[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic ability of hand-held echocardiography in ventilated critically ill patients

P Vignon, C Chastagner, B François, JF Martaillé… - Critical Care, 2003 - Springer
Study objectives To compare the diagnostic capability of recently available hand-held
echocardiography (HHE) and of conventional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) used as …

[HTML][HTML] Myocardial dysfunction assessed by speckle-tracking in good-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage patients (WFNS 1–2): a prospective observational study

H de Courson, G Chadefaux, A Loiseau, D Georges… - Critical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background Cardiac complications due to non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
are usually described using classical echocardiographic evaluation. Strain imaging appears …

[HTML][HTML] Regional pressure and temperature variations across the injured human brain: comparisons between paired intraparenchymal and ventricular measurements

C Childs, L Shen - Critical Care, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Intraparenchymal, multimodality sensors are commonly used in the
management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The 'gold standard', based …

How I use transcranial Doppler in the ICU

CL Onweni, DC McLaughlin, WD Freeman - Critical Care, 2020 - Springer
We read with great interest the article by Drs. Robba and Taccone [1]. We agree completely
with the versatility of transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound in the neurointensive care unit …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative lung ultrasonography: a putative new algorithm for automatic detection and quantification of B-lines

C Brusasco, G Santori, E Bruzzo, R Trò, C Robba… - Critical Care, 2019 - Springer
Background This pilot study was designed to develop a fully automatic and quantitative
scoring system of B-lines (QLUSS: quantitative lung ultrasound score) involving the pleural …

Serum sodium is inversely proportional to intracranial pressure in acute liver failure

N Murphy, J Wendon - Critical Care, 1999 - Springer
Objectives Is there a correlation between serum sodium and intracranial pressure (ICP) in
patients with acute liver failure. Methods All patients with ICP monitors inserted for …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative pupillometry for the monitoring of intracranial hypertension in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

FP Jahns, JP Miroz, M Messerer, RT Daniel… - Critical care, 2019 - Springer
Background Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) is frequent after traumatic brain injury (TBI)
and may cause abnormal pupillary reactivity, which in turn is associated with a worse …

[HTML][HTML] Use of near-infrared spectroscopy during a vascular occlusion test to assess the microcirculatory response during fluid challenge

E Futier, S Christophe, E Robin, A Petit, B Pereira… - Critical Care, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Adequate volume expansion (VE) in patients with evidence of hypoperfusion
should be aimed not only at achieving an increase in stroke volume (SV) and cardiac index …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue hemoglobin index: a non-invasive optical measure of total tissue hemoglobin

D Myers, M McGraw, M George, K Mulier, G Beilman - Critical Care, 2009 - Springer
Introduction The tissue hemoglobin index (THI) is a hemoglobin signal strength metric
provided on the InSpectra™ StO 2 Tissue Oxygenation Monitor, Model 650. There is …

[HTML][HTML] Near-infrared spectroscopy after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

P Jakkula, J Hästbacka, M Reinikainen, V Pettilä… - Critical Care, 2019 - Springer
Background Cerebral hypoperfusion may aggravate neurological damage after cardiac
arrest. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) provides information on cerebral oxygenation but …