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Case Report: Rose and Life: Anaphylaxis Following Rose-Thorn Prick Injury  |
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Neeraj Kumar, Amarjeet Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:72 (27 September 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_3_19
We report a case of rose-thorn prick injury in a 60-year-old woman. She presented within hours of exposure to rose-thorn prick and after ruling out all other possible reasons of anaphylaxis. We initiated conservative mode of treatment with moist oxygen inhalation through face mask, nebulized adrenalin, intravenous corticosteroids, antihistaminic, and fluid resuscitation. She was immediately shifted to the intensive care unit in view of any airway obstruction and further hemodynamic monitoring. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of anaphylactic shock caused by rose-thorn injuries. Hence, to combat these life-threatening situations, proper education and training are given to healthcare personnel's and preparation of pre-filled adrenaline syringes for auto-injection should be kept ready in such places, especially in resuscitation areas.
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Case Report: Management of Simultaneously Occurring Multiple Massive Intracerebral Hemorrhages |
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Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, Tariq Janjua, Amit Agrawal, Guru Dutta Satyarthee, Willem Guillermo Calderon-Miranda J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:69 (27 September 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_14_18
Occurrence of simultaneous multiple intracerebral hemorrhages (ICHs) in different arterial territories is an uncommon presentation. We report the cases of concurrent ocular and ICHs. The rarity of these lesions leads to delay in the diagnosis. Further lack of clear management guidelines for these pathologies makes further delay in the institution of appropriate therapy. In addition, the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management along with pertinent literature are also reviewed.
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Original Article: The Intensity of Renal Replacement Treatment for Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis |
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Hongliang Wang, Haitao Liu, Yue Wang, Hongshuang Tong, Pulin Yu, Shuangshuang Chen, Guiyue Wang, Miao Liu, Yuhang Li, Nana Guo, Changsong Wang, Kaijiang Yu J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:61 (27 September 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_11_19
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious complication in critically ill patients. Patients who require renal replacement therapy (RRT) face a high mortality rate. Questions concerning the intensity of RRT in AKI patients led us to integrate direct and indirect evidence using a network meta-analysis to determine the optimal intensity and mode. Materials and Methods: We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Web of Science databases from 1990 to 2017 that included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing different intensities of RRT to treat AKI in adults (18 years or older). Data regarding study characteristics, methods, and outcomes were extracted. We assessed the studies for eligibility, extracted the data, pooled the data, and used the GeMTC package in R to combine direct comparisons with indirect evidence. Results: Ten RCTs including 3354 participants were included in the network meta-analysis. The higher intensity continuous renal replacement treatment (CRRT) (to exceed 35 mL/kg/h) and the higher intensity IRRT (to exceed six times per week) both showed no statistical significance. Further analysis for higher intensity CRRT, lower intensity CRRT, higher intensity IRRT, and lower intensity IRRT also revealed no significance. Conclusions: This meta-analysis showed that increasing the intensity of CRRT to exceed 35 mL/kg/h and six times per week for intermittent RRT (IRRT) did not reduce mortality or the rate of dependence on dialysis among AKI patients.
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Consensus: Is there a Role for Systematic Tools to Improve the Clinical Management of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury? Consensus Report of Acute Disease Quality Initiative XIX |
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Marlies Ostermann, Xiumin Xi, Jean-Louis Vincent, Raymond K Hsu J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:57 (27 September 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_9_18
Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in approximately 20% of hospitalized patients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The care of hospitalized patients with AKI has been shown to be variable in clinical practices. Systematic tools including checklists, care bundles and medical algorithms have been developed and implemented to improve the care and outcomes of AKI patients. However, whether these systematic tools can improve the quality of care and outcomes of AKI patients is still unknown. The committee of the 19th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) conference dedicated a workgroup with the task of developing a study protocol to investigate this question. A comprehensive literature search was performed using PubMed and Embase. Key questions and feasibility of potential study proposals were discussed during the conference. Then a two-step Delphi process was used to reach consensus regarding several aspects of the study protocol. The group suggested that patient risk assessment be included in the study protocol and the choice of systematic tool be depending on different clinical contexts. The group also proposed a two-phase study with the use of oliguria and systematic tool to investigate the quality of care and outcomes of AKI patients. Consensus was reached on a study protocol regarding the efficacy of using systematic tools to improve clinical management and outcomes of AKI patients.
