T Varpula

Summary

Affiliation: Helsinki University Central Hospital
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi One-year mortality, quality of life and predicted life-time cost-utility in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure
    Rita Linko
    Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Sairaalakatu 1, Helsinki, Finland
    Crit Care 14:R60. 2010
  2. ncbi Airway pressure release ventilation and prone positioning in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome
    T Varpula
    Department of Anaesthesia, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 45:340-4. 2001
  3. ncbi Combined effects of prone positioning and airway pressure release ventilation on gas exchange in patients with acute lung injury
    T Varpula
    Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 47:516-24. 2003
  4. ncbi Airway pressure release ventilation as a primary ventilatory mode in acute respiratory distress syndrome
    T Varpula
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jorvi Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Espoo, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 48:722-31. 2004
  5. ncbi The effects of ventilatory mode on lung aeration assessed with computer tomography: a randomized controlled study
    Tero Varpula
    Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Finland
    J Intensive Care Med 24:122-30. 2009
  6. ncbi Treatment of serious calcium channel blocker overdose with levosimendan, a calcium sensitizer
    Tero Varpula
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jorvi Hospital, Turuntie 150, 02740 Espoo, Finland
    Anesth Analg 108:790-2. 2009
  7. ncbi Corticosteroid therapy in intensive care unit patients with PCR-confirmed influenza A(H1N1) infection in Finland
    R Linko
    Intensive Care Units, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 55:971-9. 2011
  8. ncbi Serum zinc in critically ill adult patients with acute respiratory failure
    R Linko
    Helsinki University Hospital, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 55:615-21. 2011
  9. ncbi On what are our end-of-life decisions based?
    V Pettila
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 46:947-54. 2002
  10. ncbi Early signs of critical illness polyneuropathy in ICU patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome or sepsis
    A Tennilä
    Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
    Intensive Care Med 26:1360-3. 2000

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi One-year mortality, quality of life and predicted life-time cost-utility in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure
    Rita Linko
    Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Sairaalakatu 1, Helsinki, Finland
    Crit Care 14:R60. 2010
    ....
  2. ncbi Airway pressure release ventilation and prone positioning in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome
    T Varpula
    Department of Anaesthesia, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 45:340-4. 2001
    ..To fulfil this approach, sedation, neuromuscular blocking agents and full mechanical ventilatory support are often used in critical failure of gas exchange...
  3. ncbi Combined effects of prone positioning and airway pressure release ventilation on gas exchange in patients with acute lung injury
    T Varpula
    Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 47:516-24. 2003
    ....
  4. ncbi Airway pressure release ventilation as a primary ventilatory mode in acute respiratory distress syndrome
    T Varpula
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jorvi Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Espoo, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 48:722-31. 2004
    ....
  5. ncbi The effects of ventilatory mode on lung aeration assessed with computer tomography: a randomized controlled study
    Tero Varpula
    Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Finland
    J Intensive Care Med 24:122-30. 2009
    ..6% (-1.4 to 18.62) in the SIMV group (n = 10), (P = .65, difference in mean 4.9%, 95% confidence interval -9.0% to 19.0%). The effects of APRV and SIMV on lung aeration are similar after 7 days of mechanical ventilation...
  6. ncbi Treatment of serious calcium channel blocker overdose with levosimendan, a calcium sensitizer
    Tero Varpula
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jorvi Hospital, Turuntie 150, 02740 Espoo, Finland
    Anesth Analg 108:790-2. 2009
    ..We describe two patients with serious CCB overdose. Despite intensive medical and mechanical cardiovascular support, both patients remained in shock. Hemodynamics gradually improved after administration of levosimendan...
  7. ncbi Corticosteroid therapy in intensive care unit patients with PCR-confirmed influenza A(H1N1) infection in Finland
    R Linko
    Intensive Care Units, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 55:971-9. 2011
    ..To evaluate the incidence, treatment, and outcome of influenza A(H1N1) in Finnish intensive care units (ICUs) with special reference to corticosteroid treatment...
  8. ncbi Serum zinc in critically ill adult patients with acute respiratory failure
    R Linko
    Helsinki University Hospital, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 55:615-21. 2011
    ....
  9. ncbi On what are our end-of-life decisions based?
    V Pettila
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 46:947-54. 2002
    ....
  10. ncbi Early signs of critical illness polyneuropathy in ICU patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome or sepsis
    A Tennilä
    Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
    Intensive Care Med 26:1360-3. 2000
    ..To evaluate with electromyography the incidence and the time of appearance of neuromuscular abnormality in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and/or sepsis...
  11. ncbi Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: implementation and outcome in Finnish intensive care units
    T Oksanen
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jorvi Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Espoo, Finland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 51:866-71. 2007
    ..We also determined the outcomes and describe demographic variables of the patients treated with TH...
  12. ncbi Assessment of CPR-D skills of nurses in Göteborg, Sweden and Espoo, Finland: teaching leadership makes a difference
    M Makinen
    Uusimaa EMS, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
    Resuscitation 72:264-9. 2007
    ..Benchmarking with a hospital having documented excellent results of in-hospital resuscitation is beneficial. The purpose of this study was to assess the resuscitation skills to facilitate construction of an educational programme...