Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Aug 2002
Comparative StudyRisk factors of failure and immediate complication of subclavian vein catheterization in critically ill patients.
To identify the risk factors of failure and immediate complication of subclavian vein catheterization (SVC). ⋯ For SVC, more than one venipuncture is predictive of failed catheterization and immediate complication. Age 77 years or more was predictive of immediate complications.
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Intensive care medicine · Aug 2002
Oxygenation index, an indicator of optimal distending pressure during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation?
To test the hypothesis that, during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) of pigs with acute lung injury, the oxygenation index (OI = Paw*FIO(2)*100/PaO(2)) is minimal at the lowest continuous distending pressure (Paw), where the physiological shunt fraction is below 0.1 (Paw(optimal)). ⋯ The minimal OI is indicative for the Paw where oxygenation is optimal during HFOV in surfactant-depleted pigs.