Carbon dioxide output in septic shock
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M Sartzi, M Charitidou, A Panagiotakopoulou
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C Michas, F Tsidemiadou
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P Clouva-Molyvdas 'THRIASSIO' Hospital of Eleusis
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Attica, Greece Critical Care 2005, 9(Suppl 1):P3 (DOI 10.1186/cc3066)
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L Lorente
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M Lecuona, J Villegas, M Mora
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A Sierra Hospital Universitario de Canarias
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Spain
Critical Care 2005, 9(Suppl 1):P2 (DOI 10.1186/cc3065)
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Y Bicer, S Simsek, N Yapici
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O Aydin, F Sogut
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Z Aykac Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center
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Istanbul, Turkey Critical Care 2005, 9(Suppl 1):P10 (DOI 10.1186/cc3073)
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Ulsan University Hospital
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Ulsan
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South
Korea Critical Care 2005, 9(Suppl 1):P13 (DOI 10.1186/cc3076)
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Asian Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine
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Seoul
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South Korea
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Center of Laboratory Diagnostics of Diseases of Mother and Child
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Yekaterinburg, Russia Critical Care 2005, 9(Suppl 1):P23 (DOI 10.1186/cc3086)
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UMIST
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Manchester
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UK
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Clinical Hospital N40
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Yekaterinburg
,
Russia
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I Kano, T Kamohara, K Ikegami, H Taguchi, K Kawamura, J Yazawa, T Mouri Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Koshigaya
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Japan
Critical Care 2005, 9(Suppl 1):P29 (DOI 10.1186/cc3092)
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CHU Bicetre
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Kremlin Bicetre, France Critical Care 2005, 9(Suppl 1):P52 (DOI 10.1186/cc3115)
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Geneva University Hospital
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Geneva
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Switzerland
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Centre Hopital General
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Belfort
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France
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Medical School
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Hannover, Germany Critical Care 2005, 9(Suppl 1):P393 (DOI 10.1186/cc3456)
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Friedrich-Schiller-University
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Jena
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Germany
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University of Colorado
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Denver, CO, USA Critical Care 2005, 9(Suppl 1):P405 (DOI 10.1186/cc3468)
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Denver Health Medical Center
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Denver, CO
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USA
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Pneumonology Department, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina
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Greece Critical Care 2005, 9(Suppl 1):P414 (DOI 10.1186/cc3477)
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Red Cross Hospital of Athens
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Greece
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the intensive care unit Introduction Community-acquired pneumonia remains a common condition worldwide. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate conditions that could predict a poor outcome. Design Retrospective analyse of 69 patients admitted to the ICU from 1996 to 2003. Demographic data included age, sex and medical history. Etiologic agents, multiorgan dysfunction, nosocomial infections, SAPS II and PORT scores were recorded for each patient. For statistical analysis we used a t test, chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test on SPSS. A value of P less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results Forty-seven patients were male and 22 patients were female. Mean age was 52 years. Sixty-seven percent had serious pre-morbid conditions including pulmonary disease (34.8%), cardiac problems (36.2%), diabetes (13%) and chronic liver disease (5.8%); 40.6% were smokers, drug abusers or alcohol dependents. Sixtyeight patients required invasive mechanical ventilation. The average length of ventilation was 13.5 days, median 8 days. The mean SAPS II score was 40.14 and the mean PORT score was 141. The mortality rate was 27.5% (SAPS II estimated mortality, 35%). Complications reported were ARDS (40.6%), septic shock (34.8%), acute renal failure (2.9%), cardiac arrest (8.7%) and nosocomial infeccions (46.4%). Mortality rates were higher for previous hepatic (75%) and metabolic (33%) diseases. We found a close association between crude mortality and SAPS II score (P = 0.003) and development of complications (P = 0.0028). Respiratory dysfunction (P = 0.006) and septic shock (P = 0.022) were most significantly related to mortality. No significant differences were founded regarding age, comorbidities, PORT score, etiologic agents, nosocomial infections and length of invasive mechanical ventilation. Conclusions Previous hepatic chronic disease was strictly related to higher mortality as well as isolation of MRSA. ARDS and septic shock predicted a poor outcome. SAPS II score was the best severity indicator of mortality.
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Closed endotracheal suction system without periodic change
versus open endotracheal system
Objective It is known that the closed tracheal suction system
(CTSS) produces less hemodynamic and gasometric deterioration
than an open tracheal suction system (OTSS). Use is limited
because no decrease in the incidence of ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP) was found and also because it is more
expensive. But, is daily periodic change of the CTSS necessary?
The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of VAP using a
CTSS without periodic change versus an OTSS.
Methods It is a prospective study of ICU patients from 1 January
2004 to 31 October 2004. Patients who required mechanical
ventilation (MV) were randomized into two groups: one group was
suctioned with CTSS without periodic change and another group
with OTSS. An aspirate tracheal swab and a throat swab on
admission and afterwards twice weekly were taken. VAP was
classified based on throat flora in endogenous and exogenous
samples. The sta (...truncated)