Search Results - "Webb, Steven A R"

Hydroxyethyl Starch or Saline for Fluid Resuscitation in Intensive Care by Myburgh, John A, Finfer, Simon, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Billot, Laurent, Cass, Alan, Gattas, David, Glass, Parisa, Lipman, Jeffrey, Liu, Bette, McArthur, Colin, McGuinness, Shay, Rajbhandari, Dorrilyn, Taylor, Colman B, Webb, Steven A.R

“…In a study of fluid resuscitation, patients received 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES; 130/0.4) or saline until ICU discharge or death or for 90 days. There was no…”
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C-reactive protein concentration as a predictor of in-hospital mortality after ICU discharge: a prospective cohort study by Ho, Kwok M., Lee, Kok Y., Dobb, Geoffrey J., Webb, Steven A. R.

“…Objective The objective was to assess the ability of potential clinical predictors and inflammatory markers within 24 h of intensive care unit (ICU) discharge…”
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A comparison of early gastric and post-pyloric feeding in critically ill patients : a meta-analysis by HO, Kwok M, DOBB, Geoffrey J, WEBB, Steven A. R

“…To investigate the potential beneficial and adverse effects of early post-pyloric feeding compared with gastric feeding in critically ill adult patients with…”
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Effect of Early Sustained Prophylactic Hypothermia on Neurologic Outcomes Among Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: The POLAR Randomized Clinical Trial by Cooper, D. James, Nichol, Alistair D, Bailey, Michael, Bernard, Stephen, Cameron, Peter A, Pili-Floury, Sébastien, Forbes, Andrew, Gantner, Dashiell, Higgins, Alisa M, Huet, Olivier, Kasza, Jessica, Murray, Lynne, Newby, Lynette, Presneill, Jeffrey J, Rashford, Stephen, Rosenfeld, Jeffrey V, Stephenson, Michael, Vallance, Shirley, Varma, Dinesh, Webb, Steven A. R, Trapani, Tony, McArthur, Colin

“…IMPORTANCE: After severe traumatic brain injury, induction of prophylactic hypothermia has been suggested to be neuroprotective and improve long-term…”
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Acute kidney injury in patients with influenza A (H1N1) 2009 by Pettilä, Ville, Webb, Steven A. R., Bailey, Michael, Howe, Belinda, Seppelt, Ian M., Bellomo, Rinaldo

“…Objective We aim to evaluate the incidence and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) among critically ill adult patients with H1N1 2009 infection. Design and…”
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Continuous Infusion of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics in Severe Sepsis: A Multicenter Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial by Dulhunty, Joel M., Roberts, Jason A., Davis, Joshua S., Webb, Steven A. R., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Gomersall, Charles, Shirwadkar, Charudatt, Eastwood, Glenn M., Myburgh, John, Paterson, David L., Lipman, Jeffrey

“…Background. Beta-lactam antibiotics are a commonly used treatment for severe sepsis, with intermittent bolus dosing standard therapy, despite a strong…”
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Determinants of long-term survival after intensive care by Williams, Teresa A, Dobb, Geoffrey J, Finn, Judith Claire, Knuiman, Matthew William, Geelhoed, Elizabeth, Lee, KY, Webb, Steven A. R

“…OBJECTIVE:To identify prognostic determinants of long-term survival for patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs) who survived to hospital discharge…”
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Increased hospital costs associated with red blood cell transfusion by Trentino, Kevin M., Farmer, Shannon L., Swain, Stuart G., Burrows, Sally A., Hofmann, Axel, Ienco, Rinaldo, Pavey, Warren, Daly, Frank F.S., Van Niekerk, Anton, Webb, Steven A.R., Towler, Simon, Leahy, Michael F.

“…Background Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is independently associated in a dose‐dependent manner with increased intensive care unit stay, total hospital…”
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Australasian resuscitation of sepsis evaluation (ARISE): A multi-centre, prospective, inception cohort study by Peake, Sandra L, Bailey, Michael, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Cameron, Peter A, Cross, Anthony, Delaney, Anthony, Finfer, Simon, Higgins, Alisa, Jones, Daryl A, Myburgh, John A, Syres, Gillian A, Webb, Steven A.R, Williams, Patricia

“…Abstract Aim Determine current resuscitation practices and outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with sepsis and hypoperfusion or…”
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Cost of surviving sepsis: a novel model of recovery from sepsis in Drosophila melanogaster by Kaynar, Ata Murat, Bakalov, Veli, Laverde, Silvia Martinez, Cambriel, Amélie I. F., Lee, Byoung-Hoon, Towheed, Atif, Gregory, Alyssa D., Webb, Steven A. R., Palladino, Michael J., Bozza, Fernando A., Shapiro, Steven D., Angus, Derek C.

