Update in Critical Care
Authors: John M. Luce
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Updates from the Annual Session4 November 2003Update in Critical CareJohn M. Luce, MDJohn M. Luce, MDFrom University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-139-9-200311040-00009 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This year's Update in Critical Care incorporates 9 recent manuscripts that fall into a wide range of categories covered by critical care medicine, including cardiac arrest, pulmonary embolism, the acute respiratory distress syndrome, aspergillosis, sepsis and septic shock, bacterial meningitis, carbon monoxide poisoning, and methanol poisoning. All provide evidence that could change standard diagnosis or treatment procedures.Cardiac ArrestMild Hypothermia Treatment Appeared To Be Beneficial for Survivors of Ventricular FibrillationMild therapeutic hypothermia to improve the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med. 2002; 346:549-56. [PMID: 11856793] Bernard SA, Gray TW, Buist MD, et al. Treatment of comatose ...References1. Bernard GR, Vincent JL, Laterre PF, LaRosa SP, Dhainaut JF, Lopez-Rodriguez A, . Efficacy and safety of recombinant human activated protein C for severe sepsis. N Engl J Med. 2001;344:699-709. [PMID: 11236773] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Walsh TJ, Pappas P, Winston DJ, Lazarus HM, Petersen F, Raffalli J, . Voriconazole compared with liposomal amphotericin B for empirical antifungal therapy in patients with neutropenia and persistent fever. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:225-34. [PMID: 11807146] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Annane D, Sebille V, Troche G, Raphael JC, Gajdos P, Bellissant E. A 3-level prognostic classification in septic shock based on cortisol levels and cortisol response to corticotropin. JAMA. 2000;283:1038-45. [PMID: 10697064] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Brent J, McMartin K, Phillips S, Burkhart KK, Donovan JW, Wells M, . Fomepizole for the treatment of ethylene glycol poisoning. Methylpyrazole for Toxic Alcohols Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999;340:832-8. [PMID: 10080845] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California.Contributing Editor: Jennifer Fisher Wilson.Disclosures:Honoraria: Eli Lilly and Co.Current Author Address: John M. Luce, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Room 5 K1, San Francisco, CA 94110. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 4 November 2003Volume 139, Issue 9Page: 748-752KeywordsAcute respiratory distress syndromeAspergillosisBacterial meningitisCarbon monoxideHypothermiaOxygenPulmonary embolismSepsisShockVoriconazole ePublished: 4 November 2003 Issue Published: 4 November 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...