Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2009
Evaluation of an electrical impedance tomography-based Global Inhomogeneity Index for pulmonary ventilation distribution.
To evaluate the plausibility, stability, and interindividual comparability of the global inhomogeneity index (GI) based on electrical impedance tomography (EIT). ⋯ The GI index quantifies the gas distribution in the lung with a single number and reveals good interpatient comparability.
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2009
Risk factors and outcome of Acinetobacter baumanii infection in severe trauma patients.
To investigate incidence, risk factors and outcome of Acinetobacter baumanii infection in trauma patients. ⋯ In trauma patients prolonged mechanical ventilation and delayed fracture fixation with the persistence of trans-skeletal traction were major risk factors for A. baumanii infection. The presence of this infection was not correlated with mortality.
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2009
External validation of the Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) 3 in a cohort of 28,357 patients from 147 Italian intensive care units.
To evaluate the SAPS 3 score predictive ability of hospital mortality in a large external validation cohort. ⋯ The result strictly supported by our data is that the SAPS 3 score calibrates inadequately in a large sample of Italian ICU patients and thus should not be used for benchmarking, at least in Italian settings.
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2009
Six-month outcome in acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy in the ICU: a multicentre prospective study.
To assess quality of life (QOL), mortality rate and renal function 6 months after onset of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for acute kidney injury (AKI) in the ICU. ⋯ ICU survivors from RRT for AKI have an impaired QOL at 6 months, but sustained autonomy in their daily lives.
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2009
Comparative StudyEffect of oxygen affinity on systemic perfusion and brain tissue oxygen tension after extreme hemodilution with hemoglobin-starch conjugates in rats.
To determine the oxygen affinity for optimal tissue oxygen delivery with a hemoglobin-hydroxyethyl starch conjugate (HRC 101). ⋯ HRC 101 with a lower oxygen affinity favored tissue perfusion and maintained P(Br)O(2) after near complete blood volume exchange in rats.