Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialSafety and efficacy of propofol with EDTA when used for sedation of surgical intensive care unit patients.
To compare propofol with disodium edetate (EDTA) and propofol without EDTAwhen used for the sedation of critically ill surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients. ⋯ The propofol EDTA formulation had no effect on calcium or magnesium homeostasis, renal function, or sedation efficacy compared with propofol alone when used for sedation in critically ill surgical ICU patients. There was a significant decrease in mortality in the propofol EDTA group compared with the propofol group. Further investigations are needed to validate this survival benefit and elucidate a possible mechanism.
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialEffects of propofol containing EDTA on mineral metabolism in medical ICU patients with pulmonary dysfunction.
To determine whether the addition of disodium edetate (EDTA) to propofol significantly alters mineral metabolism, adverse events, and outcome in critically ill medical patients with acute pulmonary dysfunction. ⋯ The addition of EDTA to propofol does not alter calcium and magnesium homeostasis in critically ill patients with acute pulmonary dysfunction. The reason for the elevation in PTH concentrations in such patients is not known.
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialTrace element homeostasis during continuous sedation with propofol containing EDTA versus other sedatives in critically ill patients.
To evaluate changes in serum and urinary zinc, cobalt, copper, iron, and calcium concentrations in critically ill patients receiving propofol containing disodium edetate (disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid [EDTA]) versus sedative agents without EDTA. ⋯ This study showed that critical illness is associated with increased urinary losses of zinc, copper, and iron. Propofol EDTA-treated patients had greater urinary losses of zinc and iron and lower serum zinc concentrations compared with the non-EDTA sedative group. No adverse events indicative of trace metal deficiency were observed in either group. The clinical significance of trace metal losses during critical illness is unclear and requires further study.
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The remarkable transition of biological science into the age of molecular biology held great promise for development of new therapies for treatment of human disease. The fact that the technology exists for analyzing genetic material in exquisite detail and constructing DNA in virtually any desired form was the basis for promising rapid translation into clinical medicine and the final cure for genetically determined diseases; cystic fibrosis is the prime example of such a lung disease. The promise was not kept, at least not in a time frame which was expected. ⋯ In preclinical studies, we have shown that increased expression of the gene encoding the constitutive form of the cyclooxygenase gene (COX-1) results in increased production of prostacyclin and PGE2 by the lungs and inhibits endotoxin induced pulmonary hypertension and edema. Additional studies demonstrate that increased expression of the alpha-1 antitrypsin gene in human respiratory epithelium in culture and in vivo has anti-viral and anti-inflammatory effects that are not predicted by extracellular concentrations of the transgene product. Thus, acute lung injury is a reasonable target for gene therapy, and evidence to date indicates that current technology is sufficiently robust to pursue this novel area for treatment of this devastating disease.
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2000
Multicenter StudyTiss 76 and Tiss 28: correlation of two therapeutic activity indices on a Spanish multicenter ICU database.
To evaluate the performance of the Simplified Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS 28) on an independent database and to determine its relation to the original Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS 76). ⋯ There is a strong correlation between TISS 28 and TISS 76 scores in the PAEEC database and TISS 28 works correctly in our setting.