Issue Special Issue 1/2001
21st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Content (260 Articles)
The dilatational tracheotomy – minimally-invasive, bed-side, inexpensive – but safe?
MG Baacke, I Roth, M Rothmund, L Gotzen
Combination stenting for central airway stenosis
J Nitadori, K Furukawa, N Ikeda, H Tsutsui, H Shimatani, C Konaka, H Kato
Ulcerative laryngitis in children admitted to intensive care
M Hatherill, Z Waggie, L Reynolds, A Argent
Bronchial asthma in intensive care department: the factors influencing on exacerbation severity
TA Pertseva, KE Bogatskaya, KU Gashynova
Facial continuous positive airway pressure therapy for cardiogenic pulmonary oedema: a study to assess its efficacy in an emergency department setting within the UK
C Read, JJ McInerney, N O'Connor, M Norwood, PA Evans
Prospective evaluation of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) following lung resection
I Auriant, AA Jallot, P Hervé, J Cerrina, F Le Roy Ladurie, JL Fournier, B Lescot, F Parquin
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in patients with blunt chest trauma and acute respiratory failure
S Milanov, M Milanov
Helium–oxygen (He–O2) enhances oxygenation and increases carbon dioxide clearance in mechanically ventilated patients
JAS Ball, R Cusack, A Rhodes, RM Grounds
Optimal method of flow and volume monitoring in patients mechanically ventilated with helium–oxygen (He–O2) mixtures
JAS Ball, A Rhodes, RM Grounds
Patient controlled pressure support ventilation
D Chiumello, P Taccone, L Civardi, E Calvi, M Mondino, N Bottino, P Caironi
Impact of weaning failure in the evolution of patients under mechanical ventilation
A Bruhn, F Apablaza, F Bernucci, V Segovia, P Zúñiga, G Hernández, L Castillo, G Bugedo
Rapid reduction of oxygenation index by employment of a recruitment technique in patients with severe ARDS
GA Richards, H White, M Hopley
Comparison of the P/V curve obtained by the supersyringe and the optoelectronic plethysmography
D Chiumello, E Calvi, E Noe', L Civardi, E Carlesso, A Aliverti, R Dellacà
Assessment of static compliance and estimated lung recruitment as a tool for PEEP setting in ARDS patients
P Dostal, V Cerny, R Parizkova
Positive end-expiratory pressure does not increase intraocular pressure in patients with intracranial pathology
K Kokkinis, P Manolopoulou, J Katsimpris, S Gartaganis
Effects of lung recruitment and PEEP after CPB on pressure-absolute volume curves
T Dyhr, A Larsson
The histopathological changes comparison in healthy rabbit lung ventilated with ZEEP, Sigh and PEEP
Ç Yardimci, G Meyanci, H Öz, I Paksoy
The pattern of breathing and chest wall movements at different levels of pressure support and PEEP
D Chiumello, P Pelosi, P Taccone, E Carlesso, A Aliverti, R Dellaca', L Gattinoni
Effect of prone position on pulmonary vascular permeability in acute respiratory distress syndrome
D McAuley, S Giles, F Gao
Prospective study to evaluate the kind of prone position concerning nursing, pulmonary outcome and material and personnel resources
TR Neubert, R Stiletto, L Gotzen
Effect of prone position on hepato-splanchnic hemodynamics in acute lung injury
M Matejovic, R Rokyta, P Radermacher, A Krouzecky, V Sramek, I Novak
Alterations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid after experimental fulminant hepatic failure
C Routsi, G Kostopanagiotou, B Smyrniotis, EI Kitsiouli, ME Lekka, G Nakos
Selective phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibition improves responsiveness to inhaled nitric oxide in endotoxin-challenged rats
U Zils, A Holzmann, MM Gebhardt, H Schmidt, E Martin
Partial liquid ventilation (PLV) vs conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) with high PEEP and moderate tidal volume (Vt) in acute lung injury in piglets
G Zobel, S Rödl, B Urlesberger, I Knez, D Dacar
Acute versus subacute haemorrhagic shock evaluated in an isolated perfused rat lung model
M Chalier, M Licker, M Jorge-Costa, J Hantson, DR Morel
The influence of enteral feeding on ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in trauma mechanically ventilated patients in ICU
W Djazmati, ZA Memish, GA Oni, G Cunningham, Y Beyene, A Al Shimemeri
The effect of lactulose in prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP)
V Zvonicek, P Sevcik, M Votava, P Ondrovcik, S Zabranska, I Sas, R Kraus, V Sramek
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage in patients with a haematological malignancy with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates
S Shah, P Mehta, J Salmon, N Stallard
Hospital-acquired respiratory infection in patients admitted in ICU
T Cardoso, LM Lopes, AH Carneiro
Risk factors for early-onset respiratory infection in a general intensive care unit (ICU)
LM Lopes, T Cardoso, AH Carneiro
