Rothberger, Gary D Valestra, Paul K Knight, Khalilah Desai, Anish K Calixte, Rose Shapiro, Lawrence E
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Journal of intensive care medicine
Critical illness causes a decrease in serum free triiodothyronine (T3) levels. This condition, known as nonthyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS), is associated with poor outcomes. The association of NTIS and outcomes in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) requiring mechanical ventilation has not been well studied. This study aimed to determine th...
Parry, Selina M Nalamalapu, Swaroopa R Nunna, Krishidhar Rabiee, Anahita Friedman, Lisa Aronson Colantuoni, Elizabeth Needham, Dale M Dinglas, Victor D
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Journal of intensive care medicine
Impaired physical functioning is common and long lasting after an intensive care unit (ICU) admission. The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is a validated and widely used test of functional capacity. This systematic review synthesizes existing data in order to: (1) evaluate 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) in meters over longitudinal follow-up after critical...
Elias, Michael Elias, Antoine Oropello, John Doucette, John Jebakumar, Jebakaran Kohli-Seth, Roopa
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Journal of intensive care medicine
Indications for inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) placement are controversial. This study assesses the proportion of different indications for IVCF placement and the associated 30-day event rates and predictors for all-cause mortality, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism, and bleeding after IVCF placement. In this 5-year retrospective coh...
Shelhamer, Mehdi C Wesson, Paul D Solari, Ian L Jensen, Deanna L Steele, William Alex Dimitrov, Vihren G Kelly, John Daniel Aziz, Shazia Gutierrez, Victor Perez Vittinghoff, Eric
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Journal of intensive care medicine
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) but it is unknown whether prone positioning improves outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients with moderate to severe ARDS due to COVID-19. A cohort study at a New York City hospital at the peak of the early pandemic in the United States, under crisis con...
Keene, Adam B Shiloh, Arieil L Eisen, Lewis Berger, Jay Karwa, Manoj Fein, Daniel Orsi, Deborah Gong, Michelle
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Journal of intensive care medicine
Montefiore Medical Center (MMC) in the Bronx, New York, was subjected to an unprecedented surge of critically ill patients with COVID-19 disease during the initial outbreak of the pandemic in New York State in the spring of 2020. It is important to describe our experience in order to assist hospitals in other areas of the country that may soon be s...
Buell, Kevin G Casey, Jonathan D Noto, Michael J Rice, Todd W Semler, Matthew W Stollings, Joanna L
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Journal of intensive care medicine
The optimal timing for the de-escalation of broad-spectrum antibiotics with activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and resistant Gram-negative rods (GNRs) in critically ill adults remains unknown. We tested the hypothesis that cultures will identify GNRs that ultimately demonstrate resistance to ceftriaxone within 48 hours, potentially allowing sa...
Odetola, Folafoluwa O Gebremariam, Achamyeleh
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Journal of intensive care medicine
To describe patient and hospital characteristics associated with in-hospital mortality, length of stay (LOS), and charges for children with severe sepsis or septic shock who often require specialized organ-supportive technology to enhance outcomes, availability of which might vary across hospitals. Retrospective study among children hospitalized fo...
Ballieu, Paul Besharatian, Yasaman Ansari, Safdar
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Journal of intensive care medicine
Blood pressure optimization and maintenance of cerebral and spinal perfusion pressure are mainstays in the treatment of a neurocritically ill patient. Traditionally, central venous access has been required for vasopressor administration, with risk of inherent complications. The authors have previously reported pilot data on the safety of peripheral...
Zhi, Hai Jun Zhao, Jing Nie, Shen Ma, Yun Jie Cui, Xiao Ya Zhang, Meng Li, Yong
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Journal of intensive care medicine
Diagnosing acute kidney injury (AKI) stage 3 in critically ill patients may help physicians in making treatment decisions. This diagnosis relies chiefly on urinary output and serum creatinine, which may be of limited value. This study aimed to explore the diagnostic performance of renal resistive index (RRI) and semiquantitative power Doppler ultra...
Wray, Trenton C Schmid, Kristin Braude, Darren Azevedo, Keith Dettmer, Todd Tawil, Isaac Boivin, Michel Marinaro, Jonathan
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Journal of intensive care medicine
The use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) by intensivist physicians (IPs) and emergency physicians (EPs) in critically ill patients is increasing in the intensive care unit, emergency department, and prehospital environments. Coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia are common in critically ill patients. The risk of performing TEE in these patient...
