Clinical intensive care : international journal of critical & coronary care medicine
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Clin Intensive Care · Jan 1995
Subjective psychological status of severely ill patients discharged from mechanical ventilation.
To evaluate psychological status in consecutive survivors of ICU who needed mechanical ventilation (MV). ⋯ These results showed that psychological status is poor in ventilated ICU patients, which should be considered in their care.
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Clin Intensive Care · Jan 1995
Clinical TrialPilot clinical trial of an anti-TNF alpha monoclonal antibody for the treatment of septic shock.
To determine the safety and pharmacokinetics of an anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF alpha) monoclonal antibody in the treatment of septic shock, and to evaluate the biological evolution of cytokine response. ⋯ No side effects were noted during treatment regardless of the dose used; however, further studies are needed to determine the clinical efficacy of this agent in septic shock.