Failure of bacterial filters to reduce respiratory infection incidence
L Lorente Ramos, J Málaga Gil, M Lecuona Fernández, C Revert Gironés, P Revuelta Rabasa, ML Mora Quintero
Risk factors for broncho-pulmonary nosocomial infection in medical intensive care unit
S Nseir, C Dipompeo, T Onimus, S Beague, B Grandbastien, M Erb, F Saulnier, D Mathieu, A Durocher
Surveillance tracheal aspirate in ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP)
L Lampati, E Maggioni, C Dominoni, S Bufano, A Pesenti
Comparison between quantitative and qualitative culture of tracheal aspirates in the diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia
FVC De Marco, LFA Camargo, CSV Barbas, C Hoelz, J Pasternack, MAS Bueno, M Martino, M Rodrigues, R Caserta, V Amado, E Knobel
Specific multigenotypic diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in ICU
M Pirard, P-F Laterre, M Bouyer, M Reynaert, J-L Gala
ICU-acquired nosocomial infection: impact of delay in adequate antibiotic treatment
T Mathevon, B Souweine, O Traoré, B Aublet, G Mahnès, PY Glanddier, P Deteix, D Caillaud
Systemic inflammatory response during ventilator-associated pneumonia
C Lepousé, B Hamou Ouali, A Zohir, J Cousson, JL Suinat, A Léon
Procalcitonin (PCT) versus IL-6 levels in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids of trauma victims with severe lung contusion
M Baacke, L Gotzen, R Lefering, R Stiletto
Procalcitonin, a marker of systemic inflammation response to peritonitis which contribute to therapies strategy
C Lepousé, G Mériau, J Delcourt, J Cousson, P Raclot, A Léon
A new approach of endotoxic testing by using a monoclonal antibody against endotoxin (WN1-222/5) and flow cytometry
K-H Staubach, J Nolde, K Block, A Woltmann, H Brade
Increased concentrations of procollagen type III peptide in the evolution of septic phenomenon. An indicator of organ damage and fibrinogenesis? (Preliminary data results)
A Mavrommatis, S Papanicolaou, E Kostadelou, I Andrianakis, M Ikonomou, E Zakynthinos, G Katsaris, S Zakynthinos
Endotoxemia induced MCP-1 expression in the intestinal muscularis causes leucocyte infiltration that mediates smooth muscle dysfunction
A Türler, NT Schwarz, E Türler, BA Moore, JC Kalff, AJ Bauer
Neutrophil apoptosis, phagocytosis and oxidative metabolism in septic patients
PS Martins, MA Dalboni, M Cendoroglo, S Blecher, EG Kallás, R Salomão
Immunological monitoring in ICU patients: immunomodulation for compromised host
N Takeyama, S Miki, T Tanaka
Differential diagnosis of Th1/Th2-response by T-cell and monocyte function between sepsis and non-infectious SIRS via flowcytometry
Y Imamura, T Yokoyama, E Hiyama, Y Takesue, T Sueda, S Zedler, E Faist
T-cell-subpopulations in septic patients
U Leonhardt, U Wagner, M Werner, L Engelmann
Mechanical ventilation affects local and systemic TNF-alpha and IL-10 in normal swine lung
P Myrianthefs, E Boutzouka, A Papalois, K Venetsanou, M Kouloukousa, G Fildissis, C Kittas, G Baltopoulos
Heparin nebulization attenuates acute lung injury with sepsis after smoke inhalation in sheep
K Murakami, J Katahira, R McGuire, R Cox, H Hawkins, D Herndon, L Traber, D Traber
Reduced release of superoxide from isolated human neutrophils in response to high extracellular glucose
A Perner, SE Nielsen, J Rask-Madsen
Mobilization of leukocytes in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock is associated with increased apoptosis, as detected by Annexin V binding
M Weiss, E Barth, G Fischer, M Elsharkawi, LL Moldawer, M Georgieff, EM Schneider
C5a receptor expression on leukocytes from patients with severe sepsis or septic shock
M Furebring, L Håkansson, P Venge, A Siegbahn, B Nilsson, J Sjölin
Terminal complement complex in porcine septic shock with substantial capillary leak syndrome
M Cobas-Meyer, G Marx, F Kube, B Vangerow, T Schuerholz, J Schmidtko, M Winkler, KF Gratz, M Leuwer, H Rueckoldt
Peaks in G-CSF serum concentrations are accompanied by an increase in phagocytotic activity in most patients with severe sepsis or septic shock
G Fischer, E Barth, H Wiedeck, LL Moldawer, EM Schneider, M Georgieff, M Weiss
Influence of GM-CSF supplementation on PaO2/FiO2 index in septic patients
P Myrianthefs, E Karabatsos, E Boutzouka, P Evagelopoulou, G Georgiadis, G Fildissis, G Baltopoulos
Superoxide output and expression of NADPH oxidase 1 in human colonic epithelial cells
A Perner, L Andresen, G Pedersen, J Brynskov, J Rask-Madsen
Heat shock paradox: subsequent heat shock increases lethality of polymicrobial sepsis in vivo
JJ Wizorek, JP Cobb, Y Qui, J Laramie, RS Hotchkiss, IE Karl, TG Buchman
The influence of endotoxin on the expression of the ORL-1 receptor
UM Stamer, Q Shu, A Hoeft, F Stüber
Influence of endotoxin adsorption to immunity
S Kanesaka, S Uda, M Kuzume, Y Takahashi
