Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Jun 1996
Comparative StudyIntraosseous resuscitation of hemorrhagic shock in a pediatric animal model using a low sodium hypertonic fluid.
To study the efficacy of a low sodium hypertonic resuscitation fluid for resuscitation of severe hemorrhage in a pediatric animal, using the intraosseous route. ⋯ Isosal solution was as effective as hypertonic saline in "small volume" resuscitation of severe hemorrhagic shock in a pediatric animal model through the intraosseous route, and produced significantly less hypernatremia when compared with hypertonic saline.
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Critical care medicine · Jun 1996
Editorial Comment ReviewSelective brain cooling after cardiac arrest.
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Critical care medicine · Jun 1996
Gabexate mesilate, a synthetic protease inhibitor, attenuates endotoxin-induced pulmonary vascular injury by inhibiting tumor necrosis factor production by monocytes.
In order to determine whether gabexate mesilate, a synthetic protease inhibitor with anticoagulant properties, is useful for the treatment of adult respiratory distress syndrome, we examined its effect on endotoxin-induced pulmonary vascular injury in rats. ⋯ Our findings suggest that gabexate mesilate attenuated endotoxin-induced pulmonary vascular injury mainly by inhibiting TNF-alpha production by monocytes, which may play a central role in sepsis-related lung injury.
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Critical care medicine · Jun 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial Retracted PublicationInfluence of long-term continuous intravenous administration of pentoxifylline on endothelial-related coagulation in critically ill patients.
To determine the influence of pentoxifylline on endothelial-associated coagulation. ⋯ Continuous intravenous administration of pentoxifylline for 5 days beneficially influenced the thrombomodulin/protein C/protein S system in both the trauma and septic patients.