Issue 6/2008
Content (32 Articles)
Biomarkers in the diagnosis of pneumonia in the critically ill: don't shoot the piano player
Santiago Ewig, Tobias Welte
Prevention of VAP: the whole is more than the sum of its parts
Thiago Lisboa, Marin H. Kollef, Jordi Rello
On the way towards eradication of catheter-related infections!
Philippe Eggimann, Giorgio Zanetti
The effect of prone positioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome or acute lung injury: a meta-analysis. Areas of uncertainty and recommendations for research
Fekri Abroug, Lamia Ouanes-Besbes, Souheil Elatrous, Laurent Brochard
Triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells in pulmonary aspiration syndromes
Ali A. El Solh, Morohunfolu E. Akinnusi, Misha Peter, Ilya Berim, Marcus J. Schultz, Lilibeth Pineda
Antimicrobial-coated endotracheal tubes: an experimental study
Lorenzo Berra, Francesco Curto, Gianluigi Li Bassi, Patrice Laquerriere, Betsey Pitts, Andrea Baccarelli, Theodor Kolobow
Internally coated endotracheal tubes with silver sulfadiazine in polyurethane to prevent bacterial colonization: a clinical trial
Lorenzo Berra, Theodor Kolobow, Patrice Laquerriere, Betsey Pitts, Simone Bramati, Joshua Pohlmann, Chiara Marelli, Miriam Panzeri, Pietro Brambillasca, Federico Villa, Andrea Baccarelli, Sylvie Bouthors, Henry T. Stelfox, Luca M. Bigatello, Joel Moss, Antonio Pesenti
Influence of insertion site on central venous catheter colonization and bloodstream infection rates
John R. Gowardman, Iain K. Robertson, Scott Parkes, Claire M. Rickard
HMGB1 as a predictor of organ dysfunction and outcome in patients with severe sepsis
Sari Karlsson, Ville Pettilä, Jyrki Tenhunen, Raili Laru-Sompa, Marja Hynninen, Esko Ruokonen
Initial efficacy and tolerability of early enteral nutrition with immediate or gradual introduction in intubated patients
Arnaud Desachy, Marc Clavel, Albert Vuagnat, Sandrine Normand, Valérie Gissot, Bruno François
Cardiac output measurement in children: comparison of the Ultrasound Cardiac Output Monitor with thermodilution cardiac output measurement
Walter Knirsch, Oliver Kretschmar, Maren Tomaske, Kathrina Stutz, Nicole Nagdyman, Christian Balmer, Achim Schmitz, Dominique Béttex, Felix Berger, Urs Bauersfeld, Markus Weiss
ACCM/PALS haemodynamic support guidelines for paediatric septic shock: an outcomes comparison with and without monitoring central venous oxygen saturation
Cláudio F. de Oliveira, Débora S. F. de Oliveira, Adriana F. C. Gottschald, Juliana D. G. Moura, Graziela A. Costa, Andréa C. Ventura, José Carlos Fernandes, Flávio A. C. Vaz, Joseph A. Carcillo, Emanuel P. Rivers, Eduardo J. Troster
Surviving pediatric intensive care: physical outcome after 3 months
Hendrika Knoester, Madelon B. Bronner, Albert P. Bos
Interventions to reduce medication prescribing errors in a paediatric cardiac intensive care unit
Margarita K. Burmester, Roger Dionne, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Peter C. Laussen
Pharmacokinetics of meropenem during intermittent and continuous intravenous application in patients treated by continuous renal replacement therapy
Julia Langgartner, Antje Vasold, Thomas Glück, Michel Reng, Frieder Kees
Unrecognized contributions of families in the intensive care unit
Jennifer L. McAdam, Shoshana Arai, Kathleen A. Puntillo
Comparative evaluation of different helmets on patient–ventilator interaction during noninvasive ventilation
R. Costa, P. Navalesi, G. Spinazzola, M. Rossi, F. Cavaliere, M. Antonelli, R. Proietti, G. Conti
Value of brain natriuretic peptide in the perioperative follow-up of children with valvular disease
Pierre Tissières, Eduardo da Cruz, Walid Habre, Yacine Aggoun, Noury Mensi, Afksendyios Kalangos, Maurice Beghetti
Cardio-renal recovery of hypoxic newborn pigs after 18%, 21% and 100% reoxygenation
Po-Yin Cheung, Laila Obaid, Marwan Emara, Yann Brierley, Scott T. Johnson, Grace S. Chan, Laurence Jewell, Gregory Korbutt, David L. Bigam
Hyperbaric oxygenation reduces overexpression of c-Fos and oxidative stress in the brain stem of experimental endotoxemic rats
Hui-Ching Lin, Fang-Jung Wan
The effect of hypoxemic resuscitationfrom hemorrhagic shock on blood pressure restoration and on oxidative and inflammatory responses
Emmanuel E. Douzinas, Olga Livaditi, Ilias Andrianakis, Panagiotis Prigouris, Pantelis Paneris, Vassiliki Villiotou, Alex P. Betrosian
End-of-life decisions in Austria's intensive care units
Christian J. Wiedermann, Christiane Druml
A double-layer tracheal tube cuff designed to prevent leakage: a bench-top study
Alberto Zanella, Massimo Cressoni, Myra Epp, Mario Stylianou, Theodor Kolobow
Inductive plethysmography to control volume-targeted ventilation for leak compensation
Marie Claire Andrieu, Cedric Quentin, David Orlikowski, Gilbert Desmarais, Daniel Isabey, Bruno Louis, Frédéric Lofaso
Impact of traumatic lesions on intracerebral probe positioning
Luca Longhi, Nino Stocchetti
Comment on “Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008” by Dellinger et al.
A. M. E. Spoelstra - de Man, A. R. J. Girbes
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008
Julian Bion, Roman Jaeschke, B. Taylor Thompson, Mitchell Levy, R. Phillip Dellinger
Comment on “Case involving end-of-life decision issues in Italy” by Bock et al.
Davide Mazzon, Giuseppe R. Gristina
Lumbar drainage as treatment of refractory intracranial hypertension in bacterial meningitis
Etienne Javouhey, Nathalie Richard, Didier Stamm, Daniel Floret