abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether admission B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict the development of acute kidney injury in acute coronary syndromes. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Single-center study, 13-bed intensive cardiac care unit at a University Cardiological Center. PATIENTS:Six-hundred thirty-nine ac...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Moltrasio M,Cabiati A,Milazzo V,Rubino M,De Metrio M,Discacciati A,Rumi P,Marana I,Marenzi G

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Venovenous extracorporeal gas exchange is increasingly used in awake, spontaneously breathing patients as a bridge to lung transplantation. Limited data are available on a similar use of extracorporeal gas exchange in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The aim of this study was to investigate...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Langer T,Vecchi V,Belenkiy SM,Cannon JW,Chung KK,Cancio LC,Gattinoni L,Batchinsky AI

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether implementation of Composite Resuscitation Team Training is associated with improvement in survival to discharge and code team performance after pediatric in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest. DESIGN, SETTING, AND SUBJECTS:We conducted a prospective observational study with historical contr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Knight LJ,Gabhart JM,Earnest KS,Leong KM,Anglemyer A,Franzon D

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of clinical diagnoses compared to autopsy findings in critically ill patients in the current medical era. DESIGN:We conducted a retrospective, blinded review of matched medical records and postmortem findings in patients who died between June 2006 and ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Fröhlich S,Ryan O,Murphy N,McCauley N,Crotty T,Ryan D

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the optimal rewarming rate following therapeutic hypothermia in a rate model of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Both clinical and laboratory studies have demonstrated that mild therapeutic hypothermia following cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves myocardial and neurologic outcomes of cardiac ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Lu X,Ma L,Sun S,Xu J,Zhu C,Tang W

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most studies have assessed conflict between clinicians and surrogate decision makers in ICUs from only clinicians' perspectives. It is unknown if surrogates' perceptions differ from clinicians'. We sought to determine the degree of agreement between physicians and surrogates about conflict and to identify pre...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Schuster RA,Hong SY,Arnold RM,White DB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Therapeutic hypothermia in the ICU requires mechanical ventilation and sedation. Hypothermia reduces the metabolism of commonly used IV sedatives. The use of long-acting sedative agents may confound neurologic assessment. Volatile anesthetics have been reported to provide protection against ischemia-reperfusi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Hellström J,Öwall A,Martling CR,Sackey PV

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Explosive traumatic injury to an extremity may lead to both local and distant organ injury. Regional traumatic tissue hypothermia has been reported to offer systemic protection; here we investigated the protective effects of regional limb hypothermia on local tissue trauma and the lungs. Furthermore, the opt...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ning J,Mo L,Zhao H,Lu K,Wang L,Lai X,Yang B,Zhao H,Sanders RD,Ma D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Limited data are available on the influence of sedation for critical care therapy with the widely used anesthetic propofol on recovery from acute traumatic brain injury. To establish the influence of propofol on endogenous neurogenesis and functional recovery after traumatic brain injury, rats were sedated wi...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Thal SC,Timaru-Kast R,Wilde F,Merk P,Johnson F,Frauenknecht K,Sebastiani A,Sommer C,Staib-Lasarzik I,Werner C,Engelhard K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We tested whether mild hypothermia impacts on circulatory and respiratory dysfunction during experimental endotoxemia. DESIGN:Randomized controlled prospective experimental study. SETTING:Large animal facility, Medical University of Graz, Austria. SUBJECTS:Thirteen anesthetized and mechanically ventilated ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Schwarzl M,Seiler S,Wallner M,von Lewinski D,Huber S,Maechler H,Steendijk P,Zelzer S,Truschnig-Wilders M,Obermayer-Pietsch B,Lueger A,Pieske BM,Post H

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the rate of unplanned PICU readmissions, examine the characteristics of index admissions associated with readmission, and compare outcomes of readmissions versus index admissions. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING:Ninety North American PICUs that participated in the Virtual Pediatr...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Edwards JD,Lucas AR,Stone PW,Boscardin WJ,Dudley RA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Acute hemolysis is associated with organ damage, inflammation, and impaired vascular function. Stimulation of the cholecystokinin-1 receptor-dependent vagal anti-inflammatory reflex with lipid-rich enteral nutrition was demonstrated to prevent tissue damage and attenuate inflammation. This study investigates...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： de Haan JJ,Windsant IV,Lubbers T,Hanssen SJ,Hadfoune M,Prinzen FW,Greve JW,Buurman WA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recently, recombinant angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 was shown to protect mice from acute lung injury, an effect attributed to reduced bioavailability of angiotensin II. Since angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 metabolizes angiotensin II to angiotensin-(1-7), we hypothesized that this effect is alternatively m...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Klein N,Gembardt F,Supé S,Kaestle SM,Nickles H,Erfinanda L,Lei X,Yin J,Wang L,Mertens M,Szaszi K,Walther T,Kuebler WM

