Jonas Gmeiner, Bernhardt Bulach, Enzo Lüsebrink, Leonhard Binzenhöfer, Danny Kupka, Thomas Stocker, Kornelia Löw, Ludwig Weckbach, Wolf-Stephan Rudi, Tobias Petzold, Stefan Kääb, Jörg Hausleiter, Christian Hagl, Steffen Massberg, Martin Orban, Clemens Scherer
{"title":"Comparison of balanced and unbalanced crystalloids as resuscitation fluid in patients treated for cardiogenic shock.","authors":"Jonas Gmeiner, Bernhardt Bulach, Enzo Lüsebrink, Leonhard Binzenhöfer, Danny Kupka, Thomas Stocker, Kornelia Löw, Ludwig Weckbach, Wolf-Stephan Rudi, Tobias Petzold, Stefan Kääb, Jörg Hausleiter, Christian Hagl, Steffen Massberg, Martin Orban, Clemens Scherer","doi":"10.1186/s40560-023-00687-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40560-023-00687-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The efficacy and safety of saline versus balanced crystalloid solutions in ICU-patients remains complicated by exceptionally heterogenous study population in past comparative studies. This study sought to compare saline and balanced crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in patients with cardiogenic shock with or without out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed 1032 propensity score matched patients with cardiogenic shock from the Munich University Hospital from 2010 to 2022. In 2018, default resuscitation fluid was changed from 0.9% saline to balanced crystalloids. The primary endpoint was defined as 30-day mortality rate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients in the saline group (n = 516) had a similar 30-day mortality rate as patients treated with balanced crystalloids (n = 516) (43.1% vs. 43.0%, p = 0.833), but a higher incidence of new onset renal replacement therapy (30.2% vs 22.7%, p = 0.007) and significantly higher doses of catecholamines. However, OHCA-patients with a lactate level higher than 7.4 mmol/L had a significantly lower 30-day mortality rate when treated with saline (58.6% vs. 79.3%, p = 0.013). In addition, use of balanced crystalloids was independently associated with a higher mortality in the multivariate cox regression analysis after OHCA (hazard ratio 1.43, confidence interval: 1.05-1.96, p = 0.024).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients with cardiogenic shock, use of balanced crystalloids was associated with a similar all-cause mortality at 30 days but a lower rate of new onset of renal replacement therapy. In the subgroup of patients after OHCA with severe shock, use of balanced crystalloids was associated with a higher mortality than saline.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>LMUshock registry (WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform Number DRKS00015860).</p>","PeriodicalId":16123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Intensive Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10481512/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10242489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elias H Pratt, Samantha Morrison, Cynthia L Green, Craig R Rackley
{"title":"Ability of the respiratory ECMO survival prediction (RESP) score to predict survival for patients with COVID-19 ARDS and non-COVID-19 ARDS: a single-center retrospective study.","authors":"Elias H Pratt, Samantha Morrison, Cynthia L Green, Craig R Rackley","doi":"10.1186/s40560-023-00686-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40560-023-00686-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The respiratory ECMO survival prediction (RESP) score is used to predict survival for patients managed with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), but its performance in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is unclear. We evaluated the ability of the RESP score to predict survival for patients with both non-COVID 19 ARDS and COVID-19 ARDS managed with ECMO at our institution. Receiver operating characteristic area under the curve (AUC) analysis found the RESP score reasonably predicted survival in patients with non-COVID-19 ARDS (AUC 0.76, 95% CI 0.68-0.83), but not patients with COVID-19 ARDS (AUC 0.54, 95% CI 0.41-0.66).</p>","PeriodicalId":16123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Intensive Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10472724/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10216769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ellaha Kakar, Thomas Ottens, Susanne Stads, Sanne Wesselius, Diederik A M P J Gommers, Johannes Jeekel, Mathieu van der Jagt
{"title":"Effect of a music intervention on anxiety in adult critically ill patients: a multicenter randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Ellaha Kakar, Thomas Ottens, Susanne Stads, Sanne Wesselius, Diederik A M P J Gommers, Johannes Jeekel, Mathieu van der Jagt","doi":"10.1186/s40560-023-00684-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40560-023-00684-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Previous studies show positive effect of music on reducing anxiety, pain, and medication requirement. Anxiety has become a more pertinent issue in the intensive care unit (ICU) since wakefulness is preferred according to recent guidelines. Nevertheless, evidence on the effect of music in ICU patients is scarce. Therefore, we studied the effect of music intervention on anxiety in ICU patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A multicenter randomized clinical trial was conducted between August 2020 and December 2021 in ICU's at an academic medical centre and two regional hospitals. Adult critically ill patients were eligible when hemodynamically stable and able to communicate (Richmond agitation-sedation scale (RASS) of at least - 2). Patients in the intervention arm were offered music twice daily during three days for at least 30 min per session. Patients in the control group received standard care. The primary outcome was anxiety level assessed with the visual analogue scale for anxiety [VAS-A; range 0-10] twice daily (morning and evening). Secondary outcomes included; 6-item state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI-6), sleep quality, delirium, heart rate, mean arterial pressure, pain, RASS, medication, ICU length of stay, patients' memory and experience of ICU stay.