Issue Special Issue 2/2007
27th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Content (506 Articles)
Infusion of sodium sulfide improves myocardial and endothelial function in a canine model of cardiopulmonary bypass
C Szabó, G Veres, T Radovits, M Karck, G Szabó
Cytoprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of hydrogen sulfide in macrophages and mice
C Szabo, L Kiss, E Pankotai
Epithelial cell apoptosis is similar but hypoxic-inducible factor expression is weaker in acute acalculous cholecystitis than in calculous cholecystitis
M Vakkala, J Laurila, J Saarnio, V Koivukangas, H Syrjälä, T Karttunen, Y Soini, T Ala-Kokko
Effect of prostaglandin E2 on ATP-induced Ca2+ responses in human THP-1 monocytic cells
M Goto, M Murakawa, J Kimura, I Matsuoka
Interferon gamma levels are reduced by adenosine 5'-triphosphate in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated whole human blood
M Nalos, S Huang, A Khan, A McLean
Tyrosine phosphorylation modulates rat vascular response to experimental endotoxemia in vivo and in vitro
C Lehmann, T Hammann, O Adamek, H Erber, M Manthey, T Wenzel, A Stier, M Wendt, D Pavlovic
Glibenclamide dose response in patients with septic shock
A Morelli, C Ertmer, M Lange, K Broeking, H Van Aken, A Orecchioni, M Rocco, P Pietropaoli, M Westphal
Molecular mechanism of glutamine induction of HSP70 involves activation of the O-linked-N-acetylglucosamine pathway in murine embryonic fibroblast cells
C Hamiel, S Pinto, K Singleton, P Wischmeyer
The effects of N-acetylcysteine on the levels of glutathione, serum TNFα, and tissue malondialdehyde in sepsis
M Gul, M Ayan, A Seydanoglu, B Cander, S Girisgin, I Erayman
Exogenous adrenomedullin reduces the arterial lactate concentration and mean pulmonary arterial pressure in ovine endotoxemia
C Ertmer, M Lange, H Van Aken, K Bröking, S Vocke, F Daudel, M Booke, M Westphal
Angiopoietin-2 correlates with pulmonary capillary permeability and disease severity in critically ill patients
M van der Heijden, V van Hinsbergh, G van Nieuw Amerongen, P Koolwijk, R Musters, J Groeneveld
Dose-dependent effects of octreotide on plasma activities of IL-6 and lung tissue levels of malondialdehyde in sepsis
M Gul, A Seydanoglu, M Ayan, B Cander, I Erayman, S Girisgin
Escherichia coli porcine peritonitis induces histological and transcriptome evidence of cardiac injury
R Goldfarb, I Cinel, S Gandhi, L Cinel, M Levine, Q Wang, A Brooks, J Parrillo
Alkaline phosphatase treatment improves renal function in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock
S Heemskerk, R Masereeuw, O Moesker, M Bouw, J van der Hoeven, W Peters, M Velders, F Russel, P Pickkers
Moderate hypothermia attenuates changes in respiratory system mechanics and cytokine production during low lung volume ventilation in rats
P Dostal, M Senkerik, V Cerny, R Parizkova, J Suchankova, D Kodejskova, D Bares, P Zivny, H Zivna
Effects of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in ovine lung injury
F Saunders, M Westphal, P Enkhbaatar, J Wang, M Gonzalez, Y Nakano, A Hamahata, C Jonkam, R Connelly, R Cox, H Hawkins, F Schmalstieg, E Horvath, M Lange, C Szabo, L Traber, D Herndon, D Traber
nNOS and Nox4 go nuclear: nNOS-derived and NADPH oxidase-derived reactive oxygen/nitrogen species promote oxidative nuclear damage in alveolar epithelial cells
R Connelly, F Schmalstieg, D Traber
Dose effects of recombinant human IL-11 on the systemic hemodynamic function in hemorrhagic shock
K Honma, N Koles, H Alam, P Rhee, J Keith Jr, M Pollack
Degradation of endothelial glycocalyx provides new insights in the pathogenesis of septic shock microvascular failure
R Nevière, R Favory, X Marechal
Exhaled breath condensate mediators in mechanically ventilated brain-injured patients with no acute lung injury are mostly related to markers of systemic inflammation
I Korovesi, E Papadomichelakis, O Livaditi, E Giamarellos-Bourboulis, C Sotiropoulou, A Koutsoukou, I Dimopoulou, A Armaganidis, C Roussos, N Marczin, A Kotanidou, S Orfanos
Reduced local inflammatory reactivity in septic patients compared with healthy controls
D Ikeoka, C Pachler, S Korsatko, M Bodenlenz, J Mader, H Weinhandl, A Plasnik, M Suppan, K Smolle, J Plank, T Pieber, M Ellmerer
The evaluation of sivelestat sodium hydrate in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome patients in the intensive care unit
T Ikeda, K Ikeda, T Ueno, Y Kuroki, T Yokoyama, K Yoshikawa
Pharmacological modulation with prolonged administration of moderate doses of steroid in a murine model of septic acute lung injury after burn insult
J Sasaki, S Fujishima, K Takuma, Y Shinozawa, N Aikawa
Glucosamine enhances heat shock protein 70 expression in vitro and in vivo following injury
K Singleton, C Hamiel, P Wischmeyer
Pharmacologic inhibition of cholinesterase improves survival in experimental sepsis
S Hofer, C Eisenbach, I Lukic, L Schneider, E Martin, M Büchler, A Bierhaus, M Weigand
Relationship between the presence of serum high-mobility-group box protein 1 and the injury severity score in trauma patients
Y Sakamoto, K Mashiko, H Matsumoto, Y Hara, Y Yamamoto
Beneficial effects of antiplatelet drugs in patients with community-acquired pneumonia and in endotoxin shock in mice
J Winning, J Baranyai, R Claus, I Eisenhut, J Hamacher, K Reinhart, M Bauer, W Lösche
Aggressive and moderate fluid resuscitation in septic pigs: consequences on morbidity
S Brandt, A Elftheriadis, T Regueira, H Bracht, J Gorrasi, J Takala, S Jakob
Effects of volume resuscitation on hepatosplanchnic oxygen consumption, liver mitochondrial function and mortality in endotoxemia
T Regueira, E Borotto, S Brandt, H Bracht, J Gorrasi, P Lepper, J Takala, S Jakob
Effect of C1-esterase inhibitor treatment on microcirculatory perfusion after superior mesenteric artery ischemia
M Lauterbach, G Horstick, N Plum, J Lotz, E Lauterbach, L Weilemann, O Kempski
Dobutamine protects lymphocyctes against staurosporin-induced apoptosis via a receptor-independent and p38-independent pathway
F Jans, T Piegeler, R De Jongh, R Heylen, T Loop, M Roesslein
Serum vasopressin concentrations in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit
A Melissaki, A Efthymiou, T Kyriakopoulou, G Kribeni, E Evaggelaki, A Tsikali, D Andreopoulos, A Zaglis, N Baziotis
Effects of simultaneously infused terlipressin and dobutamine in septic shock
A Morelli, C Ertmer, M Lange, K Broeking, A Orecchioni, M Rocco, H Van Aken, P Pietropaoli, M Westphal
Vasopressin substitution causes microcirculatory changes in patients with septic shock
S Klinzing, C Reinhard, T Simon, T Schürholz, Y Sakr, K Reinhart, G Marx
Rebound hypotension following terlipressin bolus infusion can be prevented by continuous low-dose infusion of terlipressin
M Lange, K Bröking, C Ertmer, D Traber, C Hucklenbruch, H Van Aken, M Westphal
Apparent heterogenity in splanchnic vascular response to norepinephrine during sepsis
J Gorrasi, V Krejci, L Hiltebrand, S Brand, H Bracht, B Balsiger, J Takala, S Jakob
Effect of norepinephrine on cardiac output and preload in septic shock patients
O Hamzaoui, H Ksouri, C Richard, J Teboul
Tissue Doppler imaging suggests an association between endotoxemia and impaired myocardial relaxation
D Sturgess, B Haluska, B Venkatesh
Hemodynamic and cardiac peptide in septic myocardial depression: the effects of calcium sensitizer
C Cariello, F Guarracino, L Giannecchini, P Giomi, S Lorenzini
Neutrophil oxidative burst evaluation during acute normovolemic hemodilution: preliminary results
M Kahvegian, Tabacchi D Fantoni, DA Otsuki, C Holms, Oliveira C Massoco, Costa J Auler Jr
Relationship of IL-12 and thyroid indices in sepsis
E Karakoc, I Karayaylali, T Sunbul
A network system for the treatment of pediatric septic shock
M Sasse, M Kirschstein, H Köditz, K Seidemann, A Wessel
Intensive care unit outcome versus haemodynamic status on arrival at a general intensive care unit
T Reynolds, A Theodoraki, I Ketchley, A Tillyard, R Lawson, N Al-Subaie, M Cecconi, R Grounds, A Rhodes
Optimization of antibacterial treatment in pediatric intensive care units using procalcitonin
N Beloborodova, D Popov, M Traube, E Ochakovskaya, E Chernevskaya
Do they know what is sepsis time? Septic Patients Survey Enrolling Staffs study
M Assuncao, F Machado, N Akamine, G Cardoso, P Mello, J Telles, A Nunes, M Oliveira, A Rea-Neto, R Clleva, F Dias
Prevalence of endotoxemia in a population of patients admitted to an intensive care unit after elective surgery
F Valenza, L Fagnani, S Coppola, S Froio, C Tedesco, C Marenghi, C Galbusera, P Caironi, L Gattinoni
sTREM-1 is not suitable to discriminate survivors and nonsurvivors in surgical patients with severe sepsis or septic shock
C Bopp, S Hofer, P Kienle, S Meyer, E Martin, A Bouchon, M Buechler, M Weigand
Can plasma-free DNA concentration be a diagnostic tool in critically ill septic patients?
