Loop diuretics in adult intensive care patients with fluid overload: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
Fluid overload is a risk factor for organ dysfunction and death in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, but no guidelines exist for its management. We systematically reviewed benefits and harms of a single loop... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - June 13, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Sine Wichmann, Marija Barbateskovic, Ning Liang, Theis Skovsgaard Itenov, Rasmus Ehrenfried Berthelsen, Jane Lindschou, Anders Perner, Christian Gluud and Morten Heiberg Bestle Tags: Review Source Type: research

Efficacy and safety of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the prevention of pressure injuries in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial
Pressure injuries (PIs), especially in the sacral region are frequent, costly, and increase morbidity and mortality of patients in an intensive care unit (ICU). These injuries can occur as a result of prolonge... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - June 13, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Miriam Viviane Baron, Paulo Eug ênio Silva, Janine Koepp, Janete de Souza Urbanetto, Andres Felipe Mantilla Santamaria, Michele Paula dos Santos, Marcus Vinicius de Mello Pinto, Cristine Brandenburg, Isabel Cristina Reinheimer, Sonia Carvalho, Mário Ber Tags: Research Source Type: research

Corporeal rehabilitation to manage acute stress in critically ill patients
Intensive care unit (ICU) patients often endure discomfort and distress brought about by their medical environment and the subjective experience of their stay. Distress, pain, and loss of control are important... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - June 10, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Irma Bourgeon-Ghittori, Maryline Couette, Sylvie Marini, Rachida Ouedraogo, Aline Alves, Keyvan Razazi, Damien Carras, Ann-Cecile Pallud, Nancy Kentish-Barnes and Armand Mekontso Dessap Tags: Research Source Type: research

Dyspnea and the electromyographic activity of inspiratory muscles during weaning from mechanical ventilation
Dyspnea, a key symptom of acute respiratory failure, is not among the criteria for spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) failure. Here, we sought (1) to determine whether dyspnea is a reliable failure criterion fo... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - June 10, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: C ôme Bureau, Martin Dres, Elise Morawiec, Julien Mayaux, Julie Delemazure, Thomas Similowski and Alexandre Demoule Tags: Research Source Type: research

Organ donation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a population-based study of data from the Paris Sudden Death Expertise Center
Organ shortage is a major public health issue, and patients who die after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) could be a valuable source of organs. Here, our objective was to identify factors associated with... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - June 6, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: M. Renaudier, Y. Binois, F. Dumas, L. Lamhaut, F. Beganton, D. Jost, J. Charpentier, O. Lesieur, E. Marijon, X. Jouven, A. Cariou and W. Bougouin Tags: Research Source Type: research

Timing of vasoactive agents and corticosteroid initiation in septic shock
Septic shock remains a health care concern associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock recommend early fluid resuscit... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - May 30, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Mahmoud A. Ammar, Abdalla A. Ammar, Patrick M. Wieruszewski, Brittany D. Bissell, Micah T. Long, Lauren Albert, Ashish K. Khanna and Gretchen L. Sacha Tags: Review Source Type: research

Prediction of fluid responsiveness. What ’s new?
Although the administration of fluid is the first treatment considered in almost all cases of circulatory failure, this therapeutic option poses two essential problems: the increase in cardiac output induced b... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - May 28, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Xavier Monnet, Rui Shi and Jean-Louis Teboul Tags: Review Source Type: research

Noninferiority trials: a specific design with a particular methodology
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Source: Annals of Intensive Care - May 25, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Martin Ruste, Jean-Luc Fellahi and Matthias Jacquet-Lagr èze Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Does the cytokine adsorber CytoSorb ® reduce vancomycin exposure in critically ill patients with sepsis or septic shock? a prospective observational study
This study aimed to qu... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - May 23, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Christina Scharf, Ferdinand Weinelt, Ines Schroeder, Michael Paal, Michael Weigand, Michael Zoller, Michael Irlbeck, Charlotte Kloft, Josef Briegel and Uwe Liebchen Tags: Research Source Type: research

Presence of comorbidities alters management and worsens outcome of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: insights from the LUNG SAFE study
The impact of underlying comorbidities on the clinical presentation, management and outcomes in patients with ARDS is poorly understood and deserves further investigation. (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - May 21, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Emanuele Rezoagli, Bairbre A. McNicholas, Fabiana Madotto, T ài Pham, Giacomo Bellani and John G. Laffey Tags: Research Source Type: research

Usefulness of lung ultrasound for early detection of hospital-acquired pneumonia in cardiac critically ill patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is the most common and severe complication in patients treated with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) and its diagnosis remains challenging. Nothing i... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - May 21, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Jean Pasqueron, Pauline Dureau, Gauthier Arcile, Baptiste Duceau, Geoffroy Hariri, Victoria Lep ère, Guillaume Lebreton, Jean-Jacques Rouby and Adrien Bouglé Tags: Research Source Type: research

Physiological effects of high-intensity versus low-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial
High-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) is a novel ventilatory approach to maximally decreasing elevated arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) toward normocapnia with stepwise up-titrati... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - May 19, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Zujin Luo, Zhixin Cao, Yichong Li, Jiawei Jin, Wei Sun, Jian Zhu, Na Zhao, Jichen Liu, Bing Wei, Yue Hu, Ying Zhang, Yingmin Ma and Chen Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

The ability of Oxygen Reserve Index ® to detect hyperoxia in critically ill patients
Hyperoxia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit. Classical noninvasive measurements of oxygen saturation with pulse oximeters are unable to detect hyperoxia. The Oxyge... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - May 16, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Hugues de Courson, Thomas Julien-Laferri ère, Delphine Georges, Philippe Boyer, Eric Verchère and Matthieu Biais Tags: Research Source Type: research

Monitoring of circulating monocyte HLA-DR expression in a large cohort of intensive care patients: relation with secondary infections
The reports of an early and profound acquired immunodepression syndrome (AIDs) in ICU patients had gained sufficient credence to modify the paradigm of acute inflammation. However, despite several articles pub... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - May 8, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: C. de Roquetaillade, C. Dupuis, V. Faivre, A. C. Lukaszewicz, C. Brumpt and D. Payen Tags: Research Source Type: research

Association of immediate reinsertion of new catheters with subsequent mortality among patients with suspected catheter infection: a cohort study
Central venous catheter (CVC) insertion complications are a prevalent and important problem in the intensive care unit (ICU), and source control by immediate catheter removal is considered urgent in patients w... (Source: Annals of Intensive Care)
Source: Annals of Intensive Care - May 7, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Yiyue Zhong, Liehua Deng, Limin Zhou, Shaoling Liao, Liqun Yue, Shi Wu Wen, Rihua Xie, Yuezhen Lu, Liangqing Zhang, Jing Tang and Jiayuan Wu Tags: Research Source Type: research