Influence of mast cells on leukocyte-independent plasma extravasation during endotoxemia
A Walther, M Jäger, A Secchi, W Schmidt, MM Gebhard, E Martin, H Schmidt
Reactive haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a frequent finding in immunosuppressed patients with multiple organ failure
G Auzinger, J Devlin, PG O'Callaghan, ND Heaton, GJ Mufti, JA Wendon
Dexamethasone effect on sFas/sFas ligand following cardiopulmonary bypass
U Joashi, SM Tibby, A Mayer, A Durward, C Turner, IA Murdoch
Moderate hypothermia during cardiac surgery provides hepatic protection by modifying the balance between gene expression of TNFα and IL10
M Qing, JF Vazquez-Jimenez, B Klosterhalfen, K Schumacher, BJ Messmer, G von Bernuth, M-C Seghaye
Influence of cardiac surgery on immune competence in children
D Kunz, K Schumacher, J Germar, I Franke, AM Gressner, G von Bernuth, M-C Seghaye
Earlier extubation using axillary temperature as the endpoint for rewarming following hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass
MA Kai, MJ Herbertson, RS Gill
An effective aspiration method of purulent abdominal fluid for preventing abdominal sepsis
Y Moriwaki, K Yoshida, YT Kosuge, K Uchida, T Yamamoto, M Sugiyama
Catheter-related infections (CRI) after guidewire exchange of subclavian catheters compared to CRI after direct placement of the catheter
H Bardouniotou, M Vidali, F Tsidemiadou, H Trika-Grafakou, PhM Clouva-Molyvdas
Low dose pentoxifylline (PTX) reduces mortality in an animal model of acute hepatic and multi-organ failure
TM Rahman, HJF Hodgson
Differences in iNOS inhibition in an animal model of acute hepatic and multi-organ failure
TM Rahman, HJF Hodgson
Effects of a dual inhibitor of TNF-α and IL-1 on lipopolysaccharide-induced lung injury in rats
D Yoshinari, I Takeyoshi, Y Koibuchi, S Ohwada, T Yokoe, Y Iino, K Matsumoto, Y Morishita
Baseline characteristics of patients with and without hypercoaguable sepsis and the effect of afelimomab on mortality: a post hoc analysis from the MONARCS trial
E Panacek, S Johnson, D Johnson, T Albertson, J Marshall, B Barchuk, L Teoh
Effect of PMX-DHP according to differences in infection site
T Ikeda, K Ikeda, T Onizuka, H Suzuki, K Suzuki, H Ohashi, J Sakurai, N Matsuno
Early respiratory infection in patients admitted in ICU: microbiological profile and effectiveness of initial therapy
T Cardoso, LM Lopes, AH Carneiro
Cost/benefit analysis of initial cultures in the management of acute burns
PL Miller, F Matthey
The utility of routine wound surveillance cultures in the management of burn injury
PL Miller, F Matthey
Attributable mortality in critically ill patients with bacteremia involving methicillin susceptible (MSSA) and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
S Blot, K Vandewoude, E Hoste, F Colardyn
Prescription of antibiotics in a neonatal intensive care unit
L Maury, S Cantagrel, S Thionois, C Chamboux, S Cloarec, J Laugier
ICU-acquired infections on a patient-to-patient antibiotic rotation policy in ICU
L Lorente Ramos, J MálagaGil, M Lecuona Fernández, C Revert Gironés, T Delgado Melián, ML Mora Quintero
Cefepime in critically ill patients: continuous infusion versus intermittent regimen
B Georges, S Saivin, P Cougot, JF Decun, P Andrieu, M Archambaud, Ch Roche, B Chaminade, R Fuzier, M Mazerolles, Ch Suc, G Houin, I Lavrard, K Samii, Ch Virenque
Leptospirosis and acute respiratory failure: report of 34 cases
SRR Vieira, JS Brauner
Comparison of two cohort of patients with severe tetanus in ICU
JS Brauner, SRR Vieira, SS Affonso
Multiorgan failure in malaria: what we have learned over the past 10 years
B Zeippen, I Joubert, C O'Reilly
Malaria and the HIV virus: is there any interaction?
I Joubert, B Zeippen, C O'Reilly
Undiagnosed tuberculosis as the reason of failure in treatment of critical care patients
IY Shpaner
Risk factors for Candida colonization/infection in non-neutropenic medical critically ill patients
J Nolla, C León, R Jordá, MA León, MJ Pontes, M Casado
Therapeutic variability in the treatment of Candida colonization/infection in non-neutropenic critically ill patients
C León, J Nolla, R Jordá, MA León, MJ Pontes, A Loza
Lipopolysaccharides-induced interleukin-8 production is inhibited by antithrombin
E Gray, R Iampietro, P Souter, J Römisch, S Poole
Distinct antithrombin III preparations deactivate IL-8-induced neutrophil chemotaxis with different potency
N Kaneider, S Dunzendorfer, CJ Wiedermann
Specific deactivation of monocyte and lymphocyte migration by antithrombin III
C Reinisch, N Kaneider, A Rabensteiner, S Dunzendorfer, J Römisch, CJ Wiedermann
Control of DIC after administration of ATIII in ICU septic patients
S Vasiliagou, E Andoniadou, A Bekridelis, K Kyparissi, I Galatianos, X Lagoudaki, O Ioannou, T Varvataki, CH Boboti, D Andoniadou
Incidence and implications of coagulopathy in medical intensive care patients