B Orbey, H Cuhruk, M Tulunay, M Oral, N Unal, H Ozdag
Greater than the sum of its parts: C-reactive protein and the calculated ion gap together are superior in predicting mortality in critically ill surgical patients
F Leitch, E Dickson, A McBain, S Robertson, D O'Reilly, C Imrie
C-reactive protein predicts mortality on admission to a surgical high-dependency unit
F Leitch, E Dickson, A McBain, S Robertson, D O'Reilly, C Imrie
The biphasic aPTT waveform to diagnose sepsis in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome
D Hagg, S Malkoski, C Phillips, D Nichols, D Jacoby
Functional protein C levels in septic patients
E Lafuente, I Pratima, M Fernandes, J Gomes da Silva, F Moura, F Santos, I Guimaraes, R Lopes, P Santos
Severe protein C deficiency association with organ dysfunction and mortality in patients with severe sepsis
M Vail, M Williams, J Janes, C Huang
Human protein C concentrate in the treatment of hemolytic uremic syndrome
M Sasse, L Pape, H Koeditz, A Wessel, K Seidemann, J Thomas, B Brent
Increasing microcirculation after drotrecogin alfa (activated)
A Donati, M Romanelli, L Romagnoli, M Ruzzi, V Beato, V Gabbanelli, S Nataloni, T Principi, P Pelaia
Multicentre audit of the use of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in UK critical care units
K Rowan, C Welch, E North, D Harrison
Surviving ratio of severe sepsis treated with activated protein C in one university intensive care unit during 2003–2006
A Tokarz, T Gaszynski, W Gaszynski
A large, single-centre UK registry of drotrecogin alfa-activated use
L Macchiavello, G Ellis, S Bowden, M Smithies
Audit of adherence to National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines for the use of drotrecogin alfa (activated)
R Vedantham, B Iyowu
Retrospective observational outcomes for drotrecogin alfa (activated)
C Cameron, W Plaxton
Risk/benefit analysis of activated protein C in patients with intra-abdominal sepsis
E Borthwick, D Stewart, E Mackle, C McAllister
Three years experience with drotrecogin alfa (activated) protein C in severe sepsis and septic shock at Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain
H Mohamed, AA Hameed, M Al-Ansari
Drotrecogin alfa in patients with severe sepsis: experience from a tertiary care center in North India
R Chawla, S Kansal, A Lall, M Kanwar, D Rosha, A Bansal, V Sikri
Severe sepsis and drotrecogin alfa (activated) use: results from the PROGRESS registry
R Beale, F Brunkhorst, G Martin, M Williams, D Nelson, J Janes
PISA: the prevalence of infection in intensive care units in South Africa
S Bhagwanjee, J Scribante, H Perrie, F Paruk
Microbiology profile of sepsis in Brazil
R Goldwasser, C David, R Hatum, J Salles, O Barbosa, C Piras, M Braga, G Macedo, G Fundo
Incidence of bacteraemia in a neurocritical care unit
L Colorado, M Vizcaychipi, S Herbert, O Sule, R Burnstein
Impact of sepsis care bundles on hospital mortality in 135 consecutive patients with septic shock
A Castellanos-Ortega, B Suberviola, A González-Castro, C Gonzalez, A Ruiz, J Teja, F Ortiz
Awareness of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign amongst emergency medicine and surgical trainees
L Evans
Compliance with the surviving sepsis guidelines: a review of South African intensive care units
S Bhagwanjee, F Paruk, J Scribante, H Perrie
The outcome of sepsis and septic shock presenting to the Emergency Department in Australia and New Zealand
S Peake, J Moran
Clinical simulation: caring for a critically ill patient with sepsis
K Giuliano, A Johannessen, S Crockett
Impact of a selective digestive decontamination and nasal mupirocin on the incidence of ventilatory-associated pneumonia and the emergence of bacterial resistance
E De Blasio, A Racca, C Pellegrini, C Di Maria, L Giunta, C Lallo, E Bizzarro, G Prizio, A Capasso
Comparison of bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients, due to different Gram-negative bacteria
M Pratikaki, E Platsouka, C Sotiropoulou, K Kritikos, M Agrafiotis, S Kolias, S Nanas, O Paniara, C Roussos, C Routsi
Maximal barrier precautions, intensivist supervision, and catheter-related bloodstream infections
T Papadimos, S Hensley, J Hofmann, A Casabianca, M Borst, J Fath, J Duggan
Risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection: higher in more severe patients?
N Cortez-Dias, A Pais de Lacerda, Z Costa e Silva, C França
Tunnelled central venous catheter-related infection in cardiothoracic critical care
J Mitchell, P Shetty, F Cox, P Vuddamalay
ANCCADI – Antibiotic Coated Catheter to Decrease Infection: a pilot trial
P Kurtz, M Kalichsztein, G Nobre, G Almeida, J Kezen, F Braga, P Rosa, G Penna, L Drumond, R Vegni, M Freitas, M Pinto
Is the blood culture useful in febrile immunocompetent patients in the Emergency Department?
J Moon
Impact of early antibiotics on severe sepsis – are we doing a good job?
N Salahuddin, S Siddiqui, J Razzak, A Raza
Protective effect of antibiotic prophylaxis against early-onset nosocomial pneumonia in comatose patients
J Navellou, C Manzon, M Puyraveau, D Perez, E Laurent, C Patry, G Capellier
Antibiotic prescribing practices in public and private-sector intensive care units in South Africa
S Bhagwanjee, H Perrie, J Scribante, F Paruk
Timing of admissions and outcome of pneumonia in intensive care units in the United Kingdom
H Boralessa, C Welch, K Raveendran, E Veerasingam, N Ibrahim, D Harrison
Are routine endotracheal aspirates predictive of the etiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia?
H Bagnulo, M Godino, A Galiana, M Bertulo, W Pedreira
Comparing a Brazilian guideline to treat nosocomial pneumonia with the ATS guideline in a tertiary hospital in Brazil
M Kalichsztein, B Wajsbrot, A dos Santos, J Camillo Jorge, B Fabricio, K Pedro, G Nobre, E Moreira, M Freitas, A Paula
Outcomes from ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant organisms or Pseudomonas: results from 28 intensive care units
C Parker, J Kutsiogiannis, J Muscedere, D Cook, P Dodek, A Day, D Heyland
Bacterial burden and bronchoalveolar cytokines in mechanically ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia
Á Estella García, A Ruiz Robles, A Sáinz de Baranda, M Calero Ruiz, M Galán, E Moreno
Risk factors for treatment failure in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia receiving appropriate antibiotic therapy
G Gursel, M Aydogdu, E Ozyilmaz, T Ozis
Intensive care nurses' knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
S Labeau, D Vandijck, P Van Aken, B Claes, S Blot
Institution-specific guidelines for the management of ventilator-associated pneumonia
P Myrianthefs, C Ioannides, G Fildissis, S Karatzas, G Baltopoulos
Administration of meropenem for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia
K Zolotukhin, A Abubakirova
A randomized trial of combination therapy versus monotherapy for the empiric treatment of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia
D Heyland, P Dodek, J Muscedere, A Day, D Cook
A canine model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia using a defined bacterial inoculum
A Fahy, M Gale, N Chow, S Webb
Decrease in intravenous antibiotic use with adjunctive aerosolized amikacin treatment in intubated mechanically ventilated patients with Gram-negative pneumonia
M Niederman, J Chastre, K Corkery, R Fishman, J Fink, C Luyt, M Sanchez
Management of an outbreak of multiresistant Acinetobacter baumanii infection in a surgical intensive care unit
J Lewejohann, M Prang, F Seyfried, A Henning, C Zimmermann, M Hansen, E Muhl, H Bruch
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii susceptible only to colistin outbreak in a cardiac surgical intensive care unit
K Papadopoulos, A Tasouli, E Douka, E Manoli, G Saroglou, S Geroulanos
Hypercalcaemia resulting from the use of tigecycline in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter in patients with multiorgan failure
M Duffy, M Thomas, G Auzinger, W Bernal, E Sizer, J Wendon
A pharmacokinetic basis for improving therapeutic outcomes of aminoglycoside therapy during continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration
A Spooner, O Corrigan, M Donnelly
An in vitro study of elimination of oseltamivir carboxylate by haemofiltration
P Gruber, C Gomersall, Q Tian, G Joynt
A post-authorization survey to evaluate plasma concentrations of teicoplanin in adult hospitalized patients treated for sepsis in Gauteng, South Africa
A Brink, G Richards
Linezolid in the treatment of HIV-infected patients with complicated skin and soft tissue infections
N Khachatryan, I Dizengof, G Smirnov
A clinico-microbiological study of extended spectrum β-lactamases in the intensive care unit
Y Mehta, K Bomb, S Jalota, A Arora, N Trehan
Impact of antibiotic utilization measures on acquisition rate of extended spectrum β-lactamase enzymes producing bacteria
A Gurnani, A Jain, S Sengupta, G Rambhad
The contamination by Staphylococcus epidermidis in the intensive care unit
K Bruno, D Albanese, E Fabbri, F Petrini, M Scesi, F Bruno
Colonization and infection by MRSA in critically ill patients
L Lorente, R Santacreu, J Iribarren, J Jimenez, M Martin, M Mora
Impact of an MRSA search and destroy policy in a tertiary care emergency department
E Dhondt, R Duerinckx, I Laes, A Schuermans
Candida airway colonization is associated with worse outcomes
M Delisle, D Williamson, M Perreault, M Albert, X Jiang, D Heyland
Fungal infections in the intensive care unit? Another approach for defining a target group of patients who benefit from implementing preemptive antimycotic treatment
M Geube, S Milanov, G Georgiev
Candida colonization and risk of candidemia in a cardiac surgical intensive care unit
E Douka, A Mastoraki, G Stravopodis, G Saroglou, S Geroulanos
Longitudinal evaluation of intensive care unit-related fluconazole use in Spain and Germany
H Wissing, J Ballus, G Nocea, K Krobot, P Kaskel, R Kumar, P Mavros
Seropositivity incidence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in critically ill intensive care unit patients
ÖS Can, S Yalçin, O Memikoglu, E Özgencil, S Oba, M Tulunay, N Ünal, M Oral
Consequences of cytomegalovirus reactivation in patients with severe sepsis
A Heininger, K Hamprecht, I Fischer, A Baumeister, C Meisner, H Häberle
The role of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 measurement with endotoxin adsorption therapy (PMX-DHP) for postoperative septic shock patients
T Ikeda, K Ikeda, Y Kuroki, T Yokoyama, K Yoshikawa
Mechanism and effectiveness of polymyxin B-immobilized fiber columns for removing mediators (HMBG-1, 2-arachidonoyl glycerol, anandamide, PAI-1, protein C and IL-6) in septic shock patients
Y Sakamoto, K Mashiko, T Obata, Y Yamamoto
Characterization of the coupled plasma filtration–adsorption resin cartridge adsorptive capacity for cytokines and inflammatory mediators: adsorption profiles from septic patient plasma and in vitro endotoxin-stimulated whole blood
S Livigni, D Silengo, M Maio, V Perlo, M Pozzato, P Selvaggi, L Sereni, M Wratten
Removing endocannabinoids and reducing oxidative stress with polymyxin-B-immobilized fibers in patients with septic shock
Y Kase, T Obata
Cytokines associated with insulin resistance in critically ill patients
S Omar, U Wilgen, N Crowther
The effectiveness of octreotide at different doses for sulfonylurea-induced hypoglycemia following overdose
M Gul, B Cander, S Girisgin, M Ayan, S Kocak, A Unlu
Hyperglycemia and changes in osmolarity lead to an increase in IL-6 and IL-1β cytokine production of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro
N Otto, R Schindler, U Frei, M Oppert
Insulin therapy inhibits poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase activation in endotoxin shock
C Szabo, E Horvath, R Benko, D Gero
Influence of diabetes and HbA1c on the course and outcome of sepsis in the intensive care unit
I Gornik, O Gornik, V Gasparovic
Lipid metabolism and organ dysfunction in septic patients during intensive glycemic control
S Cappi, F Soriano, A Nogueira, C Valeri, A Duarte, P Biselli, W Hoshino, M Lins, J Barradas, D Noritomi, P Lotufo
Effect of intensive insulin therapy on coagulation and fibrinolysis of respiratory critically ill patients
L Langouche, W Meersseman, S Van der Perre, I Milants, P Wouters, G Hermans, J Gjedsted, T Hansen, J Arnout, A Wilmer, M Schetz, G Van den Berghe
Variable adsorption of insulin at catheter materials used in intensive care units: polyethylene vs polyurethane – possible cause for hypoglycemia during intensive insulin treatment?
