Published in Journal of Intensive Care
A fast and reliable left ventricular outflow diameter (LVOTd) estimation may aid in quickly estimating cardiac output. However, obtaining a correct LVOTd can be difficult in intensive care patients, potentially leading to errors and a cardiac output deviation. In this study, the measured LVOTd was compared with the expected LVOTd when estimated usi...
Published in Journal of Intensive Care
Background Target temperature management (TTM) is an effective component of treating out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) after return of spontaneous circulation in conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation. However, therapeutic hypothermia (32–34 °C TTM) is not recommended based on the results of recent studies. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary re...
Published in Journal of intensive care
Cardiac dysfunction, a common complication of sepsis, is associated with increased mortality. However, its risk factors are poorly understood, and a predictive model might help in the management of cardiac dysfunction. A monocentric prospective study of patients with sepsis was performed. Left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV GLS) was mea...
Published in Journal of Intensive Care
Background In acute pancreatitis (AP), microcirculatory dysfunction and leukocyte activation contribute to organ damage, inflammation, and mortality. Given the role of macrophage activation, monocyte recruitment, and microthrombus formation in the early pathogenesis of AP, we examined the macrophage activation marker soluble mannose receptor (sCD20...
Published in Journal of Intensive Care
Published in Journal of Intensive Care
Background Hypoalbuminemia at the initiation of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a risk factor for poor patient outcomes. However, it is unknown whether the patterns of changes in serum albumin levels during CRRT can be used to predict patient outcomes. Methods This retrospective study analyzed data that had been consecutively collect...
Published in Journal of Intensive Care
We validated an adapted form of the Pediatric Sepsis Score (aPSS), a disease-specific severity score available within 60 min of PICU admission, in children with invasive infection. aPSS consist of all components of PSS except lactate. aPSS predicted mortality in children with invasive infection ( n = 4096; AUC 0.70 (95% CI 0.67–0.73)) and in childr...
Published in Journal of Intensive Care
Background The 5A score including five components “Age, Activities of daily living, Arrest, Acidemia and Albumin” was developed as an easy-to-use screening tool for predicting in-hospital mortality among patients with accidental hypothermia. However, the external validity of the 5A score has not yet been evaluated. We aimed to perform an external v...
Published in Journal of Intensive Care
Background Clinical impact of preoperative diaphragm dysfunction on lung transplantation has not been studied. We aimed to evaluate how preoperative diaphragm dysfunction affects clinical outcomes and ventilation function after transplantation. Methods We retrospectively enrolled 102 patients. Ultrasound for diagnosis of diaphragm dysfunction was p...
Published in Journal of Intensive Care
Background For patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with sepsis, mobilization therapy during ICU stay can improve their outcomes during and after the ICU stay. However, little is known about the optimal timing of introducing mobilization therapy. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study using data from a tertiary medical center in...
