Articles: function.
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Critical care medicine · Aug 2019
Multicenter StudyGlomerular Hyper- and Hypofiltration During Acute Circulatory Failure: Iohexol-Based Gold-Standard Descriptive Study.
To assess glomerular filtration rate in the early phase of acute circulatory failure by measuring iohexol plasma clearance. ⋯ We demonstrated the feasibility of iohexol clearance measurement in unstable critically ill patients. Normal kidney function is exceptional during the early phase of acute circulatory failure. Glomerular filtration rate estimation by urinary creatinine clearance frequently fails to detect renal impairment. Hyperfiltration is very infrequent.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Effects of high-protein, high-calorie oral nutritional supplementation in malnourished older people in nursing homes: An observational, multi-center, prospective study (PROT-e-GER). Protocol and baseline population characteristics.
Malnutrition is common among older people living in nursing homes. Poor nutritional status is associated with functional loss and with worse health. Oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) can be an effective means to counteract weight loss, improve nutritional status and reduce complications in malnourished older people living in nursing homes. The main objective of this study was to assess whether ONS over 12 weeks improved the nutritional status and physical function of malnourished older people living in nursing homes. ⋯ This study identified a population with malnutrition and a high degree of physical and mental disability that mirrors the typical population of many nursing homes. Analysis of the results of this study will help to determine the factors associated with malnutrition and the effect of nutritional intervention in practice.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Intensive vs Standard Treatment of Hyperglycemia and Functional Outcome in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: The SHINE Randomized Clinical Trial.
Hyperglycemia during acute ischemic stroke is common and is associated with worse outcomes. The efficacy of intensive treatment of hyperglycemia in this setting remains unknown. ⋯ Among patients with acute ischemic stroke and hyperglycemia, treatment with intensive vs standard glucose control for up to 72 hours did not result in a significant difference in favorable functional outcome at 90 days. These findings do not support using intensive glucose control in this setting.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Effect of Trans-Nasal Evaporative Intra-arrest Cooling on Functional Neurologic Outcome in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The PRINCESS Randomized Clinical Trial.
Therapeutic hypothermia may increase survival with good neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest. Trans-nasal evaporative cooling is a method used to induce cooling, primarily of the brain, during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ie, intra-arrest). ⋯ Among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, trans-nasal evaporative intra-arrest cooling compared with usual care did not result in a statistically significant improvement in survival with good neurologic outcome at 90 days.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Intramyocardial Injection of Mesenchymal Precursor Cells and Successful Temporary Weaning From Left Ventricular Assist Device Support in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy improves myocardial function, but few patients recover sufficiently for explant, which has focused attention on stem cells to augment cardiac recovery. ⋯ Among patients with advanced heart failure, intramyocardial injections of mesenchymal precursor cells, compared with injections of a cryoprotective medium as sham treatment, did not improve successful temporary weaning from left ventricular assist device support at 6 months. The findings do not support the use of intramyocardial mesenchymal stem cells to promote cardiac recovery as measured by temporary weaning from device support.