Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2011
A new method for continuous monitoring of chest wall movement to characterize hypoxemic episodes during HFOV.
Monitoring ventilated infants is difficult during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV). This study tested the possible causes of hypoxemic episodes using a new method for monitoring chest wall movement during HFOV in newborn infants. ⋯ Monitoring TDi may enable early recognition of deteriorating ventilation during HFOV that eventually leads to hypoxemia. In about half of cases, hypoxemia is not due to slowly deteriorating ventilation.
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2011
Letter Case ReportsAn unusual aetiology of lower urinary tract obstruction.
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2011
Review Meta AnalysisUltrasonography of optic nerve sheath diameter for detection of raised intracranial pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) for assessment of intracranial hypertension. ⋯ Ultrasonography of ONSD shows a good level of diagnostic accuracy for detecting intracranial hypertension. In clinical decision-making, this technique may help physicians decide to transfer patients to specialized centers or to place an invasive device when specific recommendations for this placement do not exist.