Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Aug 1999
Editorial Comment ReviewBispectral Index: better information for sedation in the intensive care unit?
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Critical care medicine · Aug 1999
Case ReportsTraumatic macroglossia: a life-threatening complication.
To describe the use of muscle relaxants and a bite raiser to avoid continued tongue trauma. ⋯ Early use of a bite raiser together with muscle relaxants allows for more rapid solution of edema and prevention of additional trauma to the tongue in patients with traumatic macroglossia.
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This study compared 2-mL bolus thermodilution cardiac output measurements with standard 10-mL bolus measurements. ⋯ Neural networks accurately derive cardiac output from 2-mL bolus thermodilution injections, allowing cardiac output to be monitored automatically once per minute in many patients. The technique is convenient and uses standard low-cost catheters.
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Critical care medicine · Aug 1999
Elimination of methohexitone after long-term, high-dose infusion in patients with critically elevated intracranial pressure.
To determine the plasma elimination of methohexitone in patients with critically elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) who received the drug in high doses for several days. ⋯ We conclude that the elimination kinetics of methohexitone after long-term, high-dose infusion in critically ill patients with brain injuries may favor the use of methohexitone over thiopentone for controlling critically elevated ICP by allowing for a more timely neurologic examination after cessation.