S Ley, J Ammann, C Herder, M Hartmann, D Kindgen-Milles
Hyperglycemia upon onset of nosocomial bloodstream infection adversely affects outcome in a mixed intensive care unit population
D Vandijck, S Oeyen, F Buyle, B Claus, S Blot, J Decruyenaere
System for automated discontinuous venous blood withdrawal for glucose determination of patients in the intensive care unit
R Schaller, F Feichtner, A Fercher, L Schaupp, M Bodenlenz, H Köhler, J Plank, A Wutte, M Ellmerer, R Hainisch, T Pieber
Evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of a computerised decision-supported intensive insulin therapy regimen
R Shulman, N Shah, P Glynne, R Greene, SJ Finney
Glargine insulin: an alternative to regular insulin for glycemic control in critically ill patients
M Bhattacharyya, SK Todi, A Majumdar
Investigation of insulin clearance in severely acutely ill patients with glucose intolerance evaluated by means of bedside-type artificial pancreas
M Hoshino, Y Haraguchi, I Mizushima
Diurnal and other variations in blood glucose in intensive care unit patients receiving insulin infusions
S Smith, K Oveson, W Strauss, A Ahmann, D Hagg
Severe hypoglycaemia during intensive insulin therapy: a rare event in critically ill patients
M Kaukonen, M Rantala, V Pettilä, M Hynninen
Intensive insulin therapy and indications for intensive care admission
A Sanusi, I Welters, A Shenkin, P Turner, B Perry
Implementation of glycemic control – problems and solutions
E Halbeck, U Jaschinski, A Scherer, A Aulmann, M Lichtwarck-Aschoff, H Forst
Computer-advised insulin infusion in critically ill patients – a randomized controlled trial
J Cordingley, N Dormand, S Squire, M Wilinska, L Chassin, R Hovorka, C Morgan
Evaluation of a model predictive control algorithm using time-variant sampling to establish tight glycaemic control in clinical practice
C Pachler, J Plank, H Weinhandl, R Hovorka, L Chassin, P Kaufmann, KH Smolle, TR Pieber, M Ellmerer
The effect of tighter glucose control on outcome
I Meynaar, P Tangkau, S Sleeswijk Visser, M van Spreuwel-Verheijen, L Dawson
Reliability of arterial, capillary and venous point-of-care glucose measurements in the intensive care unit setting: evaluation of two glucometers
A Pereira, A Cavalcanti, T Correa, F Almeida, E Figueiredo, E Silva
Implementing tight glycaemic control: performance of bedside glucometers
D Vlasselaers, K Vandewiele, T Van Herpe, B De Moor, G Van den Berghe
Comparison of accuracy of glucose-oxidase-based and glucose-dehydrogenase-based point-of-care glucometers
A Roman, A Janier-Dubry, C Hanicq, P Flament, F Vertongen, E Stevens
Continuous glucose monitoring for intensive care patients using whole blood microdialysis
F Feichtner, R Schaller, A Fercher, L Schaupp, J Plank, A Wutte, M Ellmerer, T Pieber
Subcutaneous glucose monitoring in patients with severe sepsis
JK Mader, S Korsatko, D Ikeoka, J Plank, M Bodenlenz, M Suppan, F Sinner, KH Smolle, TR Pieber, M Ellmerer
Nutritional support in critically ill patients
S Thanthulage, Y Yoganathan, S Tharmalingam, M Kumara
Prokinetics effect on gastric emptying in critically ill ventilated patients measured by the C13 breath test with a novel device
M Hersch, V Krasilnikov, S Einav, D Braverman, S Zevin, P Risseman
A study of enteral tube feeding in critically ill patients
A Holdsworth, T Rahman
Proton pump inhibitors and the incidence of Clostridium difficile on the intensive care unit
I Whitehead, J Smith, R Bellamy, S Bonner
Retrospective study of dysphagia following hospital discharge of intensive care patients
P Isherwood, F Baldwin
Intestinal corticotropin-releasing factor is decreased in shocked trauma patients and may affect gut function
W Michell, L Hill, S Hendricks, L Weight, S Kidson
Using the Cortrak magnetic device to facilitate early enteral nutrition in critically ill patients
K Lei, J Smith, L Camporota, R Beale
Propranolol attenuates factors affecting hypermetabolism in pediatric burn patients
W Norbury
Early enteral immunonutrition following gastric and oesophageal surgery
S Vukosavljevic, T Randjelovic, D Pavlovic, J Danojlic
Feasibility of the REDOXS study – reducing deaths due to oxidative stress: a randomized pilot trial of glutamine and antioxidant supplementation in critically ill patients
D Heyland, R Dhaliwal, J Muscedere, J Drover
Effect of high-dose selenium substitution on selected laboratory parameters and prognosis in critically ill patients
J Valenta, H Brodska, A Kazda, Z Stach, J Hendl, K Pelinkova
Parenteral nutrition in the intensive care unit: can we deliver better care to our patients? Preliminary results from a multicenter, prospective, cohort study
A Pontes-Arruda, J Teles, E Silva, F Machado, M Baptista Filho, E Rocha, C Silva
Ultrasound-guided vs ultrasound-assisted central venous catheterization
M Pittiruti, A LaGreca, G Scoppettuolo, D Sermoneta
Advantages of ultrasound-guided peripherally inserted venous access (PICC and midline catheters) in critically ill patients
M Pittiruti, G Scoppettuolo, A LaGreca
A comparison between ultrasound-guided central venous line placement and an anatomical landmark technique
M Soliman, K Ismail
Continuous assessment of inspiratory resistive work during different types of pulmonary oedema in isolated rat lungs
Y Cikirikcioglu, D Morel
Prevalence of respiratory support in the community – the Surrey experience
S Burfield, L Sherrard-Smith, E Laitt, V Jamison, W Jewsbury, S Pambakian
Intensive care unit patients on mechanical ventilation at a university hospital in southern Brazil: characteristics, mortality, frequency, and mortality risk factors
L Fialkow, R Sens, L Sehn, R Cardoso, A Wolmeister, A Milani, M Bozzetti, S Vieira, J Brauner, A Guntzel, M Ficanha, G Machado
The effects of adaptive pressure ventilation–synchronised intermittent mandatory ventilation and pressure-controlled synchronised intermittent mandatory ventilation on pulmonary mechanics and arterial gas analyses during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
M Akbaba, M Tulunay, O Can, Z Alanoglu, S Yalcin
The influence of cycling-off criteria and pressure support slope on the respiratory and hemodynamic variables in intensive care unit patients
T Correa, R Passos, S Kanda, C Tanigushi, C Hoelz, J Bastos, G Janot, E Meyer, C Barbas
AUTOPILOT-BT: an approach towards automatic mechanical ventilation
S Lozano, K Moeller, C Stahl, J Guttmann
The impact of noninvasive versus invasive mechanical ventilatory support on survival in hematological patients with acute respiratory failure
P Depuydt, D Benoit, C Roosens, O Fritz, L Noens, J Decruyenaere
Physiological variables predictive of survival in patients with acute type II respiratory failure on noninvasive ventilation
N Salahuddin, M Naeem, S Khan
Rapid shallow breathing index – a key predictor for noninvasive ventilation
J Crawford, R Otero, M Donnino, J Garcia, R Khazal, T Lenoir
Is threshold useful in accelerating weaning from mechanical ventilation?
