Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jun 1995
Comparative StudyBlood filtration in children with severe sepsis: safe adjunctive therapy.
To review the safety and efficacy of haemofiltration and plasmafiltration in children with severe sepsis. ⋯ Haemofiltration or plasmafiltration can be performed safely in children with severe sepsis but their effect on outcome remains unknown.
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Intensive care medicine · Jun 1995
Late outcome of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in intensive care patients.
Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy is increasingly practiced in intensive care units and has a low incidence of early complications. The late effects of this procedure are still poorly known and were the focus of this study. ⋯ Late outcome of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in critically ill patients is mostly good. Pending further studies, the use of this technique in intensive care units appears justified.
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Intensive care medicine · Jun 1995
Hemodynamic effects of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in severe pediatric respiratory failure.
To assess the hemodynamic effects of high mean proximal airway pressures (Paw) during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) in non-neonatal pediatrics patients with severe respiratory failure. ⋯ High-Paw HFOV must be used cautiously, but seems to have no discernible adverse effects on the cardiovascular system in most patients.