scholarly journals Characterization of and tissue density in the human lung: Application to neonatal imaging in the intensive care unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 920-927
Author(s):  
Andrew D. Hahn ◽  
Annelise Malkus ◽  
Jeffery Kammerman ◽  
Nara Higano ◽  
Laura Walkup ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Human Lung ◽  
Tissue Density ◽  
Neonatal Imaging

scholarly journals Characterization of patients admitted to intensive care unit directly from emergency department

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (S2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Lindén ◽  
Willy Krone ◽  
Thomas A Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Intensive Care

scholarly journals First characterization of a Providencia stuartii clinical isolate from a Tunisian intensive care unit coproducing VEB-1-a, OXA-2, qnrA6 and aac(6′)-Ib-cr determinants

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sihem Mahrouki ◽  
Hela Chihi ◽  
Amel Bourouis ◽  
Mohamed Ben Moussa ◽  
Omrane Belhadj
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Clinical Isolate ◽  
Providencia Stuartii

scholarly journals Characterization of Dexmedetomidine Dosing and Safety in Neonates and Infants

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren M. Estkowski ◽  
Jennifer L. Morris ◽  
Elizabeth A. Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Systolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Neonates And Infants ◽  
To Receive

OBJECTIVES: To describe and compare off-label use and cardiovascular (CV) adverse effects of dexmedetomidine in neonates and infants in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). METHODS: Patients younger than 12 months with corrected gestational ages of at least 37 weeks who were receiving continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine at a tertiary pediatric referral center between October 2007 and August 2012 were assessed retrospectively. Patients were excluded if dexmedetomidine was used for procedural sedation, postoperative CV surgery, or if postanesthesia infusion weaning orders existed at the time of PICU admission. RESULTS: The median minimum dexmedetomidine dose was similar between infants and neonates at 0.2 mcg/kg/hr (IQR, 0.17–0.3) versus 0.29 mcg/kg/hr (IQR, 0.2–0.31), p = 0.35. The median maximum dose was higher for infants than neonates (0.6 mcg/kg/hr [IQR, 0.4–0.8] vs. 0.4 mcg/kg/hr [IQR, 0.26–0.6], p < 0.01). Additional sedative use was more common in infants than neonates (75/99 [76%] vs. 15/28 [54%], p = 0.02). At least 1 episode of hypotension was noted in 34/127 (27%) patients and was similar between groups. An episode of bradycardia was identified more frequently in infants than neonates (55/99 [56%] vs. 2/28 [7%], p < 0.01). Significant reduction in heart rate and systolic blood pressure was noted when comparing baseline vital signs to lowest heart rate and systolic blood pressure during infusion (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Dexmedetomidine dose ranges were similar to US Food and Drug Administration–labeled dosages for intensive care unit sedation in adults. More infants than neonates experienced a bradycardia episode, but infants were also more likely to receive higher dosages of dexmedetomidine and additional sedatives.

Application of Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis to Epidemiologic Investigations ofXanthomonas Maltophilia

1991 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Schable ◽  
Margarita E. Villarino ◽  
Martin S. Favero ◽  
J. Michael Miller
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Case Definition ◽  
Enzyme Electrophoresis ◽  
Typing Method ◽  
Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis ◽  
General Community ◽  
Suspected Outbreak

AbstractObjective:To test the utility of a newly developed multilocus enzyme electrophoresis typing method for Xanthomonas maltophilia.Design:Isolates were first screened by slide agglutination, which served as the standard to characterize the outbreak strains. All isolates were then subjected to multilocus enzyme elec-trophoresis and the results analyzed based on epidemiological data.Setting:This outbreak occurred in a shock-trauma intensive care unit of a large general community hospital.Patients:Patients admitted to the shock-trauma intensive care unit who had X maltophilia isolated from any site > 24 hours after admission met the case definition. Specimens from patients who fit the case definition were characterized, as were specimens from other patients that were used as controls for nonoutbreak isolates. Environmental samples were also evaluated for X maltophilia.Results:Most of the 64 isolates received during this outbreak were serotype 10, and when they were subjected to multilocus enzyme electro-phoresis, one electrophoretic type predominated and correlated to most outbreak isolates. Unrelated isolates of serotype 10 from other institutions all exhibited unique electrophoretic types.Conclusion:Application of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis to X maltophilia outbreaks is a valuable addition to the characterization of suspected outbreak strains.

scholarly journals CHARACTERIZATION OF ELDERLY SEPTIC POPULATION MANAGED BY NON-INTENSIVE CARE UNIT SERVICES

CHEST Journal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 136 (4) ◽  
pp. 10S
Author(s):  
Maria I. Velez ◽  
Eric M. Mortensen ◽  
Laurel A. Copeland ◽  
Mary J. Pugh ◽  
Antonio Anzueto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care

scholarly journals Characterization of acoustic noise in a neonatal intensive care unit MRI system

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1011-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean A. Tkach ◽  
Yu Li ◽  
Ronald G. Pratt ◽  
Kelly A. Baroch ◽  
Wolfgang Loew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Acoustic Noise

scholarly journals Characterization of integrons and associated gene cassettes in Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from intensive care unit in Tehran, Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 386-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Goudarzi ◽  
Mehdi Azad ◽  
Sima Sadat Seyedjavadi ◽  
Hadi Azimi ◽  
Alireza Salimi Chirani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Gene Cassettes
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