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Consensus: Pragmatic Studies for Acute Kidney Injury: Fluid Resuscitation in the Peri-Acute Kidney Injury Period |
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Raghavan Murugan, Haibo Qiu, Thomas Rimmele, Jianguo Li, Zhiyong Peng, Kaijiang Yu, John A Kellum, Claudio Ronco J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:52 (27 September 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_10_18
How fluid resuscitation clinical trials should be conducted for either prevention or treatment of acute kidney injury among patients admitted to the intensive care unit is unclear. In 2017, a group of experts in fluid resuscitation and acute kidney injury met at the Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) XIX consensus conference on “Pragmatic Studies for AKI”, Wuhan, China and developed a research framework. In this report, we summarize the consensus recommendations on the topic of fluid resuscitation in the peri-AKI period based on existing clinical evidence. We also discuss the gaps in our knowledge and identify future research questions. Finally, we examine the feasibility of conducting a pragmatic fluid resuscitation trial to improve outcomes from acute kidney injury.
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Consensus: Pragmatic Studies for Acute Kidney Injury in China: Renal Replacement Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury and Sepsis Consensus Report of Acute Disease Quality Initiative XIX |
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John R Prowle, Bin Du, Changsong Wang, Martin Gallagher J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:48 (27 September 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_12_18
In this article, we report consensus of 19th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) conference and pragmatic trial proposals on renal replacement therapy (RRT) for acute kidney injury (AKI)and sepsis. The committee develop a list of key questions for the pragmatic trials. Then a systematic literature search was performed using PubMed and Embase. Finally the group summarized the proposed trials using PICO(Patient, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome). The groups recommended the first step would be a prospective observational study to document the current clinical practice of RRT in ICUs. Then the second stage would be to develop a quality improvement (QI) tools to improve and standardize the RRT practice in ICUs. The committee also proposed the primary outcome and secondary outcomes of the trial. Consensus had been reached for the pragmatic trial of RRT for AKI and sepsis in Chinese ICUs.
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Editorial: Ethics and End-of-Life Care |
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Jozef Kesecioglu J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:45 (27 September 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_15_18 |
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Meeting Report: The 19th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Meeting Report |
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Zhiyong Peng J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:42 (3 January 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_17_18 |
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Review Article: The Short- and Long-Term Burden of Acute Kidney Injury |
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Jonah G Powell-Tuck, Jorge Cerda, Marlies Ostermann J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:35 (3 January 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_7_18
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of acute illness and carries a significant risk of mortality and morbidity, resulting in high health-care-associated costs. The incidence of AKI appears to be rising, making it ever more important to understand its acute and chronic consequences. In this review, we explore the evolving epidemiology of AKI, describe the impact of AKI on other organs, and discuss the short- and long-term effects of AKI on mortality and morbidity and its economic burden.
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Review Article: Using Clinical Decision Support Systems for Acute Kidney Injury Pragmatic Trials |
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Kianoush Kashani, Nooshin Dalili, Rickey E Carter, John A Kellum, Ravindra L Mehta J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:28 (3 January 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_6_18
Following the initial introduction of clinical decision support systems (CDSS) into the clinical practice in the 1970s, the complexity and performance quality of CDSSs have increased. The current literature on the efficacy and effectiveness of such systems shows conflicting results. While some studies show a clear benefit in quality-of-care improvement, others fail to replicate these outcomes. Heterogeneity of studies and the complexity of CDSS characteristics drive these conflicting conclusions. The lower cost and the easier implementation of pragmatic clinical trials provide an excellent platform to prove the effectiveness of CDSS in the real-world scenarios. To achieve better results, a series of explanatory trials are needed to identify the most effective CDSS in controlled settings. Therefore, utilization of both explanatory and pragmatic trial designs is necessary to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CDSS on the care of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) in the acute setting. In this review, the authors provide an overview of the literature on critical care-related CDSS, its characteristics and dimensions, differences between pragmatic and explanatory trials, and potential proposals for both trial designs for AKI.
