2008
Intensive insulin therapy and mortality in critically ill patients
Treggiari MM, Karir V, Yanez ND, Weiss NS, Daniel S, Deem SA. Intensive insulin therapy and mortality in critically ill patients. Critical Care 2008, 12: r29. PMID: 18312617, PMCID: PMC2374630, DOI: 10.1186/cc6807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesCritical CareDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGlycemic IndexHospital MortalityHumansHypoglycemiaHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Organ FailureRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRegression AnalysisSeverity of Illness IndexTrauma CentersConceptsIntensive care unitHospital mortalityIll patientsSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreOrgan Failure Assessment scorePost-cardiac surgery patientsLevel 1 trauma centerExcess hospital mortalityAdjusted hospital mortalityOccurrence of hypoglycemiaTight glycemic controlMain study endpointMultivariable regression analysisPeriod IIICU lengthPeriod IIICohort studyInsulin therapySurgery patientsGlycemic controlOrgan dysfunctionStudy endpointCare unitTrauma centerStudy population
2002
Air cysts and bronchiectasis prevail in nondependent areas in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A computed tomographic study of ventilator-associated changes
Treggiari MM, Romand JA, Martin JB, Suter PM. Air cysts and bronchiectasis prevail in nondependent areas in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A computed tomographic study of ventilator-associated changes. Critical Care Medicine 2002, 30: 1747-1752. PMID: 12163787, DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200208000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAgedAPACHEBronchiectasisBronchogenic CystFemaleHumansLungLung ComplianceLung InjuryMaleMiddle AgedPneumothoraxPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceRespiratory Distress SyndromeRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics as TopicSurvival AnalysisSwitzerlandTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment FailureVentilators, MechanicalConceptsSevere acute respiratory distress syndromeAcute respiratory distress syndromeRespiratory distress syndromeMechanical ventilationAir cystsDistress syndromeHigh end-inspiratory pressuresVentilator-induced lung damageRetrospective observational studyPresence of pneumothoraxEnd-inspiratory pressureHigh inspiratory pressuresSeverity of changesNondependent areasLung damageInspiratory pressureMinute ventilationTomographic scanOdds ratioTomographic scanningObservational studyLung fieldsTidal volumeBronchial divisionsAbnormal parenchyma