{"title":"Automated noninvasive blood pressure measurement.","authors":"K G Ng","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP) is one of the most common vital signs monitored by today's bedside and transport monitors. A variety of NIBP measurement methods has been used in these monitors. Some of the methods provide intermittent measurements over a period of time, while others provide continuous measurement on a beat-to-beat basis. Most of the monitors provide for on-demand measurement as well as automatic measurement at user-selected intervals. The measurement accuracy of an NIBP monitor is typically established by clinical evaluation. Generally safe and easy to use, NIBP monitors play a very important role in patient care.</p>","PeriodicalId":80007,"journal":{"name":"Intensive care world","volume":"12 3","pages":"89-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21028659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Six standard panels for hepatoviral diagnosis.","authors":"R Jakob","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>From the many available tests for hepatoviral diagnosis the most reliable and established were incorporated into a series of panels. Six groups or batteries of tests are proposed, each directed to one clinical question. These are hepatitis B detection and chronic hepatitis B monitoring, hepatitis detection and chronic hepatitis monitoring, as well as a hepatitis and chronic hepatitis monitoring, as well as a hepatitis screening panel for blood banks and an immune status panel to determine individual immune status and risk. This approach limits the number of immuno-diagnostic tests needed and simplifies laboratory workflow. The limitations, including specificity problems encountered with tests based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and probable future developments of tests excluded from the simplified panel concept are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":80007,"journal":{"name":"Intensive care world","volume":"12 2","pages":"42-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21022761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intensive care in Nigeria: problems and prospects.","authors":"A O Amata","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80007,"journal":{"name":"Intensive care world","volume":"12 2","pages":"36-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21022760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intensive care in developing countries.","authors":"K Hillman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80007,"journal":{"name":"Intensive care world","volume":"12 2","pages":"34-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21022759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vascular access in neonates and infants--indications, routes, techniques and devices, complications.","authors":"J C Möller, I Reiss, T Schaible","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Venous cannulation has been in regular use in neonates since the 1940s. This was at first through the umbilical vein, but the frequency of complications lead to other central and peripheral routes being used for infusion of fluid, nutrients and drugs. Today, peripheral venous access is preferred except for high volume fluid resuscitation, reliable infusion of irritant drugs and long-term parenteral nutrition. Intraosseous infusion provides a reliable alternative to peripheral veins for rapid infusion of fluid. Long, thin silastic catheters can be inserted through a peripheral venous cannulae for parenteral nutrition or other central venous infusions as an alternative to direct central venous cannulation using the Seldinger or other techniques. Broviac or Hickman catheters, inserted through a subcutaneous tunnel are only considered when central venous cannulation is likely to be needed for more than six weeks. The most common serious complication of vascular access is infection. Infection associated with central venous catheters is reduced by prophylactic vancomycin or teicoplanin. Other complications of central venous infusion are associated with cannulae malpositioning, bleeding and thrombosis. Distal hypoperfusion may follow arterial cannulation. Modern emergency and intensive care paediatrics is impossible without adequate venous and arterial vascular access. However no other skill for neonatal intensive care causes more anxiety in primary care providers or is more difficult to teach.</p>","PeriodicalId":80007,"journal":{"name":"Intensive care world","volume":"12 2","pages":"48-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21022617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new device for mechanical ventilation of infants and small children.","authors":"G Damia, A Elena, M Croci, M Solca","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new device for use with adult ventilators to allow neonatal and paediatric mechanical ventilation is described. It met International Standards Organisation standards during in vitro evaluation and gave good results when applied in vivo to ten children undergoing elective surgery. The device provided a safe and cost-effective means of delivering mechanical ventilation by an adult ventilator to neonatal and paediatric patients receiving general anaesthesia.</p>","PeriodicalId":80007,"journal":{"name":"Intensive care world","volume":"12 1","pages":"9-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21022000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The laryngeal mask airway in emergency and intensive care medicine.","authors":"J Brimacombe, A Berry","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80007,"journal":{"name":"Intensive care world","volume":"11 1","pages":"26-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21018579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in monitoring in intensive care: continuous mixed venous oxygen saturation and right ventricular ejection fraction.","authors":"S M Nimmo, J R Dougall","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Direct cardiorespiratory measurements and the use of optimum values to guide therapy have been associated with improved survival in a number of conditions causing critical illness. Increasingly sophisticated monitoring that provides more accurate and reproducible assessment of the cardiorespiratory system at the bedside is pivotal to this better outcome. The inclusion of fibreoptic filaments and fast response thermistors in pulmonary artery catheters makes possible the continuous monitoring of mixed venous oxygen saturation and the measurement of right ventricular ejection fraction. Although the place of measurement and manipulation of these variables in critically ill patients has yet to be fully defined, clinical studies are promising. We discuss some practical aspects of the use of these measurements and some potential clinical applications. Additionally, some of the studies in which the use of these measurements is increasing our knowledge of the pathophysiology of critical illness and contributing to improved management of critically ill patients, are highlighted.</p>","PeriodicalId":80007,"journal":{"name":"Intensive care world","volume":"11 1","pages":"16-20, 32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21018580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Endotracheal intubation.","authors":"D A Mulvey, S V Mallett, D R Browne","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80007,"journal":{"name":"Intensive care world","volume":"10 3","pages":"122-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21018438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia.","authors":"J J Rouby","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80007,"journal":{"name":"Intensive care world","volume":"10 3","pages":"145-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21018439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}