abstract：:The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of intrahospital transport patterns with patient throughput and outcomes in an oncological intensive care unit. We retrospectively reviewed all patients admitted to a closed medical-surgical intensive care unit at a cancer center between January 1, 2004 and Dec...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Voigt LP,Pastores SM,Raoof ND,Thaler HT,Halpern NA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain reacts to injury or disease by cascades of cellular and molecular responses. Evidence suggests that immune-inflammatory processes are key elements in the physiopathological processes associated with brain injury or damage. Cytokines are among major mediators implicated in these processes. Cytokine responses ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kadhim HJ,Duchateau J,Sébire G

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) refers to a clinical syndrome of acute lung injury that occurs in a temporal relationship with the transfusion of blood products. Because of the difficulty in making its diagnosis, TRALI is often underreported. Three not necessarily mutually exclusive hypotheses have been ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Jawa RS,Anillo S,Kulaylat MN

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined poisoning with calcium-channel blockers and beta-blockers is usually associated with severe heart failure. This report shows the effectiveness of emergency extracorporeal life support in treating life-threatening simultaneous propranolol and verapamil intoxication. A 15-year-old girl presented in cardiogenic ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kolcz J,Pietrzyk J,Januszewska K,Procelewska M,Mroczek T,Malec E

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute adrenocortical insufficiency is a critical care emergency characterized by hemodynamic instability, lethargy, and cardiovascular collapse. Acute adrenal insufficiency has many etiologies, from rapid withdrawal of exogenous glucocorticoids to adrenocortical destruction to poor adrenal reserve after administration...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Lundy JB,Slane ML,Frizzi JD

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic review of the literature was conducted to determine if the administration of methylene blue in humans improves hemodynamic status and/or outcome in patients with septic shock. Studies were identified from MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials database. The review included...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kwok ES,Howes D

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was a retrospective observational study in a pediatric intensive care unit, in which 19 patients received levosimendan. There were no adverse events attributable to levosimendan and no instances where the clinical condition worsened after administration. Arterial lactate levels decreased significantly following l...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Egan JR,Clarke AJ,Williams S,Cole AD,Ayer J,Jacobe S,Chard RB,Winlaw DS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia requires immediate alternative anticoagulation to prevent or treat thromboembolic complications. Argatroban was approved based on multiple-center studies from the 1990s, but subsequent changes in prevailing awareness, diagnostic testing and therapeutic strategies for heparin-induced th...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Kodityal S,Nguyen PH,Kodityal A,Sherer J,Hursting MJ,Rice L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ideal diagnostic approach for ventilator-associated pneumonia currently is based on invasive procedures to obtain respiratory tract cultures. Given the lack of consensus and relatively poor acceptance of full bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and protected specimen brush (PSB), less invasive procedures ha...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Fujitani S,Yu VL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite an overall decline in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB), the percentage of cases representing miliary TB has remained stable. We report 2 cases of fatal miliary TB that remained unrecognized until autopsy, occurring within a 6-month period at 1 Detroit institution. These cases represent the wide range of pres...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Bourbonnais JM,Sirithanakul K,Guzman JA

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this retrospective study was to determine the optimal initial antibiotic regimen for hospital-acquired pneumonia using the frequency and sensitivity of Gram negative microorganisms found in sputum cultures. An antibiogram was constructed and compared with the hospital intensive care unit (ICU) antibio...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Green DL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients undergoing surgery for pituitary tumors represent a heterogeneous population each with unique clinical, biochemical, radiologic, pathologic, neurologic, and/or ophthalmologic considerations. The postoperative management of patients following pituitary surgery often occurs in the context of a dynamic state of ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Dumont AS,Nemergut EC 2nd,Jane JA Jr,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is the most common morbidity among surviving premature infants. Injury to the developing lung is the result of the interaction between a susceptible host and a number of contributing factors such as mechanical ventilation and infection. The resulting persistent impairment of pulmonary functi...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Christou H,Brodsky D

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old woman was admitted to the intensive care unit with refractory nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Extensive evaluation including neuroimaging and cerebrospinal fluid examination was unrevealing. Brain biopsy revealed spongiosis, and prion disease was confirmed by immunostaining, providing the diagnosis of ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Shapiro JM,Shujaat A,Wang J,Chen X