S Vieira, R Condessa, J Brauner, A Saul, A Silva, M Silva, L Borges, M Moura, M Alves, F Kutchak, L Biz, C Dieterich
Application of treatment bundles reduces days on mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients
F Bloos, S Müller, A Harz, M Gugel, D Geil, K Reinhart, G Marx
Comparative study of two methods of weaning from mechanical ventilation in a cancer surgical intensive care unit
W Salem, N Fahmy
Predicting successful weaning in a cohort of elderly patients
C Corbellini, A Guntzel, C Trevisan, S Vieira
Heart rate variability during weaning from mechanical ventilation
A Guntzel, S Vieira, E Ferlim, R Moraes
Evaluation of patient parameters that predict success using the SmartCare weaning system
P Jackson, G Mills
Assessing the impact of introducing the 'ventilator bundle' on outcomes for mechanically ventilated patients
D Harrison, K Rowan
Hemodynamic changes due to expiratory positive airway pressure by facial mask in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery
S Vieira, A Sena, S Pinto-Ribeiro
Predicting successful nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment in newborn infants: a multivariate analysis
J Swietlinski, T Bachman, K Bober, E Gajewska, E Helwich, R Lauterbach, M Manowska, B Maruszewski, J Szczapa, L Hubicki
Airway pressure release ventilation in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome patients
E Fan, A Mullaly, M Ko, J Lyle, T Pirano, C Harris, J Traill, J Rosenberg, J Granton, T Stewart, N Ferguson
Importance of nonlinearities to quantify mechanical pulmonary stress under dynamic conditions: stress index and SLICE method
C Stahl, H Meißner, D Steinmann, G Mols, C Micelli, K Moeller, M Ranieri, J Guttmann
Contribution of HMSE-1 to surfactant conversion under acute inflammatory conditions
C Ruppert, P Markart, S Händel, W Seeger, A Günther
Transgenic mice expressing a surfactant protein B–urokinase fusion protein in the distal respiratory epithelium are protected against acute lung injury and postinflammatory fibrosis
P Markart, C Ruppert, M Wygrecka, K Petri, V Magdolen, T Weaver, W Seeger, A Günther
Mini-bronchoalveolar lavage with and without surfactant in the treatment of recurrent atelectasis in pediatric intensive care patients
M Karaman Ilić, I Škarić, I Kerovec
Automated mechanical ventilation based on the ARDS Network protocol in porcine acute lung injury
T Meier, H Luepschen, M Großherr, J Karsten, S Leonhardt
Efficacy of prone ventilation in adult patients with acute respiratory failure: a meta-analysis
R Tiruvoipati, M Bangash, B Manktelow, G Peek
Continuous long-term prone position ventilation effects in pulmonary acute respiratory distress syndrome patients
J Gorrasi, F Pracca, A Iturralde, L Moraes, D Fischer, M Cancela
Maximal recruitment strategy guided by thoracic CT scan in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: a case series report
G De Matos, J Borges, E Meyer, C Hoelz, R Passos, M Rodrigues, C Carvalho, M Amato, C Barbas
Low sensitivity of measurements of respiratory mechanics in detecting lung edema from high tidal volume mechanical ventilation
N Maniatis, S Orfanos, H Roussos, A Armaganidis, A Kotanidou
Pressure dependency of respiratory resistance in patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
C Stahl, H Knorpp, S Schumann, D Steinmann, K Möller, J Guttmann
Alveolar microscopy: on the automatic determination of alveolar size during ventilation
D Schwenninger, K Moeller, C Stahl, S Schumann, J Guttmann
Assessment of breath by breath recruitment by electrical impedance tomography in saline lavage lung injury
J Karsten, H Luepschen, M Grossherr, H Gehring, S Leonhardt, T Meier
Nonlinearity of intratidal airway resistance
H Knorpp, C Stahl, S Schumann, M Lichtwarck-Aschoff, J Guttmann
Noninvasive alveolar recruitment maneuver induces cytokine release in healthy volunteers
L Malbouisson, T Szeles, C Carvalho, P Pelosi, M Carmona, J Auler
Recruitment/derecruitment models fitted to respiratory data of acute respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injury patients
K Moeller, T Sivenova, C Stahl, S Schumann, J Guttmann
A novel system for evaluation of pulmonary functional residual capacity in the intensive care unit: preliminary data
G Falzetti, T Principi, P Pelaia
High-frequency oscillatory ventilation for trauma patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome who fail conventional mechanical ventilation
F Eng, M Ferri, S Rizoli, L Tremblay
Hemodynamic effects of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome
S Jog, P Akole, S Gadgil, P Rajhans
Outcome predictors of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome
S Jog, P Akole, P Rajhans, B Pawar
Monitoring slow recruitment manoeuvres with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in adult acute respiratory distress syndrome patients using electrical impedance tomography
L Camporota, J Smith, K Lei, T Sherry, R Beale
pH: an overlooked criterion for success in high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome?
K Madhusudana, K Black, C Melville
Acoustic monitoring of one-lung ventilation with vibration response imaging
I Cinel, S Jean, I Gratz, E Deal, C Tay, J Littman
Correlation of lung vibration and airflow
S Jean, I Cinel, C Tay, Z Wang, D McGinly
The Gliding-SLICE method: an enhanced tool for estimation of intratidal respiratory mechanics
S Schumann, C Stahl, D Steinmann, K Möller, J Guttmann
Functional residual capacity measurement during mechanical ventilation in order to find the optimal positive end-expiratory pressure
I Bikker, Reis D Miranda, J Van Bommel, J Bakker, D Gommers
Analysis of the nonaerated lung volume in combinations of single computed tomography slices – is extrapolation to the entire lung feasible?
AW Reske, P Hepp, C Heine, K Schmidt, M Seiwerts, U Gottschaldt, AP Reske
Pulmonary expansion and disobstruction maneuver with a closed system in patients with acute lung injury and acute distress syndrome, and its effect on gas exchange
J Belato, S Barreto, C Santos, S Vieira
Dry powder nebulization of a recombinant surfactant protein C-based surfactant for treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome
C Ruppert, T Kuchenbuch, S Schmidt, P Markart, T Gessler, T Schmehl, W Seeger, A Guenther
Changes in respiratory mechanics after fiberoptic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage in mechanically ventilated patients
Á Estella García, A Gil Cano, J Díaz Monrove, I Monge García
Diagnosis accuracy of thoracic ultrasonography in severely injured patients
A Hyacinthe, C Broux, G Francony, G Ferretti, J Payen, C Jacquot
Prehospital emergency endotracheal intubation using the Bonfils intubation fiberscope
C Byhahn, R Breitkreutz, S Viehmeyer, F Walcher, B Zwissler
Airway equipment on the intensive care unit for management of the unanticipated difficult intubation
J Craig, R Green, B Kyle, M Jonas
Potential of the AirWay Scope for tracheal intubation in a confined space
J Koyama
A comparison of two types of new bronchial blockers, Uniblocker™ and Coopdech endotracheal blocker tube, for one-lung ventilation during thoracoscopy
T Iizuka, M Tanno, Y Hamada, T Shiga, Y Ohe
Comparison of the LoTrach and the Portex Soft Seal cuff: tracheal wall pressure and fluid leakage in a benchtop study and a clinical study
L Evans, M Blunt, C Arunachalam, P Young
Safety of semi-open percutaneous tracheotomy when performed in critically ill burn patients
K Gerold, K Dhanjani, L Price, D Noppenberger, S Milner
Outreach-led tracheostomy service in a cardiothoracic centre: early and safe facilitated discharge from critical care
P Wilton, J Mitchell, T Apps, R Subramanian
Prevention of airway control loss during percutaneous tracheostomy
A Pirogov, M Croitoru, R Badaev, N Davidova, S Krimerman, E Altman
Routine chest radiography following percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy
M Vijaya Kumar, M Huges, E Hill, G Dempsey
Biphasic DC shock as a first-line therapy in recent-onset stable atrial fibrillation in the emergency department
F Paladino, G Guiotto, F Lanni, F Longo, E Ruggiero, F Schiraldi
Incidence and diagnosis of patients developing atrial fibrillation in intensive care
R Shankar, I Welters
The calcium sensitizer levosimendan reduces the brain natriuretic peptide levels as compared with dobutamine in intensive care unit septic patients with decompensated heart failure
H Michalopoulou, P Stamatis, A Bakhal, T Kelgiorgis, A Foundouli, A Basile, J Vaitsis, E Reinou, P Batika, D Pragastis
The ADHERE classification and regression tree model overestimates mortality rates in clinical trials: results from REVIVE I & II
R Thakkar, J Teerlink, W Colucci, J Young, B Massie
Levosimendan in patients with acute cardiogenic shock, not responders to conventional therapy
L Vetrugno, F Bassi, F Giordano
Retrospective study of proarrhythmic effects of levosimendan during the therapy of heart failure
E Zima, G Szucs, A Soltesz, D Becker, G Fulop, L Molnar, G Barczi, B Merkely
The elderly acute coronary syndrome patient: a neglected population?
A Turley, A Roberts, A McDermott, P Adams
Long-term prognosis of octagenarian patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction treated by primary angioplasty
E Abu Assi
Outcome in myocardial infarction is related to the morphologic pattern of ST elevation
R García-Borbolla, I Nuñez Gil, J García Rubira, A Fernández Ortiz, L Perez Isla, M Cobos, C Macaya
Percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndrome complicated by states Killip 3 and 4 in 2005
E Zima, G Szabo, D Becker, G Fulop, L Geller, L Molnar, G Barczi, S Toth, A Horvath, A Apor, B Merkely
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Symptom onset to balloon time in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary coronary angioplasty: influence on ST-segment resolution and on mortality
E Abu Assi, R Vidal Perez, F Soto Loureiro, E Paredes Galan, A Amaro Cendon
Coronary collateral circulation status is correlated with the initial electrocardiographic pattern in ST-elevation myocardial infarction
I Nuñez Gil, R Garcia de la Borbolla, J Garcia Rubira, A Fernandez Ortiz, M Manzano Nieto, R Hernandez Antolin, C Macaya
Anaemia at the moment of admittance is associated with higher heart failure and mortality among patients with acute coronary syndrome
J Garcia Acuña, A López Lago, E González Babarro, B Cid Alvarez, E Abu Assi, M Jaquet Herter, A Amaro Cendon, M Santás Alvarez, S De Lange, J González Juanatey
Long-term prognostic impact of anemia in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction treated by primary coronary angioplasty
E Abu Assi, F Soto, R Vidal, E Pardes, A Amaro
Cardiogenic shock in the Aachen Digital Myocardial Infarction Registry
A Kersten, M Merx, H Dückers, M Kelm, W Lepper
Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation: impact on patient hemodynamics in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock
J Brazdzionyte, A Macas, A Mickeviciene, G Baksyte
Elevation of Troponin T in critically ill septic patients is common: but does it matter?
