Issue 1/2007
Content (38 Articles)
It's time to measure intra-abdominal pressure to optimize hemodynamics!
Paolo Pelosi, Enrico Calzia, Pierre Asfar
Electroencephalography: the worst traditionally recommended tool for brain death confirmation
Jean-Michel Guérit
Introduction to the lipoprotein series
David A. Kaufman
Lipoproteins in inflammation and sepsis. I. Basic science
Oliver Murch, Marika Collin, Charles J. Hinds, Christoph Thiemermann
Lipoproteins in inflammation and sepsis. II. Clinical aspects
Martina Wendel, Rüdiger Paul, Axel R. Heller
Intestinal motility disturbances in intensive care patients pathogenesis and clinical impact
Sonja Fruhwald, Peter Holzer, Helfried Metzler
Refractory elevated intracranial pressure: intensivist's role in solving the dilemma of decompressive craniectomy
Giuseppe Citerio, Peter J. D. Andrews
Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine, 2006. I. Experimental studies. Clinical studies: brain injury, renal failure and endocrinology
Peter Andrews, Elie Azoulay, Massimo Antonelli, Laurent Brochard, Christian Brun-Buisson, Daniel De Backer, Geoffrey Dobb, Jean-Yves Fagon, Herwig Gerlach, Johan Groeneveld, Duncan Macrae, Jordi Mancebo, Philipp Metnitz, Stefano Nava, Jerôme Pugin, Michael Pinsky, Peter Radermacher, Christian Richard
Apoptosis of neuronal cells induced by serum of patients with acute brain injury: a new in vitro prognostic model
Maria Angeles Ballesteros, Marcos López-Hoyos, Pedro Muñoz, Maria Jose Marin, Eduardo Miñambres
Incidence, risk factors and consequences of ICU delirium
Sébastien Ouimet, Brian P. Kavanagh, Stewart B. Gottfried, Yoanna Skrobik
Non-invasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: helmet versus facial mask
Paolo Navalesi, Roberta Costa, Piero Ceriana, Annalisa Carlucci, George Prinianakis, Massimo Antonelli, Giorgio Conti, Stefano Nava
Remifentanil-based sedation to treat noninvasive ventilation failure: a preliminary study
Jean-Michel Constantin, Eric Schneider, Sophie Cayot-Constantin, Renaud Guerin, Francois Bannier, Emmanuel Futier, Jean-Etienne Bazin
Postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction: correlated factors and prognostic implications
Wei-Tien Chang, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Kuo-Liong Chien, Chien-Hua Huang, Min-Shan Tsai, Fuh-Yuan Shih, Ann Yuan, Kuang-Chau Tsai, Fang-Yue Lin, Yuan-Teh Lee, Wen-Jone Chen
Goal-directed fluid management reduces vasopressor and catecholamine use in cardiac surgery patients
Matthias S. G. Goepfert, Daniel A. Reuter, Derya Akyol, Peter Lamm, Erich Kilger, Alwin E. Goetz
Attitudes of European physicians, nurses, patients, and families regarding end-of-life decisions: the ETHICATT study
Charles L. Sprung, Sara Carmel, Peter Sjokvist, Mario Baras, Simon L. Cohen, Paulo Maia, Albertus Beishuizen, Daniel Nalos, Ivan Novak, Mia Svantesson, Julie Benbenishty, Beverly Henderson
Intensive care course after stage 1 Norwood procedure: are there early predictors of failure?
Sylvie Di Filippo, Yichen Lai, Ana Manrique, Franck Pigula, Ricardo Muñoz
Positive end-expiratory pressure and pressure support in peripheral airways obstruction
Alan S. Graham, Girish Chandrashekharaiah, Agop Citak, Randall C. Wetzel, Christopher J. L. Newth
Control of tracheal cuff pressure: a pilot study using a pneumatic device
Alexandre Duguet, Leda D’Amico, Giuseppina Biondi, Hélène Prodanovic, Jésus Gonzalez-Bermejo, Thomas Similowski
Entropy is more resistant to artifacts than bispectral index in brain-dead organ donors
Johanna Wennervirta, Tapani Salmi, Markku Hynynen, Arvi Yli-Hankala, Anna-Maria Koivusalo, Mark Van Gils, Reino Pöyhiä, Anne Vakkuri
Impact of antifungal treatment on Candida–Pseudomonas interaction: a preliminary retrospective case–control study
Saad Nseir, Elsa Jozefowicz, Béatrice Cavestri, Boualem Sendid, Christophe Di Pompeo, Florent Dewavrin, Raphaël Favory, Micheline Roussel-Delvallez, Alain Durocher
Isolation of Mycoplasma hominis in critically ill patients with pulmonary infections: clinical and microbiological analysis in an intensive care unit
Celia García, Estibaliz Ugalde, Idoia Monteagudo, Ana Saez, Jesús Agüero, Luis Martinez-Martinez, Eduardo Miñambres
Decrease in circulating dendritic cells predicts fatal outcome in septic shock
Olivier Guisset, Marie-Sarah Dilhuydy, Rodolphe Thiébaut, Jérôme Lefèvre, Fabrice Camou, Anne Sarrat, Claude Gabinski, Jean-François Moreau, Patrick Blanco
Danger of helmet continuous positive airway pressure during failure of fresh gas source supply
Nicolò Patroniti, Maurizio Saini, Alberto Zanella, Stefano Isgrò, Antonio Pesenti
The legal framework for end of life care: a United Kingdom perspective
Dominic Bell
Increased intra-abdominal pressure affects respiratory variations in arterial pressure in normovolaemic and hypovolaemic mechanically ventilated healthy pigs
Serge Duperret, Franck Lhuillier, Vincent Piriou, Emmanuel Vivier, Olivier Metton, Patricia Branche, Guy Annat, Karim Bendjelid, Jean Paul Viale
Regional lung derecruitment after endotracheal suction during volume- or pressure-controlled ventilation: a study using electric impedance tomography
Sophie Lindgren, Helena Odenstedt, Cecilia Olegård, Sören Söndergaard, Stefan Lundin, Ola Stenqvist
Estimating left ventricular contractility using inspiratory-hold maneuvers
Hyung Kook Kim, Mohammed T. Alhammouri, Yasser M. Mokhtar, Michael R. Pinsky
Effects of low-dose naloxone on opioid therapy in pediatric patients: a retrospective case-control study
C. L. S. Cheung, M. van Dijk, J. W. Green, D. Tibboel, K. J. S. Anand
Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling of cardiac toxicity in venlafaxine overdose
Bruno Mégarbane, Vanessa Bloch, Nicolas Deye, Frédéric J. Baud
Reply to Dr. Mégarbane et al. regarding “Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling of cardiac toxicity in venlafaxine overdose”
Geoffrey K. Isbister, Lena E. Friberg, Stephen B. Duffull
Lateral decubitus position for life-threatening postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema
Jean-Christophe Farkas, Bruno Lafon, Michel Monteau, Gerard Bonnaud
Heart rate variability reveals risk of arrhythmias after intoxication with antidepressants
Ina Djonlagic, Hasib Djonlagic, Thomas Kibbel, Sven Suefke, Christoph Dodt
Peak pressures or plateau pressures in acute asthma
Ritesh Agarwal, Alok Nath
Peak pressures or plateau pressures in asthma
Venkat Shankar, Kevin Churchwell, Jayant Deshpande