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Intensive Care Medicine

Issue 11/2017

Content (38 Articles)

Open Access Seven-Day Profile Publication

Prevention of cardiac surgery-associated AKI by implementing the KDIGO guidelines in high risk patients identified by biomarkers: the PrevAKI randomized controlled trial

Melanie Meersch, Christoph Schmidt, Andreas Hoffmeier, Hugo Van Aken, Carola Wempe, Joachim Gerss, Alexander Zarbock

Original

Impact of tapered-cuff tracheal tube on microaspiration of gastric contents in intubated critically ill patients: a multicenter cluster-randomized cross-over controlled trial

Emmanuelle Jaillette, Christophe Girault, Guillaume Brunin, Farid Zerimech, Hélène Behal, Arnaud Chiche, Céline Broucqsault-Dedrie, Cyril Fayolle, Franck Minacori, Isabelle Alves, Stéphanie Barrailler, Julien Labreuche, Laurent Robriquet, Fabienne Tamion, Emmanuel Delaporte, Damien Thellier, Claire Delcourte, Alain Duhamel, Saad Nseir

Original

Randomized, multicenter trial of lateral Trendelenburg versus semirecumbent body position for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Gianluigi Li Bassi, Mauro Panigada, Otavio T. Ranzani, Alberto Zanella, Lorenzo Berra, Massimo Cressoni, Vieri Parrini, Hassan Kandil, Giovanni Salati, Paola Selvaggi, Alessandro Amatu, Miquel Sanz-Moncosi, Emanuela Biagioni, Fernanda Tagliaferri, Mirella Furia, Giovanna Mercurio, Antonietta Costa, Tullio Manca, Simone Lindau, Jaksa Babel, Marco Cavana, Chiara Chiurazzi, Joan-Daniel Marti, Dario Consonni, Luciano Gattinoni, Antonio Pesenti, Janine Wiener-Kronish, Cecilia Bruschi, Andrea Ballotta, Pierpaolo Salsi, Sergio Livigni, Giorgio Iotti, Javier Fernandez, Massimo Girardis, Maria Barbagallo, Gabriella Moise, Massimo Antonelli, Maria Luisa Caspani, Antonella Vezzani, Patrick Meybohm, Vladimir Gasparovic, Edoardo Geat, Marcelo Amato, Michael Niederman, Theodor Kolobow, Antoni Torres

Seven-Day Profile Publication

Immunoglobulin G for patients with necrotising soft tissue infection (INSTINCT): a randomised, blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Martin B. Madsen, Peter B. Hjortrup, Marco B. Hansen, Theis Lange, Anna Norrby-Teglund, Ole Hyldegaard, Anders Perner

Original

A randomized clinical trial of ultrasound-guided infra-clavicular cannulation of the subclavian vein in cardiac surgical patients: short-axis versus long-axis approach

Antonella Vezzani, Tullio Manca, Claudia Brusasco, Gregorio Santori, Luca Cantadori, Andrea Ramelli, Gianluca Gonzi, Francesco Nicolini, Tiziano Gherli, Francesco Corradi

Original

Effect of a multifaceted educational intervention for anti-infectious measures on sepsis mortality: a cluster randomized trial

Frank Bloos, Hendrik Rüddel, Daniel Thomas-Rüddel, Daniel Schwarzkopf, Christine Pausch, Stephan Harbarth, Torsten Schreiber, Matthias Gründling, John Marshall, Philipp Simon, Mitchell M. Levy, Manfred Weiss, Andreas Weyland, Herwig Gerlach, Tobias Schürholz, Christoph Engel, Claudia Matthäus-Krämer, Christian Scheer, Friedhelm Bach, Reimer Riessen, Bernhard Poidinger, Karin Dey, Norbert Weiler, Andreas Meier-Hellmann, Helene H. Häberle, Gabriele Wöbker, Udo X. Kaisers, Konrad Reinhart

