Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Jun 2001
Comparative StudyAdult respiratory distress syndrome among blunt and penetrating trauma patients: demographics, mortality, and resource utilization over 8 years.
The purpose of this study was to compare demographics, resources used, and mortality rates among a subset of trauma patients (blunt versus penetrating) who developed adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and over two time periods, 8 years apart. ⋯ ARDS in patients with blunt and penetrating trauma showed similar trends in ICU mortality, complications, and resource utilization. The ARDS mortality rate decreased over the time period studied in both blunt and penetrating trauma.
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Journal of critical care · Jun 2001
Comparative StudyContinuous venovenous hemofiltration improves intensive care unit, but not hospital survival rate, in nonoliguric septic patients.
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of the early institution of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration on survival rates of nonoliguric, septic patients. ⋯ In this retrospective uncontrolled study, the mortality rate was considerably lower in nonoliguric septic patients who received continuous venovenous hemofiltration early in the course of the disease. The improved survival rate may be due to the ability of CVVH to eliminate mediators involved in the septic process, thus averting the multiple system organ failure consequent to septic insult.