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute diverticulitis is a frequent and important diagnosis in gastrointestinal disease, most commonly involving the colon. It is estimated that approximately 15% to 30% of patients with diverticulosis develop symptomatic diverticulitis at some point in the natural history of the condition, often requiring medical and/...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Lawrimore T,Rhea JT

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cirrhotic patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit (ICU) are associated with high mortality rates. The prognosis of critically ill cirrhotic patients is determined by the extent of hepatic and extrahepatic organ dysfunction. This study was conducted to assess and compare the accuracy of the Child-Pugh clas...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Ho YP,Chen YC,Yang C,Lien JM,Chu YY,Fang JT,Chiu CT,Chen PC,Tsai MH

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the number of available donor hearts severely limits the epidemiologic impact of heart transplantation on patients with heart failure, patients with end-stage heart failure unresponsive to medical management currently have no other viable alternatives. Destination therapy with a ventricular assist device is t...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Poston RS,Griffith BP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to ventricular tachyarrhythmias is a leading cause of death in the United States. This phenomenon is associated with coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, nonischemic cardiomyopathies, congenital heart disease, primary electrical abnormalities, autonomic nervous system abnorma...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Antezano ES,Hong M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors retrospectively review their experience with low immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels in a pediatric ICU population over a 12-month period. The total IgG level was below the normal for age in 14 of the 20 patients. The 14 patients with a low IgG level were younger and weighed less when compared with the 6 patient...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Rehman S,Bytnar D,Berkenbosch JW,Tobias JD

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article was to review the effects of acute intracranial lesions on myocardial function. The authors reviewed scientific and clinical literature retrieved from a computerized MEDLINE search from January 1965 through January 2002. Pertinent literature was referenced, including clinical and laborato...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Arab D,Yahia AM,Qureshi AI

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the success rate and complications of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU). We performed a cohort study in the ICU of a large tertiary care, university-affiliated community hospital. All ICU patients for whom their attending physicians reque...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Ng PK,Ault MJ,Maldonado LS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of adults with septic arthritis was undertaken to evaluate outcome of treatment and intensive care requirements in a community-based teaching hospital. During an 80-month period (1986-1992), 38 cases of septic arthritis were identified. Underlying joint disease was present in 84% of patients. Mean age was 68 ...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Martens PB,Ho G Jr

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has not yet been precisely defined. The longest experience with PTCA in this setting has been in patients who are not candidates for thrombolytic therapy and in patients in whom thrombolysis has fai...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Rose GA,O'Gara PT

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombolytic therapy has been established as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy in acute myocardial infarction (MI). Its efficacy is improved with early administration, although modest benefits can be demonstrated for up to 12 hours. Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) appears to offer benefits over streptokinas...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Jafri SM,Walters BL,Borzak S

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus fumigatus hyphae is often found in the lung tissue of patients with bronchocentric granulomatosis (BCG). This organism is believed to be one agent responsible for inciting the hypersensitivity response and subsequent development of the characteristic pathology that defines BCG. The definitive etiology of t...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Collier J,Wolfe R,Lerner R,Nathan S,Mohsenifar Z

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frontal chest radiographs are the principal diagnostic imaging study to detect, verify, or exclude acute thoracic injury after trauma, and they should be obtained as quickly as possible without compromising clinical assessment and resuscitation. Chest radiographs provide important information about potentially life-th...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Mirvis SE,Shanmuganathan K

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit can vary from simple procedures to very complex technologies. I discuss the factors that contribute to the decisions regarding the selection of a specific therapy. These factors include immediate and intermediate therapeutic goals (e.g., solute removal, dehydratio...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Golper TA

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 10 years, lung transplantation has become an increasingly common procedure for patients with end-stage respiratory disease. Although long-term survival can be achieved, there is still significant morbidity within the first year. Early postoperative problems that may be anticipated include respiratory insu...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Bierman MI,Stein KL,Stuart RS,Dauber JH

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac transplantation has now become accepted therapy for the treatment of end-stage heart disease in both children and adults, and literally thousands of patients are bearers of cardiac grafts. Because of these patients' susceptibility to infections, rejection, coronary disease, and malignancy, as well as to serio...

journal_title：Journal of intensive care medicine

authors： Perlroth MG

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00