[HTML][HTML] Ventilator-associated pneumonia: new definitions

MC Spalding, MW Cripps, CT Minshall - Critical care clinics, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains one of the most common nosocomial
infections in the intensive care unit (ICU) affecting one-third of patients that require …

Severe sepsis and septic shock trials (ProCESS, ARISE, ProMISe): what is optimal resuscitation?

TM Osborn - Critical care clinics, 2017 - criticalcare.theclinics.com
Between 2014 and 2015, 3 independent, multicenter, government-funded, randomized
controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) were published …

The highs and lows of blood pressure: toward meaningful clinical targets in patients with shock

SA Magder - Critical care medicine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Measurement of blood pressure is fundamental for the management of patients in
shock, yet the physiological basis and meaning of blood pressure measurements are …

Norepinephrine and vital organ blood flow during experimental hyperdynamic sepsis

D Di Giantomasso, CN May, R Bellomo - Intensive care medicine, 2003 - Springer
Objective To study the effect of norepinephrine (NE) infusion on cerebral, coronary, renal
and mesenteric blood flow during sepsis. Design and setting Randomised placebo …

The use of vasopressors and inotropes in the emergency medical treatment of shock

TJ Ellender, JC Skinner - Emergency medicine clinics of North America, 2008 - Elsevier
Shock is a final common pathway associated with regularly encountered emergencies
including myocardial infarction, microbial sepsis, pulmonary embolism, significant trauma …

Norepinephrine and vital organ blood flow

D Di Giantomasso, CN May, R Bellomo - Intensive care medicine, 2002 - Springer
Objective. To test whether norepinephrine (NE) infusion at 0.4 µg kg–1 min–1 adversely
affects regional blood flow in the normal mammalian circulation. Design and setting …

The evaluation and management of shock

CL Holmes, KR Walley - Clinics in chest Medicine, 2003 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Shock is recognized at the bedside when hemodynamic instability leads to hypoperfusion of
several organ systems. Accordingly, shock is a clinical diagnosis. Successful management …

Vasopresores e inotrópicos: uso en pediatría

A García-Canales, RA Peña-Juárez… - … de cardiología de …, 2018 - scielo.org.mx
El sistema cardiovascular es un sistema dinámico cuya función es asegurar un adecuado
suministro de oxígeno, nutrientes y hormonas a los tejidos, necesarios para el metabolismo …

Management of septic shock with a norepinephrine-based haemodynamic algorithm

G Hernandez, A Bruhn, C Romero, FJ Larrondo… - Resuscitation, 2005 - Elsevier
Management of septic shock (SS) with a norepinephrine (noradrenaline)-based
haemodynamic algorithm. INTRODUCTION:: The choice of the best vasopressor for …

An appraisal of selection and use of catecholamines in septic shock—old becomes new again

JA Myburgh - Critical Care and Resuscitation, 2006 - Elsevier
The use of catecholamines to defend and resuscitate patients with septic shock remains a
cornerstone of intensive care medicine. The pharmacological support of the failing …