Critical care medicine
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To determine curriculum requirements and educational methods used by Critical Care fellowship training programs in fulfilling Residency Review Committee requirements for a research experience during Critical Care subspecialty training. ⋯ Compliance with current Residency Review Committee requirements for active participation in research is poor for 1-yr fellowship curricula. Reasons for this failure are discussed and a modified requirement is proposed.
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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
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.
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Critical care medicine · Jun 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialPreoperative alpha2-adrenergic receptor agonists prevent the deterioration of renal function after cardiac surgery: results of a randomized, controlled trial.
To evaluate the influence of the alpha2-adrenergic receptor agonist clonidine on creatinine clearance as a measure of renal function. ⋯ Preoperative treatment with clonidine (4 microgram/kilogram) prevents the deterioration of renal function after cardiac surgery. This effect might be due to clonidine-induced reduction in the sympathetic nervous system response to coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
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Critical care medicine · Jun 1996
Comparative StudyHand-held blood gas analyzer is accurate in the critical care setting.
To determine the accuracy of a new, portable battery-powered blood gas analyzer when used by nonlaboratory-trained clinicians in the critical care setting. ⋯ IRMA is accurate and reproducible when used in the clinical setting by nonlaboratory-trained individuals. Nonlaboratory-trained individuals can obtain laboratory results in the critical care setting comparable with the results obtained by trained laboratory technologists. Bedside laboratory testing decreases turnaround time compared with a near-patient laboratory.