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increasing evidence, including publication of the Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care trial in 1999, supports a lower hemoglobin threshold for RBC transfusion in ICU patients. However, little is known regarding the influence of this evidence on clinical practice over time in a large population-based coh...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Murphy DJ,Needham DM,Netzer G,Zeger SL,Colantuoni E,Ness P,Pronovost PJ,Berenholtz SM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:High physical activity levels are associated with wide-ranging health benefits, disease prevention, and longevity. In the present study, we examined the impact of regular physical exercise on the severity of organ injury and survival probability, as well as characteristics of the systemic immune and metaboli...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sossdorf M,Fischer J,Meyer S,Dahlke K,Wissuwa B,Seidel C,Schrepper A,Bockmeyer CL,Lupp A,Neugebauer S,Schmerler D,Rödel J,Claus RA,Otto GP

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative frequency of pediatric in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation events occurring in ICUs compared to general wards. We hypothesized that the proportion of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation provided in ICUs versus general wards has increased over the p...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Berg RA,Sutton RM,Holubkov R,Nicholson CE,Dean JM,Harrison R,Heidemann S,Meert K,Newth C,Moler F,Pollack M,Dalton H,Doctor A,Wessel D,Berger J,Shanley T,Carcillo J,Nadkarni VM,Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiac surgery, especially when employing cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, is associated with systemic inflammatory responses that significantly affect morbidity and mortality. Intestinal perfusion abnormalities have been implicated in such responses, but the mechanisms linking...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Karhausen J,Qing M,Gibson A,Moeser AJ,Griefingholt H,Hale LP,Abraham SN,Mackensen GB

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Preclinical studies reveal the neuroprotective properties of xenon, especially when combined with hypothermia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility and cardiac safety of inhaled xenon treatment combined with therapeutic hypothermia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients. DESIGN:A...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Arola OJ,Laitio RM,Roine RO,Grönlund J,Saraste A,Pietilä M,Airaksinen J,Perttilä J,Scheinin H,Olkkola KT,Maze M,Laitio TT

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This pilot study was designed to identify which contextual factors facilitate/hinder the implementation of the awakening, breathing, coordination, delirium, and early mobility (ABCDE) bundle for guidance in future studies. DESIGN:The sources of data for this study included document review, planned site visit...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Carrothers KM,Barr J,Spurlock B,Ridgely MS,Damberg CL,Ely EW

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility and safety of delivering early goal-directed sedation compared with standard sedation. DESIGN:Pilot prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:Six ICUs. PATIENTS:Critically ill adults mechanically ventilated for greater than 24 hours. INTERVENTIONS:Patients r...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Shehabi Y,Bellomo R,Reade MC,Bailey M,Bass F,Howe B,McArthur C,Murray L,Seppelt IM,Webb S,Weisbrodt L,Sedation Practice in Intensive Care Evaluation Study Investigators.,Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Fever is common and associated with increased mortality among patients admitted to adult ICUs, yet recent literature suggests that the incidence of fever may be decreasing. The objective of this study was to determine whether the incidence of fever in adult ICUs changed over time and the factors responsible ...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Niven DJ,Stelfox HT,Shahpori R,Laupland KB

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The role of systemic corticosteroids in pathophysiology and treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome is controversial. Use of prehospital systemic corticosteroid therapy may prevent the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome and improve hospital outcomes. DESIGN:This is a preplanned retro...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Karnatovskaia LV,Lee AS,Gajic O,Festic E,U.S. Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group: Lung Injury Prevention Study Investigators (USCIITG–LIPS).

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury occurs in up to 50% of patients and is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to discover if perioperative urinary alkalinization with sodium bicarbonate infusion reduces the prevalence of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney inju...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： McGuinness SP,Parke RL,Bellomo R,Van Haren FM,Bailey M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute-phase proteins, such as C-reactive protein and albumin, may be related with course and outcome in status epilepticus, as changes of cytokine levels and blood-brain barrier breakdown during status epilepticus have been demonstrated. The aim of this study was to elucidate the association of C-reactive pro...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Sutter R,Grize L,Fuhr P,Rüegg S,Marsch S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Formal guidelines recommend that therapeutic hypothermia be considered after in-hospital cardiac arrest. The rate of therapeutic hypothermia use after in-hospital cardiac arrest and details about its implementation are unknown. We aimed to determine the use of therapeutic hypothermia for adult in-hospital ca...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Mikkelsen ME,Christie JD,Abella BS,Kerlin MP,Fuchs BD,Schweickert WD,Berg RA,Mosesso VN,Shofer FS,Gaieski DF,American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation Investigators.

