Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Feb 1999
Comparative StudyExtravascular lung water and intrathoracic blood volume: double versus single indicator dilution technique.
The accuracy of single thermodilution was assessed in measuring extravascular lung water (EVLW) and intrathoracic blood volume (ITBV). ⋯ Single thermodilution allows estimation of ITBV and EVLW values with reasonable accuracy and therefore provides useful information about the cardiac preload and the severity of lung injury. However, automatic calculation of EVLWI(ST) and ITBV(ST) using the Pulsion Cold Z-021 might be biased. Therefore, researchers and clinicians should validate single thermodilution for the given settings, before employing this method to estimate EVLW and ITBV.
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Intensive care medicine · Feb 1999
Use of sedatives, analgesics and neuromuscular blocking agents in Danish ICUs 1996/97. A national survey.
To assess the use of sedatives, analgesics and neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in Danish Intensive Care Units (ICUs). ⋯ Sedatives and analgesics are widely used in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in Danish ICUs. NMBAs are only used in a few patients. The frequency of use is correlated to the level of ventilatory support required and to the kind of respiratory disease.