“…Background Multiple organ failure, wasting, increased morbidity, and mortality following acute illness complicates the health span of patients surviving…”
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Quality sleep using earplugs in the intensive care unit: The QUIET pilot randomised controlled trial by Litton, Edward, Elliott, Rosalind, Ferrier, Janet, Webb, Steven A R

“…Objective: To assess the feasibility of a definitive, randomised controlled trial of earplugs as a noise-abatement strategy to improve sleep and reduce…”
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A Neisseria meningitidis NMB1966 mutant is impaired for invasion of respiratory epithelial cells, survival in human blood and for virulence in vivo by Li, Ming-Shi, Chow, Noel Y. S., Sinha, Sunita, Halliwell, Denise, Finney, Michelle, Gorringe, Andrew R., Watson, Mark W., Kroll, J. Simon, Langford, Paul R., Webb, Steven A. R.

“…We sought to determine whether NMB1966, encoding a putative ABC transporter, has a role in pathogenesis. Compared to its isogenic wild-type parent strain…”
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Goal-Directed Resuscitation for Patients with Early Septic Shock by Peake, Sandra L, Delaney, Anthony, Bailey, Michael, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Cameron, Peter A, Cooper, D James, Higgins, Alisa M, Holdgate, Anna, Howe, Belinda D, Webb, Steven A R, Williams, Patricia

“…For more than a decade, early treatment of sepsis has been driven by algorithms. In this study conducted predominantly in Australia and New Zealand, the use of…”
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Early observational research and registries during the 2009–2010 influenza A pandemic by Fowler, Robert A, Webb, Steven A. R, Rowan, Kathy M, Sprung, Charles L, Thompson, B. Taylor, Randolph, Adrienne G, Jouvet, Philippe, Lapinsky, Stephen, Rubinson, Lewis, Rello, Jordi, Cobb, J. Perren, Rice, Todd W, Uyeki, Tim, Marshall, John C

“…As a critical care community, we have an obligation to provide not only clinical care but also the research that guides initial and subsequent clinical…”
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Adaptive platform trials: definition, design, conduct and reporting considerations by Angus, Derek C, Alexander, Brian M, Berry, Scott, Buxton, Meredith, Lewis, Roger, Paoloni, Melissa, Webb, Steven A. R, Arnold, Steven, Barker, Anna, Berry, Donald A, Bonten, Marc J. M, Brophy, Mary, Butler, Christopher, Cloughesy, Timothy F, Derde, Lennie P. G, Esserman, Laura J, Ferguson, Ryan, Fiore, Louis, Gaffey, Sarah C, Gaziano, J. Michael, Giusti, Kathy, Goossens, Herman, Heritier, Stephane, Hyman, Bradley, Krams, Michael, Larholt, Kay, LaVange, Lisa M, Lavori, Philip, Lo, Andrew W, London, Alex John, Manax, Victoria, McArthur, Colin, O'Neill, Genevieve, Parmigiani, Giovanni, Perlmutter, Jane, Petzold, Elizabeth A, Ritchie, Craig, Rowan, Kathryn M, Seymour, Christopher W, Shapiro, Nathan I, Simeone, Diane M, Smith, Bradley, Spellberg, Bradley, Stern, Ariel Dora, Trippa, Lorenzo, Trusheim, Mark, Viele, Kert, Wen, Patrick Y, Woodcock, Janet

“…Researchers, clinicians, policymakers and patients are increasingly interested in questions about therapeutic interventions that are difficult or costly to…”
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Patient comfort in the intensive care unit: A multicentre, binational point prevalence study of analgesia, sedation and delirium management by Elliott, Doug, Aitken, Leanne M, Bucknall, Tracey K, Seppelt, Ian M, Webb, Steven A R, Weisbrodt, Leonie, McKinley, Sharon

“…Objective: To measure the prevalence of assessment and management practices for analgesia, sedation and delirium in patients in Australian and New Zealand…”
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A comparison of admission and worst 24-hour Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores in predicting hospital mortality: a retrospective cohort study by Ho, Kwok M, Dobb, Geoffrey J, Knuiman, Matthew, Finn, Judith, Lee, Kok Y, Webb, Steven A R

“…The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score is widely used in the intensive care unit (ICU) as a scoring system for research and…”
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Bench-to-bedside review: Bacterial virulence and subversion of host defences by Webb, Steven A R, Kahler, Charlene M

“…Bacterial pathogens possess an array of specific mechanisms that confer virulence and the capacity to avoid host defence mechanisms. Mechanisms of virulence…”
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Critical Care Services and 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Australia and New Zealand by Webb, Steven A R, Pettilä, Ville, Seppelt, Ian, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Bailey, Michael, Cooper, David J, Cretikos, Michelle, Davies, Andrew R, Finfer, Simon, Harrigan, Peter W J, Hart, Graeme K, Howe, Belinda, Iredell, Jonathan R, McArthur, Colin, Mitchell, Imogen, Morrison, Siouxzy, Nichol, Alistair D, Paterson, David L, Peake, Sandra, Richards, Brent, Stephens, Dianne, Turner, Andrew, Yung, Michael

“…In this study, a consortium of intensive care units (ICUs) in Australia and New Zealand reported their experience with admissions associated with infection…”
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Cefepime versus ceftazidime: considerations for empirical use in critically ill patients by Roberts, Jason A, Webb, Steven A.R, Lipman, Jeffrey

“…Abstract Sepsis and nosocomial infections continue to be a significant problem in intensive care, contributing heavily to mortality and prolonged hospital…”
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