32 Result(s)

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Assessment of quadriceps muscle mass with ultrasound in critically ill patients: intra- and inter-observer agreement and sensitivity

Johan Segers, Greet Hermans, Noppawan Charususin, Tom Fivez… in Intensive Care Medicine (2015)

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Critical illness-induced dysglycemia and the brain

Dysglycemia is a characteristic feature of critical illness associated with adverse outcome. Whether dysglycemia contributes to brain dysfunction during critical illness and long-term neurological complication...

Romain Sonneville, Ilse Vanhorebeek, Heleen M. den Hertog… in Intensive Care Medicine (2015)

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Understanding the HPA response to critical illness: novel insights with clinical implications

Eva Boonen, Greet Van den Berghe in Intensive Care Medicine (2015)

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Does the surface-treated AN69 membrane prolong filter survival in CRRT without anticoagulation?

The need for continuous anticoagulation remains a significant drawback in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), especially in patients with increased bleeding risk. Polyethyleneimine treatment of the AN...

Miet Schetz, Sophie Van Cromphaut, Jasperina Dubois… in Intensive Care Medicine (2012)

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Impact of a computer-generated alert system on the quality of tight glycemic control

To assess the impact of a computer-generated blood glucose (BG) alert, generated by a Patient Data Management System (PDMS) and superimposed on a paper-based guideline, on tight glycemic control (TGC) in the i...

Geert Meyfroidt, Pieter Wouters, Wilfried De Becker… in Intensive Care Medicine (2011)

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Glucose, Insulin, and the Kidney

Several types of critical illness are associated with hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. This “diabetes of stress” used to be considered an adaptive response, beneficial for survival. This dogma was challen...

Miet Schetz, Ilse Vanhorebeek, Jan Gunst… in Management of Acute Kidney Problems (2010)

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Intensive insulin therapy: enhanced Model Predictive Control algorithm versus standard care

To investigate the effectiveness of an enhanced software Model Predictive Control (eMPC) algorithm for intravenous insulin infusion, targeted at tight glucose control in critically ill patients, over 72 h, in ...

Jeremy J. Cordingley, Dirk Vlasselaers, Natalie C. Dormand… in Intensive Care Medicine (2009)

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Modulation of regional nitric oxide metabolism: Blood glucose control or insulin?

Tight glycaemic control by intensive insulin therapy (IIT) reduces morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. As potential mechanisms contributing to the clinical benefits we hypothesized that glycaem...

Björn Ellger, Lies Langouche, Milan Richir, Yves Debaveye… in Intensive Care Medicine (2008)