Issue 6/2013
Content (80 Articles)
Electroencephalographic monitoring in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest
Stéphane Legriel
Pathophysiology of endotoxin tolerance: mechanisms and clinical consequences
Eduardo López-Collazo, Carlos del Fresno
Existing trial data do not support that hydroxyethyl starch is less harmful when given on more ‘correct’ indications
Nicolai Haase, Rasmus G Müller, Anders Perner
Urine biochemistry in acute kidney injury: are we moving in the right direction?
Alexandre Toledo Maciel, Daniel Vitorio
Making the GRADE: how useful are the new Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines?
Mai Vo, Jeremy M Kahn
AT1 receptor-associated protein and septic shock-induced vascular hyporeactivity: another 'magic bullet' in the pipe?
Antoine Kimmoun, Bruno Levy
Movements after the clinical diagnosis of brain death: supraspinal motor responses or spinal reflexes
Mohamed Y Rady, Joseph L Verheijde
Cell-free DNA as a promising marker for risk stratification of pulmonary embolism
Evandro M Neto-Neves
Need to evaluate the performance of real-time PCR assays for the quantitation of cytomegalovirus DNA load in lower respiratory tract specimens
María Ángeles Clari, Estela Giménez, Gerardo Aguilar, Isabel Corrales, Juan Alberola, David Navarro
Preserving spontaneous breathing during mechanical ventilatory support: an old yet fascinating story
Enrico Calzia, Rolf Dembinski
Automated detection of patient-ventilator asynchrony: new tool or new toy?
Lise Piquilloud, Philippe Jolliet, Jean-Pierre Revelly
Usefulness and limitations of single-slice computed tomography analysis at the third lumbar region in the assessment of sarcopenia
Vildan Binay Safer, Umut Safer
Shock index: blunt clinical predictions
Boning Li, Christine Fanning, Amit Patel, Amay Parikh
Year in review 2012: Critical Care - out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and trauma
Scott A Goldberg, Auna Leatham, Paul E Pepe
A new way of thinking: hydrocortisone in traumatic brain-injured patients
Antoine Roquilly, Mickael Vourc'h, Raphael Cinotti, Karim Asehnoune
Noninvasive ventilation and the upper airway: should we pay more attention?
Eline Oppersma, Jonne Doorduin, Erik HFM van der Heijden, Johannes G van der Hoeven, Leo MA Heunks
BTLA as a biomarker and mediator of sepsis-induced immunosuppression
Edward R Sherwood, Richard S Hotchkiss
Improving ascertainment and communication of prognosis in intracerebral hemorrhage
Emily J Gilmore, Kevin N Sheth
Subglottic secretion drainage in prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: mind the gap between studies and reality
Thibault Loupec, Franck Petitpas, Pierre Kalfon, Olivier Mimoz
The obesity paradox and acute kidney injury: beneficial effects of hyper-inflammation?
Sebastian Hafner, Andreas Hillenbrand, Uwe Knippschild, Peter Radermacher
Monitoring treatment response in abdominal sepsis with procalcitonin - if only!
Christian Eckmann, Miguel Sanchez-Garcia
Metformin improves survival in intensive care unit patients, but why?
Niels P Riksen, Gerard A Rongen, Peter Pickkers
Neurological outcomes in patients transported to hospital without a prehospital return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest
Yoshikazu Goto, Tetsuo Maeda, Yumiko Nakatsu-Goto
The use of diaries in psychological recovery from intensive care
Leanne M Aitken, Janice Rattray, Alastair Hull, Justin A Kenardy, Robyne Le Brocque, Amanda J Ullman
Rigorous scoping review of randomized trials in pediatric critical care highlights need for a rigorous rethink
Adrienne G Randolph
B and T lymphocyte attenuator expression on CD4+ T-cells associates with sepsis and subsequent infections in ICU patients
Nicholas J Shubin, Sean F Monaghan, Daithi S Heffernan, Chun-Shiang Chung, Alfred Ayala
Dysfunction of alveolar macrophages after cardiac surgery and postoperative pneumonia? - an observational study
Katharina Chalk, Christian Meisel, Claudia Spies, Thomas Volk, Karin Thuenemann, Jörg Linneweber, Klaus-Dieter Wernecke, Michael Sander
Night-time intensivists - waste of resources or failure of process optimization?
