Articles: respiratory-distress-syndrome.
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Int J Clin Monit Comput · Aug 1992
Performance of computerized protocols for the management of arterial oxygenation in an intensive care unit.
Computerized protocols were created to direct the management of arterial oxygenation in critically ill ICU patients and have now been applied routinely, 24 hours a day, in the care of 80 such patients. The protocols used routine clinical information to generate specific instructions for therapy. We evaluated 21,347 instructions by measuring how many were correct and how often they were followed by the clinical staff. ⋯ The mode of ventilatory support did not affect compliance with protocol instructions. Instructions to wait were more likely to be followed than instructions to change therapy. Ninety-seven percent of the correct instructions were followed and 27% of the incorrect instructions were followed.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Aug 1992
Review[Acute respiratory failure--support of gas exchange using extracorporeal or implanted oxygenators--present status and future development].
In acute respiratory failure gas exchange can be supported or even maintained in an "alternative" way to mechanical ventilation using extracorporeal techniques (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECMO, extracorporeal CO2-removal ECCO2R), or intravenacaval oxygenators (IVOX). These techniques, which are currently in use in neonatology, pediatrics, and adult intensive care medicine, or techniques at present in clinical evaluation (IVOX), are reviewed with their indications, contraindications, differences, problems, worldwide results, and possible future applications.
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Review Case Reports
Relapsing fever associated with ARDS in a parturient woman. A case report and review of the literature.
We report a patient who survived acute respiratory failure associated with tick-borne relapsing fever in the third trimester of pregnancy. The fetus was delivered by cesarian section and did not have spirochetemia. The severity of the patient's illness may be related to the immunosuppressive effects of pregnancy.
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This study evaluated the effect of high-level positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on mortality, barotrauma, intrapulmonary shunt (Qsp/Qt), and oxygen delivery (DO2) in posttraumatic adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). All hypoxemic trauma patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) in 1989-1990 who received PEEP greater than 15 cm H2O were included. The PEEP was titrated to achieve an intrapulmonary shunt (Qsp/Qt) of approximately 0.20, and FIO2 was weaned to less than 0.50. ⋯ Mean ISS and RTS for the entire group were 32 and 5.88, respectively. We conclude that titration of PEEP to achieve a Qsp/Qt of approximately 0.20 is an attainable goal. This was accomplished with minimal hemodynamic effects or barotrauma and a low mortality rate.
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In adults, the course and outcome of the acquired respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are closely related to the initial respiratory situation. Respiratory indices are frequently used for prognostic purposes and hence for the institution of new techniques such as extracorporeal lung support. The validity of these indices to predict the outcome in pediatric ARDS patients has not been examined as yet. ⋯ CONCLUSIONS. Initial lung dysfunction as indicated by respiratory indices does not predict the outcome in pediatric ARDS. The underlying disease, hemodynamic situation, and age have to be considered in relation to the degree of lung dysfunction to determine new therapeutic strategies such as extracorporeal support.