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Blood purification is an emerging approach to dampening the cytokine storm. This study aims to assess the efficacy of HA330 resin-directed hemoadsorption (HA) on endotoxin-induced porcine acute respiratory dis...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:84
Published on: 14 August 2017
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A decrease in circulating lymphocytes has been described as a marker of poor prognosis after septic shock; however, scarce data are available after cardiac arrest (CA). The aim of this study was to evaluate th...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:85
Published on: 14 August 2017
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Some prior studies have shown that elevated mean central venous pressure in certain patient populations and disease processes may lead to poor prognosis. However, these studies failed to generalize the concept...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:83
Published on: 9 August 2017
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or pumpless extracorporeal lung assist (pECLA) requires effective anticoagulation. Knowledge on the use of argatroban in patients with acute respiratory distress synd...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:82
Published on: 3 August 2017
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Increase in mortality and in recurrent infections in the year following ICU discharge continues in survivors of septic shock, even after total clinical recovery from the initial septic event and its complicati...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:80
Published on: 2 August 2017
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Growing evidence suggests that critical illness often results in significant long-term neurocognitive impairments in one-third of survivors. Although these neurocognitive impairments are long-lasting and devas...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:81
Published on: 2 August 2017
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Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) have been shown to improve the outcome of the most severely hypoxemic, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients. However, the recommended dosage as well as the ...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:79
Published on: 2 August 2017
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Nebulized antibiotic therapy directly targets airways and lung parenchyma resulting in high local concentrations and potentially lower systemic toxicities. Experimental and clinical studies have provided evide...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:78
Published on: 1 August 2017
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Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is a key element of mechanical ventilation. It should optimize recruitment, without causing excessive overdistension, but controversy exists on the best method to set it...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:76
Published on: 20 July 2017
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Intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) is the modality of choice in the extracorporeal treatment (ECTR) of acute methanol poisoning. However, the comparative clinical effectiveness of intermittent versus continuous m...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:77
Published on: 20 July 2017
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Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:75
Published on: 17 July 2017
The original article was published in Annals of Intensive Care 2016 6:49
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Glucose control is an important issue in post-operative patients. The objective here was to compare two insulin infusion lines by syringe pumps to assess the impact of medical devices on glycaemic variability ...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:74
Published on: 11 July 2017
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The transmission of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae (ESBL) is prevented by additional contact precautions, mainly relying on isolation in a single room and hand hygiene. Contact isol...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:73
Published on: 3 July 2017
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Antibiotics are frequently used in intensive care units (ICUs), and their use is associated with the emergence of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. The aim of this study was to investigate the association b...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:72
Published on: 29 June 2017
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Burnout appears to be common among critical care providers. It is characterized by three components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment. Moral distress is the inability of a mo...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:71
Published on: 21 June 2017
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Over the recent period, the use of induced hypothermia has gained an increasing interest for critically ill patients, in particular in brain-injured patients. The term “targeted temperature management” (TTM) h...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:70
Published on: 19 June 2017
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Patients meeting the Berlin definition for the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) might lack exposure to one or more “common” risk factors and exhibit different clinical phenotype and outcomes. We aime...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:69
Published on: 19 June 2017
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This study aimed to provide a new global and comprehensive evaluation of recent ICU ventilators taking into account both technical performances and ergonomics.
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:68
Published on: 17 June 2017
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Early-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia (EO-VAP) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in comatose patients. However, VAP prevention bundles focus mainly on late-onset VAP and may be less effecti...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:67
Published on: 15 June 2017
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According to international guidelines, volume expansion with crystalloids is the first-line treatment for hemodynamic management in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. Compared to balanced crystalloid...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:66
Published on: 14 June 2017
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Early exercise of critically ill patients may have beneficial effects on muscle strength, mass and systemic inflammation. During pressure support ventilation (PSV), a mismatch between demand and assist could i...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:64
Published on: 12 June 2017
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Somatosensory (SSEP) and brainstem auditory (BAEP) evoked potentials are neurophysiological tools which, respectively, explore the intracranial conduction time (ICCT) and the intrapontine conduction time (IPCT...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:63
Published on: 12 June 2017
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Indications for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in septic acute circulatory failure remain unclear. We addressed the practices and the prognostic impact of RBC transfusion in the early resuscitation of severe...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:62
Published on: 12 June 2017
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The identification of anaerobic metabolism in critically ill patients is a challenging task. Observational studies have suggested that the ratio of venoarterial PCO2 (Pv–aCO2) to arteriovenous oxygen content diff...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:65
Published on: 12 June 2017
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We assessed prevalence, associated factors and prognosis of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae pneumonia acquired in intensive care unit (ESBL-PE pneumonia) among carriers. Variable...
Annals of Intensive Care 2017 7:61
Published on: 12 June 2017
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