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Review
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in critically ill patients and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This paper provides a critical review of the etiologies of AKI and a systemati...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:57
Published on: 16 September 2017
Commentary
Disseminated thrombotic process in the microcirculation is considered to be an important cause of multiple organ dysfunction in sepsis. The fundamental purpose of this prothrombotic change was believed to be i...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:56
Published on: 6 September 2017
Letter to the Editor
Abdominal X-rays, the diagnostic method for enteral feeding tube (EFT) positioning, are a source of irradiation for the patients and carry a potential risk of adverse effects. Data related to ultrasound (US)-g...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:55
Published on: 18 August 2017
Case report
Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is a diagnosis that is often challenging and one that may progress to refractory NCSE. Ketamine is a noncompetitive N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist that increasingly has be...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:54
Published on: 8 August 2017
Case report
Near-fatal asthma attacks are life threatening events that often require mechanical ventilation. Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) is, beside extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a well-establ...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:53
Published on: 8 August 2017
Research
Interruption of enteral nutrition (EN) in the intensive care unit (ICU) occurs frequently for various reasons including feeding intolerance and the conduct of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. However, fe...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:52
Published on: 4 August 2017
Review
Sepsis is a global healthcare problem, characterized by whole body inflammation in response to microbial infection, which leads to organ dysfunction. It is becoming a frequent complication in hospitalized pati...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:51
Published on: 3 August 2017
Guideline
The Japanese Society of Respiratory Care Medicine and the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine provide here a clinical practice guideline for the management of adult patients with ARDS in the ICU.
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:50
Published on: 25 July 2017
Review
Brain-dead donor organ transplantation has been available to children in Japan since the 2010 revision of the Organ Transplant Law. Of the 50–60 brain-dead donor organ transplants performed annually in Japan, ...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:48
Published on: 20 July 2017
Review
Sepsis is one of the leading causes of mortality among children worldwide. Unfortunately, however, reliable evidence was insufficient in pediatric sepsis and many aspects in clinical practice actually depend o...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:47
Published on: 20 July 2017
Review
Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease is a common complication. AKI is also associated with high morbidity and mortality. The Kidney Diseases Improving Globa...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:49
Published on: 20 July 2017
Research
In Japan, nafamostat mesylate (NM) is frequently used as an anticoagulant during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). The dialyzer membrane AN69ST has been reported to adsorb NM and affect the manageme...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:46
Published on: 18 July 2017
Research
Sepsis is a prevalent disease worldwide and still exhibits high rates of mortality. In the last years, many interventions aiming a positive impact on sepsis evolution have been studied. One of the main is the ...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:45
Published on: 18 July 2017
Research
The perfusion of splanchnic organs is deeply altered in patients with septic shock. The aim of the study is to identify the predictive factors of septic shock-induced increase of serum lipase and amylase and t...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:44
Published on: 14 July 2017
Research
Patients with severe sepsis generally respond well to initial therapy administered in the emergency department (ED), but a subset later decompensate and require unexpected transfer to the intensive care unit (...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:43
Published on: 12 July 2017
Research
Sepsis is one of the most significant causes of mortality in intensive care units. It indicates crosstalk between inflammation and coagulation. In this study, we aimed to identify prognostic markers among seps...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:42
Published on: 11 July 2017
Research
The intensive care unit (ICU) environment exposes patients to noise levels that may result in substantial sleep disruption. There is a need to accurately describe the intensity pattern and source of noise in t...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:41
Published on: 11 July 2017
Letter to the Editor
The efficacy of polymyxin B-immobilized (PMX) fiber column on septic shock is still under debate. Recently, the result from “Evaluating the Use of Polymyxin B Hemoperfusion in a Randomized controlled trial of ...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:40
Published on: 3 July 2017
Case report
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have become more frequently used in daily ICU practice, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare but life-threatening complication while on extracorporeal mem...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:39
Published on: 28 June 2017
Review
Decannulation is an essential step towards liberating tracheostomized patients from mechanical ventilation. However, despite its perceived importance, there is no universally accepted protocol for this vital t...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:38
Published on: 20 June 2017
Research
Patients with water intoxication may develop rhabdomyolysis. Existing studies suggest a relationship between the serum sodium correction rate and rhabdomyolysis. The aim of the present study was to determine t...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:37
Published on: 19 June 2017
Commentary
Swift and adequate fluid loading is a cornerstone of septic shock therapy. Yet, careful assessment of volume responsiveness and volume amount during the resuscitation process is a prerequisite. Both overzealou...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:36
Published on: 8 June 2017
Review
Fluid overdose can be harmful in critically ill patients. Since central venous pressure (CVP) is currently considered to be an inappropriate indicator of preload, much attention is being given to predicting fl...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:34
Published on: 6 June 2017
Research
Reintubation after pediatric cardiac surgery is associated with a high rate of mortality. Therefore, adequate respiratory support for postextubation acute respiratory failure (ARF) is important. However, littl...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:35
Published on: 6 June 2017
Review
A crucial step in the transition from mechanical ventilation to extubation is the successful performance of a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Guidelines recom...
Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:33
Published on: 2 June 2017
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