Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2001
ReviewInternational Consensus Conferences in Intensive Care Medicine: non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in acute respiratory failure. Organised jointly by the American Thoracic Society, the European Respiratory Society, the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, and the Société de Réanimation de Langue Française, and approved by the ATS Board of Directors, December 2000.
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2001
Review Practice Guideline GuidelineHemodynamic support in septic shock.
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2001
Pulmonary administration of prostacyclin (PGI2) during partial liquid ventilation in an oleic acid-induced lung injury: inhalation of aerosol or intratracheal instillation?
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aerosolized prostacyclin (A-PGI2) and intratracheally instilled prostacyclin (I-PGI2) during partial liquid ventilation (PLV) on gas exchange and pulmonary circulation in rabbits with acute respiratory distress. ⋯ The results suggest that both aerosolized and intratracheally instilled PGI2 improve oxygenation and reduce PAP during PLV in oleic acid lung injury.
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2001
In vitro validation of a metabolic monitor for gas exchange measurements in ventilated neonates.
To evaluate the Datex Deltatrac II for measurements in neonates requiring mechanical ventilation. ⋯ Considering limits of agreement of less than +/- 20% as clinically acceptable, results for VO2 assessment indicate acceptable accuracy and precision whereas VCO2 and RQ assessments exceed this limit. Limited accuracy and precision result from detection of CO2 following dilution of expiratory gases and increased sensitivity to error propagation by Haldane equations due to the small differences between inspiratory and expiratory gas fractions.
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2001
Survey of the use of intracranial pressure monitoring in children in the United Kingdom.
To establish current practice for the monitoring and management of acute intracranial hypertension in children in United Kingdom intensive care units (ICUs). ⋯ Faced with a lack of both evidence and consensus, the management of acute intracranial hypertension in childhood varies widely. National or international guidelines for the management of children with raised intracranial pressure are needed. These should incorporate the physiological differences between children of different ages.