in the initiation and progression of acute kidney injury (AKI). However, evidence regarding the prognostic effect of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), a novel systemic inflammation marker, among patients with AKI is scarce. In this study, we investigated the value o...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Zheng CF,Liu WY,Zeng FF,Zheng MH,Shi HY,Zhou Y,Pan JY

更新日期：2017-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk for developing Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI). Risk factors predicting their mortality or standardized treatment recommendations have not been defined for this cohort. Our goal is to determine outcome and mortality associate...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Manthey CF,Dranova D,Christner M,Drolz A,Kluge S,Lohse AW,Fuhrmann V

更新日期：2019-12-09 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：INTRODUCTION:Data on the incidence of a hypercoagulable state in trauma, as measured by thromboelastometry (ROTEM), is limited and the prognostic value of hypercoagulability after trauma on outcome is unclear. We aimed to determine the incidence of hypercoagulability after trauma, and to assess whether early hypercoagu...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Müller MC,Balvers K,Binnekade JM,Curry N,Stanworth S,Gaarder C,Kolstadbraaten KM,Rourke C,Brohi K,Goslings JC,Juffermans NP

更新日期：2014-12-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A crucial determinant for the success of intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients is the frequent and accurate measurement of blood glucose values with immediate feedback of results. In general, therefore, this is achieved by point-of-care testing, raising the question of the best way of monitoring blood g...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Brunkhorst FM,Wahl HG

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Temperature management is used with increased frequency as a tool to mitigate neurological injury. Although frequently used, little is known about the optimal cooling methods for inducing and maintaining controlled normo- and hypothermia in the intensive care unit (ICU). In this study we compared the efficac...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hoedemaekers CW,Ezzahti M,Gerritsen A,van der Hoeven JG

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In sepsis, inflammation and thrombosis are both the cause and the result of interactions between circulating (for example, leukocytes and platelets), endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Microparticles are proinflammatory and procoagulant fragments originating from plasma membrane generated after cellular activation a...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Meziani F,Delabranche X,Asfar P,Toti F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pre-hospital triage is a key element in a trauma system that aims to admit patients to the most suitable trauma center, and may decrease intra-hospital mortality. We evaluated the performance of a pre-hospital procedure in a regional trauma system through measurements of the quality of pre-hospital medical...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Bouzat P,Ageron FX,Brun J,Levrat A,Berthet M,Rancurel E,Thouret JM,Thony F,Arvieux C,Payen JF,TRENAU group.

更新日期：2015-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Epidemiologic assessment of critically ill people in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is needed to ensure the health care system can meet current and future needs. However, few such studies have been published. METHODS:Population-based analysis of all adult ICU care in the Canadian province of Manitoba, 1999 t...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Garland A,Olafson K,Ramsey CD,Yogendran M,Fransoo R

更新日期：2013-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We compared the effects of mechanical ventilation with a lower tidal volume (V(T)) strategy versus those of greater V(T) in patients with or without acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) on the use of opioids and sedatives. METHODS:This is a secondary analysis of a previously ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Wolthuis EK,Veelo DP,Choi G,Determann RM,Korevaar JC,Spronk PE,Kuiper MA,Schultz MJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the resuscitative effects of mechanical and manual chest compression in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). METHODS:All randomized controlled and cohort studies comparing the effects of mechanical compression and manual compression on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in OHCA patien...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Zhu N,Chen Q,Jiang Z,Liao F,Kou B,Tang H,Zhou M

更新日期：2019-03-27 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：INTRODUCTION:Hypoxemia and high fractions of inspired oxygen (FiO2) are concerns in critically ill patients. An automated FiO2 controller based on continuous oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurement was tested. Two different SpO2-FiO2 feedback open loops, designed to react differently based on the level of hypoxemia, were ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Saihi K,Richard JC,Gonin X,Krüger T,Dojat M,Brochard L

更新日期：2014-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Urgent cardiac ultrasound examination in the critical care setting is clinically useful. Application of goal-directed echocardiography in this setting is quite distinct from typical exploratory diagnostic comprehensive echocardiography, because the urgent critical care setting mandates a goal-directed approach. Goal-d...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Walley PE,Walley KR,Goodgame B,Punjabi V,Sirounis D

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypotension during intermittent hemodialysis is common, and has been attributed to acute volume shifts, shifts in osmolarity, electrolyte imbalance, temperature changes, altered vasoregulation, and sheer hypovolemia. Although hypovolemia may intuitively seem a likely cause for hypotension in intensive care patients, i...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Berger D,Takala J

更新日期：2016-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Critically ill patients and families rely upon physicians to provide estimates of prognosis and recommendations for care. Little is known about patient and clinician factors which influence these predictions. The association between these predictions and recommendations for continued aggressive care is als...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： O'Brien JM Jr,Aberegg SK,Ali NA,Diette GB,Lemeshow S

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: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:Currently, little is known about the immunological characteristics of patients with avian influenza A (H7N9) virus infection. METHODS:The numbers and percentages of peripheral blood immune cells were measured in 27 patients with laboratory-confirmed H7N9 virus infection and 30 healthy controls (HCs). The ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Wu W,Shi Y,Gao H,Liang W,Sheng J,Li L

更新日期：2014-03-24 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：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：:Outcomes studies of infections with resistant bacteria often do not account appropriately for intermediate variables--events in the causal pathway between the exposure and the outcome--when controlling for confounders. We discuss how failure to distinguish between confounders and intermediate variables can bias the an...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Schwaber MJ,Carmeli Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is frequently detected in the respiratory tract of mechanically ventilated patients. The aim of this study was to assess current evidence to determine whether antiviral therapy is associated with better outcomes in these patients. METHODS:MEDLINE, ISI Web of Science, Cochrane Data...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hagel S,Scherag A,Schuierer L,Hoffmann R,Luyt CE,Pletz MW,Kesselmeier M,Weis S

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress hyperglycaemia is a common event in acute critical illness. There is increasing evidence that maintaining normoglycaemia and treatment with insulin (or with glucose-insulin-potassium [GIK]), even in non-diabetic persons, is helpful in limiting organ damage after myocardial infarction, stroke, traumatic brain in...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Johan Groeneveld AB,Beishuizen A,Visser FC

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00