A Thornley, A Turley, M Johnson, B Kunadian, M de Belder, J Gedney
Prognostic markers in the acute phase of myocardial infarction
G Baksyte, A Macas, J Brazdzionyte, V Saferis, M Tamosiunas, A Krisciukaitis
The relationship between blood pressure and plasma magnesium level in hypertensive patients
A Bayir, B Cander, A Ak, S Girisgin
Precise and ultrarapid control of blood pressure with clevidipine, an arterial selective calcium channel blocker
J Varon, J Levy, C Dyke, P Acosta, S Aronson
Clinical meaning and prognosis of the elevation degree of cardiac Troponin I in pericarditis of the adult: short-term and mid-term follow-up results
E Abu Assi, C Peña Gil, R Vidal Perez, J Garcia Acuña, A Amaro Cendon
Emergency electrocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis in cardiac tamponade
E Charalambous, S Manousakis, A Kioulpalis, A Skrivanou, G Vrouchos
Diagnostic accuracy of automated computerised electrocardiogram interpretation compared with a panel of experienced cardiologists
A Turley, A Roberts, K Evemy, I Haq, T Irvine, P Adams
Cystatin C in the prognostic stratification of patients with an acute coronary syndrome
A Lopez Lago, E González Babarro, J García Acuña, S De Lange, E Abu Assi, R Vidal Pérez, M Santás Alvarez, M Jaquet Herter, B Cid Alvárez, J González Juanatey
The reduction of the glomerular filtration rate and the presence of microalbuminuria at the moment of admittance reduce the prognostics of patients with an acute coronary syndrome
A Lopez Lago, J Garcia Acuña, S De Lange, E González Babarro, M Jaquet Herter, E Abu Assi, A Amaro Cendon, M Santás Alvárez, J González Juanatey
Circulating levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha, brain natriuretic peptide and cardiac Troponin I upon admission and 31-day mortality in patients with acute decompensated chronic heart failure
P Batika Zairis, M Zairis, E Adamopoulou, H Michalopoulou, S Foussas
Secondary prevention following surgical revascularisation: continuing under-use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
A Turley, A Thornley, A Roberts, R Morley, W Owens, M de Belder
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing as a screening test for perioperative management of major cancer surgery: a pilot study
R Raobaikady, S Dinesh, M Hacking, T Wigmore
Low-dose dobutamine after surgery in high-risk patients: effects on postoperative complications
S Lobo, A Arantes, A Christiano Junior, S de Abreu, J de Moraes, J Gandolfi, L Leite
Intestinal complications associated with cardiovascular surgical procedures
S Mastoraki, E Mastoraki, L Douka, I Kriaras, S Geroulanos
Combined metabolic parameters and gas exchange to predict morbidity after extracorporeal circulation
S Scolletta, E Maglioni, F Franchi, P Giomarelli, B Biagioli
Vasoplegic syndrome after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery – associated factors and clinical outcomes: a nested case-control study
J Iribarren, J Jimenez, M Brouard, J Lorenzo, R Perez, L Lorente, C Nuñez, L Lorenzo, C Henry, R Martinez, M Mora
Role of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 polymorphism on the development of vasoplegic syndrome associated with cardiopulmonary bypass
J Jimenez, J Iribarren, M Brouard, Y Barrios, J Raya, L Lorente, R Perez, C Garcia, J Martinez, R Martinez, M Mora
Complement activation and excessive bleeding in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
J Iribarren, J Jimenez, M Brouard, R Galvan, L Lorente, R Perez, B Alarco, M Diaz, J Malaga, S Huidobro, R Martinez, M Mora
Impact of body mass index on postoperative bleeding in cardiopulmonary bypass
M Brouard, J Jimenez, J Iribarren, L Lorente, R Perez, M Santana, A Milena, J Castedo, R Santacreu, R Martinez, M Mora
Muscle versus liver mitochondrial respiration in experimental three-hit endotoxemia
E Borotto, D Tüller, S Krähenbühl, D Mettler, J Takala, S Jakob
Hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction in fluid-resuscitated porcine septic shock
J Wauters, I Vanhorebeek, A Dieudonne, G Van den Berghe, A Wilmer
Real-time monitoring of mitochondrial function in the urethral wall
S Preisman, E Segal, V Glauber, E Heldenberg, R Walden, D Givony, N Dekel, L Oren, E Pewzner, A Mayevsky, A Perel
Cytokines monitored by microdialysis detect rejection earlier than current methods in liver transplantation
L Wælgaard, EB Thorgersen, P Line, T Mollnes, T Tonnessen
Microcirculatory hemodynamic alterations during cardiac luxation in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
B Atasever, R Speekenbrink, J Seyffert, C Ince
Muscle microcirculation alterations increase with disease severity in chronic heart failure patients
V Gerovasili, C Pierakos, S Dimopoulos, E Kaldara, S Kourtidou, S Sarafoglou, M Kravari, J Venetsanakos, G Tzanis, S Nanas
Sublingual microcirculation is impaired during cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery
C den Uil, W Lagrand, P Spronk, J Hofland, C Luthen, M van der Ent, R van Thiel, A Bogers, M Simoons
Sublingual microcirculation is impaired on the first day postoperatively in patients undergoing gastric tube reconstruction
J Van Bommel, H Tilanus, J Bakker, D Gommers
Oscillation frequency of skin microvascular blood flow is associated with mortality in critically ill patients
H Knotzer, S Maier, W Pajk, M Dünser, W Hasibeder
Effect of intermittent positive pressure ventilation on the skeletal muscle and small intestine microcirculation in rats
V Cerny, Z Turek, R Parizkova, P Dostal
Changes in sublingual microvascular flow during experimental human endotoxemia
R Bemelmans, A Draisma, J van der Hoeven, P Pickkers, P Spronk
Biochemical changes detected by microdialysis in subcutaneous tissue during experimental endotoxemia in rat
H Ohashi, Y Taira, Y Masui, K Morisawa, H Takahashi, Y Fujinawa, T Kashimura, K Akashi
Occurrence and functional consequences of shunting of the microcirculation after mesenteric ischemia
M Lauterbach, G Horstick, N Plum, L Weilemann, T Münzel, O Kempski
Changes in tissue oxygen saturation reflect changes in targeted oxygen delivery in postoperatively optimised patients
M Hamilton, M Canete, M Cecconi, N Al-subaie, A Vercuil, J Fawcett, D Dawson, A Rhodes
General anesthesia impairs muscle microvascular compliance
M Boezi, S Palmisani, F Troisi, A Marcelli, R De Blasi
Skeletal muscle oxygen saturation estimates mixed venous oxygen saturation in patients with severe left heart failure
M Podbregar, H Mozina
Tissue oxygen saturation and the rate of tissue deoxygenation during stagnant ischemia in the medical emergency department
M Mežnar, R Parežnik, G Voga
Near-infrared spectroscopy during resuscitation of trauma patients predicts development of multiple organ dysfunction: a prospective cohort study
B Nicks, K Hill, M Chang, W Bozeman
Buccal visible light spectroscopy and laser Doppler flowmetry: reliability analysis
V Gath, Y Sakr, S Klinzing, T Simon, K Reinhart, G Marx
Central venous pressure in a femoral access: a true evaluation?
N Caramelo, P Gonçalves, A Paisana, B Silva, C Dias, S Severino, P Henriques, D Marcelino, D Marum, D Fernandes
Left ventricular volumes but not filling pressure are determinants of mortality in critically ill patients
D Sturgess, T Marwick, C Joyce, M Jones, B Venkatesh
Prehospital echocardiography in pulseless electrical activity victims using portable, handheld ultrasound
C Byhahn, E Müller, F Walcher, H Steiger, F Seeger, R Breitkreutz
The effectiveness of transthoracic echocardiography as a screening examination in a noncoronary intensive care unit
P Marcelino, S Marum, A Fernandes, M Lopes, L Mourao
Identification of contractility abnormalities in intensive care unit patients with sepsis using tissue Doppler imaging
H Michalopoulou, P Stamatis, A Bakhal, T Kelgiorgis, A Basile, J Vaitsis, E Reinou, P Batika, D Pragastis, A Foundouli
Determination of intravascular volume status in critically ill patients using portable chest X-rays: measurement of the vascular pedicle width
N Salahuddin, I Chishti, S Siddiqui
The role of clinical examination, chest X-ray and central venous pressure in volume assessment in critically ill patients: a comparison with PiCCO-derived data
W Huber, S Ringmaier, A Umgelter, K Holzapfel, W Reindl, M Franzen, J Gaa, R Schmid
Clinicians' prediction of advanced cardiopulmonary variables in critically ill patients: a multicenter study
A Perel, M Maggiorini, M Malbrain, J Teboul, J Belda, E Fernández Mondéjar, M Kirov, J Wendon
Change of therapeutic plan following advanced cardiopulmonary monitoring in critically ill patients: a multicenter study
A Perel, M Maggiorini, M Malbrain, J Teboul, J Belda, E Fernández Mondéjar, M Kirov, J Wendon
Fluid status assessment in mechanically ventilated septic patients
J Schefold, C Storm, A Krüger, M Oppert, D Hasper
Noninvasive cardiac output: accuracy between the ultrasound cardiac output monitor and the esophageal Doppler monitor
R Bilkovski, J Martini, R Phillips
Noninvasive cardiac output monitoring: a clinical validation
P Squara, P Estagnasie, A Brusset, D Denjean, J Dib, C Dubois
Method comparison – a new approach to implementing the Bland–Altman analysis to estimate the precision of a new method: tested on 30 critically ill patients monitored with pulse pressure analysis and continuous cardiac output vs intermittent thermodilution
M Cecconi, J Poloniecki, G Della Rocca, J Ball, R Grounds, A Rhodes
Comparison of vascular pedicle width and PiCCO-derived haemodynamic measurements in patients in a general intensive care unit
S Aloizos, G Liapis, D Maragiannis, E Tsigou, P Aravosita, E Evodia
Reliability of the continuous cardiac index measurement using the pulse contour analysis of the PiCCO system
M Franzen, A Umgelter, S von Delius, A Weber, J Reichenberger, M Dohmen, R Schmid, W Huber
PiCCO monitoring – are two injections enough?
S Alaya, S Abdellatif, R Nasri, H Ksouri, S Ben Lakhal
Lithium dilution cardiac output measurement in the critically ill patient: determination of precision of the technique
M Cecconi, N Al-Subaie, M Canete, D Dawson, M Puntis, J Poloniecki, R Grounds, A Rhodes
Transpulmonary lithium indicator dilution: a new method of intrathoracic blood volume measurement
B Maddison, T Best, C Wolff, P Jones, C Hinds, R Pearse
Comparison between uncalibrated cardiac output using the femoral and radial arterial pressure waveform in critically ill patients
J Smith, C Wolff, E Mills, K Lei, C Taylor, L Camporota, R Beale
Measurement of intrathoracic blood volume by lithium dilution: comparison with thermodilution
H Roberts, A Saayman, L Ala, G Findlay
Impedance cardiography to assess hemodynamic status: a comparison with transpulmonary thermodilution
A Donati, R Nardella, V Gabbanelli, C Valentini, F Gabriele, P Pelaia
Flow Trac™ cardiac output determination correlates with echocardiography
F Turani, M Falco, A De Chiara, A Belli, C Parisi, A Marineli
A survey of cardiac output monitoring in intensive care units
R Green, J Craig, B Kyle, M Jonas
CeVOX for continuous central venous oxygenation measurement in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
A Rist, S Schneider, P Fodor, L Weibel, A Zollinger, C Hofer
Incidence of low central venous oxygen saturation after standard postoperative intensive care management
M Boyle, E Steel, M Murgo, G Flynn, M O'Brien, J Lawrence, D Bihari
Relative influence of hypoxemia and anemia on the measurement of central venous oxygen saturation
F Valenza, S Froio, L Fagnani, S Coppola, M Maffioletti, A Sicignano, E Riva, S Sibilla, L Gattinoni
Oxygen delivery optimization using lithium indicator dilution and pulse power analysis during major surgery in high-risk patients
S Lobo, N Oliveira, F Lobo, E Rezende, B Borges, G Cunrath, J Silva, L Ronchi
Oxygen delivery to carbon dioxide production ratio for continuously detecting anaerobic metabolism in trauma patients
F Franchi, S Scolletta, E Casadei, P Mongelli, B Biagioli, P Giomarelli
Passive leg raising-induced changes in mean radial artery pressure can be used to assess preload dependence
B Geerts, R de Wilde, P van den Berg, J Jansen
Pulse pressure variation and adrenal insufficiency in septic shock
A Sami, S Abdellatif, R Nasri, H Ksouri, S Ben Lakhal
Changes in stroke volume and intrathoracic blood volume induced by a sequential leg compression in critically ill patients
M Costa, R Casaretti, M Tuccillo, L Girardi, P Chiarandini, G Della Rocca
Respiratory pulse oximetry plethysmographic waveform amplitude correlates with arterial pulse pressure variations
G Penna, M Kalichsztein, G Nobre, F Braga, J Kezen, P Kurtz, P Rosa
Assessing fluid responsiveness in patients undergoing abdominal major surgery: a comparison of the respiratory systolic variation test and other indices
A Bisoffi Varani, A Martini, N Menestrina, A Russo, L Gottin
Goal-directed intraoperative fluid therapy improved postoperative renal functions in aortic surgical patients
M Soliman, S Bajaj, K Ismail
Analysis of physiological functions of different human serum albumin pharmaceutical preparations
M Di Giambattista, L Mascio, T Branckaert, R Laub
Saline-induced hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis: an unrecognised phenomenon among medical staff?
