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Controlled observations in critical care medicine: the therapeutic trial.

Pinsky, MR (1998) Controlled observations in critical care medicine: the therapeutic trial. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 27 (3). 387 - 396. ISSN 0304-4602

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Abstract

The practice of critical care medicine revolves around the monitoring of patients to identify acute physiologic deterioration and the titration of therapies aimed at supporting internal homeostasis. Central to this practice is the evaluation of therapies or stresses designed to assess homeostatic reserve and to uncover pathologic processes. Both the cardiovascular and respiratory systems have received particular attention because of the ease with which specific haemodynamic and respiratory parameters can be measured, the ability to modulate their status with therapies, and the intimacy of both cardiovascular and respiratory status to overall homeostasis. These forms of assessment are referred to as clinical trials, and if performed in a rigorous fashion are referred to as controlled clinical trials. Clinical trials form much of the basis for titration of therapy, wherein a specific therapy is adjusted so as to optimise its effectiveness in an individual. Titration is typically done once a diagnosis has already been made or a treatment identified, such as with the titration of antihypertensive therapy in either hospital or outpatient setting. This review will focus on the exploratory aspect of clinical trials wherein a specific manoeuvre is performed to determine either the aetiology or severity of a pathophysiologic problem.

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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Pinsky, MRpinsky@pitt.eduPINSKY0000-0001-6166-700X
Date: 1 January 1998
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Volume: 27
Number: 3
Page Range: 387 - 396
Schools and Programs: School of Medicine > Critical Care Medicine
Refereed: Yes
ISSN: 0304-4602
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Article Type: Review
PubMed ID: 9777086
Date Deposited: 13 Mar 2012 15:46
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2020 16:56
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11306

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