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is substantial variation in use of life sustaining technologies in patients near the end of life but little is known about variation in physicians' initial ICU admission and intubation decision making processes. Our objective is to describe variation in hospital-based physicians' communication behavior...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Uy J,White DB,Mohan D,Arnold RM,Barnato AE

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of recombinant human erythropoietin on brain oxygenation in a model of diffuse traumatic brain injury. DESIGN:Adult male Wistar rats. SETTING:Neurosciences and physiology laboratories. INTERVENTIONS:Thirty minutes after diffuse traumatic brain injury (impact-acceleration model),...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bouzat P,Millet A,Boue Y,Pernet-Gallay K,Trouve-Buisson T,Gaide-Chevronnay L,Barbier EL,Payen JF

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inadequate nutrition is common in critical illness due in part to gastric stasis. However, recent data suggest that altered small intestinal mucosal function may be a contributing factor. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of critical illness on sucrose absorption, permeability, and mucosal morp...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Burgstad CM,Besanko LK,Deane AM,Nguyen NQ,Saadat-Gilani K,Davidson G,Burt E,Thomas A,Holloway RH,Chapman MJ,Fraser RJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extravascular lung water is a quantitative marker of the amount of fluid in the thoracic cavity besides the vasculature. Indexing to both predicted and actual body weight have been proposed to compare different individuals and provide a uniform range of normal. OBJECTIVE:We explored extravascular lung water...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Wolf S,Riess A,Landscheidt JF,Lumenta CB,Schürer L,Friederich P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cardiovascular dysfunction occurs in the majority of asphyxiated neonates and has been suggested to be a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. We previously demonstrated that cyclosporine A treatment during resuscitation can significantly improve cardiovascular performance in asphyxiated newborn p...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Gill RS,Lee TF,Manouchehri N,Liu JQ,Lopaschuk G,Bigam DL,Cheung PY

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize the landscape of process of care and safety outcomes for tracheal intubation across pediatric intensive care units BACKGROUND:Procedural process of care and safety outcomes of tracheal intubation across pediatric intensive care units has not been described. We hypothesize that the novel Nati...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Nishisaki A,Turner DA,Brown CA 3rd,Walls RM,Nadkarni VM,National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS).,Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network.

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the plasma volume (PV) expanding effect of a fast infusion rate with that of a slow infusion rate of a fixed volume of 5% albumin, of the synthetic colloids, 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 and 4% gelatin, and of 0.9% NaCl in a rat sepsis model and to compare the plasma-expanding effect among these...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Bark BP,Persson J,Grände PO

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Blood loss and transfusion are frequent among patients undergoing liver surgery. Concerns have been raised about the safety and efficacy of transfusing stored blood. The influence of transfusing fresh vs. stored blood on the liver has not been studied to date. We tested the hypothesis that transfusion of stor...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Matot I,Katz M,Pappo O,Zelig O,Corchia N,Yedgar S,Barshtein G,Bennett-Guerrero E,Abramovitch R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether mean arterial blood pressure excursions below the lower limit of cerebral blood flow autoregulation during cardiopulmonary bypass are associated with acute kidney injury after surgery. SETTING:Tertiary care medical center. PATIENTS:Four hundred ten patients undergoing cardiac surgery w...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Ono M,Arnaoutakis GJ,Fine DM,Brady K,Easley RB,Zheng Y,Brown C,Katz NM,Grams ME,Hogue CW

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Opioids are frequently used during mechanical ventilation for severe viral infection in infancy. Opioid receptors have immunomodulatory properties, but nothing is known about their antiviral effects. We therefore aimed to investigate the role of opioid receptors in virus-induced airway inflammation. PATIENTS...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Salimi V,Hennus MP,Mokhtari-Azad T,Shokri F,Janssen R,Hodemaekers HM,Rygiel TP,Coenjaerts FE,Meyaard L,Bont L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a conceptual and clinical review of the physiology of the venous system as it is relates to cardiac function in health and disease. DATA:An integration of venous and cardiac physiology under normal conditions, critical illness, and resuscitation. SUMMARY:The usual teaching of cardiac physiology f...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Funk DJ,Jacobsohn E,Kumar A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the supplementation of parenteral nutrition with ω-3 fatty acids confers treatment benefits to critically ill adult patients. DATA SOURCE:We performed computerized searches for relevant articles from 1996 to June 2011 on MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane register of controlled trials and...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Palmer AJ,Ho CK,Ajibola O,Avenell A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium's multidimensional approach on the reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients hospitalized in intensive care units. DESIGN:A prospective active surveillance before-after study. The stud...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Rosenthal VD,Rodrigues C,Álvarez-Moreno C,Madani N,Mitrev Z,Ye G,Salomao R,Ulger F,Guanche-Garcell H,Kanj SS,Cuéllar LE,Higuera F,Mapp T,Fernández-Hidalgo R,INICC members.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to quantify the association between intensive care unit-acquired dysglycemia (hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and high variability) and in-hospital mortality. DESIGN:Retrospective, observational study. SETTING:eICU Research Institute participating hospitals with an active tele-ICU program bet...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Badawi O,Waite MD,Fuhrman SA,Zuckerman IH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare systems spend considerable resources collecting and processing blood cultures for the detection of blood stream pathogens. The process is initiated with the collection of blood cultures that depend upon proper skin disinfection, collection of an adequate number of specimens and volume of blood, and prompt p...

journal_title：Critical care medicine

authors： Murray PR,Masur H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00