Jukka Takala
Association between systemic hemodynamics and septic acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a retrospective observational study
Matthieu Legrand, Claire Dupuis, Christelle Simon, Etienne Gayat, Joaquim Mateo, Anne-Claire Lukaszewicz, Didier Payen
An increase in red blood cell distribution width from baseline predicts mortality in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock
Chan Ho Kim, Jung Tak Park, Eun Jin Kim, Jae Hyun Han, Ji Suk Han, Jun Yong Choi, Seung Hyeok Han, Tae-Hyun Yoo, Young Sam Kim, Shin Wook Kang, Hyung Jung Oh
A novel risk score to predict 1-year functional outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage and comparison with existing scores
Ruijun Ji, Haipeng Shen, Yuesong Pan, Penglian Wang, Gaifen Liu, Yilong Wang, Hao Li, Xingquan Zhao, Yongjun Wang
The effect of excess fluid balance on the mortality rate of surgical patients: a multicenter prospective study
João M Silva Jr, Amanda Maria RibasRosa de Oliveira, Fernando Augusto Mendes Nogueira, Pedro Monferrari Monteiro Vianna, Marcos Cruz Pereira Filho, Leandro Ferreira Dias, Vivian Paz Leão Maia, Cesar de Souza Neucamp, Cristina Prata Amendola, Maria Jose Carvalho Carmona, Luiz M Sá Malbouisson
Hemodynamic variables and progression of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with severe sepsis: data from the prospective observational FINNAKI study
Meri Poukkanen, Erika Wilkman, Suvi T Vaara, Ville Pettilä, Kirsi-Maija Kaukonen, Anna-Maija Korhonen, Ari Uusaro, Seppo Hovilehto, Outi Inkinen, Raili Laru-Sompa, Raku Hautamäki, Anne Kuitunen, Sari Karlsson
Procalcitonin-guided therapy in intensive care unit patients with severe sepsis and septic shock – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Anna Prkno, Christina Wacker, Frank M Brunkhorst, Peter Schlattmann
Post-operative acute kidney injury and five-year risk of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke among elective cardiac surgical patients: a cohort study
Malene Kærslund Hansen, Henrik Gammelager, Martin Majlund Mikkelsen, Vibeke Elisabeth Hjortdal, J Bradley Layton, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen
Influence of acute kidney injury on short- and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: risk factors and prognostic value of a modified RIFLE classification
Juan C Lopez-Delgado, Francisco Esteve, Herminia Torrado, David Rodríguez-Castro, Maria L Carrio, Elisabet Farrero, Casimiro Javierre, Josep L Ventura, Rafael Manez
High-mobility group box 1 and the receptor for advanced glycation end products contribute to lung injury during Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia
Ahmed Achouiti, Anne Jan van der Meer, Sandrine Florquin, Huan Yang, Kevin J Tracey, Cornelis van ’t Veer, Alex F de Vos, Tom van der Poll
A randomized, controlled, multicenter trial of the effects of antithrombin on disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with sepsis
Satoshi Gando, Daizoh Saitoh, Hiroyasu Ishikura, Masashi Ueyama, Yasuhiro Otomo, Shigeto Oda, Shigeki Kushimoto, Katsuhisa Tanjoh, Toshihiko Mayumi, Toshiaki Ikeda, Toshiaki Iba, Yutaka Eguchi, Kohji Okamoto, Hiroshi Ogura, Kazuhide Koseki, Yuichiro Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Takayama, Kunihiro Shirai, Osamu Takasu, Yoshiaki Inoue, Kunihiro Mashiko, Takaya Tsubota, Shigeatsu Endo
Diagnosis and management of temperature abnormality in ICUs: a EUROBACT investigators' survey
Daniel J Niven, Kevin B Laupland, Alexis Tabah, Aurélien Vesin, Jordi Rello, Despoina Koulenti, George Dimopoulos, Jan de Waele, Jean-Francois Timsit
Effects of clinically relevant acute hypercapnic and metabolic acidosis on the cardiovascular system: an experimental porcine study