Open Access Original

Performance and economic evaluation of the molecular detection of pathogens for patients with severe infections: the EVAMICA open-label, cluster-randomised, interventional crossover trial

Emmanuelle Cambau, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Stéphane Bretagne, Christian Brun-Buisson, Catherine Cordonnier, Xavier Duval, Stéphanie Herwegh, Julien Pottecher, René Courcol, Sylvie Bastuji-Garin, Agnès Lefort, Jean Mantz, Sébastien Pease, Leïla Lavagna, Marie Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine, Véronique Leflon, Estelle Marcon, Raymond Ruimy, Antoine Andremont, Jacques Lebras, Bernard Iung, Bernard Regnier, Patrick Yeni, Philippe Montravers, Bruno Mourvillier, Emila Ilic-Habensus, Nadia El Alami Talbi, Sigismond Lasocki, Didier Bouscary, Jean-Paul Mira, David Grimaldi, Nathalie Marin, Alexandra Doloy, Claire Poyart, Emmanuel Scherrer, Cecile Chambon-Pautas, Fabrice Cook, Armand Mekontso-Dessap, Frédérique Schortgen, Karine Chedevergne, Jean-Paul Vernant, Liliane Gauvin-Bodin, Jean-Louis Trouillet, Jean Chastre, François Bricaire, Florence Brossier, Vincent Jarlier, Nathalie Dheder, Ania Nieszkowska, Annick Datry, Arnaud Fekkar, Pierre Buffet, Rommy Mazier, Sophie Brun, Vanina Meyssonnier, Françoise Isnard, Jean-Luc Baudel, Jean-Luc Meynard, Jean-Claude Petit, Valérie Lalande, Patricia Roux, Emmanuel Raffoux, Patricia Ribaud, Vincent Das, Benoit Schlemmer, Elie Azoulay, Loic Chimot, Jean-Michel Molina, Diane Ponscarme, Juliette Pavie, François Simon, Isabelle Casin, Jean Menotti, Didier Gruson, Emilie Bessède, Emmanuelle Guilhon, Isabelle Accoceberry, Pascal Millet, Cécile Bébéar, Christian Berthoux, Jean-Marie Tonnelier, Michel Garre, Geneviève Hery-Arnaud, Christopher Payan, Gilles Nevez, Jean-Francois Timsit, Jean-Yves Cahn, Jean-Paul Brion, Bernard Le beau, Stephane Courby, Hervé Pelloux, Max Maurin, Olivier Epaulard, Rebecca Hamidfar, Céline Berthon, Valérie Coiteux, Louis Terriou, Saadalla Nseir, Jean-Luc Auffray, Jean-Pierre Jouet, Alain Durocher, Karine Faure, Marc Clavel, Daniel Camus, Anthony Dugard, Chantal Tisseuil, Cécile Duchiron, Daniel Ajzenberg, Dominique Bordessoule, Fabien Garnier, Bruno François, Marie-Cécile Ploy, Marie-Laure Darde, Marie-Pierre Chaury, Stephane Giraud, Arnaud Jaccard, Stéphane Moreau, Liliane Réménieras, Mohamed Touati, Pascal Turlure, Jean-Bernard Amiel, Nicolas Pichon, Déborah Postil, Philippe Vignon, Daniel Espinouse, Didier Jacques, Frédérique De Monbrison, Jean-Michel Grozel, Monique Chomarat, Pierre-Yves Gueugniaud, Rokiatou Sanogo, Michel Drancourt, Pierre Edouard Fournier, Véronique Roux, Alain Delmer, Chantal Himberlin, Brigitte Kolb, Quoc Hung Lé, Morgane Appriou, Joël Cousson, Pierre Nazeyrollas, Christophe Strady, Christophe Dechamps, Véronique Vernet, Alain Delmer, Dominique Toubas, Denis Guyotat, Christian Auboyer, Fabrice Zeni, Eric Alamartine, Pascal Cathebras, Frédéric Lucht, Alain Viallon, Adrien Melis, Alain Ros, Anne Carricajo, Camille Devanlay, Carine Labruyere, Catherine Vautrin, Céline Cazorla, Emmanuelle Tavernier, Florence Grattard, Gérald Aubert, Jerome Morel, Jérome Cornillon, Karima Abba, Pierre Flori, Roger Tran Manh Sung, Bruno Pozzetto, Francis Schneider, Yves Hansmann, Raoul Herbrecht, Benoit Jaulhac, Yves Piémont, Valérie Lestcher, Philippe Colombat, Delphine Senecal, Denis Garot, Dominique Perrottin, Jean-Marc Besnier, Alain Goudeau, Philippe Lanotte, Jacques Chandenier, Samia Baloul, Céline Corbel, Moufida Dabbech, Mabel Gaba, Elsa Jozefowicz, Magali Lafaye, Fabien Maugard, Remi Rabeuf, Hasina Rabetrano, Kalaivani Veerabudun, Cédric Viallette, Jean-Paul Stahl, Laurence Delhaes