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>94 patients were included in the primary analysis. Music did not significantly reduce anxiety (VAS-A in the intervention group; 2.5 (IQR 1.0-4.5), 1.8 (0.0-3.6), and 2.5 (0.0-3.6) on day 1, 2, and 3 vs. 3.0 (0.6-4.0), 1.5 (0.0-4.0), and 2.0 (0.0-4.0) in the control group; p > 0.92). Overall median daily VAS-A scores ranged from 1.5 to 3.0. Fewer patients required opioids (21 vs. 29, p = 0.03) and sleep quality was lower in the music group on study day one [5.0 (4.0-6.0) vs. 4.5 (3.0-5.0), p = 0.03]. Other outcomes were similar between groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Anxiety levels in this ICU population were low, and music during 3 days did not decrease anxiety. This study indicates that efficacy of music is context and intervention-dependent, given previous evidence showing decreased anxiety. Trial registration Netherlands Trial Register: NL8595, Registered, 1 April 2020.</p><p><strong>Clinicaltrials: </strong>gov ID: NCT04796389, Registered retrospectively, 12 March 2021.</p>","PeriodicalId":16123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Intensive Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10433648/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10044636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beomsu Shin, Jin Young Lee, Yunjoo Im, Hongseok Yoo, Junseon Park, Joo Sang Lee, Ki-Young Lee, Kyeongman Jeon
{"title":"Prognostic implication of downregulated exosomal miRNAs in patients with sepsis: a cross-sectional study with bioinformatics analysis.","authors":"Beomsu Shin, Jin Young Lee, Yunjoo Im, Hongseok Yoo, Junseon Park, Joo Sang Lee, Ki-Young Lee, Kyeongman Jeon","doi":"10.1186/s40560-023-00683-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40560-023-00683-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite the understanding of sepsis-induced extracellular vesicles (EVs), such as exosomes, and their role in intercellular communication during sepsis, little is known about EV contents such as microRNA (miRNA), which modulate important cellular processes contributing to sepsis in body fluids. This study aimed to analyze the differential expression of exosomal miRNAs in plasma samples collected from sepsis patients and healthy controls, and to identify potential miRNA regulatory pathways contributing to sepsis pathogenesis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Quantitative real-time PCR-based microarrays were used to profile plasma exosomal miRNA expression levels in 135 patients with sepsis and 11 healthy controls from an ongoing prospective registry of critically ill adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit. The identified exosomal miRNAs were tested in an external validation cohort (35 sepsis patients and 10 healthy controls). And then, functional enrichment analyses of gene ontology, KEGG pathway analysis, and protein-protein interaction network and cluster analyses were performed based on the potential target genes of the grouped miRNAs. Finally, to evaluate the performance of the identified exosomal miRNAs in predicting in-hospital and 90-day mortalities of sepsis patients, receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and Kaplan-Meier analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with healthy controls, plasma exosomes from sepsis patients showed significant changes in 25 miRNAs; eight miRNAs were upregulated and 17 downregulated. Additionally, the levels of hsa-let-7f-5p, miR-331-3p miR-301a-3p, and miR-335-5p were significantly lower in sepsis patients than in healthy controls (p < 0.0001). These four miRNAs were confirmed in an external validation cohort. In addition, the most common pathway for these four miRNAs were PI3K-Akt and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways based on the KEGG analysis. The area under the ROC of hsa-let-7f-5p, miR-331-3p, miR-301a-3p, and miR-335-5p level for in-hospital mortality was 0.913, 0.931, 0.929, and 0.957, respectively (p < 0.001), as confirmed in an external validation cohort. Also, the Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a significant difference in 90-day mortality between sepsis patients with high and low miR-335-5p, miR-301a-3p, hsa-let-7f-5p, and miR-331-3p levels (p < 0.001, log-rank test).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Among the differentially-expressed miRNAs detected in microarrays, the top four downregulated exosomal miRNAs (hsa-let-7f-5p, miR-331-3p miR-301a-3p, and miR-335-5p) were identified as independent prognostic factors for in-hospital and 90-day mortalities among sepsis patients. Bioinformatics analysis demonstrated that these four microRNAs might provide a significant contribution to sepsis pathogenesis through PI3K-Akt and MAPK signaling pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":16123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Intensive Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10399058/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9938885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Restrictive Red Blood Cell Transfusion Strategy for Critically Injured Patients (RESTRIC) trial: a cluster-randomized, crossover, non-inferiority multicenter trial of restrictive transfusion in trauma.","authors":"Mineji Hayakawa, Takashi Tagami, Daisuke Kudo, Kota Ono, Makoto Aoki, Akira Endo, Tetsuya Yumoto, Yosuke Matsumura, Shiho Irino, Kazuhiko Sekine, Noritaka Ushio, Takayuki Ogura, Sho Nachi, Yuhei Irie, Katsura Hayakawa, Yusuke Ito, Yuko Okishio, Tomohiro Muronoi, Yoshinori Kosaki, Kaori Ito, Keita Nakatsutsumi, Yutaka Kondo, Taichiro Ueda, Hiroshi Fukuma, Yuichi Saisaka, Naoki Tominaga, Takeo Kurita, Fumihiko Nakayama, Tomotaka Shibata, Shigeki Kushimoto","doi":"10.1186/s40560-023-00682-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-023-00682-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The efficacies of fresh frozen plasma and coagulation factor transfusion have been widely evaluated in trauma-induced coagulopathy management during the acute post-injury phase. However, the efficacy of red blood cell transfusion has not been adequately investigated in patients with severe trauma, and the optimal hemoglobin target level during the acute post-injury and resuscitation phases remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to examine whether a restrictive transfusion strategy was clinically non-inferior to a liberal transfusion strategy during the acute post-injury phase.