Gastric versus post-pyloric feeding: a systematic review.

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：:COVID-19 has caused great devastation in the past year. Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) including lung ultrasound (LUS) and focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) as a clinical adjunct has played a significant role in triaging, diagnosis and medical management of COVID-19 patients. The expert panel from 27 co...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hussain A,Via G,Melniker L,Goffi A,Tavazzi G,Neri L,Villen T,Hoppmann R,Mojoli F,Noble V,Zieleskiewicz L,Blanco P,Ma IWY,Wahab MA,Alsaawi A,Al Salamah M,Balik M,Barca D,Bendjelid K,Bouhemad B,Bravo-Figueroa P,Br

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lack of a patent source of infection after 24 hours of management of shock considered septic is a common and disturbing scenario. We aimed to determine the prevalence and the causes of shock with no diagnosis 24 hours after its onset, and to compare the outcomes of patients with early-confirmed septic sh...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Contou D,Roux D,Jochmans S,Coudroy R,Guérot E,Grimaldi D,Ricome S,Maury E,Plantefève G,Mayaux J,Mekontso Dessap A,Brun-Buisson C,de Prost N

更新日期：2016-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study, conducted in 2006, was to find out whether changes in sedation management in German intensive care units took place in comparison with our survey from 2002. METHODS:We conducted a follow-up survey with a descriptive and comparative cross-sectional multi-center design. A postal survey ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Martin J,Franck M,Sigel S,Weiss M,Spies C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the previous issue of Critical Care, Ma and colleagues perform a meta-analysis of five randomized, clinical trials of endothelin antagonists in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. There are four trials using clazosentan and one trial with TAK-044. These studies show that endothelin plays an important ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Macdonald RL

更新日期：2012-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a DNA-binding protein that also exhibits proinflammatory cytokine-like activity. HMGB1 is passively released by necrotic cells and also is actively secreted by immunostimulated macrophages, dendritic cells, and enterocytes. Although circulating HMGB1 levels are increased relative t...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Fink MP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Delayed patient admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to lack of bed availability is a common problem, but the effect on patient outcome is not fully known. METHODS:A retrospective study was performed using departmental computerised records to determine the effect of delayed ICU admission and tem...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： O'Callaghan DJ,Jayia P,Vaughan-Huxley E,Gribbon M,Templeton M,Skipworth JR,Gordon AC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute respiratory failure (ARF) remains a common hazardous complication in immunocompromised patients and is associated with increased mortality rates when endotracheal intubation is needed. We aimed to evaluate the effect of early noninvasive ventilation (NIV) compared with oxygen therapy alone in this pati...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Huang HB,Xu B,Liu GY,Lin JD,Du B

更新日期：2017-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fever is associated with a poor outcome in severely brain-injured patients, and its control is one of the therapies used in this condition. But, fever suppression may promote infection, and severely brain-injured patients are frequently exposed to infectious diseases, particularly ventilator-associated pne...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Launey Y,Nesseler N,Le Cousin A,Feuillet F,Garlantezec R,Mallédant Y,Seguin P

更新日期：2014-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intensive insulin treatment of critically ill patients was seen as a promising method of treatment, though recent studies showed that reducing the blood glucose level below 6 mmol/l had a detrimental outcome. The mechanisms of the effects of insulin in the critically ill are not completely understood. The ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Žuran I,Poredos P,Skale R,Voga G,Gabrscek L,Pareznik R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to an increasing focus on the rising cost of medical care in the United States, bending the cost curve has become the central tenet of healthcare reform. The exact definition of this phrase, however, remains elusive. In order to affect change in the cost and quality of healthcare, the importance of comparative e...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Ghaferi AA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Succinylcholine and rocuronium are widely used to facilitate rapid sequence induction (RSI) intubation in intensive care. Concerns relate to the side effects of succinylcholine and to slower onset and inferior intubation conditions associated with rocuronium. So far, succinylcholine and rocuronium have not...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Marsch SC,Steiner L,Bucher E,Pargger H,Schumann M,Aebi T,Hunziker PR,Siegemund M

