Issue 4/2012
Content (82 Articles)
A Review of Transfusion Therapy: Clinical Principles and Practice, 3rd edition
Alexander L Eastman, Paul E Pepe
The Swiss bus accident on 13 March 2012: lessons for pre-hospital care
Richard M Lyon, Jon Sanders
Reducing sensory input in critically ill patients: are eyemasks a blind spot?
Koen S Simons, Mark van den Boogaard, Cornelis PC de Jager
Pancreatic stone protein as an early biomarker predicting mortality in a prospective cohort of patients with sepsis requiring ICU management
Yok-Ai Que, Frederik Delodder, Idris Guessous, Rolf Graf, Martha Bain, Thierry Calandra, Lucas Liaudet, Philippe Eggimann
Do earplugs stop noise from driving critical care patients into delirium?
Gary H Mills, Richard S Bourne
Pro/con debate: Is etomidate safe in hemodynamically unstable critically ill patients?
Gordon Flynn, Yahya Shehabi
Vitamin D in sepsis: from basic science to clinical impact
Jordan A Kempker, Vin Tangpricha, Thomas R Ziegler, Greg S Martin
Erratum to: Patterns of infection and impact on outcome in haematology patients admitted to intensive care
Ricardo Jose, Isla MacDonald, Paul Pfeffer, Steve Shaw, Christopher Kibbler, Banwari Agarwal
Erratum to: Outcome of haematology patients admitted to intensive care in a tertiary centre: primary heamtological diagnosis, recent chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation are not associated with outcome
Ricardo Jose, Isla MacDonald, Paul Pfeffer, Steve Shaw, Banwari Agarwal
A rapidly progressing lymphocyte exhaustion after severe sepsis
Guillaume Monneret, Fabienne Venet
Impact of nystatin on Candida and the oral microbiome
Christopher D Hingston, Emma J Hingston, Matt P Wise
Benefit of a single recruitment maneuver after an apnea test for the diagnosis of brain death
Marie Paries, Nicolas Boccheciampe, Mathieu Raux, Bruno Riou, Olivier Langeron, Armelle Nicolas-Robin
Clinical review: Traumatic brain injury in patients receiving antiplatelet medication
Christopher Beynon, Daniel N Hertle, Andreas W Unterberg, Oliver W Sakowitz
Bench-to-bedside review: Erythropoietin and its derivatives as therapies in critical care
Nimesh SA Patel, Kiran K Nandra, Christoph Thiemermann
Comparison of endotracheal intubation using direct and video laryngoscopes in the ICU
Fu-Shan Xue, Yi Cheng, Rui-Ping Li
One-year mortality among Danish intensive care patients with acute kidney injury: a cohort study
Henrik Gammelager, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Martin Berg Johansen, Else Tønnesen, Bente Jespersen, Henrik Toft Sørensen
Predicting on-going hemorrhage and transfusion requirement after severe trauma: a validation of six scoring systems and algorithms on the TraumaRegister DGU®
Thomas Brockamp, Ulrike Nienaber, Manuel Mutschler, Arasch Wafaisade, Sigune Peiniger, Rolf Lefering, Bertil Bouillon, Marc Maegele
Steroidogenesis in the adrenal dysfunction of critical illness: impact of etomidate
Nienke Molenaar, Ronald M Bijkerk, Albertus Beishuizen, Christel M Hempen, Margriet FC de Jong, Istvan Vermes, Gertjan van der Sluijs Veer, Armand RJ Girbes, AB Johan Groeneveld
Colonization pressure: a critical parameter in the epidemiology of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Marc JM Bonten
The confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit (CAM-ICU) and intensive care delirium screening checklist (ICDSC) for the diagnosis of delirium: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies
Dimitri Gusmao-Flores, Jorge Ibrain Figueira Salluh, Ricardo Ávila Chalhub, Lucas C Quarantini
Survival and neurologic outcome after traumatic out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest in a pediatric and adult population: a systematic review
Jörn Zwingmann, Alexander T Mehlhorn, Thorsten Hammer, Jörg Bayer, Norbert P Südkamp, Peter C Strohm
Prognostic impact of fecal pH in critically ill patients
Akinori Osuka, Kentaro Shimizu, Hiroshi Ogura, Osamu Tasaki, Toshimitsu Hamasaki, Takashi Asahara, Koji Nomoto, Masami Morotomi, Yasuyuki Kuwagata, Takeshi Shimazu
Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF1α) gene expression in human shock states
Julien Textoris, Nathalie Beaufils, Gabrielle Quintana, Amin Ben Lassoued, Laurent Zieleskiewicz, Sandrine Wiramus, Valéry Blasco, Nathalie Lesavre, Claude Martin, Jean Gabert, Marc Leone
The Barcelona Declaration from the World Alliance against Antibiotic Resistance: engagement of intensivists
Jean M Carlet, Antonio Artigas, Michael S Niederman, Antoni Torres
Acetazolamide: a second wind for a respiratory stimulant in the intensive care unit?