A Turley, B Bose, J Gedney
An individual patient meta-analysis of clinical trials using dopexamine to increase oxygen delivery in high-risk surgical patients
J Belsey, R Pearse, J Cole, D Bennet
The onset of ventricular isovolumetric contraction as reflected in the carotid artery distension waveform
M van Houwelingen, A Hoeks, R Reneman
Critical care utilisation following bariatric surgery
P Whiting, A Mannings, S Reynolds, S Hutchinson, R Ackroyd
Intrathoracic pressure effects on hepatic flow and inferior vena cava diameter: an ultrasonographic study
A Graziani, E Gamberini, B Praticò, F Morgagni, F Savelli, S Bonarelli
Intra-abdominal hypertension as a risk factor of death in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock
A Reintam, P Parm, R Kitus, H Kern, J Starkopf
Abdominal pressure volume determinants
J Mulier, B Dillemans, K Verbeke, A Luijten
Bystander CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Japan
Y Moriwaki, M Sugiyama, H Toyoda, T Kosuge, M Iwashita, J Ishikawa, S Matsuzaki, Y Tahara, N Suzuki
D-Dimer level and outcome in patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation
H Busch, A Geibel, C Bode, T Schwab
Vasopressin alone or with epinephrine may be superior to epinephrine in asystolic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational study
M Špindler, Š Grmec, Š Mally
Vasopressin, epinephrine, and methylprednisolone in inhospital cardiac arrest
S Mentzelopoulos, N Katsios, A Papastylianou, S Gisioti, A Stathopoulos, E Stamataki, C Roussos, S Zakynthinos
Procalcitonin is a powerful predictor of outcome after cardiopulmonary resuscitation
C Stoppe, D Brücken, J Bickenbach, R Kuhlen, M Fries
Do patient characteristics or factors at resuscitation influence long-term outcome in patients surviving to be discharged following inhospital cardiac arrest?
M Skrifvars, M Castrén, J Nurmi, A Thorén, S Aune, J Herlitz
Out-of-hospital surface cooling with a cooling-blanket to induce mild hypothermia in humans after cardiac arrest: a feasibility trial
T Uray, R Malzer, A Auer, A Zajicek, F Sterz, J Arrich, R Fleischhackl, A Janata, M Holzer, A Laggner, W Behringer
Mild hypothermia induction following cardiac arrest using a water-circulating cooling device
E Miñambres, B Suberviola, A González-Castro, San J Jose, Gutierrez J Morlote
Induction of mild hypothermia in cardiac arrest survivors with cardiogenic shock syndrome
R Skulec, J Belohlavek, V Dytrych, T Kovarnik, M Aschermann, A Linhart
Changes in urinary 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine in patients with global brain ischemia undergoing brain hypothermia therapy: comparison of whole body and selective head cooling
K Ikeda, Y Kuroki, K Yosikawa, T Yokoyama, H Utino
Reduction of magnetic resonance spectroscopy brain temperature by convective head cooling in healthy humans
B Harris, P Andrews, I Marshall, T Robinson, G Murray
Induction of therapeutic mild hypothermia after cardiac arrest: a new combined method to achieve the target temperature
H Busch, T Schwab, K Fink, C Bode
A comparison of complications during therapeutic hypothermia between surface cooling and endovascular cooling techniques
P Hayden, A Salam, R Beale, M Gillies
Buspirone and dexmedetomidine synergistically reduce the shivering threshold in humans
R Lenhardt, R Komatsu, M Orhan-Sungur
Bispectral index and suppression ratio are very early predictors of neurological outcome during therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest
D Seder, R Riker, G Fraser, H Bruce, T Robbins
Role of bedside electroencephalogram in intensive care: a critical review
R Jayaram Ramachandran, C Hargreaves, S Sinha
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Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage induces the expression of Pentraxin3 in patients
G Brandi, E Roncati Zanier, L Longhi, G Peri, G De Simon, M Tettamanti, A Mantovani, N Stocchetti
Outcome of intensive care unit patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
M Sartzi, A Papaeveggelou, A Stogiannidi, P Kouki, B Romanou, E Panagiotakopoulou, G Kallitsi, K Mihas, F Tsidemiadou, P Clouva-Molyvda
Maintenance of prehospital medical systems due to clinical advance in acute stroke
K Ishii, Y Wakabayashi, Y Momii, T Asano, H Kenai, M Yamashita, M Mori, Y Hori, H Nagatomi
Effects of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation on middle cerebral artery blood flow velocities
A Vakalos, D Setzis, P Doukelis, S Pampori, D Matamis
Neuromuscular dysfunction acquired during critical illness: a systematic review
R Stevens, D Dowdy, R Michaels, P Mendez-Tellez, P Pronovost, D Needham
Gram-negative bacteremia is an independent predisposing factor for critical illness polyneuromyopathy
K Kritikos, E Angelopoulos, A Siafaka, M Kontogeorgi, S Tsikriki, D Kanaloupiti, M Pratikaki, M Poriazi, V Gerovasili, C Routsi, C Roussos, S Nanas
Interhospital cooperation after critical and emergency care for patients with cervical–thoracic–abdominal trauma and emergency diseases in the local medical area in a typical urban city of Japan
Y Moriwaki, M Sugiyama, S Arata, N Harunari, H Manaka, T Katsumura, T Yamada, N Suzuki
Early hypothermia in severely injured trauma patients is a significant risk factor for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome but not mortality
G Beilman, T Nelson, A Nathens, F Moore, P Rhee, J Puyana, E Moore, S Cohn
The nonlactate gap: a novel predictor of organ failure and mortality following major trauma
S Robertson, E Dickson, G Richards
Prehospital hypotension that persists on arrival at the emergency department is a powerful predictor of mortality following major trauma
E Dickson, S Robertson, D Van Niekerk, J Goosen, F Plani, K Boffard
Traumatic cardiac injury in chest trauma
E Charalambous, S Manousakis, A Kapasaki, C Chronaki, G Vrouchos
Prognosis of blunt abdominal trauma patients with contrast medium extravasation on computed tomography scan
K Lee, H Shin
Full-body low-dosage X-ray instead of single X-ray series in trauma: a preliminary experience report of a modified advanced trauma life support algorithm
A Exadaktylos, H Brunner, L Martinolli, L Benneker, F Gatterer, R Soyka, H Bonel, H Zimmermann
Peripheral oxygen extraction predicts organ failure and mortality following major trauma
S Robertson, E Dickson, G Richards
Damage control orthopedics can improve outcome in trauma patients
A Di Filippo, A Circelli, G Cianchi, A Peris
Head trauma: risk factors for early brain death – our experience
A Di Filippo, S Damiani, M Migliaccio, M Bonizzoli, A Peris
Sensitivity and specificity of a triage score dedicated to trauma patients in a tertiary-level hospital: preliminary results
P Masturzo, R Regolo, G Ferro, G Nardi, D Orazi, V Maggi
Conjunctival and sublingual microcirculation alterations in head trauma patients with increased intracranial pressure
B Atasever, D Gommers, J Bakker
The influence of hypotensive resuscitation in hemorrhagic shock with coexisting severe head injury: an experimental protocol
T Vrettos, P Athanasopoulos, N Karageorgos, S Balasis, G Gatzounis, T Siklis, K Filos
Hyperoxemia improves cerebral autoregulation in severe traumatic brain injury
R Celis, R Hlatky, C Robertson
C1-inhibitor attenuates neurobehavioral deficits following controlled cortical impact brain injury in mice
L Longhi, C Perego, E Zanier, F Ortolano, P Bianchi, L Bergamaschini, N Stocchetti, G De Simoni
Haemostatic activation markers in brain injury for mortality prediction: comparison of blood samples from the jugular bulb and central venous line
N Baffoun, C Kaddour, Z Haddad, R Souissi, W Gdoura, L Skandrani
Decreased adrenal reserve after etomidate use in moderate and severe traumatic brain injuries: clinical implications
P Archambault, C Dionne, G Lortie, F LeBlanc, A Rioux, G Larouche
Differential effects of in vitro norepinephrine on platelets isolated from severely traumatic brain injured patients
J Stover, C Tschuor, L Asmis, J Fehr, R Stocker
Ultrasound evaluation and risk factors for deep venous thrombosis in the intensive care unit
M Boddi, G Palano, L Tini, E Lucente, S Berardino, G Gensini, A Peris
Venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients: incidence and risk factors
S Al-Qahtani, Y Arabi, A Aldawood
Cardiopulmonary bypass and recombinant plasminogen activator for treatment of experimental fatal pulmonary embolism
B Kjærgaard, M Risom, S Risom Kristensen, E Tonnesen, A Larsson
Early coagulation alterations in intensive care unit burn patients
A Lavrendieva, A Parlapani, O Thomareis, V Soulountsi, M Bitzani
Fibrinolysis during cardiopulmonary bypass detected with thromboelastography
R Hájek, J Ružičková, I Fluger, P Nemec, V Bruk
ROTEM® thrombelastometry in on-pump cardiac surgery patients
W Loesche, M Reinhöfer, C Macholdt, M Brauer, D Barz, J Gummert, K Reinhart, G Marx
Low-frequency hemoviscoelastography: a new method of diagnostics for coagulation disorders after abdominal surgery for cancer
O Tarabrin, A Simovskykh, V Mazur, A Suhanov
Thrombin generation in on-pump cardiac surgery patients
W Loesche, V König, V Oberle, M Reinhöfer, D Barz, J Gummert, G Marx
Activated clotting time (ACT) measuring devices used simultaneously do not produce correlating ACT values