更新日期：2011-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survivors of an acute critical illness with continuing organ dysfunction and uncontrolled inflammatory responses are prone to become chronically critically ill. As mental sequelae, a post-traumatic stress disorder and an associated decrease in the health-related quality of life (QoL) may occur, not only in t...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Wintermann GB,Petrowski K,Weidner K,Strauß B,Rosendahl J

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the past two decades, healthcare adopted industrial strategies for process measurement and control. In the industry model, care is taken to avoid minimal deviations from a standard. In healthcare there is scarce data to support that a similar strategy can lead to better outcomes. Briefly, when complianc...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Amaral AC,Kure L,Jeffs A

更新日期：2012-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:With imprecise definitions, inexact measurement tools, and flawed study execution, our clinical science often lags behind bedside experience and simply documents what appear to be the apparent faults or validity of ongoing practices. These impressions are later confirmed, modified, or overturned by the results of the ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Marini JJ,De Backer D,Ince C,Singer M,Van Haren F,Westphal M,Wischmeyer P

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fractalkine is a chemokine implicated as a mediator in a variety of inflammatory conditions. Knowledge of fractalkine release in patients presenting with infection to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is highly limited. The primary objective of this study was to establish whether plasma fractalkine levels are ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Hoogendijk AJ,Wiewel MA,van Vught LA,Scicluna BP,Belkasim-Bohoudi H,Horn J,Zwinderman AH,Klein Klouwenberg PM,Cremer OL,Bonten MJ,Schultz MJ,van der Poll T,MARS consortium.

更新日期：2015-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Our understanding of the impact this virus has on the nervous system is limited. Our review aims to inform and improve decision-making among the physicians treating COVID-19 ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Nepal G,Rehrig JH,Shrestha GS,Shing YK,Yadav JK,Ojha R,Pokhrel G,Tu ZL,Huang DY

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional status (FS) before intensive care unit (ICU) admission is associated with short-term and long-term outcomes among critically ill patients. However, measures of FS are generally not integrated into ICU-specific mortality prediction models. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study used prospectively...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Krinsley JS,Wasser T,Kang G,Bagshaw SM

更新日期：2017-05-15 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:The main objective was to determine risk factors for presence of multidrug resistant bacteria (MDR) in postoperative peritonitis (PP) and optimal empirical antibiotic therapy (EA) among options proposed by Infectious Disease Society of America and the Surgical Infection Society guidelines. METHODS:One hun...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Augustin P,Kermarrec N,Muller-Serieys C,Lasocki S,Chosidow D,Marmuse JP,Valin N,Desmonts JM,Montravers P

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：: ...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Cortegiani A,Shafer SL

更新日期：2018-11-14 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：:Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) has been classically employed as a rescue therapy for patients with respiratory failure not treatable with conventional mechanical ventilation alone. In recent years, however, the timing of ECMO initiation has been readdressed and ECMO is often started earlier i...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Langer T,Santini A,Bottino N,Crotti S,Batchinsky AI,Pesenti A,Gattinoni L

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusing arginine vasopressin (AVP) in advanced vasodilatory shock is usually accompanied by a decrease in cardiac index and systemic oxygen transport. Whether or not such a vasoconstriction impedes regional blood flow and thus visceral organ function, even when low AVP is used, is still a matter of debate. Krejci and...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Bracht H,Asfar P,Radermacher P,Calzia E

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:The future of critical care medicine will be shaped not only by the evidence-validated foundations of science, but also by innovations based on unproven and, in many cases, untested concepts and thoughtful visions of scientists and clinicians familiar with the complex problems actually faced in clinical practice. Clin...

journal_title：Critical care (London, England)

authors： Marini JJ,Vincent JL,Wischmeyer P,Singer M,Gattinoni L,Ince C,Gan TJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：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