Shima, Nozomu Miyamoto, Kyohei Kato, Seiya Yoshida, Takuo Uchino, Shigehiko Yoshida, Tomonao Nashiki, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hajime Takahashi, Hiroshi Kishihara, Yuki
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BackgroundElectrical cardioversion (ECV) is widely used to restore sinus rhythm in critically ill adult patients with atrial fibrillation, although its prognostic value is uncertain. This study aims to elucidate the clinical meaning of successful ECV.MethodsThis is a sub-analysis of the AFTER-ICU study, a multicenter prospective study with a cohort...
Gao, Lijuan Li, Xiaoou Wang, Hao Liao, Yue Zhou, Yongfang Wang, Ke Hu, Jun Cheng, Mengxin Zeng, Zijian Wang, Tao
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BackgroundAutotaxin (ATX) is a secreted glycoprotein that is widely present in extracellular biological fluids and has been implicated in many inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. However, the clinical impact of the release of ATX in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains unclear.MethodsSerum and bronchoalveolar lavage flui...
Amalric, Matthieu Ahmed, Engi Jung, Boris Suehs, Carey Molinari, Nicolas Bourdin, Arnaud Charriot, Jeremy
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BackgroundThe course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is punctuated by exacerbations, most often of infectious origin, responsible for many intensive care unit (ICU) and intermediate care unit (IMCU) admissions. Our objective was to study in-hospital mortality during severe COPD exacerbations in ICU and IMCU based on the performance ...
Masè, Michela Micarelli, Alessandro Falla, Marika Regli, Ivo B. Strapazzon, Giacomo
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BackgroundTarget temperature management (TTM) is suggested to reduce brain damage in the presence of global or local ischemia. Prompt TTM application may help to improve outcomes, but it is often hindered by technical problems, mainly related to the portability of cooling devices and temperature monitoring systems. Tympanic temperature (TTy) measur...
Endo, Hideki Ohbe, Hiroyuki Kumasawa, Junji Uchino, Shigehiko Hashimoto, Satoru Aoki, Yoshitaka Asaga, Takehiko Hashiba, Eiji Hatakeyama, Junji Hayakawa, Katsura
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Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it has remained unknown whether conventional risk prediction tools used in intensive care units are applicable to patients with COVID-19. Therefore, we assessed the performance of established risk prediction models using the Japanese Intensive Care database. Discrimination and cal...
Lin, Yu Gao, Wenxiang Yue, Huijun Chen, Weixiong Liu, Tianrun Ye, Jin Cai, Qian Ye, Fei He, Long Xie, Xingqiang
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BackgroundAirway management, including noninvasive endotracheal intubation or invasive tracheostomy, is an essential treatment strategy for patients with deep neck space abscess (DNSA) to reverse acute hypoxia, which aids in avoiding acute cerebral hypoxia and cardiac arrest. This study aimed to develop and validate a novel risk score to predict th...
Kuo, Ming-Jen Chou, Ruey-Hsing Lu, Ya-Wen Guo, Jiun-Yu Tsai, Yi-Lin Wu, Cheng-Hsueh Huang, Po-Hsun Lin, Shing-Jong
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Backgroundβ-blockers may protect against catecholaminergic myocardial injury in critically ill patients. Long-term β-blocker users are known to have lower lactate concentrations and favorable sepsis outcomes. However, the effects of β1-selective and nonselective β-blockers on sepsis outcomes have not been compared. This study was conducted to inves...
Hasegawa, Daisuke Sato, Ryota Nishida, Osamu
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BackgroundThe use of ultrashort-acting β1-blockers recently has attracted attention in septic patients with non-compensatory tachycardia. We summarized the metabolic and hemodynamic effects and the clinical evidence of ultrashort-acting β1-blockers.Main bodyA recent meta-analysis showed that ultrashort-acting β1-blockers reduced the mortality in se...
Hayasaka, Tatsuya Kawano, Kazuharu Kurihara, Kazuki Suzuki, Hiroto Nakane, Masaki Kawamae, Kaneyuki
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BackgroundTracheal intubation is the gold standard for securing the airway, and it is not uncommon to encounter intubation difficulties in intensive care units and emergency rooms. Currently, there is a need for an objective measure to assess intubation difficulties in emergency situations by physicians, residents, and paramedics who are unfamiliar...
Sun, Jia-Kui Zhou, Jing Sun, Xin-Pei Shen, Xiao Zhu, Dong-Mei Wang, Xiang Zhou, Su-Ming Mu, Xin-Wei
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BackgroundSepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Intestinal mucosal barrier injury is one of the important manifestations of sepsis. Interleukin-9 (IL-9) and IL-9-producing CD4(+) T cells were emerging pro-inflammatory mediators with development of intestinal injury. However, it is unclea...