Nicholas Heming, Saïk Urien, Christophe Faisy
Clinical review: Volume of fluid resuscitation and the incidence of acute kidney injury - a systematic review
John R Prowle, Horng-Ruey Chua, Sean M Bagshaw, Rinaldo Bellomo
Interest of a simple on-line screening registry for measuring ICU burden related to an influenza pandemic
Jean-Christophe Marie Richard, Tài Pham, Christian Brun-Buisson, Jean Reignier, Alain Mercat, Gaëtan Beduneau, Bernard Régnier, Bruno Mourvillier, Christophe Guitton, Matthias Castanier, Alain Combes, Yves Le Tulzo, Laurent Brochard
Free hemoglobin concentration in severe sepsis: methods of measurement and prediction of outcome
Michael Adamzik, Tim Hamburger, Frank Petrat, Jürgen Peters, Herbert de Groot, Matthias Hartmann
The effect of telemedicine in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis
M Elizabeth Wilcox, Neill KJ Adhikari
Association of hemoglobin concentration and mortality in critically ill patients with severe traumatic brain injury
Mypinder S Sekhon, Nielson McLean, William R Henderson, Dean R Chittock, Donald EG Griesdale
Is non-invasive ventilation the best ventilatory support for 'do not intubate' patients?
Guillaume Lacroix, Julien Legodec, Erwan D'Aranda, Pierre Esnault, Pierre-Emmanuel Romanat, Philippe Goutorbe
Sustained low efficiency dialysis using a single-pass batch system in acute kidney injury - a randomized interventional trial: the REnal Replacement Therapy Study in Intensive Care Unit PatiEnts
Vedat Schwenger, Markus A Weigand, Oskar Hoffmann, Ralf Dikow, Lars P Kihm, Jörg Seckinger, Nexhat Miftari, Matthias Schaier, Stefan Hofer, Caroline Haar, Peter P Nawroth, Martin Zeier, Eike Martin, Christian Morath
The impact of statin use on pneumonia risk and outcome: a combined population-based case-control and cohort study
Anders Gunnar Nielsen, Rikke Beck Nielsen, Anders Hammerich Riis, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Reimar Wernich Thomsen
Plasma suPAR levels are associated with mortality, admission time, and Charlson Comorbidity Index in the acutely admitted medical patient: a prospective observational study
Thomas Huneck Haupt, Janne Petersen, Gertrude Ellekilde, Henrik Hedegaard Klausen, Christian Wandall Thorball, Jesper Eugen-Olsen, Ove Andersen
Effects of intensivist coverage in a post-anaesthesia care unit on surgical patients' case mix and characteristics of the intensive care unit
Marc Kastrup, Matthes Seeling, Stefan Barthel, Andy Bloch, Marie le Claire, Claudia Spies, Matthias Scheller, Jan Braun
Ventilatory support in critically ill hematology patients with respiratory failure
Rosario Molina, Teresa Bernal, Marcio Borges, Rafael Zaragoza, Juan Bonastre, Rosa María Granada, Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Borregán, Karla Núñez, Iratxe Seijas, Ignacio Ayestaran, Guillermo M Albaiceta
Therapeutic and toxic blood concentrations of nearly 1,000 drugs and other xenobiotics
Martin Schulz, Stefanie Iwersen-Bergmann, Hilke Andresen, Achim Schmoldt
Kidney function decline after a non-dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury is associated with higher long-term mortality in critically ill survivors
Chun-Fu Lai, Vin-Cent Wu, Tao-Min Huang, Yu-Chang Yeh, Kuo-Chuan Wang, Yin-Yi Han, Yu-Feng Lin, Ying-Jheng Jhuang, Chia-Ter Chao, Chih-Chung Shiao, Pi-Ru Tsai, Fu-Chang Hu, Nai-Kuan Chou, Wen-Je Ko, Kwan-Dun Wu
Light and the outcome of the critically ill: an observational cohort study
Ricardo A Castro, Derek C Angus, Seo Yeon Hong, Chingwen Lee, Lisa A Weissfeld, Gilles Clermont, Matthew R Rosengart
Metformin attenuates ventilator-induced lung injury
George Tsaknis, Ilias I Siempos, Petros Kopterides, Nikolaos A Maniatis, Christina Magkou, Matina Kardara, Stefania Panoutsou, Anastasia Kotanidou, Charis Roussos, Apostolos Armaganidis
Prediction of severe community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Christophe Marti, Nicolas Garin, Olivier Grosgurin, Antoine Poncet, Christophe Combescure, Sebastian Carballo, Arnaud Perrier