Milan Stengl, Lenka Ledvinova, Jiri Chvojka, Jan Benes, Dagmar Jarkovska, Jaromir Holas, Patrik Soukup, Jitka Sviglerová, Martin Matejovic
Year in review 2012: Critical Care - respiratory infections
Girish B Nair, Michael S Niederman
Cefepime neurotoxicity in the intensive care unit: a cause of severe, underappreciated encephalopathy
Jennifer E Fugate, Ejaaz A Kalimullah, Sara E Hocker, Sarah L Clark, Eelco FM Wijdicks, Alejandro A Rabinstein
Initial use of one or two antibiotics for critically ill patients with community-acquired pneumonia: impact on survival and bacterial resistance
Christophe Adrie, Carole Schwebel, Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas, Lucile Vignoud, Benjamin Planquette, Elie Azoulay, Hatem Kallel, Michael Darmon, Bertrand Souweine, Anh-Tuan Dinh-Xuan, Samir Jamali, Jean-Ralph Zahar, Jean-François Timsit
Clinical stakeholders’ opinions on the use of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in critically ill patients in intensive care units: an international Delphi study
Brian H Cuthbertson, Marion K Campbell, Graeme MacLennan, Eilidh M Duncan, Andrea P Marshall, Elisabeth C Wells, Maria E Prior, Laura Todd, Louise Rose, Ian M Seppelt, Geoff Bellingan, Jill J Francis
Racemic ketamine in adult head injury patients: use in endotracheal suctioning
Anselmo Caricato, Alessandra Tersali, Sara Pitoni, Chiara De Waure, Claudio Sandroni, Maria Grazia Bocci, Maria Giuseppina Annetta, Mariano Alberto Pennisi, Massimo Antonelli
Infusion of 2.5 meq/min of lactic acid minimally increases CO2 production compared to an isocaloric glucose infusion in healthy anesthetized, mechanically ventilated pigs
Alberto Zanella, Marco Giani, Sara Redaelli, Paolo Mangili, Vittorio Scaravilli, Valentina Ormas, Marco Costanzi, Mariangela Albertini, Giacomo Bellani, Nicolò Patroniti, Antonio Pesenti
Non-invasive ventilation for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: intubation rate and risk factors
Arnaud W Thille, Damien Contou, Chiara Fragnoli, Ana Córdoba-Izquierdo, Florence Boissier, Christian Brun-Buisson
Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in acute kidney injury superimposed on chronic kidney disease after cardiac surgery: a multicenter prospective study
Kent Doi, Masahiro Urata, Daisuke Katagiri, Mikako Inamori, Seiichiro Murata, Motoyuki Hisagi, Minoru Ono, Takehiro Matsubara, Takeshi Ishii, Naoki Yahagi, Masaomi Nangaku, Eisei Noiri
The impact of body temperature abnormalities on the disease severity and outcome in patients with severe sepsis: an analysis from a multicenter, prospective survey of severe sepsis
Shigeki Kushimoto, Satoshi Gando, Daizoh Saitoh, Toshihiko Mayumi, Hiroshi Ogura, Seitaro Fujishima, Tsunetoshi Araki, Hiroto Ikeda, Joji Kotani, Yasuo Miki, Shin-ichiro Shiraishi, Koichiro Suzuki, Yasushi Suzuki, Naoshi Takeyama, Kiyotsugu Takuma, Ryosuke Tsuruta, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Norio Yamashita, Naoki Aikawa
Association between haptoglobin, hemopexin and mortality in adults with sepsis
David R Janz, Julie A Bastarache, Gillian Sills, Nancy Wickersham, Addison K May, Gordon R Bernard, Lorraine B Ware
Clinical review: Lung imaging in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients - an update
Davide Chiumello, Sara Froio, Belaïd Bouhemad, Luigi Camporota, Silvia Coppola
The prognostic value of ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 repeats, member 13) deficiency in septic shock patients involves interleukin-6 and is not dependent on disseminated intravascular coagulation
Vincent Peigne, Elie Azoulay, Isaline Coquet, Eric Mariotte, Michael Darmon, Paulette Legendre, Nadir Adoui, Anne Marfaing-Koka, Martine Wolf, Benoit Schlemmer, Agnès Veyradier
Gender-specific differences in severely injured patients between 2002 and 2011: data analysis with matched-pair analysis
