Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · May 1999
Letter Case ReportsLife-threatening fluvoxamine overdose in a 4-year-old child.
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialFatty acid composition of platelet membrane lipids after administration of two different fat emulsions in critically ill patients.
To determine the effects on platelet membrane fatty acid composition following administration of two different fat emulsions. ⋯ The observed changes in fatty acid composition are in agreement with the lipid composition of the fat emulsions used. Because the C18:2n-6/C18:3n-3 ratio in both emulsions is close (approximately 9.0), the observed changes in the fatty acid composition of platelets may not be relevant for platelet function.
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 1999
Multicenter StudyApplication of SOFA score to trauma patients. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.
To assess the ability of the SOFA score (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment) to describe the evolution of organ dysfunction/failure in trauma patients over time in intensive care units (ICU). ⋯ The SOFA score can reliably describe organ dysfunction/ failure in trauma patients. Regular and repeated scoring may be helpful for identifying categories of patients at major risk of prolonged ICU stay or death.
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 1999
Comparative Study Clinical TrialThe comet-tail artifact: an ultrasound sign ruling out pneumothorax.
Ultrasound artifacts arising from the lung-wall interface are either vertical (comet-tail artifacts) or horizontal. The significance of these artifacts for the diagnosis of pneumothorax was assessed. ⋯ Ultrasound detection of the "comet-tail artifact" at the anterior chest wall allows complete pneumothorax to be discounted.