R Strauss, M Wehler, D Kreutzer, K Mehler, A Mueller, C Koebnick, EG Hahn
Efficacy of substitution therapy with PPSB concentrate in intensive care patients
RD Fitzgerald, A Zalewski, W Oczenski, H Haumer, H Krenn, S Schwarz
Assessment of rVIIa as a universal haemostatic agent in a model of haemodilution
S Chillala, PA Evans, KJ Pasi
Measurement of serum transferrin receptor (sTfR) in critically ill patients
S Kolias, H Nikolaou, P Eleftheriadi, N Sakarelou, A Fortis, M Laskou, N Maguina
How we reduce allogenic blood transfusions in the patients undergoing surgery of ascending aorta
D Radojevic, Z Jankovic, B Calija, M Jovic, B Djukanovic
Hyperdynamic circulation following cardiopulmonary bypass predisposes to postoperative bleeding
R Taneja, JP Yared, J Hammel, MS O'Connor, S Insler, NJ Starr
Regional release of tissue-type plasminogen activator in sepsis: effects of volume resuscitation
H Seeman-Lodding, A Fagerberg, A Nyberg, M Ahlqvist, A Åneman
The effect of the combined administration of colloids and Ringer's Lactate on the coagulation system - an in vitro study using thrombelastography (roTEG®)
D Fries, P Innerhofer, A Klingler, U Berresheim, A Calatzis, W Schobersberger
Advantages of 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 (Voluven®) at repetitive high dose levels in patients with severe cranio-cerebral trauma
ThA Neff, C Jungheinrich, M Doelberg, A Sauerland, DR Spahn, R Stocker
Effects on general safety and coagulation after long-term, high-dose volume therapy with 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Results of a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study
MT Grauer, D Baus, R Woessner, F Bepperling, T Kahles, S Georgi, O Bianchi, J Treib
No evidence of excess mortality in patients receiving human albumin: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
MM Wilkes, RJ Navickis
Evaluation of early and late histamine release by three standard volume substitutes
I Celik, D Duda, B Stinner, H Gajek, W Lorenz
Pharmacokinetics and tolerability of intravenous infusion of the new hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 (6%) in 19 subjects with mild to severe renal impairment: terminal half life and peak concentration (Cmax)remain unaffected
C Jungheinrich, R Scharpf, M Wargenau, F Bepperling
Comparison of ultrasound muscle thickness measurements in ICU patients in muscle groups known to undergo atrophy vs muscle groups that do not undergo atrophy
M Moukas, F Takis, K Mandragos, E Palli, I Dimitrakaki, E Panou, M Vassiliou
Some metabolic and hormonal aspects of enteral nutrition
E Havel, L Sobotka, V Bláha, D Solichová, R Hyšpler, Z Zadák
Endoscopically placed naso-jejunal feeding tubes in ICU patients: a retrospective review
AL Jukes, M Smithies
A novel technique for nasoduodenal feeding tube placement in critically ill patients
RJ Young, MJ Chapman, R Fraser, D Chorley, S Creed
Enteral glutamine feeding and some aspects of immune function in intensive care patients
AM Venhuizen, L Bell, CS Garrard, LM Castell
A glutamine containing dipeptide in high concentration may be given safely via the peripheral route in ICU-patients
A Berg, E Forsberg, J Wernerman
Serum amylin correlates with delayed gastric emptying in critically ill children
A Mayer, S Skellett, A Durward, SM Tibby, C Turner, N Dalton, IA Murdoch
The effect of lactulose on tolerance of gastric feeding in long term ICU patients
V Zvonicek, P Sevcik, M Votava, P Ondrovcik, I Sas, R Kraus, V Sramek
Investigation of insulin clearance in septic patients with glucose intolerance: analysis under strict blood glucose control by means of artificial pancreas
M Hoshino, Y Haraguchi, M Sakai, K Hayashi, N Miyayama, H Saegusa, H Ohsawa
Comparative analysis of two different total parenteral nutrition delivery systems
S Milanov, M Milanov
Influence of an intravenous fish oil emulsion on monocyte-endothelial interactions
B Nohé, H Ruoff, T Johannes, C Zanke, HJ Dieterich, K Unertl
Sepsis progression is associated with a gradual depletion of both insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP3) and a progressive elevation of growth hormone (GH) serum levels
A Mavrommatis, S Papanicolaou, E Kostadelou, A Kotanidou, A Malefaki, G Katsaris, S Zakynthinos
The effect of enteral and perenteral nutrition on blood and respiratory tract immunoglobulins in intensive care unit patients
M Moukas, K Mandragos, K Schulpis, E Palli, I Alamanos, A Karavas, I Giannopoulou, A Dimitrakaki, M Vassiliou
Noninvasive monitoring capnometry for continuous monitoring of metabolic status in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
TJ Abramo, RA Wiebe, E Garcia, A Bracken, S Scott
Serial measurements of energy expenditure in critically ill children: optimizing nutritional therapy?