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cluster-randomized, crossover, non-inferiority multicenter trial was conducted at 22 tertiary emergency medical institutions in Japan and included adult patients with severe trauma at risk of major bleeding. The institutions were allocated a restrictive or liberal transfusion strategy (target hemoglobin levels: 7-9 or 10-12 g/dL, respectively). The strategies were applied to patients immediately after arrival at the emergency department. The primary outcome was 28-day survival after arrival at the emergency department. Secondary outcomes included transfusion volume, complication rates, and event-free days. The non-inferiority margin was set at 3%.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 28-day survival rates of patients in the restrictive (n = 216) and liberal (n = 195) strategy groups were 92.1% and 91.3%, respectively. The adjusted odds ratio for 28-day survival in the restrictive versus liberal strategy group was 1.02 (95% confidence interval: 0.49-2.13). Significant non-inferiority was not observed. Transfusion volumes and hemoglobin levels were lower in the restrictive strategy group than in the liberal strategy group. No between-group differences were noted in complication rates or event-free days.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although non-inferiority of the restrictive versus liberal transfusion strategy for 28-day survival was not statistically significant, the mortality and complication rates were similar between the groups. The restrictive transfusion strategy results in a lower transfusion volume.</p><p><strong>Trial registration number: </strong>umin.ac.jp/ctr: UMIN000034405, registration date: 8 October 2018.</p>","PeriodicalId":16123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Intensive Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10364403/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10228159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of certainty of evidence between the net benefit approach and the traditional GRADE method using the data of Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2020.","authors":"Takero Terayama, Hiromu Okano, Sadatoshi Kawakami, Kenichi Kano, Masaaki Sakuraya, Yoshitaka Aoki","doi":"10.1186/s40560-023-00680-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-023-00680-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Intensive Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10353182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10194250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The influence of steroid type on outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.","authors":"Shodai Yoshihro, Shunsuke Taito, Tomoaki Yatabe","doi":"10.1186/s40560-023-00681-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-023-00681-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses have suggested that low-dose steroids are effective in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Recent guidelines recommend the use of low-dose steroids instead of high-dose steroids. These systematic reviews were conducted based on the concept that the effect of steroids is constant regardless of their type. We discuss whether the type of steroid used influences the outcomes in patients with ARDS.</p><p><strong>Main body: </strong>From a pharmacological standpoint, methylprednisolone has little activity as a mineralocorticoid and may cause pulmonary hypertension. The results of the rank probability of our previous network meta-analysis revealed that low-dose methylprednisolone might be an optimal treatment compared to using other types of steroids or no steroids in terms of ventilator-free days. Similarly, an analysis of individual data from four randomized controlled trials suggested that low-dose methylprednisolone was associated with decreased mortality in patients with ARDS. Dexamethasone has attracted the attention of clinicians as a novel adjunct therapy for ARDS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Recent evidence has shown that low-dose methylprednisolone may be an effective treatment option for ARDS. The timing of initiation and duration of low-dose methylprednisolone therapy should be verified in future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":16123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Intensive Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10331964/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9812812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jin Kirigaya, Noriaki Iwahashi, Kengo Terasaka, Ichiro Takeuchi
{"title":"Prevention and management of critical care complications in cardiogenic shock: a narrative review.","authors":"Jin Kirigaya, Noriaki Iwahashi, Kengo Terasaka, Ichiro Takeuchi","doi":"10.1186/s40560-023-00675-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40560-023-00675-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in cardiac intensive care units (CICUs), even in the contemporary era.</p><p><strong>Main text: </strong>Although mechanical circulatory supports have recently become widely available and used in transforming the management of CS, their routine use to improve outcomes has not been established. Transportation to a high-volume center, early reperfusion, tailored mechanical circulatory supports, regionalized systems of care with multidisciplinary CS teams, a dedicated CICU, and a systemic approach, including preventing noncardiogenic complications, are the key components of CS treatment strategies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This narrative review aimed to discuss the challenges of preventing patients from developing CS-related complications and provide a comprehensive practical approach for its management.</p>","PeriodicalId":16123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Intensive Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10324237/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9802866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesco Bellanti, Sławomir Kasperczyk, Aleksandra Kasperczyk, Michał Dobrakowski, Gabriella Pacilli, Giuseppina Vurchio, Alessandro Maddalena, Stefano Quiete, Aurelio Lo Buglio, Cristiano Capurso, Gaetano Serviddio, Gianluigi Vendemiale
