... blood from the coronary veins.
Lactate is strongly absorbed by myocardium as an energy
source, resulting in very low lactate concentrations in
coronary venous blood. In the study, paired samples ... positive
troponin T finding (> 0.04 µg/l), only 56% met the agreed
criteria for MI. Mortality was increased in those patients who
were diagnosed with MI. In keeping with the findings...
... probably much
more important than fluid balance in septic patients.
Experimental data from Dubin and colleagues in Argentina
bring us interesting data regarding increasing oxygen delivery
through ... (SOAP)
study brings more insight into this discussion, with special
interest in albumin use [27]. Although a prospective study
could not demonstrate any harm in critically ill patients fr...
... colonization.
Sepsis
In sepsis and ARDS a cascade of inflammatory responses
leads to production of proinflammatory cytokines. This
cascade might be inhibited by eliminating the pathogenic
toxins using haemoperfusion ... crossover study. Crit Care 2005, 9:308.
13. Michelet P, Roch A, Gainnier M, Sainty JM, Auffray JP, Papazian L:
Influence of support on intra-abdominal pressure, hepatic
ki...
... complications
in relation to pulmonary artery catheters by Hadian and Pinsky
[31]. The authors here conclude, after carefully examining all
the relevant data, that ‘routine use of pulmonary artery
catheters ... in nine patients out of 21.
Baseline pulse pressure variability was not significantly
different between responders and nonresponders, and
interestingly static indices such as pulmo...
... the
intensive care unit (ICU) was associated with increased
Review
Year in review 2007:
Critical Care
– cardiology
Luigi Camporota, Marius Terblanche and David Bennett
Adult Intensive Care Unit, Guy’s ... reflect a wide range of original studies
published in Critical Care covering aspects of cardiovascular
physiology, intensive care, and perioperative medicine.
Comp...
... cardiomyopathy.
Beta-blockers in critically ill patients may thus attenuate
cathecholamine-induced myocardial stunning and septic
cardiomyopathy. In a retrospective analysis of the combined
use ... cardiac dysfunction in
critically ill patients independently of age or renal function.
BNP or NT-proBNP may theoretically be useful in distin-
guishing pulmonary oedema due to acute lung in...
... dextran-
70 infusion on the inflammatory response and myocardial
ischemia-reperfusion injury after cardiac surgery using
cardiopulmonary bypass with those of 5.5% oxypolygelatin
[50]. Dextran-70 infusion ... J, Hol-
loway RH, Butler R, Horowitz M: The relationship between
gastric emptying, plasma cholecystokinin, and peptide YY in
critically ill patients. Crit Care 2007, 11:R132.
44. Nguy...
... expected,
high-mobility group-box protein 1, lipopolysaccharide-binding
protein and procalcitonin levels were higher in patients than
in healthy control individuals. None of the biomarkers of
interest discriminated ... bacteremia using high-mobility
group-box protein 1, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and
procalcitonin [21]. The study included information on 154
subjects with suspected...
... growing need for further research
specifically examining relationships between staffing models
and outcomes.
Review
Year in review 2007:
Critical Care
- intensive care unit management
Clayton ... willingness to pay €50,000
per life -year gained and a 64.3% probability if there were
willingness to pay €50,000 per quality-adjusted life -year
gained. An important difference betwe...
... especially of neutrophil gelatinase-
associated lipocalin protein is promising early diagnosis of
kidney injury. The outcome of acute kidney injury in the last
10 years has not significantly changed, ... Retrieved articles included
data on low-molecular-weight proteins (β
2
-microglobulin,
α
1
-microglobulin, adenosine deaminase binding protein,
retinol binding protein, cystatin C and renal...