G de Klerk, WCJ Hop, M de Hoog, KFM Joosten
Oxygen consumption in critically ill patients: the relation between calculation by Fick's principle and measurement by gas-mixing chamber indirect calorimetry
F Ragab, YL Sakr, H Khaled, S Mokhtar
Calculation of unmeasured anions fails to assist outcome prediction in patients in an adult intensive care unit
RJ Cusack, P Lochhead, B Jordan, S Perry, JAS Ball, A Rhodes, ED Bennett
Elevated blood lactate concentration in psychogenic hyperventilation
S Desplenter, DC Knockaert
Need for cardiac output monitoring in elderly trauma patients determined by base deficit
D Ziegler, K Blackburn, C Eisenstein, D McReynold, F Garcia, C Webber, T Connors, G Tellez
Pulmonary lactate production in septic patients with and without ARDS
E Silva, A Garrido, CSV Barbas, C Hoelz, E Knobel
Relationship among sigmoid pHi, blood lactate and outcome in surgical patients of abdominal aortic aneurysm
A Donati, O Cornacchini, S Loggi, R Giretti, G Conti, C Grilli Cicilioni, G Pagliericcio, P Pelaia, P Pietropaoli
Correlation of stress ulceration in the critically ill patients to APACHE score and role of Helicobacter pylori
M Youssef, A Abd El-Fattah, S El-Attar, H Mowafi, S Mokhtar
Peptic ulcer bleeding in intensive care unit (ICU): a prospective, controlled, randomized study
P Skok, A Sinkovic, D Ceranic, M Pocvajt
Molecular proinflammatory mechanism in the intestinal muscularis following intestinal manipulation
JC Kalff, NT Schwarz, C Hierholzer, A Türler, A Hirner, AJ Bauer
Continuous multi-parameter tissue monitoring during shock and resuscitation
CA Sims, M Menconi, I Shim, C Ochoa, J Monarca, J Clavjio, JC Puyana
Relationship between superior (PSVC), inferior (PIVC) vena cava and bladder (PCYST) pressure
N Markou, P Myrianthefs, E Boutzouka, M Rizos, C Apostolakos, G Baltopoulos
Effects of epinephrine, norepinephrine and phenylephrine on regional and microcirculatory blood flow during sepsis
V Krejci, LB Hiltebrand, GH Sigurdsson
Dose-response of arginine-vasopressin (AVP) on blood pressure (MAP), renal macro and micro cortical and medullary flowsin anesthetized rabbits
M Albert, M-R Losser, D Payen
Corticosteroids reduce inotrope requirements in hypotensive liver failure
R Harry, J Wendon
Do beta-adrenergic drugs increase microcirculatory blood flow in the gut in sepsis?
LB Hiltebrand, V Krejci, GH Sigurdsson
Clinical evaluation of a noninvasive method to measure cardiac output
J Reutershan, T Kapp, R Fretschner
Pulmonary embolism detected by transesophageal echocardiography during cemented total hip surgery: the effects on hemodynamic, hemogasanalytic, and pulmonary shunt values
MJ Koessler, R Fabiani, H Hamer, RP Pitto
Continous right ventricular monitoring under lysis with rt-PA in acute pulmonary embolia
SM Christoph, JC Lewejohann, E Muhl, HP Bruch
Pulse oximeter waveform analysis as a measure of circulatory status
PM Middleton, A Retter, JA Henry
Positive correlation between daily changes of initial distribution volume of glucose and cardiac output following subtotal esophagectomy
H Okawa, H Ishihara, T Iwakawa, T Tsubo, A Matsuki
Hemodynamics changes induced by volume expansion measured by PiCCO® system: the post-expansion effect
P Cougot, O Puyoo, O Anglès, B Georges, JF Decun, Ch Roche, Ch Virenque, B Cathala, M Génestal, K Samii
Usefulness of an expert software for hemodynamic evaluation: results of the HEMODYN- Survey
P Squara
Measured and calculated SvO2: do they alter clinical decisions?
P Myrianthefs, C Ladakis, G Fildissis, S Pactitis, A Damianos, V Lappas, G Baltopoulos
Comparison of two thermodilution devices for postoperative care in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
S Wolf, L Schürer, R Dietl, H Gumprecht, HA Trost, ChB Lumenta
Correlation of the monitorization with continuous esophageal echo-Doppler in critically ill patients
L Natera-Ramírez, JE Colomé-Ruiz, D Rubio-Payán, JC Lescas-Vásquez, E Rivero-Sigarroa, M Méndez-Beltrán, G Domínguez-Cherit
Accuracy of blood volume measurement using an integrated fiberoptic monitoring system in septic shock
G Marx, M Cobas Meyer, T Schuerholz, B Vangerow, T Simon, KF Gratz, M Leuwer
Patterns and kinetics of cardiac troponin I and T after coronary artery bypass grafting
AA Peivandi, FM Dahm, D Doerr, U Hake, D Peetz, G Hafner, UT Opfermann, H Oelert
Apoptosis and oxygen free radicals after interventional reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction: diagnostic value and prognostic implications
K Mashhour, S Abd El-Shafy, H El-Ghawaby, A El-Naggar, A Abd El-Aziz, A El-Sherif, M Mokhtar
Effects of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blocker (tirofiban) in acute coronary syndromes angiographic, scintigraphic and molecular biology studies
A Rizk, AA El-Fattah, O Tayeh, A El-Naggar, AA El-Aziz, M Ashraf, H El-Ghawaby, M Sayed, S Mokhtar
Early stenting vs conservative treatment after thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction: results of a randomized trial
B Hammer, B Scheller, M Böhm, B Hennen
Myocardial infarction on elder 80 years old patients: women handicap
L Lorente Ramos, M Martín Velasco, R Medina Sánchez, JJ Valencia Vera
Epidemiology of gender-related differences of arrhythmias in the ICU
U Priglinger, P Reinelt, M Koreny, G Delle Karth, A Geppert, R Berger, G Heinz
A circadian pattern of occurrence of ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation is present during periods of analgosedation
G Heinz, P Reinelt, M Koreny, G Delle Karth, R Berger, A Geppert
Intra-hospital response to cardiac arrest in Rome area
F Cavallaro, C Sandroni, P Fenici, G Ferro, A Valente