Original

Intermittent noninvasive ventilation after extubation in patients with chronic respiratory disorders: a multicenter randomized controlled trial (VHYPER)

Frédéric Vargas, Marc Clavel, Pascale Sanchez-Verlan, Sylvain Garnier, Alexandre Boyer, Hoang-Nam Bui, Benjamin Clouzeau, Charline Sazio, Aissa Kerchache, Olivier Guisset, Antoine Benard, Julien Asselineau, Bernard Gauche, Didier Gruson, Stein Silva, Philippe Vignon, Gilles Hilbert

Seven-Day Profile Publication

Early goal-directed nutrition versus standard of care in adult intensive care patients: the single-centre, randomised, outcome assessor-blinded EAT-ICU trial

Matilde Jo Allingstrup, Jens Kondrup, Jørgen Wiis, Casper Claudius, Ulf Gøttrup Pedersen, Rikke Hein-Rasmussen, Mads Rye Bjerregaard, Morten Steensen, Tom Hartvig Jensen, Theis Lange, Martin Bruun Madsen, Morten Hylander Møller, Anders Perner

Open Access Original

Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Yongfang Zhou, Xiaodong Jin, Yinxia Lv, Peng Wang, Yunqing Yang, Guopeng Liang, Bo Wang, Yan Kang

Original

Reconnection to mechanical ventilation for 1 h after a successful spontaneous breathing trial reduces reintubation in critically ill patients: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

M. Mar Fernandez, Alejandro González-Castro, Monica Magret, M. Teresa Bouza, Marcos Ibañez, Carolina García, Begoña Balerdi, Arantxa Mas, Vanesa Arauzo, José M. Añón, Francisco Ruiz, José Ferreres, Roser Tomás, Marta Alabert, Ana Isabel Tizón, Susana Altaba, Noemi Llamas, Rafael Fernandez

Seven-Day Profile Publication

Biomarker-based strategy for early discontinuation of empirical antifungal treatment in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial

Anahita Rouzé, Séverine Loridant, Julien Poissy, Benoit Dervaux, Boualem Sendid, Marjorie Cornu, Saad Nseir, Nadine Francois, Julien Labreuche, Alain Duhamel, Raphaël Favory, Sébastien Préau, Mercé Jourdain, Benoit Voisin, Erika Parmentier-Decrucq, Amélie Cerf, Daniel Mathieu

Editorial

Fixed minimum volume resuscitation: Pro

Flavia R. Machado, Mitchell M. Levy, Andrew Rhodes

Editorial

Fixed minimum fluid volume for resuscitation: Con

Anders Perner, Mervyn Singer

Open Access What's New in Intensive Care

Recommendations for the management of severe malaria and severe dengue in resource-limited settings

Arjen M. Dondorp, Mai Nguyen Thi Hoang, Mervyn Mer

Open Access What's New in Intensive Care

Paediatric sepsis: old wine in new bottles?