I Lorenz, J Walde, C Schnuerer, C Velik-Salchner, P Muessigang, A Jeller, J Engel, R Gruber, C Falbesoner, C Kolbitsch
Orgaran® use in intensive care unit patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure
H Magnani, J Wester
High incidence of positive heparin antibodies in a multidisciplinary intensive care unit
P Renieris, V Gerovasili, M El Ali, T Theodoridis, M Poriazi, A Bouhla, V Markaki, S Mentzelopoulos, D Zervakis, C Roussos, S Nanas
The beneficial effects of the combined methods in investigating heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
M Kounavi, C Kroupis, E Iliopoulou, D Karamichaleli, M Katafigioti, D Degiannis, E Melissari
The effect of male-donor-only fresh frozen plasma on the incidence of acute lung injury following ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
S Wright, S Athey, A Leaver, C Snowden, D Roberts, J Clarkson, C Chapman, J Wallis
Octaplex in routine clinical use for prophylaxis and therapy of bleeding in patients with prothrombin complex factor deficiency
T Franken, W Rees, N Hübner, J Albers, B Gansera, M Uhl, C Niessner, B Sedemund-Adip, T Tödter
Reversal of oral anticoagulation with prothrombin complex concentrate (Octaplex)
H Riess, A Meier-Hellmann, J Motsch, M Elias, F Kursten, C Dempfle
Experience of NovoSeven administration in the management of severe haemorrhage following cardiac surgery of nonhaemophilic patients
G Michalska, R Stanek
Evaluation of the role of recombinant activated factor VII (NovoSeven) as a rescue haemostatic therapy in postcardiopulmonary bypass surgical patients
Z Chen, V Rasiah, A Dewhurst
Factor VII for intractable bleeding after cardiac surgery
A Kogan, E Sharoni, A Stamler, M Stein, B Medalion, B Vidne, E Raanani
Recombinant activated factor VII treatment of severe bleeding in cardiac surgery patients: a retrospective analysis of dosing, and efficacy and safety outcomes
M Liebl, F Masud, F Bostan, E Chi, S Pass, K Stuebing
The influence of severe preeclampsia on maternal cerebral perfusion
E Shifman, A Ivshin, E Gumenuk
HELLP syndrome: utility of specific classifications as prognostic tools
R Souissi, Z Haddad, W Trabelsi, N Baffoun, M Boubaker, C Kaddour, L Skandrani
Stroke and pregnancy: etiology, timing and outcome
R Souissi, W Trabelsi, Z Haddad, M Boubaker, M Lamourou, K Baccar, C Kaddour, L Skandrani
Acute renal failure in obstetrics: risk factors and outcome
Z Haddad, C Kaddour, R Souissi, T Chaaoua, M Laamourou, I Pipien, S Nagi
The majority of patients in a Swedish university hospital intensive care unit have reduced glomerular filtration rate measured by Cystatin C
M Lipcsey, M Furebring, S Rubertsson, A Larsson
Fractional excretion of urea in the follow-up of acute renal failure due to prerenal azotemia
S Kuster, C Giambarba, A Kneubühl, G Keusch
Hemodynamic goal-directed intermittent hemodialysis
S Jog, P Akole, N Gogate, S Gadgil
Predictive factors of dialytic acute kidney injury in patients admitted to the intensive care unit after nontraumatic emergency abdominal surgery
F De Marco, M Barbosa, A Fantauzzi, C Nascimento, W Imanishi, A Guimares
Long-term outcome of patients with contrast-induced nephropathy
M Franzen, E Wohlleb, C Schilling, A Umgelter, R Schmid, W Huber
Survey of acute renal failure in patients after cardiovascular surgery
N Iguchi, H Imanaka, M Takeuchi, T Nishida, M Ichikawa, C Takayama, S Akaeda
Antifibrinolytic agents and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: the effect on postoperative renal dysfunction in cardiac surgery
R Mouton, A Binks, I Davies
Preoperative assessment of patients undergoing abdominal aortic surgery: chronic kidney disease is almost always present
A Turley, S Owen, E Kothmann, M de Belder, A Parry, G Danjoux
A comparison of Gc globulin and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in patients with liver disease
A Portal, M Austin, M Bruce, E Sizer, G Auzinger, M Heneghan, J Wendon
Fibrinogen as a prognostic indicator in hepatic failure
M Thomas, M Duffy, G Auzinger, W Bernal, E Sizer, J Wendon
Telephone triage for a liver intensive care unit – advise or admit?
A Chan-Dominy, G Auzinger, W Bernal, E Sizer, J Wendon
What is the role of carboxyhaemoglobin in patients with liver failure?
M Austin, A Portal, J Wendon
Predictive value of indocyanine green clearance in acute liver failure in children: comparison with King's College and Clichy scores
J Quintero, J Ortega, J Bueno, S Flores, J Roqueta
Pulmonary effects of desferrioxamine in the treatment of an experimental model of fulminant hepatic failure
K Kalimeris, G Kostopanagiotou, C Routsi, V Smyrniotis, N Papoutsidakis, N Arkadopoulos, G Kampouroglou, D Kypriotis, D Panagopoulos, A Kollitza, M Lekka, G Nakos
Comparison of terlipressin and norepinephrine on cerebral perfusion, intracranial pressure and cerebral concentrations of lactate and pyruvate in patients with acute liver failure: a microdialysis study
M Eefsen, T Dethloff, H Frederiksen, J Hauerberg, B Adel Hansen, F Stolze Larsen
Relative adrenal insufficiency in patients with severe acute pancreatitis
J De Waele, E Hoste, D Baert, K Heyndrickx, D Rijkckaert, P Thibo, P Van Biervliet, F Colardyn
The relative sensitivity of serum lipase versus amylase for radiological image-positive pancreatitis
K Delaney, S Luber
The significance of gallbladder sludge in the patient with acute pancreatitis
K Delaney, L Velez
Recurrence rates in patients with first episodes of acute pancreatitis
K Delaney, S Luber
Extravascular lung water following resuscitation of hemorrhagic shock in swine: comparison between Ringers' lactate and normal saline
C Phillips, B Tieu, D Hagg, M Schreiber
Neutrophil elastase suppression by medium-molecular-weight hydroxyethylstarch in orthopaedic surgery
R Walker, G McCarthy
Toxicity of two lipid emulsions on human lymphocytes and neutrophils
M Cury-Boaventura, R Gorjão, T Martins de Lima, F Soriano, R Curi
Haemoglobin concentration influences the chloride–bicarbonate but not the strong ion difference–bicarbonate relationship
M Mercieri, A Marcelli, C Claroni, A Mercieri
Transfusion from male-only vs female donors in critically ill recipients of high plasma volume components
O Gajic, M Yilmaz, R Iscimen, D Kor, J Winters, B Afessa, J Farmer
Evaluation of red blood cell transfusion effects in lactate and central venous oxygen saturation in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock
B Mazza, M Assuncao, F Freitas, M Jackiu, H Fernandes, F Machado
Transfusion profiles in intensive care units from a university hospital
M Assuncao, I Paula, L Falcao, B Mazza, M Barros, M Jackiu, H Fernandes, F Machado
National survey of transfusion practices
N Frikha, R Ouezini, T Mestiri, M Bechikh, M Mebazaa, M Ben Ammar
Could the combination of bleeding time and platelet function predict the perioperative transfusion requirements in cardiac surgery patients?
M Kataphigioti, D Karamichaleli, M Kounavi, E Iliopoulou, G Palatianos, E Melissari
Shaken baby syndrome: the classical clinical triad is still valid in recent court rulings
M De Leeuw, W Jacobs
Organophosphate poisoning and related mortality with oxime perfusion
A Bartolo, O Caetano, M Costa, R Milheiro, A Carvalho, A Braga
Approaches of Turkish anesthesiologists to delirium observed in intensive care unit patients
N Gokmen, L Iyilikci, S Kucukguclu, B Kuvaki, L Ciftci, A Gunerli
A comparison of the confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit and the NEECHAM confusion scale in intensive care delirium assessment
B Van Rompaey, L Bossaert, L Shortridge-Bagett, M Schuurmans, S Truijen
The occurrence of delirium is severely underestimated by intensivists and intensive care unit nurses during daily ICU care
P Spronk, B Riekerk, S Elias, J Rommes, J Hofhuis
Evaluation of two sedation techniques in a casualty department
M Moustafa, M Borai
Comparison of dexmedetomidine with propofol/midazolam in sedation of long-stay intensive care patients: a prospective randomized, controlled, multicenter trial
J Takala, S Nunes, I Parviainen, S Jakob, M Kaukonen, S Shepherd, R Bratty, E Ruokonen
Multimodal short acting sedation using NMDA antagonist and remifentanil in brain trauma patients: a prospective randomised study
F Meurant, Z Ahdach
Inhalational sedation during transport to the intensive care unit
M Bellgardt, C Sirtl, M Bergmann, D Weyhe, A Terporten, H Laubenthal, A Meiser
Pharmacokinetics of single intravenous bolus administration of propofol in preterm and term neonates
K Allegaert, M Rayyan, A Debeer, H Devlieger, G Naulaers
Remifentanil vs conventional sedation in The Netherlands: a pharmacoeconomic model analysis
M Al, L Hakkaart, S Tan, P Mulder, J Bakker
Assessment and management of pain in children in A&E: are we doing it the right way?
A Kage, A Mohammed
Opioid receptor expression on neutrophils: effect of tumour necrosis factor alpha treatment
A Schmidt, I Welters
Intravenous anesthesia with S-(+)-ketamine for 'on-pump' coronary artery bypass surgery: hemodynamic profile and effect on troponin T levels
C Neuhaeuser, V Preiss, M Mueller, S Scholz, M Kwapizs, I Welters
Computer management systems and protocols in intensive care units: do we have any benefit?