Sudden death resuscitation announcing acute myocardial infarction: early outcome and mortality factors
Y Gottwalles, O Katz, J-M Boulenc, J-P Monassier, P Couppié, M Hanssen
Quality of life after cardiac arrest - evaluation with EQ-5D
C Granja, G Cabral, L Guerreiro, A Vieira, AT Pinto
Epidemiological study of burns in Kurdistan province, Iran
B Groohi, R Alaghehbandan
A report on emergency service by ambulance with doctor on board of the Emergency Department of Prato, Italy
PM Olia, TV Mollica, E Vanni
Impact of interhospital intensive care unit transfers
NW Knudsen, WJ Fulkerson, SN Vaslef, MW Sebastian
Hypothermia is a marker for adequacy of resuscitation in severe truncal injury
SG Frangos, N Atweh, MJ Pineau, SM Kavic, ME Ivy, PP Possenti, D Bandanza, SJ Dudrick
Survival and recovery after pediatric hypothermic immersion injury achieved through coordinated multidisciplinary approach
B Simon, P Letourneau, AB Schwartz, S Lieberman, R Courtney, KF Lee
Long-term follow up of traumatic multiple rib fractures
K Kawamae, Y Ikegami, C Tase
Decompressive craniectomy as an ultimate therapy for post-traumatic brain swelling
R-D Stenger, S Mukodzi, W Kleist-Welch Guerra, J Piek, J-U Müller, H Wiersbitzky, R-M Gaab
Cerebral blood flow and oxidative metabolism during human endotoxaemia
K Møller, GI Strauss, J Qvist, L Fonsmark, BK Pedersen
The role of the adrenergic system in septic encephalopathy
DC Davies, NK Parmar, R Moss, D Tighe, ED Bennett
Prognostic features and outcome of surgically treated aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
G Tsaousi, A Efthimiou, P Selviaridis, D Vasilakos, M Yannakou
Intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage
M Cormio, G Citerio, M Cortinovis, S Celotti, A Conti, L Mazza, A Pesenti
A novel signaling pathway to facilitate synaptic transmission in the cerebral cortex
SM Smith, JB Bergsman, RH Scheller, RW Tsien
Feasibility and advantages of normothermia in patients with acute cerebral damage: preliminary results of a prospective randomised study
M Cormio, L Barile, G Citerio, G Portella, E Colombo, A Pesenti
Plasma sodium and sodium balance following sub-arachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)
MP Margarson, V Sazhin, M Magnaye, S Finfer
Secretion pattern of melatonin after head injury
T Pararrigopoulos, A Melissaki, G Kribeni, A Efthymiou, M Sartzi, X Geronicola, A Zissimopoulos, N Baziotis
Influences of different bypass modalities and body core temperatures during extracorporal circulation (ECC) on pathomorphological and immunohistochemical changes in the pig brain
HH Hövels-Gürich, B Hermanns, S Lücking, M Qing, D Kunz, JF Vazquez-Jimenez, BJ Messmer, G von Bernuth, M-C Seghaye
Clinical utility and reliability of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography for the confirmation of brain death
L Dosemeci, B Dora, F Gurpinar, M Yilmaz, S Balkan, A Ramazanoglu
A prospective multicenter study of ICU acquired paralysis
T Sharshar, JP Lefaucheur, S Bastuji-Garin, B De Jonghe
The clinical course of acute quadruplegia of the critically ill
J Maňák, M Nováková, Z Lukáš, M Schreiber, P Kunc, H Matulová, E Havel, L Sobotka, Z Zadák
Clinical assessment of level of sedation in the intensive care unit: a correlation study
JE Colomé-Ruiz, D Rubio-Payán, JC Lescas-Vásquez, L Natera-Ramírez, E Rivero-Sigarroa, M Méndez-Beltrán, JC Robledo-Pascual, J Pedroza-Granados, G Domínguez-Cherit
Bispectal Index (BIS) correlates with Ramsay and Cook Sedation Scores in intensive care unit patients
A Melissaki, T Kyriakopoulou, E Kupcova, A Efthymiou, G Kribeni, M Sartzi, Ch Kardamis
Assessment of sedation level and EEG recovery after major operation by spectral entropy
H Yppärilä, S Westeren-Punnonen, T Musialowicz, M Särkelä, J Karhu, J Partanen, H Viertiö-Oja
One center's experience with the phase IIIb randomized multi center study comparing the safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine to propofol for ICU sedation following coronary artery bypass graft surgery
SK Appavu, TR Haley, A Khorasani, SR Patel, V Bhargava
A comparison between dexmedetomidine and propofol for sedation in the intensive care unit
RM Venn, RM Grounds
Pharmacokinetics of dexmedetomidine infusions for patients in the intensive care unit
RM Venn, MD Karol, RM Grounds
Short-term propofol sedation increases serum levels of parathyroid hormone independent of calcium levels in normal subjects
GP Zaloga, D Teres, E Youngs
The effect of morphine on the immune system of ventilated ICU patients
M Hersch, B Perl, B Rudensky
An investigation of the efficacy and safety of remifentanil for the provision of optimal sedation in adult ICU patients requiring short-term mechanical ventilation: preliminary results
B Muellejans, A Lopez, MH Cross, C Bonome, L Morrison, A Kirkham
An investigation of the offset of pharmacodynamic effects of remifentanil following prolonged infusion in ICU patients with varying degrees of renal dysfunction: preliminary results
A Wilmer, A Bodenham, D Breen, V Bach, J Bonde, P Kessler, S Albrecht, S Shaikh
Repetition of self-poisoning and self-injury: a retrospective 4-year study
Y Ikegami, K Kawamae, C Tase
Combined verapamil and atenolol poisoning: resolution of cardiogenic shock with enoximone
F Gallizzi, G Ferro, F Cavallaro, C Addario, C Sandroni
Organophosphate poisoning: 10 years experience in a paediatric intensive care unit
L Verhulst, Z Waggie, M Hatherill, L Reynolds, N Brathwaite, A Argent
End-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) and QTc period: can it help us in the prognosis of patients with organophosphate poisoning?
