OBJECTIVE Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a continuous process of bedside blood purification which is widely used in the treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI) and for fluid management. However, since AKI and fluid overload are often found to be associated with hemodynamic abnormalities, determining the relationship between CRRT and hemodynamics remains a challenge in the treatme...

sor, associate dean for research, and director, Center for Nursing Research, University of Texas, School of Nursing, at Houston. Hemodynamic Stability Patients’ responses to both mechanical and spontaneous ventilation vary according to myocardial function and reserve capacity. Cardiac failure, which may not be apparent when a patient is receiving mechanical ventilation, can be exacerbated with ...

OBJECTIVES The anesthetic gas xenon is reported to preserve hemodynamic stability during general anesthesia. However, the effects of the gas during shock are unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Xe on hemodynamic stability and tissue perfusion in a canine model of hemorrhagic shock. METHOD Twenty-six dogs, mechanically ventilated with a fraction of inspired oxyge...

Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are catecholamine-producing neoplasms that can cause life-threatening hemodynamic instability, particularly intraoperatively, when the tumor is manipulated. Preoperative medical management reduces both preoperative morbidity and mortality. The current review discusses the latest literature on preoperative management. Preoperative strategies include a nonsele...

BACKGROUND There have been many concerns about alteration in hemodynamic parameters within and shortly after endotracheal intubation (ETI) in patients scheduled for elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). OBJECTIVES We compared the attenuation effect of magnesium sulfate and lidocaine on hemodynamic responses after ETI, in patients undergoing CABG. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this rand...

a b s t r a c t a 36-year-old male patient with posttraumatic cervical cord damage and resultant quadriparesis, demonstrated hypotension and periods of bradycardia. for most of his two-month stay in the intensive care unit (icu), he was dependent on dopamine support to maintain hemodynamic stability. keeping in mind evidence from the literature, that electrostimulation of acupoints neiguan (pc ...