Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2012
The impact of body mass index on the physiology of patients with polytrauma.
Obesity is a growing problem in industrial nations. The aim was to test the hypothesis that overweight patients face early physiologic impairment. ⋯ Anticipating BMI-specific critical trauma problems will become mandatory for effective polytrauma treatment in industrialized nations given their increasing prevalence of obesity.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2012
Prediction of extubation failure in medical intensive care unit patients.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate prediction factors for extubation failure (need for reintubation within 48 hours) in medical intensive care unit patients. ⋯ Low preextubation serum anion gap values and low preextubation Pao(2)/Fio(2) ratio might help to predict extubation failure in medical intensive care unit patients.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2012
Assessing the national productivity in subspecialty critical care medicine journals: a bibliometric analysis.
In recent years, significant growth has been seen in the subspecialty critical care medicine. However, the national productivity to the subspecialty critical care medicine remains unknown. We therefore intended to reveal the national contribution in the subspecialty critical care medicine journals. ⋯ The United States is the most productive country in the subspecialty critical care medicine. When normalized to population size, Australia and some European countries might be more productive.
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Journal of critical care · Oct 2012
Clinical TrialA new parameter for the diagnosis of hemorrhagic shock: jugular index.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there are any significant changes in the diameter and the area of the internal jugular vein (IJV) during the hemorrhagic shock. ⋯ We believe that measurement of the IJV and the jugular index is a reliable indicator of class 1 hemorrhagic shock. It may be used as a part of focused abdominal sonography for trauma in clinical practice.
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Journal of critical care · Oct 2012
A method for estimation of plasma albumin concentration from the buffering properties of whole blood.
Hypoalbuminemia is strongly associated with poor clinical outcome. Albumin is usually measured at the central laboratory rather than point of care, but in principle, information exists in the buffering properties of whole blood to estimate plasma albumin concentration from point of care measurements of acid-base and oxygenation status. This article presents and evaluates a new method for doing so. ⋯ This new method may be a valuable tool in screening and monitoring plasma albumin concentration in acutely ill patients, from measurements taken at the point of care.