S Grmec, S Mally, P Klemen
Cardiac troponin I as a marker of myocardial injury in paracetamol induced acute liver failure
S Mahadeva, N Parekh, M Bosomworth, CE Millson, KE Berkin, MC Bellamy
Magnesium in the intensive care unit
A Abraham, A Bachwani, DM Gamadia, BB Ichhaporia, P Singer, J Cohen
Critical illness is associated with elevated parathyroid hormone
GP Zaloga, D Teres
Hypocalcemia in children with septic shock
CMP Buysse, DCM van der Kaay, E van der Voort, M de Hoog, JA Hazelzet, KFM Joosten
Bone resorption and acute renal failure in the hypercalcaemic critically ill
JF Ledson, GR Masterson, SM Mostafa, T Hankin, N Gratton, E Manning, WD Fraser
Shock, acute renal failure and MODS as mortality indicator in acute pancreatitis
V Segura, D Chicas, Y Bonilla
Acute renal failure due to crush injury and prolonged positional compression on a muscle group
D Bilskiene, D Reingardiene, A Jankauskas, A Jonusas
Experience with continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) in the ICU: a report from a single center
V Nalbandi, T Natse, C Iasonidou, F Kodonas, G Bamichas, V Tsiora, D Riggos, K Sombolos
Does biocompatibility of dialysis membranes affect survival in patients with acute renal failure?
R Venkataraman, S Subramanian, JA Kellum
Effects of bicarbonate- and lactate-buffered replacement fluids on cardiovascular outcome in CVVH patients
RM Schaefer, M Hausberg, F Matzkies, M Barenbrock
Dosing patterns for continuous renal replacement therapy in the United States
R Venkataraman, JA Kellum
A preliminary investigation of the nephroprotective effects of the adenosine antagonist aminophylline in patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
G O'Callaghan, N Dalton, RJ Beale, P Taylor, A Bersten
The renal function tests: a key to understanding of osmolal disorders in cerebral injury?
M Balik, A Kazda, J Pazout, A Hendl
The relationship between renal function and renal urodilatin excretion immediately after cardiac surgery
M Heringlake, T Uhlig, L Bahlmann, A Pietsch, H Vogelsang, P Schmucker
Trends in post-operative mortality in patients requiring renal replacement therapy following cardiothoracic transplantation
M Ostermann, R Chang, L Reynolds, A Murday, B Madden, S Nelson
Outcome of renal transplant recipients and graft survival in the ICU
L Nicolet, AE Heng, B Souweine, G Mahnès, B Aublet, N Gazuy, PY Glanddier, P Deteix
ICU acquired acute renal failure carries a higher mortality than acute renal failure on admission to ICU
M Ostermann, S Nelson, R Chang
Simplified therapeutic intervention scoring system (TISS 28) to assess intensive care unit (ICU) costs and the efficiency of the admission process to a medical ICU
J Graf, C Graf, P Hanrath, U Janssens
Usefulness of the Logistic Organ Dysfunction (LOD) system to predict outcomes in a population of patients at a critical care unit in Argentina
W Vazquez, R Fernández, H Lamacchia
Value of SOFA (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment) score and total maximum SOFA score in 812 patients with acute cardiovascular disorders
U Janssens, R Dujardin, J Graf, W Lepper, J Ortlepp, M Merx, M Zarse, T Reffelmann, P Hanrath
Short-term prognosis in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis: use of the SOFA score
M Wehler, J Kokoska, U Reulbach, EG Hahn, R Strauss
Severity stratification of septic shock according to noradrenaline requirement
G Hernández, A Bruhn, D Acuña, FJ Larrondo, R Martinez, S Medeiros, C Fierro, R De La Fuente, L Castillo, G Bugedo
Is there any difference between SOFA and LODS scores to discriminate outcome in septic patients?
E Silva, S Blecher, AG Garrido, MH Kai, MC Assunção, PS Martins, F Cardoso, E Knobel
Outcome prediction in ICU admitted end-stage renal disease patients
G Mahnès, B Souweine, B Aublet, AE Heng, L Nicolet, N Gazuy, P Deteix
Comparison of prediction of hospital mortality by ICU medical staff and referring parent team doctors
SJ Ramsay, CD Gomersall, GM Joynt, TA Buckley, C Lam
Inclusion criteria in sepsis trials should include severity of organ dysfunction
R Taneja, MS Read
Hormones and not gender influences outcome in severe infection
M Angstwurm, J Schopohl, R Gaertner
Incidence and risk factors for mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Do we have the same predictors?