{"title":"Alteration of circulating redox balance in coronavirus disease-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome.","authors":"Francesco Bellanti, Sławomir Kasperczyk, Aleksandra Kasperczyk, Michał Dobrakowski, Gabriella Pacilli, Giuseppina Vurchio, Alessandro Maddalena, Stefano Quiete, Aurelio Lo Buglio, Cristiano Capurso, Gaetano Serviddio, Gianluigi Vendemiale","doi":"10.1186/s40560-023-00679-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-023-00679-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mechanisms underpinning ARDS induced by COVID-19 are mostly immune-mediated, but need to be completely clarified. This study aimed to investigate redox balance in COVID-19 patients with ARDS, trying to recognize possible differences from typical ARDS related to the pathophysiology of severe disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients affected by ARDS and positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus (N = 40, COVID-19) were compared to ARDS patients negative to the molecular test (N = 42, No COVID-19). Circulating markers of redox balance were measured in serum and erythrocytes, and related to markers of inflammation and coagulability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No differences in serum markers of oxidative damage were found between both groups, but a reduction in total antioxidant status and serum ceruloplasmin level was observed in COVID-19 rather than No COVID-19 patients. Redox balance alterations were described in erythrocytes from COVID-19 with respect to No COVID-19 group, characterized by increased lipofuscin and malondialdehyde concentration, and reduced glutathione S-transferase and glutathione reductase activity. These markers were associated with circulating indexes of respiratory disease severity (Horowitz index and alveolar-to-arterial oxygen gradient), inflammation (interleukin-6 and interleukin-10), and hypercoagulability (D-dimer) in COVID-19 patients with ARDS.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ARDS caused by COVID-19 is sustained by impairment of redox balance, particularly in erythrocytes. This alteration is associated with the pro-inflammatory and pro-coagulant status which characterizes severe COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":16123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Intensive Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10320967/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9804204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Different definitions of feeding intolerance and their associations with outcomes of critically ill adults receiving enteral nutrition: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Jianbo Li, Lijie Wang, Huan Zhang, Tongjuan Zou, Yan Kang, Wei He, Yuan Xu, Wanhong Yin","doi":"10.1186/s40560-023-00674-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-023-00674-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A unified clinical definition of feeding intolerance (FI) is urged for better management of enteral nutrition (EN) in critically ill patients. We aimed to identify optimum clinical FI definitions based on reported evidence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched clinical studies comparing FI with non-FI with a clear definition, summarized the evidence by random-effect meta-analyses, and rated the certainty of evidence by the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation frameworks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five thousand five hundred twenty-five records were identified, of which 26 eligible studies enrolled 25,189 adult patients. Most patient-centered outcomes were associated with FI overall. Low to very low certainty evidence established FI defined as large gastric residual volume (GRV) ≥ 250 ± 50 mL combined with any other gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS) had a significant association with high mortalities in particular all-cause hospital mortality (odds ratio [OR] 1.90, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.40-2.57), the incidence of pneumonia (OR 1.54, 95% CI 1.13-2.09) and prolonged length of hospital stay (mean difference 4.20, 95% CI 2.08-6.32), with a moderate hospital prevalence (41.49%, 95% CI 31.61-51.38%). 3-day enteral feeding (EF) delivered percentage < 80% had a moderate hospital prevalence (38.23%, 95% CI 24.88-51.58) but a marginally significant association with all-cause hospital mortality (OR 1.90, 95% CI 1.03-3.50).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In critically ill adult patients receiving EN, the large-GRV-centered GIS to define FI seemed to be superior to 3-day EF-insufficiency in terms of both close associations with all-cause hospital mortality and acceptable hospital prevalence (Registered PROSPERO: CRD42022326273).</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>The protocol for this review and meta-analysis was registered with PROSPERO: CRD42022326273. Registered 10 May 2022.</p>","PeriodicalId":16123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Intensive Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10320932/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9794354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}