Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2002
Comparative Study Clinical TrialCardiac output determination in children: equivalence of the transpulmonary thermodilution method to the direct Fick principle.
To show the equivalence of the transpulmonary thermodilution method to the direct Fick principle in children. ⋯ We demonstrated the equivalence of CI measurement by transpulmonary thermodilution and the Fick principle in children. This new method may improve hemodynamic monitoring and management in seriously ill children.
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2002
Comparative StudyDescription of trends in the course of illness of critically ill patients. Markers of intensive care organization and performance.
To identify objective trends of the course of illness that might be used as benchmarks in the auditing of the organization/performance of Intensive Care Units (ICU). ⋯ The use of therapeutic indexes help to classify the daily complexity of ICU care. The classification can be used as an indicator of clinical performance and resource utilization.
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2002
The upper inflection point of the pressure-volume curve. Influence of methodology and of different modes of ventilation.
The pressure-volume (P/V) curve has been proposed as a tool to adjust the ventilatory settings in cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The aim of this study was to test the influence of P/V tracing methodology on the presence and value of the upper inflection point (UIP). ⋯ Interruption and continuous flow techniques gave similar results, but the previous Vt influences the pressure value of the UIP.