D Rubio-Payán, J Robledo-Pascual, G Domínguez-Cherit, M Méndez-Beltrán, E Rivero-Sigarroa, L Natera-Ramírez, JE Colomé-Ruíz, JC Lescas-Vázquez
Acute lung injury in paediatric intensive care: course and outcome
S Gupta, W Chimbira, S Watkins, H Crawford, B Marden, J Legg, MJ Marsh
The impact of demographics, chronic health status and severity of disease on outcome from mechanical ventilation: a prospective cohort study
P Revuelta Rabasa, C Naranjo Jarillo, JJ Jiménez Rivera, F Prieto Valderrey
Management of hematological patients in ICU: a retrospective study of 110 patients
J Larché, P Maurer, T Jacques, A Gérard
Leukopenia predicts outcome in haemato-oncological patients requiring intensive care
MP Margarson, AC Gordon, R A'Hern, D Skewes
Haematological malignancy on the ICU - can we identify survivors?
S Shah, P Mehta, M Read, A Saayman, N Stallard
Outcome of neonates operated on for congenital diaphragmatic hernia
F Chabab-Talbourdel, S Cantagrel, M Gasmi, H Lardy, V Tessier, M Robert, J Laugier
The intensive care unit in paediatric oncology: 10 years experience
NS Parekh, AT Cohen, M O'Meara
Epidemiology and early predictive factors of outcome in children with severe head injury
S Ducrocq, P Meyer, G Orliaguet, S Blanot, A Laurent-Vannier, P Carli
The outcome of neuro-trauma. A 1 year retrospective study in an intensive care unit
MJ Mpe, K Mathekga, MO Mzileni
Factors influencing the functional outcome in a neurointensive care unit
E Anastasiou, A Euthimiou, A Lavrentieva, G Tsaousi, E Geka, M Yannakou
Prolonged intensive care unit stay: predictors and impact on resource utilization
S Haddad, Y Arabi, R Goraj, A Al-Shimemeri
Comparing Gray's and Cox models in sepsis survival
J Kasal, Z Jovanovic, G Clermont, V Kaplan, RS Watson, L Weissfeld, DC Angus
Incidence and course of early cardiac failure in long term ICU patients
V Sramek, V Zvonicek, R Vyhlidalova, I Sas, R Kraus
Early postoperative intensive care in cadaveric liver transplantation: factors affecting the length of intensive care unit stay
S Ulukaya, HO Ayanoglu, E Olgun, AR Moral
ICU nursing workload is not related to hospital survival
CD Gomersall, GM Joynt, P Tan, SJ Ramsay, TA Buckley, C Lam
Terminal weaning from mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients with or without severe brain damage
R Parizkova, V Cerny, P Dostal
Limitation of life-support therapy in critically ill patients: family response and attitudes
GM Joynt, A Lee, FHY Yap, OM Ho, ELY Wong, C Gomersall
Withholding and withdrawing therapy at the intensive care units of the University Hospital of Innsbruck, Austria
D Fries, W Hasibeder, M Mittermayr, A Klingler, V Antretter, JM Hackl, W Schobersberger
Current practice of Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) orders in a Saudi Arabian tertiary care center
M Rahman, Y Arabi, N Adhami, B Parker, S Al Malik, A Al Shimemeri
Cost of care associated with early sepsis (first 24-hours of ICU admission) in a United States medical center
D Teres, J Rapoport, S Lemeshow, S Kim, K Akhras
The cost in different subgroups of critically ill patients: a multicentric study in Czech Republic
R Parizkova, V Cerny, P Dostal
Quality assessment in German ICUs: first results of a cross sectional survey of the DIVI interdisciplinary working group for quality assessment on ICUs
E Schäfer, R Stiletto, C Waydhas
Accidental withdrawal of tubes, sounds and catheters
L Lorente Ramos, J Málaga Gil, JL Iribarren Sarrias, N Serrano Hernández, M Santana Ramos, ML Mora Quintero
Evaluation of daily fluid balance during continuous hemodialysis and filtration (CHDF)
H Dohgomori, K Arikawa, Y Kanmura
Effects of acute systemic dehydration promoted by intravenous furosemide on respiratory mucus in dogs
NK Nakagawa, F Donato, CS Kondo, ET Guimarães, M King, PHN Saldiva, G Lorenzi-Filho
Effects of molecular and functional intestinal adaptation to chronic LPS administration
NT Schwarz, JC Kalff, TR Billiar, RL Simmons, A Hirner, AJ Bauer
Selective jejunal manipulation initiates a proinflammatory molecular response within the gastric and colonic muscularis
NT Schwarz, JC Kalff, A Hirner, AJ Bauer
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated in vitro decreases human small intestinal muscle contractions and inhibitory neuromuscular transmission
NT Schwarz, BM Engel, JC Kalff, WH Schraut, AJ Bauer
Comparison of two percutaneous tracheostomy techniques
İÖ Akinci, P Ozcan, S Tugrul, N Çakar, F Esen, L Telci, K Akpir
Abstract withdrawn
The effects of recruitment maneuver on oxygenation in primary and secondary adult respiratory distress syndrome
S Tugrul, N Çakar, İÖ Akinci, P Ergin Özcan, M Tugrul, F Esen, L Telci, K Akpir
The effect of intratracheal and intravenous lidocaine in hydrochloric acid-induced acute lung injury in rabbits
G Meyanci, F Çoşan, H Öz
Acute lung injury: a 1 year study at an intensive care unit of a university hospital
SRR Vieira, L Fialkow, AK Fernandes, DR Silva
ICU characteristics of patients with chronic respiratory failure during acute exacerbations
G Gürsel, C Kirişoğlu, S Bilgin, N Dorgutçetin
Diagnostic accuracy in the medical intensive care unit
M Podbregar, G Voga, B Krivec, R Skale, R Parežnik, L Gabršček