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Review Article: Neuromonitoring in Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Review of Literature |
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Songyu Chen, Ke Wang, Chengcheng Zhou, Sajan Pandey, Liang Gao J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:20 (3 January 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_3_18
Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction is a devastating subtype of ischemic stroke, which carries a significant mortality rate (up to 80%) despite of conservative treatment. On the other hand, surgical decompressive procedure is the only established therapy to rescue the adverse effects of malignant edema and thus improve outcome. Accordingly, the early recognition of a possible malignant course as well as prediction of outcome is crucial for clinical decision-making. Numerous neuromonitoring techniques have been applied to address this issue. In theory, these techniques have the potential to present the information needed to guide targeted and timely intervention before irreversible damage takes place. However, the results were heterogeneous yet conflicting. We examined and summarized the recent evidence in this review, which may shed light on current trends.
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Review Article: Multimodal Monitoring Technologies for Pathophysiology and Management of Traumatic Brain Injury |
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Yujie Chen, Qianwei Chen, Jian Sun, Lijun Zhang, Liang Tan, Hua Feng J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:12 (3 January 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_2_18
Despite decades of efforts, severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is still the leading cause for mortality and immobility of children and young adults worldwide and is a great burden to the health-care system. After injury, the oxygen supply is conventionally considered the monitoring parameter in a neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit. However, the overall mortality rate has only slightly improved since the late twentieth century. Evolving evidence suggests that dysfunction of oxygen utilization might be the underlying pathophysiology of secondary brain injury, which should also be a key parameter for multimodal monitoring and management after severe TBI. In this review, we summarize the current and advanced understanding of multimodal monitoring for severe TBI along with novel noninvasive technologies in this field. By continuously monitoring patients with severe TBI, the use of multimodal monitoring technologies including (but not limited to) computed tomography, cerebral microdialysis, near-infrared spectroscopy, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, high-performance liquid chromatography, and magnetic induction phase shift method will be crucial for observing disease changes such as intracranial pressure and brain tissue oxygen partial pressure as well as developing potential therapeutic strategies after severe TBI.
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Review Article: Angiotensin in Clinical Practice |
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Ehsan Ahmadnia, Anna Hall, Marlies Ostermann J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:7 (3 January 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_1_18
Interest in the use of angiotensin (AT) (particularly in the context of shock) had been rekindled by recent randomized trial data (notably the AT II for the Treatment of High-Output Shock-3 study). This review article outlines the renin–AT system in health and during sepsis as well as the proposed clinical uses of AT II. The potential for wider application within critical care is also considered.
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Consensus Report: Combining Therapy of Octreotide and Glucocorticoid in the Treatment of a Lung Adenocarcinoma Patient with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
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Xue-Zhong Xing, Hai-Jun Wang, Shi-Ning Qu, Chu-Lin Huang J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:4 (3 January 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_8_18
A 63-year-old male who was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the right lower lobe presented with 1 week of fever, cough, and progressive dyspnea and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). After intubation, physical examination revealed copious, light bloody sputum and diffuse crackles and rales on lung auscultation. The patient was diagnosed as Stage IV adenocarcinoma, septic shock (lung infection), and acute respiratory distress syndrome. His oxygenation failed to improve despite sedation, restrictive fluid therapy, and methylprednisolone, antimicrobials therapy, protective ventilation, plasma supplement, and anticoagulation. Respiratory secretions suctioned from her endotracheal tube averaged 1.0 L daily. On day 2 after admission, octreotide was infused to control sputum volume. The patient's respiratory secretions decreased significantly, and on day 8, the ventilator mode was changed to pressure support ventilation, and the patient was extubated and dismissed from ICU.
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Editorial: Translational Critical Care Medicine: Integrating State-of-the-Art Knowledge between Bench and Bedside |
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Xiaofeng Jia, Zhiyong Peng J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:2 (3 January 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_18_18 |
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Editorial: Preface of Journal of Translational Critical Care Medicine |
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Kaijiang Yu, Zhiyong Peng J Transl Crit Care Med 2019, 1:1 (3 January 2019) DOI:10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_16_18 |
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