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Serum cytokine levels in human septic shock. Relation to multiple-system organ failure and mortality by Pinsky, M R, Vincent, J L, Deviere, J, Alegre, M, Kahn, R J, Dupont, E

“…Cytokines have been associated with the development of sepsis and diffuse tissue injury following septic or endotoxic challenges in humans. Furthermore,…”
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Combined measurements of blood lactate concentrations and gastric intramucosal pH in patients with severe sepsis by Friedman, Gilberto, Berlot, Giorgio, Kahn, Robert J, Vincent, Jean-Louis

“…OBJECTIVE To compare the prognostic value of blood lactate concentrations, gastric intramucosal pH, and their combination in patients with severe sepsis…”
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Serial blood lactate levels can predict the development of multiple organ failure following septic shock by Bakker, Jan, Gris, Philippe, Coffernils, Michel, Kahn, Robert J., Vincent, Jean-Louis

“…Despite successful initial resuscitation, septic shock frequently evolves into multiple system organ failure (MSOF) and death. Since blood lactate levels can…”
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Methylene blue administration in septic shock: A clinical trial by Preiser, Jean-Charles, Lejeune, Philippe, Roman, Alain, Carlier, Eric, De Backer, Daniel, Leeman, Marc, Kahn, Robert J, Vincent, Jean-Louis

“…OBJECTIVE A release of nitric oxide has been incriminated in the cardiovascular alterations of septic shock. Since guanylate cyclase is the target enzyme in…”
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Comparison of cellulose diacetate and polysulfone membranes in the outcome of acute renal failure. A prospective randomized study by Gastaldello, Karine, Melot, Christian, Kahn, Robert-Jean, Vanherweghem, Jean-Louis, Vincent, Jean-Louis, Tielemans, Christian

“…Background. Whether the nature of haemodialysis (HD) membranes can influence the outcome of acute renal failure (ARF) remains debatable. Recent studies have…”
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Administration of anti-TNF antibody improves left ventricular function in septic shock patients. Results of a pilot study by Vincent, J L, Bakker, J, Marécaux, G, Schandene, L, Kahn, R J, Dupont, E

“…In this pilot study, murine monoclonal anti-TNF antibody (2 mg/kg) was administered to ten patients within 24 h of septic shock which persisted after initial…”
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Blood lactate levels are better prognostic indicators than TNF and IL-6 levels in patients with septic shock by MARECAUX, G, PINSKY, M. R, DUPONT, E, KAHN, R. J, VINCENT, J.-L

“…Both serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) and blood lactate levels in patients with septic shock have been shown to…”
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Veno-arterial carbon dioxide gradient in human septic shock by Bakker, J, Vincent, J L, Gris, P, Leon, M, Coffernils, M, Kahn, R J

“…Recent reports have shown that venous hypercarbia, resulting in a widening of the veno-arterial difference in PCO2 (dPCO2), is related to systemic…”
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Five-Week Outcomes From a Dosing Trial of Therapeutic Massage for Chronic Neck Pain by Sherman, Karen J., PhD, MPH, Cook, Andrea J., PhD, Wellman, Robert D., MS, Hawkes, Rene J., BS, Kahn, Janet R., PhD, Deyo, Richard A., MD, MPH, Cherkin, Daniel C., PhD

“…Abstract Purpose This trial was designed to evaluate the optimal dose of massage for individuals with chronic neck pain. Methods We recruited 228 individuals…”
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Clinical and biological significance of interleukin-10 plasma levels in patients with septic shock by MARCHANT, A, ALEGRE, M. L, HAKIM, A, PIERARD, G, MARECAUX, G, FRIEDMAN, G, DE GROOTE, D, KAHN, R. J, VINCENT, J. L, GOLDMAN, M

“…Interleukin-10 is a potent macrophage-deactivating cytokine that inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor production. We determined the plasma…”
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Correlation of serial blood lactate levels to organ failure and mortality after trauma by Manikis, Panagiotis, Jankowski, Stanislaw, Zhang, Haibo, Kahn, Robert J, Vincent, Jean-Louis

“…To define the value of serial measurements of blood lactate levels after trauma, the present study investigated the correlation between blood lactate,…”
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Insights into myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome phenotypes through comprehensive metabolomics by Nagy-Szakal, Dorottya, Barupal, Dinesh K., Lee, Bohyun, Che, Xiaoyu, Williams, Brent L., Kahn, Ellie J. R., Ukaigwe, Joy E., Bateman, Lucinda, Klimas, Nancy G., Komaroff, Anthony L., Levine, Susan, Montoya, Jose G., Peterson, Daniel L., Levin, Bruce, Hornig, Mady, Fiehn, Oliver, Lipkin, W. Ian

“…The pathogenesis of ME/CFS, a disease characterized by fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, sleep disturbances, orthostatic intolerance, fever, irritable bowel…”
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Myocardial depression characterizes the fatal course of septic shock by Vincent, J L, Gris, P, Coffernils, M, Leon, M, Pinsky, M, Reuse, C, Kahn, R J

“…The relationship between cardiac and vascular abnormalities was studied in 68 patients with established septic shock. At time of hemodynamic evaluation, after…”
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Early hemodynamic course of septic shock by Metrangolo, Lorena, Fiorillo, Marina, Friedman, Gilberto, Silance, Paul-Gael, Kahn, Robert J, Novelli, Gian Paolo, Vincent, Jean-Louis

“…OBJECTIVE To assess the relative contributions of changes in vascular tone and changes in cardiac function to hemodynamic recovery from septic shock. DESIGN…”
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Correction of hypocalcaemia in the critically ill : what is the haemodynamic benefit ? by VINCENT, J.-L, BREDAS, P, JANKOWSKI, S, KAHN, R. J

“…The prevalence of hypocalcaemia is known to be elevated in critically ill patients, but the expected benefit from calcium repletion in hypocalcaemic patients…”
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Dobutamine administration in septic shock: addition to a standard protocol by Vincent, J L, Roman, A, Kahn, R J

“…Dobutamine administration has been shown to increase oxygen delivery in various conditions, but there are little data to document its effects in septic shock…”
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Relationship between oxygen uptake and oxygen delivery in septic patients: effects of prostacyclin versus dobutamine by De Backer, D, Berré, J, Zhang, H, Kahn, R J, Vincent, J L

“…To compare the effects of prostacyclin (PGI2) and dobutamine on the relationship between oxygen delivery (DO2) and oxygen uptake (VO2) in stable septic…”
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Incentive spirometry performance. A reliable indicator of pulmonary function in the early postoperative period after lobectomy? by Bastin, R, Moraine, J J, Bardocsky, G, Kahn, R J, Mélot, C

“…The purpose of our study was to validate the incentive spirometry (IS) as a simple mean to follow pulmonary function at the bedside after lung surgery. We…”
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Thermodilution measurement of right ventricular ejection fraction with a modified pulmonary artery catheter by VINCENT, J.-L, THIRION, M, BRIMIOULLE, S, LEJEUNE, P, KAHN, R. J

“…In 14 critically ill patients in stable cardiopulmonary status, right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) was measured by thermodilution technique and by…”
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Right ventricular dysfunction in septic shock: assessment by measurements of right ventricular ejection fraction using the thermodilution technique by Vincent, J L, Reuse, C, Frank, N, Contempré, B, Kahn, R J

“…Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) was measured by the thermodilution technique in a series of 127 consecutive critically ill patients monitored with a…”
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