Identification of haplotype tag single nucleotide polymorphisms within the receptor for advanced glycation end products gene and their clinical relevance in patients with major trauma
Ling Zeng, An-qiang Zhang, Wei Gu, Jian Zhou, Lian-yang Zhang, Ding-yuan Du, Mao Zhang, Hai-yan Wang, Jun Yan, Ce Yang, Jian-xin Jiang
Effects of endotoxin on lactate metabolism in humans
Burkhard Michaeli, Alexandre Martinez, Jean-Pierre Revelly, Marie-Christine Cayeux, René L Chioléro, Luc Tappy, Mette M Berger
Depletion of neutrophil extracellular traps in vivo results in hypersusceptibility to polymicrobial sepsis in mice
Wei Meng, Adnana Paunel-Görgülü, Sascha Flohé, Almuth Hoffmann, Ingo Witte, Colin MacKenzie, Stephan E Baldus, Joachim Windolf, Tim T Lögters
Continuous infusion of meropenem in critically ill patients: practical considerations
Fabio Silvio Taccone
AKI patients have worse long-term outcomes, especially in the immediate post-ICU period
Eric AJ Hoste, Wouter De Corte
Measurement of multiple biomarkers in advanced stage heart failure patients treated with pulmonary artery catheter guided therapy
Jodi L Zilinski, Ravi V Shah, Hanna K Gaggin, Mary Lou Gantzer, Thomas J Wang, James L Januzzi Jr
Endotoxemia and mortality prediction in ICU and other settings: underlying risk and co-detection of gram negative bacteremia are confounders
James C Hurley, Bertrand Guidet, Georges Offenstadt, Eric Maury
Clinical review: Serious adverse events associated with the use of rituximab - a critical care perspective
Pashtoon M Kasi, Hussein A Tawbi, Chester V Oddis, Hrishikesh S Kulkarni
Role of galactomannan determinations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples from critically ill patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: a prospective study
Hangyong He, Lin Ding, Bing Sun, Fang Li, Qingyuan Zhan
Recruitment maneuver after apnea test or continuous positive airway pressure apnea test?
Guillaume Lacroix, Erwan d'Aranda, Jean Cotte, Pierre Esnault, Pierre-Emmanuel Romanat, Philippe Goutorbe
Neuroventilatory efficiency and extubation readiness in critically ill patients
Ling Liu, Huogen Liu, Yi Yang, Yingzi Huang, Songqiao Liu, Jennifer Beck, Arthur S Slutsky, Christer Sinderby, Haibo Qiu
Risk factors for onset of hypothermia in trauma victims: The HypoTraum study
Frédéric Lapostolle, Jean Luc Sebbah, James Couvreur, François Xavier Koch, Dominique Savary, Karim Tazarourte, Gerald Egman, Lynda Mzabi, Michel Galinski, Frédéric Adnet
Improved neurologically intact survival with the use of an automated, load-distributing band chest compression device for cardiac arrest presenting to the emergency department
Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Stephanie Fook-Chong, Annitha Annathurai, Shiang Hu Ang, Ling Tiah, Kok Leong Yong, Zhi Xiong Koh, Susan Yap, Papia Sultana
Benefits and risks of manual hyperinflation in intubated and mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients: a systematic review
Frederique Paulus, Jan M Binnekade, Margreeth B Vroom, Marcus J Schultz
Hemofiltration compared to hemodialysis for acute kidney injury: systematic review and meta-analysis
Jan O Friedrich, Ron Wald, Sean M Bagshaw, Karen EA Burns, Neill KJ Adhikari
Elevated cardiac troponin in the early post-operative period and mortality following ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: a retrospective population-based cohort study
Ilana Kopolovic, Kimberley Simmonds, Shelley Duggan, Mark Ewanchuk, Daniel E Stollery, Sean M Bagshaw
Risk assessment in sepsis: a new prognostication rule by APACHE II score and serum soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor
Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Anna Norrby-Teglund, Vassiliki Mylona, Athina Savva, Iraklis Tsangaris, Ioanna Dimopoulou, Maria Mouktaroudi, Maria Raftogiannis, Marianna Georgitsi, Anna Linnér, George Adamis, Anastasia Antonopoulou, Efterpi Apostolidou, Michael Chrisofos, Chrisostomos Katsenos, Ioannis Koutelidakis, Katerina Kotzampassi, George Koratzanis, Marina Koupetori, Ioannis Kritselis, Korina Lymberopoulou, Konstantinos Mandragos, Androniki Marioli, Jonas Sundén-Cullberg, Anna Mega, Athanassios Prekates, Christina Routsi, Charalambos Gogos, Carl-Johan Treutiger, Apostolos Armaganidis, George Dimopoulos
Risk factors and outcomes for prolonged versus brief fever: a prospective cohort study
Philippe Seguin, Antoine Roquilly, Olivier Mimoz, Pascale Le Maguet, Karim Asehnoune, Sébastien Biederman, Elsa Carise, Yannick Malledant
Prognostic utility and characterization of cell-free DNA in patients with severe sepsis
Dhruva J Dwivedi, Lisa J Toltl, Laura L Swystun, Janice Pogue, Kao-Lee Liaw, Jeffrey I Weitz, Deborah J Cook, Alison E Fox-Robichaud, Patricia C Liaw
Interleukin-6 is the strongest predictor of 30-day mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock due to myocardial infarction
René P Andrié, Ulrich M Becher, Ricarda Frommold, Vedat Tiyerili, Jan W Schrickel, Georg Nickenig, Jörg O Schwab
Continuous venovenous hemodialysis with regional citrate anticoagulation in patients with liver failure: a prospective observational study
Caroline Schultheiß, Bernd Saugel, Veit Phillip, Philipp Thies, Sebastian Noe, Ulrich Mayr, Bernhard Haller, Henrik Einwächter, Roland M Schmid, Wolfgang Huber
Mild metabolic acidosis impairs the β-adrenergic response in isolated human failing myocardium
Hanna Schotola, Karl Toischer, Aron F Popov, André Renner, Jan D Schmitto, Jan Gummert, Michael Quintel, Martin Bauer, Lars S Maier, Samuel Sossalla
Impact of surveillance of hospital-acquired infections on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units: a quasi-experimental study
Thomas Bénet, Bernard Allaouchiche, Laurent Argaud, Philippe Vanhems
Epidemiology and outcome of severe pneumococcal pneumonia admitted to intensive care unit: a multicenter study
Nicolas Mongardon, Adeline Max, Adrien Bouglé, Frédéric Pène, Virginie Lemiale, Julien Charpentier, Alain Cariou, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Jean-Pierre Bedos, Jean-Paul Mira
A perioperative infusion of sodium bicarbonate does not improve renal function in cardiac surgery patients: a prospective observational cohort study
Matthias Heringlake, Hermann Heinze, Maria Schubert, Yvonne Nowak, Janina Guder, Maria Kleinebrahm, Hauke Paarmann, Thorsten Hanke, Julika Schön
Vasopressin and terlipressin in adult vasodilatory shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis of nine randomized controlled trials
Ary Serpa Neto, Antônio P Nassar Júnior, Sérgio O Cardoso, José A Manetta, Victor GM Pereira, Daniel C Espósito, Maria CT Damasceno, James A Russell
Mannitol increases renal blood flow and maintains filtration fraction and oxygenation in postoperative acute kidney injury: a prospective interventional study
Gudrun Bragadottir, Bengt Redfors, Sven-Erik Ricksten
Alkaline phosphatase activity after cardiothoracic surgery in infants and correlation with post-operative support and inflammation: a prospective cohort study
Jesse Davidson, Suhong Tong, Amanda Hauck, D Scott Lawson, James Jaggers, Jon Kaufman, Eduardo da Cruz
Acute management and outcome of multiple trauma patients with pelvic disruptions
Markus Burkhardt, Ulrike Nienaber, Antonius Pizanis, Marc Maegele, Ulf Culemann, Bertil Bouillon, Sascha Flohé, Tim Pohlemann, Thomas Paffrath
A distinct influenza infection signature in the blood transcriptome of patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia
Grant P Parnell, Anthony S McLean, David R Booth, Nicola J Armstrong, Marek Nalos, Stephen J Huang, Jan Manak, Wilson Tang, Oi-Yan Tam, Stanley Chan, Benjamin M Tang
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Diacerhein attenuates the inflammatory response and improves survival in a model of severe sepsis
Kelly L Calisto, Angélica C Camacho, Francine C Mittestainer, Bruno M Carvalho, Dioze Guadagnini, José B Carvalheira, Mario J Saad