Carsten Schoeneberg, Max Daniel Kauther, Bjoern Hussmann, Judith Keitel, Daniel Schmitz, Sven Lendemans
Optimal dosing of antibiotics in critically ill patients by using continuous/extended infusions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Clarence Chant, Ann Leung, Jan O Friedrich
Development of clinical decision rules to predict recurrent shock in dengue
Nguyen Tien Huy, Nguyen Thanh Hong Thao, Tran Thi Ngoc Ha, Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan, Phan Thi Thanh Nga, Tran Thi Thuy, Ha Manh Tuan, Cao Thi Phi Nga, Vo Van Tuong, Tran Van Dat, Vu Thi Que Huong, Juntra Karbwang, Kenji Hirayama
Effects of thoracic epidural anesthesia on survival and microcirculation in severe acute pancreatitis: a randomized experimental trial
Kai A Bachmann, Constantin JC Trepte, Lena Tomkötter, Andrea Hinsch, Jan Stork, Wilken Bergmann, Lena Heidelmann, Tim Strate, Alwin E Goetz, Daniel A Reuter, Jakob R Izbicki, Oliver Mann
The role of intestinal mucosa injury induced by intra-abdominal hypertension in the development of abdominal compartment syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Juntao Cheng, Zhiyi Wei, Xia Liu, Ximei Li, Zhiqiang Yuan, Jiang Zheng, Xiaodong Chen, Guangxia Xiao, Xiaoyi Li
Galectin-9 prolongs the survival of septic mice by expanding tim-3-expressing natural killer T cells and PDCA-1+ CD11c+macrophages
Takashi Kadowaki, Asahiro Morishita, Toshiro Niki, Junko Hara, Miwa Sato, Joji Tani, Hisaaki Miyoshi, Hirohito Yoneyama, Tsutomu Masaki, Toshio Hattori, Akihiro Matsukawa, Mitsuomi Hirashima
Decreased HLA-DR antigen-associated invariant chain (CD74) mRNA expression predicts mortality after septic shock
Marie-Angélique Cazalis, Arnaud Friggeri, Laura Cavé, Julie Demaret, Véronique Barbalat, Elisabeth Cerrato, Alain Lepape, Alexandre Pachot, Guillaume Monneret, Fabienne Venet
Sustained high serum malondialdehyde levels are associated with severity and mortality in septic patients
Leonardo Lorente, María M Martín, Pedro Abreu-González, Alberto Domínguez-Rodriguez, Lorenzo Labarta, César Díaz, Jordi Solé-Violán, José Ferreres, Judith Cabrera, Jose Carlos Igeño, Alejandro Jiménez
Persistently high venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide differences during early resuscitation are associated with poor outcomes in septic shock
Gustavo A Ospina-Tascón, Diego F Bautista-Rincón, Mauricio Umaña, José D Tafur, Alejandro Gutiérrez, Alberto F García, William Bermúdez, Marcela Granados, César Arango-Dávila, Glenn Hernández
End-stage renal disease and outcome in a surgical intensive care unit
Mareike Apel, Vivian PL Maia, Mohamed Zeidan, Claudia Schinkoethe, Gunter Wolf, Konrad Reinhart, Yasser Sakr
Early fluid resuscitation with hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 (6%) in severe burn injury: a randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial
Markus Béchir, Milo A Puhan, Mario Fasshauer, Reto A Schuepbach, Reto Stocker, Thomas A Neff
Continuous positive airway pressure and ventilation are more effective with a nasal mask than a full face mask in unconscious subjects: a randomized controlled trial
Jun Oto, Qian Li, William R Kimball, Jingping Wang, Abdolnabi S Sabouri, Priscilla G Harrell, Robert M Kacmarek, Yandong Jiang
Inhibition of the inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha with etanercept provides protection against lethal H1N1 influenza infection in mice
Xunlong Shi, Wei Zhou, Hai Huang, Hongguang Zhu, Pei Zhou, Haiyan Zhu, Dianwen Ju
Survival of hematological patients after discharge from the intensive care unit: a prospective observational study
Teresa Bernal, Estefanía V Pardavila, Juan Bonastre, Isidro Jarque, Marcio Borges, Joan Bargay, Jose Ignacio Ayestarán, Josu Insausti, Pilar Marcos, Victor González-Sanz, Pablo Martínez-Camblor, Guillermo M Albaiceta