M Rantala, K Kaukonen, V Pettilä
Decreasing the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia using the FAST-HUG evaluation
T Papadimos, S Hensley, J Duggan
Significance of postmortem computed tomography in death diagnosis: investigation of the characteristics in patients with cardiopulmonary arrest on arrival
M Ono, K Ishii, M Uehara, T Fukami, S Ikeda, K Ito
Required time for certain intensive care unit procedures
P Myrianthefs, G Intas, M Pitsoli, L Louizou, A Gavala, G Baltopoulos
Intra-observer and inter-observer variability of clinical annotations of monitoring data
M Imhoff, R Fried, U Gather, S Siebig, C Wrede
Robust regression methods for intensive care monitoring
M Imhoff, K Schettlinger, R Fried, U Gather, S Siebig, C Wrede
ISIS program: a new tool for medical research at the bedside in critical care units
H Mehdaoui, B Sarrazin, I El Zein, L Allart, C Vilhelm, S Guerra, D Zitouni, M Lemdani, R Valentino, A Herbland, P Ravaux
Inter-rater agreement in the triage of calls to a paediatric interhospital transfer service
S Riphagen, M Alasnag, S Hanna, S Manna, M McDougall
Reduction in retrieval mobilisation time over a 5-year period (South Thames Retrieval Service)
M McDougall, S Riphagen, S Hanna, S Moganasundram, F Bickell, A Durward, I Murdoch
Ambulance transport is associated with a higher mortality than private transport following major penetrating trauma in a semi-urban environment
E Dickson, D Van Niekerk, S Robertson, J Goosen, F Plani, K Boffard
The use of a track and trigger system on general medical wards
M Lawson, A Stone, D King, A Davison
Design and implementation of needs-specific critical care response teams
R Hodder, A Fox-Robichaud, R Wax, P Cardinal, S Reynolds
Multicentre evaluation of the impact of the introduction of outreach services in the United Kingdom
H Gao, D Harrison, G Parry, K Daly, C Subbe, K Rowan
Influence of ABO blood group polymorphism on mortality in intensive care unit patients
M Seubert
Contribution of genomic variations within human β-defensin 1 to incidence and outcome of severe sepsis
X Fang, C Lv, Q Chen, L Huang
TNFα promoter single nucleotide polymorphisms may influence gene expression in patients with severe sepsis
M Odwyer, M White, R McManus, T Ryan
IL-1/tumor necrosis factor receptor gene expression characterizes sepsis in critically ill systemic inflammatory response syndrome patients
M Lissauer, S Johnson, C Feild, C Whiteford, W Nussbaumer, T Scalea
A novel score based on age and cardiac biomarkers predicts outcomes in severe sepsis and septic shock
A Turley, A Thornley, A Roberts, M Johnson, M de Belder, J Gedney
The calculated ion gap: a novel predictor of mortality in the critically ill surgical patient
F Leitch, E Dickson, A McBain, S Robertson, D O'Reilly, C Imrie
Lactate levels from arterial, central venous and peripheral venous blood in severe sepsis and septic shock patients
M Assuncao, A Nascente, C Guedes, B Mazza, M Jacki, H Fernandes, F Machado
Lung nitroxidative stress as a prognostic factor in ventilated septic patients
J Gorrasi, H Botti, C Batthyany, M Naviliat, M Cancela, R Radi
Brain natriuretic peptide and left ventricular area variation with fluid challenge in septic shock: an echocardiographic study (preliminary results)
A Ghaddab, H Quintard, L Rami, D Grimaud, C Ichai
Atrial natriuretic peptide reduces the ischemia/reperfusion-induced renal injury in rats by enhancing sensory neuron activation
N Harada, K Okajima, Y Mizuochi
Mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide is a strong predictor of outcome in an unselected cohort of critically ill patients
B Meyer, P Wexberg, R Berger, D Moertl, N Morgenthaler, J Struck, A Bergmann, G Heinz, R Pacher, M Huelsmann
Clinical meaning of brain natriuretic peptide in the intensive care unit
T Principi, D Elisei, M Strovegli, G Falzetti, P Pelaia
Combining various severity of illness scoring systems to improve outcome prediction: pilot experience in the critically ill obstetric population
Z Haddad, C Kaddour, L Skandrani, S Nagi, T Chaaoua, R Souissi
Validation of logistic organ dysfunction score prediction compared with APACHE II score prediction hospital outcome in Thai patients
B Khwannimit
Could we use the admission Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score for outcome prediction in critically ill obstetric patients?
Z Haddad, R Souissi, C Kaddour, W Trabelsi, M Bouchnak, S Nagi
Two-day intensive care unit outcome prediction score: a trial to improve outcome prediction in critically ill obstetric patients
Z Haddad, S Nagi, R Souissi, C Kaddour
The correlation of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score with intensive care unit outcome
I Ketchley, A Theodoraki, T Reynolds, A Tillyard, R Lawson, N Al-Subaie, M Cecconi, R Grounds, A Rhodes
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score as an outcome predictor in malarial multiorgan dysfunction syndrome
S Jog, P Akole, B Pawar, N Gogate, S Gadgil, P Rajhans
Model calibration and discriminatory ability: a comparison of four derived variables from the SOFA score and the SAPS II
R Ouezini, N Frikha, N Belhaj, S Ouerghi, M Mebazaa, M Ben Ammar
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score trends and sepsis survival in a Brazilian university hospital intensive care unit
D Moreira Lima, B Ferreira Cordeiro de Almeida, R Cordioli, E Tadeu Azevedo Moura, I Schimdtbauer, A Nassar, F Maria Queiroz Silva, R Zigaib, D Forte, F Giannini, J Coelho, M Park
Cumulative lactate load correlates with cumulative Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score and survival in intensive care unit patients
P Spronk, L Brander, S Jansen, J Rommes
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score and procalcitonin serum concentrations in patients with systolic heart failure early after cardiac surgery
V Maravic-Stojkovic, T Spasic, M Jovic, M Borzanovic, B Djukanovic, D Brunner
The relationship between mortality and its time of day in intensive care unit patients
T Adanir, A Sencan, N Atasoy, M Aksun, N Karahan
Simple prediction of mortality in case of readmission to the intensive care unit
A Klimasauskas, G Kekstas
Comparison of intensive care unit mortality performances: standardized mortality ratio vs absolute risk reduction
B Afessa, M Keegan, J Naessens, O Gajic
Prediction of the tacrolimus blood concentration in liver transplantation patients with support vector regression during an intensive care unit stay
T Verplancke, S Van Looy, F De Turck, D Benoit, E Hoste, G Van Maele, S Van Hoecke, J Decruyenaere
Effects of the clinical characteristics of the organ donor on the long-term results of the transplant and survival of the patient, with particular reference to kidney transplants
S Pirri, R Mastrandrea, A Barcia, A Mazzola, S Salemi
Upregulation of the endothelin axis in alveolar macrophages following brain stem death in a murine model
J Fraser, A Sutherland, F Kermeen, K McNeil, J Dunning
Prognosis factors in lung transplant recipients readmitted to the intensive care unit
B Suberviola, A Gonzalez Castro, J Llorca, A Vallejo, C Gonzalez Mansilla, E Miñambres
Predictors of intensive care unit readmission within 48 hours after discharge
E Boudesteijn, S Arbous, P van den Berg
Intensive care unit readmissions after lung transplantation: epidemiology and outcome
F Klein, P Klin, J Osses, J Díaz, A Bertolotti, R Favaloro
The functional outcome of patients requiring intensive care readmission
N Conlon, B O'Brien, B Marsh
One-year survival of patients admitted to the neurological intensive care unit
M Puntis, H Robertshaw
Use of a modified early warning system to predict outcome in patients admitted to a high dependency unit
C Carle, C Pritchard, S Northey, J Paddle
Changes of the system of postoperative care decreases mortality in a surgical unit
M Piechota, M Banach
Organizational culture and climate in step-down units
C McColl, J Muscedere, J Drover, M Squires, B Mahon, D Heyland
Patient and family satisfaction with care in step-down units
C McColl, J Muscedere, J Drover, M Squires, B Mahon, D Heyland
Abstract withdrawn
Causes and consequences of failure of implementation of management plans in critical care
M El Toukhy, P McQuillan
Outcome of very old patients on mechanical ventilation
R Espinoza, R Serafim, F Gago, F Saddy, B Tura, J Castro
Outcome of octogenarians versus nonoctogenarians admitted to the intensive care unit with return of spontaneous circulation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
I van Stijn, R Bosman, H Oudemans-van Straaten, P van der Voort, J Wester, D Zandstra, J van der Spoel
The costs of intensive care
L Hakkaart, S Tan, C Bouwmans, M Al, P Spronk, J Bakker
Does the Glasgow Coma Scale correctly diagnose the vegetative and minimally conscious states?
C Schnakers, J Giacino, K Kalmar, S Piret, E Lopez, M Boly, R Malone, S Laureys
Intensive care of the elderly in Finland
M Reinikainen, A Uusaro, M Niskanen, E Ruokonen
One-year survival and functional outcome in critically ill elderly patients
M Puntis, M Cecconi, R McGoldrick, H Robertshaw, G McAnulty
The outcome of patients admitted to an intensive care unit with haematological malignancy: a case–control study
P Hampshire, K Francis, S Davies, L Dagg
Quality of life following prolonged critical illness: insights from a qualitative approach
P Ramsay
Quality of life before intensive care unit admission is a strong predictor of survival
P Spronk, J Hofhuis, H van Stel, J Rommes, A Schrijvers, J Bakker
Five years experience of critical care bereavement follow-up
S Voisey, J Davies, J Parry-Jones, N Stallard
Quality of life aspects in oncologic patients who survived an intensive care unit admission
D Forte, O Ranzani, N Stape, F Gianinni, R Cordioli, D Lima, J Coelho, P Nassar, R Zigaib, E Azevedo, I Schimidtbauer, F Silva, B Cordeiro, A Toledo-Maciel, M Park
Intensive care unit utilization after esophagectomy
R Iscimen, D Brown, F Whalen, T Roy, S Cassivi, M Keegan
Visiting policies in Italian intensive care units: a national survey
A Giannini, S Leoncino, G Miccines
Communication with patients during ward rounds on the intensive care unit: a prospective, observational, semiblind study
K Francis, D Langhor, J Walker, I Welters
Hospital volume and outcome following mechanical ventilation on the intensive care unit
S Gopal, R O'Brien, J Pooni, S Macfarlane
Continuous education in intensive care for physicians in Brazil: for whom and their needs
R Goldwasser, C David, D Costa, C Piras, P Mello, G Macedo, A Barros
Data completeness in the Finnish Intensive Care Quality Consortium database
P Mussalo, J Tenhunen
Analysis of critical incidents during the interhospital transport of critically ill patients
P Doherty, B Digby
Maximisation of heart and lung donation in a neurosurgical intensive care unit
S Aerdts, J Hofstra
Medical practices during the last 48 hours of life in children admitted to seven Brazilian Pediatric intensive care units
P Lago, J Piva, P Garcia
End-of-life care in the critically ill: a description of knowledge, attitudes and practices of physicians and nurses from Karachi, Pakistan
N Salahuddin, A Ahmed, S Shafquat
World Resources in Critical Care Study: a survey of critical care research and resources in eight countries
H Wunsch, D Harrison, O Collange, N de Keizer, R Fowler, E Hoste, A Kersten, W Linde-Zwirble, A Sandiumenge, D Angus, K Rowan