Abstract
Local mucosal acidosis in acute circulatory and respiratory failure is influenced by three main components: local perfusion and metabolism (mucosal-arterial pCO2 gradient), systemic metabolic acidosis (arterial bicarbonate), and respiration (arterial pCO2). The aim of this study was to determine the effect of primary resuscitation on these components of gastric mucosal pH in surviving and nonsurviving patients admitted to the ICU.
Highlights
Tight blood glucose (BG) control has been shown to videos of the alveolar dynamics
Computer-advised insulin infusion in postoperative cardiac surgery patients: a randomized prospective controlled multicenter trial quality the alveoli are observed at an open chest wall under a glass plate representing an artificial situation. To circumvent this restriction we developed a method of intravital endoscopy and tested it on an animal rat model
J Cordingley1, J Plank2, J Blaha3, M Wilinska4, L Chassin4, Methods In cooperation with Schoelly GmbH (Denzlingen, C Morgan1, S Squire1, M Haluzik3, J Kremen3, S Svacina3, Germany) we developed an endoscope with an outer tube diameter
Summary
Tight blood glucose (BG) control has been shown to videos of the alveolar dynamics. The thorax remains intact.decrease morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients [1] but is Results Figure 1 shows a tissue area after lavage of 0.8 mm difficult to achieve using standard insulin infusion protocols. Results Patient characteristics (mean ± SD): age 57.4 ± 15.4 years, 28 female, 52 male, APACHE II score 28.2 ± 6.6; number of organ failures 4.0 ± 1.12; preceding ICU period 8.5 ± 9.3 days; continuous sedation with midazolam 31.2 ± 34.2 mg/hour, fentanyl 0.12 ± 0.08 mg/hour, propofol 45.6 ± 105.2 mg/hour; sedation assessment according to RS 5.65 ± 0.63, CPS 5.15 ± 1.67, CKS 0.65 ± 0.69, CS 9.34 ± 2.13 und LSS 1.78 ± 1.69, RASS –4.50 ± 1.27, FiO2 0.52 ± 0.17, PEEP 8.2 ± 2.4 cmH2O, ventilatory frequency 20.5 ± 4.8/min, pressure control 16.8 ± 4.4 cmH2O, tidal volume 540 ± 115 ml, TVV 2525.6 ± 11,366 ml (minimum 1.52; maximum 91,586). We hypothesized that S100β levels correlate with this tumor’s preoperative characteristics and with perioperative neurological injury despite its supratentorial location and non-neural origin
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