Luregn J. Schlapbach, Etienne Javouhey, Nicolaas J. G. Jansen

Open Access What's New in Intensive Care

Core elements of general supportive care for patients with sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings

Mervyn Mer, Marcus J. Schultz, Neill K. Adhikari

Editorial

Intensive Care Medicine in 2050: global perspectives

Yaseen M. Arabi, Marcus J. Schultz, Jorge I. F. Salluh

Open Access What's New in Intensive Care

Intensive care medicine in 2050: the ICU in vivo

Can Ince

Understanding the Disease

Understanding intensive care unit benchmarking

Jorge I. F. Salluh, Marcio Soares, Mark T. Keegan

Editorial

Beware the siren’s song of novel endotracheal tube designs

Michael Klompas, Lorenzo Berra, Richard Branson

Editorial

Real -time PCR for early microbiological diagnosis: is it time?

José-Artur Paiva, Kevin B. Laupland

Editorial

Therapeutic targets in necrotizing soft tissue infections

Nicolas de Prost, Jeffrey Lipman, Olivier Mimoz

Editorial

Optimal guidance for early nutrition therapy in critical illness?

Michael P. Casaer, Jean Reignier, Gordon Doig

Imaging in Intensive Care Medicine

Multistage ECMO cannulas: first holes get it all?

Philip Fortuna, Nuno Germano, Cristina José, Ana Martins

Imaging in Intensive Care Medicine

The dark side of the swan

Álvaro J. Roldán-Reina, Luis Martín-Villén, Yael Corcia-Palomo, Rafael Hinojosa-Pérez

Imaging in Intensive Care Medicine

Rare complication of femoral venous catheter malposition: abdominal compartment syndrome

Julianna Svantner, Philippe Eckert, Nawfel Ben-Hamouda

Imaging in Intensive Care Medicine

Clostridium perfringens related spleen gangrene

Guillaume Dumas, Jacques Tankovic, Naike Bigé, Eric Maury

Letter

The effect of high-dose cholecalciferol on bioavailable vitamin D levels in critically ill patients: a post hoc analysis of the VITdAL-ICU trial

Gennaro Martucci, Fabio Tuzzolino, Antonio Arcadipane, Thomas R. Pieber, Christian Schnedl, Tadeja Urbanic Purkart, Gerlies Treiber, Karin Amrein

Letter

High variability of treatments for paediatric status asthmaticus: a retrospective study in PICUs

Noëlle Lachaussée, François Angoulvant, Stéphane Dauger

Letter

Transthoracic echography assessment of the superior vena cava flow: a pilot study

Bertrand Dévigne, Guillaume Marcotte, Jullien Crozon-Clauzel, Benjamin Delwarde, Bernard Floccard, Serge Duperret, Thomas Rimmelé

Letter

The clinical picture of severe leptospirosis in critically ill patients

Khalid Abidi, T. Dendane, N. Madani, J. Belayachi, R. Abouqal, A. A. Zeggwagh

Letter

Risk factors of percutaneous cannulation failure by intensivists for veno-arterial extracorporeal life support for refractory cardiac arrest

V. Chhor, A. Follin, J. Joachim, B. Champigneulle, J. Chatelon, G. Favé, A. Neuschwander, J. Mantz, Romain Pirracchio

Open Access Correspondence

Mortality rate in Polish intensive care units is lower than predicted according to the APACHE II scoring system

Piotr Knapik, Łukasz J. Krzych, Wojciech Weigl, Jan Adamski, Michael Hultstöm

Correspondence

qEEG by neurointensivists: research agenda and implications for training

Daniele G. Biasucci, Anselmo Caricato, Giuseppe Citerio

Erratum

Erratum to: Prevention of cardiac surgery-associated AKI by implementing the KDIGO guidelines in high risk patients identified by biomarkers: the PrevAKI randomized controlled trial

Melanie Meersch, Christoph Schmidt, Andreas Hoffmeier, Hugo Van Aken, Carola Wempe, Joachim Gerss, Alexander Zarbock